Strangely enough I was looking at that Ribble HT a few days ago. I'll be interested to hear how it rides. I'm afraid bike marketing is such that [insert brand here] "is agile, light and steadfast, rockets up climbs and is ridiculously fun on descents." could be written about almost any bike. Think yourself lucky it's not described as a trail weapon or similar Nathan Barleysque nonsense.
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Love a bit of Barleysque nonsense!
To be fair I don’t feel hard done by at all.
The weight is as described and the reviews all stated ‘not light’.
There are just so many more niches these days eh.
In my world premium HT’s are/were all lightweight XC machines and full sus varied from XC to trail to enduro to DH…
Now we have much more variety across the HT world and, I suppose, have done for several years really.
Before this the newest design in my shed (although not new to me!) was circa 2013.
That’s partly why I wanted this and why I went fully built off the peg. I.e. everything up to date and ready go!
Do think it’ll be a lot of fun to point it down hill…
Love a bit of Barleysque nonsense!
To be fair I don’t feel hard done by at all.
The weight is as described and the reviews all stated ‘not light’.
There are just so many more niches these days eh.
In my world premium HT’s are/were all lightweight XC machines and full sus varied from XC to trail to enduro to DH…
Now we have much more variety across the HT world and, I suppose, have done for several years really.
Before this the newest design in my shed (although not new to me!) was circa 2013.
That’s partly why I wanted this and why I went fully built off the peg. I.e. everything up to date and ready go!
Do think it’ll be a lot of fun to point it down hill…
Mikey08
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Thats a really nice bike. I guess its designed to be more 'Trail' focused rather than 'XC/marathon' hence its more burly nature. I bet its wicked downhill and through the rough stuff! Can I have a go? 
Seems like 30ish lbs is about the going rate for a Trail focused bike these days. I looked up those tyres and (assuming they are 27.5" by the looks of it) they are 740g each, plus the weight of tubes (about 170g). You could save 1 to 1.5lbs by getting lighter tyres and going tubeless. Also Crank Brothers Stamp1 pedals in small size are only 299g for £50 if you want flats, other wise Candy 1's are really light for not much money too. ESI Grips are another cheap weight saving so are are Ashima rotors.
Seems like 30ish lbs is about the going rate for a Trail focused bike these days. I looked up those tyres and (assuming they are 27.5" by the looks of it) they are 740g each, plus the weight of tubes (about 170g). You could save 1 to 1.5lbs by getting lighter tyres and going tubeless. Also Crank Brothers Stamp1 pedals in small size are only 299g for £50 if you want flats, other wise Candy 1's are really light for not much money too. ESI Grips are another cheap weight saving so are are Ashima rotors.
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There's witchcraft at work as my Orange Stage 5 is a lump but doesn't feel it when ridden. BITD a 30lb bike was noticably worse than a 25lb bike but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
There's witchcraft at work as my Orange Stage 5 is a lump but doesn't feel it when ridden. BITD a 30lb bike was noticably worse than a 25lb bike but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
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Mikey those are good recommendations.
wWC I think the Ribble will be v v nice. Changing rotors can save you a lot of grams and certainly tubeless.
From the experience of Ragleys - very similar geometry - I would ram the seat forward on the rails and run a 35mm stem. I also would run the suspension on the soft side - definitely 30 % sag - This all helps uphill - keeps the nose on the ground and enables you to huck your weight back in descents.
Brant Richards did a great job with Ragley hardtails andca lot of people are copying the geometry. The Ribble reflects that. It’ll most likely be a stonking ride.
And when your tyres (tan wall lovliness) runs low on tread you might want to use a Magic Mary front Hans Dampf rear combo - or HDs front and rear - when run tubeless the grip is prodigious - just ludicrous traction, and that frame shod with these tyres will be a riot downhill.
Mikey those are good recommendations.
wWC I think the Ribble will be v v nice. Changing rotors can save you a lot of grams and certainly tubeless.
From the experience of Ragleys - very similar geometry - I would ram the seat forward on the rails and run a 35mm stem. I also would run the suspension on the soft side - definitely 30 % sag - This all helps uphill - keeps the nose on the ground and enables you to huck your weight back in descents.
Brant Richards did a great job with Ragley hardtails andca lot of people are copying the geometry. The Ribble reflects that. It’ll most likely be a stonking ride.
And when your tyres (tan wall lovliness) runs low on tread you might want to use a Magic Mary front Hans Dampf rear combo - or HDs front and rear - when run tubeless the grip is prodigious - just ludicrous traction, and that frame shod with these tyres will be a riot downhill.
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Nice!
You've bought a ruffty-tuffty hardtail. Last year I bought a modern (also off the peg) XC 29er (scott scale 920) and it is 24lb. 'Trail' bikes are way tougher than anything we had in the early 90s.
Weight isn't what it was anyway. I have an orange segment (29er short travel full sus) and whilst definitely a lump, doesn't feel it at all when you're riding it. The scale, by contrast is very fast, but neither feel heavy when you're riding.
You've bought a ruffty-tuffty hardtail. Last year I bought a modern (also off the peg) XC 29er (scott scale 920) and it is 24lb. 'Trail' bikes are way tougher than anything we had in the early 90s.
Weight isn't what it was anyway. I have an orange segment (29er short travel full sus) and whilst definitely a lump, doesn't feel it at all when you're riding it. The scale, by contrast is very fast, but neither feel heavy when you're riding.
Mikey08":18gqanyc said:Thats a really nice bike. I guess its designed to be more 'Trail' focused rather than 'XC/marathon' hence its more burly nature. I bet its wicked downhill and through the rough stuff! Can I have a go?
Seems like 30ish lbs is about the going rate for a Trail focused bike these days. I looked up those tyres and (assuming they are 27.5" by the looks of it) they are 740g each, plus the weight of tubes (about 170g). You could save 1 to 1.5lbs by getting lighter tyres and going tubeless. Also Crank Brothers Stamp1 pedals in small size are only 299g for £50 if you want flats, other wise Candy 1's are really light for not much money too. ESI Grips are another cheap weight saving so are are Ashima rotors.
Great weight saving insights, will be a work in progress to get it a bit lighter.
Mainly want to take a bit out of the back end...
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