cboardman Urban Pro

Spec details:

• Frame Material: Cboardman Hydroformed, super butted Aluminium. 
• Fork Material: Cboardman Carbon
• Suspension: None
• Rear Pannier Mounts: Yes
• Traditional Mudguard Mounts: Yes
• Approximate Weight (KG): 9.6
• Chainset: Truvativ Elita compact 50/36
• Frame Size: 49 cm
• Frame Colour: White
• Front Brake: Avid Elixir R hydraulic disc brakes, 160mm rotors
• Gear Shifters: SRAM X7 9 speed
• Handle Bars: Ritchey Comp Flat Alloy OS 31.8mmwith stubby bar ends
• Headset: Semi integrated cartridge bearing
• Hubs: Sealed bearings
• Number of Gears: 18
• Pedals: Shimano dual sided (SPD and cage) M534s- not as standard
• Quick Release Wheels: yes
• Rear Brake: Avid Elixir R hydraulic disc brakes, 160mm rotors
• Rear Mech: SRAM X9
• Rims: Ritchey Pro disc alloy rims
• Saddle: Cboardman, Cro-Mo rails
• Seatpost: Ritchey Comp Alloy 27.2mm
• Stem: Ritchey Comp Alloy OS 31.8mm
• Tyre size: 25c
• Tyres: Continental Gatorskins
• Wheel size: 700c

Added Accessories:

• Mudguards: Halfords full black plastic
  
• Computer: Cboardman wireless with altimeter 
• Saddle pack: Topeak including tool kit
• Bottle cage: Specialized white plastic
• Front lights: Cateye
• Rear lights: Cateye and Halfords

 Piccies:

Plus points:

• Lightweight (especially after the Holdsworth, but not light in the same way as the Via Narone)
• Responsive - when you push hard it picks up quickly, responding to the extra effort
• Quality of the major components - the SRAM gears are well above the shift quality and ease of use that I was expecting
• Ride is much more forgiving that I expected from the rear triangle which is all alloy
• The brakes are very very powerful, easy to modulate and not phased by wet weather
• The whole thing feels all of a piece and well put together - no knocking or creaking, no slop in the bearings
• I really enjoy riding it!
• Saves fuel, gets me fitter
• Value for money is very good.  When bought on the government's bike to work scheme the value for money is astonishing
• Paint finish is excellent and it really looks good (when clean - see not so good points)

Not so good points:

• Tyres are a bit delicate - got a puncture in the first 15 miles (but none since)
• Vibration from rear brake (you see this comment on bike radar reviews too)
• Do you really need 28c tyres?  Going to try some 25c soon
• Looks dirty very quickly and hard to keep clean

Service history:

• 18/04/2010 - changed tyres from Maxxis Detonator 700 x 28 to Continental Gatorskin 700 x 25 with corresponding inner tubes
• 18/04/2010 - swapped out as many M5 and M6 nuts and bolts for stainless steel equivaents.  The more specialised bolts removed, threads treated with copper grease and replaced
• 18/04/2010 - Tacx alloy bottle cage swapped for Specialized white plastic cage
• None to date, just cleaning and lube