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Boardman Road Race BikeLarge Frame: 55cm / 21″Mavic Wheels (lightweight and strong)Shimano Sora 18 speed gearingCarbon front forkEngineered for Performance Boardman ComponentsVery original and unmolested, just as it left the factory (no weird upgrades)Bike is in good condition, does have some marks, scratches and signs from usageReceives rave reviews from lots of magazines and websites (see below).It’s fair to say that I’m a ‘fair-weather’ cyclist, the weather has to be just so, warm and dry, for me to venture out on a bike. And so this bike equally has been treated with cotton wool, kept snug in the garage until the sun shines, whereby I’d choose to cycle to work and back.This bike has never been raced or taken on any big adventures, just used to get me from A to B in a very enjoyable and reliable fashion.At the time of purchase this bike was getting rave reviews as a bike that punched way above its weight and standards of excellence (design, components, build quality) are above it’s competition and to this day this still holds true. You get a lot of bike for your money.I’ve used SPD’s on it and so have returned the pedal toe clips back onto the cranks, that’ve seen next to no action.This also applies to the tyres, with full tread they are now back on the mavics ready to go.Will courier to UK mainland.Or welcome cash on collection.Any questions please just ask.ThanksedReview from bestroadbikes.org.uk:
The Boardman Race is a road bike that definitely stands out with its vast number of positive reviews and impressive features because it comes highly recommended and has a specification that includes a FSA Vero chainset, duel pivot Tektro brakes and Shimano Sora 18 speed gearing.
The Boardman Road Race Bike was rated 9 out of 10 by ‘Triathlete’s World’ for being “race-ready” but while this endorsement makes it sound like a high-end, intimidating machine for professionals, there is an introductory nature to this model that will widen its appeal.
Continuing with this idea that this bike has a great specification, this is a factor that has been mentioned frequently in favourable customer reviews. Many buyers highlight different components for their quality as well as the overall aesthetics of the product, which includes a dark blue frame and the “anatomically shaped” handlebars of the Boardman finishing kit.
The triple-butted aluminium frame is another such feature, because of the light weight it produces, while others talk about the brake system.
Review from Bike Radar:Our rating 4/5.An extremely attractive package with great frame and forks. The Race is a definite contender for your first serious road bike
Boardman Bikes have gone from strength to strength in just a few years – from a new brand to a company who sponsor a pro team, have an Olympic gold medal to their name and are expanding worldwide. It’s bikes like the Race on which Boardman built their reputation: a straightforward, attractive road bike at a wallet-friendly price. A machine designed to appeal to the newbie or occasional sportive rider, or perhaps someone returning to cycling.
Boardman are up against brands with history behind them, but they offer as much – or more – for your money at just about any pricepoint. The Race is no exception. It looks as good as any bike we’ve seen at the price, the finish putting that of many dearer bikes to shame. As for the frame, there’s a lot going on with the tube profiles, uniformly round tubes clearly being passé. The down tube has an aero profile at the top, rounding out by the time it meets the bottom bracket. We’re not convinced this offers tangible performance benefits, but along with the super-smoothed welds it looks the part.
More significant is the aluminium tubing’s triple butting – the walls being thickest at the ends where strength matters and thinning towards the middle where fewer forces are at work. Strong and light, it contributes to an all-in weight that challenges bikes costing around a grand. Weight is further diminished with the carbon fork. A number of bikes around this price have carbon forks and aluminium steerers, but this is the cheapest we’ve tested with an all-carbon fork. It’s also unusual to see an internally routed rear brake cable at this price, even if this is more of an aesthetic than a performance benefit.
The Race claims to have ‘sportive geometry’. In effect this means a parallel 73-degree head tube and seat ube – pretty much standard road bike geometry and similar to that on comparable frames from the likes of Trek and Specialized. As a result handling is totally predictable. It gets up to speed reasonably quickly, is reassuring on descents, and over long rides the frame is stiff enough without proving punishing, aided by the Fizik Arione-like own-brand saddle.
Components are what you’d expect on a bike at this price, based around a nine-speed Shimano Sora groupset with compact FSA chainset. Sora differs from Shimano’s dearer groupsets in having a small thumb-operated lever on the inside of the brake hood for upshifting the rear mech. It allows only a single gear change per shift, and you can’t change up while riding on the drops, unless you’ve got thumbs like an orangutan. But it works well, and we’ve found it durable too. The Tektro brakes are okay without being inspiring. However, the wheels are a step up on those usually seen on £650 machines. The Mavic CXP22 rims aren’t super-light but are strong, should prove easy to service, and contribute to the controlled handling of the bike.
As usual, Chris and co have put together an extremely attractive package. And while the Race is aimed at the wannabe weekend racer or sportive rider, Boardman have sensibly made room for front and rear mudguards, adding year-round versatility, so that this summer’s racing bike can double as next winter’s trainer. If you’ve got £600-£700 to spend on your first serious road bike, the Race is a definite contender for your cash.
Product SpecificationsProductNameRace (11)BrandBoardmanAvailable SizesXS S M L XLBrakesTektro R358CranksFSA Vero compactForkFull carbonFrame Materialtriple butted aluminiumFront DerailleurShimano SoraHandlebarBoardmanRear DerailleurShimano SoraRimsMavic CXP22SaddleBoardmanSeatpostBoardmanShiftersShimano SoraStemBoardmanWeight (kg)9.6
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This Boardman Race Road Racing Bike: Large / 55cm / 21″, Carbon Forks, Mavic Wheels is being sold on eBay by eds_dev from Bideford, EX39 5LW