SLR Endurance Disc 9.0 Ultegra Complete Road Bike - 2016
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For better or worse, it looks like disc brakes are here to stay. If your experience with disc brakes on road bikes is anything like ours has been on Boardman's SLR Endurance Disc 9.0 Ultegra Complete Road Bike, then you probably also think of the industry's new standard for stopping as "better." That's because the SLR Endurance combines Shimano's Ultegra shifting, the standard SLR's race-worthy carbon layup, and the more upright and stable geometry of the recently retired SLS model — all of which means it also happens to be the ideal canvas on which to paint disc brakes' qualities.
The new SLR Endurance frame at the bike's heart is actually a re-branded version of Boardman's SLS frame. For us, this act of renaming serves to highlight the fact that the SLS was never just a weekend noodle. Instead, it's a proper race frame that allows for in-saddle posture less extreme than a track bike. It's eagerness for speed is evident in the fact that it uses the same T1000 and T700 carbon featured in the standard SLR race frame, which balances considerations of stiffness, price, and the ability to erase road noise, chip-seal chatter, pave, and even feedback from gravel roads for a ride that's not just limited to well-groomed roads.
The SLR Endurance Disc's post-tarmac pedigree also owes a debt to the frame's geometry, which mirrors the outgoing SLS. Compared to the standard SLR, the endurance model has a shorter head tube and longer chainstays (by about 20 and 5mm, respectively), which net a longer, more stable wheelbase across less than ideal surfaces. It's also got a higher stack and shorter reach, dimensions that benefit the recreational cyclist or the racer who recognizes the value of a comfortable ride position in races longer than 50 minutes.
The new aesthetic treatment is another shakeup for 2016, presenting a marked departure from the staid, monochromatic offerings of previous generations. There's no doubt that some might associate Boardman's simple, former palette — predominantly composed of black, yellow, and silver — with the phlegmatic stoicism that Brits celebrate as a national treasure; however, more than a few of us in the former colonies around the world might simply refer to it as, well, boring. Silver and black still abound, of course (this is cycling, after all), but the line is also replete with instances of saturated flamboyance like the vivid red detailing of the 9.0 Ultegra Disc build's frameset.
- Frame Material
- T1000 and T800 carbon fiber
- Fork
- SLR Endurance Disc
- Fork Material
- carbon fiber
- Headset
- FSA tapered
- Shifters
- Shimano ST-RS685
- Front Derailleur
- Shimano Ultegra 6800
- Rear Derailleur
- Shimano Ultegra 6800
- Crankset
- FSA Gossamer Pro
- Bottom Bracket
- PressFit 30
- Crank Arm Length
- [size xx-small] 165 mm, [sizes x-small - small 170 mm, [size medium] 172.5 mm, [sized large - xx-large] 175 mm
- Cassette
- Shimano 105 5800
- Brakeset
- Shimano BR-RS785
- Brake Type
- hydraulic disc
- Handlebar
- Boardman Elite Alloy
- Handlebar Width
- [sizes xx-small - x-small] 40 cm, [sizes small - medium] 42 cm, [sizes large - xx-large] 44 cm
- Stem
- Boardman Elite Alloy
- Stem Length
- [size xx-small] 90 mm, [size x-small] 100 mm, [sizes small - medium] 110 mm, [size large] 120 mm, [sizes x-large - xx-large] 130 mm
- Saddle
- Prologo Nago Evo 141
- Seatpost
- Boardman Elite Carbon
- Wheelset
- Boardman SLR Elite Five Disc
- Tires
- Vittoria Rubino Pro
- Tire Size
- 700 c x 25 mm
- Pedals
- not included
- Recommended Use
- road endurance
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 3 years on frame
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