Ribble CGR 725 Gravel – Shimano GRX
The all new Ribble CGR 725 offers traditional class and the ride feel only experienced on a high end steel frame combined with contemporary features and geometry resulting in a rugged, highly versatility bike.
Built around the elegant, ride smoothing, and rugged Reynolds 725 steel frameset is a package that is designed to maximise the CGR 725’s off-road credentials. This gravel optimised edition features the precision shifts and off-road ergonomics of Shimano’s RX600 gravel dedicated groupset while powerful hydraulic disc brakes offer complete braking confidence in all conditions. Keeping things rolling smoothly over variable surfaces are a set of Mavic Aksium Disc wheels fitted with plush WTB Riddler 45mm tyres which offer supreme comfort and traction over loose and hardpack surfaces.
With the CGR 725’s generous tyre clearance and the additional versatility provided by the compatibility with mudguards and a rear mounted pannier rack the CGR 725 excels as an all-terrain commuter, light tourer or gravel crusher.
Shimano’s GRX600 groupset has been designed from the ground up as a gravel focused groupset. Light and responsive gear shifts are provided by shifters that feature new gravel inspired ergonomics with more comfort, security and control when things get bumpy over the roughest of surfaces. A single ring configuration keeps things simpler and reduces the chance of any mechanical mishaps from debris while also offering a gear range wide enough to conquer even the most challenging of terrains. Powerful hydraulic disc brakes provide total braking confidence in all conditions.
Mavic’s strong and reliable Aksium wheelset are a proven perfomer and are highly capable of tackling a wide variety of terrains and surfaces with ease. WTB Riddler’s are an incredibly versatile, tubeless-ready tyre which grip tenaciously when cornering aggressively and also offer impressive levels of traction and efficiency on hardpack or loose surfaces.
Additional information
| Groupset | Shimano GRX RX600 1×11-Speed Hydraulic Disc. |
|---|---|
| Wheelset | Wheels – Mavic Aksium Disc 700c,12x100F/12x142R Thru-Axles. |
| Frameset | Frame – Reynolds 725 Steel, Triple Butted, Seamless Welds. |
| Finishing Kit | Bars – LEVEL Flared Gravel Alloy, 42cms (CTC), Black. |
| Weight | Approximate Weight – 10.74kg/23.63lbs (medium) |
Year 725 (DCCXXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 725 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
CGR may refer to:
- Campo Grande International Airport (IATA airport code)
- Canadian Government Railways
- Cape Government Railways
- Center for Governmental Research
- Ceylon Government Railway
- Chip Ganassi Racing
- Chip Ganassi Racing (NASCAR)
- Classic Game Room
- Commercial gramophone record – see Spelling of disc
- Condensate to Gas Ratio
- Contraloría General de la República de Costa Rica
- Cyprus Government Railway
- Compound growth rate, a non-annual version of the more commonly used Compound annual growth rate
Gravel () is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally on Earth as a result of sedimentary and erosive geological processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone.
Gravel is classified by particle size range and includes size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. In the Udden-Wentworth scale gravel is categorized into granular gravel (2–4 mm or 0.079–0.157 in) and pebble gravel (4–64 mm or 0.2–2.5 in). ISO 14688 grades gravels as fine, medium, and coarse, with ranges 2–6.3 mm (0.079–0.248 in) for fine and 20–63 mm (0.79–2.48 in) for coarse. One cubic metre of gravel typically weighs about 1,800 kg (4,000 lb), or one cubic yard weighs about 3,000 lb (1,400 kg).
Gravel is an important commercial product, with a number of applications. Almost half of all gravel production is used as aggregate for concrete. Much of the rest is used for road construction, either in the road base or as the road surface (with or without asphalt or other binders.) Naturally occurring porous gravel deposits have a high hydraulic conductivity, making them important aquifers.
Ribble may refer to:
- River Ribble, in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, England
- Ribble and Alt Estuaries
- River Ribble, West Yorkshire, England
- Ribble Motor Services, a former bus company in North West England
- Ribble Valley, a local government district in Lancashire, England
- Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency) in Lancashire, England
- HMS Ribble, a British Royal Navy vessel
- Reid Ribble, American politician, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin from 2011 to 2017
Shimano, Inc. (株式会社シマノ, Kabushiki-gaisha Shimano), originally Shimano Iron Works (島野鐵工所) and later Shimano Industries, Inc. (島野工業株式会社), is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment, which also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008. Named after founder Shozaburo Shimano (島野庄三郎, 1894–1958) and headquartered in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, the company has 32 consolidated and 11 unconsolidated subsidiaries, with the primary manufacturing plants based in Kunshan (China), Malaysia and Singapore.
In 2017, Shimano had net sales of US $3.2 billion, 38% in Europe, 35% in Asia, and 11% in North America. Bicycle components represented 80%, fishing tackle 19%, and other products 0.1%. The company is publicly traded, with 93 million shares of common stock outstanding.
They are also the official neutral support for most of the UCI World Tour.
by Erski
Customer service communication was fast and excellent from the beginning until the end.
Delivery took time, which was expected, but maybe Ribble could have informed me that delivery is delayed because of one part missing and offer substitutive part instead of chosen one.
Bike arrived with damaged chain, but this was handled very well and fast with the customer service and I got to buy a new chain which Ribble covered.
Bike seems to be excellent, but I haven’t been able to ride it very much yet, see the picture and you probably understand 😀
by Frank
I had four main reasons to buy a Ribble 725:
It just looked like the further development off the bikes I rode when I was 15.
It looks stunning.
It is steal.
It was easier to convince my wife why it was absolutely necessary to buy another bike, because they both come from Lancashire.
Now, after it had been stuck in customs for two weeks, it has arrived and I could tell you for hours, that is really a slim beauty, that it is very comfortable and safe. And I could keep waffeling about the do-it-all-character, wether its commuting, winter training or touring in the woods, wether on snow, tarmac or muddy wood paths.
And about the perfect assembling by the people from Ribble.
Bit if I would all do this, I couldn‘t ride it anymore.
So by for now with a big fat grin.