Ribble Reynolds 525

Scotty-Gee

Having done a winter already with the Di2 and having a failure of the battery mount I've decided that a 2nd (3rd but dont tell the Mrs) will be handy for evening/weekend wet rides.

Has anyone had any experiences with the Ribble reynolds 525- I would spec it up to have 10 speed Tiagra and better wheels etc. I quite like the idea of a steel bike in the fleet and it looks like a solid ride.

I was looking at the Canyon Roadlite but it's sold out so alternatives must be found.

Thoughts? Got about £800-850 to spend.

thegibdog

If you fancy steel UK Bikes Depot have the Tiagra specced Genesis Equilibrium 10 down to £700:

http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m16b0s6p116 ... _Road_Bike

holiver

I think you can only get 23mm tyres on the Ribble.

The Genesis looks like the better frame.

Phixion

Dat colour doe.

keef66

Phixion wrote:

Dat colour doe.

I love it. I'd say it's the perfect colour for a winter bike.

IanRCarter

Ordered one of these frames myself last week to build up as a winter bike. From what I could gather, it's pretty much the same frame as the blue winter/audax one but obviously steel instead of alu. Therefore, clearance should be the same, i.e. 23's will fit, some 25's will whereas others won't. I've bought a set of Vittoria Rubino 25c tyres for it, hoping they will fit but if not, they were £18 for the pair so it's not a huge loss.

The Genesis looks a good deal for a winter bike though, better clearance for tyres. The Ribble will be faster though, it's red

Scotty-Gee

Green is going to clash with my kit terribly.

thegibdog

Scotty-Gee wrote:

Green is going to clash with my kit terribly.

Could always upgrade to the red Equilibrium 20 for another £200... or the polished Equilibrium Ti for an extra £1000!