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Looking at a hybrid and the boardman hybrids are lookin g great value for money.
Do any of you ride them at all and if so what are they like ?
How do they come up sizing wise?
Cheers
Steve
Rode a 2012 Hybrid Pro for a day and it was the nutz! Made me sad to go back to my Giant Escape. It was a medium and I'm a tad over 5' 10" and 32" inside leg and fitted me well.
Responsive and less jittery than the Escape and still had the option of racks.
I nearly threw in the Escape and bought one. Couldn't find one in white though.
Yep, got a 'Sport' model (its the white one - that costs £499) which is about 18 months old.
I've done about 1500miles on it so far, and it has been pretty faultless.
The brakes are pretty good if you get the adjustments right.
The only bit that feels a bit cheap to me is the FSA Chainset, but I guess these bikes are built down to a price point, and something's got to give.
I'd buy another....
They are long. Only a giant fits a Large.
Good value. Frame is laterally stiff and rides well. Front end is quite stiff though so a bit rough on your hands. Bars benefit from trimming (width) and lowering for road work. Avid discs are hit and miss. The cable versions are just about okay until the pads wear. The hydro ones are okay until they aren't okay and need bleeding. FSA kit (if that's what they run these days) is okay but nothing special. I don't have one by the way but a mate at work does, and I've serviced it and ridden it a few times.
Beware Sram etc longevity (not great IMO) and parts costs (high).
We see endless customers with high spec Boardmans etc, bought cheaply on CTW, coming in after a couple of winters and no servicing, baulking at £45 BBs, £40 chainrings etc.
The last one needed £350 work and was just junked by the customer.
Cool. I will be servicing it myself.
I am 6 foot 2 and ride an xl 5 spot. Currently got a large carrera subway which feels a bit small so was looking at a large model.
Cam you fit full length mud guards to them?
Do they have eyelets?
Should be clear from pics.
Do they have eyelets?Should be clear from pics.
Was looking at a Boardman mtb (not hybrid but...) in the works bike shed yesterday - looks like it's got eyelets on the rear dropouts but doesn't have any way of attaching the mudguard to the seatstays so kinda defeats the purpose of the ones on the dropout. So deffo worth checking if mudguards are a requirement.
seatstays = zip ties are ok
Neighbour has the full road bike, he's using the Crud Road guards which look all encompassing and very stable, if proper guards are an issue.