Advantages: Great for downhill Disadvantages: suspension no good for road.
The old Carerra bikes seem to be doing well for themselves of late, Halfords still arent offering them though at a reasonable price. The Carrera is what I would call an entry level bike, the bikes are built in the same factory as Kona so expect the same level of workmanship you would from a top name like Kona. This bike comes with the Tough 4 bar link full suspension 7005 aluminium Bi-axial tubed frame. Suntour XC60 fork, 27spd Shimano Deore transmission, Tektro IO Disc brakes, FSA Alpha drive chain set, Tioga double butted handlebars, Tioga stem and seatpost, Tioga Factory Extreme 2. 1 tyres, Shock comes with adjustable pre-load and rebound damping.
This bike is meant really for downhill racing but does well on dirt riding. The gears are Shimano Deore which are a sturdier gearing than the standard Shimano, which is what you will need ...
sybenn2003 29.06.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Carrera Banshee
Advantages: Everything, build, price, quality, aftercare, look of bike Disadvantages: none
I purchased my Carrera Banshee from Halfords on-line, the bike was priced at WAS £579.99 but being a bike coming to be replaced you can save £145.00.
When I ordered mine there was a further 10% of online orders so I ended up with a brilliant bike worth £579.99 for £365.00.
Although I was sent a 19 inch bike instead of the 20 inch I ordered apparently this is a mistake on the website.
So if you order there is no actual difference being a suspension bike.
Bike specs: -
The bike frame is all mountain 6" travel bar linkage 19" aluminium frame
With robust Suntour Epicon 140mm travel fork with lock out.
This lockout system is a must if you need to go on roads as well as off road; this is due to the bouncing in the lock position for off road.
You need the bike to act as a hard tail on roads as it can be quite a handful if ...
Advantages: Value for money, light Disadvantages: Toe clip pedals
I purchased a Carrera gryphon through a Cycle to Work scheme and as such it ended up as very good value for money. From a ticket price of £399 there was already 20% off this model so with the Tax benefits of the C2W scheme this bike cost me c. £180.
After some initial niggles with the bike primarily due to set up at the shop I have been very pleased with this bike - it makes my 12.5 mile ride to work seem relatively effortless. It has a good ratio of gears, 18 in total, split 2 front gears / 9 rear gears and the gear shifts are pretty good although occasionally the front gear doesn't change up as smoothly as I would like.
The disc brakes work very well in all weathers adn the bike is extremely light which certainly helps with the commute.
The one thing that I would recommend changing on the bike is the pedals - the bike comes ...
