2021 Ribble gravel bikes range overview | Gravel AL, Ti, SL and AL e specs, prices and details

Ribble has introduced a brand new assortment of gravel bikes and builds introduced collectively underneath the aptly named ‘Gravel’ moniker.

The vary consists of 4 completely different fashions, constructed from three completely different body supplies: the Gravel Ti (titanium), Gravel SL (carbon), Gravel AL (aluminium) and Gravel AL e (aluminium e-gravel bike).

The entire bikes within the assortment have off-road pleasant geometry and the options we’ve come to count on from the newest gravel and bikepacking bikes, together with luggage and mudguard mounts, flared handlebars and gravel-specific wheel builds.

There’s additionally the compulsory clearance for high-volume gravel tyres, with each bike within the assortment being able to accommodating 700c and 650b wheels, with tyre clearance as much as 45mm and 47mm respectively.

House mechanics will probably even be happy to study that each one bikes within the assortment have BSA threaded bottom brackets.

For every mannequin, there are a number of builds that includes gravel-specific components, akin to Shimano GRX and Campagnolo Ekar, hitting a wide selection of various value factors, from £1,599 to £4,199. Ribble’s BikeBuilder device additionally gives the choice to customize many components of the spec too, so every bike could be constructed up precisely the way you need it.

2021 Ribble Gravel AL

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The Gravel AL combines a 6061 T6 heat-treated aluminum body with a full carbon fork. The body additionally will get smoothed-out welds for a extra premium end.

Cables route semi-internally via the body and fork, and the bike has 4 units of mounts on the body’s most important triangle, in addition to mounts on the fork.

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Geometry is progressive and consistent with present gravel bike traits, with a dimension medium having a protracted, 570mm high tube, a comparatively slack 71.5 levels head tube angle and a 73.5 diploma seat tube angle. This provides as much as a stack of 584mm and a attain of 397.2mm.

Obtainable as a frameset or in three builds with Shimano GRX drivetrains, 650b alloy wheels and elements by Stage (Ribble’s in-house part model) and WTB Sendero tyres, costs for full builds begin at £1,599.

2021 Ribble Gravel AL builds and costs

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• Ribble Gravel AL – Sport; Shimano GRX RX400 2×11 groupset; Stage Gravel alloy 650b wheels; £1,599
• Ribble Gravel AL – Fanatic; Shimano GRX RX600 1×11-groupset; Stage Gravel alloy 650b wheels; £1,899
• Ribble Gravel AL – Professional; Shimano GRX RX810 1×11 groupset; Stage Gravel alloy 650b wheels; £2,399
• Ribble Gravel AL frameset; £699

2021 Ribble Gravel SL

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The raciest bike of the bunch, the Gravel SL encompasses a full carbon body and fork. Stated to be light-weight but nonetheless strong, the Gravel SL additionally will get aero-profiled tubes just like these discovered on Ribble’s Endurance SL Disc road bike.

Visually, the frameset seems to be similar to Ribble’s CGR SL gravel bike, although these bikes had been sometimes constructed with extra road-focused groupsets.

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Cables could be routed semi-externally via the body fork, however can be run absolutely internally via the headset when utilizing the Stage 5 carbon built-in handlebar system (which is specced on the 2 most costly builds).

The geometry is barely much less progressive than with the Gravel AL, with a dimension medium having a extra road-like 555mm high tube. The top tube and seat tube angles are in any other case the identical although, sitting at 71.5 and 73.5 levels respectively. This provides a stack of 561mm and a attain of 379mm.

Obtainable as a frameset or in 4 builds with Shimano GRX or Campagnolo Ekar drivetrains, Stage elements, a wide range of wheels and WTB Sendero or WTB Riddler tyres, costs for full builds begin at £2,399.

2021 Ribble Gravel SL builds and costs

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• Ribble Gravel SL – Sport; Shimano GRX RX600 1×11 groupset; Stage Gravel alloy 650b wheels; £2,399
• Ribble Gravel SL – Fanatic; Shimano GRX RX810 1×11-groupset; Stage Gravel alloy 650b wheels; £2,899
• Ribble Gravel SL – Ekar; Campagnolo EKAR 1×13 groupset; Hope 20FIVE-RS4 700C wheels; WTB Riddler 45mm tyres; £4,099
• Ribble Gravel SL – Professional; Shimano GRX RX815 Di2 1×11 groupset; Stage Stage DB Sport carbon 650b wheels; £4,199
• Ribble Gravel SL frameset; £1,399

Ribble Gravel Ti

The Ribble Ti encompasses a 3Al/2.5V titanium body paired with a full carbon fork. It makes use of outsized tube profiles in the primary triangle for improved stiffness, based on Ribble, and thin, dropped seatstays on the rear for higher consolation.

It seems to be largely (if not precisely) the identical body as Ribble’s CGR Ti gravel bike, however, as with the Gravel SL, the Gravel Ti sees far more off-road targeted builds.

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As on the Gravel AL, cables route semi-internally via the body and fork, and there are a complete of 4 units of mounts on the body, in addition to mounts on the fork.

The geometry of the Gravel Ti is inline with the Gravel AL, with a dimension medium having a 570mm high tube, a 71.5 levels head tube angle and a 73.5 diploma seat tube angle. Once more, this provides as much as a stack and attain of 584mm and 397mm.

Obtainable as a frameset or in 4 builds with Shimano GRX or Campagnolo Ekar drivetrains, Stage elements, a wide range of wheels and WTB Sendero or WTB Riddler tyres, costs for full builds begin at £2,399.

2021 Ribble Gravel Ti builds and costs

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• Ribble Gravel Ti – Sport; Shimano GRX RX600 1×11 groupset; Stage Gravel alloy 650b wheels; £2,599
• Ribble Gravel Ti – Fanatic; Shimano GRX RX810 1×11-groupset; Stage Gravel alloy 650b wheels; £3,099
• Ribble Gravel Ti – Ekar; Campagnolo EKAR 1×13 groupset; Hope 20FIVE-RS4 700C wheels; WTB Riddler 45mm tyres; £4,099
• Ribble Gravel Ti – Pro; Shimano GRX RX815 Di2 1×11 groupset; Stage DB Sport carbon 650b wheels; £4,199
• Ribble Gravel Ti frameset; £1,899

2021 Ribble Gravel AL e

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The Gravel AL e is an electrical gravel bike constructed round a 6061 T6 heat-treated aluminum body with a full carbon fork.

Because the identify suggests, it’s related in building to the usual Gravel AL, however the Gravel AL e will get absolutely built-in cable routing and homes the battery and electronics for the Mahle Ebikemotion X35+ rear hub motor.

As with the opposite bikes within the Gravel vary, mounts and tyre clearance are plentiful, and the Gravel AL e shares the progressive geometry of the usual Gravel AL.

2021 Ribble Gravel AL e builds and costs

Obtainable in 4 completely different builds with Shimano GRX drivetrains, Stage elements and wheels, and WTB Sendero tyres, costs begin at £2,699.

• Ribble Gravel AL e – Sport; Shimano GRX RX400 2×10 groupset; Stage 650-e alloy disc wheels; £2,699
• Ribble Gravel AL e – Fanatic; Shimano GRX RX600 1×10 groupset; Stage 650-e alloy disc wheels; £2,999
• Ribble Gravel AL e – Professional; Shimano GRX RX810 1×10 groupset; Stage 650-e alloy disc wheels; £3,499
• Ribble Gravel AL e – Hero; Shimano GRX RX815 Di2 1×11 groupset; Stage 650-e alloy disc wheels; £4,099

All bikes within the Gravel assortment can be found now from Ribble.