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Boardman ASR 8.9 – Anyone got one?

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  • October 4, 2018 at 11:18 am #29017
    Stef Marazzi

    Would love to hear what you think – whats the max tyre size with and without mudguards?

    Is it decently fast?

    Currently considering one of these, or a Genesis Equilibrium, but the Boardman seems like cracking value, although hard to source at the moment.

    I understand its being discontinued, to be replaced with something between the Boardman ASR 8.8 and 8.9 in terms of specification. Personally I would have liked to have seen it get the new Shimano 105 R7000 groupset. 

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  • October 25, 2018 at 1:58 pm #928475
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    Dnnnnnn

    Got a very good review in a

    Got a very good review in a recent Cycling UK magazine.

    October 25, 2018 at 12:46 pm #928473
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    rothbags

    I picked one up in from the

    I picked one up in from the factory outlet in April this year for the ridiculous price of £870.  I was considering the equilibrium too but then took a punt of this…. 

    My advice would be either get one while you can, or wait for the new version of it ( which i presume will have thru axles if they follow the new shimano road standard)

    Boardman havent put enough effort into marketing it IMHO as I only stumbled on it by chance.

    The stock tyre come up around 31mm and there is plenty of room i reckon it’ll take a 33/ 34 easilly with the right sized guards, you might even get a 40 on without guards.  The stock guards are crap though… be ready to replace them (PDW City Guards 😉 )

    Its got a real long wheel base and decent clearance around the chainstay / bb area .  Likewise the front fork is generous.  Perfect as a do everything / go practically everywhere bike.

    Rides quallity is decent, thrown it at everything, canal paths, railway trails cobbles., long club runs, commuting. absorbs all the road noise from our crap roads.  Takes a rack etc

    Make sure you work out your sizing precisely using a stack / reach calc though… 

    They are sized / labelled oddly.  I’m 5-11 and every bike i have is a 56cm.

    I went for the medium.

    Stock wheels are like cheese, so expect to replace them.. With a decent set of handbuilts in, its a completley different ride, and its going to get many years of use / abuse!

    My advice would be go for it… oh and the paintwork…. the photos just dont do it justice! 

     

     

    October 5, 2018 at 5:15 am #928471
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    CXR94Di2

    Here is the review, the bike

    Here is the review, the bike has 28mm tyres standard and mudguards, so could take a larger tyre easily without guards.

    https://road.cc/content/review/244960-boardman-asr-89

     

    I dont have one, I.ve just bought my daughter the HYB8.6 from Halfords(I’m building it up 🙂 ).  I got 10% discount with my British cycling membership(take voucher BC website creates + BC membership) and this month Boardman allows you to pick an extra £75 worth of cycle related from Halfords for free.

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