the boardman halfrauds apollo

peejay78
peejay78 Posts: 3,378
edited December 1969 in Road beginners
well i never, looks like we might all be revising our opinion of halfords pudlock/tubing bicycle range in the next few months.

http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=2845
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  • whiskywheels
    whiskywheels Posts: 628
    Good to see they're taking advantage of a possible surge of interest in road cycling, and I'm sure the bikes will be of fine quality and good value.
    The chances of your average punter being sold the right size, and set up of bike are somewhat remote though! [}:)][;)]

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  • peterbr
    peterbr Posts: 2,076
    I'm sure they'll fit suspension if you ask nicely.

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    You know you'll see someone riding one with one of them huge fat saddles with the 6" long springs on it [:D]

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  • Dearo
    Dearo Posts: 58
    I'm sure Stan Boardman is laughing all the way to the bank on his new Halfords Bike !!!

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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by peejay78</i>

    well i never, looks like we might all be revising our opinion of halfords pudlock/tubing bicycle range in the next few months.

    http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=2845
    winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
    summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv
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    I doubt it. It's still Halfords bikes with his name stuck on the tubes, which i am sure Halfords wouldn't sell for such prices if it were bare or the name Bikehut or Halfords on the tubes. Pah! [xx(]

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  • alecstilleyedye
    alecstilleyedye Posts: 1,170
    halfords don't MAKE the carrera range (they have exclusive uk distribution rights) so they won't be making boardman's either. can't think of anyone wanting to spend œ1400 on a bike from halfords, but as the current top range carrera is a very good bike for the money, if i had that sort of cash to spend i'd have a look at least to see what i could get.

    the issue with halfords is not the bikes they sell, but the monkies with hammers that put them together. one lbs virtually makes a living fixing bikes that halfords put together poorly when bought.

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  • peejay78
    peejay78 Posts: 3,378
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">

    the issue with halfords is not the bikes they sell

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    er.... i'm guessing you haven't ridden an apollo then.
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    summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv
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  • Wogan
    Wogan Posts: 203
    Now, now. Let's give them a chance. I'm sure they'll be built with the high-quality tubing we're used to seeing on <s>Apalling</s> Apollo bikes: http://tinyurl.com/2uxc7v
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    It all depends on the actual maker. A few years ago the top end Carrera frames, road and mtb, were made by Merida - and the road won best for a grand in C+ and ditto the mtb in WMB. They were excellent value. Deal broke over price and Merida starting to sell under own name in UK.

    Boardman only the latest in a long line of "famous" cyclists to sell their name: Barry Hobans used to sell through Littlewoods Catalogue as far as I know. I don't think he built them.

    Judge 'em WHEN you've seen 'em, I reckon!

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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    So who makes the Halfords bikes now? I'm a little confused, as there's another recent thread on here saying that their machines are decent (the Carrera ones, I guess Apollo are the low end stuff?)
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  • photojonny
    photojonny Posts: 382
    This tri site says the bikes will be 'high spec', and better value than the equivalent Spesh, Giants etc. Will be interesting to see the range.

    http://www.tri247.com/article_2093_Half ... bikes.html
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    "So who makes the Halfords bikes now?"

    No idea! Probably a number of different frame suppliers.

    "I'm a little confused, as there's another recent thread on here saying that their machines are decent (the Carrera ones,..."

    Their low and mid-range stuff (not basement Apollos, though probably just as good/bad as owt else at that price) seem to me to be highly competitve. They dropped the grand and over stuff after splitting from Merida I think. I'm not sure that their return to the upper middle price stuff will suceed: there's a lot of prejudice against the name - as often displayed on here!

    There are many punters who will happily pay 500-600 quid for a sticky label on a frame!

    d.j.
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