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Ridgeback Horizon
Bedford Blue — Reynolds 520 Steel Trekking Bike with 26" Wheels
The Ridgeback Horizon is a bike for people who want to get things done. It's not trying to look like a race bike. It's a proper, practical trekking bicycle — built from Reynolds 520 chromoly steel, fitted with everything you need to ride year-round, and designed to be as comfortable on a canal towpath as it is on a cross-town commute.
The most distinctive thing about the Horizon is its 26-inch wheel size. In an age when 700c is the default for many bikes, our decision to specify 26" for the Horizon is a deliberate one. Smaller wheels carry a greater strength-to-weight ratio, accelerate faster, and are notably more resilient when heavily loaded. For urban riding — especially on the potholed streets — they're a genuinely sensible choice.
Braking is handled by Shimano MT-200 hydraulic disc brakes — a significant upgrade over cable systems. Hydraulic discs offer consistent, progressive stopping power regardless of whether it's been raining, and they require far less effort at the lever.
Gearing comes from the trusted Shimano Cues 2x9-speed platform, a drivetrain engineered for practicality and longevity rather than outright performance. The wide gear range — 46/30T chainset with an 11-36T cassette — handles hills comfortably with a full load. The AtranVelo AVS rear rack (27kg limit) and Explorer front rack provide serious carrying capacity, and the AVS system on the rear rack means swapping between panniers, baskets and cargo bags takes seconds.
Full-length mudguards and Vittoria Randonneur 26?1.75" puncture-resistant tyres round out a bike that asks very little maintenance of its rider in return for a great deal of dependable service
Key Features
- Reynolds 520 chromoly steel frame — lifetime warranty
- 26" wheel format — strong, manoeuvrable and widely serviceable
- Shimano MT-200 hydraulic disc brakes — confident stopping in all weather conditions
- Shimano Cues 2x9-speed drivetrain — dependable and easy to maintain
- AtranVelo AVS rear rack — 27kg carrying capacity
- Full-length mudguards — ride clean all year round
- Vittoria Randonneur 26?1.75" puncture-resistant tyres
- AtranVelo Parko HV kickstand — stands securely when loaded
Ridgeback Horizon
SKU
VARRB11110
Ridgeback has been making bikes for all kinds of riders since 1983, and understands what an important part bikes play in the lives of many, many people in the UK. From flat bar mountain and touring bikes to comfortable commuters and children’s bikes all the way to E-Bikes, Ridgeback leads the way in making practical and fun bikes designed to fit in with your lifestyle.
From the UK’s first MTB in 1983, through the Roxy, the introduction of the Urban series in 1998, the Genesis Day 03 flat bar road bike in 2001, the Dual Track 29er and the 25th anniversary R25, Ridgeback Bikes have been helping people get out and about for 40 years now.
For the modern Ridgeback range, E-Bikes are absolutely the present and the future. Cycling isn’t always about fun or fitness, sometimes (or even most of the time) it’s an incredibly powerful tool for just getting around without using a car. For that type of urban mobility, E-Bikes are the perfect solution which is why the Ridgeback range contains multiple different models at different price points so that you have a choice no matter where you are or where you need to get to.
But that’s not to say that Ridgeback has ignored the non-E-Bike, not at all. The range still has classic, powered bikes from £400 all the way up to £1,199.99, making sure there is a choice for every rider, no matter their budget. The other fundamental is to make bikes that complement lifestyle, not hinder it. That means every Ridgeback uses quality parts to make sure that they keep going for longer and wont let you down when you need them most.
The other fundamental part of Ridgeback bikes is the kids bikes. It starts with the Scoot and Scoot XL balance bikes that are designed to teach kids the fundamentals of bike riding without throwing pedalling into the mix and goes all the way up to the almost-adult-sized Dimension 26, Ridgeback’s kids bikes are proper bikes, not toys. That means they’re made to withstand the beating that kids can inflict and come back ready for more, they wont need a trip to the bike shop every 5mins because that’s doesn’t benefit anyone.
