First Boardman, then Pendelton, now Hoy (Chris Hoy Bikes)

[Mr Haematocrit]

The 'HOY' series will feature three road bikes and four city bikes, and be available exclusively in Evans dealerships across the UK from May next year

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/sir-chris-hoy-launches-bike-range-35841/

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Interested to see the road bikes before i make judgement.

Sorry for the deviation but someone had mentioned you had experience or a test with the Garmin vector.

http://www.cyclepowermeters.com/garmin-vector-pedal-system-1023-p.asp

Is this the case?? If so then what did you think?? Feel free to PM me or similar if you would rather not discuss in the wrong place.

 

[400bhp]

Is this to do with british cyclists putting their names to bikes?

Plenty before those 3

 

[Lanzecki]

http://www.antidote.co.uk/2012/11/antidote-to-create-hoy-bikes-brand/

 

[SportMonkey]

Perfect choice of article for us cynics, it's more about Hoy brand than Hoy bikes.

 

[Dave 123]

These Brits.... PAH!

I'm waiting for the "Lancycle". equipped with the new "deraileur reputation"
Comes complete with syringes and masking agents*

*allegedly

 

[ianrauk]

already posted here.
Now merged

 

[SportMonkey]

These Brits.... PAH!

I'm waiting for the "Lancycle". equipped with the new "deraileur reputation"
Comes complete with syringes and masking agents*

*allegedly

Lance has a bike shop, it's the best LBS I have ever been in to.

 

[Aspull Velo]

Well he's only going where many other big name, successful cyclists have gone in launching a brand of bikes. No issue really. Good luck to him.

 

[Sittingduck]

He's got to do something with his time... When I retire, I may well do the same!

 

[Aspull Velo]

Boardman, Pendleton and now Hoy indeed. Before them you have Bottecchia, Coppi, Merckx, Moser, Lemond to name just a few off the top of my head. It's one of the done things I suppose and it would be nice to see few more bikes on the road carrying names other than those based in California!

 

[aces_up1504]

We have seen how well respected the boardman bikes have become and have only been available through Halfords.

Evans Cycles through Hoy obviously realise they are missing out on a very large market of potential buyers.

As for the Pendleton cycles ( no idea what they are like), they did have the her indoors looking at them in interest due the design of them and she has little interest in cycling and other from the olympics probably would not have a clue who Pendleton is.

 

[400bhp]

Will they be Pinnacle bikes rebranded?

 

[Drago]

"Moderately we'll respected" is probably a fairer way to describe The Boardman range over the years, with the public maybe more impressed with them than the cycling media.

Be interesting to see if the Hoys are clean sheet designs or if any rebranded Pinnacles sneak in there.

 

[perplexed]

I had a Pinnacle once, it was pretty good apart from a slightly iffy front fork.