My new steed

fourcrossjohn

After many weeks i have finaly bought my new bike it is a ....... ........
Am looking forward to christening her tomorow. just cant wait till i can hit the trails and mowe down some ramblers and huck over some badgers .here is a sneak pic of the bike . i will post pre and post ride pis and a ride report tommorow.

Whytepeak

Hmmm :?

Looks like a carrera banshee x to me....

fourcrossjohn

you read my post earlier this month didnt you?

Whytepeak

I read all posts :shock:

Nice bike - hope you have a good first ride, and those marzocchis don't give you no greif.

k2rider

hope u got a decent set of zocchi 55`s not been hearing much love for them recently.

fourcrossjohn

tweaking them earlier and the change is so minute

first pair of through axles so i shall hopefully get a good ride

fourcrossjohn

i cant understand what the fuss is about the 55's they were amazing!

The general set up tok a while to get used to, i spent roughly half an hour setting up the cockpit this morning and sorting the rebound on the forks and rear shock. Getting started it was a bit heavy on road but as i proggressed it seemed more willing to move.

On the singletrack uphill it moved amazingly although in some places it machine gunned a tad :oops: probably my error

The descent was amazing, it flowed so good and over the drops and rocky routes soaked up all i could throw at it.

I csnt remeber a time when i went out purley for a ride without the need to go anywhere, i have now found my excuse. This has re ignited my fire.


The obligatory kitchen pic


Check out her curves


the buiness end
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The Northern Monkey

fourcrossjohn wrote:

i cant understand what the fuss is about the 55's they were amazing!

They tend to break after a few rides

That was the only downside. Good forks, but crap reliability. Hope you have a good set

fourcrossjohn

my first decent bike my giant stp2 had suntour xcm's.

so my firlst decet bike is a full sus

i'll get the pics up and running

fourcrossjohn

the pictures dont seem to want to appear today so here is a pic of the gallery

http://img38.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=image163i.jpg

Whytepeak

There you go

fourcrossjohn

cheers whytepeak!

fourcrossjohn

cheers guys

what do you's think?

Chaz.Harding

whytepeak, you beat me to it you bugger! Just posted it up, then seen yours!

Whytepeak

He He, I win this round

fourcrossjohn
Money in all the right places.

like the wheels and the frame.

How is that (Suntour Epicon ?) shock?

fourcrossjohn

the damping and rebound is realy good to adjust, it locks out great so i just wham it down then lock it for abit of a more urban frame.

it handles all the bumps amazingly, if i did wat i did today on my stp2 my arms would be gone and my balls woulda taken another 16 years to drop

fourcrossjohn

just did abit of urban riding yesterday, missjudged a contrete lip drop to grass verge and took a chunk out the left crank arm :evil: :x :shock:

Chaz.Harding

Well, now the first battle scar is out the way and done with, you can start riding properly

fourcrossjohn

i was so pissed when it happened! :twisted:

Whytepeak

Wait till you get cable rub... :evil:

fourcrossjohn

cadle rub i can deal with as i a few decent stickers on the top of the frame will look nice

Rich9

Looks a nice machine. Never really looked at Carrera cos of the 'Halfrauds' connection. I guess I could be wrong!

fourcrossjohn

it depends on the store to be frank, i used to go to cadets with the guy who did my bike and i checked it over in store and all i did when i got home was adjusted the cockpit and forks and shock

a grade a service from my halfords

Chaz.Harding

fourcrossjohn wrote:

a grade a service from my halfords

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Seriously, there's good and bad ones. I have only ever experienced the bad ones. And there must be more bad than good... Looks like you got lucky!

If you don't mind me asking, how much did the bike set you back?

fourcrossjohn

700, i sold my giant stp2 for 250 a month before hand so this months wages paid the rest

Chaz.Harding

Wow, that's a bargain! Considering the forks retail at around £550 alone.... Good find!

fourcrossjohn

i know!

forks - 550
mavic whelset - 400
sram x7 - bout 100?
rear shock - 219
brakes - 250
saddle - 20
pedals - 25

from a basic list of parts the bike shoulda cost atleast 1564 if it was a custom build

so i have cheaper than half price

junglist_matty

fourcrossjohn wrote:

i know!

forks - 550
mavic whelset - 400
sram x7 - bout 100?
rear shock - 219
brakes - 250
saddle - 20
pedals - 25

from a basic list of parts the bike shoulda cost atleast 1564 if it was a custom build

so i have cheaper than half price

You've definatley got a bit over-excited with those prices! XM 317 Rims are under £20 each, I can't see what the hubs are, but they aren't anywhere near a £400 wheelset! - The rear shock is a touch over a £100 and the brakes are half what you've listed, the forks are about £300 brand new (2009 model).

Saying that with the correct prices its still a lot of bike for £700, I've seen these in Halfords and thought they are good value!

...Are your forks the 2008 model or the 2009 model? I know the 2008 models are very very very tempremental, I would sell them quick if I were you and get some Z1's, Z150s or something similar because the 55's are not reliable at all! Even a pair of Pikes second hand [£200] would be much better!

Have fun riding it!!!!

fourcrossjohn

my 55rs are great have no intention of selling them

junglist_matty

fourcrossjohn wrote:

my 55rs are great have no intention of selling them

Fair enough, I hope for your sake you have a good pair! I know of a lot of people who have sent theirs back on numerous occasions with the forks being repaired for upto 3 or 4 weeks at a time - means you can't ride!

...Some guy even offered to swap his nearly new 55s for my Z150's (2004 model) just because they are that unreliable!

Best of luck with them!!!