Carrera Fury '08 - with Pics

Da Mighty Chicken · April 2009

Frame: Ultra light 7005 18" aluminium frame with double butted main tubes
Forks: Rock Shox Tora 318 U-Turn fork, travel adjusts from 85 to 130mm
Bars: Kalloy Over-Sized- Matt Black
Stem: Alloy Ahead - Black
Headset: Semi-Intergrated - Black

Front Brake: Tektro Auriga Comp - 180mm rotors
Rear Brake: Tektro Auriga Comp - 160mm rotors

Shifters: Sram X5 Trigger
Front Mech: Sram X7
Rear Mech: Sram X7

Seat: Selle Royal Rio Gel
Seat Post: Kalloy Micro Adjust- Matt black

Cranks: Truvativ Blaze powersplined
Chain: SRAM
Pedals: Wellgo

Front Wheel:
Rim: Mavic XM-317
Hub: Shimano HB-M475
Tire: Continental Gravity 2.3"

Back Wheel:
Rim: Mavic XM-317
Hub: Shimano HB-M475
Tire: Continental Gravity 2.3"

Other info:

XxxBFGxxX · April 2009

looking good chap

Captain Turok · April 2009

Hope you enjoy! :P
My dad has put a few miles on his now and he is really impressed with the fork (his last bike had a suntour thingy!)

Da Mighty Chicken · April 2009

Thanks BFG

Captain Turok, glad your dad likes his bike, this ones for my wife. Ironically the fork is faulty, the lockout doesnt work so they have ordered me a new replacement which will take about a week or 2 to arrive, apart from that it works a treat

Not bad for £399 with a free womens Selle Royal Gel seat & free bike pump

Captain Turok · April 2009

Bargain! 8)

XxxBFGxxX · April 2009

just ride of road chap ya dont need lock out lmfao

tomxc · May 2009

do u have trouble with the gears wen u shift them...my dads messes up wen he puts real pressure on the cranks :S

Da Mighty Chicken · May 2009

tomxc wrote:

do u have trouble with the gears wen u shift them...my dads messes up wen he puts real pressure on the cranks :S

Not noticed any problems at the moment, however I did when we first took it for a test ride before buying, the front mech wouldnt shift correctly and was found to be fautly so they replaced it. I do need to take the bike out for some 'proper' riding though so will let you know.

Just a side thought, IIRC its always best to ease up on the cranks while shifting anyway, so maybe he needs to adjust his riding style slighty?

HTH's

The Northern Monkey · May 2009

Thats very very nice..... the reflector look amazing

seriously though, thats cracking spec for £400. very nice colour too

Enjoy it!!

nby · May 2009

Very nice mate i've just bought one myself yesterday, I notice you've got the x7 front and mavic rims... I had the bad luck of getting the sun rims! very happy with it in all honesty and cant wait to get out there and test it out

Da Mighty Chicken · May 2009

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Thats very very nice..... the reflectors look amazing

seriously though, thats cracking spec for £400. very nice colour too
Enjoy it!!

Hee hee, yeah the photos were taken the moment I got home with the bike so reflectors still on it!

Yeah I just couldnt resist the bike with that spec on it when it came down to £399, I was gonna get the wife an Orange G3, which does have some things better than the Fury but for almost half the G3's price I got a very similar bike for her, and for what she needs it for, it was perfect.

nby wrote:

Very nice mate i've just bought one myself yesterday, I notice you've got the x7 front and mavic rims... I had the bad luck of getting the sun rims! very happy with it in all honesty and cant wait to get out there and test it out

Glad you like yours too, yeah was lucky to get the X7 front and mavic rims, also the bike was the last in stock and was new/boxed still in the store room! 8)

What front mech did you get?

Let us know how you get on with your new beasty

nby · May 2009

My front mech is the X5, still trying to talk them into giving me the the mavic rims as a straight swap ... trying to argue that the display models in store are mavic and possibly X7 front and my fury was X5 front and sun rims (mine was also boxed and sealed).

either which way its fantastic value for £399 and they chucked £35 worth of kit in too so cant complain!

I will give them a bell tomorrow morning and if they cant swap then i'll hit some trails!

clarkson · May 2009

really good value for that money!! cracking fork for that too!

got yourself a good dependable steed to go and thrash. enjoy dude!! 8) 8)

tomxc · May 2009

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

tomxc wrote:

do u have trouble with the gears wen u shift them...my dads messes up wen he puts real pressure on the cranks :S

Not noticed any problems at the moment, however I did when we first took it for a test ride before buying, the front mech wouldnt shift correctly and was found to be fautly so they replaced it. I do need to take the bike out for some 'proper' riding though so will let you know.

Just a side thought, IIRC its always best to ease up on the cranks while shifting anyway, so maybe he needs to adjust his riding style slighty?

HTH's

yer probbly he hasnt been riding long and still needs to learn the ropes(well sum off them) as does pretty much everyone :P

Si78 · May 2009

Really good looking / specced bike the fury, at an absolutely bargain price.
Spec is better than my Boardman

, but I went with my heart lol

Si

p.s. and its ur wifes bike??? bet u use it more than she does

XxxBFGxxX · May 2009

i actualy seen the bike in the flesh today nice looking bike.

Zaskar20 · May 2009

I dont know exactly why, but I love those rear drop outs.

Great vfm.

Da Mighty Chicken · May 2009

Si78 wrote:

p.s. and its ur wifes bike??? bet u use it more than she does

I couldn't possibly comment

Your Boardman looks really good too

Zaskar20 wrote:

I dont know exactly why, but I love those rear drop outs.

Great vfm.

hee hee, I know what you mean, and yeah it really is a great bike for the money, thats why I snapped it up when they had 20% off it

Si78 · May 2009

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

I couldn't possibly comment

lol, I think we all know the answer mate

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

Your Boardman looks really good too

Cheers buddy 8)

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

hee hee, I know what you mean, and yeah it really is a great bike for the money, thats why I snapped it up when they had 20% off it

:shock: Absolute bargain! I know a lot of people dont like Halfords, but that is definately an advantage of buying from a large chain.

Si

Da Mighty Chicken · June 2009

Slight update, a couple of weeks ago I noticed that the top right side of the forks, the bit with the lockout was leaking oil, so I took it back to Halfords who agreed that it was a warranty job and that it would take a week to sort, they also said that they can only get the new 2009 Tora 318's which were white? The wife wasnt keen on that but as we had no choice we went ahead with the warranty claim.

Now I have just got the bike back today (I've been away for almost a week) and not only are the brand new Toras black but Fisher have upgraded them to the remote Poplock model for nothing! Result.

So not only has the wife had a free saddle, a free pump, and an upgraded front mech but now also an upgraded fork, all for £399!

The Prodigy · June 2009

Absolute bargain, where am I when deals like this are around?

ellsbells1973 · June 2009

nice bike, halfords dont get enough credit for a lot of things, i took my bike into halfords after bending the rear mech to see what options i had, i didnt even buy the bike from them and the mechanic put it on a stand made best of straightening it and did the indexing for nothing :idea:

Da Mighty Chicken · June 2009

The Prodigy wrote:

Absolute bargain, where am I when deals like this are around?

Hee hee, its normally the same for me, the only reason this bike is getting all the bargains is because its my wifes bike and not mine, lol

ellsbells1973 wrote:

nice bike, halfords dont get enough credit for a lot of things, i took my bike into halfords after bending the rear mech to see what options i had, i didnt even buy the bike from them and the mechanic put it on a stand made best of straightening it and did the indexing for nothing :idea:

Thanks

I must say that on the whole my local Halfords have been ok really, quick to sort out any problems.

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