2013 boardman bikes

stronginthesun

anyone know when they come out ? and do halfords sell the 2012 models off discounted ?

MarksMintness

I asked in halfords today and apparently they should have arrived by now but apparently there is a disagreement between halfords and Boardman over pricing and costs etc. Halfords wanna make more money basically! I was told that the bikehut dept is pretty much keeping halfords going. I too would be interested in an end of line sale!

logitech208

I asked in my local Halfords yesterday and they told me they were not coming in until March 2013..??

I also asked if they sell the 2012 at discounted price and NO was the answer I was given they are returned back to supplier, this info came from the store manager so I would hope he was honest.

Pross

IMHO the Boardman bikes are becoming much less value for money now that the name has been established. I think there are better offerings in the same price range now (sorry for the deviation and not answering the question!).

stronginthesun

logitech208 wrote:

I asked in my local Halfords yesterday and they told me they were not coming in until March 2013..??

I also asked if they sell the 2012 at discounted price and NO was the answer I was given they are returned back to supplier, this info came from the store manager so I would hope he was honest.

hes bound to say that thou ? he wants your money now ! anyone on here work there ?

dugliss

On the Boardman bikes facebook page they put a message up about 6 weeks ago saying that their models run on a 2 year cycle so will not be changing until next autumn despite a clown from halfords insisting that the new models were "imminent".
When the first and second models were changed Halfords did sell them off at a significant discount although probably no less than what they were selling them in the summer

CambsNewbie

Remember Halfords do have regular sales.. I got a Boardman last year just after Christmas and got nearly £200 off from the bike and various accessories they threw in from what I remember.. Although cycling wasn't going through the same popularity as it is right now.

DerbyshirePoolie

Last time the models changed Halfords sold the last of the stock off on-line with big discounts. So the manager was probably feeding you a line. I did find they wouldn't combine it with any other offer though so as others say you can probably get it a the same price during a sale anyway.

dugliss

You can get an extra 10% off with a British Cycling membership though

Rob sittingbourne

I've just had dealings with halfords :shock: the 2012 models are almost out on all race bikes , I had to source my own boardman comp from another store 300miles away and wait over a week for it , been out on the bike 6 times and feels nice , needs a couple of tweaks , I'm 6ft3 and almost 20 stone and it can handle me fine

stronginthesun

well ive bitten the bullet and bought a boardman team hybrid from halfords . staff were shocking ! but after the 6 week free service it will be serviced by lbs . too good a spec to turn down ! couldnt find anything else comparable for the price . staff seemed very keen to sell the £30 service plan ( free servicing for a year ) you only need one service a year ? so lbs is cheaper ???

apreading

Be prepared for your LBS to turn their nose up at it and tell you that they sell better bikes - they are just bitter and twisted...! Mine seem quite happy to service my Boardman but often get these comments, which I just ignore.

stronginthesun

my lbs has already said he would do it ( needs the custom ) if he changes his mind theres plenty more

Brava210

Why what's wrong with Boardman?

I have just haggled a Brand new Boardman Road Race from £669 down to £551...........

nicklomas

Brava210, where was this from?

I want a boardman but don't want to buy one through Halfords. Also if worst comes to worst and I had to buy one from them is it wise to wait until after xmas?

essjaydee

Most of the negative comments around Boardman bikes is because of the varied levels of service from Halfords
There have been issue with the road bikes with the BB30 bottom bracket too.
I think they are still great value bikes, and are well specced for the money and still very competitive, but will always have that Halfords stigma attached to them.
I bought a road race last year and it's been a great bike

elderone

theres a vid on utube where c.boardman says he joining with wiggle so they will or already do sell boardmans.

kentphil

On the wiggle site if you change the delivery country to say South Africa, Boardman bikes suddenly appear on the bike listings!

indjke

Yep, they sell boardmans worldwide for relatively long time, at least from April (I ordered mine in the beginning of Apr '12)

daveski12

Think I'm about to get a Boardman Comp MTB on C2W.

Seems to be the best value of the bikes I can get and have negotiated a discount as its an ex display model. I've noticed over the last couple of days that some of the bikes have gone up in price.

Halfords are official uk distributor, other companies deliver outside the UK.