Decision made... Now...

Mr OCD
Mr OCD Posts: 382
edited December 2010 in MTB beginners
About to go and buy a 2010 Boardman Sport (boxed of course as I dont want Halfords touching it... ) and was wondering what would you change on the bike straight away?

I'm thinking of tyres / pedals?
2009 Carrera Fury

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  • kyle_172@hotmail.co.uk
    kyle_172@hotmail.co.uk Posts: 113
    Personally i would upgrade the fork but thats just me
  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Buy and change???

    Buy a better bike if you're going to change anything bar the things you list..

    Pedals and tyres only. The rest when it breaks.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Why not add a little extra and just get the Comp? Will be worth it in the long run.

    The comp is a much better bike straight out of the box.
  • Mr OCD
    Mr OCD Posts: 382
    Nah... Budget was originally £350 tops... I have already increased it twice to afford the Boardman Sport.

    Pedals, etc will be presents from family... Will update components when they break...

    Also need to consider kit such as helmet, etc which I don't have a clue about...
    2009 Carrera Fury
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    helmet - whichever fits best. try before you buy.

    get a baselayer if you're riding in the current weather. sports direct are lonsdale baselayers for £3 at the moment and they're really good!
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  • Mr OCD
    Mr OCD Posts: 382
    Ok cool.

    Baselayer not an issue... I'm an all year round motorbike man so have lots of stuff like that for keeping warm :lol:
    2009 Carrera Fury
  • d3matt
    d3matt Posts: 510
    I got Halfords to put these pedals on when I purchased my Boardman Team FS.
    They're very good pedals for the price.

    Halfords Bikehut Bike Performance Platform Pedals Cat code: 121619-0
    Riding this Boardman Team FS 2010. Also trying my first blog.
  • leaflite
    leaflite Posts: 1,651
    Wellgo MG-1s are good flat pedals. You could also get clipless pedals...

    You might want to change some of the finishing kit-bars, saddle etc, but these are all down to personal preference.
    If it comes with continental speed kings like the website suggests, these are very light, so any change in tyres would only make it heavier.
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  • Mr OCD
    Mr OCD Posts: 382
    Well I landed up a Fury in the end... that already has Wellgo pedals...
    2009 Carrera Fury
  • leaflite
    leaflite Posts: 1,651
    Mr OCD wrote:
    Well I landed up a Fury in the end... that already has Wellgo pedals...

    Nice one!
    The fury has better forks than the boardman, so you did well.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I agree, is a better allround bike.
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  • Mr OCD
    Mr OCD Posts: 382
    The rockshox 318's better than epicons then?
    2009 Carrera Fury
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    In some ways - stiffer, better damper, but not as adjustable and heavier.
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  • Mr OCD
    Mr OCD Posts: 382
    supersonic wrote:
    In some ways - stiffer, better damper, but not as adjustable and heavier.

    Given I have no idea how to adjust them anyway and the fact I'm a 14 stone lard arse I won't mInd too much... Lol
    2009 Carrera Fury
  • SuttyTDI
    SuttyTDI Posts: 17
    Mr OCD wrote:
    Well I landed up a Fury in the end... that already has Wellgo pedals...[/quote


    well im thinkin between the fury, or the cube acid??? any views
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Why not ride it and then just upgrade the bits that you don't like?
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  • cavegiant
    cavegiant Posts: 1,546
    RS 318 are very very good forks, Suntour stuff is very hit and miss.
    Why would I care about 150g of bike weight, I just ate 400g of cookies while reading this?
  • piker
    piker Posts: 353
    cavegiant wrote:
    RS 318 are very very good forks, Suntour stuff is very hit and miss.

    Suntour epicon on the fury is very good for the money though.
  • Mr OCD
    Mr OCD Posts: 382
    piker wrote:
    cavegiant wrote:
    RS 318 are very very good forks, Suntour stuff is very hit and miss.

    Suntour epicon on the fury is very good for the money though.

    Well that depends... the Epicon on the current Fury is going to cost £595 atm ...

    I paid £380 for the Fury with the Rockshox Tora 318's ... quite a big price difference.
    2009 Carrera Fury

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