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Canyon or Ribble?

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  • February 2, 2013 at 5:43 pm #17845
    Dutch25

    I’m a newbie to the forum but looking for a bit of advice. I have about £1700 to spend on a new bike and have my eye on either a Ribble R872 or a Canyon CF 8.0. The canyon has a slightly higher groupset but unsure about ordering online with regards to sizing. The Ribble place is only an hours drive. Basic specs:

    Ribble R872 (Full carbon)
    Campagnolo Centaur carbon groupset
    Mavic ksyrium elite wheels

    Canyon CF 8.0 (Full carbon)
    Campagnolo Athena 11spd groupset
    Mavic ksyrium elite wheels

    Think the Ribble is about £50 cheaper and looks pretty stealthy too, but still really like the canyon and think its lighter too. All ideas welcome. Ideally want as much for money as possible.

    Cheers

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  • February 3, 2013 at 8:42 am #714453
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    Dutch25

    Cheers for the help,
    Cheers for the help, especially with the sizing. Wish I knew more about the Ribble to properly compare, no one seems to know much about the R872. As much as I would like to have a Canyon SLX, don’t think the funds are gonna stretch to it. Canyon winning at the moment!

    February 2, 2013 at 6:39 pm #714451
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    Bobbys boys

    Canyon …. but I’d go for an
    Canyon …. but I’d go for an SLX.

    As above with size calculator …. only seems to take leg measurement into consideration.

    February 2, 2013 at 6:07 pm #714449
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    mattyb95

    Can’t really comment on the
    Can’t really comment on the Ribble but I love my Canyon. Bought it as a frameset and built it up with my existing Ultegra and wheels, much stiffer, lighter and more direct than my old Planet X. As far as buying online, you can compare geometry with your current bike or even the Ribble to make sure reach and stack are roughly the same. I’d take the Canyon size gizmo with a pinch of salt as it seems to only take inside leg in to account, I needed a 58 for the top tube length but the Canyon calculator recommended a 56 which would definitely have been too small.

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