Ribble Sportive

philwint

Just arrived this morning and I've had a great day building it up while doing conference calls. Hoping to take it out for a quick spin round the block before it gets dark!

I know the Ribble look is a bit marmite, but even though I am biased i think it is a thing of beauty

Full gallery of images - http://www.philwinterbourne.co.uk/ribble

And a few samples here:












Frame: Ribble New Sportive Racing
Bars: Deda Zero 100 White (31.7) Handlebars
Stem: Deda Zero 2 Stem
Headset: Ribble Headset Branded Ribble
Bar Tape: Fizik Performance Bar Tape

Gruppo: Full Ultegra Di2
Wheels: Mavic Ksyrium Elite S Clincher

Weight: 17.75lb/8.05kg

Darkmere

Looks great! Youll have a blast when your out on your first ride :}
The Mavic Elite is a great wheel set. Im so glad I didnt replace them in a moment of madness for some deep rims.

zx6man

nice!

where is "near wakefield"....wouldn't mind having a close up look mate.

philwint

zx6man wrote:

nice!

where is "near wakefield"....wouldn't mind having a close up look mate.

PM sent

tommo7567

Looks fantastic Phil, bet you enjoyed the hours spent selecting components then building it up?

Gotta love the Big R

declan1

Nice bike! Also liking the studio lighting!

philwint

Thanks guys - and that's my spare room... not a studio.....

.... oh all right, I admit it, I did get the big lights out

philwint

It was a busy day to day - a two hour mountain bike orienteering event this morning, then a dash home to give the new bike a spin before the Rugby.... I'm knackered now

So how does it ride....? It’s awesome it’s hard not to sound like a bike mag journo, but: The ride is just lovely, it feels nimble under me, but still delivers the power. Pulling away from red lights I seem to be up to speed about twice as fast as before. The frame/wheels are doing a great job of smoothing out a lot of road noise as well. The Di2 shifting is such fun – i was changing gears just for the hell of it – quiet, smooth, fast, precise even under load.

And it's not just subjective either. Given I rode a 40k loop i usually ride fresh, and this was on the back of that MBTO event this morning... I just set 6 x PBs on strava segments. And I was thinking to myself as I went round. "Nice gentle run this, everything seems to be bedding in well" I wasn't pushing hard at all!

I'm convinced that any similar new bike would have been just as impressive as I'm comparing it with a £300 Carrera lol But I am no stranger to top end MTBs so I do have some kind of benchmark to compare it with.

I forgot to say Ribble delivered 10 days after I placed the order, so as far as I'm concerned they did a great job in what must be a busy time for them.

itboffin

That's just stunning Ribble really do know how to build bikes.

wheelie-bin

Extremely nice!

mhj999

Looks very good.
Ribble make nice bikes but OP also takes great photos. He could make that awful Merida that Lampre use look appealing.

philwint

Ha! Thanks - but look closely at the first and the 180 deg cranks

And the front wheel valve isn't at 6 o'clock

I need to get better at bike pics!! Might even re-shoot that one lol

Bustacapp

philwint wrote:

Nice bike! But I suggest you take this pic down.

You have a dust cap on your valve - therefore you are worse than Hitler.

philwint

Bustacapp wrote:

You have a dust cap on your valve

Damn, damn, damn and bugger - rule #60, and i missed it :shock:

I thank your for highlighting this humiliating aberration, and humbly beg your forgiveness, I will leave the offending image visible as a mark of personal penance for a period not less that a year and a day.

rolf_f

philwint wrote:

Bustacapp wrote:

You have a dust cap on your valve

Damn, damn, damn and bugger - rule #60, and i missed it :shock:

I thank your for highlighting this humiliating aberration, and humbly beg your forgiveness, I will leave the offending image visible as a mark of personal penance for a period not less that a year and a day.

And leave the dust caps on so as to upset people who always feel that they have to live by other peoples rules

javrkhan

great photos! a thing of beauty indeed

ordered one on saturday and these photos adding to my excitement. cannae wait to get it.

didn't stretch to ultegra or mavic wheels. got 105 and itm aeros. first real road bike

nmt

Lovely bike Phil and great photo's