hi yer mad cyclist is the gear set similar to the boardman because i been back on my bike now for about a month still not fit because the hills have been killing me should of left them rearly the bike i have at the moment is only a barracuda 16 speed very smooth and quiet thou but told the set up is far to hard for me 39x53 13x22 does not help weighing in at 98 kgs at 5ft 8ins but i like my weight training and just got to the big 50 i just want get fitter so i do some of the rides around the country thanks