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bookieb
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Hi All,
I'm tempted by the Ribble Cyles Audax/Winter Training frameset.
It can be seen here:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/details.asp?D=P&Cat=FRAMES&Section=FRAW&GenCode=RIBBFRAW0200
....also at...
http://tinyurl.com/mvq2r
Comes with "free" carbon forks, and by the time I've added a suitable
headset (which they say they'll fit for free), it comes to STG£134.90
+ P&P.
I've Googled the group archives and found some fairly mixed comments
(to say the least) about Ribble's Mail Order/Online service.
It seems like a good deal, and will replace my current ageing and heavy
Peugeot steel frame from the mid 90's.
I'm not mad on the "hidden" headset - I'd probably be happier with a
standard 1" or 1 1/8" external one, but it seems to be hard to find a
modern frame (other than custom) that uses one.
Anyone got any other suggestions for somthing suitable in the same line
as the Ribble?
I'm not fussed between Alu and Steel, and I'd be happy to spend a bit
more (say up to Stg£250 for F&F), but I'm not UK based so it'd have to
be Mail Order.
Q. Anyone with recent experience of Ribble (good or bad), or hints on
how to deal with them?
Q. Any comments on the frameset or forks themselves (or similar
framesets from Ribble)?
Q. Any suggestions for alternatives to this F&F from other Mail Order
suppliers?
Thanks,
bookieb
I'm tempted by the Ribble Cyles Audax/Winter Training frameset.
It can be seen here:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/details.asp?D=P&Cat=FRAMES&Section=FRAW&GenCode=RIBBFRAW0200
....also at...
http://tinyurl.com/mvq2r
Comes with "free" carbon forks, and by the time I've added a suitable
headset (which they say they'll fit for free), it comes to STG£134.90
+ P&P.
I've Googled the group archives and found some fairly mixed comments
(to say the least) about Ribble's Mail Order/Online service.
It seems like a good deal, and will replace my current ageing and heavy
Peugeot steel frame from the mid 90's.
I'm not mad on the "hidden" headset - I'd probably be happier with a
standard 1" or 1 1/8" external one, but it seems to be hard to find a
modern frame (other than custom) that uses one.
Anyone got any other suggestions for somthing suitable in the same line
as the Ribble?
I'm not fussed between Alu and Steel, and I'd be happy to spend a bit
more (say up to Stg£250 for F&F), but I'm not UK based so it'd have to
be Mail Order.
Q. Anyone with recent experience of Ribble (good or bad), or hints on
how to deal with them?
Q. Any comments on the frameset or forks themselves (or similar
framesets from Ribble)?
Q. Any suggestions for alternatives to this F&F from other Mail Order
suppliers?
Thanks,
bookieb