Triban 3 or Ribble Ultralite?

Kurowsk1

Re-posted to a separate thread due to not receiving any replies in 'What road bike?'

I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice.

I am looking to buy my first modern road bike and I have two options really:

The classically recommended on here, Triban 3. £299.

or

Frame- Ribble ultralite racing (alloy) size 52.5
Fork- Prolite carbon
Derallieurs- Shimano 2300
Cassette/Chain- Shimano Tiagra 8 speed 12-25
Crank- Bontrager sport triple 30-42-52
Shifters- Shimano Sora
Bars/stem/ seatpost- Bontrager sport.
F/wheel- Campagnolo (campagnolo veloce hub)
R/wheel- Bontrager (off Trek madone)- Only done 35miles.
Brakes- Unbranded alloy, from Trek 1000

From my friend for about £250 odd.

The story for his bike is as follows:

In 2011 I had a Trek 1000 and the frame cracked so I bought the Ribble frame /fork (£220) to replace it.
In September 2012 I got a Trek madone for my 21st and therefore the Ultralite became redundant. I decided to take the wheels off the ultralite (because I had built them myself and they had shimano 105 hubs that I wanted to keep) to put on the old winter training bike I have.
The next day I crashed the madone, writing off some parts but leaving others unscathed- The rear wheel was fine so I put it on the Ultralite. (Got new madone so didn’t need old back wheel).
Front wheel is off a Fondriest Mega that a guy in the village sold me for parts- The gears on this bike were knackered so I split it up for parts (as replacing the whole lot would have been too pricey).

The only issue is that the frame size of the Ultralite is probably slightly on the small size, aka I'd be at the top end of the frame size.

What do people reckon? Good deal?

Eskimo427

Purely on the basis of the Ribble being too small I'd get the Triban. If not then you'll have to spend money on making the Ribble fit.

passout

Fit comes first.

samsbike

Personally the triban 3, as its new with warranty. Also they can probably change a few things to get the fit right.