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Ridgeback Radium vs Ribble Audax

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  • October 26, 2012 at 5:21 pm #17134
    Littlesox

    Came back to cycling this year (after a gap of more years than I care to mention).

    Dusted down a 20 year old Peugeot, and after new tyres/tubes/brake blocks and some wheel truing at the local bike emporium, have managed some commuting and rides up to 45 miles around Shropshire.

    I used to tackle 10TT at club level, and intend to get back in, but need to build up some miles between now and next year.

    I am looking at Ribble’s Audax and Ridgeback’s Radium as ideal commuting/training/general bikes to build up the miles.

    Any views either way ?

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  • November 10, 2012 at 5:33 pm #704805
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    Littlesox

    Made the decision. Went to
    Made the decision. Went to the local shop tu buy a Ridgeback Mercury. Came out with a Giant Defy 2. How does that work then ?

    November 2, 2012 at 3:06 pm #704803
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    jengy

    good price on the ridgeback
    good price on the ridgeback here
    tinyurl.com/chxmqs4
    hope you didnt get one already !
    i have the equilibrium and its great, steel ride with 25mm tyres is great for getting the miles in

    October 30, 2012 at 10:31 pm #704801
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    Coodsta

    Had a blue ribble audax for
    Had a blue ribble audax for a few years, great for the price but not that exciting. I’m planning on getting the new steel Ribble 525 audax. Looks lovely, steel with carbon forks, full mudguards & a lot less than the Equilibrium if you’re trying to be sensible…

    October 30, 2012 at 5:46 pm #704799
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    Littlesox

    Oooh, know what you mean. I
    Oooh, know what you mean. I like the whole Genesis thing too. Tryimg hard to stick to budget. Local bike shop have Ridgeback on offer at the moment. Like to stay local if I can. Staying on budget means being able to afford something faster for TT and racing nexy year. It’s hard to decide !

    October 30, 2012 at 4:23 pm #704797
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    mrstugriff

    Just to confuse you further,
    Just to confuse you further, if you’re looking at Winter Trainers and Audax, have you considered the new Genesis Equilibrium? They’ve just released the new 2013 models and I think I want one… 🙂

    October 26, 2012 at 5:56 pm #704795
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    Littlesox

    Why not get something a
    Why not get something a little more ‘racy’?

    I will next year, but for now it’s about building up miles. A Winter Trainer?

    October 26, 2012 at 5:41 pm #704793
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    andylul

    You can use Ribble’s bike
    You can use Ribble’s bike builder to customise the bejesus out of the spec.

    Had my blue bike for two years and the only thing I found better was the Stealth I bought to upgrade it with

    They also now do a steel framed Winter bike and a full carbon frame (the 365)

    Lul

    October 26, 2012 at 5:39 pm #704791
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    Raleigh

    Why not get something a
    Why not get something a little more ‘racy’?

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