Boardman Hybrid Upgrades

[vickster]

I seem to recall the OP saying somewhere that (s)he doesn't get on with drops, there are higher spec flatbar options to be had of course

 

[vickster]

Loads of people say that but after 10 minutes or so they would be o.k and would prefer it I think to a flat bar. I think they are more comforable for your hands.
Lots of decent flat bar options on the market now as you say.

I think he said he's tried before...can't find that post of course

Edit: it's in the opening post of this thread!

"and also dont like and cant get used to the road bars or brakes/shifters so staying flat bar!"

His experience is different to yours (and possibly mine, although I like both types of bars as long as they are the right ones/size)

 

[GlenBen]

Either is fine, personal preference. But there are still good flat bar bikes that i think would be better suited to OP. For similar money to upgrading.

 

[MY95]

Yes im not a fan of road bars etc so wont be getting a road bike.
No point in upgrading to anothe bike as it would cost less to upgrade mine than buy another flatbar, unless something came up with the spec I want for the £300 mark (very unlikely as I want 105 stuff if I was to upgrade, cheaper to just upgrade my current!) just need to know what options I have for gearing as in the above posts ive made.
Thanks all!

 

[GlenBen]

Then in answer to your question, the casette would work with xt. (But will need to be changed to a 10spd). You'll need to replace every other drivetrain component aswell though.

Have a look on ribble, they do reasonably priced full groupsets. Xt comes up around £400-500, depending which options you want.

Id still suggest looking into tiagra flat bar though if you want a 10speed.

 

[MY95]

Thanks very much Glenben, could I not use an XT shifter with XT rear mech or 105 rear mech with a tiagra cassette (all 9 speed as looking to keep 9 speed)

 

[User19783]

It's all a matter of personally choice,

My has the same groupset as yours,

But all I did was to change the hand grips seat and tires, to the way I like,
For me, there's no need to change anything else until it fails.

Different Tires for city comfort gravel paths.

This bike ticks alot of boxes,
I shall even use it to do the Devon coast to coast in a day, later on this year.

 

[GlenBen]

So long as you dont mix mtb amd road components and keep things to the same speed, youll be fine.

 

[fossyant]

We've got X3 and X5 on the kids bikes and it shifts well. X9 on my Boardman FS Pro, You are best of keeping the existing bike and getting a road bike as well, or go the other way and get an MTB. The upgrades won't make it any 'better'.

 

[bonsaibilly]

My humble opinion would be to get a carbon fork. It's the best way to shed a lot of grams easily and won't make a vast difference but would look super cool if you had a black fork on a white bike.

 

[MY95]

Got both boardman mtb and hybrid (use the MTB for trails only, and hybrid for road/sportives)
Got the mtb to the exact spec I want, bloody great at taking on any trail at full speed, so thats sorted.
Just want to spec the hybrid up now, so was wanting 105 or SLX/XT full setup keeping 9 speed to keep the costs down and hopefully enabling me to mix the 105 with XT etc if thats possible? (as I know you cant mix with 10 speed)
Also once im able to im going to be putting a wanted thread up for carbon boardman disc forks as well as some mavic aksiums.
Just had it on the scales after new better tyres, and it weighs 10.3kg which isnt bad when it is 10.7kg as standard, with just changing the tyres, will be happy with 9.9kg or below.

 

[MY95]

Would these be much of an upgrade from the Alex DP17s? http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/WPGIROEQ/gipiemme-roccia-equipe-700c-29-inch-disc-wheelset