Boardman Carbon Ltd (Much Bling) - New Pics!

Squillinossett

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Frame: Boardman Carbon Ltd (Team)
Forks: Boardman Carbon
Bars: Zipp Carbon
Stem: Zipp Carbon Contour SL
Headset: Intigrated
Bar Tape: Crappy Halfords Cork

Front Brake Lever: Rival
Front Caliper: 105
Rear Brake Lever: Rival
Rear Caliper: 105

Shifters: Rival
Cables: Jagwire
Front Mech: Rival
Rear Mech: Rival Short Cage

Seat: Throok Team Carbon
Seat Post: Thomson Elite Layback
Seat Post Clamp: Boardman

Cranks: SRAM S350
Chainring(s): SRAM
Chain: Shimano 105
Cassette: Shimano 105
Pedals: Keo Sprint
Bottom Bracket: Rival

Front Wheel: Easton EA90 SL
Rim: Easton EA90 SL
Spokes: Easton
Hub: RS4
Tube: Supersonic
Tire: Rubino Pro 3

Front Wheel: Easton EA90 SL
Rim: Easton EA90 SL
Spokes: Easton
Hub: RS4
Tube: Supersonic
Tire: Rubino Pro 3

Accessories: VDO MC1.0+

Weight: Not sure yet

Other info:

Squillinossett

Halfords made a hash of the tape, so need to go buy some more and do it myself.. Other than that, they seem to have done a good job with it.

a_n_t

will that computer not be in your way?

Squillinossett

I have moved it a bit more to the right, so better now.

Speed_King

you can get a stem bracket to put it right ou of yoru way it will look ok too otherwise the bike looks good loving the zipp stem and bars Planet X are doing that stem for half price atm was tempted for my Focus Culebro but stuck with the Ritchey wcs they are as light as anything. Nice job though!

EKIMIKE

Dude I would rip them a new asshole if they screwed up my bartape like that. Do they not have eyes?

Did you not ask them to do it again?

freehub

EKIMIKE wrote:

Dude I would rip them a new asshole if they screwed up my bartape like that. Do they not have eyes?

Did you not ask them to do it again?

It's not that bad.

Squillinossett

Its pretty bad, but I will speak to the main chap tomorrow, who is a top guy, sure he will sort some more out for slip me a tenner.

Went out for a quick spin, a whole world different to the Trek 1.5 I have!

Though didnt egg it due to the wet weather!!

hopper1

Nice bike Squill... But why the 105 calipers?

Squillinossett

hopper1 wrote:

Nice bike Squill... But why the 105 calipers?

Picked them up new (well had 10 miles use, but you couldnt tell) for £35. Rival would be better, but TBH, happy with the 105s for the cheap price.

Anonymous

Defo get that tape sorted :shock:

redddraggon

The shifters need pushing further up on the bars

Squillinossett

redddraggon wrote:

The shifters need pushing further up on the bars

Thats on my "to do" list.

Will be fixing that then re doing the tape (I assume I will have to bin the stuff thats on?)

Speed_King

you mean the tape? Well yes you will as it is rather sticky and leaves a very sticky residue and sometimes even parts of the tape behind on the bars,
A necessary but tedious process im afraid

Cycling is Forever

Very nice Squill the zipp stem looks sweet.
As do the Eastons

FYI I went with Michelin Pro 3 Race Tyre and Shimano 10 Spd Ultegra 6700 Cassette combo on my Eastons.

Not tried them out yet waiting for nice weather :roll:

You go straight to #1 spot with poss the best team carbon on Bike radar

Squillinossett

Cycling is Forever wrote:

Very nice Squill the zipp stem looks sweet.
As do the Eastons

FYI I went with Michelin Pro 3 Race Tyre and Shimano 10 Spd Ultegra 6700 Cassette combo on my Eastons.

Not tried them out yet waiting for nice weather :roll:

You go straight to #1 spot with poss the best team carbon on Bike radar[/quote]



Been out on her again tonight, soooo much quicker than my 1.5, still scared of crashing though!

Clockworkali

Like the Boardman, i didnt know Halfords put bar tape on, but they have made a right hash of it. I would take it off before the adhesive sticks and have a go youself. There are plenty of videos on you tube thay show you how.

Squillinossett

Speed_King wrote:

you can get a stem bracket to put it right ou of yoru way it will look ok too otherwise the bike looks good loving the zipp stem and bars Planet X are doing that stem for half price atm was tempted for my Focus Culebro but stuck with the Ritchey wcs they are as light as anything. Nice job though!

Ordered this today, as well as some more bar tape, going to do it myself, will give me an excuse to use my new workstand for the first time! (As I wont be able to use it for anything else until I learn how to lol!)

phil s

I like what they've done with the cabling through the headtube. Tidy. But is that a bunch of barrel adjusters hanging in mid-air?

Squillinossett

phil s wrote:

I like what they've done with the cabling through the headtube. Tidy. But is that a bunch of barrel adjusters hanging in mid-air?

yes :shock:

davelakers

I saw one these ltd editions for the first time at work today and I have got to say they are an extremely good looking piece of kit!!

hopper1

That's how the Jagwire cables come, I believe.

Squillinossett, when you go to retape your bars, I would say to just tape up to the top bend, leaving the flat sections naked. :oops:
The flattend profiles look better like that, IMHO....

Speed_King

i agree i did it with my spec tarmac elite and the barmac wedge bars i fitted looks so much sweeter, naked carbon looks gourgous !!!!!


http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8110/16960002.jpg looks so much better!

marin_maniac

Squillinossett wrote:

Frame: Boardman Carbon Ltd (Team)
Forks: Boardman Carbon
Bars: Zipp Carbon
Stem: Zipp Carbon Contour SL
Headset: Intigrated
Bar Tape: Microtex

Front Brake Lever: Rival
Front Caliper: 105
Rear Brake Lever: Rival
Rear Caliper: 105

Shifters: Rival
Cables: Jagwire
Front Mech: Rival
Rear Mech: Rival Short Cage

Seat: Throok Team Carbon
Seat Post: Ritchley
Seat Post Clamp: Boardman

Cranks: SRAM S350
Chainring(s): SRAM
Chain: Shimano 105
Cassette: Shimano 105
Pedals: Keo Sprint
Bottom Bracket: Rival

Front Wheel: Easton EA90 SL
Rim: Easton EA90 SL
Spokes: Easton
Hub: RS4
Tube: Supersonic
Tire: Rubino Pro 3

Front Wheel: Easton EA90 SL
Rim: Easton EA90 SL
Spokes: Easton
Hub: RS4
Tube: Supersonic
Tire: Rubino Pro 3

Accessories: VDO Computer

Weight: Not sure yet

Other info:

Dude nice bike.

I've just got the plain old Team Carbon in black. One thing that has been bugging me, is that the cable routing/housing looks a bit long and messy as per your picture. Mine is the same.

I was thinking of re-cabling mine to look something like this:



What do you think?

marin_maniac

Squillinossett wrote:

Frame: Boardman Carbon Ltd (Team)
Forks: Boardman Carbon
Bars: Zipp Carbon
Stem: Zipp Carbon Contour SL
Headset: Intigrated
Bar Tape: Microtex

Front Brake Lever: Rival
Front Caliper: 105
Rear Brake Lever: Rival
Rear Caliper: 105

Shifters: Rival
Cables: Jagwire
Front Mech: Rival
Rear Mech: Rival Short Cage

Seat: Throok Team Carbon
Seat Post: Ritchley
Seat Post Clamp: Boardman

Cranks: SRAM S350
Chainring(s): SRAM
Chain: Shimano 105
Cassette: Shimano 105
Pedals: Keo Sprint
Bottom Bracket: Rival

Front Wheel: Easton EA90 SL
Rim: Easton EA90 SL
Spokes: Easton
Hub: RS4
Tube: Supersonic
Tire: Rubino Pro 3

Front Wheel: Easton EA90 SL
Rim: Easton EA90 SL
Spokes: Easton
Hub: RS4
Tube: Supersonic
Tire: Rubino Pro 3

Accessories: VDO Computer

Weight: Not sure yet

Other info:

Dude nice bike.

I've just got the plain old Team Carbon in black. One thing that has been bugging me, is that the cable routing/housing looks a bit long and messy as per your picture. Mine is the same.

I was thinking of re-cabling mine to look something like this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theroaddiaries/4294865866/

What do you think?

Squillinossett

I dont see too much between them, bar the adjusters!

marin_maniac

Perhaps its just me that thinks there's too much excess cable housing.

Infamous

That's because he's put new bars on without changing the cable lengths.

Crankmeister

Yes im liking that very much...much nicer than the black framed models.

rake

Crankmeister wrote:

Yes im liking that very much...much nicer than the black framed models.

no, about the same.

The Prodigy

No the white is much nicer