Second Ride on Walmart's $248 Ozark Trail G.1 Explorer Gravel Bike
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- čas přidán 21. 06. 2024
- Can a $248 bike actually be any good? I was intrigued after my first ride ( • First Ride: Walmart Oz... ). On this second ride, I do about 19 miles on the road on rolling terrain.
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I have my parents old 90's mongoose mountain bike. Have been riding a lot and thinking about upgrading it. But after research this would be far less expensive to just purchase and I can still bring those bikes back to life down the road when I have time to hunt for cheap good used parts. I really hate Walmart and never shop with them, but this is a undeniable deal.
Ha! I have a 90s mountain bike sitting in the basement waiting to be brought back to life too. I'll get to it eventually but for now, buying the G.1 was much cheaper.
And yeah, totally get what you say about Walmart. I never shop there. But this bike deserves a fare shake and hopefully if it succeeds its DNA will trickle down to other Walmart bikes (and products)
Thanks for watching.
Depending on the components on that Mongoose mountain bike, you might be better off fixing it up than to get this Ozark Trail gravel bike. There's no denying that $248 is a steal for a gravel bike but if you seriously look at the components, they are junk.......Shimano Tourney, L-Twoo shifters, derailleurs and crankset. While they may be "brand name," they are on the lower end of the product lines. L-Twoo does have an extensive product line on bike groupsets similar to Microshift and Shimano so it's not a knock on the company as a whole. The freewheel sound got annoying in store. Can't imagine having to listen to it on the road for hours. Good bike for those on a budget wanting to try out gravel riding or ride around the block on short distances. It's just not an everyday bike and definitely not long commute without modifications.
Thank you for the reviews! I am looking to transition partially into biking from mainly trail running. As I get older, I wonder if some rolling cardio might not be kinder to my joints. Based on your ending comment, I'm going to stop shopping around and just go get this one. I'll try to ride the wheels off it and decide if gravel bikes are my thing. I may look at a fancy one later if I can wear this one out first. That should be a worthwhile experiment for only $250.
Fellow trail runner here - I love them both! Your cardio should be good from trail running, and your legs should be good too but cycling is more hamstrings than quads, unless you're standing and pedaling.
And yeah, I've had sore legs after a hard ride, but never the same kind of "thrashed and my legs are so sore that it's hard to walk down the stairs kind of sore" that I've gotten running. As long as you can spin at a good cadence you're saving your joints.
I'm working on the next video right now - a gravel ride. Spoiler, my recommendation still stands. Just get it!
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thanks for the video....very informative to me.
You're welcome!
great bike
Yup. Lots of bike for the money!
Could it take a 14-34T freewheel ring? Would you also have to change the chain with that jump?
Good question. I have my eye on a 14-34T but haven't ordered it yet. So I don't know yet whether or not the chain is long enough. If it's too short, you don't need to get a whole new chain; you can just add a couple of links.
I have a good relationship with my local bike shop - I'll buy parts and stuff from them from time to time and they do some maintenance of things that are above my skill level. In the past, when I've needed a couple of links for a chain, they just handed me links that they had lying around.
If you try the 14-34, let us know how it turns out. Thanks for watching!
70 psi, isn’t this a little high? What is the max allowed pressure?
Nice video, by the way!
The stock Kendas are rated 50-85 PSI so I'm well within range and the bike rode really nice. As I said in the video, maybe a touch harsher than my steel touring bike, but it still felt all day comfortable. I'm admittedly a little old school about tire pressures - must come from my 21c, 120psi days lol. Thanks for the kind words.
@@JohnMFlores thank you for the explanation!
Could you easily fix that breaking noise?
Yeah, the problem may "fix" itself after some miles as the pad "bed in" to the disc. I'm going to give it a couple more rides. If it persists, I'll adjust them.
In other words, it's not a deal breaker.
Thanks for watching!
Some people have changed the pads and improved the acoustics of the disk breaks. Others have also just upgraded the brake rotor as well to upgrade the stopping power and eliminate the break "squeal" that the G.1 is known for.