Ribble has announced a completely new range of gravel bikes, with the new Ultra-Grit featuring tech borrowed from the Ultra Race.
The revamped range includes aluminium, titanium, alloy and carbon electric and non-assisted gravel bikes.
There is no steel option in the range, a surprise from Ribble – a brand with a long history of producing great-value steel bikes.
However, Ribble's head of product, Jamie Burrow, told BikeRadar a new steel model will be coming later in the year.
Ribble Ultra-Grit
The Ultra-Grit has been developed with input from Ribble’s pro-gravel Outliers team, alongside material and aero-design lessons learned from the development of the Ultra Race.
The new frameset is made from a combination of T1000 and M46 fibres, like the lightweight Ultra Race. Here, the materials are combined with an asymmetric seat tube and seatstays designed to provide flex.
With a claimed weight of 900g, it's one of the lighter gravel framesets we’ve seen.
The frame's aero-optimisation comes from the aerofoil tube shapes, and a fully integrated cockpit and full internal routing.
Tyre clearances are generous, measuring 53mm at the fork and 50mm at the rear.
Ribble hasn’t stripped back the features to get the Ultra-Grit down to a racing weight either, with triple bottle mounts, down tube storage (in collaboration with fellow British brand Restrap bags), top tube mounts and mudguard eyelets.
The frame uses a BSA threaded bottom bracket and a UDH-compatible rear dropout. It can be built with either 1x or 2x drivetrains, although only 2x is available at launch.
Gravel-racing geometry
Ribble's approach to geometry on the Ultra-Grit is very much race-oriented and informed by the brand's pro riders. The bike has a steep 74-degree seat angle and a 71.5-degree head angle. With a low stack and long reach, it looks very much the gravel racer's option on paper.
| | XS | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat angle | 75.5 | 74 | 73.5 | 73.3 | 73 |
| Top tube | 522 | 550 | 570 | 585 | 602 |
| Head angle | 70.5 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 72 | 72 |
| Fork Rake | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Head Tube | 105 | 125 | 145 | 170 | 190 |
| BB Drop | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Seat tube | 470 | 490 | 510 | 530 | 550 |
| Rear Centre | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 |
| Front Centre | 604.5 | 610.1 | 625.9 | 636.6 | 648 |
| Reach (mm) | 386.1 | 393.7 | 403.5 | 410 | 416.5 |
| Stack (mm) | 525.5 | 545.1 | 562.1 | 587.7 | 606.8 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1024.5 | 1031.2 | 1047.6 | 1058 | 1070.2 |
| Handlebar default | |||||
| (Gravel integrated) | 380/430 X 80 | 380/430 X 80 | 400/450 X 90 | 400/450 X90 | 420/470 X 100 |
| Handlebar default (mm) | 380/473 | 380/473 | 400/494 | 400/494 | 420/513 |
| (Riser bar) | |||||
| Stem default (mm) (RS2) | 80 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 100 |
The Ultra-Grit has already been posting the fastest times in both the men’s and women’s categories at this year’s Dirty Reiver and gained a podium in the UCI Gravel World Series, too.
The Ultra-Grit is available in both a standard model and the Team edition.
Build options start with SRAM Apex AXS for £2,599 with DT Swiss G1800 wheels. Next comes a Rival XPLR AXS model with DT Swiss G1800 wheels at £3,099, with SRAM Force AXS XPLR and Vision SC45 i23 wheels costing £4,399. The range is topped by a SRAM Red XPLR AXS model with Zipp 303 XPLR wheels at £7,499.
Ribble AllGrit range
The AllGrit is Ribble's new all-round gravel bike. The range starts with the AllGrit AL, then steps up to the AllGrit Ti with 3D-printed junctions. The range is completed by two electric gravel bikes – in aluminium and carbon.
The AllGrit AL is made from 7005-series aluminium, hydroformed and smooth-welded throughout. It shares a D-shaped carbon seatpost with the AllGrit Ti and features full internal routing and a full-carbon fork.
The down tube uses the same bottle-shielding profile as the Ultra-Grit and Ultra Race, and employs a UDH rear dropout and threaded T47 bottom bracket.
The frame features triple bottle bosses, rack mounts, full-length mudguard mounts, and mounts on the top of the top tube.
AllGrit geometry
The geometry is similar to the Ultra-Grit but with a few subtle changes to the stack, reach and wheelbase. It shares the same large 53/50mm tyre clearances.
| | XS | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat angle | 75.5 | 74 | 73.5 | 73.3 | 73 |
| Top tube | 522 | 550 | 570 | 585 | 602 |
| Head angle | 70.5 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 72 | 72 |
| Fork Rake | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Head Tube | 105 | 125 | 145 | 170 | 190 |
| BB Drop | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Seat tube | 470 | 490 | 510 | 530 | 550 |
| Rear Centre | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 |
| Front Centre | 604.5 | 610.1 | 625.9 | 634.4 | 634.4 |
| Reach (mm) | 386.1 | 393.7 | 403.5 | 408.6 | 416.5 |
| Stack (mm) | 525.7 | 545.2 | 562.2 | 587.8 | 606.9 |
| Wheelbase Wheelbase (mm) | 1029.8 | 1036.2 | 1052.4 | 1060.9 | 1074.9 |
| Handlebar default (mm) | 380/473 | 380/473 | 400/494 | 400/494 | 420/513 |
| Stem default (mm) (RS2) | 80 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 100 |
The AllGrit AL comes in two standard models: a SRAM Apex XPLR 1x12-speed mechanical bike with DT Swiss G1800 wheels for £1,699 and a SRAM Apex AXS bike with the same wheels for £1,999.
Ribble’s range-topping AllGrit is a new titanium model that uses the same 3D-printed tech as found on the AllRoad Ti.
The new AllGrit Ti-X shares the same geometry as the AL and has the same generous 53mm front and 50mm rear tyre clearances.
The sculpted titanium tubing is aero optimised and the frame comes with provision for three bottle cages, top tube mounts, a rear rack and mudguards. The fork has triple anything mounts.
The frame is compatible with 1x and 2x drivetrains, and has a threaded T47 bottom bracket and UDH dropouts.
The AllGrit Ti-X has three models: SRAM Apex AXS at £3,499, SRAM Rival AXS XPLR at £3,999, and the range-topping Force AXS XPLR model at £5,298.
AllGrit E electric gravel bikes
Ribble has launched two electric-gravel models, both using Mahle’s ebike motors. The AllGrit E AL shares the same hydroformed 7005 alloy tubing as the AllGrit AL, complete with smooth-welded junctions. Only the down tube has been reshaped to accommodate the internal Mahle 250Wh battery.
The rear-hub motor is Mahle’s X30 drive, with 45Nm torque and a controller built into the top tube. Like the standard AllGrit, the alloy electric model has generous 53mm and 50mm tyre clearances.
The AL E gets two options: a SRAM Apex XPLR 1x12 mechanical bike at £2,899 and a SRAM Apex AXS bike at £3,199.
The range-topping electric gravel option is the AllGrit E Carbon-X, with a carbon frame made from the same high-grade T1000 and M46 fibres as the Ultra-Grit.
The rear end of the Carbon-X shares the same aero design as the Team bikes. The motor is Mahle’s minimal lightweight X20 system, with a powerful 55Nm of torque and a 350Wh battery secured in the down tube.
It has the same large tyre clearances, fork luggage mounts, rear rack and anything fork mounts as the non-electric AllGrit models.
Prices start at £3,999 for the SRAM Apex AXS model, rising to £4,499 for the SRAM Rival AXS XPLR and £5,299 for the new SRAM Force AXS XPLR drivetrain.
Upgrades on everything
The new gravel range will also showcase Ribble's expansion of its online Bike Builder service, with many options to upgrade across every model.
The biggest of these is undoubtedly the ability to upgrade any of the gravel bikes to a RockShox Rudy Ultimate 30mm-travel fork (the new models are geometry-corrected for a gravel suspension fork) for £300. That's a good deal for a fork that retails at £779.
You can upgrade the wheels with a selection of options from Hope, Vision and Zipp. Ribble will also offer three handlebar options: integrated aero gravel, aero road and gravel riser.
There are six saddle options and a whole suite of accessories designed specifically for the bikes, including a range of bags from Restrap.
