Chriis boardman bikes

Agent smith
Agent smith Posts: 44
edited October 2007 in Road beginners
Hi,
I was planning on buying my first road bike, I can stretch to around £600-£700 and had looked at the Boardman comp in Halfords. It looks reasonable enough. Just wondering if there is anything else around that price that would be better/value.
I also noticed it has a compact chainset, is this better or a beginner?

Thanks in advance
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/982316/

Comments

  • davelakers
    davelakers Posts: 762
    I have a Boardman Comp Road bike. I have done around 250 miles on it since I bought it a week ago, and I love it!!!

    Many people on here dont want to like them because of the Halfords connection, but if you get a good "mechanic" to set it up for you before collection, you will be fine.

    There is a review on the very same bike in Cycling+ this month I believe. Im intending to buy a copy this afternoon to see what they have to say.

    I do wish it had a triple though. I have managed to get up all the hills I have ridden, including some big steep ones, but it would have been more pleasurable with a triple!!

    Also see this thread;

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12539013
  • jswba
    jswba Posts: 491
    C+ gave it 9/10, best buy in its price category. It did have some minor criticism about the gearing but overall said it was a very fine piece of kit.
  • Rich Hcp
    Rich Hcp Posts: 1,355
    I'd recomend a Secialized Allez or 2007 Allez Sport for that money.

    Or a Trek 1000 or Trek Pilot
    Richard

    Giving it Large
  • dannygcp
    dannygcp Posts: 151
    Suggest you read this thread http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12539013[/code]
  • peloton7000
    peloton7000 Posts: 25
    jswba wrote:
    C+ gave it 9/10, best buy in its price category. It did have some minor criticism about the gearing but overall said it was a very fine piece of kit.

    Which other models did test it against??
  • ascurrell
    ascurrell Posts: 1,739
    The Boardman Comp was tested against the following,
    Cube Aerial Comp £499 9 out of 10
    Pinnacle Sentinal 1.0 £499 7 " " 10
    Specialized Allez Sport £699 8 " " 10
    Boardman Comp £599 9 " " 10 *** AND RATED BEST BUY ***

    It was given a very good write up in cycling plus,
    Read the other forum about the Boardman bikes, although i think some people were quick to knock them without knowing anything about them. This test was made by people who are experts and who do this for a living. [don't just ride 2-3k bikes]
    One thing was apparent though, check the assembly has been carried out correctly before riding. hope this helps, regards, scurry
  • ajohn9
    ajohn9 Posts: 260
    Get a focus variado
    www.wiggle.com
  • ash68
    ash68 Posts: 320
    Agree with davelakers bike itself looks ok and most bad comments seem to be bike set up problems more than anything else.As mentioned before Specialized and Giant also do good bikes in this price range. If it's your first road bike I would keep of internet buying as you don't really know what size frame/ handbar reach you will be suited to.May be time to suss out a good,reliable local bike shop who could show you whats on offer.
  • peloton7000
    peloton7000 Posts: 25
    ascurrell wrote:
    The Boardman Comp was tested against the following,
    Cube Aerial Comp £499 9 out of 10
    Pinnacle Sentinal 1.0 £499 7 " " 10
    Specialized Allez Sport £699 8 " " 10
    Boardman Comp £599 9 " " 10 *** AND RATED BEST BUY ***

    It was given a very good write up in cycling plus,
    Read the other forum about the Boardman bikes, although i think some people were quick to knock them without knowing anything about them. This test was made by people who are experts and who do this for a living. [don't just ride 2-3k bikes]
    One thing was apparent though, check the assembly has been carried out correctly before riding. hope this helps, regards, scurry

    Have you got the gear specs for the Boardman? Not in the PDF onthe website.

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