Yawn! another which bike issue

Dancing Bear

I have narrowed the choice down to the final two:
a Ridley ISP full Ultegra kit (couldnt get Campag)



of a Sram kitted out Wilier Gran Turismo




has anyone out there got experience of either of these two?

glasgowbhoy

no, but that Ridley is feckin beautiful! :shock:

danowat

Glasgowbhoy wrote:

no, but that Ridley is feckin beautiful! :shock:

Amen to that

mroli

+1 - I'd go with a SRAM equipped bike normally, but that Ridley does look like something else.

There should be a little jealous green emoticon for here!

Chip \'oyler

Funny. I prefer the Wilier. The Ridley looks like it's been shunted!

Mr Dog

Wilier for me. Less bling, looks class. 8)

Dancing Bear

the Wilier is £2600 and the Ridley £3100

£500 is a big difference

inseine

the Wilier is £2600 and the Ridley £3100

£500 is a big difference

Yeah, but I'm a about to take a saw to my right arm for the Ridley!

mfin

Think on looks alone that the Ridley is awful, looks like it will 'date' really quickly too in design terms, just doesn't look balanced to my eye at all.

Thats just on looks though, and Im sure they're both great bikes, and we've all got different taste in what looks good anyway.

unixnerd

They both look amazing, I think someone on here has the Wilier as I saw it in the your road bikes part of the forum

I saw that too, it was the same colour scheme and wheelset. Looked awesome in his photos.

Scrumple

One is tasteful, and classic, and will age gracefully.

The other is not my cup of tea.

Wilier all the way.

(I have an ISP and while they are fantastic for comfort, and ride quality, they can play havoc with transportation. Big frame?? Think bike box and fitting it in a car!)
And spend the £500 on Wilier branded kit which is Castelli and superb.

Mad Roadie

buy both - why not - then you can be a Super MAMIL !

davelakers

I think the Ridley is vulgar. I class it in the same boat as Mitsubishi Evos and Subaru Imprezzas.

The Wilier looks stunning though, a lot classier.

Supergoose

davelakers wrote:

I think the Ridley is vulgar. I class it in the same boat as Mitsubishi Evos and Subaru Imprezzas.

The Wilier looks stunning though, a lot classier.

Agreed, Im no fan of these integrated seat masts though. Wilier for me.

galatzo

Willier, although I'm not mad about those long seat tubes.
You'll see a few of them Williers about next year I reckon..
Surprised nobody's suggested anything else yet so here's a suggestion.

http://www.avanticycles.co.uk/our-cycles-detail?b=3

Frame is approx £1000 leaving you plenty to spec it how you like.
They also do complete bikes with campag, Sram or Shimano.
Nice people ther too.

thel33ter

Wilier, only expensive road bike I would consider at the moment, it really looks that good IMHO.

lancejambo

wow the ridley is stunning mate i have ult/DA on my trek is good and will stick with it go for the ridley

mfin

Car analogy came up earlier.... reckon that Ridley's like when the Ford Sierra came out, load of people liked it, load of people hated it, but didnt take long before everybody thought it looked awful and dated.

Prefer bikes to have a little bit of balance to the eye, each to their own, a lot of bikes look like theyve melted next to a radiator nowadays.

(oh, and the Ridleys got Shimano on it ....no contest for me)

StillGoing

Dancing Bear wrote:

the Wilier is £2600 and the Ridley £3100

£500 is a big difference

Where the heck have you got a deal of £2600 for the SRAM Willier GT? I've been quoted £2800 just for the Athena. Anyway, I guess you can see where my vote lies.

peter101cycle

+1 for the Wilier......the Ridley looks like it would shake your teeth out on a long ride.....don't like integrated seatposts either (limits your upgrade/position choices).

I ride Sram Force and it is pretty good for the money, as an alternative to Shimano (which I have ridden for many years).

andyoh

Dancing Bear wrote:

the Wilier is £2600 and the Ridley £3100

£500 is a big difference

I was also going to ask where you got a deal of £2,600 on a SRAM GT when rrp is £3,999??