Boardman 29er (or Cube)
Pedal Head
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Been on the verge of buying a mid range 29er HT as a winter ride for mainly local flat (ish) trails & had just about settled on a Cube Ltd before noticing Halfords have 15% off until Wed. Unfortunately you can't get to demo a Boardman in anger although I have had a short albeit tame blast on a mates 18" pro. Just wondering if anyone has experience of the two?
Thoughts are on my brief ride on the Boardman that it felt very long in the TT (it's ~30mm longer than a 17" Cube), I'm not convinced that a 16" would suit as according to the charts it would come up a bit short & has 170mm cranks, I'd also be looking at the Team not the Pro, the team comes with Sram whereas I'd have to swap the Shimano shifters & mech on the Cube but I'd also get Rebas as opposed to 30's. Price wise they are about the same.
Thoughts?
Thoughts are on my brief ride on the Boardman that it felt very long in the TT (it's ~30mm longer than a 17" Cube), I'm not convinced that a 16" would suit as according to the charts it would come up a bit short & has 170mm cranks, I'd also be looking at the Team not the Pro, the team comes with Sram whereas I'd have to swap the Shimano shifters & mech on the Cube but I'd also get Rebas as opposed to 30's. Price wise they are about the same.
Thoughts?
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