Is this a new Boardman aero road frame?

andylav
andylav Posts: 308
edited February 2010 in Road buying advice
Read the article on Chris riding the course for this year's National championships and wondered if he's testing a new aero road frame to add to the Boardman range from the accompanying photo?

http://www.bikeradar.com/gallery/articl ... %2Farticle"

He had tweeted a photograph of a concealed cable entry point from a new project frame recently and said he couldn't show anything more at that point.

With an aero down tube with concealed gear cables, aero seat tube and seat post could this be the new frame he was talking about.

Or is this one of his AiR TT frames with a road set up?

Either way, nice looking bike.

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  • Avanti Roman
    Avanti Roman Posts: 189
    It looks like an AiR TT frame & fork with a road set up to me.
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  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    I think that the top tube looks a bit too sloping fo it to be a AiR TT
    Norfolk, who nicked all the hills?

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/243 ... 8d.jpg?v=0
    http://img362.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 076tl5.jpg
    http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3407 ... e001af.jpg
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Not an Air TT. Look at the seat tube junction...

    CYP212.biketest.bman1_prev-798-75.jpg

    It's the new road frame he tweeted about...
  • SBezza
    SBezza Posts: 2,173
    Does the fact it has AiRT down one of the seatstays help at all ;)

    The head tube is too long for it to be the TT frame as well.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    It looks damn fine...
  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    SBezza wrote:
    Does the fact it has AiRT down one of the seatstays help at all ;)

    The head tube is too long for it to be the TT frame as well.

    Doesn't mean a thing, just a sticker. Look at the head tube, far longer than the TT bike.

    Edit. Bu%%er you edited before I could correct you. :lol:
    Norfolk, who nicked all the hills?

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/243 ... 8d.jpg?v=0
    http://img362.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 076tl5.jpg
    http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3407 ... e001af.jpg
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    I had thought the geometry looked to be sloping top tube myself and that the head tube seemed to be more road biased, compated to the very short AiR TT head tube length.

    Also noticed the decal on the chain stay but couldn't quite make it out clearly enough to decide if it was a new model name for an aero road frame or if it was a bit of red herring while the frame was being tested.

    Definitely a good looking bike and based on upgrades to the existing road models this year, we can probably guess tapering steerer and BB30 bottom bracket as well.

    Must keep an eye on the Boardmanelite website !!!!
  • pontarlier_pete
    pontarlier_pete Posts: 195
    He has been twittering about new developments and wind-tunnel testing recently, so my money's on it being a prototype aero road frame.

    Or a re-sprayed Cervelo. :lol:

    I do like it when they put the inside of the rear stays/fork in a different colour to the main body. Must remember that as an idea for the future.
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    It did strike me as somewhat Cerveloesque as well.

    No bad thing in my book, especially if it comes in at less than the S2!
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    Quick visit to Boardmanelite.com (couldn't access the site from work computer earlier) confirms:

    "The AiR/1 is the aerodynamic road frame from Boardman Elite.

    Lightweight. Aero. Stiff.

    Under development and testing"

    I think we know what it looks like now - NICE!!!
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    Although he has twittered today that it is an old prototype.....


    ...... can't wait to see finished product if that's the case.
  • pontarlier_pete
    pontarlier_pete Posts: 195
    andylav wrote:
    Although he has twittered today that it is an old prototype.....


    ...... can't wait to see finished product if that's the case.

    I would think they'll be looking at doing something with the seat-tube as well, along the lines of the Felt AR series. That basic aero shape in the photo is already a little outdated to be introduced as an "all new aero road frame" now, and I would've thought Boardman would want to be a bit more advanced than that.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,969
    Worth keeping an eye on for me for my next purchase - if this makes it's way onto the next generation I'd be interested :)
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  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    andylav wrote:
    Although he has twittered today that it is an old prototype.....


    ...... can't wait to see finished product if that's the case.

    Yeah, i asked him details and he responded with that. I would have said his tongue was firmly in his cheek.
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    I liked your style Aaron and agree that I thought his reply was tongue in cheek as well("we have quite a few of them lying around")

    It looks remarkably well finished for a prototype to me - paint scheme detailing and model name on seat stay for example.

    Looking forward to final details when it's formally launched regardless.

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