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36 Comments
Love my Ridley helium
Lovely bike. Shame you couldn't keep it.
How do i get a Ridley Noah Fast here in Malaysia, any dealers? Cant seem to find one
Beautiful bikes
If it wasn't for GCN to mention this brand. It would never come in my radar.
You have given them a plug.
Bought an Eddy Merckx Sallanches 64 from a friend's LBS in Portugal and then I brought it with me to Canada.
Frame had 3 hairline cracks a year or two later. Contacted Eddy Merckx Bikes who acknowledged the cracks and asked for the frame to be returned through the LBS where I bought it from. So, another trip back to Portugal and the news came that Ridley bought Eddy Merckx Bikes.
Frame was stripped at the LBS and EM never responded again!
The "Lifetime Warranty" sticker is still on the frame but I guess it has little to no meaning to the new shareholders. ๐
I love this type of videos from scratch to real bike
17 minutes video and not a single picture from the real "bike building process", which occurs in Asia. How disrespectful for your frame suppliers and the Chinese (or Taรฏwanese?) that work for them. Finishing the product is just 1% of the process and does not account for the reliability of the bike, which is its carbon construction. This is not a Factory, this is an make up and assembly store like there are plenty in Europe. Which is ok, but just be honest about it.
Their process is nothing more than what any good local shop could do, or in my garage.
But first, imma lay down a silver base-coat
No dust control in paint shop , needs sorting
Made in Taiwan assembled in Belgium ,no different to any other brand.
Great content…Great presentation by Manon!!! Great brands – both Ridley and GCN!!
Awesome video GCN! After watching this i'm even more in love with my Ridley Kanzo Adventure.โค
What if government was designed from the ground up, with form following function?
PPE is an issue at this factory, especially when advertising on GCN. Sanding and polishing without eye protection,dust mask and rubber gloves.
Very nice! Dream factory!
Always good to see factory tours where owners are proud of their business.
Good show ! ๐
What is the model of the bike?
Bike designed earlier by factory !
Outsourced to be Built or produced in Taiwan!
Manon:
Customise paint job
Specify bike components
Did not design the bike!
Very interesting but how stunning that the people are sanding without any PPEโsโฆ! They blow away the dust and have no protection at all! Definetely a lot lot to improve for rhe workers at Ridley! If they work like this every day they and up with very bad lung deseases.
Ya Allah andai aku punya sepeda ini berikan pada hambamu ini
Maximum respect to Hank as per usual! Great work!
I still have one of their 2011 X-Fire CX bikesโฆ..Iโve repurposed it for gravel riding with a SRAM 1X drivetrain but kept the Fulcrum Racing 7 wheels because theyโre fast and obnoxiously loud, slapped some Donnelly 32c tires on her for traction. Switched out the hardware to red anodized titanium bolts then attached som LOOK track pedals. I kept the Avid Shorty Ultimate cantiโs because they work well. This bike absolutely refuses to die and takes whatever I throw at it. A true representation and fine testament of Ridleyโs commitment to the production of a fine machine. Great video, love listening to you.
I love cycling but I haven't got money to buy one
Great video, thank you!
Great film, the best yet Manon!
What happened to the bike? Did Manon get to keep the bike as it was personalised
i wonder when people finally wake up and go back to rim brakes?
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Can we see the asian factory?
How to paint a bike, thanks, beer in the end
Nice to see custom paint and parts assembly but It would have been great to see the actual frame layup and manufacturing process either in-house or at the contract manufacturer in Taiwan. There are some pretty big differences in manufacturing processes that are good to know when choosing a new carbon bike. What distinguishes Ridley from anybody else? — That's the question I want answered.
La gama fรฉnix es gran fondo o escaladora ?
So, how did it ride? Thanks for the nice piece on Ridley!
What bs they didnโt let you keep โyourโ bike A free 20 minute Ridley commercial viewed by a half a million people and one canโt slip out the back for Manon? Sheesh.