My new CX bike (Boardman content)

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My new CX bike (Boardman content)

53 posts & 30 voices | Started 4 months ago by aka_Gilo | Latest reply from jamin100

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Bream - Member

Liking the yellow cable kit, you're just missing the yellow bottle cages now, put them on mine and they suit the scheme.

Strangely I'm not so keen on the SRAM double taps, just don't feel as clean changing compared to the DuraAce & Campag I'm use to. Will probable swap it out this year, fit the DuraAce from my road bike and upgrade that.

Apart from that the bike is great, although it took quite a bit of fettling to stop the discs squeaking, then again I mainly use it as a winter road bike so perhaps it needs some mud to bed them in properly.

Posted 4 months ago #
Mr Agreeable - Member

I have a feeling a CX would feel a lot sturdier

I don't think that road bikes are snapping left right and centre compared to CXers. For a given price point they'll be very similar frames and many CX bikes use standard road wheels. I do like the versatility of CX bikes though.

Posted 4 months ago #
oldgit - Member

Are carbon rail saddles okay for off road. I mean I use it everywhere, but not on the rails.
Just asking like?

Posted 4 months ago #
oldgit - Member

Posted 4 months ago #
oldgit - Member

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMYZyUygW6Y

Posted 4 months ago #
Bream - Member

From personel experience I would say carbon railed saddles and the off road don't mix. I broke the rails and wings on a carbon railed Arione after a small off on the XC bike. Expensive lesson learnt.

Posted 4 months ago #
aka_Gilo - Member

andyl - Member
are your brake discs the right way round? Splines look like they curve the wrong way for the braking forces

Oooops, oh yeah.......

Down to the cellar for some fettling before riding it at the weekend methinks.....

Posted 4 months ago #
andyl - Member

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barrykellett - Member

What would one of these be like for racing cx on? I've noticed the cables run under the down tube rather than on top of the top tube. Does that matter much at all? Been looking at these In my quest for a cx bike that will je for racing first and road training on second.

Posted 4 months ago #
Crell - Member

I've got Selle Italia "SLR kit carbonio flows" on 2 mtbs (the 125g jobs, with the stupid name). I find them the most comfy saddle for my butt. No problems at all and I'm 13stone. YMMV

Can we close this thread as I'm too tempted to buy one of the Boardman CX bikes

Posted 4 months ago #
aka_Gilo - Member

Rotors now fitted correctly.......

Posted 4 months ago #
sefton - Member

just bought a kcnc post off ebay

kcnc & thomson posts are cool with over size carbon rails (shame they're the most bloody expensive)

Posted 4 months ago #
geologist - Member

Does anyone have any halfords discount codes?

cheers

Posted 4 months ago #
jamin100 - Member

I've just reserved a boardman cx and am very excited to get it.
Does anyone know how long the halfords vouchers take to come through?

I believe my cx will end up costing me £700 if quidco pays out too

Posted 3 months ago #
Crell - Member

What combination did you use Jamin? They didn't pay out on quidco for my Garmin 800.

Posted 3 months ago #
jamin100 - Member

Price is £899, used code nusfeb12 to take 10% off which leaves £810. Then used British cycling membership to order £810 of vouchers for 10% cheaper so actually paid £729

If quidco pays out it was at 4% so would roughly be £30 which would bring the overall cost down to £699. But like you say they may not Pay out, especially as I've used the code too.

Still I'm pleased with £730.

Posted 3 months ago #
Steelsreal - Member

you can get 4.5% with quidco by using a registered card. So register your debit card on quidco, by the bike with that and get 4.5% back several months later

Posted 3 months ago #
jamin100 - Member

Yeh but then you can't use the halfords vouchers which your getting for 10% less than the actual cost. So it's better to get the vouchers rather than using quidco on your card

Posted 3 months ago #