I keep seeing On-One bikes that I want and then buying other things!
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Sick of waiting, addicted to ebay and subconsciously sticking with English (ish) product, the ebay auction for the Ribble stated..
This Terry Dolan designed frame has been my number one workhorse for the past 18 months.
Details are:
* Frame: Ribble 7005 Alluminium Audax 56CM, metalic Royal Blue
* Fork: Carbon ITM Spider
* Seat Post: Carbon Bontrager X Lite
* Stem: Bontrager XXX Lite Alluminium
* Saddle: Brand New Bontrager
* Chainset: 53/39 Shimano Ultegra Hollowtech II
* Groupset: (brakes, shifters, mechs) Full Shimano Ultegra
* Bars: Bontrager oversize 42cm c-to-c
* Pedals: Shimano Ultegra
* Wheels: Mavic Cosmos (pictured off bike – but with Vittoria Rubino Pro’s and new tubes fitted – I will be keeping my 105 wheels for my other bike)
* Rear Cassette: Ultegra 12-27 9 Speed
* Chain: SRAM PC991
Other points:
* All cables sealed and fitted by Francis Thurmer (a great mechanic and hugely pedantic about sealed cables)
* New Campag Chorus headset fitted today.
* Can also include a pair of Salmon narrow mudguards covered in a highly effective blue reflective matterial
* A few stone chips, but generally good used condition. It has also two of the vinyl letters from the frame, just not bothered to replace them.
This is a quality roadbike with exceptional components, and a very comfy ride.
I am 5 foot 10 inches, with a stumpy inside leg of 30 inches, and the saddle is in my normal riding position. The reach is just right for me, and gives a very comfortable ride – finding no problems on 75-100 mile rides.
The Ribble website lacked a certain amount of marketing… how shall I say it… um… bullshit, yes definitely lacked bullshit, as you can see in the product blurb:
Horizontal Top Tube.
Raw frame weight (average size) 1650g.
High grade 7005 series aluminium. Audax/Winter version of our 7005 race model. Frame includes mudguard eyes.
Use 1 1/8 forks and hidden headset.
from: www.ribblecycles.co.uk
For pictures of the new machine, these are the ones from ebay. I will post some nicer ones when and if blue skies coincides with my free time:
Muchos gracias to (newly-wed awww..) Mirek for doing the driving to Staines where I parted with ?480 hard-earned squids to buy the blue beastie.
As a side note, if you look at Google Maps satellite image of Heathrow Airport now you can see a few parked Concorde planes. Ok, I’m easily impressed.
Blue… blue is nice! I like blue. Congrats on the new steed Hipmeister. But what’s with the campag sticker on the chainstay, hiding behind the ultegra crank?? ๐
Blue is nice. It’s a bit darker than the blue of the Pug and ‘all over’.
Dunno why it has an evil Campag sticker on it – was like that when I bought it. I’ll leave it on for a bit of protection – unless I find something better o’ course.
I have cassette (and hangover) issues so I’ve not ridden it more than 200m yet.
Yes, campag is evil – its sends shitmano t the sulfurous pits of gruppo hell, where it belongs (can you tell I have converted??).
All must bow before the god Shimano!
I do have Campag headsets on both the Ribble and the Raleigh. As is tradition with me though I’ve trashed the Raleigh’s already.
Like, um, oops and stuff.