I saw Chris Boardman and Llandegla today

dan shard
dan shard Posts: 722
edited April 2012 in MTB general
Took a half day from work and drove over there for a quick blast. Got to the carpark and there was a boardman emblazened van in the carpark..got to the cafe and in he walks! Seemed friendly enough and was happy to have his picture took with a load of people..

I set off shortly after him and Id love to say I could keep up..but I would be lying very very badly..in fact I think its fare to say that I didnt see him again on the trail lol...

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  • Rigga
    Rigga Posts: 939
    Awesome, he's a regular there from what ive heard.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    And one in the eye for people who say it's just his name on the bikes.
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  • cooldad
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    Or at least I hope he wasn't riding an Orange 5...
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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    I hope you had a good look at his bike - he tweeted that he was testing 2013 models

    seen him in dive kit quite a few times at Dorothea quarry on the leynn peninsula as well
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  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    I've never really got the brand behind boardman bikes. They seem to have to be higher spec and cheaper, because of the brand.
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  • baobei000
    baobei000 Posts: 5
    seen him in dive kit quite a few times at Dorothea quarry on the leynn peninsula as well.
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    cooldad wrote:
    And one in the eye for people who say it's just his name on the bikes.
    Or for those who say he's just a road rider and doesn't know anything about MTBs.
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  • dan shard
    dan shard Posts: 722
    Yep got a good look at his bike..as expected it was a boardman and he was litterally head to toe in CB gear as was the team that was with him. He certainly seems to believe in his brand, and why not!? Its good enough gear
  • papertech202
    papertech202 Posts: 66
    I was also there and parked next to their van.
    They were indeed testing the 2013 bikes and pretty good they looked too.

    A couple of mates saw them going round Cannock Chase on wednesday as well.
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    dan shard wrote:
    Yep got a good look at his bike..as expected it was a boardman and he was litterally head to toe in CB gear as was the team that was with him. He certainly seems to believe in his brand, and why not!? Its good enough gear
    I doubt it's just belief in the brand, I bet part of the contract states that he must use the CB gear.
    Same as how you never see a sponsored team rider, on another manufacturer's bike.

    I do believe he has faith in the egar, or he wouldn't put his name to it, but it's highly unlikely you'd see him using anything else, I reckon.
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    A phone rings on an island in the Caribbean...

    CB's agent: Hello?
    Halfords: Where's Chris?
    CBA: Outside in the pool music & girls laughing in the background
    H: Well tell him to get his arse over here right now we've got a huge stockpile of obsolete frames to shift. Tell him to wear his Team CB outfit and we'll pick him up from the airport in the van
    click brrrr...........
  • mikeyj28
    mikeyj28 Posts: 754
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    dan shard wrote:
    Yep got a good look at his bike..as expected it was a boardman and he was litterally head to toe in CB gear as was the team that was with him. He certainly seems to believe in his brand, and why not!? Its good enough gear
    I doubt it's just belief in the brand, I bet part of the contract states that he must use the CB gear.
    Same as how you never see a sponsored team rider, on another manufacturer's bike.

    I do believe he has faith in the egar, or he wouldn't put his name to it, but it's highly unlikely you'd see him using anything else, I reckon.

    I agree with that point. it would look a bit silly if he endorses his own brand but is then seen riding round using another brands gear.
    It surely must be in the contract that he wears CB stuff and rides boardman bikes.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Unless it was a stickered up Orange 5. Isn't he a northerner?
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    From Liverpool I think.

    And yes, obviously he's going to ride his own brand's bikes.
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  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    He was also at Llandegla on Sunday leading out a small road sportive for some charity or other. He lives very local to me, often see him out and about.
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    bails87 wrote:
    From Liverpool I think.

    Nah, west coast of Wirral.
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    cooldad wrote:
    Unless it was a stickered up Orange 5. Isn't he a northerner?
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    bails87 wrote:
    cooldad wrote:
    And one in the eye for people who say it's just his name on the bikes.
    Or for those who say he's just a road rider and doesn't know anything about MTBs.

    Who an say, he got his ass kicked upa fire track climb which i would expect, as for the downs he didnt catch him to see ;)
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    dodgy wrote:
    bails87 wrote:
    From Liverpool I think.

    Nah, west coast of Wirral.
    That's what I said, Liverpool. :wink:
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  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    Yes, in the same way that Wolverhampton is Birmingham I suppose ;)
  • dan shard
    dan shard Posts: 722
    papertech202 wrote:
    I was also there and parked next to their van.
    They were indeed testing the 2013 bikes and pretty good they looked too.

    A couple of mates saw them going round Cannock Chase on wednesday as well.

    I was parked oposite you in the golf with orange colored trek remedy :D

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