which boardman?????
tony m
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im about to buy my first road bike but am torn between the boardman team and the boardman carbon is the extra £300 pound worth it?.Any advice would be great.
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I have a team carbon ltd edition and I would say that the extra money is worth it. I have alu/carbon fork winter bike, just purchased, and from the initial ride on it, I would say the carbon is a much smoother, lighter and responsive ride. The carbon is a lovely bike and have loved riding it since getting my hands on it.
You pay for what you get I would say, I was chatting to a friend about the very same thing the other day as they are thinking of upgrading to carbon. And now I have played a little with the new winter bike I would say definitely worth the extra money.
Hope that helps, and also I haven't had a problem with my local halfords either.Look 675 Light Di2
Boardman Pro C winter hack
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On paper, yes I'd say its worth the extra.
In reality, the questions you should be asking are, can you afford the extra, bearing in mind you'll need pedals, possibly a new saddle, tyres, handlebars, bottle cages etc.
And as a first road bike do you know you'll get on with the geometry, its fairly aggressive, and not crash, fall, drop! a carbon frame?0 -
Get the carbon.
You'll only buy the ally version then wished you had done it right from the start!0 -
the carbon is nice but i wouldnt think there is a huge difference to the alu team. its worth saving £300 if yo want to economise.the rest of the bikes identical with full carbon fork.its only really the subtleties you will notice, youl be just as fast on the alu team. as said its not egg shell fragile but it helps if you treat carbon that way. still coming off could bend and dint a light weight alloy frame as well. if your new to road look well ahead and be alert its easy to get daydreaming and ramp through a pothole which are pleanty.. also most corners you can fly round but once again it only takes a light scattering of grit where you cant see round a corner and your in the middle of the road, you wouldnt want your lovely bike to take a tumble and then remember you havent checked yourself over.
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Boardman?!?!
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the real question is which will last me the longest,at the moment i cycle to work and back everyday which is a 18 mile round trip.I want to add an extra 10+ miles on my return journey so i need a bike that will last the distance any more advice would be great.batch78 wrote:On paper, yes I'd say its worth the extra.
In reality, the questions you should be asking are, can you afford the extra, bearing in mind you'll need pedals, possibly a new saddle, tyres, handlebars, bottle cages etc.
And as a first road bike do you know you'll get on with the geometry, its fairly aggressive, and not crash, fall, drop! a carbon frame?0 -
As it doesn't work harden like metals, carbon will last for ever. Unless you crash, in which case it might be game over in only 10 minutes. Aluminium alloys will stand more rough treatment, but do harden and crack eventually, and corrode badly in contact with salt and cannot be repaired (do you ride in winter?). If you want longevity look at a steel frame. Titanium is the ultimate long lasting material, but very expensive.
In reality, unless you do huge mileage the components on the bike will become obsolite before the frame wears out, so you will probaby want a new bike before the old one is worn out anyway.
My advice would be just buy the bike you like the best! No point in riding a 'sensible' purchase when wishing you bought had something else.0
