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Help with 2nd hand Boardman Road Comp

by nsmithson2010
Wed, May 11, 2016 14:09
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Hi All

First post here so apologies if i don't make sense etc.

 

So, i have just purchased a 2nd hand Boardman Road Comp as my first foray into Road riding.

It is a lovely bike and was a bargain

I believe it was originally purchased in 2013 (was from the last range of Black/Silver frames)

The chap i bought it from unfortunately did not have the original paperwork with all the spec details etc and i cannot for the life of me find the full details.

In time i plan on switching from the 9 speed Shimano 105/tiagra mix to SRAM for personal preference (having tried both i simple prefer SRAM)

Obviously to make the switch i need to know what BB type etc the bike has etc etc. It would also be a nice to know in terms of exactly what is what.

For the moment i'm sticking with the Shimano Kit but may well be changing out some of the finishing kit again for personal preference but wonder if anyone either who has one of these has a copy or can get a copy of the spec sheets etc or give me a run down of everything.

What i  know already:

Boardman Road Comp Alloy Frame, Carbon Fork (believed 2013 model)

Shimano Tiagra 9 speed shifters

Tiagra Cassette (not checked what tooth range)

105 Rear Mech

Truvati Elita Compact Crankset

Ritchey DS Pro Wheels

Ritchey stem/seat post

Boardman Saddle

 

On a seperate but related note..

When it comes to the upgrading to SRAM, i will likely end up going 10 speed at least perhaps 11 speed if i can afford to.

What components could i swap out in stages and have everything else continue to work and what would need to be done as a bulk job.

i.e. Could i get some SRAM brakes and them work ok with Shimano Levers

Could i change to the SRAM Front Mech with the Levers

Will i have to change out all gearing components at the same time etc?

Ideally i would like to stagger the bulk of upgrades when i can due to the cost and then perform the final changeover shifters, rear mech, cassette, rear hub etc as one final blow.

 

Thanks in advance 

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nsmithson2010 | 8 years ago
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Thanks Fish n chips, this makes perfect sense as to what it is doing and i can see a real benefit for this (especially round here)

In essence its like a half shift i guess.

Thanks for clarification, coming from a MTB with trigger shifters i have never come across this before so good to know.

 

Thanks Again

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Fish_n_Chips | 8 years ago
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Look up front mech shim.

You shift up to use the big chainring and small cog on a flat/downhill.

 

You approach a bit of a climb, you shifter into bigger rear cogs but keep it on the large front chainring but it starts to rattle as the chain is at an angle. 

You shift down once.

The mech moves a bit down to let you use the big chainring with the larger cogs instead of rattling against the front mech.  

One more shift and you're back on the small chainring.

 

 

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nsmithson2010 | 8 years ago
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Thanks for the details, it is possible it was slightly older, i know it was apparently one of the last run of the Boardman bikes on that frame

Thanks for the details, it's still early days in the purchase so for now i'm not making any changes but costing it all up for when i can, Will probably look at monitoring the required parts for bargains as and when they come up in Sales.

That certainly looks like the same spec so perhaps it is slightly older than first thought. Not that it is an issue as it has barely been ridden at all (under 10 miles apparently, and looking at the parts it does seem to add up)

One other thing i have found since using the bike, the Tiagra shifters (4500 series i believe) for the front seem to take 2 clicks to drop down, a single click up.

Maybe as this is my first Road bike it's just me not used to them, or could it be that the front needs some adjustment?

 

Thanks again

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CXR94Di2 | 8 years ago
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The bike might be older than you think, looking at some of the Boardman specs 2011/12 were 10 speed

Looks like its a 2010 model, see link

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-boardma...

 

You would be better of moving to 11 speed in one jump.    You dont need to change the derailleurs(front or back), they will work with 11 speed.  The shifters are the important change as they will be indexed for 11 speed. 

So to keep costs down, you need

SRAM shifters

11 speed cassette(either SRAM or shimano will do)- check prices between different versions

You will probably need a new freehub, or wheel already built(what ever is cheaper) to accept the new cassette

11 speed chain, I usually go with KMC chains, good quality and work fine with SRAM and Shimano

The above items will works with existing brakes, so can do these later

 

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