The badboy is lose

[Badboy]

Again cheers guys, I feel a little better about my decision and cant wait for the snow to clear and the bike to arrive now.

 

[ianrauk]

Also being 5'9" I am also on the cusp between sizes, but I do prefer a larger frame to a smaller one. Best try out both sizes if you can.

 

[ianrauk]

Also being 5'9" I am also on the cusp between sizes, but I do prefer a larger frame to a smaller one. Best try out both sizes if you can.

 

[Garz]

I also hope this is a typo, as in "loose" 'cos if it it lose then your admitting its bad!

 

[ttcycle]

Hey glad to hear you've made a choice - excellent!
What would be more important in terms of fit for the bike is the top tube measurement which affects the reach of the bike - brain not working to give you full details of how to get toptube measurements from body measurements- the inseam measurement might not be too accurate especially if the bike is compact design.

Best thing is to get out and try for fit.

 

[Badboy]

Haha.. Thats what happens after several glasses of red, the fingers don't quite engage fully with the brain.

I also hope this is a typo, as in "loose" 'cos if it it lose then your admitting its bad!

 

[andyfromotley]

Do try to sit on one in a bike shop. I nearly bought the exact same nike last year. The sizing on em is a bit funny.

 

[Banjo]

Do try to sit on one in a bike shop. I nearly bought the exact same nike last year. The sizing on em is a bit funny.

good advice there.I recently bought a bike that was too small and was very lucky the shop exchanged it for me after I had ridden it for a while.

If its getting delivered in a box my advice is dont even take it out of the box until you have been to a shop and been fitted to the correct size.

A bike may feel ok on a 10 minute test ride but be really uncomfortable on a long ride if incorrect size.

PS welcome to the forum Badboy

 

[Badboy]

Cheers for all the replies

Well things have taken a slight detour today as the shop I ordered from phoned me to tell me the Badboy disk is not in stock despite me phoning them, asking various questions then adding the bike to the cart using their site and applying for the interest free credit option. So I now have to find somewhere else who offers the same deal.

They did offer to find me a suitable replacement from another manufacturer but I have now set my heart on the badboy, to the point ive even selected it as my username... doh!!

 

[amos]

If you go to google's shopping page and type in the details of the bike you get about 30 hits which you can sort by price:

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=Cannondale+Badboy+Disk+2009&hl=en&scoring=p

These only contain results for shops covered by Google, but its a starting point.

HTH
Amos

 

[Garz]

Badboy.. it's a sign saying * change to a road bike! *

 

[Badboy]

I did contemplate just going for a full roadbike but it seems a little too serious for me if im honest, the hybrid offers the best of what i require really as it will be used for commuting and just going from A-B when I don't want to use the car!

 

[Badboy]

Can anyone tell me, how much better is the disk version of the Badboy to the pullbrake type version? Reason I ask is my local store has the pullbrake type in stock.

 

[Tollers]

Disc brakes are more powerfull, but not really essential....after all none of us have them on our road bikes. I have a badboy with discs and dont really miss the brakes when i switch to the road bike.

Also, disc brakes dont touch the rims so your wheels last longer and require less occasional cleaning to get rid of grit/gunk.

 

[Badboy]

Cheers Tollers, I guess I should hold out and wait for the disk version as its the same price online as my local store has the pulltype in for.

Disc brakes are more powerfull, but not really essential....after all none of us have them on our road bikes. I have a badboy with discs and dont really miss the brakes when i switch to the road bike.

Also, disc brakes dont touch the rims so your wheels last longer and require less occasional cleaning to get rid of grit/gunk.