Want a Boardman!!

[bauldbairn]

bauldbairn, I've got the small & I'm 5'8", that said I normally find I need a lot of seat post exposed on a bike which is the right length for me. If you're worried about size, go sit on one. Why the
hybrid not the road, very simple… hydraulic disc brakes.

I'm 5'10", inside leg 34" in the cusp between medium and large according to the size charts. I currently ride a EBC Hybrid and at 22" frame size I think it's a tiny bit long, the Boardman large is 21.25" and the medium is 19.25". I think in B'man sizes 20.5" would be perfect - but they don't do that size. My Raleigh road bike was 21" and perfect size. I don't like a lot of seat post showing on my bike either.
I think I'll just have to bite the bullet and go to Halfords early one morning when it's quiet so I can try both(medium and large) bikes against each other?
It's the Hydro's that attracted me too - along with carbon forks and gearing selection.

Thanks for the help GrasB.

 

[bauldbairn]

Still following this thread with interest - thanks to all for contributions.

Yeh! Sorry red devil - the threads went a bit off track.

The C2W stuff and the Boardman discussions are still relevant though.

 

[GrasB]

I'm 5'10", inside leg 34" in the cusp between medium and large according to the size charts. I currently ride a EBC Hybrid and at 22" frame size I think it's a tiny bit long, the Boardman large is 21.25" and the medium is 19.25".

Forget the seat tube length, the seat post deals with this & it varies with the amount of slope on the top tube, the important one is the effective top-tube as you have far less adjustment on the stem without making the handling very fast or slow.

 

[bauldbairn]

Forget the seat tube length, the seat post deals with this & it varies with the amount of slope on the top tube, the important one is the effective top-tube as you have far less adjustment on the stem without making the handling very fast or slow.

Yeh thanks! I forgot to mention the effective top-tube lengths as this now changes proportionately to the seat tube length. It's only the manufacturer that mentions this as "frame size" - 18",20",22" etc.
I had printed out the large Boardman one's(ttl) and compared them to my EBC one and there was only 5mm difference. But there was 20mm difference down to the medium - which I now think may be my size. Sorry I forgot to mention this and pressumed you were following me - like you said, best to try it out for myself.

Thanks again.

 

[Harbornite]

I have the Hybrid Pro & very pleased with it.

Took a size L and I'm 5` 10" with a 32" leg