Giant - Boardman or Focus

Jack0

I am looking at ordering a bike but can't make my mind up ?

it's between the TCR Composite 2, Boardman Road Team (which is non carbon) and the Focus Cayo 105 can you guys help me
with your views - pros and cons on each bike????

Giant is discounted to £1099 was £1600
Boardman £999
Focus £999 was £1049

ianbar

giant advanced tcr 1(think i have name right) is down to £850 on wiggle. similar bikes i have been looking at.

cookdn

You're after something with Shimano 105 then ? :-)

If it helps to differentiate you can bring the Boardman down to £900 using the voucher code NUSOCT11 on-line.

Best regards

ianbar

could you rule out the focus since chances are you will have to buy blind? just an idea to rule one out

sloppyschleckonds

All pretty decent bikes

meanredspider

ianbar wrote:

could you rule out the focus since chances are you will have to buy blind? just an idea to rule one out

Surely you get the 30day test ride on the Focus? And, I think, Platinum discount (12%) with Bitish Cycling membership (please check)

The Boardman probably benefits from 10% on the NUS code and an additional 10% with a British Cycling discount apparently.

esspeebee

The TCR Composite is a very nice frame, and at that discount you can't really go wrong. However, it's designed for racing, so for the same size it's a longer frame than the others for a lower riding position. At the prices you quoted I'd be choosing between the TCR and the Focus based on which riding position you prefer.

gilesjuk

Giant. You'll at least be able to get spares easily. Boardman means dealing with Halfords and Focus is online only (through Wiggle), so any frame components like mech hangers will need to be shipped and at times that can take weeks.

I'd sooner have a bike I can ride.

meanredspider

gilesjuk wrote:

Giant. You'll at least be able to get spares easily. Boardman means dealing with Halfords and Focus is online only (through Wiggle), so any frame components like mech hangers will need to be shipped and at times that can take weeks.

I'd sooner have a bike I can ride.

I'm sorry but that strikes me as the most spurious reason I ever heard for choosing one bike over another bike. I've owned two Focus bikes over 3 years and never once had the slightest issue getting parts - especially as pretty much every wearing part is generic and, short of wrecking the frame, I can't think of any part I couldn't swap for something similar.