Carrera Subway review

The hybrid Carrera Subway bike takes on three forms, and are all designed to get you pedaling around town, towpath or tracks

Carrera Subway
(Image credit: Halfords PLC)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Carrera Subway 1 is a good bike to get you rolling. It's reasonably lightweight, and will give even nervous riders confidence with its predictable handling and stopping, but there are more comfortable options out there if you're willing to pay more. 

Reasons to buy
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    Mens and women's options

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    Aluminium frame

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    Shimano Torney gears

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    Disc brakes

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    Quick release wheels

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    Pannier and mudguard mounts

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    Price

Reasons to avoid
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    Women's specific only available in Subway 1

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    Stiff

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    Not very comfortable to ride for a long time

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    Poor pedals

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Pottering about by bike is one of the finest things in life, but deciding between either a road bike or off-road bike can be a real dilemma, especially if, like me, you're more of a free range rider who likes to dabble in both.

Buy now: Carrera Subway 1 from Halfords for £240

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.