Having sold
my metallic lime green Carrera magnesium road bike a few years ago (erm ... in 2016, so a bit more than "a few") to a Hungarian student doctor in Leeds I've missed having something I can use without
really bothering where it goes / how I use it. It rode beautifully but was just that little bit too small for me. I've several nice Dura-Ace equipped carbon / vintage road bikes but nothing I'd be comfortable using for commuting, which is why I've commuted on a
Merida Cyclo-Cross for the past two years. It's useful but 'trundly'. I've also found myself using the flat-bar Giant FCR a lot as a result.
So ... a Carrera Vengeance Magnesium popped up earlier this week at a
much higher price and I've been watching the price drop, plus communicating with the seller, and I made a purchase decision earlier. I'll probably swap the components from the
Woodrup, letting that frameset go:
They were made by Merida, rather than Carrera's usual manufacturer, where they badged them
Merida 909 Magnesium. Whilst it isn't the lime green I'd prefer it'll do nicely for a winter project.