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Edit: Ignore me, wasn't following properly :)
Id get the Brother with carbon fork though..
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It's a little frankenbike which is why my inner child is liking it, not sure I'd ever actually run knobblies! The stack is a little steep isn't it, nearly 2cm lower than the others. My bike fitter would point me toward the Al/725.
My main use is on road with panniers and the odd road race/tour/week in the alps/gravel weekend..one bike to rule them all(?!!). Now you don't see many carbon bikes with pannier mounts which sets off some alarms. I've asked for photos of one loaded but they haven't got any yet.
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You'd likey get about that for new Apex1, 3rd party chainset a bit annoying but yeah.
This gets my inner child quite excited but the steel is also growing on me or the Al. tbh they all seem great in their own way.
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Shame the frameset pricing is off but I guess this is just them being smart and encouraging you to build a bike.
What are ribble like with sales, they've not touched down yet so assume it would be a long wait.
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Worth buying the 725 as a bike and stripping? on the SL I think you'd be at least £100 better off after all the hassle.
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sounds like it will make a great episode of louis theroux weird weekends
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Presumably you can get the sweet spot & threshold stuff done on the commute..turn the dial up and do VO2 workouts. Have a browse through the sessions under maintenance for ideas
https://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/plans/category/23-enthusiastDid Kern last week
https://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/workouts/3172-kern
Doing Gawler this week
https://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/workouts/270797-gawler -
Ribble CGR SL, I see a few people here have ordered the Al but tempted by the crabon version. Stacks up as a light road bike that can take guards/panniers, be stripped back for the odd road race but then take massive tyres. Beside looking a bit silly with 25c tyres, what's the catch? Will the geometry feel lacking on the road? Guess I need to wait for some reviews.
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cgr-sl/
Think it even has a theaded BB which makes me happy.
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Big first ride at a pace that won't ruin you, then it's easy from there and you've got room for life getting in the way.
Had great success keeping my feet warm during wet or cold races with the mid/light thickness SealSkinz socks (I assume that's why you're asking about toe covers)