Need:
– to drop weight (a stone from 16 to 15 ready for Spring trails). Help with climbing.
– The Peak100 in April is my first target.
– Solo rides early weekend mornings when I really need to be back early to spend the day with ToddlerHora.
Sometimes climbing into a car to drive to a trail feels like a rush/commute. Sick of it
– amateur mixed ability road rides
But tbh mainly solo rides when I can get out and back inbetween the rest of life.
Itd be fantastic to find a lightish steel frame, carbon forks and say 105 or equal Sram groupset with good wheels.
Question- With the Ribble, is my chubster upperbody weight over the front will flex Ribble carbon frame? Andyhilton of this parish leant my his old Ribble Ribelle with carbon Shimano? Wheels and boy did it feel like a slingshot when you started pedalling!