Julius Czar Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Hey guys. A few months ago I wound up with a ‘09 Boardman pro. The frame is 20” and I’m only 5ft 6” so it’s a bit on the tall side for me. Ive been looking for a new frame but I can’t seem to find a great variety, and with the bike being 26” I’m struggling to find frames that aren’t 27.5”- does this matter? And would it be a case of just buying new rims and lacing them to my current hubs? Alternatively if anyone here has a 26” medium sized frame going (17-18”) then I’d be interested in doing a deal. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 If you make the switch to 27.5" you may also need new forks - doesn't look to be much space under the fork for anything larger than you already have fitted. Worth a look on Pinkbike and Singletrackworld, as well as the usual eBay/Gumtree scouting Might have an 18" Boardman FS frame in the garage if it's of any use to you? Was a ~2012 IIRC, and was the last 26" model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 58 minutes ago, Luke Rainbird said: If you make the switch to 27.5" you may also need new forks - doesn't look to be much space under the fork for anything larger than you already have fitted. Worth a look on Pinkbike and Singletrackworld, as well as the usual eBay/Gumtree scouting Might have an 18" Boardman FS frame in the garage if it's of any use to you? Was a ~2012 IIRC, and was the last 26" model. Ah yeah that’s a good point, I hadn’t noticed that. I’ll give thoses sites a try and see what I find. And yeah I’d be interested, I’ll pm you. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I've got this for sale if its any good to you? £50 posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Al_Fel said: I've got this for sale if its any good to you? £50 posted. I can’t see the picture for some reason! Not sure if it’s just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marg26 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Rear hub will need to match rear dropouts. Guessing that the '09 Boardman is a standard QR (135x10), whereas modern frames are 142x12 or 148x12 (Boost), with Boost becoming the way things are going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Julius Czar said: I can’t see the picture for some reason! Not sure if it’s just me. It was there an hour ago! A Koxx Mixx I think it was. Doesn't work now for some reason. http://www.k-124.co.uk/product.php?product_id=73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I picked up my 2008 intense 5.5 from pinkbike for 260 quid and quite frankly it's awesome. Short, playful and very efficient. For reference it's a small and I'm 5'7" ish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) Or the Ross's Rides selling group on farcebook has some good deals on there. If you're happy with 26" then some great bargains can be had but be aware that they're likely to be older frames so potentially a bit tatty/hammered. Edit: https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/2480974/ There you go Edited November 28, 2018 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 29 minutes ago, forteh said: Or the Ross's Rides selling group on farcebook has some good deals on there. If you're happy with 26" then some great bargains can be had but be aware that they're likely to be older frames so potentially a bit tatty/hammered. I’ll check that out, and yeah I think I’ll stick with 26" as it’s just a case of swapping the bits over to a new frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 13 hours ago, forteh said: I picked up my 2008 intense 5.5 from pinkbike for 260 quid and quite frankly it's awesome. Short, playful and very efficient. For reference it's a small and I'm 5'7" ish Short is an understatement - that thing is tiny! Still a great looking bike, 10 years on. Much faster than mine uphill too, though that's the legs that are powering it more than the bike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Wheelbase is 1080 I think, nominal bike lengths are about 2-300mm longer these days I think; the reach measurement is comical though, about 330mm Back when the 5.5 was designed (2003-4ish?) it was considered a very focussed geometry, very fast but you have to really be on it to not get unstable; short wheelbase, high BB and 70° head angle. I'm running mine with 160mm forks (as opposed to the 140mm max recommended) and offset bushing on both ends of the rear shock, this has slackened the head angle to 65.5° which is considered moderately steep these days. Personally I have no issues with it stability wise but then the bars are high and the weight is back, with seat at full height (for my stumpy 29" legs) the grips are level with the saddle. I can't compare it to modern geometry but I certainly don't feel uncomfortable chucking it down a hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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