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simon8298

I am new to this forum so thought i had better come and say hello

i have not been cycling for years and i thought i would buy a bike... so after much looking i found this :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ribble-Road-Bike- ... otohosting

what you guys recon to the spec of this....??
I was of the opinion it is a nice bike with a very good components, but then i don't know bugger all
so please lemmie here what you have to say
cheers
simon

John C.

It is the old style crank, so out of fashion, but well sorted, the frame set is fairly cheap. The wheels on the cheaper side but solid and reliable. it went for 400 pounds which sounds about right. It's a nice looking bike, not a bargain but the buyer hasn't been robbed. His 900 pounds new sounds a bit on the high side.

girofan

8) Yeah! Looks OK for the price. Don't spend too much on your first bike as you may decide it's not for you anymore.
If you really get back into it simon8298 you can go for something carbon in 18months time for about £1,000-£1,500 and have a really nice machine.
WELCOME BACK! Your fellow bikies need you. Good wishes and the best of luck! 8) 8)

McBain_v1

simon, don't go for carbon, it'll only fracture or get scratched and then be rendered useless! Get yourself some lovely metal (Titanium or Reynolds 953) and then you'll have a bike for life

daniel_b

Lovely looking bike, Yellow bikes unite!
Good price as well, and not dissimilar in spec to my own ebay steed.

http://i4.pinkbike.com/photo/1481/pbpic1481517.jpg

Just out of interest, what does it mean when you (John C) say it has an 'old style crank'??

Dan

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it's a triple...

daniel_b

Oh I see, I thought you meant something about the design of the crank.

Dan

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Daniel B wrote:

Oh I see, I thought you meant something about the design of the crank.

Dan

actually that's not what i meant. i was being mean and elitist towards triples... i think he simply meant it's an older crank model as opposed to being one of the later, more recent ones.

John C.

It's yellow and it's a triple, that sounds good to me.

And yes did mean it was an older crank rather than being il el eel better. (my daughter is helping me with my english, )

nick hanson

Looks a very good bike for getting started (again) on,& at a very fair price.
If you did decide,in time,to upgrade,don't do what I did & buy yourself a good value Titanium frameset..........You'll never be able to justify changing it for the latest fad later on,as they never age! (I ended up having a paint job on mine,mind you it is one of those Raleigh Timet titanium job lot they were selling off when they opted out of manufacturing,with the mankey dull grey finish!)
Anyway,enjoy your bike

SteveR_100Milers

McBain_v1 wrote:

simon, don't go for carbon, it'll only fracture or get scratched and then be rendered useless! Get yourself some lovely metal (Titanium or Reynolds 953) and then you'll have a bike for life

Quick! Call the misinformation police...again!!

You have to give a proper whack to damage it - ever notice how the carbon chain stays remain perfectly serviceable despite the usual whacking it gets over rough roads?

ash68

Looks a very smart bike. Main thing is your happy with it, its the right size for you, go out and get some miles in and enjoy the nice weather while it lasts.