felt f85 or ribble sportive 7005

leem1073

i am thinking about getting back in to road cycling and have a budget of about £700-800 and had a look around and found these two with the ribble in this spec


Frame Ribble 7005 Sportive Frame 44cm (C-Top)
Headset Ribble Headset Branded Ribble 1 1/8" Hidden (ITS) 45 x 45
Groupset Shimano Tiagra 4600 10 Spd Double Groupset
Show Groupset DataCassettte Shimano 10 Speed Tiagra 4600 Cassette 11-25
Chainset Shimano Tiagra Double 4600 10 Speed Chainset Tiagra Double 4650 10 Chainset Compact 172.5 34/50
Wheels Rodi Airline 4 Clinchers Wheels Pair White 8/9/10 Shim
Handlebars Deda RHM 02 Bars White 44cm
Handlebar Stem Deda Zero 1 Stem White 80mm
Headset Spacers Trivio Headset Spacers Alloy 1 1/8" Black 10mm
Saddle CSN Superleggera K10 Saddle Black
Seatpillar Deda RSX 02 Seatpillar White 31.6 350mm
Tyres Continental Ultra Sport Rigid Tyre 700x23mm Black/Black
Inner Tubes Continental Race Inner Tube 700x18/25 SV42mm
Handlebar Tape Deda Traforato Soft Touch Handlebar Tape White
Total Price inc Pedals: £764.80

just wondered which is the best option or is there something out there that is better option for me as i plan to do 40-100 mile rides

thanks

rolf_f

They'll both do what you want. If you do go for the Ribble, you'll thank yourself in the long run if you pay a little extra and get the next wheels up on the option list. The weight you'll save for the £30 or so of the upgrade is probably the best value weight saving you'll ever make!

zx6man

200g ? :-) although I would choose them as I think they have sealed bearings.

I must close the ribble website.......

leem1073

Is there much difference between the tiagra and the sora group sets.

rolf_f

zx6man wrote:

200g ? :-) although I would choose them as I think they have sealed bearings.

I must close the ribble website.......

Might be that the saving is greater in the Campag options (Rodis to Khamsins) but even 200g is an amount people will pay £100s to save!

Anyway, don't let me stop you from planning to spend money

vectra0

yes, dont touch sora...!! cheap, rubbish and does not last
it is not even half the quality of tiagra :-)

leem1073

i am still undecided and was looking and form merlin cycles what do you think of this at £675

Frame Specification:

■7005 Aluminium Frame
■Double butted tubing
■Replaceable gear hanger
■Carbon forks with aluminium steerer
■Integral headset
Build Specification:

■Full Shimano Tiagra 2 x 10 speed groupset
■Compact chainset with hollowtech 11 bottom bracket
■12-28 10 speed cassette
■Deda RHM01 Bars
■Deda Zero 1 Stem
■Deda RS01 seatpost
■San Marco SPID saddle
■Shimano R501 Wheels
■Michelin Lithion 2 Kevlar bead tyres


or this a viking at £425



•Frame - Gents Lightweight Handcrafted 6061 Aluminium Teardrop Profile Hydroformed Tubing with Road Geometry and Replaceable Dropout
•Fork - 700c Carbon Fibre with Tapered Aero Blades
•Gears - Shimano Tiagra 20 Speed Gears with Shimano Tiagra STI Dual Control Levers
•Freewheel - Shimano Tiagra 11/25 Tooth Cassette Freewheel
•Chainset - Shimano Tiagra FC-4600 52/39 Tooth Double Chainset with Alloy Cranks
•Bottom Bracket - Shimano Cartridge
•Rims - Viking 700c Alloy Double Wall 32 Hole
•Hubs/Spokes - Shimano Alloy Quick Release Hubs with Black Spokes
•Tyres - 700c x 23c Kenda Koncept Road Tyres
•Brakes - Alloy Dual Pivot Side Pull with Shimano Alloy Levers
•Handlebar - Zoom Oversize Alloy Road
•Stem - Zoom Oversize Alloy A-Head
•Saddle - Viking Road Saddle with Micro-Adjust Alloy Seatpost
•Features - Black Cork Handlebar Tape, Alloy Pedals with Toe Clips and Straps
•Colour - Black Frame with a Carbon Fork

thanks

vectra0

felt is good
viking i wouldnt touch with a barge pole.... cheap and nasty

smidsy

Not the Viking, not any Viking.

1981miked

I think it is the Merlin Malt-R road bike you are describing.

I am in the same dilemma as you, want a road bike for £700, I have looked at everything and considered all sorts.. Can't see past the Merlin for that price to be fair. A good improvement on last years Malt-R frame wise in my opinion.

I'm also looking at a Btwin Triban 3 aswell as I may end up using it to commute and as a winter bike so dont think spending £675 to give it a hard life is justified.

On the other hand If I bought the Btwin I doubt id be able to afford much better than the Merlin as my "good bike" anyway.

So I may just get the Merlin and use it for good days only to work and walk or run the other days... Just until the bank balance reads N+1 of course.

Decisions.. Decisions!

leem1073

Anyone used leisure wheels as they have a felt z95 with shimano 105 gear it's just the shifters just say sti and not like 5700 are these ok .what about the rest of the bike. Thinking about going to Evans cycles over weekend, just for a look . Any help would be great thanks

Hawmaw

I picked up a 2013 Felt F85 a fortnight ago but , due to a heavy cold and crap weather it's still in the garage and not turned a wheel !!
I also considered the Ribble but a lbs had the Felt reduced by £100 to £700 so I went for it. My immediate thoughts are
change the saddle (the Felt one is rock hard) and ride it , no upgrades until things wear out .

Raffles

The lambasting of sora is a tad unjustified, there are plenty of riders who have it on winter bikes with nary a complaint or problem and for budget shifters if they are set up right they do the job just fine.

leem1073

Thats it ive gone and done it finally got the felt f85 .j e James price matched a shop in Scotland paid £698.99 and price matched Evans cycles on a set of 105 pedals and specialised shoes a big thanks to will for sorting me out and to all the replies I received thanks