Im looking for a frame to build up as a hack and have come across this……….

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1422931/

Its meant to be a carrera vengeance frame but Im not sure what age it is as all the pics I have seen of them none of them have v brake mounts?

Trying to find out what seat post diameter etc it has as the buyer is a bit vague

Any ideas??

Cheers

Steve

Doesn’t look like a Vengeance to me!!

Google pictures of them and all the frames you’ll see are disc only and have a small brace between the set tube and top tube. Most likely a repainted Kraken or Vulcan from a few years ago.

Cheers.

Do you think its worth a punt at £30??

Looks like a vulcan from about 7+ years ago to me. 30 quid, meh I bought an 08 cube reaction frame for that this year.

Just checked my vulcan frame in the shed from 07/08 and iys identical in every way except mine has no v brake mounts.

Looks like a Brand X model that was made by Carrera for them back in the day…my mate had a black one that cost him £70 for the frame back then…to be honest i think its overpriced!

Gonna give it a miss then thanks fellas!

Still looking now!

Looks like a Vulcan V-spec, as far as I can recall there’s never been a v-braked Vengeance. But that doesn’t really matter, same spec level, surprisingly nice handling frames. Worth £30 normally, but not with that paint job…

Looks like a Vulcan V spec frame from 2009. I have one, nice frame. I just paid £34.83 for a 2010 fury frame.

I could always rub it down and piant it after all its only for a commuter bike.

Any ideas on the seat tube size etc?

27.2, almost certainly, all that breed were.

Cheers.

Do you really not think its worth the 30 quid posted or shall I keep looking?

Would I be able to run it single speed at all?

What about a GT Avalanche frame would that be better?

For another £20, a cheap Inbred would be a better option IMO.
You can always shift an Inbred.
That said, I’m building a commuter around a Carrerra Subay frame & forks I picked up cheap…

Picture 131 by pten2106, on Flickr

The anodised dull grey finish is ideal for a commuter.

Looks a lot like my Kraken frame, but with V bosses.

How much is cheap takisawa?

Looks very similar to a 2008 Kraken frame that I have, except mine is black.

Good frame if so, Kraken frames are very under rated imo.

Looks good for commuter that.

How much is cheap takisawa?

£50 or so.
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