£570 saving on the Ribble Racing Green Ultegra R8000 Special edition. Very good price for a carbon bike and Ultegra 11 speed.
32 comments
DigitalReaper
23 Aug 17#32
Terrible gearing. Min speed 8-8 mph, max speed 45mph. Don't buy this if you live near any hills.
kramer2088
20 Aug 17#27
Amazed how this forum attracts 100% of the pro cyclists in Britain where wheel weight or cassette size actually matter.
basergorkobal to kramer2088
20 Aug 17#28
Just because you can't tell the difference, it doesn't mean they only matter to pros.
rev6 to kramer2088
20 Aug 17#29
Cassette size matters with compact cranks. I don't get it.
MAdam98 to rev6
21 Aug 17#30
If you're so damn bothered about have a 53 tooth then dont but the bike!
rev6 to MAdam98
21 Aug 17#31
Relax. Lol.
Zimmy
19 Aug 17#25
I would rather have the disc one now if I was getting a new bike, it doesn't seem so cheap though, this is a good deal.
basergorkobal
18 Aug 17#17
Great value bike and a good price no doubt. Personally if I was spending a grand and wanting an ultegra groupset I'd probably want something fancier than Ribble. Their framesets although well reviewed by some somehow don't inspire as much as those of bigger brands.
CantGetNoSleep to basergorkobal
18 Aug 17#18
Can you get anything better with latest Ultegra for a grand though?
rev6 to CantGetNoSleep
18 Aug 17#19
Nope.
basergorkobal to CantGetNoSleep
18 Aug 17#20
I'm not aware that you can get a better bike for the price ATM. Which is why I voted hot and stated it's a great value deal. Just not for me. As good as latest ultegra is, I'd prefer to put the difference between ultegra and 105 towards better frameset and wheels.
tedjourney to basergorkobal
19 Aug 17#23
Most of the big players use the same three to four Asian carbon fibre manufacturers as Ribble and Dolan do
basergorkobal to tedjourney
19 Aug 17#26
While that's true that everyone uses the same factories and manufacturers, the material, design and quality control is all optimised to a specific price point. So as with everything you get what you pay for. That's not saying cheap carbon is bad carbon. I ride a cheapo CF bike and I'm very pleased. But if I wanted an ultegra bike I'd want a frameset to match that premium feel.
newmann
17 Aug 17#16
Great price
chazphot
17 Aug 17#13
8.6kg seems quite heavy for an ultegra build with rim brakes? Good price none the less.
rev6 to chazphot
17 Aug 17#15
The wheels aren't the lightest.
utigers
17 Aug 17#11
Looks a great buy.
rev6
17 Aug 17#9
What's the rear cassette size?
Found it. 11-28. Not bad!
tan159 to rev6
17 Aug 17#12
Cassette? Would have thought it came with a USB Mp3 player.
rev6 to tan159
17 Aug 17#14
Funny...
mac9091
17 Aug 17#7
Would be a decent price if the crankset was a better option 50/34 :disappointed:
MAdam98 to mac9091
17 Aug 17#8
What? Hardly affects the value of the bike!
mac9091 to MAdam98
17 Aug 17#10
Just by £100 when you need to change it.
MAdam98 to mac9091
18 Aug 17#22
I don't think you realistically need to change it!
50-11 is enough. If you're racing then you probably wouldn't be buying this bike anyway!
mac9091 to MAdam98
19 Aug 17#24
Why not? I race on an older 53cm Ribble sportive frame.
morrig to mac9091
18 Aug 17#21
Just spotted in mail,great value well specked,but really 50 x 11not enough who do you think you are Chris Hoy.
The only let down are the wheels nice looking but are a bit heavy.The new Mavic tubeless ones blooming expensive but mighty fine. road.cc/con…ust
rodman
17 Aug 17#6
super hot for newest ultegra r8000 which on its own is £799
fozzy17
17 Aug 17#5
seems a good buy
rev6
17 Aug 17#2
£20 delivery.
MHarolambus
17 Aug 17#1
bike
Terroface to MHarolambus
17 Aug 17#3
Not sure I'm ready to take your word for that
steevio_uk to MHarolambus
17 Aug 17#4
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32 comments
Personally if I was spending a grand and wanting an ultegra groupset I'd probably want something fancier than Ribble.
Their framesets although well reviewed by some somehow don't inspire as much as those of bigger brands.
Just not for me.
As good as latest ultegra is, I'd prefer to put the difference between ultegra and 105 towards better frameset and wheels.
So as with everything you get what you pay for.
That's not saying cheap carbon is bad carbon. I ride a cheapo CF bike and I'm very pleased.
But if I wanted an ultegra bike I'd want a frameset to match that premium feel.
Found it. 11-28. Not bad!
50-11 is enough. If you're racing then you probably wouldn't be buying this bike anyway!
The only let down are the wheels nice looking but are a bit heavy.The new Mavic tubeless ones blooming expensive but mighty fine. road.cc/con…ust