Boardman Team C

indjke
indjke Posts: 85
edited September 2017 in Your road bikes
Hello!

This is my new road bike - Boardman Team Carbon. Has been bought at wiggle. Size S, which perfectly fits my 5'9" height. All stock equipment (Shimano 105 groupset) excluding wheels. They are Fulcrum's Racing 3 with folding clinchers - RubinoPro (front), and Lithion 2 (rear).

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I totally love it, can't say more! Had already completed two races on it (and set a new PB for 15-mile TT). Very pleasured by overall bike performance. Gonna work more and ride faster with this awesome machine.
Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3

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  • baldwin471
    baldwin471 Posts: 366
    Nice to see someone with the same bike as me :) A word of advice, change the bar end plugs. They have a tendency to come loose and fall out.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Very smart mate, enjoy :)

    I take it you live on the continent having bought it from Wiggle?
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  • Cornish-J
    Cornish-J Posts: 978
    looks great, especially with the stem slammed!
  • indjke
    indjke Posts: 85
    baldwin471, thanks for advice. haven't noticed any troubles with plugs yet. but if they become fall out I'll change them for sure)

    NapoleonD, yes, I'm from Moscow.
    Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3
  • indjke
    indjke Posts: 85
    Cornish-J wrote:
    looks great, especially with the stem slammed!
    thanks! After two road seasons I'm not interested in audaxes anymore. Though I'm not so fast yet - my best effort is only 41:23 for 15 miles (with no aero features) - it's a racing machine for me. I was aspiring for agressive, aerodynamic "look-alike-pro" posture and this was one of major reasons I chosen Boardman - short headtube.
    Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3
  • Cornish-J
    Cornish-J Posts: 978
    That's a good time :) keep it going!

    how is riding in moscow?? cold?!
  • indjke
    indjke Posts: 85
    Cornish-J wrote:
    That's a good time :) keep it going!

    how is riding in moscow?? cold?!

    Thanks) Keep going... Yesterday I rode 25,5 km TT for 44:37. Average speed is a bit lower than month ago, but route was undoubtely harder: strong SSE wind of 6-8 meters/sec (especially vs my 63-64kg) and near 250 meters of elevation gain. Even TT world champ in 45+ masters said that it's a hard route 8)

    Luckily, yesterday weather was fine: 17-20C and no rain, but in overall last winter was very long and spring was cold and rainy. More than half of races in the rain and/or on wet roads :( I was born 1000km farther from North Pole and I hate Moscow's climate, used to live in place with warmer and sunny weather :P
    Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3
  • indjke
    indjke Posts: 85
    New photos with new Pro 4 Endurance tyres and road pedals)
    Unfortunately, Michelin's yellow doesn't match boardman's color but I hope it looks not so bad :)

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    Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    That's a real good looking bike you've got there! I don't normally like the look of Boardmans but this one is nice!!

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  • TrickyGB
    TrickyGB Posts: 81
    I'm a fan of the yellow, done the same on mine though I have a black saddle and white stem. I think it looks nice
  • indjke
    indjke Posts: 85
    With new carbon cranks few hours after full-on race test :) Even made a solo breakaway, ha-ha :lol:
    Replaced stock 170mm with 172.5mm FSA K-Force Light.
    This length is more comfortable for me.
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    8.07 kg as pictured (17.77lbs)
    I thought it weighs less than eight :roll:
    Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3
  • Lifeboy123
    Lifeboy123 Posts: 213
    The 2009 model with SRAM rival does
  • indjke
    indjke Posts: 85
    Sunny day at last.
    Has taken a shot after some upgrade :)

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    Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3
  • dwanes
    dwanes Posts: 954
    Look much better now, was it easy to remove the stickers off the wheels?
  • indjke
    indjke Posts: 85
    Not so hard task. Requires some patience because you need to pull sticker slow and gently. Fortunately, almost all glue remains at sticker.
    Also changed cassette from 12-25 to 11-23 yesterday :)
    Boardman Team C / 105 / Fulcrum Racing 3
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    Really like these boardmans, look really smart.

    With stickers/vinyls I find warming them up with a hair dryer does a good job, glue stays on the back of the sticker mostly. Quick rub with a cloth should pick up any residue
  • 29black
    29black Posts: 24
    Looks brilliant, really like the yellow on the wheels as well.
  • keanlim7
    keanlim7 Posts: 1
    Hi,
    Your post did made me feel like buying this boardman so much. It looks really cool. Just wondering if you have tried putting on 28c tyres to this bike?

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