Vengeance

Name: Carrera Vengeance
Brand: Carrera

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Kilmė

Carrera is Halfords' in-house bicycle marque, not an independent framebuilder — the name has been used by the UK retailer for decades to sit above its budget Apollo bikes and below the premium Boardman and Voodoo lines it also owns. The Vengeance is one of Carrera's longest-serving nameplates: a value 27.5" hardtail that has been on Halfords' shop floor in one form or another since the mid-2010s, quietly updated year after year while keeping the same recipe — an alloy frame, an entry-level Suntour coil fork, Shimano Altus gearing and cable disc brakes. It exists to be the first 'proper' mountain bike for someone graduating from a supermarket bike: cheap, widely stocked, built and serviced in Halfords stores across the UK. Because it is a high-volume own-brand model, it appears constantly on the UK second-hand market and, via that route, trickles into the Baltics as a used import rather than through any official Carrera dealer network.

Specifikacijos

Rėmas: 6061 aluminium alloy hardtail, sloping top tube
Svoris: kg
Transmisija: Shimano Altus 2x8 (16-speed), Prowheel 36/22T crankset, 12-32T cassette; 2020 also sold as 24-speed; Trail build = Shimano ESSA 1x8
Stabdžiai: Mechanical (cable) disc brakes, front + rear
Ratai: 27.5" (650b) Carrera alloy rims, quick-release hubs

Verdiktas

+Stiprybės

Cheap, ubiquitous and easy to service — commodity Suntour/Shimano parts, spares everywhere
Comfortable, forgiving beginner geometry that doubles well as a rough-road commuter
Disc brakes and a suspension fork at a price where many rivals still use rim brakes

−Trūkumai

Heavy (~14.5 kg) with a crude, undamped Suntour XCM coil fork that dives and offers little control
Low-end Altus 2x8 drivetrain and basic mechanical discs — fine for paths, out of depth on real trails
Not a genuine off-road 'trail' bike; overwhelmed by technical descents, best kept to gentle XC/leisure

Kartos

Classic hardtail (2015-2025)
- The core value XC hardtail. Recipe barely changed for a decade; brakes stayed mechanical (the pricier Vulcan is the hydraulic step-up).
Ratai
27.5"
Stabdžiai
Mechanical disc
Vengeance Trail (1x8)
- Simplified single-ring drivetrain, more fork travel and fatter tyres — aimed slightly more at trails than the classic build.
Ratai
27.5" x 2.4"
Stabdžiai
Mechanical disc
Vengeance E (electric)
- Torque-sensing rear-hub e-MTB. Smooth, natural assist and good value sub-£1000, but small ~317Wh battery and a hub motor short on real climbing grunt.
Ratai
27.5"
Stabdžiai
Tektro mechanical disc

Versijos ir komplektacijos

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Versijos ir komplektacijos
Rodiklis	Vengeance (2020, 2x8)	Vengeance (2021-2024, 2x8)	DabartinėVengeance (2025, 2x8)	DabartinėVengeance Trail (1x8)	Vengeance E (electric)	DabartinėVengeance E 2.1 (Shimano)
Metai	2020	2022	2025	2024	2019	2023
Transmisija	Shimano Altus 2x8 (24-speed on some builds)	Shimano Altus 2x8 (16-speed), 36/22T x 12-32T	Shimano Altus 16-speed, Prowheel 36/22T, 12-32T	Shimano ESSA 1x8 (single chainring)	Shimano Altus 8/9-speed	Shimano 8-speed
Stabdžiai	Mechanical disc	Mechanical disc	Mechanical disc	Mechanical disc	Tektro mechanical disc 180mm	Tektro mechanical disc 180mm
Kaina	€380	€430	€450	€500	€1,100	€1,050
Paskirtis	Vertė	Vertė	Vertė	Subalansuota	Flagmanas	Flagmanas