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spinnnout

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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bigshape in reply to @spinnnout

I like the look of the 725 steel one. unfortunately the frameset cost is a bit over budget...
I think it's a bit crazy that the full tiagra build is a grand, yet the frameset on its own is £800

yet with the alloy and carbon there's a £300 difference between the frameset and tiagra builds...

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spinnnout in reply to @bigshape

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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croft in reply to @bigshape

Buy the whole thing, strip it and sell the bits. Profit.
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edscoble in reply to @bigshape

I love the 725 steel model and would make a good Arkose replacement but the full bike is actually cheaper than a frameset!

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