Dubbed The Ribble Edit, the UK consumer-direct bike maker put collectively a singular 5 bike assortment for this yr’s Rouleur Reside present, headlined by a refined silver all-road bike prototype crafted of 3d-printed titanium. The 4 personalized bikes and 1 all-new prototype all-road bike are supposed to rejoice “the model’s heritage craftsmanship, innovation and design“.
Ribble Allroad Ti Prototype all-road & gravel bike
Essentially the most attention-grabbing of the 5 to us is that this prototype Ribble Allroad Ti. Constructed up with a 3al/2.5v titanium tubeset, it’s the seamless headtube and seat cluster that piqued our consideration to particulars. Utilizing 3D-printed titanium, Ribble creates the sleek look of an aero carbon bike. However with all these beautiful advantages of constructing with ti. Sturdiness, a highway buzz-eating clean journey, and the great thing about a uncooked steel end.
Ribble prototype carbon cockpit, too
Apart from aerodynamics, additive manufacturing additionally let Ribble combine totally inside cable routing and a built-in hidden built-in seat clamp.
“Moreover, it gives the liberty to create shapes with a excessive power to weight ratio dealing with extra multi directional masses in addition to permitting you to place materials precisely the place you need it to cope with particular stresses versus taking materials away in a extra conventional format like CNC milling the place you can’t all the time entry the small areas like a 3D printer can.“
Ending off the ti all-road bike and its full carbon fork are a pair extra Ribble prototypes within the cockpit. Ribble created a dramatically-shaped RS-2 Prototype stem & UB-2 Prototype carbon aero handlebar that blend aerodynamics with ergonomic consolation. And retain full cockpit adjustability.
The ti body will get an etched-in headtube emblem, and a brushed end. Whereas all of the carbon elements get painted in speckled Ice Marble.
The Allroad Ti Prototype all-road bike construct incorporates a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset paired to 4-piston Hope RX4+ calipers & floating rotors for additional stopping energy. Purple ano Hope RD40 Carbon wheels on Pro5 hubs grasp a set of 35mm quick gravel Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H tires with basic tanwalls.
As for the opposite 4 bikes in The Edit, take a look at the:
Ribble x Vic Lee – The Vic Lee E
That is most likely essentially the most visually spectacular of the bunch. A collaboration challenge with graphic artist or “inkist” Vic Lee, this hand-painted metropolis bike is definitely a stealthy commuter ebike. The Vic Lee E itself is every thing however stealthy total.
However with all of the dazzling hand drawing over the muted pink frameset… It’s simple to miss the Mahle X35 hub motor out again.
The graphics take their inspiration from “a motorbike journey from the model’s unique retailer in Preston on Watery Lane on the banks of the River Ribble to the Rouleur Reside venue on the Truman Brewery in London. The journey visually expresses the enjoyment and freedom of biking and interweaves the narrative with the cities, iconic places, tow paths and twisting roads all the way down to Shoreditch.”
This alloy ebike will get a full carbon fork. And it tops off an FSA KFX SiC built-in carbon flat bar cockpit with a Mahle ebike controls pc. A SRAM Pink AXS XPLR groupset combines with a Hope RX crankset, MTB shifter & Hope Tech 4/X2 brakes.
To battle metropolis streets, it will get Mavic Cosmic SL45 carbon wheels with that hub motor laced in. After which topped off with fats 42mm Pirelli Angel GT City slick tires.
Ribble Endurance SL R Superlight Version
A extra refined construct is that this carbon Endurance SL R highway bike constructed to interrupt the UCI’s weight restrict. Coming in at simply 6.6kg full, the Endurance Superlight pares again to the carbon for its body. However it lets shade pop with a “Purple Haze” metallic paintjob for the fork, cockpit, seatpost, and the body logos.
A premium construct equipment will get the whole bike weight down. A wi-fi Shimano Dura Ace Di2 group, THM Clavicula crankset, unpadded Selle Italia SLR Increase SuperFlow Tekno saddle. After which Mavic Cosmic Final Disc wheels with 26mm Pirelli P Zero Race SL TLR tires.
Ribble Extremely SL R Forces Version
Again with some flash, it this WWII Spitfire-inspired Forces Version construct of Ribble’s Extremely SL R aero highway bike. An RAF roundel over the inexperienced fuselage is complimented with Allied fork stripes. All created to “coincide with the launch of the Royal British legion’s London Poppy Day on the 2nd Nov” when these bikes debuted final evening.
“The Forces Version options an authorised one-off Royal British Legion emblem adorned Kapz Titanium Prime Cap to seal the manufacturers union.”
Ribble completed off the monocoque carbon aero highway frameset with a SRAM Pink AXS Aero 1x groupset and CeramicSpeed OSPW Aero System derailleur improve. Then, Zipp 454 NSW carbon wheels, and 30mm Pirelli P Zero Race TLR tires for quick on a regular basis driving.
Ribble Gravel SL Hero Stone Assortment World’s Version
Lastly, Ribble really created this Hero Stone Assortment Version gravel bike as 1 of 4 for Ribble riders to compete at this yr’s Gravel World Championships in Veneto, Italy. Ribble rider Metheven Bond raced this aero carbon Gravel SL. It comes straight from Gravel Worlds. There’s nonetheless loads of Italian gravel mud left on it – topping off what was already a hand-painted fake marble end.
Fascinating standout equipment on this gravel professional race bike consists of large for Gravel Worlds 43mm Panaracer GravelKing SK+ tires on Zipp 303s wheels. Plus, a unclean Shimano GRX Di2 1x 11-speed group with an elliptical 46T Rotor Qrings chainring.
