My "Road bike"

[Simba]

Here is my Carrera Vengance Ltd - 24 speed sram x4 trigger gear shift, Cateye Micro Wireless Computer, Cateye single LED headlight (Forgot the model) Bikehut rear 3 LED light, silver steel aftermarket pedals. Continental City Contact with kevlar 26x1.75 Semi-slick road tyres. Bikehut mudguards. Topeak Mini G Master Blaster pump with gauge and Presta/Schrader compatible.

 

[Mark_Robson]

Nice bike but I think that the term "road bike" is probably a breach of the trades description act

 

[Simba]

Well its quite light, I use it on the roads, has road tyres hence a road bike hehe

 

[Mark_Robson]

Hey, what's in a name My commuter looks very similar to yours.

 

[Simba]

Ugh, that picture is massive lmao. Is that the latest Carrera? Looks nice, whats the specs?

 

[Klaus]

I ampuzzled by those mud guards. Seen frequently elsewhere also. Do they really make a difference with mud or water??? I have a "city bike" and just fitted traditional mud guards and they definitely keep you dry, about an inch or less from the tyre surface.

 

[Simba]

Yea they do their job. Before I got them installed, in the rain my face would be covered in mud, my saddle and my top tube, down tube, everything. But now its just the forks, a bit of the down tube and the bottom of the back wheel mounts oh and the pedals.

 

[Mark_Robson]

Ugh, that picture is massive lmao. Is that the latest Carrera? Looks nice, whats the specs?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_273287_langId_-1_categoryId_165499
It's the 20" version of the above. With a pannier, spd's and Marathon+ tyres fitted
The front mud guard is ok but the only reason that I use it is because you can't use any other design with this type of fork unless you start drilling holes.

 

[Simba]

Same reason I use them mud guards, my bike is the 20" version also, Halfords don't do my bike anymore though.

 

[Mark_Robson]

It's a great bike, before you know it you will have a collection

 

[Simba]

I only got this bike as an xmas present off the missus. Money is tight at the moment, for me at least, she earns like 3 times as much as I do hehe