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http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/boardman-airtt-98-first-ride-review-31183

Are they having a laugh at that price?


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:35 pm
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Nope just trying to position themselves as a more serious bike retail by notionally stocking a top end aspirational bike or two.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:37 pm
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Looks like a top end bike to me, plus it's a Boardman not a Halfords Bike. You can't buy that bike at Halfords


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:41 pm
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Looks like a top-end TT bike with spec to match. £7k is about par for the course.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:42 pm
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They want to cater for the rich MAMIL market - seems a reasonable plan.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:44 pm
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Looks good


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:47 pm
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Nothing wrong with the price. Seems about right to me.

Thought all the Halfords bashing died down long ago?


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:53 pm
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wow does that mean you get some 16 year old that knows jack about shit to put it together, that should be interesting!


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 6:56 pm
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Boardman "Elite series" bikes won't be sold in Halfords.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 7:00 pm
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£7k is about right for that, in fact it's quite reasonable given the kit that's on it.

Boardman is now being sold through a range of IBDs as well, the top end kit won't be at Halfords.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 7:05 pm
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ilovemygears i dont think Halfords will be stocking them, i also dont think anyone in the market for one would buy from Halfords.

These Boardman bikes really are exeptional value for money.

Im so glad im not a bike snob so i can buy one when i fancy a new road bike, i pity all those who wont be seen dead on one.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 7:42 pm
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Halfords are the only stockists of Boardman bikes


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 10:44 pm
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Halfords are the only stockists of Boardman bikes

duuuurrrr.

Halfords stock the performance range.

For Elite range you need to go direct to Boardman (wiggle) or an LBS stockist like my local, Echelon.

The Performance Series* of Boardman Bikes are available exclusively in over 200 Halfords stores throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland and available online at:

The Elite Series* of Boardman Bikes are available in the UK through selected IBD's.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 10:46 pm
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Emmmmm i think you will find they are not the only stockists by a country mile.

http://www.boardmanbikes.com/buy/index.html

Accepted. 8)


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 10:47 pm
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also available, to those living outside of the UK, from Wiggle!

The Elite and Performance Series of Boardman Bikes are available worldwide* direct to customer exclusively from Wiggle.

For full and up-to-date details of availability and prices, visit Wiggle - please select your country...

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RoW - Rest of the World

Each and every single Boardman bike will be assembled, checked and test ridden by Wiggle's Cytech qualified mechanics before being carefully shipped direct to customers.

*Excludes the UK, Republic of Ireland, South Korea & Singapore.


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 10:49 pm
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It does seem pretty quick from looking at the garmin trace
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/102066011
should knock a few minutes of the daily commute


 
Posted : 02/08/2011 11:10 pm
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I hate boardmans.


 
Posted : 03/08/2011 12:00 am
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Chris Boardman - Member
when the team had to lift me off my bike, i knew i'd given it all i could


 
Posted : 03/08/2011 12:16 am
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Chris Boardman - Member
I always wondered what the second and third place steps were for on the podium

1986 Commonwealth Games
Bronze, 4000m Team Pursuit
1987
United Kingdom 2nd British National Hill Climb Championships
1990 Commonwealth Games
Bronze, 4000m Team Pursuit (with Simon Lillistone, Bryan Steel and Glen Sword)
Bronze, Team Time Trial (100km) (with Peter Longbottom, Ben Luckwell and Wayne Randle)
1995
Critérium du Dauphiné Liberé - 2nd
1996
Bronze, Olympic Games, Individual Time Trial


 
Posted : 03/08/2011 1:12 am
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Posted : 03/08/2011 1:14 am
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Ahh sorry, obviously I'm not the Boardman expert I though I was.


 
Posted : 03/08/2011 9:41 pm