Ribble Gran Fondo

StevieDexter

Recently acquired this little beauty. I know some people have had trouble with Ribble's customer service but I was very pleased with them.



Frame & Forks: Dedacciai
Bars: Deda RHM 02
Stem: Deda Quattro 2
Bar Tape: White Deda Traforato
Groupset: Shimano 105
Seat: Pro-Lite San Carlo
Seat Post: Deda Zero 100 White
Cassette: Shimano 105 (5700) Black 10 Spd Double 12-25
Pedals: Speedplay X2
Wheels: CSN Pair Wheels Superleggera XL50 Clincher
Tire: Schwalbe Ultremo R.1
Accessories: Garmin 705

prb007

My, that's purdy!
Just a minor niggle, for me, from a design standpoint;
whats the 'banjo-string' top-tube cable routing all about?
My mate Rob bought one two weeks back, and it is a lovely-looking
bike, no doubt, but, as my old mother says, 'why spoil the ship for
a ha'porth of tar?' - surely they could have routed that cable internally
as it spoils - IMHO - the'flow' of the top tube and detracts from the
the overall look of the bike.

rolf_f

prb007 wrote:

surely they could have routed that cable internally
as it spoils - IMHO - the'flow' of the top tube and detracts from the
the overall look of the bike.

M'eh! Who cares! Much hassle for no gain really. The line of that wire is pretty subtle compared to the tangle of brake and gear cables at the front of the bike

Declares self interest: must post my own rather different Gran Fondo here......

StevieDexter

HaHa Thanks guys.

Yeah the line of the cable is a bit disappointing when you comapre it the the gorgeous ine of the top tube. But I can't see it from the saddle and others won't see it at the speed I'll be going so I won't worry too much.

Rolf F, the cables do look a bit messy in the photo but I can assure you that is just due to the angle the photo was taken at.

Frostys

My what purdy lil bike.... Apparently mines been dispatched should be here Mon/Tues and I can only echo the fact that I had No issues with Ribbles customer service

rolf_f

StevieDexter wrote:

HaHa Thanks guys.

Yeah the line of the cable is a bit disappointing when you comapre it the the gorgeous ine of the top tube. But I can't see it from the saddle and others won't see it at the speed I'll be going so I won't worry too much.

Rolf F, the cables do look a bit messy in the photo but I can assure you that is just due to the angle the photo was taken at.

Lol - I wasn't having a dig at your specific cables - just that there isn't much reason to worry about a single bare cable along a top tube when there are a whole load of them hanging around the top tube! Nothing you can do about that......

I think Ribble did a pretty decent job cabling up my Gran Fondo - particularly since they had to re do it having accidentally set them up UK style.

hairyleg

Nice Bike love the 50mm carbon wheels looking at buying some.Do you know the weight of the wheels?

Supergoose

Looks very nice that. You may get to use it in around 6 months. :evil:

foupios

StevieDexter wrote:

Recently acquired this little beauty. I know some people have had trouble with Ribble's customer service but I was very pleased with them.



Frame & Forks: Dedacciai
Bars: Deda RHM 02
Stem: Deda Quattro 2
Bar Tape: White Deda Traforato
Groupset: Shimano 105
Seat: Pro-Lite San Carlo
Seat Post: Deda Zero 100 White
Cassette: Shimano 105 (5700) Black 10 Spd Double 12-25
Pedals: Speedplay X2
Wheels: CSN Pair Wheels Superleggera XL50 Clincher
Tire: Schwalbe Ultremo R.1
Accessories: Garmin 705

Hello,

Can you said me the size of the frame ? Tnhnakhs

StevieDexter

Hey foupios,

I'm 5'10" and I got the 51cm frame. Fits like a beautiful carbon glove!

45rpm

Very nice build! The snows all melting now, you'll be able to get some miles in this weekend. let us know how it rides. I saw this had a good review here on radar