Ribble Cycles

Ribble Cycles is a British bicycle manufacturer and retailer based in Preston, Lancashire. The company traces its origins to 1897, when a frame-building workshop was established on Water Lane (later Watery Lane) near the River Ribble.¹ It has operated in the cycling industry for more than a century, producing and supplying bicycles in various categories.

Ribble began as a small workshop producing steel bicycle frames during the period when safety bicycles became widely adopted.² During the mid-20th century the firm was owned by Hughie Sandiford.¹ In the 1980s the business expanded its sales channels to include mail order.¹

In November 2015 Ribble was acquired by True Capital Limited, an investment firm with interests in retail businesses.³ Coverage in the Lancashire Evening Post in 2021 described the company as one of the UK's larger online bicycle retailers.⁴

Ribble sells bicycles and related products primarily through its website and a small number of showrooms.⁵ According to company statements, its bicycles are designed in-house and assembled in the UK.⁶

Financial information reported in 2021 indicated a turnover of £22.8 million and total assets of £11.14 million.⁴

Ribble produces bicycles across several categories, including road, gravel, electric and hybrid models.⁷ In 2021 the company opened a showroom in Clitheroe that featured interactive displays relating to its product range.⁸ Coverage in VELOUK in 2025 reported on new alloy models added to the company's line-up.⁹

Ribble has taken part in competitive cycling activities. In 2001 it sponsored the cycling team Ribble Pro Vision during the Premier Calendar series.¹