James2764 Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hi All, Know it's still summer but on the lookout for a winter bike, my 1970s vintage Raleigh all but had it following last winters salty roads and lack of looking after. If anyones upgrading and looking to rehome their old one i might be interested, i'm 5' 9" so something with a medium size frame should suit. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions gregbalden Posted August 3, 2010 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hi James I am also looking for a winter bike, and ribble (from what ive herd/researched) is a good way to go. I think i will be getting one soon-ish. Can any ribble winter bike owners give your view on them? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted August 3, 2010 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 I bought one last year, and am very happy with it. I bought the frame, carbon fork and headset all for £150 plus a tenner postage... Had a wee look earlier and the prices are pretty much the same.... Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancelogan Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 A colleague of mine is selling an aluminium trek, hardly used, selling because he finds roadies uncomfy. 150pounds. If anyones interested i'll get more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2764 Posted August 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Mark That sounds like the sort of thing i might be interested in, if you can maybe find out a bit more about it that would be great. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2764 Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Mark, I think i pm'd you earlier? Not sure if you got it. In case i've not sent it correctly my email is [email protected]. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Cowden Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Belatedly picking up on Greg's thread; - I bought a Ribble Winter Audax full bike in May 2008. I went for the Campag Veloce/Mirage groupset and the Campag Khamsin wheelset. The price then was £399. In the event the bike came (unhelpfully) with a Xenon rear mech and, (helpfully) Mavic Aksium wheels which I immediately swapped to the good bike. Overall, I have been very pleased with the bike and thought it very good value at the time. It was very well set up and the delivery service worked well. A word of warning: the frames make up very big - mine I think is a 54cm, which is fine, but I had to swap the recommended 110mm stem for a 90mm one to be comfortable. It came with full mudguards which are still good and I have done some limited touring with rear panniers, which also was fine tho' I wouldn't chance too heavy a load. Some of the parts e.g. brakes and chainset were 2-3 year old models, but that helped keep the prices down. Only quibbles were; the saddle (cheap Selle Italia) which had a laminated top layer that quickly separated and had to be replaced; I've never been too convinced by the plastic Xenon rear mech which can be a bit clunky or hesitant at times. The nearest current equivalent bike is a Veloce/Xenon groupset (only the rear mech appears to be Xenon) which is priced at £614.95. This comes with a Pro-lite wheelset. Khamsin costs £27 more and Aksium raises the total price to £668.70. I haven't been looking particularly at winter bikes recently but would wonder if the Ribble full bike is still such an outstanding deal? Components & bikes have obviously increased considerably in the 2 plus years yet... Anyway, hopefully some of the above is helpful. Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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