Funny enough when I was ordering, bikes were coming with SRAM T brakes, on invoice it says SRAM R brakes and I have RE. Not bad at all compared to what it supposed to be I guess because I haven’t paid extra for it. ;)

I am 178 and went for a large frame. Normally I am in between M and L if it comes to sizing. According to Ribble I should go for medium, but my previous bike was size M and seemed slightly too small for me, on the top of that medium frames were available in Feb next year, so.. Large it is. :)
It looks considerably bigger though.

I will probably order some pedals now (was thinking about Crank Brothers Stamp 1 in blue that hopefully will match nicely) and then take it for a ride. Should have black DMR V8s still in the shed and I guess they would do for time being, but I am in no rush at all now.
With pedals again, I am size 9 and in theory should go for smaller platforms according to sizing, but not too sure if it is a good idea (small platforms recommended for up to size 9 on their chart).

All in all I am super excited, especially that two weeks ago I’ve received an email, that due to another lockdown and Covid-related delivery issues I should expect delays (new estimated delivery date was given – 01.01.21). Still, I’ve received it a day after initial built date which is amazing.

Merry Christmas everyone. :)

Here it is. 5 weeks of waiting for certificate, around 8 weeks for a build and it arrived two days ago.
Didn’t take it for a spin yet, but looks fantastic. :)
Apologies for background, but with two kids.. my house looks like a battlefield. At all times. :)

In the end went for revelation fork and GX drivetrain. Hopefully once weather changes I will have plenty of time to enjoy it.

Stay safe!

Thanks a lot for everyone who contributed. Because I was thinking about it for the last 2-3 weeks and would like to tick it off ;) and move on, I have requested a c2w voucher for 1559 today. ;)
I have worked out that it will cost me still less than 1200 taken from Ribble on cycle2work scheme, so upgraded groupset to GX, fork to 35 gold and grips..
Should be in overall better than on one and because I loved the way it looked, I went with Ribble.

Waiting for certificate now and then over two months for delivery.. I was considering picking it up in Birmingham instead, will think about it.

Thanks again for all your help and stay safe. Once I’ve got my bike will share some pictures and thoughts. :)

Not a big fun of sram myself, but I used it only briefly on my wife’s bike with x5 mech. Wasn’t impressed at all, but hopefully sx/nx/gx would be a completely different experience.. I would however prefer shimano as I have more trust there. ;)

Definetey mountain bike, I was thinking to get spare wheels for my mondraker to make it closer to commuting friendly.

I have checked cotic and it’s completely out of my price range. Sonder seems to be similarly specced to that Ribble, but a lot heavier. Fork with less travel may be a good thing and I also like how it looks.

Mentioned Norco costs now around 1800, so no way I can stretch budget that much unless there is some mega sale on and with current situation I sort of doubt it. :)

I’ve dropped an email to planet x before weekend to ask about fork on their big dog as I have noticed difference between description and spec as well, so far they haven’t get back to me.

Decisions, decisions. ;)

I am not in rush at all, maybe just excited to get something new and a bit impatient that it is not here yet. ;)
Got a green light from my wifey, money ready, sort of narrowed choice so simply cannot wait. I will however even if I make a decision now as delivery times are November (for Ribble) and end of September for planetx. ;)

Got my old mondraker to enjoy sunny days, but weather has been rather bad in the last week or so..
So I can wait if I need to. ;)

Thanks a lot for all your opinions, it is really helpful. :)