Help me pick

brompton pilot

As started in an earlier thread I’ve got a CTW voucher to spend shortly
I’m not tethered to any shop any more,and I’m looking at these
https://www.cyclerepublic.com/lapierre- ... -2019.html
https://www.evanscycles.com/trek-domane ... e-EV340571
https://www.cyclerepublic.com/boardman- ... -2019.html

Any thoughts welcome

alanyu

I choose Boardman.
Carbon frame vs. Al frame.
Apparently you will pay for the brand value to Lapierre and Trek if you want a famous brand.

joe_totale-2

Definitely the Boardman.
It has the best frame of the lot and over time it can be upgraded to become a very nifty bike.
Also the red paint job is lovely and IMO it's the best looking bike of the 3.

brompton pilot

https://www.cyclerepublic.com/basso-lag ... -2019.html
Found this in the shop,looks beautiful in black,but looking at the wheelbase it might be a little too “race“for my old bones lol
The Boardman is a fantastic bike,think I’ve narrowed to these 2

N0bodyOfTheGoat

BTR on here has the red Boardman viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=13094209&hilit=boardman

The biggest potential negative seems to be tyre clearance, especially if you plan to fit guards.

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/ and https://www.rutlandcycling.com/ both accept some bike schemes, but with a ~10% fee IIRC, however if they and your employer are happy for you to top up above the fee-adapted ~£900 voucher than you could get a bargain (although many end of season deals will be gone now)

darrell1967

The Boardman any day.
They are very good bikes and the one you’re looking at is the only bike with internal cabling making it look clean and classy. Very understated and not “shouty”.

I’ve recently picked up a 9.6 Air.

StillGoing

Lapierre. No heavier than the Boardman and has 105 11 speed rather than Tiagra 10 speed. I'd also look at the Merida Ride and Scultura range.

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Merida-Scultur ... 202978.htm
https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/239/produ ... gJwY_D_BwE

brompton pilot

My only concern is the board is slightly high geared,I’m looking for a bike that isn’t going to kill me on the hills as a short round fat beginner

darrell1967

You can always swap out the cassette. Something I will be doing soon.

gt8374uh9jiodpo

I am a total newbie, but you cant help liking the Boardmans internal cables.

g00se

Heart says the Basso Laguna - hand built carbon from Italy for £999!

keef66

Boardman in red. Best frame and current Tiagra is pretty good. You get a medium cage rear mech so you can easily swap the cassette for an 11-32.

brompton pilot

still waiting for my scheme to open,its late,again
everytime I look at bikes I keep changing my mind
the Basso is sexy as hell,but I'm a total newbie,and 50,and inflexible so sportive style bike it has to be

g00se

See if they have any Basso Venta's in stock. They're a more relaxed version of the Astra.

isotonik

The Trek is overpriced, you ought to be getting 105 for 1k, atleast 105.

The Merida Scultura is a very good bike but for me is too upright in the riding position.

bonzo_banana

The trek frame description really annoys me I must say '100 Alpha aluminium' it is utterly meaningless just a marketing name that hides the real material used which is probably 6061 or could even be 7005. I think marketing like that treats the customer with contempt. I don't mind if they make up some stupid name and also tell you the actual material but there is no obvious clue what the material is. Maybe I've missed that information but I couldn't see it. I'm more a Giant fan but the Boardman gets my vote of the 3.

brompton pilot

I agree,I really want to like the Trek,but they aren’t making it easy
I’m learning towards the Cannondale Synapse Tiagra or something a bit more adventure bike as I’m going to commute as well as training and club runs and this is getting me more learning towards alloy frames rather than carbon.