Carrera Vengeance
The UK’s default first mountain bike, priced like a phone.
Sold in United Kingdom — prices shown in GBP.
- £500
- indicative RRP
- 32.0 lb
- claimed, size M
Why riders buy it
- Hydraulic discs and a 100 mm fork at a pocket-money price
- Tough enough for towpaths, bridleways and first trails
- Halfords everywhere when something needs a look
Go in with open eyes
- Coil fork is basic — it moves, that is all
- Heavy, and the resale is near zero
Character profile
- This bike
- Field average
Will it fit you?
The size run covers riders from 155 to 195 cm.
Answer the height question and this becomes a personal fit check.
Where it stands in the market
- Price£500
- Tyre clearance57 mm
- Rough-terrain ability55 /100
- Versatility60 /100
- Weight32.0 lb
- Gear range440%
- Ease of upkeep70 /100
- Speed on tarmac35 /100
- Comfort55 /100
- Durability68 /100
Bar = share of the 49-bike field it beats.
The full sheet
- Price
- £500
- Weight
- 32.0 lb
- Component tier
- 30 /100
- Gear range
- 440%
- Tyre clearance
- 57 mm
- Suspension travel
- 100 mm
- Speed on tarmac
- 35 /100
- Comfort
- 55 /100
- Rough-terrain ability
- 55 /100
- Grin factor
- 50 /100
- Versatility
- 60 /100
- Durability
- 68 /100
- Ease of upkeep
- 70 /100
- Dealer network
- 85 /100
- Resale strength
- 30 /100
- Segment
- Mountain
- Frame material
- Aluminium
- Motor
- None
- Rack & guard mounts
- Partial
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
If this one, then maybe…
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