My Ribbles. R872 and Sportive Racing

schofie

So this is how my R872 used to look:



It didn't look the best, too much going on, so this is how it now looks. It doesn't go out in the wet!







This is my all weather bike:







Will add specs later

schofie

So specs are as follows:

R872 weight 7.2kg
Chorus 10s groupset except brakes which are Planet X ultralight CNC
Fulcrum Racing 3 wheels
Deda zero 100 seatpost
Specialized Romin Expert saddle
Ritchey WCS EVO Curve bars
Ritchey WCS 4 Axis stem

Sportive Racing weight 7.8kg
Ultegra 6700 group
Fulcrum Racing 5 Evolution wheels
Pro Vibe 7s seat post
Specialized Romin Expert saddle
Ritchey WCS EVO Curve bars
Ritchey C260 stem

acidstrato

Nice improvement with the 872, wasnt a fan of the tyres, white on black and the god awful angle of the bars and shifter position. Much better now though.

I have a GF and a Stealth (872) so I can relate

schofie

Indeed. Someone suggested on here that I shorten the stem and rearrange the shifters, might have been yourself. I did that and swapped the bars out for the Ritcheys which have a shallower drop and slightly less reach. The result is that I'm now still comfortable out of the saddle on the hoods but have better braking on the descents and can spend more time on the drops. Winner all round. Not that it matters a hoot at the minute because I've been out for 3 months with an achilles injury that is still keeping me off the bike :evil:

Humpo33

nice bike, would you mind telling me where the gold accessories can be bought? Thanks!