New Bike: Voodoo Marasa or Carrera Vengeance?

tequilaman
tequilaman Posts: 2
edited January 2017 in MTB buying advice
Hi, I'm new to biking....Well since I was a kid a long time ago, Now just over 50, looking to get fitter, I do use the gym and work outdoors so fit ish, but hate running so thought this a better option. Don't want to spend the earth and have I think narrowed it to these two? What do you think? I will be using it on roads and trails mostly.
Many thanks

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  • kevinscott
    kevinscott Posts: 49
    For road and light gravel paths, the Marasa.

    The Vengeance for some limited down hill fun.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    They're two totally different bikes.

    The Carrera is a mountain bike, with suspension forks, knobbly tyres
    The Voodoo is a hybrid, with rigid fork, with multi-use tyres (road and off road)
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    The Marasa is a good value bike and very flexible, my nephew has the older model and runs it in 32mm road tyres on road and 2.15" knobblies as a rigid MTB, for what you describe the Marasa is the better bet. While it's classed as a hybrid it's more truthfully a rigid 29er MTB on dual use tyres.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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