new carrera fury

piker

got the bike bug after not riding for 15 yrs,been looking at the carrera fury in halfords,the 08 fury has tora 318 fork at £550,the 09 fury has suntour epicon fork at £600(and it looks better in white).reading reviews of the 08 fury the tora was a good plus point,is the new fork and new brakes an improvement or worth the extra 50 notes.

blister pus

No, wait till it comes down to a sensible honest price - then wait for 20% off.

Epicon fork unknown quantity at ths point too.

piker

i want a bike now though,forgot to ask is there something else at this price range better value only been to halfords because its on my doorstep.

supersonic

Not really.

piker

thanks for the advice i will order the 09 and try to get some money off or something thrown in

blister pus

If you've got an 08 Fury available to you why don't you go for that? That way you're guaranteed a tried and tested winner, fork n all.

Clockworkali

Hi

Had a look at the 09 this weekend and the frame looks miles better than the 08. It has smooth welds and the white paint job is almost identical to the boardman pro.

piker

just re read my post meant to say 08 model :oops: ,now for deciding what frame size to order i wont go down that road on this forum.only problem is you dont get a feel for a bike sat on it in store.

Da Mighty Chicken

piker wrote:

just re read my post meant to say 08 model :oops: ,now for deciding what frame size to order i wont go down that road on this forum.only problem is you dont get a feel for a bike sat on it in store.

My local Halfords let my wife test ride the bike in the carpark for a few rounds which helped alot

Northwind

I'd still say go for the 08, it's not as blingy but the spec's tried and tested and it's cheaper. The 08 set the bar for a £500-ish trail hardtail, the 09 will have a hard job to beat that.

Captain Turok

Personally I'd be going for a better fork over neater welds anyday!