Lawnmowerman Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Im getting a £1000 cycle to work voucher through work soon but cant decide on which bike to get. I've narrowed it down to the boardman mtb pro, boardman fs comp and the gt i-Drive xcr. Help me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMx89 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Sell the voucher to some gullable guy for £1500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Don't think that'd work mate. Serious answers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I wonder why the full suss one is less than the hard tail one? You could always get the limited edition hard tail - http://www.boardmanbikes.com/mtbht/ht_LTD.html I have some recon forks, albeit the spring ones, and they are VERY SOFT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'm trying to convince my manager to let me have his ltd one lol. The pro has Sram XO etc. I only really want it because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'd go for the gt personaly so long as it DIDN'T have the rockshox ario shock. The boardman mtb/fs team also fits in at your budget with some better parts than the standard comp model. My choice of the i-drive is mostly for looks, as it's a pretty meaty looking frame design. I guess you're choice is going to be down to whether you can accept riding to work comfortably on a big bouncy bike at the expense of some pedalling power under suspension sag, or if you'd be happier getting there on a hardtail with minimal messing around. If it's purely for raod traveling and hopping up and down the odd curb i'd get the hardtail. If you want to take it around local parks and have a play on it at the weekends i'd go for one of the other two. I wonder why the full suss one is less than the hard tail one? I have some recon forks, albeit the spring ones, and they are VERY SOFT. It's got better components on it. Put a stiffer spring in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Put a stiffer spring in it. I've got the middle spring, they're still too soft, lol. I need the extra hard spring really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Well it's gonna be mostly used for commuting with the odd ride out etc. I just want to lose some weight to be honest, I used to ride a bighit everywhere so the sus isn't a problem as I'll get used to it. The only thing putting me off the gt it the shimano gears. I've never been a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I've got the middle spring, they're still too soft, lol. I need the extra hard spring really. They have a weight calculator guide in the user manual, tells you which spring is best. Well it's gonna be mostly used for commuting with the odd ride out etc. I just want to lose some weight to be honest, I used to ride a bighit everywhere so the sus isn't a problem as I'll get used to it. The only thing putting me off the gt it the shimano gears. I've never been a fan. Sell the shimano's and pick up some SRAM from pinkbike later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Is a possibility. Might get one ordered at work and see what it's like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I've not looked over the specs but the Boardman stuff is really rather nice, can't go far wrong especially if it's a free bike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 a free bike... I don't think that's how the scheme works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Haha, you know what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16 years later Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 You should go down to the bike shop that you will be getting it from and ask if you can have the i-drive with SRAM kit on it. Were i work with the cycle to work scheme if a customer says, I want an i-drive with SRAM instead of shimano. We either take the SRAM kit off another bike that we have in stock and put it on the i-drive and put the shimano onto the other bike and the customer can pay and difference up front if it takes the bill over 1k. Or we can just order the SRAM kit is especially and fit it to the bike wanted and sell the shimano bits on and again get the customer to pay the difference if there is any. So basically, I would say just go down to the bike shop where you will be getting it and say is there any way of having the i-drive but with SRAM kit. (if you want the i-drive that is) Just another possible option…….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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