Any reasons not to buy a Ribble?
mikeabanks
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Has anyone got any reason why I should not buy a Ribble Gran Fondo other than any questionable customer support issues?
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The name?Pegoretti
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I was thinking of getting a stick on "W" to replace the "R" :-)0
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I bought a Ribble Stealth last year and it has been great. It has been ridden daily in all weathers and the only issue I have had has been with the bearings in the back wheel, which needed re-greasing as they are cup and cone. I contacted Ribble and they advised that they would pay up to £20 for me to take the wheel to my LBS if I wasn't happy to do the work myself :-) I would definitely recommend Ribble.0
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I think they look good and are excellent value for money, but from what I can see they all seem to have quite tall headtubes, so seem to be aimed more for the 'sportive' rider than the racer.0
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mikeabanks wrote:Has anyone got any reason why I should not buy a Ribble Gran Fondo other than any questionable customer support issues?
Yes, coz I want one and I would be jealous.0 -
Resale value isn't as good as some other brands but they're such good value to begin with that I wouldn't worry about that.0
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I am certainly not after a racer, just something for weekend club runs of 50/60 miles (and maybe do a few sportives) to replace my Trek Pilot 2.1 which will become my winter bike ;-)0
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I'm considering getting a Ribble R872 (what was the Stealth) - good value and good bikes. If you were to pick faults, then it'll be that they don't allow you to try the bike first; that customer service and delivery can be slow - and the brand name doesn't have the cache of others.0
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a friend of mine has just bought that one, fulll ultegra and decent wheels, was 2400 I think :shock:0
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They are good value and I have never had an issue with their customer service - its been good. Bought a Deda Nero Corsa from them years back, it was fine. The only thing was the headset was a bit cheap / nasty - everything else was great.'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.0
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Ok sometimes there a bit slow on the delivery side of things but go to there showroom or call up and are very helpfull, just had a problem with my gran fondo and was sorted within 2 weeks and christmas was inbetween too. Love my gran fondo, do them sort of miles every weekend in summer, yes there more of a sportive bike but recon you could drop the bars and still use for racing.
The new frames they have just brought out look fantastic like the R872 mentioned above and the HF83
http://road.cc/content/image/67810-ribb ... -race-bike
Need to go collect mine but aint been able to get over due to weather as soon as i get it will take some pics.0 -
bernithebiker wrote:I think they look good and are excellent value for money, but from what I can see they all seem to have quite tall headtubes, so seem to be aimed more for the 'sportive' rider than the racer.
Not at all. They have different geometries for different bodies. Besides, people themselves have different geometries. I have a Gran Fondo (about the shortest, tallest frame they do) and it gives me a racy fit. We don't all have standard leg:torso ratios. You can't assume that a tall headtube = a sportive fit
Not that head tube height would have the slightest performance impact on 99.999% of us however much we'd like to think it would.....on-yer-bike wrote:The name?
The name of one of the loveliest valleys in England - yep; a good reason to buy one!
Customer service is actually good where it matters. My Gran Fondo was of the batch that had the cosmetic dropout paint crack issue. They replaced the frame without a Quibble, did Ribble.Faster than a tent.......0 -
I hope not - just ordered one today. I'll let you know how they get on with delivery timescales!0
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IMHO depending on your chosen spec, the only reason not to get a Ribble is this
http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3084
or this (dependent on your preference)
http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3083Coach H. (Dont ask me for training advice - 'It's not about the bike')0 -
You wont be able to blame Wiggle
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Coach H wrote:IMHO depending on your chosen spec, the only reason not to get a Ribble is this
http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3084
or this (dependent on your preference)
http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3083
Though ironically, one of the only reasons not to get a Canyon is the shocking after sales service!Faster than a tent.......0 -
Depends who you ask.
Bustacapp will give you about 7 pages of reasons why you should not buy one. :-)
For the vast majority of folk there is no real reason to avoid their products if you accept that they are a small concern and sometimes make mistakes or take a while to deliver.
The end products are actually very good and their prices never outrageous.Yellow is the new Black.0 -
If you're capable of servicing the bike yourself,you should be fine.Though I suppose that's in common with any mail order buy.
I bought a Ribble a couple of years ago.I picked it up within 3 weeks(they said initially that it would be 5 weeks).They offer good value for money up to a point. I feel top end groupsets and components are misplaced when on a Ribble.0 -
I know that this is an old post but what the hell.
I bought a bike from Ribble about 8.9 years ago and after about 8 months the BB became ovalised so they agreed to exchange the frame.I had a bit of hassle at first as I had a bike with a custom paint job and thay couldn't get me a replacement for several weeks so I opted to go up a speck and Ribble did knock me something off the price.I am still riding the bike and still with the same g/set.105 and its been a trouble free bike.
I have just seen the new bike thay are bringing out and am thinking of buying one.Ribble HF53.
HAS ANYONE SEEN IT AND IF SO WHAT DO YOU THINK..
MICK0
