Boardman AIR 9.8

Name: Boardman AIR 9.8
Brand: Boardman

2019 RoadRace Manufacturer page

Price: Not published

Prices shown first for United States
United Kingdom: £6,000 Last known price
Suspension: Rigid
Wheels: 700c
Drivetrain: 2 × 12 36–52t / 11–28t
Gear range: 368%
Weight: 7.5 kg 16.5 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Rim brake

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide

- 155–168
XS 166–173
SM 171–178
MD 176–184
LG 182–190
XL 188–200

Components

16 of 18 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Boardman AIR, C10 Carbon Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- Boardman

Drivetrain

7 parts

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- TRP

Wheels and tires

2 parts

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Handlebar
- Zipp Service Course
Headset
- FSA
Pedals

Pedals not included Not identified
Saddle
- Fizik Antares
Seatpost
- Boardman
Stem
- Zipp Service Course SL

Sizes and geometry

6 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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Size SM

Table

Reach 386mm

Stack 537mm

Wheelbase 978mm

Head angle 72.5°

Seat angle 74.0°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 700c wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reported by the manufacturer

Complete manufacturer geometry table 6 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Frame
Reachmm	367	383	386	391	395	405
Stackmm	498	511	537	553	572	586
Top tube lengthmm	510	525	540	555	570	585
Seat tube lengthmm	500	520	540	560	580	600
Head tube lengthmm	100	110	135	150	170	185
Head tube angle	70.5°	72°	72.5°	73°	73°	73°
Seat tube angle	74°	74.5°	74°	73.5°	73°	73°
Chainstay lengthmm	405	405	405	405	405	405
Wheelbasemm	964	971	978	984	993	1008
Front centermm	569	576	583	589	598	613
Bottom bracket dropmm	68	68	68	68	68	68
Bottom bracket heightmm	268	268	268	268	268	268
Fork rakemm	45	45	45	45	45	45
Trailmm	73	64	61	58	58	58
Stack/reach ratio	1.36	1.33	1.39	1.41	1.45	1.45
Suspension and parts
Crank lengthmm	165	170	170	172.5	175	175
Handlebar widthmm	400	400	400	420	440	440
Stem lengthmm	90	100	100	110	120	130

Not published by the manufacturer: Standover height, Front travel, Rear travel, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon
Fork material: Carbon
Bicycle weight: 7.5 kg

16.5 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 2
Smallest chainring: 36
Largest chainring: 52
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 28
Lowest gear: 37.3 in
Highest gear: 137.1 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Rim brake

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Electronic

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: PF30
Tire width: 25c
Wheel material: Carbon
Wheel size: 700c

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

37.3 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Road / Race Model year: 2019
Sample: 507 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.9% of the class

Highest gear

137.1 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Road / Race Model year: 2019
Sample: 507 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.9% of the class

Shifting

Electronic

283 of 604 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Road / Race Model year: 2019
Sample: 604 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 14.3 km/h
Highest gear: 52.5 km/h

Total gear range 368%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 37.3–137.1 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 30.8–137.1 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Road / Race Model year: 2019
Lowest gear: 507 bicycles with this information, 83.9% of the class
Highest gear: 507 bicycles with this information, 83.9% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2019 builds

Differences across 2019 builds
Specification	This bicycle Boardman AIR 9.8	Boardman AIR 9.0	Boardman AIR 9.2	Boardman AIR 9.2 Womens	Boardman AIR 9.4	Boardman AIR 9.6
Frame
Intended fit	Unisex	Unisex	Unisex	womens	Unisex	Unisex
Bicycle weight	7.5 kg	8.4 kg	8.2 kg	Not informed	8 kg	7.9 kg
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets	12	11	11	11	11	11
Cockpit
Shifting	Electronic	Mechanical	Mechanical	Mechanical	Electronic	Electronic
Other specifications
Wheel material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon