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Any chance you could venture to the South Wales Valleys to do the road test of this? Plenty of fast flat roads and hills galore to test it on........maybe i could have a cheeky ride, see if its worth me spending my own hard earned on it.....Don't ask don't get
Its my understanding that Terry Dolan was making Ribble frames after he sold off the Cougar brand in the mid 90's. He was doing the signature bikes that eventually became Dolan bikes as it's now known.
I have "ahem" a couple of Cougars... They're great
Terry Dolan used to work for Ribble until he went off to do his own thing.
Dolans must be pretty good. I'm only a few miles from where they're based and I see a LOT of them when I'm out on my bike.
Good luck with your search and a big welcome to the world of drop bar road bikes. You won't regret it! Sorry for adding complexity to your options, but I would check out Dolan Bikes also. Quality bikes, good deals and better customer service than Ribble in my experience. Don't know about Canyon but I've heard mixed views.
Looking forward to the review of this. My choice for first ever drop bar road bike is down to this and the Canyon AL 6.0. Granted the Ribble will be the 105 groupset, so not exactly the same as this.