Hi
Close to getting the Boardman Team MTB Full Suspension Bike through C2W scheme. Anyone got any comments or views please. Done a bit of looking around and it seems alot of bike for a penny under a grand.
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 17:02:27
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 17:20:34
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Seem like good bikes with a great spec for the money. Personally I would expect to find a full susser of that price to be fairly heavy.
Unless you really need a full sus, I would be inclined to go for the hard tail pro at the same price.
Unless you really need a full sus, I would be inclined to go for the hard tail pro at the same price.
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 17:52:45
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Boardman team full sus 12.8kg (28.2lbs)
Hardtail pro 10.9kgs (24lbs)
Hardtail pro 10.9kgs (24lbs)
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 18:36:11
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Mtb from a roadbike stable mmm..... Not light are they.
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 08:04:50
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They do not get a good press in the trade forums either. The build quality has been questioned.
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 12:30:37
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Bike weight isn't necessarily everything.
The bike can be as light as it likes but if the rider is a bit overweight (like me) and carries all sorts of extraneous and non essential stuff in a rucksack (like me) then the weight of the bike (within reason) becomes unimportant.
If, OTOH you are a string bean and carry nothing and are a speed freak then weight is important.
The bike can be as light as it likes but if the rider is a bit overweight (like me) and carries all sorts of extraneous and non essential stuff in a rucksack (like me) then the weight of the bike (within reason) becomes unimportant.
If, OTOH you are a string bean and carry nothing and are a speed freak then weight is important.
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 13:15:02
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Harrier - ignore the nay sayers. the mags regularly review the boardman mtb range as being best value-for-money. what mountain bike raves about them every time they get one in.
it was a toss up between the team fs and the ht pro for me and the ht pro won as it suits my style of riding better.
it was a toss up between the team fs and the ht pro for me and the ht pro won as it suits my style of riding better.
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 20:25:30
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Thanks everyone for your comments. The HT Pro does look very good and I think I am leaning towards a HT rather than full sus. However, I have also seen this Orange 'Crush' at lesiure Lakes.
http://www.leisurela....aspx?&id=12697
Sorry to put another question but what are the views on Orange bikes and has anyone got a 'Crush'?!?
http://www.leisurela....aspx?&id=12697
Sorry to put another question but what are the views on Orange bikes and has anyone got a 'Crush'?!?
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 07:42:51
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orange bikes are great and designed for UK conditions. that Crush RTW has imo a slightly inferior spec to the Boardman HT Pro and Leisure Lakes seem to have changed the fork from the standard Crush's to hit that price point. Bet it is still a ruddy good bike for the money though.
Does avoid the 'stigma' of buying from Halfords which will be a problem for some.
Does avoid the 'stigma' of buying from Halfords which will be a problem for some.
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 08:51:56
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Go for the Orange, both bikes will be very good, but if you get into mountain biking in a big way then turning up at a trail centre with an Orange is definately alot cooler than a Halfords special own brand. I would also expect the frame geometry on the Orange to be better, but I don't know this for certain.
