It is built to look like a mountain bike, and function like one. Just, there is a very big difference in quality. I loved my walmart mountain bike when I was a kid cause I could gt it anywhere. Now I am an adult and about 100lbs heavier. They do not give that feeling anymore.
@@stealthenforcer1907 most budget suntour forks will say that in my experience you can give can ride it down some pretty hard trails and it preforms fine
@@nightfalcon605gaming2 my dad rides a 1978 ridged with crap brakes (idk the name XD) with 1989 stuntjumper wheels he doesn’t want to get a new one tho XD he says he’s likes it.
The bmx bikes are alright but nowhere near high end. Never take them on serious rides and these kind of bikes are more for kids going on little trails and chilling riding about on streets
DryBowser4523 mongoose legion bmx bikes aren’t that bad I have a old L100 it’s really good for 300$ I have jumped it crashed it dropped it many times and it’s still amazing some cheap bikes are gold mines some aren’t
The first time I ever really got into mountain biking, I was visiting my Grandparents for the December holidays. I didn't have a bike, so I borrowed my grandfather's 2003 Nishiki Thunder... A fully rigid steel monstrosity, with a threaded headset, rusted, worn-out rim brakes, and no-name brand, perished tires pumped to within a few PSI of bursting. This was mistake number 1. In my infinite wisdom, I asked my grandfather to drive me and the bike to the top of a really large off-road mountain pass, so that I could "enjoy" the ride back down. This was mistake number 2. Finally, I didn't have any cycling shorts, and turned down a kind offer to borrow some from a family member. This was mistake number 3. What seemed like a fun, winding downhill dirt road lasting a few miles on the drive up, turned into a sadistic taint-pounding torture fest from the moment I started the descent. The rigid steel frame seemed to amplify every washboard rut in that road into a vicious attack on my family jewels, beating up those poor bastards like they owed the road money, despite the geriatric spec gel seat cover. My nuts still audibly scream whenever I think of that fateful day. The gradient wasn't particularly steep, but the brakes were utterly useless, burning up immediately and providing a lovely smell of fire to punctuate my descent into hell. Despite the fact that I gripped those levers all the way to the bars, the bike just continued to accelerate down the hill, resulting in much puckering of my sphincter. The rock-hard tires were over-achievers... They were not satisfied with merely buggering my giblets to the point of sterilization, but they also aimed to achieve a perfect state of zero traction. Each corner that I took was a 50-50 chance of me bursting a gonad or falling off the side of a cliff. On several occasions, I nearly wiped out into oncoming traffic - which, at the time would've probably served as sweet relief from the seventh circle of ballpain that I was banished to. In the end, I walked away with several loose fillings and an abrupt end to my family lineage... But the experience did not dissuade me from buying a proper bike and getting into this crazy sport.
Get yourself a nice bicycle. Something decent will begin around $600, check Poseidon, they're selling a great bike with a beautiful alloy frame for $600. Bicycling is the most expensive sport you could enter. A complete bicycle for $600 would just about cover my frameset. Poseidon isn't the only one with Adventure bicycles for a good price, dig around.
@@bikerider1007 Not necessarily mountain biking, actually that's probably a lot less money than exotic road bikes. Pound for pound top-end costs almost as gold. For example a $12,000 bicycle that weighs 7 lb would be $1,714 per pound. The lighter you got the more expensive it gets which is really weird. I spent years as a Manufacturing Engineer and I swear giving you less costs me less. What you're paying for is the cool engineering, R&D, product testing and beta testing. If you build a bicycle out of iron pipe you don't need to test anything, iron pipe is pretty Bulletproof. Iron pipe is silly but you get my point.
even on bumpy concrete roads the screws feel like they’re gonna pop off on my toys r us schwinn. then again it’s held up prettt well over the years for only 140 dollars 😭
@@Fred_the_1996 I bought a mongoose excursion 29 in from Walmart On my second ride a blew a front shock hopping over a curb Now riding a giant talon 3, 27.5 in, much better
Yeah I can see it to be honest. Mountain bike trails can be very rough and I suppose they just cannot guarantee safety and stability under those conditions. If you just want a bike that can get decent traction and go on dirt without too much trouble then they will probably work alright. If you are using a bike for a sporting purpose and not just exercise or short commuting then you should probably spend some more money.
These really are very unfair reviews of WM bikes! Most of these buyers don't do enduro, plus if you just do conmute or sometimes gravel plus xc these bikes can last longer!
I have a 200 dollar Walmart "trail" bike. My buddy has a brand new Marlin 7. My buddy and I started mtn biking recently and the first trip he kept looking back like, come on bro... Then he offered to switch bikes... Within 5 seconds he was looking back like how tf have you been riding with this? Carefully and strategically.
i would seriously recommend a marlin 5 or 6, i've ridden my friends marlin 5 on the road and its honestly really dope and i might buy one in the coming years
@@isatntt I agree, the Marlin line up are really good bikes, but if you’re going to go the Marlin route then pay the extra few bucks and go with the 7, it’s the sweet spot out of them all.
@@Harvey017 understood for most people, i'd be doing mostly road riding honestly and with no local trails or anything i personally would go with a 5 or 6, if you plan on actually doing trail riding (almost like the bike was meant for that) then yes, get the 7 i wouldnt be road riding in the sense where i would need an actual road bike, just like around neighborhood stuff, something i can still bash and go down hills and do small jumps and stuff, aswell as i think mountain bikes are fairly comfortable on the road even
That's exactly what I did I saved up $489 dollars to buy a trek hardtail mtb with locking fork shocks and being 14 it's not that easy of a task coming up with that much money on your own. That bike is my pride and joy and have put it through a lot of crap these past few weeks but it still rides like I just bought it! And I'm going to have to thank you Seth. You are the main person who got me into mtb riding! I watched one video and said that's exactly what I want to do. So thank you very much!!
I agree whole heartedly. I am also 14 and have been mowing yards and saving for years. I bought some awesome used bikes for $400-$500 and it's so rewarding
im 14 too lol, been riding on a cx and a beginner Giant mtb. both broke. i got myself a decent bmx as a substitute to practice skills on, until i save enough for an intermediate mtb(commencal meta ht am race). Awesome to see that im not the only newbie!
Bass Killer 628 Lol dude, I'm 14 but I have the Calibre Bossnut, $1200 bike because I passed GCSE maths early gl in getting a full sis one day, like you Seth inspired me to pursue mountain biking
My father is a retired Firefighter/EMT in Michigan. His department had multiple rescues out of one of our favorite popular MCMBA sanctioned trails known as "the most dangerous trails in the Midwest"; many of those were from people trying to ride Huffy and other department store bikes. Broken seat tubes, posts, frames, handlebars, etc. They should not be allowed to call these things "mountain bikes". When I first got into mountain biking, I had much success with a couple of bikes that were between $500 to $800 on sale. One was a Diamond Back and one was a Trek, both bought at actual bike shops. They were both ridden for years, and were even better with some upgrades. I didn't ride as hard back then so they served their purpose. Bottom-line, as a beginner, you can have some safe and reliable fun by spending the extra money. Of course, as your riding skills increase, be prepared to shell out the big bucks; it's definitely worth it!
Damn it don't people read the piece of paper that comes with the fucking bike? That sounds so dangerous. I have Huffy, I only ride it a short distance from home, I would never dream of taking it to a MTB trail.
@@gazebo9730 People are so dumb. You're lucky to have emergency services that are willing to go to the middle of nowhere to rescue people. In my country your on your own, no one is going to save you.
@@wailfaridi2070 That's what baffled me. When your bike sounds like that, you absolutely need to stop and see what it is, especially on a trail like that. You're just risking your life otherwise.
This video. This is the one that started it all. This is how i found your channel seth. After watching your channel more, i got hooked. Your videos made me realize one of my passions i didnt even know existed. From then on it was just a snowball effect. Its the most unreal fun thing on the planet. Thank you for making this video seth. You have impacted my life by making this video.
Probably right - and/or image stabilization in post-production. But honestly, I attribute most of it to a rock steady riding skills. To keep head and chest stable when all hell is breaking loose is solid riding. Because honestly, his eyeballs would have fallen out otherwise, and he would have at some point donated blood to the trail. Solid performance! Laughed my ass off. Reminds me of days before disc brakes.
My favorite thing about this channel Brian's and Alex's is that when I'm browsing other random mtb videos here on RU-vid, I see you guys commenting on them. I think it's really awesome y'all take the time to watch others videos and interact with them. Shows that you guys care and how much you love riding! Would love to ride with you guys one day!
Walmart page: "If you want to enjoy superior comfort while riding on hills, then you might have to get the 26-inch Genesis V2100 dual-suspension bike. Featuring a dual-suspension frame, this men's Genesis bicycle is very hill-friendly, and offers you a smooth riding experience even on rough terrain." LOL!
Ingo Vogelmann Exactly bro, now I have a trek marlin 6 2020, my old Walmart bike with solid front suspension would not be able to handle this trail but my new bike would
Lets be completely fair, its obvious that these bikes were not made for anything like this and this challenge was pretty much a destined breakdown, but cheap bikes aren't always bad, i bought a £20 second hand mtb with fork suspension and 3x6 gears, it has never broken down, granted ive only gone on light trails but still...
Never have I been so happy to be at home, eating a rice cake, mayo and turkey sandwich and watching my friends torture themselves! They call it Heartbreak Ridge for a reason boys!
Asta e proverb de la evrei "Sunt prea sarac sa cumpar ieftin" si vrea sa spuna ca, decat ieftin si prost mai bine scump si bun. Sau ceva in genul acesta Evreii astia... )))))
My first bike was a $100 mongoose from Walmart. I always had something loose or broken on every ride then I took it to a real bike shop for repair. The guy at the shop told me fix it would be like $60. I found that expensive for a $100 bike. Then the guy told me to return it and buy a $500 Trek from them. It was the BEST thing I have ever done.
Reminds me of my first mountain bike, was like a $500 mongoose from an actual shop, it lasted about 4 months before it fell apart, broken chains, derailleurs were junked, the frame flexed to high heaven. Was apparent after that experience that if its not at least $1000, its garbage
@@duanescot Even a $1000+ bike can be crap. I had a Raleigh street bike, XTR shifters, Vbrakes (they were the shit 20 years ago). The handlebar broke, right as I drove down a flight of stairs. Lesson was, don't take street bikes on parkour or trails.
It all depends on the brand. My $550 Giant hardtail gets ridden on real trails all the time, and nothing breaks. I wouldn't hit jumps or big drops on it, but for regular trail riding, it does just fine. The bike I had as a teenager was a $180 Diamond Back rigid bike, I completely thrashed that bike on trails in Arizona, and it never failed (ok had to have the front wheel trued a few times, but that was par for the course with steel wheels back then). but that was me at 15 years old, deciding I was going everywhere the adults on their uber expensive bikes with suspension would go haha.
@@Mp57navy Could be quality control or pure luck too, I'm guilty of YOLOing $250 hardtail down stairs or shorter MTB trails occasionally and nothing major stopped working haha. The amount of components on a low end bike that rust or gradually become substandard within 1-3 years is very high though, not great for keeping long-term through that alone.
After watching so many of your videos, one of my favorite aspects to your approach is your sensitivity to cost/pricing. You seem successful in your RU-vid career and financially stable in life. So the fact that you are able to understand and relate to those on a budget, or even on a “major budget”, just makes your videos much more intriguing and relatable. To me, that means you know the meaning of “hard times”. And your success is well earned and far more deserved and I’m truly happy for you in your achievements. I’m new to the sport and I don’t even own a bike yet. But I am obsessed with mountain biking and trail riding ever since joining my friend who took me on a few trips. I am patiently awaiting the day I will own a mountain bike and am strategically planning its manifestation. Thank you, Seth, for everything you do for the biking community! You inspired me tremendously!
Dude I have a 550$ bike and I have front flipped it and crashed but it didn't turn into shit. I have almost ridden 1000-2000 km in 6 months and I have smashed through rock gardens hit jumps and drops but it survived and it's still working well
i will be doing that this fall. i am 44 and i make bmx videos. i do old school flatland like in my featured video on my page called rad bmx tribute. i fly home to illinois 2 times a year and i dont have a bike there. so this fall i am buying a mongoose 720 and i will be doing some bmx videos on it. i only go home 2 times a year. but i fly 2000 miles. so i want to buy a bike to leave there so i can ride with my old bmx buddy who still rides and lives there. it will stay at my moms house. i will only ride it a few times a year. so i dont need a super nice one. but i am curious to see what one can do if it is tightened good. wheels trued good. and brakes adjusted good and cables lubed i look forward to putting one through the test.
you know you buying quality shit when it says it's a MOUNTAIN-BIKE and then on same label in smaller font there are warnings that tell you NOT to take them on mountain bike trails"
it's a very unnerving feeling when you see BMX *_style_* or mountain bike *_style_* on the sku shelf tag somewhere, would you buy a car that had seatbelt _style_ straps or airbag _style_ steering wheels? 😅😅😅
These are cheap bikes that looks like a mountain bikes but are made for casual riding. I'm willing to bet 99% of people who buy them understand this. No serious rider would buy one.
What he said about the bottom bracket is absolutely spot on. I got this bike a few years ago as just a cheap commuter bike and the bottom bracket and crank set went out on me during a ride after like 6 months 😅🤣
I believe that a frame shows its true strenghts sorry if i spelt that wrong but you know where im going with this so it comes down to which grade of parts you put on so far i have rockshox silver 30tk alex front rim trail rated shimano 8 speed parts. New pedals short stem thats it for this year grand total for parts 800 dollar Canadian
@@autumnduke8802 either you're a troll or going to find out that upgrading a walmart quality bike is like trying to make an Accord keep up with a Lambo. Which is doable yet pointless and short lived.
I loved my mountain bike and wanted so badly to do this kind of biking when I was younger - still do. Even bought an entry level for $300 bucks, a Mongoose Tapanga (this was the 1990s so everything was a bit cheaper back then). Hockey, martial arts, whitewater - I lived for fast pace adrenaline rushes. Was a lifeguard and EMT and wanted to learn scuba, skydiving... sensing a theme yet? Mountain biking was put on the backburner for a while but I knew it was only a matter of time I'd start it up again! Which of course is when life throws you something unexpected, for me it was epilepsy. A diagnosis like epilepsy changes you. It wasn't terminal - I'm not about to die from it, but it was crippling to the point of that life I lived for was gone. Imagine that. Take four of the top five things you love most and learn that because of this invisible thing inside of you, all of those things you love are gone. Savor what you have in the here and now and don't do what I did and put dreams on hold. If the only thing holding you back from racing down a mountain trail is 400 bucks, save up and when you get the chance take it. Because life is a ticking clock and none us know when ours will run out. And for those out there who have had their life changed in an instant? There will be dark periods of frustration and depression - but you can work through it. Even though the life you had and loved is gone, that doesn't mean all is lost. Deep down inside you are still the same person you always have been. Keep fighting and still believe in you. Even if it's a matter of waking up in the morning and telling the world to go screw itself. You're still here. I'm still here. And now I'm going to cook up some eggs and mix in some hot sauce. Keep riding brothers!
Seth, I simply cannot express how proud and happy I am of you! I've been a subscriber for a long time and am super happy with the quality and content of your videos, and I absolutely love your garage! Keep it up, and never stop.
Its better then nothing though, my brother and i go for a ride in the woods very often and he doesn't Even have front suspension. He can't complain thought he bought it for 80 bucks
Many more professional mountain bikes in the 500-800 dollar range also use springs. Matter of fact, was just looking at a $300 rear suspension shock that uses an internal spring with a small charge of air to set the sag height.
I like how everybody is saying that these bikes are really dangerous despite the fact that Seth has taken this bike to some of the roughest trails in the world and pushed it as hard as he possibly could, and Alex's bike even survived. Nobody who buys this expects to do these trails with it, they just want to ride local trails which probably aren't that big
Walmart: come buy our mountain bikes!!! Me: can a ride on a trails with it? Walmart: lol, no Why would we make a trail bike that can actually ride trails
Trails is a very subjective term. It can mean nothing more than footpath through a field, or a mountainside path with boulders the size of Audi's with a sheer 500 foot drop just inches away. Even those $12,000 luxury 'mountain' bikes reach the limits of what they can do. At least busting up a Walmart bike only sets you back $148. Bust up a $12,000 bike on a regular basis and see how that feels.
To me, anyone who pays more than a few hundred for any bicycle is getting ripped off if it's not a motorcycle. I don't see the point in spending several thousand on a bicycle that can't even do what a $400 250cc Chinese dirt bike can do.
Destin65 clearly you are not into the sport, and clearly you’ve never mountain biked. But I do see where your coming from about bikes being too expensive but all I can say is, try to ride a Walmart bike down a double black diamond mountain bike trail and you will quickly realize that you may need to spend a few bucks more to get a smooth ride. Also, comparing a 4000$ mountain bike to a cheap Chinese dirt bike and saying you can’t do the same stuff is very true but they are also 2 very different sports. That would be like comparing football to baseball. There 2 very different sports. Just like mountain biking and dirt biking. A mountain bike is easier to miniver in the air but you get less airtime. Where on a dirt bike you can get more air time than a mountain bike but a dirt bike is also a lot less mionuveable in the air. There are pros and cons to each sport. The point of each sport/hobby is to have fun doing what you are doing.
Destin65 1: I used the term “trail” to make it easier to read and snappier. If I explained the definition of a “trail” it would be a very long comment and then you would complain about it being to long. 2:if you buy a 12,000 dollar mountain bike you are given much better components than a standard Walmart bike. This means the 12,000$ mountain bike is built to last but you would have to do some maintenance to the bike like any 40,000$ motorcycle. 3: say if you were going mountain biking for the weekend and you take your Walmart bike with you. If the Walmart bike breaks during the trip your screwed for the rest of the trip. If you bring a better mountain bike it would probably last through the trip a lot better than the Walmart bike. 4: it is your responsibility to know your skill level and what kind of trails your bike can take you on. For example: if you get a Walmart bike, you would probably be riding dirt roads or very easy local trails. If your on a more expensive mountain bike you could probably take it on more advanced trails depending on your skill level. It is your own responsibility to gage your skill and what you are willing to put your bike through.
My son got hooked on mountain biking on a cheap mongoose, now we both have real beginners hardtails. Back when I was a kid, the Kmart bikes were not even half as capable. I did plenty of trail riding on a 10 speed Columbia with road tires, then promptly destroyed the Columbia "mountain bike" I got for Christmas. My parents finally got me a Bridgestone for graduating high school, I just finally upgraded to a specialized hardrock this year. The biggest difference I see is that I can ride much faster, and so can my son. Of course we still get passed by people on 29 inch full suspension bikes, especially over obstacles and rocky trails.
MAGIC CREW and as the Head Bike Assembler at my local Walmart, Seth's V2100 would be marked down to zero, harvested for any salvageable parts, and get a one way ticket to the trash compactor; when he destroyed the drivetrain, it went from repairable to garbage in an instant. Alex's bike would probably be inspected, any issues would be corrected, the bike marked down 25%, and put right back on the rack.
digitalrailroader walmart definitely wouldnt accept it back. Can still repair the deraileur and new hanger though as long as the frame is good replace everything with better components. A new deraileur will be 1,000 times better even a cheapo shimano acera deraileur will work better haha.
Neoskater420 true; that should be the next step for Seth's V2100; upgrade everything that can be upgraded on that bike, then compare it to a proper name brand Enduro bike. Even better would be a three way comparison between the hacked V2100, the stock V2100, and the name brand enduro bike.
Neoskater420 There's a guy who does bmx videos who bent a taco'd wheel kinda back and returned it under the explaination of brake problems. He did this twice
About 5 years ago, I had bought a used but in perfect condition 21 speed full-suspension bike with steel frame, Sram Grip Shifters and Shimano Tourney derailleurs for 100$. I regularly change Shimano Megarange sprocket + chain once a year (15$), and I'm riding mountain bike trails almost every day and still very happy with it. :-)
Shadow Seeker as someone who really doesn't have any serious trails in his area I would love to see urban mountain biking torture tests... clipping it off of stairs and grabbing air off speed bumps in rush hour traffic. when there's 3 feet between you and a school bus and you're going in the direction of traffic at 21 miles an hour you will find out how good your brakes are 😂
Dude there is video of guy backpacking across florida both coast to coast and down to the keys on a $99 walmart bike with the worst thing happening being a few flats.
@@singletona082 it's like what was said in the video: speed is the main destructor. If you're trying to go 30 mph+ on a bike, don't cheap out. A trip like that is totally plausible as long as you pace yourself
Bikers today are luxury creatures :-) Back in the old days even the $1K+ bikes came without suspension, brakes was cantilever rim breaks that would wear out the pads in a couple of trips and the side of the rims in a season. Still getting on the trails was great fun and the sore/numb hands, hurting shoulders and so on was just part of the deal.
Tim Horan really? Seems to be the contrary in my experience. You can find a perfectly capable bike from Walmart so long as you don't let the inexperienced fool that doesn't even know spokes can be adjusted much less how to true a wheel or set a derailleur put it together for you. The other problem is simply misplaced expectations. People think they can skip buying a $6000 bike by getting a $99 one, which is simply ridiculous. If you're going to try doing what in the end will even break parts on a few thousand dollar bike, obviously you're going to break a $100 one, that's common sense in my opinion. the difference there is you could literally break and replace 60 Walmart bikes for the price of that one $6000 bike which will cost more than a couple Walmart bikes just to replace something when it breaks. On the other side, customers expect that the random schmuck that built their bike oiled and greased everything (guarantee they didn't), made sure everything was tight, made sure the wheels were true, made sure the cassette and derailleur was engaging all the gears without popping the chain, brakes were good, etc, when almost always half, if not all of that stuff isn't done which is going to lead to parts failing (because they're not installed right to begin with) and people blaming the bike, not the 16 year old that built the bike half-assed, or the vendor too cheap to pay a proper bike mechanic to at least vet the bikes before putting them on the floor.
Tim Horan not necessarily; I’m a fellow Walmart Assembler, and I see the quality of the bikes we get in 3 distinctive tiers: Pacific Cycle And Huffy are the best engineered, Dynacraft is middle of the road, and Kent International is the sh!t tier of bikes with the worst quality.
Chris Carr well I’m proud to say that I actually put in the effort to make the bikes Walmart sells the best they can be for the price; and I actually attribute my success to having a copy of the Park Tool BBB-2 in my work area.
digitalrailroader sorry, I didn't mean for my comment to come off as a blanket statement. I don't doubt at all that some of the Walmart bike assemblers know what they're doing, hell, based on the amount of Walmart stores there's undoubtedly at least a few proper bike mechanics that assemble their bikes part time, but unless you're lucky to have one of said people assembling the bikes at your store(and even if you are)I still stand by everything in my original comment, especially because even if the assembler is a local bike shop mechanic chances are they are being pushed to assemble as many bikes as possible at the big box retailer, so they can't be as methodical as they would be at their shop where they can take their time, plus most things are prassembled at the factory so they're not going to open up the bottom bracket to check for lube or anything like that. On the other hand, I'm also sure some bikes at big box stores are trash from the start and can't be saved no matter who assembles them, but in my experience if you shop around and take the time to check and fix everything prior to your first ride you should end up with a pretty damn good bike for the price
Chris Carr I actually have a Genesis just like in the video. Pretty great bike, thanks to a talented assembler who made my local bike shop look like trash. (Brandon Bike & Mower World, most of their selection are overpriced beginner diamondback hardtails with cobwebs hanging from them 😂) Upon buying the bike, I rode it 3 miles to my apartment. Dialed in the gears, lubed, dialed in brakes, dialed tire pressure, and I still ride it to this day. It's lasted me a couple months of daily 20 mile rides and several trail rides. The Genesis is the best low-budget bike at the best value, AS LONG AS IT'S PROPERLY ASSEMBLED AND DIALED. However, seeing as how I'm very serious about riding and I don't just need fun out of my bike, but now precision and speed, I am upgrading everything on the bike slowly but surely. I'm going for 180mm hydraulic brakes front and rear with some better levers, 27.5" tubeless setup tires (probably Maxxis), 100mm travel Rockshox forks, 165mm Rear Air Shock made by DNM, SRAM Eagle GX crankset derailleur and cassette, better quality Stem (not sure which), aluminum handlebars (original are steel), WTB saddle, and a dropper post. Oh and of course, I'm swapping out those terrible rims. All in all, it should be around $600 but I should end up with a $1400 bike. Which, considering is custom built, will definitely get the attention of fellow riders, sponsors, and people who appreciate things done right.
I had to come back and watch vintage Seth it’s amazing to see how far he has come in content and production making business moves and owning a freaking bike park it’s great for me too say I’ve been here since 2017 and still watch today it’s crazy
Pretty much all I heard was "on my other bike", immediately remembered Tony Stark telling Peter Parker, if you're nothing without the suit, that you were nothing to begin with.
Peter Parker said “he’s nothing without the suit” because he relied on it to do a specific task. Seth didn’t rely on the “suit” to do the job. It was the perfect tool to for him to do the job. This video proved it. Seth can still use the walmart bike if he’s doing anything else like commuting. Can’t defeat Thanos with a walmart bike bruh.
I wanted to go inexpensive and bought a big box store bike when I first wanted to get into MTBing. A guy at the LBS told me the bike would end up falling apart in me. He was right. That sound you heard from the bike on the video is very familiar. It was my bike coming apart under me.
Asian PuP - yes! Mod! it would be a sleeper bike. transfer the cheap fork decals to an air fork, label a decent derailleur as Tourney, or whatever is really cheap, etc.
I’ve watched a hundred videos of people going down difficult and dangerous trails on 3000/5000 £$ bikes. Always wondered how a budget bike would hold up. Really enjoyed this video 👍
There's nothing on the bike to upgrade. It's built from leftovers and discards mostly. That's including the frame. You don't buy a bike like this for future upgrades. You're literally better off buying an ancient old bike for the same money. Maybe it won't have that shiny paint, but it's lifespan serves as a testament to it's quality.
You know, I used to excuse people over the whole "people can only afford so much" but truth is, Craigslist will easily offer used bikes at the same (or lower) price as some of this walmart bikes. They'll have better parts and components and even if they need work done on them, bike shop mechanics will happily do it as oppose to grudgingly (if at all). I just bought my first ever MTB 2 weeks ago, early 2000's cannondale F300 for $100! cheaper than walmart bikes and way more reliable. Sure it isnt high end but at least it wont implode in the trails.
Sounds like you live in a rich country and you have money to trash... I have an "ordinary" bike like this and I spend a couple of bills in better equipment. And works really nice. You have a car and you walk with the bike at your side... I understand more now. I ride the bike in all terrains. I go up the terrain too... There is no bad bike. There is bad bikers. Sorry for my terrible english.
Let's be honest... the neighborhood kid is buying these affordable Walmart bikes to jump a few curbs... if you're a serious mtn biker, you're purchasing a higher end bike.
Them, commuters who like to take shortcuts through some scenic gravel trails, and folks who's alternative is walking. I'm in groups two and three. My Nighthawk handles the shortcut trail I take just fine, even with road tires on it. Okay, well, it's fork is a bit out of whack, and the Derailleur set sucks, but it's still in one piece after 360ish miles.... It owes me nothing.
Just keep an eye on the derailleurs and try and keep the curb hopping to a minimum as the fork isn't the greatest and it should last you for a pretty good while. There are places to mount a proper frame-mounted rack on the bottom (you'll have to get creative with the upper mounts, I use a second seat clamp with spots for those). If you see paint coming off the rear rim, that's normal, as it uses a V-brake on the rear. Might cost half as much as the bike, but a trip down to the local bike-shop for a tune will be night-and-day. My Nighthawk also does better with street tires on it.
...... I bought a 5$ vintage banana seat bike and another 1$ and 10 cents pn bolts and nuts.....and a tube from another vintage banana seat bike and I ended up putting some really old GT three spoke rims on that and they...kinda look good
I love how sketched out by these bikes they were through the ride and they're still giggling like kids throughout the ride lol their vibe is what I strive to have
@@rikleferink i have this same exact bike. I had to replace both rims and replaced back rim brake with a disc brake. don't ask lol. It's been holding up well. about 500 miles on the road with it and i'd say probably 75 miles casually riding on trails. Edit: oh and I forgot the derailleur just broke lol
You bought the bikes from Walmart then rode them straight off the rack. Id be interested to know what your results would be like if you brought them back to your shop for a full tune and lube before you rode the trails. I think a lot has to do with assembly more so than the quality of the parts.
RigginTheRod010 so essentially, you don't trust my work; because I'm the Head Assembler at my local Walmart, and I actually take my assembly work on bikes VERY seriously. In the words of my manager the bikes that leave my assembly area are "Perfect" and very few bikes are returned from assembly defects; it's when people abuse bikes or as Seth demonstrates in this video push them beyond their design limits is how people and property get damaged.
I bought my 29 inch genesis incline mountain bike and greased all my wheel bearings lubed the chain and sprockets etc. Preventative maintenance is the key to having anything you own to last a lifetime. Get educated on preventative maintenance procedures. You'll come out a lot better with anything you buy. It works for meeeeeeeeee!!!!!👍💯
I learned how to ride mountain bike trails on a department store bike lol. While they may not be quite as extreme as the trails seen in this video, I can safely say mine has taken a beating but is still working. It was actually a great experience learning how to fix different issues on my bike as they presented themselves
nashcrash741 same here. For me I learned to ride on dirt jump tracks with a full suspension department store bike. The bastard actually held up pretty well. The only issues I had after were loose handlebars (forgot to tighten them) never buckled any rims or exploded the front suspension. The fork was actually a half decent fork which happened to be a suntour :/
