5% off code which £15 off almost free delivery
http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/5-off-code-ribble-cycles-2478197?m=1

£30 off at the moment with the spend and save. Great bike - more pretty than expected, and as much as I may wish it was a Sora or such, it shifts fine and gets you places at a pace.

I just posted a coupon for £30 off the Prime as well as £10 off other bikes £100+ ,£30 off £250 or more and £65 off £500 + bikes.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/ribble-cycles-10-off-100-30-off-250-65-off-500-for-bikes-2493732

I've been delighted with my Ribble Prime which I bought around three months ago. Great to ride and nicely finished. It's too early for me to offer a definitive judgement about the reliability of Shimano Claris - I've only had the bike three months, but the doubters in this comment thread come across as ill-informed individuals who assume that more expensive components are automatically more durable. This is not my experience with low-end Shimano components. I've commuted around 9,000 miles a year on a Shimano Tourney-equipped bike for the past two years and, with regular maintenance and cleaning, only had to replace the chain three times so far, the cassette once and the brake pads a couple of times. Cheap Shimano components tend to involve compromises in weight rather than durability so I find the "ride it until it wears out" comments idiotic - I doubt the components would wear out for many thousands of miles if they are properly serviced and consumables such as the chain, cassette and, eventually, chainrings are replaced when worn. Plus "ride it until it wears out" is a completely irresponsible attitude in terms of the unnecessary waste of steel/aluminium and the energy employed in manufacturing the parts in the first place.

I can't speak for microshift, but I've yet to have shimano shifters break on me, even the cheap tourney stuff used in all weathers and generally abused over 20 odd years.

That's entirely my intention. Use it till it breaks then upgrade. The bike is not the rate limiting part of my cycling for now.

A 32T rear sprocket? Is this a bike for 10 year old girls? :smile:

I have the Triban 500SE and so far very happy with my choice. However it has Microshift gears and not Claris.

Their post sales care was abysmal...even if they were overwhelmed. A simple sorry would have done! hey ho.

Sorry to say I had terrible customer service from Ribble the last time this was on offer. Personally I'd avoid them!

Thanks wantsomepls, great answer. I have the tesco vertigo (bought due to hduk for £65) with claris and have a bit over 2k on it. This is a good looking bike but the triban always gets great reviews. £300 is my price point so i am not expecting dura ace! I have had no problems with claris, though it would be easy to blame the cheap cables on the groupset. A couple of simple upgrades make a big difference.

I have this bike, picked it up for £250 a few months back, absolutely love it, and would happily have paid more for it. £299 is still a fantastic price.

Thanks, that's kind of average. The Carerra vanquish on here the other day was a better bet at £264 I believe.

Does anyone know the weight of this. I want to upgrade my shifters to claris but it's about s£80 just for them. Worth having a whole bike and use the old one for winter.

Good bike for the money but shimano claris groupset will start rattling after a few 100s of miles and it's rather disappointing, especially if you want to mount a go pro to the handlebar.

Besides that, its a decent bike.

Any opinions on this vs the triban 500 SE @ same price?

My guess would be that the ebay seller for that item may live in Wales, and possibly Powys!

£26 delivered for anyone needing a bike trailer. sold for pets but I use mine mainly for shopping etc http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X122043458228.TRS0&_nkw=122043458228&_sacat=0

I own two. Great bikes!

Seems very good for the price. Liking the frame

Been out the road bike game for a while, but that is a beautiful looking bike IMO.

perfect starter or winter bike, ribble have started doing a sign up a friend for £10 credit as well so well worth sending a link. as new customers get £10 off £50 spend.. and the sender gets £10, just got some nobby nic tyres for £12 a pair after discount

Good price for a decent starter bike. Claris is a bit of a basic group set but, if you are a beginner this will certainly get you going,and, by the time you decide you need something better you'll be moving on to a different bike anyway! For some folks this is all they'll ever need. You could probably sell this for not much less than this price. Hot

very good bike got this when was on offer last time its my 2nd road bike great service from ribble

5% off code which £15 off almost free delivery
http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/5-off-code-ribble-cycles-2478197?m=1

ok maybe not going to last long if you catch the bug, but if you are looking into starting out at road cycling this IMO is a decent deal if you don't have a massive budget.

edit: looks nice aswell

bring called 'prime' was probably a touch unfortunate with the negative response to the tidal wave of crappy amazon prime 'deals'.

Bargain !!

good value for a solid bike

Aaarrrrrrhhhhh bet me to it !