Ribble TT
shadowone1
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Ok,
I'm trying (but very unsuccessful) to persuade the WAT offices to allow me to buy a new bike. I'm thinking that I would like to get the following:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/SpecialEditionBikes.asp --Ribble TT - Carbon Aero TT Ultegra 10 with Mavic Aksium Wheels £1299
Only prob, I have no idea on which cassette arrangement to go for. I'm also thinking that a better set of wheels might be beneficial.
However I really need advice on this, what to upgrade, what to keep etc
The WAT office will eventually relent and when she does I will pounce.
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I'm trying (but very unsuccessful) to persuade the WAT offices to allow me to buy a new bike. I'm thinking that I would like to get the following:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/SpecialEditionBikes.asp --Ribble TT - Carbon Aero TT Ultegra 10 with Mavic Aksium Wheels £1299
Only prob, I have no idea on which cassette arrangement to go for. I'm also thinking that a better set of wheels might be beneficial.
However I really need advice on this, what to upgrade, what to keep etc
The WAT office will eventually relent and when she does I will pounce.
S11
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And im soo glad I opted for my Argon 18 now.....
anyway still a nice bike and a good price....
Cassette set up...... I would use an 11-21 for the flat-slightly undulating courses, an 11-23 for any other course apart from a really hilly race, ie hills over 10-12% then I would opt for an 11-25.
11-23 is a safe bet. I would always go for an 11 at the smaller end as youll get that extra little bit out on the downhills.
Same with the wheels, standard wheels are usually some of the cheapest around unless your paying alot for a complete bike. So my advice would be upgrade them..... either buy the bike with the standard wheels then buy a pair of wheels to race on.... or tell Ribble that you would like to swap the wheels for better ones and you should get them at an 'included with the bike' type deal...
ie (original cost of complete bike with standard wheels - cost of standard wheels) + cost of upgraded wheels = cost of bike with upgraded wheels....
Cheers about the cassette. The WAT officer is currently mulling over coneheads book so I'm sure I can get her to come round eventually.
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So what I mean to say is, say you get a nice set of zipps with the bike, you are not going to want to take those out apart from when you race. So it may be worth getting the ok set of wheels in with the bike so you can use them for training. Just a thought
Ribble Special Build doesn't work on a Mac[:(]
Cheers Tommi,
When I first started, I bought an entry level bike, v basic but it done what it said on the tin. The problem being it was/ still is far too heavy. Therefore my current bike will devolve to the training bike. Having said that, a few extras have been put onto it and the biggest one was a better set of wheels. I didn't splash out on expensive wheels as I knew this would be training bike so I bought shimano tiagra and put continental ultra sport tyres on them (coincidently never had a puncture in them and at £30 each I would expect that).
What I'm trying to say is that I agree that I would need to train on the bike but in essence I would only take it out on nice days and on the tiagra's.
I need a better bike and its showing on my times, the current bike's frame (alloy) is just to heavy and not worth upgrading all the components. A new bike would be far cheaper in the long run.
More info please. I'm not spending £1300 on bike if the service is toosh.
I'm thinking of taking coneheads advice and whacking my ass to bridgetown...
more details Treefrog
Cheers
They would not give a refund - I ended up giving the shoes away!
Kit arrives vert late. Really you are far better off going to a LBS if you are shelling out for a good bike - better advice, better service possibly better deal. Ask various cycle clubs in your are who to reccommend.
Or try the following www.slanecycles.co.uk - phone and ask for Paul or Andy and they will get you a deal to suit your budget
The ad reads something like "this bike for £1199."
In the pic is a Ribble that's been Pimped to the max with top-end components and a nice set of Zipp wheels...when you follow the link what's on offer is a completely different bike....
Surprised the ASA haven't picked them up for it
Noticed that one. Surely 220 must take some responsibility as well.
I think I'll take Treefrogs advice and avoid.
Cheers folks