British Eagle Boss

[big burner]

Has anyone got one of these, i know in 1992/3 they was a good bike but got more sh1t as time went on, any piccys would be nice, i remember them as a yellow oversized frame with BOSS in black and black forks.

Nick

 

[skinnyboy]

Lol I had one of these had XT groupo on it bought it from Asda had it for about a year until it got pinched from outside my mates house. Wasn't a bad bike I remember it was pretty pricey thouh think I paid nearly a grand for it.

 

[GT-Steve]

Yeah I remember them, thought they looked pretty cool at the time...

Didn't British Eagle make an alu/carbon bike as well, where the main tubes were raw carbon, bonded into the alu? A mate of mine had one BITD and it was sooooooo light.

 

[crud]

Lol I had one of these had XT groupo on it bought it from Asda had it for about a year until it got pinched from outside my mates house. Wasn't a bad bike I remember it was pretty pricey thouh think I paid nearly a grand for it.

an xt specced bike for a grand from Asda in the ealry 90's?

 

[TheGreenRabbit]

They did the same frame in black, badged lotus for about £200 more.

 

[Pickle]

Tiny pic found via google images:

 

[Pickle]

In fact the tubing isnt as big as I remember

There was a test of the Boss DX in MBUK back in 92? Think they quite liked it :?

 

[skinnyboy]

Lol I had one of these had XT groupo on it bought it from Asda had it for about a year until it got pinched from outside my mates house. Wasn't a bad bike I remember it was pretty pricey thouh think I paid nearly a grand for it.

an xt specced bike for a grand from Asda in the ealry 90's?

yep little bike shop in our asda only lasted about 18 months though. The Boss was basically the dearest bike in the shop. I think I got it on the never never but paid it out about 6 months later. When it got lifted I bought a Raleigh quantum dynatech with the insurance payout.

 

[crud]

In fact the tubing isnt as big as I remember

There was a test of the Boss DX in MBUK back in 92? Think they quite liked it :?

it was just so much bigger than anything at the time, they do look pretty puny by todays standard!

my little brother had a 24" wheel kids version. weighed a ton!

 

[barry2017]

They were a bunch of framebuilders who worked for Falcon/Coventry Eagle but were unhappy about making BSOs so all moved to Wales to build better bikes.

They made an excellent tourer.