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  • Where would you go to buy a bike? Your local bike shop? An online bike retailer? But surely not Amazon? We searched all over Amazon for the worst-reviewed bikes just to see how bad they can really get. Neil puts this bike through its paces to see if the claims such as ‘high carbon steel’ and ‘safe and reliable travel’ are actually true.
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  • @ttoussaint
    @ttoussaint 8 месяцев назад +390

    I work in a bike shop part time and you’d be surprised of how many people buy E-Bikes of similar quality and get mad at us when we say we can’t really fix them.

    • @deadreckoner5276
      @deadreckoner5276 8 месяцев назад +9

      Why not?

    • @richardwatson2348
      @richardwatson2348 8 месяцев назад +27

      It's a shame they get mad at you. When in reality they should be made at the manufacturer

    • @creepingjesus5106
      @creepingjesus5106 8 месяцев назад +29

      It's more 'economically not viable' than anything else. These types of bikes use old tech, which contemporary bike shops don't usually carry stock of - and even if they order the parts in, the labour cost would exceed the value of the bike. These sort of bikes are eminently fixable, but only if you source your own spares and do all the work. Bike shops aren't interested in them.

    • @cloudgazer4570
      @cloudgazer4570 8 месяцев назад +32

      ​@@deadreckoner5276because they're crap. I've seen videos where such bikes we're ridden hard and in one case the fork suspension got so hot it melted. Couldn't really repair that fork, only buy a complete new one.
      In another case something in the hub broke after a few rides. Only way would have been to buy a new hub.
      Thus, part by part you upgrade the bike until you get a normal one because none of the components are from the original anymore. At this point, why not just buy a normal bike directly instead? 😂

    • @mattving61
      @mattving61 8 месяцев назад +8

      Yep. If we get something in with a group set we've never heard of we don't touch it. Why? The parts can be cheap/poorly made and hard or too time-consuming to adjust.

  • @Twitch0331
    @Twitch0331 8 месяцев назад +102

    I can't stop laughing at those handlebars. They look like they're 10" wide. 😂😂😂😂

    • @munkycox
      @munkycox 8 месяцев назад +6

      I can't stop laughing at that fork.

    •  8 месяцев назад +10

      hey, we used to race XC on those kind of bars!

    • @G60syncro
      @G60syncro 7 месяцев назад

      @@munkycox it looks like it's 10'' wide!!!

    • @robertmcfadyen9156
      @robertmcfadyen9156 7 месяцев назад

      The bars are unsuitable .

    • @CalmoOmlac
      @CalmoOmlac 7 месяцев назад

      I ride 55cm bars on most of my bikes for around 35 years, even mtb or downhill. For me these wide bars nowadays look laughable :)

  • @KuroSanArts
    @KuroSanArts 8 месяцев назад +166

    Gotta say i'm impressed with the 4 way rear suspension technology that goes up and down and side to side! LOL

    • @LaurentiusTriarius
      @LaurentiusTriarius 8 месяцев назад +6

      Lateral compliance is the next best thing 🎉

    • @danielstormy3660
      @danielstormy3660 8 месяцев назад +8

      It make comfort to every side!!

    • @floydblandston108
      @floydblandston108 8 месяцев назад

      Dave Weigle's already patented it.

    • @Kelvallontan
      @Kelvallontan 8 месяцев назад

      Yep, that looked crazy as s***

    • @ivansemanco6976
      @ivansemanco6976 8 месяцев назад

      Its completely revolutionary new generation directional control, give you ultimate confidence and performance on the trail. 😉

  • @edgeofsanitysevensix
    @edgeofsanitysevensix 8 месяцев назад +291

    Selling bikes like these should be illegal. It's only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt

    • @janeblogs324
      @janeblogs324 8 месяцев назад +26

      There's a caveat you see. The people that buy these turds don't ride them hard or long enough to get into trouble

    • @asifitmatters1
      @asifitmatters1 8 месяцев назад +5

      You should apply for a job with Health and Safety!

    • @edgeofsanitysevensix
      @edgeofsanitysevensix 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@janeblogs324 you can't say that for everyone

    • @16andbraindead
      @16andbraindead 8 месяцев назад +2

      yooo DCS player wsgwsg

    • @gulfcitynd
      @gulfcitynd 8 месяцев назад +2

      They usually are meant general use not trails

  • @benlisle7623
    @benlisle7623 8 месяцев назад +51

    Should have got sam pilgrim involved

    • @hannahisraelsen6816
      @hannahisraelsen6816 8 месяцев назад +4

      Sam P. has done a video with almost an identical bike from Amazon. He fearlessly puts it through the wringer…. i.e. he destroys it.

    • @dylan-5287
      @dylan-5287 7 месяцев назад +3

      Sam would have flipped that hunk of junk lmao. Also with his ghetto mechanic skills he'd be perfect to fix it.

    • @SlotCar2021
      @SlotCar2021 7 месяцев назад +1

      Send it

    • @hannahisraelsen6816
      @hannahisraelsen6816 7 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/DLJxJfELsOc/видео.html

  • @sapinva
    @sapinva 8 месяцев назад +62

    I don't think Neil tested that thing properly. Stair set of doom, back flip, 8 ft drop to flat, drift until the rims fold in half. May as well get your 500 lbs worth of fun out of it.

    • @bibasik7
      @bibasik7 8 месяцев назад +23

      Even Sam Pilgrim would be terrified of this clunker

    • @Titus551
      @Titus551 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@bibasik7 I'm happy to see someone else got his reference

    • @paule4204
      @paule4204 7 месяцев назад +2

      That would be dreamy.

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  7 месяцев назад +26

      I think we'll leave the crazy stuff to Sam Pilgrim! 🤘

    • @leonardhpls6
      @leonardhpls6 7 месяцев назад +2

      Lbs 😂 American in the chat

  • @grisnylle100
    @grisnylle100 8 месяцев назад +48

    Brave man Neil, that thing looks like an absolute death trap.

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад +1

      No way.... Surely a death trap would be made more sturdy?

    • @neildonoghueMTB
      @neildonoghueMTB 8 месяцев назад +5

      to be honest, the riding section is quite short because the fork got so much more flexy that i felt it was only going to come apart if i kept riding it

    • @John64125
      @John64125 7 месяцев назад

      @@neildonoghueMTB Brave man for getting on that thing. It’s shocking that junk like that is on sale.

  • @snowgubb3n
    @snowgubb3n 8 месяцев назад +23

    Can't wait to put some "Shihongs" on my pure Dh-bike 😂

    • @destinationfitness1341
      @destinationfitness1341 8 месяцев назад +2

      Better than trp for sure 😅

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  7 месяцев назад +3

      Smoothest shifting around! 😂

  • @mclaren44
    @mclaren44 8 месяцев назад +35

    I wonder how this fella from the reviews got on ... Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2023
    Colour Name: Red
    So this bike has been pushing my limits to the max. Slowly building up riding more and more insane trials. Going to fort William soon to try the world champs track will report back soon

    • @edgeofsanitysevensix
      @edgeofsanitysevensix 8 месяцев назад +19

      RIP

    • @simonrook5743
      @simonrook5743 8 месяцев назад +6

      No chance it’s a fake review of course!

    • @LaurentiusTriarius
      @LaurentiusTriarius 8 месяцев назад +23

      It's probably Sam Pilgrim, video coming soon 😂

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  7 месяцев назад +5

      24 October 2023

    • @leonardhpls6
      @leonardhpls6 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@gmbnnever seen that done before in the comments

  • @fastfiddler1625
    @fastfiddler1625 7 месяцев назад +5

    I recently got a warning from Amazon for a semi colorful review (no swearing). I said I'd be coming after them for selling me a scam of a product. I guess that was too threatening. But it shows a lot of nerve that Amazon allows the vast majority of their products to be like this. I generally do not buy anything safety related on Amazon anymore unless it's a major brand that is sold elsewhere. This includes things like bikes, electrical, electronic, etc. That fork is poised to kill someone if they really push it.

  • @garyshell7925
    @garyshell7925 8 месяцев назад +35

    Those riding shots should be in the Amazon listing next week. 😁

    • @karlcorrz
      @karlcorrz 8 месяцев назад +11

      For sure, they would add something like
      "As tested and ridden by Pro Rider Neil O Donnoghue from popular mountain biking RUclips channel GMBN"

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  7 месяцев назад +6

      He did style it round the corners! 🤘

  • @AAmtb10
    @AAmtb10 8 месяцев назад +27

    Shimong brakes🤣

    • @larchman4327
      @larchman4327 8 месяцев назад

      Maybe they also make shimongdas.

  • @sunreindeerfog
    @sunreindeerfog 8 месяцев назад +7

    Thanks for all the awesome promotional pictures GMBN. I’ll add them to my Amazon listing.

    • @ShredQuest
      @ShredQuest 8 месяцев назад +1

      Freakin hilarious😂😂. Love it!

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад +2

      As seen on GMBN...

  • @arnaudFbr
    @arnaudFbr 8 месяцев назад +19

    they just put all the features that usually "look cool" on a bike from a non mountain biker's point of view. double crown fork, full sus, especially a coil shock, disc brakes and fat tires

    • @uberfu
      @uberfu 7 месяцев назад +1

      Maybe it wasn't meant to be ridden - maybe it was meant to be a lawn peice for someone's frontyard. Next to the pink flamingos and year round christmas decorations.

    • @arnaudFbr
      @arnaudFbr 7 месяцев назад

      @@uberfu that's kind of the only thing you could actually use it for anyways

    • @peteMickeal33
      @peteMickeal33 7 месяцев назад

      exactly. Garbage scam bike from china. Everything in its build and name is there to fool people who want to get into mtb but don't really know anything. Instead of building a usable and modest bike for 500, they built a useless one that will catch the eye of a newbie.

    • @leonardhpls6
      @leonardhpls6 7 месяцев назад

      Coil shock😂

  • @Gkokias
    @Gkokias 8 месяцев назад +12

    This is Sam Pilgrims job

  • @TheButlerNZ
    @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад +2

    I'm sure I have a Kettle made by the same people...
    This is the description in the instructions...
    Made of high quality stainless steel material seiko produced but become, have the corrosion resistance, health and durable, high brightness,bolling automatic sound sound told, bright beautiful colour, multiple color, a variety of choice. Modelling elegant, thick and tough, durability, safety Fang very hot, the exclusive kitchen design, best manufacture, high thermal storage, higher energy efficiency, energy saving and healthy.
    I chose it because it came with a Safety Fang!
    Then there was my Toyota MR2 ... and the floor mats say... "A man in dandism. New rich & sports.”... I kid you not!

  • @KDog2264
    @KDog2264 8 месяцев назад +5

    I have seen people riding those bike on my commute to work. They look cheap and from what I could tell everyone of those bikes were making a huge amount of noise after about 2 weeks of riding and disappeared after 4 weeks.

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  7 месяцев назад +2

      Probably not the easiest bikes to commute on either, I wouldn't want to pedal one!

  • @furleyforever
    @furleyforever 8 месяцев назад +8

    Taiwan is known for producing some of the world's best bikes for some of the world's biggest bike companies. Then you get this junk just across the Strait on the mainland. Typical Amazon junk.

    • @brian6speed
      @brian6speed 8 месяцев назад

      China makes both good products and cheap crap. The reality is cheap crap sells more and makes more $$$ because the world is full of idiots.

  • @friendlypete10
    @friendlypete10 8 месяцев назад +7

    Wonder how many of these end up with diy electric kits on them doing 50mph on delivery reviews

  • @GNerdful
    @GNerdful 8 месяцев назад +10

    the long name is because they just translated the Chinese name. Sellers on Taobao just put as many keywords as possible into the "name" of the product
    Edit: I found this exact bike on Taobao for 638 rmb which is about 72 pounds

    • @mcl40000
      @mcl40000 8 месяцев назад +1

      no, the long name is so that it shows up in more searches.

    • @GNerdful
      @GNerdful 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@mcl40000 yes, that's what i said

    • @mcl40000
      @mcl40000 8 месяцев назад

      @@GNerdful oh, must have missed the second line...

    • @brian6speed
      @brian6speed 8 месяцев назад

      This is what I do when selling on ebay, gotta hit all the key search words.

  • @junka1975
    @junka1975 8 месяцев назад +5

    Oh well, at least it looked cool with the Don shredding on it. Good honest review Neil.

  • @MrGourd
    @MrGourd 8 месяцев назад +18

    Reminds me of my first mountain bike I bought when I first got into the sport and I knew nothing about bikes. I just went to the local department store bought one that was cheap and looked cool. Thankfully, I never encountered any catastrophic failures and even though it was a piece of junk I still had fun on it.

    • @bibasik7
      @bibasik7 8 месяцев назад +7

      Department store bikes may not be the best, but they're better than this. Department stores don't want the liability of selling dangerous bikes.
      Amazon sellers, on the other hand, are never held accountable for anything.

    • @dylan-5287
      @dylan-5287 7 месяцев назад +4

      For most of my childhood me and my buddies rode cheap Walmart mongoose mtbs lol. When that's all you know they're great. I didn't think it was even possible for gears to actually work perfectly. Then you get a "real" bike from a legit brand and it's like holy shit this is amazing!

    • @uberfu
      @uberfu 7 месяцев назад +1

      Had a Huffy and a Maurray as a kid (diff ages and times - smaller kids bikes). Then graduated to a K-Mart Murray MTB I think it was $150 at the time ... rode that for about 1 year on this modified dirt bike technical trail in the woods until i launched off a jump and planted the front wheel into a tree. Early 90s - also didn't know anything about MTBs except they looked sturdier to ride off-road, Wouldn't learn about scale of quality (or pricing) until after the tree jumped out at me. I replaced that witha Mongoose Hilltopper (full rigid) for $600 and never looked back at cheaper bikes again. The K-Mart Murray > the front wheel was fine - the front fork was fine - the Head Tube was just long enough from the top bar to the down tube to pinch like Pac-Man's mouth and force the tire backwards towards the down tube. Technically the bike was still "ridable" but you had to sort of tack back and forth and couldn't ride ina straight line. Fond memories of that first MTB because it's what made me aware of trail riding and yes - lots of fun.

    • @uberfu
      @uberfu 7 месяцев назад

      @@dylan-5287 And brakes too - don't forget the brakes (as in wow - this bike can stop without me skidding out of control or planting my feet like Fred Fintstone - I'm sure my mom kept track of how many shoes I burned though at the time).

  • @YRR_J
    @YRR_J 8 месяцев назад +4

    Once I had to work on one just like this. It had a 8 speed threaded freewheel and the forks were probably even sketchier than this has for the looks of it. It was sold as a YOUMA. I really felt bad for the owner, as he probably had spent something like 600€ on it. The rails of the saddle just popped out while putting it on the repair stand. The forks bottomed out immediately and felt flexy as hell. Also it was put together wrong as there was one spacer under the upper crown making the headset all wonky. It was so bad that I felt I had to make a post on a big mountain biking FB group to warn people who maybe didn't know better.
    So now I'll watch the video.

  • @KarlosEPM
    @KarlosEPM 7 месяцев назад +1

    This was a better review than the one for the Eurobike done by the sister channel for roadies. Mor eobjective data and protrayed more seriously, without snobbery. I appreciate this.

  • @mike9132
    @mike9132 8 месяцев назад +5

    This is the bike you buy and stick on the side of your house so the theives don't take your real bike 😂

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад +1

      They'll still break in, if only to leave $20 on the counter.

  • @mosiowaty1573
    @mosiowaty1573 7 месяцев назад +1

    I was 12 when I fell in love with cycling, riding a full sus bike of similar quality. It was squeaky and flexy. The effort required to keep moving forwards was pretty darn high. Still, it was better than walking

  • @ChampionGaming
    @ChampionGaming 8 месяцев назад +2

    Dont hurt yourself on that thing Neil... I like you...

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад

      Why do people go to see the race... to see the crashes!

  • @friedshrimp4472
    @friedshrimp4472 8 месяцев назад +2

    Amazon has become your local chinese market basically. i bought a hardtail for £80, shimano gears, disc brakes, did some cleaning and it runs like butter.

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад +2

      Well maybe like "I can't believe it's not butter".

  • @andresrodriguezperez8597
    @andresrodriguezperez8597 4 месяца назад

    My thoughts were "with better parts It could be a reasonable bike" and then you hit me with these scary welds at 7:27 🤣

  • @corvette_coolness5492
    @corvette_coolness5492 8 месяцев назад

    I love the guitar riff when going "fast" downhill. Makes me remember when I was just a young lad watching Rocky III during the scene when Apollo and Rocky start hugging each other in the waves. It was a really weird...

  • @1edkihm
    @1edkihm 8 месяцев назад +1

    @6:24 😂 They misspelled "Shit-Hog"! Great video!

  • @ameliabriggs3678
    @ameliabriggs3678 8 месяцев назад +2

    I'm surprised you didn't give this to Mr Pilgrim to test

  • @dongoat4232
    @dongoat4232 2 месяца назад

    Ive been trying to figure out what im doing wrong when cornering but that clip at 4:01 onwards is the solution to my problem. Big thanks!!! Im excited to go back to Totora park this weekend🥳💪🏼

  • @nukedathlonman
    @nukedathlonman 8 месяцев назад +2

    27kg - that's about 60lbs - I think the weight weenies just got crushed. 🤣 Well, at least it has monster truck tires (err, tyres) to match the monster truck weight.

    • @nukedathlonman
      @nukedathlonman 8 месяцев назад

      Uhh... The rear suspension looks insanely dangerous - isn't it going to slam into the seat tube before the shock bottoms out (like others I seen with that type of setup)? 😵

    • @RyanAggabao
      @RyanAggabao 8 месяцев назад

      ​@nukedathlonman I believe that's exactly what happened to Blake on one of these videos. The cheap plastic bushings failed and the pivot repeatedly slammed into the seat tube.

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад

      I thought I was the only one still calling them Tyres...

  • @NightMareee666
    @NightMareee666 8 месяцев назад +6

    Guys, don't take it personal, but you have to destroy it xD

  • @chrissugg968
    @chrissugg968 7 месяцев назад

    About ten years ago, just for something for my wife to ride for a weekend we ordered a full-suspension 'mountain bike' from Amazon, brand new for the low, low price of just £60 (sixty!)
    It was, to put it mildly, a death-trap. When you pulled the plastic brake levers, they'd pull to their limit and then bend the rest of the way until they touched the bar. It weighed a TON, like it was made out of scaffolding poles. The detents in the derailleur didn't in any way line up with the sprockets on the cassette, so no matter how you adjusted it, it would click and clatter.
    My favourite thing however was the suspension - it had no damping whatsoever, so if you went off a kerb you'd immediately bounce back up to almost the same height and do the same once you came back down, three or four times.

    • @leonardhpls6
      @leonardhpls6 7 месяцев назад

      So you basically tried to kill your wife with a pos bike. I hope your now divorced

  • @UnjustifiedRecs
    @UnjustifiedRecs 8 месяцев назад +1

    That welding, that rear swing arm, those shocks..... awful stuff

  • @jimbobrust
    @jimbobrust 7 месяцев назад +2

    I bought a Marin bobcat trail about 3years ago and covered hundreds of miles for a similar price.
    Other than a replacement bottom bracket it’s still going strong.

    • @simonhodgetts6530
      @simonhodgetts6530 7 месяцев назад +1

      I had an old Marin Bolinas Ridge for about 10 yrs - it was great. Just needed a brakes upgrade and regular servicing. Current MTB is a Whyte 805 - bought new in 2012. Again, still going strong - the SRAM groupset is perfect for me (works in the same way as my Campagnolo Veloce on my road bike).

    • @sam8007
      @sam8007 6 месяцев назад

      I just ordered a Brand new marin bobcat trail 4 for 400 Eur in a Sale. I cannot wait. I thing those "cheap" amazon Bikes are very overprized for what they offer.

  • @franciscovalverde1100
    @franciscovalverde1100 7 месяцев назад

    More reviews like this, please!

  • @SKaworu
    @SKaworu 8 месяцев назад +1

    Bike shops know what they are doing?
    Mmm,NOT every one every time

  • @mikegarrett1945
    @mikegarrett1945 7 месяцев назад

    I have a small bike assembly business that is centered around this type of customer. I take “boxed bikes” and assemble them to work their best, despite the price point. I let the customer know what I found wrong or cheap parts they should swap out first. Most people don’t have the right tools or the knowledge to fix all the issues. Take care!!

  • @mjbbell
    @mjbbell 8 месяцев назад +3

    Yeah my cousin bought a bike from Amazon, you couldn’t even find the front wheel on as the fork was all crooked plus other issues. I got my uncle to sent it back and took my cousin to Halfords

    • @whollyspokes3645
      @whollyspokes3645 8 месяцев назад +1

      Halfrauds 🤡

    • @MrMuz99
      @MrMuz99 8 месяцев назад +1

      It is a step up, I guess. 🙄
      As mentioned in the video, you can get a decent hardtail for the same money, and it won't try to kill you.

    • @japanunfound
      @japanunfound 8 месяцев назад

      Halfords still exists? I remember going there as a kid in England to buy bike lights every few months coz they broke so often. They sold 'Grifters' too. How fitting.

  • @syafiq18101991
    @syafiq18101991 6 месяцев назад

    would love to see another video about this bike going full upgrade. that will be interesting.

  • @seansamurai1981
    @seansamurai1981 8 месяцев назад +2

    I'd be ruined if I paid 550 quid on that. You could actually get something far better from halfords, and thats saying something

    • @gmbn
      @gmbn  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hopefully someone looking to buy one happens across our video and changes their mind!

  • @richardjensen3655
    @richardjensen3655 2 месяца назад

    The first mountain bike I really liked was $517 on Amazon. Used it for about 7 years, that last 3 1/2 as an e-bike conversion. Loved that QR hardtail. It was not that bad with an air fork upgrade.

  • @olik136
    @olik136 7 месяцев назад

    I sure wish we still had normal bike shops... but almost all of those small shops died and I am left with those giant mega stores with attached cafe and 6 months waiting list for any repair.. and the few smaller bike shops that are left are either overwhelmed with bleeding a brake or have a 12 month waiting list..

  • @chrisburn7178
    @chrisburn7178 7 месяцев назад

    This sh*t should be illegal. Not only is is clearly false advertising, the bike is dangerous and a huge waste of precious resources at a time when all businesses, especially related to things like bikes which are inherently sustainable, should be thinking hard about their manufacturing. This is landfill after a couple of months maximum, and yet decent bikes from the 80s and 90s are still going strong. Thanks GMBN for highlighting this.

  • @richardwatson2348
    @richardwatson2348 8 месяцев назад +3

    Vitus neucleus hardtail. 550. The difference is huge.

    • @MrMuz99
      @MrMuz99 8 месяцев назад

      Dude, I ride one. Fantastic bike for the money.

    • @richardwatson2348
      @richardwatson2348 8 месяцев назад +1

      @MrMuz99 yeah same! I used it as a trail bike for a year before I bought a sommet and now converted it to a XC bike. There class.

    • @MrMuz99
      @MrMuz99 8 месяцев назад

      @richardwatson2348 - I use it all the time, only immediate change I want to make is a dropper post and I really want my 3x gear setup back. You can go So much faster at the top end compared the 1x system the Vitus and most other bikes come with.

  • @vlbz
    @vlbz 8 месяцев назад +1

    "Let's take it apart and see the build quality". I was like see the what now?

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад

      It's amazing what they can stick together with 'No More Nails'.

  • @tornagawn
    @tornagawn 4 месяца назад

    My old bike shop used to call these ’bike shaped objects’ made from old gas pipes (lead) and bongo bits.

  • @idpro83
    @idpro83 8 месяцев назад

    Sand down the profile on the tyres and pump them up to 10bar (145psi). Low rolling resistance. 👍🏽

  • @Spoon3r3000
    @Spoon3r3000 8 месяцев назад +2

    Please please give this bike to Pilgrim. He would love it.

    • @kenitsanoutragecandia3939
      @kenitsanoutragecandia3939 8 месяцев назад

      That bike would shake to pieces in fear once same gazed at it with his signature smile. I would actually be worried for his well being testing out that steaming turd of should not be. Ghost ride off train gap would be fun.

  • @haroldochiquito
    @haroldochiquito 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is without a doubt one of the videos of all time

  • @chipko
    @chipko 7 месяцев назад +1

    For £500 you can find a lot of bike on the 2nd hand market. A few years ago I bought a specialized rockhopper 29er for £130 and upgraded it. Many more bargains to be had 2nd hand.

    • @simonhodgetts6530
      @simonhodgetts6530 7 месяцев назад +2

      I was about to say a similar thing - there are some superb 2nd hand bikes available for around £500 - a Specialized RockHopper is always a solid bet!

  • @TheButlerNZ
    @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад +1

    Wow... What a bargain... Although for ₤80 more... (The Orange one was ₤500 right....) I got my Giant Faith 0 2010... (EDIT: now ₤566 & when checking "all options" ₤588 with free delivery??)
    delivered....
    and repaired...
    (including adding a cheap dropper.... and a new RC3 Debonair rear shock (unpackaged but unused from the USA) and a new Spank 12mm boost freehub ....
    and it had XT components... and 200mm disks... and 7" bullet proof suspension (40mm Totem forks) ...
    and 4 years later, still going strong (replacing the odd wear n tear like the bb and tyres...
    so yeah... ₤80 less and all my videos could have been on that... Maybe the 2nd hand market WAS the right idea... 🙂

  • @Jack-hz9cm
    @Jack-hz9cm 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for the super review GMBN! Thanks to you guys, I'm gonna get my dad this bike for Christmas. He's gonna be so stoked when he hits the trails on this!

  • @Bobblenob
    @Bobblenob 7 месяцев назад +1

    The problem is, if you are used to riding £10k bikes, everything seems poor standard.

  • @henrywood5462
    @henrywood5462 8 месяцев назад +2

    A full suspension fat tire bike with DH forks is not something you see everyday

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад +1

      And probably a lot less of by the end of that day...

  • @reallybigphilly
    @reallybigphilly 3 месяца назад

    That rear triangle looks like it'll seriously dent your seat tube at about 1/4 of full travel 🤣

  • @Ostsol
    @Ostsol 7 месяцев назад

    Reminds me of Sam Pilgrim's review of a £250 Amazon bike. It lasted two hours before the front fork snapped and he face planted. Dude's a maniac, though...

  • @Bonky-wonky
    @Bonky-wonky 8 месяцев назад

    Must say the frame looks quite nice, bit like the old Iron Horse SixPoint or Sunday.

  • @penkalex
    @penkalex 8 месяцев назад +1

    Neil is still faster on this crap than me on my Trek Slash :-D

  • @detmer87
    @detmer87 8 месяцев назад +2

    27kg over the trails... Yikes!😮

  • @cstaff4773
    @cstaff4773 8 месяцев назад +1

    We had the orange one come into our bike shop that thing was terrifying

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад

      did it manage to make it's way back out...

  • @drengskap
    @drengskap 7 месяцев назад

    'Wind Greeting?' Yeah, that's about what it deserves.

  • @SummitMTB
    @SummitMTB 8 месяцев назад

    Props to editors that edit at the start was bussin

  • @douchebaggins7
    @douchebaggins7 7 месяцев назад

    I'm digging those retro xc bars. 🤘

  • @jonathangodfrey1
    @jonathangodfrey1 8 месяцев назад +8

    I love these videos, who else loves seeing cheap bike abuse 😂

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад

      I remember a toob of a Walmart thing with Vee brakes being put through a park downhill and the brakes failed 2/3rd down and he flat landed far side of a table... still the bike actually survived bar a few loose things (like the steering head) and cooked brakes...

  • @nicklarge007
    @nicklarge007 7 месяцев назад

    I got a Specilized Rock Hopper Elite, 29" for £220 second hand, bargains are out there!

  • @joshuaduncan5059
    @joshuaduncan5059 7 месяцев назад +1

    Id rather buy a good make 2nd hand than buy one of these. Im now on my 3rd ebike (first and second bikes were Chinese folding ebikes) after pearning this lesson the hard way. I now own a kalkhoff and im amazed at the quality difference. The kalkhoff was actually cheaper as well

  • @joseflorian6621
    @joseflorian6621 8 месяцев назад

    Man those bar in the dual crown fork sure look ridiculous 😂

  • @billmcmillan7735
    @billmcmillan7735 8 месяцев назад +2

    I remember a guy at work telling me how great his full suspension bike from Costco is!😂

    • @kamr5691
      @kamr5691 8 месяцев назад +1

      Well they sell Intense 951 bikes at Costco now

    • @simonhodgetts6530
      @simonhodgetts6530 7 месяцев назад

      ……as he was bouncing along the road like Mr Soft……never understand why people buy full suspension bikes to ride on the road! I even lock my front suspension most of the time, unless I’m on some rocky stuff!

  • @sterling8298
    @sterling8298 7 месяцев назад

    A few years ago I got a specialized stump jumper team bike on marketplace for $50 bucks.😊

  • @EditioCastigata
    @EditioCastigata 7 месяцев назад

    500 quid gave me a Vitus Mach 3 2017 with Shimano Metrea U5000. Another a GT Arrowhead (2000). Hardly used. Also, ask your city where and when they auction off leftover bikes that nobody cared to report missing.

  • @benjamjarmin
    @benjamjarmin 7 месяцев назад

    @06:36 As a mountain unicyclist, I laughed at this

  • @cervofun
    @cervofun 7 месяцев назад

    You should compare you on a high-spec bike and a racer on a bike like this. I would like to see how much a good bike can help you.

  • @jaysee2213
    @jaysee2213 7 месяцев назад +1

    I got into MTB at the start of the year and bought a used boardman pro with a dropper for less than this. Wtf haha

  • @UnlikelyReply
    @UnlikelyReply 7 месяцев назад +1

    87k views in 3 days for the oldest, most over used video title in mountain biking RUclips history. Fair play.

  • @rensellvalencia7179
    @rensellvalencia7179 7 месяцев назад

    I wanna see this type of bike kitted out (practically replace every part exempt the frame and rear shock)

  • @LaurenceGrey
    @LaurenceGrey 8 месяцев назад

    where is this filmed? Looks like some nice trails

  • @larchman4327
    @larchman4327 8 месяцев назад

    My brother in law bought a schwinn knowles duel suspension mountain bike. It's 22 kilos the non drive crank arm fell off on first ride (crankshaft protrudes from crank arm because it's too long) so can't tighten it unless it's filed down. The shocks only travel a few cms because apparently it's made for big foot or something. The list is endless. Schwinn no longer makes bikes some company bought the name. I could have fixed it but tossed it in the dumpster. I wouldn't feel right even trying to sell it.

  • @thatrandombikeguy
    @thatrandombikeguy 7 месяцев назад

    And here I was thinking my free bike that came with my sofa purchase was awesome 😅

  • @slidehamma
    @slidehamma 7 месяцев назад

    That made me laugh. Hard to believe there's a market for these but then again a lot of people think "a bikes a bike" and can't believe there's a market for high end mtbs!

  • @AnonymousAndy2
    @AnonymousAndy2 7 месяцев назад

    That’s what we call in the trade a BSO bicycle shaped object. Review very accurate and it is a complete waste of money!

  • @markdavis8430
    @markdavis8430 8 месяцев назад

    So happy someone bought this 👌👌

  • @stat1cghost
    @stat1cghost 8 месяцев назад

    That POS bike only retails around 150-200 usd in The Philippines. But even at that price, it's a huge waste of money for stuff you'd get out of the box. Bought a Momentum Rocker 3 for 120 usd from Facebook market, mostly stock and only the handlebar is changed to a loopbar and upgraded with a shimano deore brakes. All that for 120 usd. All I had to do was clean all the dirt off, rub some polishing cream to make it shiny again and replace the brake pads.

  • @NightMareee666
    @NightMareee666 8 месяцев назад +4

    Yes, my first thought was: what is High-Carbon-Steel Lol is this that happens when steel frame goes to coffee shop ?)

    • @mjbbell
      @mjbbell 8 месяцев назад +2

      Normally very brittle 😂

    • @simonrook5743
      @simonrook5743 8 месяцев назад +1

      High carbon steel is one step better than wrought iron. The high makes it sound good - it’s not.

    • @RyanAggabao
      @RyanAggabao 8 месяцев назад

      The manufacturer couldn't even be arsed to use Hi-Ten Steel

    • @kenitsanoutragecandia3939
      @kenitsanoutragecandia3939 8 месяцев назад

      Hi carbon, Great... Like a set of Ginsu knives. When it shatters it will cut you to ribbons.

    • @simonm1447
      @simonm1447 8 месяцев назад

      Carbon steel is the cheapest steel used for bike frames - if a manufacturer don't say Cromoly on a steel frame you can assume it's carbon steel.
      The Eurobike from GCN is also made of it, these bikes are always heavy as hell

  • @robertmyers5269
    @robertmyers5269 7 месяцев назад

    I realize t is completely inappropriate for a mountain bike, but those narrow handlebars look cool. Reminds me of my son's 2010 (Pacific) Schwinn with 550mm handlebar. But that was a road commuter hybrid.

  • @aldrinclementina4297
    @aldrinclementina4297 7 месяцев назад

    lol High Carbon Steel.. They started with the wrong info 🤣

  • @Larry93215
    @Larry93215 8 месяцев назад

    See if you can find a 2008 or so Ibex ignition full suspension mountains bike after shock upgrades it's fabulous Green

  • @LaurentiusTriarius
    @LaurentiusTriarius 8 месяцев назад +3

    It looks kinda ok from a good distance.
    I found similar listings on eBay and Amazon when you zoom in on the pictures it's pretty bad.
    Glad the camera did show that magnificent manufacturing and built quality 😂

    • @TheButlerNZ
      @TheButlerNZ 8 месяцев назад

      I saw one listed ... giving frame size etc... and in the fine print... it was a light for the handlebars...
      And another full suspension bike.. for $100... that (reading carefully) was 6" long... (yup.. a model... but carefully not making that clear).

  • @vlogsbyakkas343
    @vlogsbyakkas343 3 месяца назад

    High Carbon Steel....love it 😂

  • @helidude3502
    @helidude3502 8 месяцев назад

    1 Star ⭐️
    Because zero stars isn’t ever an option.
    1 isn’t the loneliest number in this case 😁

  • @benshannon3121
    @benshannon3121 7 месяцев назад

    The rear bridge on those forks look like they will catch on the frame with a heavy landing. Pure death trap

  • @nagoranerides3150
    @nagoranerides3150 7 месяцев назад

    I assume that by now (3 days after posting) all the slo-mo action shots will have been inserted into the manufacturer's publicity material.

  • @xavierjiang7112
    @xavierjiang7112 7 месяцев назад

    I bought a Walmart special Mongoose Dolomite. If you are going to buy a cheap fat bike, at least buy one that won't fall apart in 10 minutes.

  • @thevapingpolisher9717
    @thevapingpolisher9717 8 месяцев назад

    I just picked up a ns eccentric for my next build .

  • @alexgt308
    @alexgt308 8 месяцев назад

    Probably the same bike in Romania costs 200€, it calls Omega. It s from Carrefour:)))

  • @firecrackerg60
    @firecrackerg60 6 месяцев назад

    Well the only advantage is you don't need to lock it up ever, imagine the rust on it after 6 months of ownership if it lasted that long, probably double the weight.

  • @freequest
    @freequest 7 месяцев назад

    Probably the barings are super cheap if it has any, and I bet none of the parts are greased in any way. Made the mistake of buying a cheap E-Bike I got what I payed for garbage apart from the actual Ebike parts. So got a Marin one from the online shop Bicycles online here in Australia and man quality straight out of the box 3000km later and still trucking.