Ribble Cycles is a mainstay of the UK club scene, and the Preston-based shop is best known for the huge value it manages to pack into its range of road bikes. The result of a collaboration with Sheffield-based design specialist Performance Engineered Solutions, Ribble calls the 883 its “most aero road race frame” ever, and while the brand doesn’t make any specific claims about what that entails, it certainly bears all the hallmarks of a modern wind-cheater.
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Its stealthy carbon frame sports truncated aerofoil sections, most prominently on the down tube and the seat tube with its matching aero seatpost, while the rear brake is tucked under the chainstays out of the way.
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The fork blends cleanly with the head tube and down tube, and in time-trial bike fashion, the rear wheel nestles in a cutout in the seat-tube, with clearances quite tight even on the stock 23mm tyres. A 25mm tyre may fit, but it’ll have to suck its belly in, and bigger rubber is out of the question.
Builds for the 883 start at around £1,300, while this Ultegra Di2-equipped bike with tidy carbon-laminated-alloy Shimano clinchers comes in at just over £900 more. This is one of Ribble’s special edition builds that allow some spec changes like bar width and chainset type, but there’s slightly less flexibility than a fully custom one.
The Aero 883 is one of those bikes that’s most rewarding when you take the bit between your teeth and really thrash it. The frame is as laterally stiff as its voluminous bottom bracket area and tall, boxy chainstays would suggest, and despite the Aero moniker it’s a spirited climber.
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