Adventure road bike

[uphillstruggler]

Don’t forget to budget for new wheels!

id probably bite the bullet and go tubeless tbh.

that and I have strong hands if I stay with tubes.

 

[Smudge]

Halfords must be due to have one of their sales or discount codes soon, they haven't had one for a while. 10 or 15 % off bikes of around a grand isn't to be sniffed at. Also black friday weekend isnt far off.
Al depends on whether you can wait a while of course.

 

[vickster]

Halfords must be due to have one of their sales or discount codes soon, they haven't had one for a while. 10 or 15 % off bikes of around a grand isn't to be sniffed at. Also black friday weekend isnt far off.
Al depends on whether you can wait a while of course.

If a code rather than a fixed sale price, can’t be used with C2W IIRC

 

[Smudge]

If a code rather than a fixed sale price, can’t be used with C2W IIRC

Ah, i didn't know that.

 

[Venod]

My Boardman is called ‘CX’ and came with big knobbly tyres. No issue with fitting rack and full mudguards

That's more to do with marketing.

There are quite a few CX bikes now that have mudguard fittings and take bigger tyres.
I have a Kinesis Pro 6 with 36 mm tyres and guards
My son has a Planet X XLA wth mounts and big tyre clearance,( a good budget bike)
I have on OnOne Pickenflick running 38mm tyres that measure 40mm on the rim, no mounts but I have run it with guards.
The manufactures are at last realising it doesent take much to add mounts to CX bikes that usualy have more clearance than a road bike.

 

[vickster]

That's more to do with marketing.

It’s a 2014 model. Manufacturer marketeers hadn’t invented/adopted the term gravel or adventure bike by then...
It has the higher BB too I think which also made it distinct from skinny tyred ‘road’ bikes of its generation
Apparently its spec was UCI legal for Cyclocross so not really just marketing it seems
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/reviews/cyclo-cross-bikes/boardman-cx-team-first-ride

 

[Kajjal]

The difference between a gravel bike and a cx bike is , cx bikes have thinner tyres with a setup that makes them better at frequent sharper corners. A gravel bike can fit wider tyres and is setup to rumble over terrain more easily. Part of this is down to frame and fork geometry but in some cases there is not much difference in reality.

 

[Pale Rider]

A true CX bike, designed for racing, will have no bottle mounts because CX races are short.

The cables will be routed above the top tube in order to make it easy to shoulder the bike without fouling them.

The bike will also not have very low gears because as soon as it is quicker to run with it, that is what the CX racer will do.

 

[Smir]

@Jumbosausage1 unsure if its already been mentioned but your not limited to Evans/Halfords there's loads of places that take Halfords cycle to work scheme, maybe even somewhere local to you, even random bike shops online..

Tredz, Cycles UK and I even think cyclestore? (haven't confirmed with them yet though)

 

[vickster]

@Jumbosausage1 unsure if its already been mentioned but your not limited to Evans/Halfords there's loads of places that take Halfords cycle to work scheme, maybe even somewhere local to you, even random bike shops online..

Tredz, Cycles UK and I even think cyclestore? (haven't confirmed with them yet though)

Tredz are owned by Halfords

 

[Jumbosausage1]

I've decided on the Boardman ADV 8.9 from Halfords as someone mentioned above. Should do me just fine as my first bike in 22 years! After having a look at quite a few and test riding them things have certainly changed since my old Ridgeback MTB days! Thanks for all the input, appreciated.

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi...source=skimlinks_phg&utm_campaign=phgreferral

 

[vickster]

I've decided on the Boardman ADV 8.9 from Halfords as someone mentioned above. Should do me just fine as my first bike in 22 years! After having a look at quite a few and test riding them things have certainly changed since my old Ridgeback MTB days! Thanks for all the input, appreciated.

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/adventure-bikes/boardman-adv-8-9-mens-adventure-bike?cm_mmc=Google+PLABikesAdventure+Bikes526803&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istFeedId=62b447cf-331e-4fec-a47a-9985ff72d404&istItemId=wwmwrxtwp&istBid=tzpr&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:868641099|agid:61361506242|tid:aud-385313868933la-528817615811|crid:296911893325|nw:g|rnd:3557410937183457806|dvc:c|adp:1o1|mt:|loc:1006941&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_5rtBRDxARIsAJfxvYAKbxMXSt4xNGHQeOjp8RfCU-SrFklW0wUc-BhcMDX_ihddZcjzF7gaAloVEALw_wcB&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=skimlinks_phg&utm_campaign=phgreferral

Have a search of the forum for other info on this bike, especially regarding which mudguards will fit

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I've decided on the Boardman ADV 8.9 from Halfords as someone mentioned above. Should do me just fine as my first bike in 22 years! After having a look at quite a few and test riding them things have certainly changed since my old Ridgeback MTB days! Thanks for all the input, appreciated.

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/adventure-bikes/boardman-adv-8-9-mens-adventure-bike?cm_mmc=Google+PLABikesAdventure+Bikes526803&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istFeedId=62b447cf-331e-4fec-a47a-9985ff72d404&istItemId=wwmwrxtwp&istBid=tzpr&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:868641099|agid:61361506242|tid:aud-385313868933la-528817615811|crid:296911893325|nw:g|rnd:3557410937183457806|dvc:c|adp:1o1|mt:|loc:1006941&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_5rtBRDxARIsAJfxvYAKbxMXSt4xNGHQeOjp8RfCU-SrFklW0wUc-BhcMDX_ihddZcjzF7gaAloVEALw_wcB&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=skimlinks_phg&utm_campaign=phgreferral

Shame it's not got thru-axles imo. Better than QR's as there are never any disc/pad alignment issues after wheel removal/re-install.

 

[Elybazza61]

neither Halfords or Evans will let you top up directly and that includes Tredz. Many independents accept Halfords vouchers and will let you top up.

Top-ups are being stopped by a lot of cycle schemes now;we can't do top-ups with Cyclescheme vouchers now.

 

[jowwy]

why cant people spend 2k on their first bike if they can afford it??? what right do people have to tell them not to waste their money and just get a skip bike............