Ridely Orion

brendan0576

Hi i had a look at a Ridely Orion today
Seems a nice bike and within my budget
Any body with any views on this bike. Good or bad.

Thanks in advance

honkjelly

Have the red and black 08 Orion for 2 years now and cannot recommend it enough. Loads of training miles, two TOI cycle challenges, two Marmottes and no problems so far. Is nice and stiff, handles well, is great for climbing and most importantly I think it looks nice.

DirkVoodoo

honkjelly wrote: »

Have the red and black 08 Orion for 2 years now and cannot recommend it enough. Loads of training miles, two TOI cycle challenges, two Marmottes and no problems so far. Is nice and stiff, handles well, is great for climbing and most importantly I think it looks nice.

+1 (minus the TOI and marmotte parts of course). Very nice bike, very stiff and responsive, limited only by the rider.

jwshooter

i have a Excalibur ,its a lovely bike .race in the morning hope it goes fast.

Cadex

Hi - like DIRKVOODOO I got one of these from Cyclelogical and have no problem recommending them. They are a great bike and well spec'ed. Not sure what the spec you have is, I went for a triple as I was thinking about all the sportives and Wicklow etc. and decided that it gave me the most options. Anyway, the bike is my 'event' bike and I love it. I like the way it is stiff and light and it handles the bumps beautifully including the downhills. Go for it if you have a good deal...!

RobFowl

I know 2 clubmates with Orions and no complaints at all. I have a 5 year old excalibur and a 2008 Noah so am a big fan of Ridleys. (Rode Cannondales prior to them).

Zipp101

They look bulletproof + slick..

brendan0576

Thanks for all the info.
I'll have buy one next weekend

jwshooter

brendan0576 wrote: »

Thanks for all the info.
I'll have buy one next weekend

what prices are you getting

brendan0576

about 1900E

DirkVoodoo

From where?

brendan0576

victoria cross

DirkVoodoo

Have you shopped around at all? They were selling the 08 model in cycleogical for 1800 euro at the same time some other place (can't remember, northside somewhere) was selling it for about 2300 euro.

1900 is still good. Has the spec changed for 09? I seem to remember there being a Veloce equipped one on bikeradar.

brendan0576

as far as i know its the 08 model i haven't seen many of them around and i'm a bit iffy about buying online.
I'm living in kerry so heading to dublin to look at a bike is a bit of a pain

DirkVoodoo

Ah gotcha. Well, I would still say have a look but even at 1900 euro I don't feel you are being ripped off.

I've had mine a year and it's been a great bike so far, really can't fault it except it's a bit heavier than some other carbon frames and the Oval finishing kit was fugly.

brendan0576

thats the one alright.
I'm not too worried about the weight, i could loose a few pounds myself, which will compensate.
They also have a Ridley Noah and an Excalibur in VC
The Noah is a beautifull machine with a lovely price to match

jwshooter

brendan0576 wrote: »

thats the one alright.
I'm not too worried about the weight, i could loose a few pounds myself, which will compensate.
They also have a Ridley Noah and an Excalibur in VC
The Noah is a beautifull machine with a lovely price to match

what price is the Excalibur .if your around wexford your welcome to bring mine for a spin

DirkVoodoo

Yeah the Noah is a stunning bike alright, but even if you are only planning on club racing, the Orion is more than enough. It certainly won't be the bike holding you back

brendan0576

jwshooter wrote: »

what price is the Excalibur .if your around wexford your welcome to bring mine for a spin

I thing it was about 2300e but i'm not sure
Its a bit over budget for me.

Ya the noah is for the racing client alright

paddyduc

I just started building one. waiting for santa to bring sram red group:D

crashoveroid

Well i have a guy i race with and does not like them has had frames crack as well i have heard of shops dropping Ridley because of cracking frames.

DirkVoodoo

I thought (and this is from when I was looking around buying it last year, so my memory might have faded) that Ridley frames had a terrible reputation for cracking years ago and that they sorted out any design/quality issues?

Mine has not cracked anyway, Cadex seems to still be riding his too.

alfalad

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I thought (and this is from when I was looking around buying it last year, so my memory might have faded) that Ridley frames had a terrible reputation for cracking years ago and that they sorted out any design/quality issues?

Mine has not cracked anyway, Cadex seems to still be riding his too.

Brother has an Orion the last year and a half, it seems grand so far and he would be a little heavier than normal!

DirkVoodoo

alfalad wrote: »

Brother has an Orion the last year and a half, it seems grand so far and he would be a little heavier than normal!

Heavier than normal for cycling, i.e. normal?

alfalad

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Heavier than normal for cycling, i.e. normal?

In medical terms he would be overweight, but not obese!

jwshooter

alfalad wrote: »

In medical terms he would be overweight, but not obese!

he will glad to hear that.

the only cracked thing on my ridely is me;)

RobFowl

crashoveroid wrote: »

Well i have a guy i race with and does not like them has had frames crack as well i have heard of shops dropping Ridley because of cracking frames.

I'v a 2004 excalibur which has been raced and crashed (3 times,.
once enough to tear dropput off (as well as half my face:rolleyes:))
Not a hint of a problem, also a 2008 model Noah with no complaints at all.