This is a special edition of Ribble's well rated carbon Evo Pro road bike, with SRAM Rival groupset (usually compared to somewhere between Shimano 105 and Ultegra), Fulcrum Racing Sport wheels (decent, but not the fancy ones in the pic) and mainly Deda finishing kit.
I just looked at the equivalent build on Ribble's custom bike builder, which came out at 999.89, so this special edition saves you £200 on what is already a good value bike. However, you can't modify the specification of this bike other than choosing the frame size.
A review of a bike based around the same frame from last year (with Ultegra groupset, at £999) http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/reviews/road-bikes/ribble-evo-pro-carbon gave the following verdict: "Unbelievable, unbeatable value for money. A perfect first race bike or fast sportive machine."
Specs, from Ribble:
Evo Pro Special Edition SRAM Rival 22
Special Edition specification
- Fulcrum Racing Sport wheels
- Full SRAM Rival groupset
- 172.5mm 34/50 Chainset
- PG1130 11-28 cassette
- Short cage rear derailleur
Finishing kit
- Deda RHM01 Black Handlebars
- Deda Zero 1 Black Handlebar Stem
- Selle Italia X1 Plus Flow saddle
- CSN Superleggera Seatpillar
- Deda Cork Handlebar Tape - Black
- 23mm Continental Ultrasport Rigid tyres
I like your last comment. Watch the non cyclists weigh in.
meggie_dude to backtothecaves
27 Apr 16#6
Yes, and those no life kn*b ends (who post on deals they have no interest in) normally travel in pairs.
Its a good deal. I too would have prefered the Shimano groupset, but its a good deal non the less.
rodman
27 Apr 16#3
cold not Shimano 105
just kidding
Jase79
27 Apr 16#4
I'm really tempted to buy a new road bike. I have no idea what though!! I have a carrera TDF & just bored of it now. Since biking to work each day I've got the bug. Heat added
souljacker
27 Apr 16#5
Seems like a good deal, I might have ordered if I hadn't just bought a carbon 105 from Dolan
Antix70
27 Apr 16#7
As an uniformed type.......why is it that higher end bikes don't come with pedals? Genuine question.
meggie_dude to Antix70
27 Apr 161#8
Its a fair question. These days a lot of buyers of decent spec bikes use/buy clipless pedals - and there are different clip types (Shimano, Look etc). So if you already have and are used to a make/standard of pedal/cleat arrangement and your shoes are already fitted with a certain cleat, you tend to stay with that type, and throw the standard pedal .............................................or that's the excuse from the manufacturers (as it saves on cost :wink: )
toonarmani to Antix70
27 Apr 161#10
Higher-end bikes are expected to be used with clip-less pedals. However, there are several different standards for clip-less pedals, and they have different cleat types.
Most will stick with one standard across all of their bikes, so they don't have to have multiple sets of shoes. Therefore if bikes are sold without pedals, the customer can choose pedals to match to their existing shoes or a certain shoe type :smiley:
Antix70
27 Apr 16#9
I see. Many thanks for taking the time to answer. I learn something new everyday.
Johnmcl7
27 Apr 16#11
I think it makes sense not to come with pedals as it's a very personal choice and many people would just end up binning the pedals the bike came with, I've had a couple of £1000ish bikes that came with pedals and they were just cheap rubbish. I don't mean that in a snobbish way, one set of them somehow were always slippy in the wet despite having fairly spiky edges and I made a complete mess of my shin on a pedal slip. I replaced them with a cheap set of flats (I'm not a fan of clipless pedals) which worked far better, no slips and the spikes were much less vicious if I do slip.
Great deal for the Ribble particularly as their normal prices are usually pretty good anyway.
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Opening post
I just looked at the equivalent build on Ribble's custom bike builder, which came out at 999.89, so this special edition saves you £200 on what is already a good value bike. However, you can't modify the specification of this bike other than choosing the frame size.
A review of a bike based around the same frame from last year (with Ultegra groupset, at £999) http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/reviews/road-bikes/ribble-evo-pro-carbon gave the following verdict: "Unbelievable, unbeatable value for money. A perfect first race bike or fast sportive machine."
Specs, from Ribble:
Evo Pro Special Edition SRAM Rival 22
Special Edition specification
- Fulcrum Racing Sport wheels
- Full SRAM Rival groupset
- 172.5mm 34/50 Chainset
- PG1130 11-28 cassette
- Short cage rear derailleur
Finishing kit
- Deda RHM01 Black Handlebars
- Deda Zero 1 Black Handlebar Stem
- Selle Italia X1 Plus Flow saddle
- CSN Superleggera Seatpillar
- Deda Cork Handlebar Tape - Black
- 23mm Continental Ultrasport Rigid tyres
Handlebar and stem sizes, with recommended rider heights (not sure what you do if you're 5' 5" !):
- Frame Size 44cm - 42cm bars & 80mm stem (5' - 5' 4")
- Frame Size 48cm - 44cm bars & 90mm stem (5' 6" - 5' 8")
- Frame Size 52cm - 44cm bars & 100mm stem (5' 8" - 6' 1")
- Frame Size 56cm - 46cm bars & 110mm stem (6' 1" - 6' 3")
Oh, and there's no pedals or mudguards, you can get one much cheaper in Tesco and it may be possible to buy a car that's cheaper.
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Its a good deal. I too would have prefered the Shimano groupset, but its a good deal non the less.
just kidding
Most will stick with one standard across all of their bikes, so they don't have to have multiple sets of shoes. Therefore if bikes are sold without pedals, the customer can choose pedals to match to their existing shoes or a certain shoe type :smiley:
Great deal for the Ribble particularly as their normal prices are usually pretty good anyway.
John