Boardman Team Full Suspension MTB

[Harrier]

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.

 

[addictfreak]

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.

 

[addictfreak]

Boardman team full sus 12.8kg (28.2lbs)

Hardtail pro 10.9kgs (24lbs)

 

[lukesdad]

Mtb from a roadbike stable mmm..... Not light are they.

 

[Wocce Racer]

They do not get a good press in the trade forums either. The build quality has been questioned.

 

[Debian]

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.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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.

 

[Harrier]

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.leisurelakesbikes.com/pr...bike2010rtw(ridetoworkspecial).aspx?&id=12697

Sorry to put another question but what are the views on Orange bikes and has anyone got a 'Crush'?!?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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.

 

[GilesM]

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.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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.

 

[GilesM]

Remember mountain biking is a very fashion conscious sport

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Remember some mountain bikersing are is a very fashion conscious numpties sport

FTFY

The most fashion conscious are often the least able, ime, ymmv.

 

[Debian]

FTFY

The most fashion conscious are often the least able, ime, ymmv.

You beat me to the comment!

 

[GilesM]

FTFY

The most fashion conscious are often the least able, ime, ymmv.

Perhaps, but remember Rachel Atherton's anti skin suit views and how the UCI agreed with her.

PS. what does ime and ymmv mean?