Circle City Top Ten Bikes - 2015 Boardman Air 9 Review with Video

2015 Boardman Air 9.0

Raise the bar at your next race with all-new 2015 Boardman Elite AiR TT 9.0 Triathlon Bike.

"If you aspire to race, for the money there’s little that can touch the superlative 9.0."
Source: Bike of the Year Cycling Plus

FEATURES

- New AiR Aerodynamic Racing frame, fork and seatpost

- Full high modulus carbon fibre monocoque construction

- Wind tunnel developed tube profiles for real world conditions

- Down tube, seat tube and seatpost shaped for maximized airflow and reduced wind resistance in real world head and cross wind conditions

- Forks and seat stays have flat inside and curved outside surfaces for enhanced airflow interaction between the frame and wheel. This is further enhanced when using deep section wheels

- Full internal cable routing with cables entering behind the headtube for further airflow enhancement and clean lines

- Rear brake positioned underneath chainstay

- Mould design incorporates one piece PF30 bottom bracket and optimized oversize box section chainstays with steep taper at dropout for maximized power transfer and strength

- 4 position seat post to ensure that riding position can be dialled from 73º-75º for either Road, TT or Triathlon disciplines

- Stable, predictable geometry to cope with all race situations

- Full carbon fork with tapered fork steerer for increased stiffness and steering precision

- Mechanical and Di2 compatible cable routing

Size	XS, SM, MD, LG, XL
Colour	Metallic Race Red
Frame	AiR ultralight full carbon monocoque, tapered headtube, PF30, internal cable routing
Fork	AiR ultralight full carbon, tapered steerer
Shifters	Shimano 105
Front Mech	Shimano 105 - 2 speed
Rear Mech	Shimano 105 - 10 speed
Brakes	Shimano 105
Chainset	Shimano R565 - 50x34t
Cassette	Shimano 4500 - 12-25
Chain	Shimano 4501
Bottom Bracket	PF30 with Shimano adaptor
Rims	Mavic Aksium
Hubs	Mavic
Spokes	Mavic
Tires	Continental Ultra Race
Handlebars	CBoardman Elite alloy
Stem	CBoardman Elite alloy
Headset	FSA Integrated
Spacers	Carbon
Seatpost	Boardman AiR Carbon with 4 position clamp
Saddle	Fizik Ardea

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