Carrerra LRS2 - opinions?

Kevin McMahon said:

Does anyone know of this MTB? Looks a good buy on paper but what do I know?

Do you have any links to it online? I no longer live in the UK, so I haven't seen it.

I did however, used to sell Carreras, so some background info. Carrera are Halfords' own 'upper-end'
brand - they tend to be of average quality for the price, usually coming in with some good
components at the expense of a slightly poorer frame. There was the odd good deal, but in almost all
cases, it's possible to buy something better elsewhere. Also, if you do decide to go for the
Carrera, check out the staff first
- the level of knowledge varies wildly from store to store.

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it looks pretty much like the Specialized FSR frame

dunno about the quality of it or the components though

and halfords as well .....

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Kevin McMahon said:

Does anyone know of this MTB? Looks a good buy on paper but what do I know?

Do you have any links to it online? I no longer live in the UK, so I haven't seen it.

I did however, used to sell Carreras, so some background info. Carrera are Halfords' own
'upper-end' brand - they tend to be of average quality for the price, usually coming in with some
good components at the expense of a slightly poorer frame. There was the odd good deal, but in
almost all cases, it's possible to buy something better elsewhere. Also, if you do decide to go
for the Carrera, check out the staff first
- the level of knowledge varies wildly from store to store.

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a.bmx FAQ: t-online.debmx faq.htmOpen ↗

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Does anyone know of this MTB? Looks a good buy on paper but what do I know?

I suspect Merida makes the frame. biketrade.org.twe showonenews.aspOpen ↗ and
merida.commerida.comOpen ↗

Merida frames are also sold under the "Centurion" name.

Dave Stocker said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know of this MTB? Looks a good buy on paper but what do I know?

I suspect Merida makes the frame. biketrade.org.twe showonenews.aspOpen ↗ and
merida.commerida.comOpen ↗

Ah, I know the ones now - there were some of the Halfords Bikehut guys riding those in the
post-World Cup XC race at Fort Bill.

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it looks pretty much like the Specialized FSR frame

Actually the Epic looks like the LRS. The LRS layout was developed by Merida and Bergwerk and was
there first.

Sorry, it is in German. mtb-news.demodules.phpOpen ↗
&mode=&order=

LRS is as hyped in the German speaking mtb community as VPP is among English speakers.

-Dave

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Dave Stocker said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know of this MTB? Looks a good buy on paper but what do I know?

I suspect Merida makes the frame. biketrade.org.twe showonenews.aspOpen ↗ and
merida.commerida.comOpen ↗

Ah, I know the ones now - there were some of the Halfords Bikehut guys riding those in the
post-World Cup XC race at Fort Bill.

Have you run across any LRS bikes (Merida/Centurion or Bergwerk) in your riding? They look good on
paper, but I would be curious to talk to people who have ridden them

-Dave

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Does anyone know of this MTB? Looks a good buy on paper but what do I know?

There is a thread on this going on over at de.alt.sport.mountain-bike. Google can translate it for
you if it is needed. They are talking about the Centurion LRS-1 and LRS-2, but I think Carrerra is a
Halfords house brand for the same bike. It is "Neues MTB ist fällig -- Wer hat Erfahrungen mit
Centurion Backfire LRS-1"

-Dave