I take your point re quality control on much of his range, but I think his comment also stands. If we remove Boardman and just look at it from the standpoint that what many people can afford as a mid range bike is likely to be higher performance than the pro bikes 10 or 15 years prior.
Yes, there are some truly fantastic bikes that stand the test of time but as a general comment I don't think he was that far off.
I take your point re quality control on much of his range, but I think his comment also stands. If we remove Boardman and just look at it from the standpoint that what many people can afford as a mid range bike is likely to be higher performance than the pro bikes 10 or 15 years prior.
Yes, there are some truly fantastic bikes that stand the test of time but as a general comment I don't think he was that far off.