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Ribble R872 Carbon Road Frame

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  • January 28, 2013 at 11:53 am #17799
    Noelieboy

    Hi Guys

    I was looking at the sub £1k Ribble R872 Carbon Road Frame and was wondering is it “too good to be true???”

    I have heard of a story from my local bike builder of frames breaking & causing accidents. Ribble even being taken to court…

    Who out there has a Ribble R872 Carbon Road Frame, can you vouch for them plse???

    cheers
    N

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  • June 9, 2013 at 6:41 pm #713915
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    fast as fupp

    i think your ‘local bike
    i think your ‘local bike builder’ may be pulling your leg B-)

    January 29, 2013 at 4:35 pm #713913
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    andylul

    New hanger Frame was
    New hanger 🙂 Frame was undamaged

    January 28, 2013 at 3:56 pm #713911
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    notfastenough

    That’s good of them – just to
    That’s good of them – just to check though, they sent you the correct hanger, or a new frame?

    January 28, 2013 at 3:34 pm #713909
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    andylul

    I’ve had no probs with after
    I’ve had no probs with after sales – when I bent the mech hanger, I ordered the ‘Stealth’ replacement, only to find it had changed and the R872 was a different mounting.

    I contacted Ribble and they sent me an R872 as soon as they were in stock and didn’t wait until I’d sent back the wrong one or put in a confirmed order for the new one.

    January 28, 2013 at 1:06 pm #713907
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    notfastenough

    My frame was from Graham
    My frame was from Graham Weigh just over the border into Wales, but he reckoned that his/Ribble/Dolans frames were all the same item. The R872 looks a bit different, and as has been said, seems to be the same as the De Rosa R838, but I’ve had no problems with mine.

    Only issues I’ve ever heard of re Ribble were related to the online customer service rather than the products themselves.

    January 28, 2013 at 12:25 pm #713905
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    andylul

    PS – I had the ‘cheap chinese
    PS – I had the ‘cheap chinese frames’ comment from my LBS when I took my Ribble Audax in for a service last year.

    He also refused to fix my Pro-Lite Como’s when I broke a spoke and tried instead to flog be a pair of £500 American Classics – bought some Fulcrum 7’s instead and haven’t been back there again.

    January 28, 2013 at 12:23 pm #713903
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    andylul

    Had my R782 since July last
    Had my R782 since July last year

    It’s essentially the same frame as the De Rosa R838, except with full internal routing and a reinforced rear hanger for electronic shifting.

    Granted I’ve only dropped my bike once in over 2000km (bent rear mech hanger), but it’s been brilliant (and I’m no racing snake) – it copes well with my 100kg bulk and (if the power meter on the TT is to be believed) 200w plus average output.

    Don’t have the lightest wheels (Campag Sciroccos) but do have carbon Athena 11-speed

    Do know of others with R872’s or Stealths – none of them have reported any probs

    Hope this helps – please DM me if you want more info
    Regards
    Andy

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