Saw a post from a long time back. That time the "real" mountain bikers commented the back side out of it. So for the "pretend" bikers like me who like a trail followed by just enough of the rough stuff this is a great buy compared to their new model in particular the hard tail at the same price point.
The shocks are Btwin but bases around the suntour SCM. Why is it better. Lock out and 120mm travel. The SCT on the hard tail and the Carrera going melty hot this week do not have this. So Bouncy time on the flat stuff.
Rear derailleur is a x4 vs x3 on the hard tail.
OK so no 27.5 wheels and yes the difference will be all so noticeable and may add one minute to your ride. But a 26" has served me well for years.
Wire disc brakes but Hayes brand. Not too shabby and standard mounts so throw hydraulics on when you become hardcore.
Lifetime warranty on the frame. 2 year warranty on the parts. Free 3 month service. Oh and decathlon points
All comments (36)
james-young
8 May 16#1
Edinburgh have a large in stock the website has XL which is good for 6ft1 up. 5ft10 ish for the large.
Pjcity
8 May 16#2
Btwin from Decathlon are great bikes at bargain prices... Mines still going great after 4 years of riding...Hot from me!
houston26
8 May 161#3
only real concern I would have for this is weight, but to get a good full sus your looking at a grand, and most of that is just for the name.
cable brakes don't concern me at all, I've seen lots of badly setup hydraulic brakes that would struggle to stop a kiddy bike. look to upgrade pad compound before anything else
heat added, but I will say that most peoples needs off-road will be fulfilled by a hardtail.
slannmage to houston26
8 May 161#4
At that price why complain?
mbuckhurst to houston26
8 May 16#5
From experience I'd really not want cable disc brakes, I've got some pretty high end Tektro on my touring bike, and they're far worse than any of my road bikes dual pivot brakes or centre pull, though I suppose the positive side, it's absolutely impossible to skid on skinny tyres because of it.
For a mountain bike where the tyres have more grip, you can really benefit from decent brakes, I'd not touch anything but (well setup) hydraulic discs, it's not worth the weight penalty or the complexity of maintenance for poor performance of the cable ones.
I guess if the weight penalty (which isn't as bad as most cheap full suspension bikes) or lack of hard tails with similar specs for the money, this might be ok for the price, certainly I've got a suntour with lockout, and it is handy especially if you're using the bike mostly on road and soft off-road.
mike
james-young
8 May 16#6
I can say flat out the wheels stop without lock up. Hydraulic will sharpen it but pure stopping will be negligible.
Oh and the weight. Light bike. Less effort. Like being on a weights bench using the lightest weights. :wink: all relative.
fredstar786
8 May 16#7
What's better this or the carrera vengeance
james-young to fredstar786
8 May 16#8
Looked at the two. Shock lock out and the decathlon warranty swung me
ADIDASADDICT
8 May 16#9
COLD . No rock shox
demansquith
8 May 16#10
I bought the carrera a few days ago and they say it weighs around 13kg . I took it out for its first spin nothing to mad. after 7 miles I thought it was good bike . the down side is no lock shocks but to be fair it didn't bother me. the thing that did was weight... I am a occasional MTB rider but i ride a road bike more and the one thing I noticed about the carrera was its weight . it is around the a average I have been told . the btwin looks like of weighs more with 26" wheels . just for the weight I would go for the carrera
cicobuff
8 May 16#11
Hands down prefer a decent set of Avid BB7 cable disc brakes than any el cheapo tektro hydraulics any day of the week.
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The shocks are Btwin but bases around the suntour SCM. Why is it better. Lock out and 120mm travel. The SCT on the hard tail and the Carrera going melty hot this week do not have this. So Bouncy time on the flat stuff.
Rear derailleur is a x4 vs x3 on the hard tail.
OK so no 27.5 wheels and yes the difference will be all so noticeable and may add one minute to your ride. But a 26" has served me well for years.
Wire disc brakes but Hayes brand. Not too shabby and standard mounts so throw hydraulics on when you become hardcore.
Lifetime warranty on the frame. 2 year warranty on the parts. Free 3 month service. Oh and decathlon points
All comments (36)
cable brakes don't concern me at all, I've seen lots of badly setup hydraulic brakes that would struggle to stop a kiddy bike. look to upgrade pad compound before anything else
heat added, but I will say that most peoples needs off-road will be fulfilled by a hardtail.
For a mountain bike where the tyres have more grip, you can really benefit from decent brakes, I'd not touch anything but (well setup) hydraulic discs, it's not worth the weight penalty or the complexity of maintenance for poor performance of the cable ones.
I guess if the weight penalty (which isn't as bad as most cheap full suspension bikes) or lack of hard tails with similar specs for the money, this might be ok for the price, certainly I've got a suntour with lockout, and it is handy especially if you're using the bike mostly on road and soft off-road.
mike
Oh and the weight. Light bike. Less effort. Like being on a weights bench using the lightest weights. :wink: all relative.