I had a Genesis single speed cyclocross bike, absolutely loved it. there was nothing better for jumping on and it tackling whatever I wanted to throw at it.
Go tubeless. It adds considerable more comfort, not to mention rolls and adds more puncture resistance. Take a look at segments on Strava then use the results to look at people's routes and copy them. I suck at finding off road routes so heavily use other people's.
Hey. Thanks for the video. I would like to ask if the single chainring is good enough for hills/descents and for medium distance (40-50miles) Is it too hard to pedal on hills? Or too slow on descents?
Tbh, I don't ride this much now, maybe not even in the last year. Climbing is fine as the casette on the back is large, but you might top out on a descent.
You don't really need to see specifically for this bike. They are just quick release (the alternative being through axle) so you can look videos up on that 👍
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I bought the same bike first thing i did was get rid of the cheap tyres i mainly commute so i got schalwbe marathon plus tyres awsome tyre, oh and the seat had to go,Great bike though.
I was thinking of getting this bike then saw the Orbea Gain F35 2020 was about £400 cheaper. And saw you did a clip on that. Do you think the Orbea is better than the Boardman in terms of general use, assistance and reaching decent distance?
£400 cheaper? This is £1,000 and the Orbea looks to be about £1,700? Are you asking eBike or regular bike? I can't really tell you what is best for you. For me, I'm trying to sell my eBike now, in favour of this CXR.
@@AAUK The Boardman eBike is £2.2k and the Giant FastRoad E+ 2 Pro 2020 is also that same price. The Orbea you reviewed is £400 cheaper but less powerful. Living in Kent, power up lot's of hills is a good thing!
@@utubebroadcaster Ahh, sorry, you confused me as you're asking on the Cyclocross bike review, no the eBike review... As I said, I would go non eBike myself, but that decision will be different for each person and what they want from their cycling. What put me off eBikes is the weight, so uphill is easier, everything else is not as nice a ride.
@@AAUK The Orbea Gain weighs 14kg, which isn't too bad. The Boardman 8.9 ebike is a similar weight. The Giant is 19kg, which is pretty heavy, so not sure how easy it will be to manoeuvre when power is off.
@@bedathprop I put a different cassette on it, with road wheels/tyres and I just couldn't index it properly myself. I really should get it done properly or put the original wheels back on it. My other bike is Di2, which I love, so I tend to just ride that.
Anybody... I cycle on a 23mm tire Roadbike at average 14 mph.. Is this cyclocross bike suitable for the roads.. The UK roads seem particularly bad over last couple of years. I feel every bump in them. Any advice or pointers on this bike?!?!?! I've ordered a trek domane Al5 Roadbike which has 32mm tires but its not coming for 10 months
May 2024 here. Just bought one second-hand, owing to your video sir! Thank you.
I had a Genesis single speed cyclocross bike, absolutely loved it. there was nothing better for jumping on and it tackling whatever I wanted to throw at it.
Go tubeless. It adds considerable more comfort, not to mention rolls and adds more puncture resistance.
Take a look at segments on Strava then use the results to look at people's routes and copy them. I suck at finding off road routes so heavily use other people's.
Had exact same thing with minty cxr regarding tyres giving out on wet tarmac.. swapped them out for conti sport race road tyres
Enjoyed that,Andy. Great video..Thats a nice looking bike!
Cheers buddy 👍
Single chainring = "one by" (1x) in the vernacular.
That's the one! 😎👍
The brakes might be smaller with bigger clearance in order to shed mud easier
Ahh, could be!
Good video man
Glad you enjoyed
Hey. Thanks for the video. I would like to ask if the single chainring is good enough for hills/descents and for medium distance (40-50miles)
Is it too hard to pedal on hills? Or too slow on descents?
Tbh, I don't ride this much now, maybe not even in the last year. Climbing is fine as the casette on the back is large, but you might top out on a descent.
It's a lush bike. Would be nice if you made a video of how to remove the bike wheels. Can't seem to find a video anywhere regarding this bike.
You don't really need to see specifically for this bike. They are just quick release (the alternative being through axle) so you can look videos up on that 👍
@@AAUK Ahh I had trouble trying to put the wheel back on, I managed it in the end lol
Nice vid, can I ask how tall you are and did the XL feel 'big'? I'm 6'2" and look to be in-between sizes.
I'm a touch under 6'3 and it felt fine to me...
Brill vid, I just bought one of these. Appreciate the info!
Glad I could help! 👍
Hello mate, great review, thanks for that. I would like to ask you if you know how wide tires you can fit?the maximum. Thank you 😊
Hey, thanks for watching. Sorry, I don't know the maximum. I have 32c 4 Seasons on at the moment... I think the CXR tyres are 33c.
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@Scott Uriah i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now.
Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
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I bought the same bike first thing i did was get rid of the cheap tyres i mainly commute so i got schalwbe marathon plus tyres awsome tyre, oh and the seat had to go,Great bike though.
What's wrong with the seat?
@@stevebee2865 to hard
This or the boardman gravel bike 🤔 or is this essentially a gravel bike with mountain bike tyres?
If the Adventure had been available, I would have bought that myself...
How does the cycle to work scheme work please havent heard of this and looking to cycle to work rather then use motorcycle .
Your work funds a voucher and you pay back your work, from your wages, before tax.
I was thinking of getting this bike then saw the Orbea Gain F35 2020 was about £400 cheaper. And saw you did a clip on that. Do you think the Orbea is better than the Boardman in terms of general use, assistance and reaching decent distance?
and I mean the Boardman e bike
£400 cheaper? This is £1,000 and the Orbea looks to be about £1,700? Are you asking eBike or regular bike? I can't really tell you what is best for you. For me, I'm trying to sell my eBike now, in favour of this CXR.
@@AAUK The Boardman eBike is £2.2k and the Giant FastRoad E+ 2 Pro 2020 is also that same price. The Orbea you reviewed is £400 cheaper but less powerful. Living in Kent, power up lot's of hills is a good thing!
@@utubebroadcaster Ahh, sorry, you confused me as you're asking on the Cyclocross bike review, no the eBike review...
As I said, I would go non eBike myself, but that decision will be different for each person and what they want from their cycling. What put me off eBikes is the weight, so uphill is easier, everything else is not as nice a ride.
@@AAUK The Orbea Gain weighs 14kg, which isn't too bad. The Boardman 8.9 ebike is a similar weight. The Giant is 19kg, which is pretty heavy, so not sure how easy it will be to manoeuvre when power is off.
Do you still have this? Any longer term issues??
I do, but tbh I've not ridden it in over a year...
@@AAUK I guess that tells us you didn’t really enjoy using it. Looks like a decent bike- what don’t you like about it??
@@bedathprop I put a different cassette on it, with road wheels/tyres and I just couldn't index it properly myself. I really should get it done properly or put the original wheels back on it.
My other bike is Di2, which I love, so I tend to just ride that.
Anybody... I cycle on a 23mm tire Roadbike at average 14 mph.. Is this cyclocross bike suitable for the roads.. The UK roads seem particularly bad over last couple of years. I feel every bump in them. Any advice or pointers on this bike?!?!?! I've ordered a trek domane Al5 Roadbike which has 32mm tires but its not coming for 10 months
I've put 32mm 4 Seasons tires on it and use it to commute. It's just fine 😎👍
Would this bike be good for long distance road riding?
Hmm, you can, but I guess there would be others more suitable. How long distance?
@@AAUK 80 Miles
@@soothingrelaxing123 Yeah, probably okay, obviously with road tyres on.
I've decided to sell mine if anyone's intrested
Do you still have it?