Bike envy

[MissTillyFlop]

My dad asked my advice on which bike he should get on teh cycle to work scheme. He insisted on going to Halford's, so I advised as best I could and he got this beauty:

I am now really jealous and kinda wished I'd told him to get an apollo.

 

[marinyork]

 

[postman]

White bar tape soooo wrong dear..He won't get far without pedals,my mate says his Boardman is superb.I hope he has as much fun as possible on it.Many many miles of happy cycling to him.

 

[marinyork]

I very much regret not insisting much more forcefully that a mate buy a boardman. They do look very nice and highly thought of.

 

[cyberknight]

Love my baordman, i have the white comp and i sooo wish i had went for the full 1k and got the above model, mind you i am looking to get soem nicer wheels and the sram apex groupset gives me the option of a gear so low i can ride up cliffs .

 

[dellzeqq]

it's a great bike, but he should get somebody to check the build

 

[User482]

it's a great bike, but he should get somebody to check the build

This. My wife's bike was supplied with non-functioning brakes. Something I discovered when I took it round the block to bed the pads in...

 

[Strick]

it's a great bike, but he should get somebody to check the build

+1 (based on how they threw mine together at my local branch!)

 

[ArDee]

Perhaps after a couple of weeks (months), with the proper encouragement from you, he'll get feed up of cycling and you can inherit the bike by stealth.

 

[dellzeqq]

I've done Dr. Bike sessions and looked at bikes fresh from Halfords.

1. The brakes didn't work
2. The spokes were all over the place

Now Halfords aren't uniquely bad, but...........why take the chance? And, while he's about it, he might get things like the saddle height checked

 

[biggs682]

might pay to get some pedals , based on pic

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Perhaps after a couple of weeks (months), with the proper encouragement from you, he'll get feed up of cycling and you can inherit the bike by stealth.

I don't like this post, I ADORE it!