L14M
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Well, I suppose this thread is going to be made to show my transformation from a stock Carrera Zelos into a half decent winter trainer. Well at the moment its my all round everything magical bike .
So this is it when I first got it:
In this picture I had added my oxford lightset, my top peak medium saddle bad, my drink holder and my very cheap £5 bike computer from halfords.
So, this was a good basis to start from. Its not light, its 11.1kg with all of these addons (without water bottle).
The first things I want to replace are black bar tape (When i can be bothered to fail at wrapping it ) black saddle and the fork.
So the reason this bike is quite heavy is because where most more expensive manufacturers save weight Carrera don't. For example the stem is a weighty thing at 175grams. This'll be replaced by a lighter deda zero 2 when i have more cash ( end of the month ).
Another example is the wheel set. I've not weighed it but I can tell it is quite heavy. This will be replaced when I have more money but its currently at the bottom of my list.
The main thing that I want to replace is the fork. Its a heavy peice of steel. A lighter more forgiving carbon jobbie is on my list
So for the conclusion, the aim is to get a nice winter trainer that will be under 10kg auw!
Well for now here is a picture. Mostly stock here, the only addon being my edge 200 and other bits i've said above. Oh and a second front light
So this is it when I first got it:
In this picture I had added my oxford lightset, my top peak medium saddle bad, my drink holder and my very cheap £5 bike computer from halfords.
So, this was a good basis to start from. Its not light, its 11.1kg with all of these addons (without water bottle).
The first things I want to replace are black bar tape (When i can be bothered to fail at wrapping it ) black saddle and the fork.
So the reason this bike is quite heavy is because where most more expensive manufacturers save weight Carrera don't. For example the stem is a weighty thing at 175grams. This'll be replaced by a lighter deda zero 2 when i have more cash ( end of the month ).
Another example is the wheel set. I've not weighed it but I can tell it is quite heavy. This will be replaced when I have more money but its currently at the bottom of my list.
The main thing that I want to replace is the fork. Its a heavy peice of steel. A lighter more forgiving carbon jobbie is on my list
So for the conclusion, the aim is to get a nice winter trainer that will be under 10kg auw!
Well for now here is a picture. Mostly stock here, the only addon being my edge 200 and other bits i've said above. Oh and a second front light