Boardman Frames
Percy Vera
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So who makes Boardman frames?
Are they Generic?
Are they Generic?
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thetre made in taiwan and designed by a top british frame builder who thought long and hard.0
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giant mancp wrote:rake wrote:thetre made in taiwan and designed by a top british frame builder who thought long and hard.
yeah right .....
Do you reckon they were made in Italy?
Personally I reckon they were made in the Peoples Republic of China rather than the Republic of China, as Taiwan normally seems to do the more expensive frames, whereas the PRC seems to do cheaper stuff. (if you believe that you'll believe anything)0 -
redddraggon wrote:giant mancp wrote:rake wrote:thetre made in taiwan and designed by a top british frame builder who thought long and hard.
yeah right .....
Do you reckon they were made in Italy?
Personally I reckon they were made in the Peoples Republic of China rather than the Republic of China, as Taiwan normally seems to do the more expensive frames, whereas the PRC seems to do cheaper stuff. (if you believe that you'll believe anything)
Deffo not made in Italy redd, china is my bet .....0 -
giant mancp wrote:Deffo not made in Italy redd, china is my bet .....[/i]
Which China? ROC or PRC?0 -
I wouldn't know which one redd, just China mate ......0
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Yeo Sun & Peo Peo makes them, on Mon - Thu. Yeo Sun takes Fridays off though due to family commitments. Kien Khoon comes in on a Friday to cover for Yeo Sun though, so production can keep with demand. So Peo Peo and Kien Khoon make them on a Friday. Recently they've needa additional help for the limited edition whites one. Bob does them.0
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aarw wrote:Yeo Sun & Peo Peo makes them, on Mon - Thu. Yeo Sun takes Fridays off though due to family commitments. Kien Khoon comes in on a Friday to cover for Yeo Sun though, so production can keep with demand. So Peo Peo and Kien Khoon make them on a Friday. Recently they've needa additional help for the limited edition whites one. Bob does them.
Thanks - Have you got Peo Peo's number?
Is that a Banbridge Jersey you are wearing?0 -
+86 487 397226, just ask for PP.
Yeah, Banbridge it is - easily spotted eh? That's our excuse for not changing it in over 50 years! That photo's from a couple of years ago, dunno where or what race it was, potentially Annahilt.0 -
AFAIK - they arent generic frames. Not that generic frames are a bd thing as such.
The PX tt frame was used by a few brands and it was a nice frame.0 -
giant mancp wrote:redddraggon wrote:giant mancp wrote:rake wrote:thetre made in taiwan and designed by a top british frame builder who thought long and hard.
yeah right .....
Do you reckon they were made in Italy?
Personally I reckon they were made in the Peoples Republic of China rather than the Republic of China, as Taiwan normally seems to do the more expensive frames, whereas the PRC seems to do cheaper stuff. (if you believe that you'll believe anything)
Deffo not made in Italy redd, china is my bet .....
glad to hear that you think taiwan do the expensive frames. personally i reckon they were made in where the sticker on the bottom of mine says-taiwan. youve shot yourself in the foot there. youl have to be a little more descriptive than 'yeah right' giant.i dont know what you are trying to say. but the frames ARE ******* built in taiwan and british designed with heavy input from the proffesor aka chris boardman.0 -
Not really no. Not sure what your point is there mate.
Taiwan do produce some very good expensive framesie Pinarello, Wilier etc, but I don't think the Boardman bikes are taiwanese or indeed italian.
The truth is I don't know where they're made, and neither do you .... :roll:0 -
the point is ii own one buddy. it says ******* taiwan on the bottom of the frame. and it would be illegal if it were false so yes i do know and your talking guff. and i suspect you would rubbish taiwan if willier and pinarrelo werent made there. :evil: :roll:0
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does it really matter where its made? As long as its made well doesn't matter to me. I have a Boardman mountain bike frame. The frame tubing is very different from other manufacturers so I would say they are not generic frames and have been designed from scratch.0
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im getting in a tizzy because you were suspecting wrong and saying i didnt know. it doesnt say made in china it says made in taiwan. or roc by your definition. your trying to suspect they are cheap crap. they are not.0
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i care because i have one. you have been set straight on a wrong assumption. ive given you the answer to your question. and what does he mean generic.
percy vera if you mean off the peg frame used by others and rebranded then no they are not generic.what bike looks identical? boardman have a research and development team and design engineers. what do you think they do twiddle their thumbs all day. the team is from the same mould as the pro and proven race prepared pro. i dont think they would use a rebranded generic frame on a race prepared bike.0 -
Made in China it is then.0
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like willier and pinarello then.0
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Absolutely. No need to get upset about it now is there?0
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yes when guff is spoken. saying a mercedes is a rebadged lada will likely upset me.0
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Does anyone know how much it costs to make a frame somewhere out East ?
On One were selling they're Summer Seasons for £125 originally so probably not a lot when you factor in shipping, profit, warranty costs, etc .........0 -
what marketing hype?Garry H wrote:rake wrote:yes when guff is spoken. saying a mercedes is a rebadged lada will likely upset me.
Why? Because you've bought in to the marketing hype?
because the original question was where are they made and are they generic. i gave the answers and some said otherwise which is wrong.i ve bought into a far better bike than a lot of people realise at a good price. 10/10 indepedent testing is hardly hype. if you knew me youd know i dont buy hype thats why i dont have a pinarello.0 -
Garry H wrote:rake wrote:yes when guff is spoken. saying a mercedes is a rebadged lada will likely upset me.
Why? Because you've bought in to the marketing hype?
So the only difference between Mercedes and Lada is marketing hype? If not- what's your point?
And as for this Taiwan = ROC stuff, people who reckon they're still right if something they say is made in China turns out to be made in Taiwan are being disingenuous.0 -
Mr rake - You don't actually know what you're talking about mate. Wilier and Pinarello are made in Taiwan.
Oh no I forgot - your mate has one of these bikes so you must be right - right? Yeah right, fool.0 -
giant mancp wrote:Mr rake - You don't actually know what you're talking about mate. Wilier and Pinarello are made in Taiwan.
Oh no I forgot - your mate has one of these bikes so you must be right - right? Yeah right, fool.
boardman are also made in taiwan. i dont know what this my mate stuff is either, i am right and you are the fool. your fire is out. ACTUALLY. :roll:0 -
rake wrote:and what does he mean generic.
percy vera if you mean off the peg frame used by others and rebranded then no they are not generic.what bike looks identical? boardman have a research and development team and design engineers. what do you think they do twiddle their thumbs all day. the team is from the same mould as the pro and proven race prepared pro. i dont think they would use a rebranded generic frame on a race prepared bike.
Yes, by generic I meant off the peg frame and used by others.
I don't know what bike looks identical, hence the question.
I didn't realise Boardman has a 'research and development team along with design engineers' so I never give it any thought what they did as I didn't know they existed!
Your last 2 sentences confuse me so I cannot comment!0
