herEs my new road bike, i bought a frameset and forks , wheels, groupset and handlebars . then i built it up using other parts i had into this.
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it rideS really great ,full carbon soaks the sharp bumps up great and its soooo light...
love it now i'me off to shave me legs :lol:

Nice. I mean the bike, not the whole idea of men shaving their legs :blink:

Its a slippery slope...I too am now starting to find myself perusing certain "specialist" websites for roadbikes (Spesh Allez, Giant Defy....or, very tempting, A Genesis DayOne Alfine...), should I be afraid?

Nice...

If I lived closer to work, I'd definitely be looking at something like an on-one pompetamine.
I borrowed DLTs road bike for a test commute to the office, and really enjoyed it - 25 miles each way is a bit much to do every day, though. (Unless your name is Robin)

I heard that Lisa had offered you a full body wax (or was that just an incentive to get you to mow the lawn?)

Sooo...you had a saddle and seatpost...sounds like a good reason for a new bike!.....

Looks really good Rick,when am I going to see it in action?

Cheers
Robin..(looking at carbon road frames now..On-One Fluro maybe?)

Here it is:

I can vouch that he's in love and spends a great deal of time dribbling over his ribble :wub:

:ph43r: patio needs a clean........! :ph43r:

it was cleaned for xmas lol!

Hi folks just been out for a 40+ ride with robinator :blink: and as expected he tore me legs off :D . no great ride even tho the weather was damp :angry: now i need afew hours to polish the spokes back to a high sheen and yes that saddle is! like razor blade :lol:

Stop dithering people and get one all riding is good mud or tarmac or both,(not at the same time or some weird bike fault must have occured)

Oh and Hobbbbbbbbbbbbz the patio is special wet chalk training simulator area ;)

aha, that explains the Fristonesque foliage on the left..........now i understand :ph43r:

Now turns out that Rick started with the bottle cage(and pump) and looked around for a bike to match....

Thanks for the company Rick,truly a wet ,gritty winter ride....

Plus I got a sneak preview of Ricks bike for Wales.....Guy and Jim,you are going to love it!!!

Should I build a bike to use this 700c inner tube I have spare?


Nice bike Rick... I like the colour-coordinated frame, wheels and tyres! I keep looking at Ribble for a new bike to commute on this year.

Of course you should Mark:) I can lend you some spare 700c inners.

Very nice bike indeed. Ribble make some very nice looking frames.