Ribble 7005SL

chrisga

Hi all, just picked up my first "proper" road bike. I'm a mtber and know nothing about road bikes so hope this is ok, I know its nothing flash compared to some of the others on here but should be ok for what i need.

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Frame: Ribble 7005SL
Forks: ITM carbon
Bars: Deda
Stem: Specialized
Headset: Stronglight
Bar Tape: White

Front Brake Lever: Campag Veloce 9 speed ergo levers
Front Caliper: Campag Centaur
Rear Brake Lever: Campag Veloce 9 speed ergo levers
Rear Caliper: Campag Centaur

Front Mech: Campag Veloce
Rear Mech: Campag Mirage

Seat: Specialized 130mm Avatar Body geometry road saddle
Seat Post: Deda Magic Stick

Chainset: Campag Veloce compact 50/34
Chain: SRAM
Cassette: Campag Veloce
Pedals: Shimano SPD
Bottom Bracket: Campag Centaur

Front Wheel: Fulcrum 5
Tyre: Specialized S-Works Mondo Pro 23mm

Back Wheel: Fulcrum 5
Tyre:Specialized S-Works Mondo Pro 23mm

Anonymous

Kewl!

Smokin Joe

Nice looking bike, I'm a fan of aluminium.

Any idea what it weighs?

chrisga

Nope not accurately i'm afraid. Seems pretty light but then the only comparisons i have are a specialized enduro and an on one inbred so anything will probably feel light compared to them!

afcbian

Nice bike.
Like you I invested in my first road bike last year, having been into MTB for some years and I got a Ribble 7005 flat barred road bike in Metallic blue. It was nearly new and has a complete Campag Mirage groupset.
I like the Ribbles as they can be quite understated and clean looking. I love mine.

ravoire

Looks well in white just make sure you keep it clean. Does anyone offer more for your money than Ribble? ( Don't think so )

Beatmaker

Looks good. I've had several Ribble's over the years and they have all been really sorted bikes.

chrisga

Yep, I've been keeping it clean, don't panic.

I'm not a fan of road riding but bought this because everyone i ride with is a fan of road riding in the winter as they hate cleaning mtb's!
I have to say its nicer to ride than my old hand me down bike as its actually the correct size.
I have done about 100 miles on it in over 3 weeks so fairly happy with that (ok so its nothing compared to the rest of you but for a fat bloke with a hundred and one other interests where time is at a premium, its a lot more riding than i would have done if i hadnt bought it!).

I've even started to want to pimp my ride (usually money gets spent on shiney mtb exotica but no, i might just buy some black cranks and brakes as the silver campag stuff seems to be the only part of the bike that "looks" wrong, of course it works great though so torn over what to do.....

majormantra

Very tidy. 8)

Your bar tape won;t be that colour for long though.

Matthew

CarbonCopy

Superbative!! Nice colour 8)

lackofgrip

White bikes kick ass!!!!!!