Do we all aspire to a better spec bike?

[Doyleyburger]

I'm 6 months into cycling now and I will be treating myself to a boardman roadie just after xmas. Not sure weather to get the comp, road team or team carbon model. The first 2 have carbon forks anyway. Hmmm decisions (maybe I should start another thread )

 

[cyberknight]

I'm 6 months into cycling now and I will be treating myself to a boardman roadie just after xmas. Not sure weather to get the comp, road team or team carbon model. The first 2 have carbon forks anyway. Hmmm decisions (maybe I should start another thread )

I have a 2 year old comp, with sram and i always wish i had gone for the next model up, mine was on C2W and i was limited to the 1k but went for the at the time £800 bike.Nowt wrong with my bike and i have upgraded the wheels etc but if you can go with the best you can afford.

Boardmans are all cracking bikes and the £1300 model just got best on test in a cycling plus review .

 

[Doyleyburger]

I have a 2 year old comp, with sram and i always wish i had gone for the next model up, mine was on C2W and i was limited to the 1k but went for the at the time £800 bike.Nowt wrong with my bike and i have upgraded the wheels etc but if you can go with the best you can afford.

Boardmans are all cracking bikes and the £1300 model just got best on test in a cycling plus review .

I totally agree, the boardmans seem to be great. I have filtered through so many articles and YouTube videos and there isn't really a bad thing to say about them. Haven't ridden one yet ! Hoping @Jason.T could help me out there lol.
The next model up from yours would be the road team, is that right ??? Light weight frame although not carbon.?
Lots of low milage ones on fleabay ?

 

[Smurfy]

Do we all aspire to a better spec bike?

I don't. I'm fairly happy with what I've got, and quite a bit of what I own would be considered 'old hat' by many people.

[QUOTE 2818742, member: 9609"]No, I aspire to be still riding my beloved steelie in 20 years time

same setting as per my avatar, my favourite cycling route, and I aspire to be going up and down this hill in 20 years time too.[/quote]

Wow! That really is just beautiful! Which road is that?

 

[cyberknight]

I totally agree, the boardmans seem to be great. I have filtered through so many articles and YouTube videos and there isn't really a bad thing to say about them. Haven't ridden one yet ! Hoping @Jason.T could help me out there lol.
The next model up from yours would be the road team, is that right ??? Light weight frame although not carbon.?
Lots of low milage ones on fleabay ?

Yes .
Although just to confuse you if i had the money to buy a bike outright i would maybe look at a cannondale caad 10 or synapse but i know the baordmans geometry suits so if i had 2k...
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-boardman-slr90-12-46223/

 

[cyberknight]

 

[Doyleyburger]

Yes .
Although just to confuse you if i had the money to buy a bike outright i would maybe look at a cannondale caad 10 or synapse but i know the baordmans geometry suits so if i had 2k...
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-boardman-slr90-12-46223/

Beauty

 

[Doyleyburger]

Wanna sell ha ha . That's gorgeous mate.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

No but I do aspire to upgrade it's wheels

 

[cyberknight]

I am officially in trouble, swnmbo has seen this thread about me wanting to spend money ....

 

[Jason.T]

I totally agree, the boardmans seem to be great. I have filtered through so many articles and YouTube videos and there isn't really a bad thing to say about them. Haven't ridden one yet ! Hoping @Jason.T could help me out there lol.
The next model up from yours would be the road team, is that right ??? Light weight frame although not carbon.?
Lots of low milage ones on fleabay ?

You can take it for a ride if you clean and polish it after lol, next time we go out you can have the privalage of riding it

 

[Smurfy]

[QUOTE 2821866, member: 9609"]I sure you can work it out from this google street view link

plans are in do decimate this place with giant wind mills :-([/quote]
Thanks for the link, you really do have some great routes there, will put it on my list of roads to ride. I agree, a windfarm there would be truly awful.

 

[tjones]

I have 3

Cheap cheerful Chinese bike for anything under 2 miles (trips to town and light amounts of shopping so if it gets stolen I don't care)

Specialized Hardrock 29er – I love this bike

A second hand 80's Peugeot road bike (While I decide what to do on the road riding front)

I would like a fixie so for me I guess it would be n+1

 

[marcusjb]

My aspirations are currently around finding a bike for going to the shops on, that can live outside, has flat pedals and really doesn't matter if it gets stolen. I have a nominal budget of £50-100. It is very hard to find something I will be happy with! First time I have aspired to something that costs less than a pair of decent tyres.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I spent ages (too long possibly) choosing the right bike for me. I bought it to last a long time and it will do me just fine. End of the day it's the thing that enables me to cycle and help stay fit. Long ago I stopped lusting for new things. It wasn't just the bankers you know........