I’m planning to upgrade this carrera titán x for downhill prob not realistic but what shock would I need and hubs? Prob only planning to upgrade these I got like 400 poond budget second hand parts I don’t mind. Btw got this in a bargain.
by da_asain
I’m planning to upgrade this carrera titán x for downhill prob not realistic but what shock would I need and hubs? Prob only planning to upgrade these I got like 400 poond budget second hand parts I don’t mind. Btw got this in a bargain.
by da_asain
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Are those cable brakes? Lol.
Whatever your plans are… just don’t
Basically you will have to replace almost everything with more expensive parts(including the frame)… pretty hard to squeeze into that budget
It will be better money and geo wise to buy something a couple years old.
I would just fit some cheap bigger rotors. That’s it. Wouldn’t waste any more money on it than that.
Better yet, take your £400 you were going to spend on it and buy a secondhand hardtail.
I learnt through many years that bikes work well in the way they were designed. You can spend thousands of dollars making that bike more “downhill” and in the end you’ll still be disappointed with the result.
Buying a budget enduro/downhill bike will work ten times better and it’s less expensive in the long run.
When you say downhill bike people here takw that to mean real DH terrain with steep rocky features and drops that you access via lift service. Real downhill riding (lift assisted bike park) is dangerous and seriously demanding on your bike. This bike should not be ridden on that type of terrain, nothing you do will make it appropriate for real DH riding and you certainly cannot turn it into anything resembling a real DH bike.
But if you want to upgrade this to be more useful on more difficult trails, thats possible.
Bike frames are designed around certain shock strokes so changing the shock would not get you more travel. Unless the shock is blown i wouldn’t bother upgrading it. Upgrading the hubs wont help because youll still be left with a weak frame that will fold on any kind of real DH terrain.
Now if you wanted to upgrade this to be rideable on more difficult trails thats possible but dont waste money of a shock or hubs. First get decent quality hydraulic brakes like shimano Mt201. Next thing id do is get the suspension serviced and get the drivetrain tuned up. Youll have a rideable trail bike.
Hope this helps
Used downhill bikes are insanely cheap (compared to new). Just buy a used DH
That yellow sticker on your fork, does it happen to be one of those warning stickers that says it’s not do anything aggressive?
You could Sam Pilgrim this into the ground and hope you still have all your teeth in the end. I don’t think it’ll live a long DH life.