Upgrades for a Carrera Blast 24 Kids Bike
Mizter
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The rear mech needs replaced, long story short the screw that adjusts the mech has lost grasp on the plastic hole. It was running following oem spec.
The Carrera Blast 24" is a solid off road machine. Featuring SRAM X3 21 speed twist grip gearing and a Suntour XCT-Jr fork with 60mm of travel, this hard tail will take on any terrain. The bike also comes with powerful Clarks branded CMD-7 disc brakes with colour coded white brake levers and white brake callipers, Carrera XC branded alloy rims and Kenda 24" x 1.95" all terrain tyres.
Im looking to get a new rear mech and maybe some adjustable lockout forks and also get rid of the grip shifts, perhaps brake levers and shifters would be what I want to upgrade.
Can anyone advise me the best routes to go down in used parts.
Thanks
The Carrera Blast 24" is a solid off road machine. Featuring SRAM X3 21 speed twist grip gearing and a Suntour XCT-Jr fork with 60mm of travel, this hard tail will take on any terrain. The bike also comes with powerful Clarks branded CMD-7 disc brakes with colour coded white brake levers and white brake callipers, Carrera XC branded alloy rims and Kenda 24" x 1.95" all terrain tyres.
Im looking to get a new rear mech and maybe some adjustable lockout forks and also get rid of the grip shifts, perhaps brake levers and shifters would be what I want to upgrade.
Can anyone advise me the best routes to go down in used parts.
Thanks
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Swapped both my lads Blasts, 20" and then 24" to SRAM trigger shifters,
http://www.tweekscycles.com/components/mtb-gear-shifters/sram-x3-7-speed-trigger-shifters
That's whats on the 24" 21 speed, didn't take long to fit but need new grips too. Not needed any other upgrades as yet but interested to see what you fit for future options.
Cheers
ACCarrera Fury for the muddy stuff
Boardman Road Team for the black stuff
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What grips did you go for? And is that link for a pair of shifters, and how do they perform?0
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What grips did you go for? And is that link for a pair of shifters, and how do they perform?
Yep a pair, got the single for the 20" when I did that one, they have worked spot on and never caused an issue with shifting or control of the bike whilst doing so. Sherwood pines red route with gripshift was stop/start and walk, triggers was no stop and no problem for him first time if i coaxed him through the gear selections, and now its second nature for him and his little sis is on the 20" and having no trouble either.
Grips wise i think they are Clark D2's in white,
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/clarks-d2-grips/rp-prod52555Carrera Fury for the muddy stuff
Boardman Road Team for the black stuff
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What front fork should I be upgrading it to?0
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this is the spec of my boys carerra blast 22.78lb
I'd get rid of the grip shift asap and upgrade to 10sp rear even if its just deore then get the crank sorted, 165mm is too big for that bike. if you take one of the springs out of the OE fork and rebuild it with high quality grease it should make it a lot better.
forks - RST F1RST air 24
Brakes - shimano SLX with XT 160mm rotors
Crank - Thorn 150mm + RF NW 30t
Pedals - Kore Riveria thermo pedals
Chain - KMC X10 93
cassette - XT 10sp + superstar 40t xpander
Rmech - SLX shadow + medium
shifter - zee 10sp
Wheels - superstar switch evo (rebadged Novatec D881SB front and D882SB) laced to Alex ACE 20 rims with sapim race DB spokes. hope QRs
tyres - schwalbe rocket ron rear, hutchison toro front set up tubeless
saddle/seatpost - SDG bel air & Kore T-Rail post
bar - easton haven carbon 711mm
stem - superstar 50mm zepher stem
grips - uberbike lockons
more info on my blog too
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