$248 Ozark Trail 700C G.1 Explorer Gravel bike from Walmart
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- čas přidán 26. 04. 2024
- Walmart has a new Gravel Bike. The G.1 Explorer is the Ozark Trail Gravel Bike and it's currently priced amazingly low at $248. In this video I give a close up look at all the components, give it a first ride, and give my opinions on the bike.
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Bike Specs (from Walmart website):
Frame: 6061 Aluminum frame with Integrated Frame Mounts
Fork: Steel front fork with, Quick Release
Weight: 30.4 lbs
Shifter: L-TWOO 2*7 speed brake and shifter dual lever
Front Derailleur: L-TWOO 2 speed R5007
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Tourney 7 speed TZ500
Crank: 170mm length
Bottom Bracket: Neco BC35, 122.5mm, One-piece cartridge
Freewheel: 14-28T, 7 Speed
Chain: 7 Speed
Seatpost: 27.2mm alloy, 350mm length
Handlebar: 31.8mm alloy, 400 top/480 bottom width
Stem: Threadless, 31.8mm alloy, 15 degree, 60mm length
Headset: Threadless, 1-1/8" top, 1-1/8" bottom
Brakes: mechanical disc, 160mm rotor front, 160mm rotor rear
Hub Front: Alloy 6-bolt, 5x100mm QR
Hub Rear: Alloy 6-bolt, 7 speed freewheel, 135x5mm QR
Rim: Alloy, double-wall, 36 spokes, 20mm width, Presta valve
Tire: Kenda 700Cx40C, gum colored tire wall, 30 tpi
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Just bought my Ozark G.1 Explorer Today, my 5 month sobriety gift to myself. Gonna get out and see some things, thanks for your review, made purchasing this bike on clearance that much easier, only $77.00
Congratulations on your sobriety. Enjoy the bike. I use riding bike to keep my PTSD and depression at bay.
Congrats on your sobriety milestone! And great deal for $77. Was it a Walmart clearance sale or an open box discount?
@lilelbee423 open box. On display.. thank you, for the congrats. Only through being honest with myself was it possible, I had a problem.
@@tri-in2Btru3 That's huge in the path to recovery! I've been in similar situations, but for mental health treatment
@lilelbee423 nothings easy about changing ourselves. It's downright painful on both spectrums, the doing good and the doing bad, it's like reinventing the wheel. We are awesome human beings when we finally realize it, many lessons to learn,
I got this bike last week! It's the first bike I ever bought. As a person who is trying to get into casual biking, I love this bike a lot.
I would personaly just swap fork for carbon one...
I would leave that fork but add mudguards to protect the lower headtube bearings and frame.
@@crazyjoedavola9002 I wouldn't. This is a straight headtube, not tapered - carbon forks should be tapered for safety. Furthermore, this bike is quick release, not thru-axle, so even more concern for a carbon fork
@@seraph4581 bolocks. QR and non-tapered forks was here 30 years before tapered ones and tru axels, thats just some new tech for pro's that was passed down to amateurs, average joes can't or will never experience differencies between the old and new tech.
@@seraph4581 No road or gravel bike has a tapered headtube.
I picked mine up about a week ago. Changed the pedals, removed kickstand, reflectors and added a carbon seat post. Best of all I got my money back due to a program at my job. I like it so far.
That program sounds awesome!
I bought mine exactly a week ago. Saw some reviews on CZcams, liked the price, found it in the next town. Walked right up to the rack, took it down, rolled it to the self-serve register, completed the purchase and was out of the store in 10 minutes! Agree with all your observations. Shifts smooth as silk - quality of build is amazing. It's exactly what I needed. So far, I love it!
Ozark trail actually makes great budget products.
Their fishing gear is also great.
I'm actually excited to walk into Wal-Mart to see what they have in the bike section these days....
Some of their camping gear has held up almost as well as my high end gear.
Yup, it's Walmart's strongest brand for sure. They compete extremely well with competitors. Every Ozark Trail product I've bought over the years I've been happy with. The Ridge mountain bike being my latest. Replaced the pedals and the seat and am super happy with it.
Every Ozark trail product I've ended up with has been hot garbage. Camp chair ripped in a week...
Saw this the other day in store and haven't been able to stop thinking about it. Glad to hear it handles as well as it looks!
Just saw a guy with an old road bike at a coffee shop and recommended this bike, and your video! Great job!
budget bikes are so much better than they were when I first started riding. exciting for new riders!
Second video review I have seen on this bike. Both said it was a good deal. It looks like a practical bike. It looks like a bike that could give great longevity. Thanks for the review.
I was waiting for this video, think I made it half way through before buying one? Thanks for making some great content 👍👍
Been waiting for you to cover this! IMHO it's a great value and represents a new high-water mark for entry-level drop-bar bikes, road OR gravel. Nobody's even close on price, not even Polygon, and we're even in better price territory than pre-panda bike industry. I only see a couple drawbacks. Freewheel is a bit of a disappointment and will limit upgrades; mechanical discs should work okay but will be fussy, those single-piston budget ones always un-align themselves and squeak. In 2017 I bought a very similarly equipped Diamondback through Amazon Warehouse for $350 (2x8 claris, mechanical discs, steel fork) and we've finally got something I can wholeheartedly tell friends and family is an even better "get one and get out there" bike - at Walmart, no less.
Looking forward to the upgrades,Kev!
After buying the Ridge I had my eyes on this bike right after. It looks like a great gravel bike. I never had a gravel bike. Now that OT made one I want it!
I saw this bike at my local Walmart 3 weeks ago and was looking for your video!
Just got one yesterday actually haha. I gotta adjust the brakes but excited to ride it!
Glad to see you reviewing a gravel bike. As I get older I find that I ride more and more on bike trails rather than paved roads or mtb trails. I’ve considered buying a bike with down bars but don’t want to spend $1K or more in case I don’t like the layout. So, this might be the perfect bike to try a new biking experience.
This budget gravel bike is really good! The upgradability is insaneeee! I had the similar drive train(ltwoo) and with the threaded freewheel on my budget gravel bike, it lasted me for about 3 years and clocked in about thousands of kms of riding on mostly road terrain. Slowly I upgraded starting form small parts(saddles, clipless peddals, dual piston breaks etc..) until eventually upgraded my whole drive train. Id say with the right upgrade it will become a capable bike to ride ANYHERE! Its a steal!
I've never been disappointed with an Ozark Trail product. They just seem to hit that perfect spot between quality and price. I have to admit most of my riding is gravel and pavement where a mountain bike is overkill and a street bike is a bit flimsy.
I am headed to the store. thank you for the rundown.
That is an OUTSTANDING VALUE !
I've got 2 Motobecane Gravel bikes - a single speed Uno & Fantom Cross Trail 2x8 with Fat tire Tubeless WTB tires.
I'd have bought that one if Walmart had it in 2022 when I got my 2 Gravel Motobecanes.
Looks like a fantastic value! I don't live right next to a mountain, so being able to grab my gravel grinder and just go ride is one of my favorite parts about it.
Just got this bike yesterday. Love it so far. I'm planning on doing a few upgrades, just simple stuff.
How tall are you? 50 cm frame seems small for an adult male, I'm 5'10" and 56 cm seems right for me on road bikes.
I'm about 5'10" and the bike feels good to me at 50cm
I picked this bike up two days ago from the local Walmart. Within 30min I swapped to Fooker pedals, a shorter stem and an aluminum seat post. I have a sunrace 34t freewheel on the way as well as a Acera derailleur for the rear. I'm super happy so far.
I got one of these last week. Very solid. It was actually put together very well. I got it home, added grease to the bottom bracket bearings, wheel hub bearings, (cuz mobil 1 grease takes this bike from OZT Explorer G1 to OZT Explorer Formula one don't ya know) ..and cleaned the rotors. 😁 Digging the quite camo looking olive drab color.. In the Kentucky woods, at a distance, it completely disappears from under you, and people think your air pedaling on your butt through the forest. This is the bike bigfoot would buy if he had a walmart near him....I put about 50 miles on it last week, absolutely a blast. Alls I can say is that It's corn.🌽
So is it a cassette freehub, or a freewheel...?
I'm looking at l-twoo on Google, and their 7-speeds are cassettes. This is the same as Microshift who also make 7 speed cassettes.
I bought one and I love it!! Been using it daily
you think since you own this bike it's worth it to turn it into an E bike ?
Nice bike great interview thank you Mr Central
thanks for reviewing this bike, nice work, i'm into mtb and looking to venture into gravel. i think i'm going to buy this bike now.
I drank the kool aide and purchased one.
Took me a few miles to adjust it to my fit.
But it’s been an enjoyable and comfortable ride since, no issues.
I’m pleased with my purchase.
👍😎
I’ve seen this at Walmart I’m glad you did this video about to pick one up
Awesome job bro 👏 good-looking bike!
I think you’re going to enjoy that bike. Might have to give bike packing a shot. That color kinda reminds me of the old forest service trucks
Ltwoo is a Chinese brand, they recently released an electronic gravel group set and it’s very affordable. Certainly worth looking into if you’re upgrading the bike. Nice review!
I got the small frame version (44cm) a few weeks ago. The rider height for the small size says 5'1-5'9". Planning to use for urban use. Only downside is that it's taking a while to get used to the drop bar hand positions. Also had to get an adapter for my air pump and air gauge for the presta valves. But can't beat the price.
I didn't know this existed and I'm pretty amazed. I also think it makes a great bike to start with. Of course it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a gravel bike from the "big names" which sell upwards of 4 digits but with a few tweaks it could be even better. IMHO change the back wheel to fit HG cassettes and you can change to a 7-speed 11-34 which makes the range pretty nice and doesn't need more changing parts (I wouldn't change to 8 or 9-speeds as you you would need to replace the shifters as well, stick with 2x7 and you're long happy with it). And I'd eventually change the brakes to semi-hydraulic calipers. Again, easy change and a huge difference. The cheaper ones are about $40 a pair and can just replace the full mechanical ones. Thanks for the video :)!
Better welding then "smart welding " on specialized allez sprint 3k bike ....well done great job!
Just purchased this bike a few weeks ago. What potential upgrades to the drive train do you see. I’m new to riding and wanted a little more range.
Looks like a replacement for the Bohe in their product stack from the in-house brand, with an equivalent drivetrain but most of the basic steel-to-aluminum improvements we make to the Bohe already done out of the box, currently at the same price. Somebody at Walmart has been paying attention to reviews.
(Granted my Bohe being on sale for half the price makes the comparison less fair but at the same price it's a better buy)
G'day Kev,
Thank you for uploading another video. I swear I've seen this bike on your channel before. I am more than happy to be corrected.
I'm keen to see the new bikes in the shorts teaser video. The Schwinn's?
Great video review. I always enjoy the content.
Any chance you could compare this side by side with the Mongoose Grit from last year? Significant price difference but the Grit was another great entry level bike that was an intro to gravel biking. I bought that bike purely off your review and haven’t regretted that purchase one bit.
If you want to change to more gears, you also have to exchange the rearwheel, because it comes with a (old fashioned) screw-on sprocket.
Got this bike about two weeks and I love it really, I’ll more than likely install more gears
Bought one just to try, have put about 300 miles on, feels better than my Kona rove that cost $1600, no surprise Kona just went out of business
The L-Twoo Shifters and Mechs are really excellent quality items.
I bought one in small. My only major gripe is it needs routing for a dropper! After having a dropper on my mtb, I want them on everything.
Nice review. Good looking bike. Thanks for getting out and riding it. A pet peave of mine is reviewing a bike you haven't even ridden 😠. Several guys out there that do that.
Kenda is a standard bike industry quality brand name tire. The front drivetrain looks like it's made of cheaper stamped steel instead of the integrated crank/star and alloy rings of better bikes. Might still do the job tough. No water bottle bosses on the inner triangle to possibly put a frame bag in there. The bosses on the fork can be used for carrying cages for drybags, waterbottle cages or a front rack. 7 Speed FW (cassette?) is low end. Name brand is usually 8-10 speed cassette. The replaceable derailleur hanger is a well thought out design element. Only thing i wonder if the two eyelets down by the rear stays are both threaded (so you can install both a fender and rear rack). Still looks like a decent bike and upgradeable. Thank you Walmart for making an affordable, decent bike for common folk! Almost glad you beat Decathlon to the punch (they have very affordable bikes in Europe)😊🚲😊
Kevin's on drop bars again and he's not hating it, what is this world coming to?
Great bike for the price, huge upgrade over the previous few drop bar bikes you looked at.
Side note, if you do want to try singletrack on these, I'd recommend swapping the tires for a pair of Gravelking EXTs. They're sluggish on road but they have so much grip on loose stuff, it's what I run on my gravel fixie.
Reminds me of the Triban RC 120 GRVL which is sold by Decathlon. The derailleur hanger is great!
Not bad at all! Wow, im impressed.
Wow. Thanks for this overview. I think I found my next bike! I don't /need/ 3 bottle mounts but its definitely strange to see bare metal there.
I have a $2000 dollar Specialized gravel bicycle. I thinking of getting this one to try out and compare seems like a great bicycle for the price tag.
Interestingly, the bike I saw at my Walmart yesterday did have the G.1 Explorer branding printed on the top of the top tube near the seat. Wonder if future bikes will have that branding now.
Mine had it! Got it about a week ago.
Trying to decide between this and the Kent Nazz for the same price, basically same configuration, but the Nazz is a steel frame. This one looks like it has more and better paths to upgrade though.
I think I have that exact frame but un-branded. I'm planning to build a heavy duty commuter with it. Got parts for belt drive with a 5-speed hub. Just need to get the wheels built and decide on a saddle.
Perfect budget upgrade candidate.
That's swing that you're referring to about the bars sticking out some is called a flare
Hi, Mr. Kevcentral, Do you have plans for an indepth look on this bike? BB shell width, Headtube diameter od and id, wheel ID and OD, Hub spacing and possible future upgrades for this bike.
Please and thank you 🫶🏻❤️
Kick stands
Back in the 80’s we couldn’t get them off fast enough.
A few years back I purchased a bicycle to replace a repossessed car.
Left the kickstand on because it’s inconvenient for everyone else to be laying or leaning a bicycle in the way.
My recent bicycles, some have them and some don’t.
Since I mix my riding between trails and paved, I’ve left them on if they don’t bounce about and cause problems..
the only thing more handy than the kickstand is the two leg kickstand
Most being kick down able if I hit a good jump or curb and it goes down on its own it breaks. Everytime.
@@chipskylark8869 i wouldnt use one for mountain biking but I drop curbs and offroad w my Pletscher. no prob. The free walmart ones might break
They're pretty much the indication that you have a low quality bike. The exception is on cargo bikes.
Wow.. shifters/brake combos with cable routing.. impressive for a $250 Walmart bike
This would be a good bike for a young teenager. Its affordable for the parents, its practical to be used to get to school, the part time job, the summer job and whatever teens do. Its sturdy enough for the general abuse that it will be put through but not overbuilt like so many mountain bikes, and its not so cheap that it will fall apart. Its a simple machine to maintain and mom and dad can take it for a spin once in a while.
Yeah, if I was going to college now, this is the bike I would want to pick up
I'm a bicycle mechanic. This will definitely fall apart. I can't speak for the frame.
Yea. Especially better than a cheap MTB that people seem to think is better than a road style bike. In reality this is much better and more useful
@@lastchanceihavewhy?
@abatall No-name bicycle parts do not work well, and they don't last. For the money, you're much better off buying a used bike from a real bike shop.
It sounds like your test route was a true gravel ride..
😊👍
I gotta see an upgrade video for this bike!
I’m 6’1” with a 33 inseam. You think this frame can handle me or would it be better to find something more fitting for my size? Going to be doing a 5 mile commute to work on country roads (lots of hills).
Just like the ozark Mtb this is just good enough. And able to upgrade.
Thanks. I'm more impressed with that gravel road than anything. It has a crown and everything. Northwest represent here. Our gravel roads are basically just dirt. Either too muddy or too dusty. Never just right. My gravel bike is a full suspension stumpjumper. With fenders!! ❤
That looks amazing for the price.
you can pick up an 11-28 freewheel for these which helps a ton with top speed, but I do wish they came with a regular modern cassette.
❤ the style
Looks great. It's a great price considering I bought a Mongoose Grit a couple of years ago. I see that the cables are internal and the Grit doesn't. Upgrade it!! Along with the Grit too;)
I live on a dirt road here in Michigan. We still have a lot of gravel roads. I see a gravel bike about once a week. And I live in the middle of nowhere
Waiting for thr XL size to get back into stock. I might just get this because hey, my other bike is a crappy Walmart confort bike I got at the local thrift store that is still going after all these years...and gravel biking.
Uh, tip:
Drop that PSI down about as low as the sidewall says you can.
It'll absorb the shock from the rough road & increase traction.
If they ditched the 7 speed freehub and gave it an 8 speed freewheel this bike would be close enough to a Canyon Grizl 5 to be a competitor. A Grizl 5 is around $1250. For the price this bike is absolutely incredible
Feel bad for correction but the otherway round, ditched freewheel for a freehub.
But you're correct there, this wheel doesn't give upgrade options.
Thats what you are supposed to do to it that's why its so cheap....this is how bikes should be sold... to upgrade it to your liking not everyone have the same upgrades and then if you want more.... Some's gonna light the cookie cutter and that's where the bike industry went to. It used to be you bike the one model that was different colors and upgradable... oh well they lost site of what it ment to be on a bike 🚲
@@dragonflygenetics420 I agree, but a freehub* rear wheel would make upgrades way more simple
I'm not sure that it is a freewheel, I'm looking at l-twoo on Google, and their 7-speeds are cassettes. This is the same as Microshift who also make 7 speed cassettes.
This is good news for upgrades, as an 8 speed cassette will slide right onto the same freehub body, same size. You could keep the same derailleur and just upgrade to an 8 speed shifter.
Grizl 5 is 24 lbs with carbon fork, nice quality FSA alloy crank, true axles, 9 speed Sora and tubeless ready rims. Unfortunately it takes much more than just a 8 speed cassette to make a $250 bike a $1250 bike even if they look similar. LTwoo 7 speed groupset is $30, and the wheels are bottom of the barrel. Sora is $150 and FSA crank is over $100 just to start. Bikesdirect level - yeah, maybe. I don't suggest going an upgrade route in a $250 bike with a steel fork unless you are willing to go 100% Aliexpress and know about bikes. Just enjoy it the way it is for the money, it is a good bike for what it is
Have you done any reviews on budget bike computers?
Yellow, black, and green, hey, you got the Jamaica colors going there!
i got the small today, it says 5'1 to 5'9 fyi, and it had one scratch and the build wasn't great, taking it to a bike shop if i can cancel the backup online order, and if i can't i will wait for that to see if something is broken on that if not i will use that
How much more for straight bar hybrid, road tires and a 1 x 9 or 1 x 10 drive? Betcha it drops the weight to 26 lbs (mostly the tires and the lack of front derailleur/shifter/going to single crank).
Definitely see using this as a rail trail tourer. Would Definitely upgrade seat and pedals immediately. Then upgrade as parts wear out.
This is a great bike, especially for the price! I am really liking mine. The brakes are the only real compliant I have. They work, but are very loud, I think because they're single piston. I got some zoom brakes that are dual piston, which I'm hopeful will solve that issue.
Super interested to see a geometry chart for this bike. Can't seem to find one anywhere online. Also, that's the longest "60 mm" stem I've ever seen. Might want to double check that (center of handlebar clamp to center of steerer tube clamp). Thanks for the great review!
It’s on the listing on WM website. In the photos.
@KevCentral bar positions starting from the stem... tops, hoods, drops
Upgrade video coming?
I’m 5’9. Which frame should I get for this particular bike? I normally get medium frame for my mountain bikes but I noticed the small frame for this bike at my Walmart has a description “for riders 5’1 to 5’9.” I know the usual rule if your height is in that gray area between manufacturers recommended height for their bike, you go for their smaller frame. Since I’m 5’9, should I go small frame or go medium frame like my mountain bikes?
love the look of this bike..walmart has a all black schwinn thats a 29 in..please do a review on this.not sure of name
Very nice review, thanks! I’ll get one for my sister, for commuting. With some frame tape to avoid chips - you should invest in a hardness tester. ;-) At that price I’d upgrade whatever breaks.
I have a very hard time finding good comfortable saddles. The stock saddle is very comfortable to me, at least on this G1 Explorer. I will keep it as long as it stays comfortable.
Hi Kev, I still can't find the chainring specs?
I literally saw this bike today at Walmart. It looks really neat, especially the color. If I got this bike I'd put some hybrid tires on it because I'm not exactly sure how much gravel we have in my area. One question though: Do you happen to know if they have this in the Large frame?
Currently a small and medium
How does this bike stack up against the Mongoose Grit and the Genesis Bohe?
The fork looks cool
Thank you.
This is the perfect first bike. Affordable and won't make someone hate riding. I'd even say it's a gateway drug 😂.
Awe man, crap...I'm (very quickly) running out of room for more bikes 🤦 Translation: for the $ this looks really good to me 🤔, I've been hankering for a gravel bike, and was even considering building either my Aggressor Pro or Trouvaille into one...but dang I've got no room for another 🤦🤣 Excellent review Kev, and really good to get a new one from you, brother, it'd been a minute. Hope you're well, my friend ✌️😊
Worth having just to sit in the garage! Thank you for sharing this video and all the comments 🎈
i once bought the nazz kent and it was very poorly made so i wonder if this one is any better, ive already upgraded to a much better road/gravel bike but i think this bike might be good for reselling.
Nice to see a hard-tail with a hard-fork (solid front and back frame connections).
(Instead of the fake bouncy springs "shock absorbers" which are too common everywhere. The springs wreck my arms worse than any solid frame could.)
Anyone know the tooth count on the chainrings? Haven’t seen it listed or mentioned anywhere and it’s really annoying.
Did they film Deliverance on that very road?
This would be a good bike to buy if you're on vacation without your bike but could ride a few days. It would be cheaper than renting a bike and you could donate it somewhere when you leave.
Lower part of the bar is called "drops." The "horns" are called "hoods." :)
Awesome bike for the money, when i was working in a bike shop 30 years ago, a bike like this would have been the top most advanced bike in the shop and cost a few thousand dollars.
It’s great to see proper useful bikes being sold to regular people, instead of seeing people riding thru the park or around the neighborhood on fat tire suspension mountain bikes…. You could take this touring across the country with some fenders or racks, go exploring gravel roads all day, commute to work, go on group rides…. Great to see how they don’t “punish” the customer by not giving them braze-ons for rack and fender mounting, not only that but it even has them on the fork and down tube, that is very nice…!
Please, it's a OK bike, but NOT anything like a good midrange bike, much less a proper cyclocross bike, even from 30 years ago.
@@bindingcurve 30 years ago a cyclocross bike wouldn’t have had all those braze-ons, it wouldn’t have had disc brakes, and if it was aluminum it would have been very, very expensive (there were aluminum Kleins and Cannondales at the time, but I don’t remember any aluminum cyclocross bikes).
thirty years ago.... wait thats 1994. 8-speed cassette drivetrains were the thing then, and I would admire one of these on this bike, too. 7-speed freewheels were outdated even then.
@@martinkrautter8325 could be a 7 speed cassette as opposed to a freewheel, Microshift make them now, and they are appearing on a lot of budget bikes. Like the Decthlon RC100 I got for my son last year. Good thing is an 8 speed cassette mounts on the same freehub body, so it’s an easy upgrade,