Carrera Vengeance Ultimate Pic Update 21/3/11 Page 6

fearnsy

Yeah chunkers,well it doesn't chip at least, ah right, :?

Chunkers1980

give it time it will!

Get it on now. Those lizard skin ones aren't that thick, but better than nowt.

If you get annoyed with it, spot the rough ground and get in the biggest ring as mechs tend to have more tension the more they are pulled - but more modern ones appear to be more uniform through the stroke

fearnsy

will get one soon

jakeeeeeee

fearnsy wrote:

will get one soon

don't bother! the next issue of MBUK comes with a free one !
btw how do you update the name of the topic ? for example to say you have a new pic etc
cheers jake

fearnsy

Ah sweet, thanks for the heads up on that one, when's it out?

jakeeeeeee

erm..... 9th of feb

birch1983

Doh, reckon I'll get MBUK just for the spare. :roll:

Going for black with blue lock and ends. Excel ones!

fearnsy

Ah cool, and yeah I can't believe I got an email saying about them I was like ahhh ffs just after I bought mine

shukur

fearnsy wrote:

This is my clean bike -ish


Here we go, and just to put pics to names.
The one of the left is me, yes I'm 16
And the one on the right is LFC_Eddy.

is that bike less than 15kg, i have to get a delivery sent to my house from dhl but if its 15kg or les they wont pik it up

fearnsy

Ermmm I think it is, ifr you are selling it in the original box, it says the weight on the side, and if it's give or take a kilo I'm sure they will be sympathetic

fearnsy

Done, for now anyway swapped qr seat clamp.
Anyway got any other ideas what to do?

specialized hardrock

did u upgrade the back disc ?

fearnsy

specialized hardrock wrote:

did u upgrade the back disc ?

Nah front

jakeeeeeee

is there anything you don't like or that dosent work on the bike ?

fearnsy

Hmmm, rear derailleur has gone a bit skewy, constantly 3 cogs over and I cant sort it because I don't know how, means I get massive lactic acid when on the roads as I'm pedaling like a whippet, that's all really.

jakeeeeeee

fearnsy wrote:

Hmmm, rear derailleur has gone a bit skewy, constantly 3 cogs over and I cant sort it because I don't know how, means I get massive lactic acid when on the roads as I'm pedaling like a whippet, that's all really.

just get your Lbs to set up the gears and if it still isn't changing properly then get a new one btw what rear derailleur is it ?

fearnsy

it runs alivio 9 speed, and got my six week service soon anyway

specialized hardrock

should you not upgrade the back disc aswell ?? thats what i would be doing

my 6 week service is coming up aswell do u know what they include in this ??

fearnsy

The back was straight, no need.to upgrade, and I think it's general overview, brakes, gears, stuff like that not sure what detail they go into, anyway care to enlighten us?

jakeeeeeee

in that case i'd leave then

t4tomo

Fearnsy I have same bike as you, what make are your bars / where did you get them? They look pretty smart in white and I don't like the feel / shape of the standard bars.

Plus the lake in the picture looks very like one I walked past in the lake district near Ravenglass, although probably isn't as these little lakes often look similar?

fearnsy

These little, I know they're cheap but I really like them and they have a really good quality finish on them :
http://on-one.co.uk/i/q/HBFSMAXIMUS/fsa-maximus-atb-handlebar

And haha I understand your thinking, but this ones in lincolnshire, tis proper nice though, bit cold when i've swam in it before though

t4tomo

Thanks. Cheap is good. No point buying a bargain and then throwing loads of money at it.

fearnsy

True that, what you done on yours?

t4tomo

Not a lot yet, only bought it last week (2nd hand). popped a white mudguard on the back and have a muckynuts front one on order.

Its just the bars feel different to my old bike (an ancient saracen that was built before you could ride a bike ). Side by side the stem is shorter on the carrera plus the bars bend back a bit, so looking at options to get it to feel more like the trusty saracen. Wasn't struck by the white colour but it was a good deal so bought it anyway, but its growing on me so might as well run with the colour scheme.

It could probably do with lighter tyres and posssibly wheels to lose a bit of weight, but its a top bit of kit for the money

Bu**er to keep clean though.

getonyourbike

t4tomo wrote:

Bu**er to keep clean though.

I gave up on that ages ago with my white Fury, I just keep the drivetrain nice with some degreaser now and again and just wash everything else with the hosepipe. It gets used 7 days a week, so there's no hope of it staying clean.

fearnsy

Yeah it is and I know every spot of mud shows up like loads :O

fearnsy

Pic update, halfords actually did good and fitted a brand new rear derailler, for free same as before but yeah i'm happy. Here is a better pic with an actual camera

willdclarke

hello,
Love the tires. Not a fan of matching colour though, doesn't make it faster
The worst part of the bike are the rims, they weigh 680g and really hinder performance and feel, save and replace the wheels and the difference will be huge. I can't afford that so I switched out the Carrera rims for some Mach 1 mx xc rims, they're 500g so still not light but at £20 what do you expect. The erd is the same so you don't need to pick up new spokes.

My bike has white wheels now, but still looks best covered in yorkshire mud

W

shukur

If anyone can get me one of these cheap I'd appreciate it, I almost bought one new off Gumtree for £140 but I left it because it was in London and the guy needed money as he was going abroad on holiday, he wanted me to go down and collect it. I should of got him to do the postage. £140 man what a bargain. Idiots on eBay are buying them at £300, whats the point when you can buy the new carrera fury for that much on eBay for the same price, I don't get it, what fools live on this planet sometimes!

anyway, if anyone has one for sale or can get me one below £200, I will consider it, a mean, they can sell bikes bought a few months back at £1000 for like £600 on eBay, why not these bikes like vengeance when they went half price at halfords at £290, they should sell for maybe £150?

hmmm