Will a Walmart Huffy survive a Downhill Mountain Bike Trail | Skills with Phil
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- Walmart mountain bikes are not made for downhill MTB trails. Curiosity got the best of me so picked up a Huffy Carnage at my local Walmart. Will a Walmart Huffy survive a downhill MTB trail?
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*A quick word about my speech* I grew up with a speech impediment. Speaking clearly can be very difficult for me, I try my best, and I even re-record many parts of the audio. When I try to speak clearly I sound like a robot, and when I speak naturally people complain they don't understand me. I'm not an actor, or radio voice. I do not have a huge professional budget. I do the best than I can with the resources I have. I'm sorry for the imperfections, I'm human. I am working on improving and hopefully I will get better. Thank you for understanding. -Phil
Your speech is perfectly fine. Some people are armchair critics and have nothing better to do with their day then sit back and critique everything about a video.
Ride on dude!
You did fine. Kudos for doing the best you can. I have trouble sometimes because my jaw is misaligned. Fatigue and anxiety make it much worse. I am reminded of the time when Moses was protesting God choosing him to deliver the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery in Exodus chapter 4 vss. 10-13,
"10Then Moses said to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You
have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
11The LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
12“Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say.”
13But he said, “Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will.”
This gives me confidence that God gets more glory the more we depend on Him to accomplish His tasks.
BTW, the saying I've heard is, "Friends don't let friends ride Huffys" lol
I thought you did an excellent job narrating the video. For whats its worth, i didn't notice any impediments or anything else out of the ordinary.
Your latest videos are awesome! :-)
Being perfectly honest I didn't even notice anything about your voice. I was more focused on the trail and the deteriorating bike lol.
Very cool video. Reminds me of the year I had to access my mining claim on a bike and I was too cheap to get a decent one (very pricey in the foothills of California). I did it on a $150 K-mart bike and let me say, the horrible sounds that those brakes made going downhill sounded just like yours!
Never really knew if the brakes would bring my speed down to a controllable level and a lot of the time they didn't. Had to redo the brakes after every trip down and trusted them less each time.
And they sounded just like yours, ear piercing and horrible.
Wish I'd ponied up for a little dirt bike instead.
the brakes sounds like a turkey getting murdered on Thanksgiving
lel
Michael Rojas you mean lol?
it's a funnier way of saying lol ;D
+Michael Rojas oh. then lel
My evaluation of this rider:
Skills: 10/10
Judgement: 2/10.
Checks out.
thats pretty much everyone serious about mountainbiking.
@@jorisressing3626 Come to think of it, it's probably a good description of anyone really serious about anything, especially any sort of "extreme sport."
@@quillmaurer6563 Fully agree
Any serious mountain biker is:
Risk assessment: 3/10
Balls: 8/10
Luck: Y E S
Scars: more than their IQ
So this is what it’s like chasing a turkey through the woods!
omg I can´t stop laughing :D
You're doing it all wrong! You're supposed to do it chainless!
That would have made it sound SOOO much nicer.
Now handlebar less makes it interesting.
Get Gwin in on the show!
Real men don't need handlebars anyway. Rip off your shirt, yell _This is Spartaaaaaa!_ and then launch into the abyss :D
Brakeless trumps chainless any day of the week. Even Gwin wouldn't have dared.
How to become a more confident mountain biker: ride a Walmart bike without brakes.
abattlescar currently me
abattlescar with or without brakes, not much difference
abattlescar ahhh the Wally World special
FinDiesel
are you stupid,
go to a downhill park and use a mtb with no brakes.
well as long as you know how to you momentum really well and u know the trail
HUFFY disclaimer: “Our off-road trail mountain bikes are not intended to be used on, or are suitable for, off-road mountain trails.”
Rusty Climber Lol, I was pointing out the irony in the “quotated” statement. Especially the comparison between the first 5 words, and the last 4 words. You get it now?
That’s what it said on my bmx bike thankfully I only used that bike for half a year after my old hike broke
im surprised the frame survived. It would be too expensive to add 2 more bolts to the stem. better this way - handlebars fail before frame to let you know you are riding a piece of junk.
😂😂😂
@@Potato-gn4di I mean BMX is for urban environments, not off road.
That made me piss my pants just watching. No brakes on a double black diamond hill.
Idk what those words mean but I was still scared xD
Termitreter double black diamond is the hardest level of trails, aside from the triangle I think
@@pjk6193 Ah, thats does explain why it looks so scary xD
Breaks for losers!
2:47 made me scared.
Moral of the story... get on Craigslist and buy a $900 MTB for $200 from an older dude who just had his 3rd back surgery & doesn't plan on riding again anytime soon. Worked for me.
damn lucky!
It happens, I bought a 2005 Specialized Euduro expert for $750 shipped on ebay with paypal six months same as cash a couple years ago in like new condition. It's got the 36mm Fox Talas fork with 165mm of travel. It's awesome, it's just not stylish because it's only 26 inch wheels. If you can live with 26 inch wheels, you can get all sorts of bargains if you are willing to troll ebay and Craigslist since 26 inch wheel bikes are out of fashion now.
You financed a fucking used bicycle and you are bragging about it???? America
lol who says that 26" is dead? I'm loving them
Martin Well, when I go to the LBS, only the low end stuff is still even available in 26 inch. Everything else is 27.5 or 29. So a lot of people assume 26 inch is dead. And it is fashion wise but that means if you are OK with it you can save a bunch on a used bike. Personally I'm OK with saving a ton of money to end up riding a trail 5 seconds slower or whatever the difference is, I guess it depends on the trail, 26 inch tends to be more nimble and 29 faster. If I was racing, I'd want 29 inch, but I'm not so I don't care, I just ride for recreation.
You're 20 something, full-time student, crazy talented cyclist/racer, and making enjoyable, informative class-A videos promoting a great sport...dude you are achieving! Best of luck in those endeavors.
LOL Phil gets bigger air on his Walmart Huffy than I've ever done on my Fuel Ex 8.
sad
Buy a used bmx and learn some skills! You can get much better then transfer what you've learnt to bigger wheels!
@@bananasstuff3344 I was watching some bmx riders and had this exact thought 🤔🤙🏼
I'm getting ready to buy the Gen 5 or Gen 6. Not sure which I want to go with, either save the $500 and get the Gen 5 or just get the Gen 6. about the only dif is the 34 vs the 36 fork.
"the bike weighs 55lbs amd already has some fork play" 😂😂😂
I got hurt just watching this.
it was painful. i actually thought he might die.
+Passed Tense You woukd be surprised how resilient the human body can be when determined to live.
+noisepuppet
Suprised to see you here! How goes youtube video making?
Dank Kest I been slacking off on it too much.
I watched this video with clenched ass.
Holly crap this video blew up way more than expected. Thank you all for watching and commenting it's been a really fun experience so far. I've been trying to read as many comments as possible but it's proving hard.
you should have filmed you returning it to walmart
Hay i subbed. I have a hard tale mtb and I'm looking for a full suspension mtb that will survive falls I am only 14 so can u find me a bike with a reasonable price
I do mtb vids my self but they needs lots of practice and i am going to re do the sponsor me this Saturday since the footage is all shaky any tips
+Redrush 11 hey Redrush, decathlon do a decent (incredibly so, for the money) full sus trail bike for around £350. I guess you are in the US however so don't know if that would be an option or if there is a US equivalent.
Hey Phil! Been watching/reading your stuff for a while now, very happy to see you doing so well man. Cheers from India.
+Al Hyland no i am in the uk i have been looking at that bike and i have been looking at that bike for a while now and i have been planning to get it i just wanted to see what others would say
“Maybe I shouldn’t do anything stupid”
*does something UNBELIEVABLY stupid*
I do believe that is Man code for, "Are you recording?"
When your first bike was a mongoose...
ya kinda a love hate relationship
Nah fam my first bike was huffy
In the 80s-90s that was literally one of the best bikes you could get, shame they sold out and make cheap shit now
SAme
its ok we all start somewhere i also started on a department store bike and now i am riding a kink gap fc and a polygon trid zz
I used to have a huffy, I used it for a long time. I had so many adventures with it, and a lot of crashes. It got me where I wanted to go. That thing was so damaged and old at the end of its life I eventually had to throw it out. I loved that bike. Rest In Peace, Huffy.
Those aren't squeaky breaks that you hear, they're sensors that were put in on the bike EXCLUSIVE to walmart.
I can't stop laughing. 😭
It constantly adjusts brake fade to optimize traction in relation to speed and vibration giving you the best possible track times
2:45 i absolutely love how smoothly you crashed, hit your head, rolled, and also immediately got up, all in one smooth motion, unbelievable
I thought he was yelling “wooooo!!!” Until I realized it was the brakes LOL.
LMAO
Taps breaks -> chorus of tormented squirrels cries into the night
My husband and I will NEVER get tired of this video! We really enjoy your "how to's" as well--great footage! Big thank you's from both of us!
This bike wasn't designed to handle smooth asphalt as well.
The bar twist reminds me of a video I saw of the origins of mountain biking. They used to modify schwinn paperboy bikes with extra gears and fly down gravel roads and such. In a race called the repack a chick crashed her bike, twisting the handlebars to one side in the process. She got up, kicked the handles until it was sort of straight, and kept racing. All well before helmets and suspensions. What a legend
My buddy and I were like two chairs ahead of you on your way up to film this. We were about to leave when you came down the ramp and we heard the SQUEEAAAAK. My buddy said "Hey that sounds like my brakes." I turned around, saw the bike, and said "Except your brakes weren't made by Huffy" haha. Didn't realize it was you, said "That guy is dead" and we left lol.
+bad news haha that's too awesome. You guys were funny. I'm glad you left this comment.
Once I bought a bike from Walmart. They put 2 brake levers on the bike. They had a guy who specialized assembling bikes in the back. What this dude did instead of putting a brake line to the back with one lever and the other lever has a brake line going to the front brake.. This dude decided to get a brake line splitter and wired it so both brakes went to one brake lever. End story? My first time using the bike the brakes failed and I almost ran into oncomming traffic. Turns out you should never buy a bike from Walmart..
not to mention after a few months of use, on WalMart bikes, the chain and gears will wear out so fast that it will eventually slip when you start to peddle and that could also be dangerous. Never had that problem with bikes from a bikeshop.
Shawn Burton
And that's if one of the pedals don't just pop out first. That happened to me with a cheap supermarket bike (got it as a giveaway prize, never would've bought one myself), early on my second day of riding.
Why would you even #1 Buy the bike knowing this? #2 Ride the bike knowing this?
Shawn Burton I have I’ve broken more rims and derailleurs on bike shop bikes than my old Walmart bikes
I have a used Huffy bike with Iffy brakes going downhill is a bit of a deathtrap on it I wear a baseball helmet with a visor to be a bit more safe I already plowed into a car with it and had the handlebar fixed to ride it again
I almost peed my pants watching this!! You have a steel set, sir!! (Salute)
This was such a great and fun video to watch. Thanks for the experiencie man!!!
As for the bikes, I think they're great to get into the sport, when you're getting used to the terrains, the obstacles and other stuff that you're most probably afraid of at the beggining. As time goes by, one gets more experienced and start riding on more complex terrain, that's when you wanna check for better bikes.
After the MacDuff near death Loop vid, this is the 2nd gnarliest thing on a bike I've seen recently
totally
at least the frame survived... what's next? TopGear style challenge - 3 guys on shittiest bikes downhill race
I think you and seth should both get Wal-Mart bikes that are different and compete against each other and find out wich one is best bang for your buck
I think Phil is a much better rider so they'd have to handicap his bike
+DaBears08 seth is a better technical rider while phil is a superior trail rider in my opinion they would just have to do multiple tests that focus on different parts of the sport
I would love to see this test with a mix of both trail and trials type riding so both riders could shine.
agree it would be a nice challenge
Best bang for the buck for a department store bike would be the Mongoose XR Pro, with a few upgrades there pretty nice bikes for the price.
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0:54 sandwich on the seat😂😂😂😂
Next video: North Korean Unicycle. On fire. At night.
Probably be safer than that huffy lol
Jackson Buresh no... in a thunderstorm!
right when it said "thank you for silenceing your cellphone" i got 4 messages
1:22
+Ezra Kainz i silenced my phone and at the same time the video went quiet
+Christ On A Mtb lol
Thank you for risking life and limb to bring us the viewers an awesome video.
I have been down the cheap and nasty dual suspension road with an Apollo Magna, sold it on and bought an IronHorse 7point3, a dinosaur by today's standards but a beast of a bike.
As an old guy mtn biker..... that was probably the best Balls to the Walls “ hairball” rode I’ve ever seen. You definitely have mad skills and way bigger ones the most Everyone watching this. I geared up laughing too hard. Thanks brolini
I'm not sure if actually doing this test makes you incredibly brave or incredibly stupid, but rest assured, this was super entertaining! Great job staying alive!
I'd go with the latter. But I really wanted to know the answer.
+Phil Kmetz MTB u got a lot of gusts boss I'm going to Amelia soon so imma see if my bike will hold up ik it will so I'm not even go say hopefully it will
If you're looking for a bike that is reasonably priced that can handle this kind of riding check out this video.
czcams.com/video/aR2oLA9mSXw/video.html
Skills With Phil oh sick
Skills With Phil
A friend of mine started off with a bike from Walmart. He later upgraded the sprocket and brakes. He also fabricated a lift kit to give it a full 12" of travel. He has now had it for at least 14 years...
I love your videos Phil. This one still cracks me up!!!
I wish I would have seen this before I bought that bike...
now I have a "bike" with no brake's,derailer and only one tire on the front
I really abused that bike ;( R.I.P huffy walmart bike, Nov. 2016- Jan. 2017
I always wondered if those bikes would hold up and now I know! Thanks for the great video and glad you didn't get hurt!
Dude last summer I rode this park on my hardtail. It was an absolute blast. I recognized it immediately when you got onto the double black jump trail. I managed to blast through that entire double black on my hardtail and it was the most fun thing I've ever done on a bike. Thunder Mountain Bike Park man, on even a decent bike ABSOLUTELY FRIGGIN' AMAZING.
I gotta say that's pretty ballsy. I had a Walmart bike for a brief period, and my rear wheel fell off while pedaling downhill on a smooth street... I'd even tuned and tightened everything. I decided never again after that.
Ur lucky it was the rear wheel my friend.
I grew up on wal-mart bikes, these bikes are made to look good while riding in the street. That's about it.
Wow! Well that answered ALL my questions!! Thank you so much! Also demonstrates your mastery skill level, of course!
I bought a Schwinn Al Comp from Walmart. The handlebars rotated on a smooth greenway path. The threads in the stem were stripped by whoever assembled it.
The derailleur was not adjusted so I could only use one front sprocket.
I took that bike back the next day.
I go back a week later, the exact bike is back on the shelf. None of the issues were corrected.
Did you really say this bike is 55 pounds, 24kg? That is ridiculous!
Yup! Technically it's 54.1lvs. Wit either way, ridiculously heavy.
Phil Kmetz MTB Wow, and I'm complaining with mine being 14kg haha. What do you think is the least you could pay for a good bike for trails like these?
DiamondBack Cooper, 180mm of travel, and for $2k its a good way to get into this kind of riding. Though I'd have the stock neon green color changed, but that's just me :D.
+Sphoxros thanks but $2k? What about a hard tail?
A good hard tail will run you between 700ish to over 2k, depending on the brand. The Cooper though is a good starting point for DH type of riding.
163+ thumbs down were the department store bike owners
Probably because I bet they think anyone who believes these bikes were designed for extreme sports are nuts lol,They are designed for casual riding around town,park or some flat trails.
Strelok 762 ahahahah 😂
306
i dislike.
We shall execute them
I love you for your perfect combination of skills, finesse and utter disrespect for your own life.
odd this pops up 3 yrs later. DAMN you got some stones bro... I had a huffy as a kid. They spot welded the frame rear chain stays. These came apart while riding.. I was lucky to lose a bit of skin, bumps and bruising. No huffy experiment for me. Glad you made it down in one piece.
Huffy: You gonna be “Huffing” more than usual when you use this bike.
Phil: it was fun to ride the bike
litterally 2 seconds ago
Phil: i have never been so happy to reach the bottom of a trail before
This video shows a rider makes the bike! Thanks for the review, i bought the Kent from WM and will never see trails like that. You did great on a so so bike. You actually made it look fun!
This was beautiful. I loved every second of it.
Dude you're such a goofball and badass at the same time. Love the vids
haha, I didn't exactly sit at the cool kids table in High school. Thanks for the Kudos!
55 fucking pounds 😂😂
Hmm. Not quite the 8 lb Hiffy race bike I raced in my BMX days.. Lol
+Ray Kingsbury seriously
+Evan Hasson yeah, but it was aluminum complete with carbon fibre fork etc. not a downhill sled haha. I believe it was a huffy supercharger, but only said huffy in white and red.
My Xam is a tank at 36 pounds...55 is borderline obese.
yeah, i think that's an exaggeration. it may have been close to 35 - 40 lbs
Now THIS was a very entertaining and informative video!!
Skills With Phil Nice video! Thanks for sharing. You have a great and positive attitude as well.
I just got into mountain biking and i was on a budget so i got myself a Roadmaster Granite Peak. ran me about 100$ with warranty at Walmart. Ive had none of the problems that Phil had with his Huffy. In fact, on tougher trails and bigger jumps, the only problem I've noticed is that the brakes become misaligned every couple rides. It is a heavy bastard and I can't say its remotely comfortable, but it has withstood ordeals that nearly left myself in need of repairs. I just wanted to throw my opinion out there because I know there arent many decent looking choices out there under 300$ and I would hate for someone to forgo something as fun as MTB because of the price threshold, as intimidating as it does seem.
Craig's list is the best option. after being talked out of a Wal-Mart bike, I found a Giant for 75 bucks.
+Nathan Sher I should've mentioned that. I spent too long on CL looking at bikes and there was always a deal breaker that deterred me, but there were such great deals! especially if you're a woman or kid. definitely hit CL first.
You can still have fun mountain biking on cheap bikes, but it's when you want to push yourself and take things more seriously when you should spend the bigger bucks.
Safety also plays a factor.
Highly doubt you were on "tougher trails and bigger jumps"
+Jack Aldred Yeah you can. you just need to become pretty good at performing repairs and preventive maintenance. I definitely have had several parts come off of a fairly expensive Nishiki when pushing it too hard. cheaper bikes will fail, you just need to know how to fix em.
That was suicide
Impressive real world action right there. Looks like someone who turned pro and was not ashamed to go back to his roots. Man Of The People, For The People.Kudo's to you "Sir Phil" Knight on a bike
This video now has some age to it… but it doesn’t get old. Love the production, love the narration. And it’s classy that you totally don’t hate on the Huffy. My son races DH and this makes his $6k bike more palatable. Too bad his bikes last a max of 2 seasons. A few have only made it one.
1:04 THAT WAS YOU I was trying to find who did it that was bad ass
There's a sandwich on your seat 0:53
+Tis' Brulio and a beer bottle on the kick stand. My friends were messing with me that day.
no those are the new huffy seats they're. comfy
Loooooool
Skills With Phil i was just about to say it dude come on
Love what you do Phil. And you sound great!
Dude, you have balls of steel. Respect.
I was scared for you.
Well you worry to much
0:26 Beer On The Kickstand!
😂
This was awesome. Laughed the entire time. Oh yea, this was really exciting.
This is hilarious! Way to go
I'm moving out to Tennessee and was worried I'd have nothing to do
Thanks for the vids
This was the best Walmart bike comercial ever. I must admit it is a very nice looking bike. the average consumer will never go down a "Double Black Diamond" Trail, for most people that would be considered suicide.
And for good reason, as evidenced!
ara mieg most people that buy walmart bikes don't even ride them. They hang in the garage.
i swear, you can start a turkey farm with that bike...
+AlexandreHimself want to be my business partner? We could make big money come thanksgiving 😂
Do you still have that blue and red trek ?
phill can u do a video on how much more can u upgrade in the huffy i would love watcht he frame being good n better brakes nall gear fork
I loved the way you said a smarter person would have! Just for that you get a thumbs UP!
Always wondered, ha ha thanks for sharing and keeping it entertaining. Glad you survived. 👏👏👏
0:15 bottom right corner that is my Roadmaster "Granite Peaks"! That is the best $89 dollar bike I've ever owned!
Truth be told I have owned the same bike and out of the lot it only fell short of almost twice as pricey Mongoose black and orange themed thing. Obviously I returned them after a while and bought them for fun anyways. Every single bike sold at Walmart is crap :)
@@HHalcyon the black and orange bike is a mongoose rebel
Could You Make A Part 2 With A Different Walmart Bike?
A testament to your skill, getting out of those precarious situations.
Great video thanks. I bought one just for local rides and saw the same exact problems. Handlebars turn constantly now matter how tight and go through break pads like crazy. I guess you could put a screw through the handlebars and swap out disc breaks to try and stay cheap.
Just got my brake caliper replaced and it cost $20 less than that bike.
Can a 31 year old frumpy woman get into mountain biking? And how?
Heck yea. Anyone can
Just start riding. Anywhere you can, any bike you can get your hands on.
I just got into mountain biking at 33ish. just get a bike and ride. talk to local shops about what you want from biking and ask about used bikes if you are unsure about getting into the sport. check out my channel and you can see what a 34 year old noob is able to learn in less the. 2 years of riding.
I see plenty of women over your age on the trails. Usually on full suspension Treks.
Hello! I am a 32 year old frumpy woman who started riding about 3 years ago on a hardtail Costco bike lol. But I loved it so much and now I am on a full-suspension Transition Smuggler. I have ridden all kinds of trails including some downhill stuff like Sandy Ridge and Post Canyon in Oregon and Capitol Forest in Washington. I mostly ride XC style locally though, and I love the challenge of rooty, twisty trails. It helps to find friends to ride with. Check facebook for local mountain bike groups and join them on beginner rides. Most clubs are pretty friendly toward new folks. You can do it! Just get a bike and go!
You did astonishing .. going on that track with that bike.. happy you saw the finish line in one piece ..
Thank you so much for sharing your wild experience. I have passed this along to new riders that were looking for a bike. I strongly encouraged them to get a bike store bike and not a toy store bike. Great review. I saw it when it first came out and I still cringe watching it.
you are lucky, i got a $100 mountain bike from target as a joke. i was messing around with it doing some higher sped wheelies. when the front wheel came down, the suspension bottomed out, and the rim proceeded to shatter, sending my flying over the handle bars and into the pavement. i ended up dislocating my arm and sliding down the street on the dislocated arm. took about a year for my shoulder to stop hurting. never doing that again
+przybylason luckily the wheels were the only part of the bike I had confidence in.
can you do an after math video of this bike?
Jamison Bunch after math 1+1=2
2+2 is 4 minus1 is 3 quick mafths
Great video enjoyable to watch, the brake noise had me laughing my ass off
Two years later this might be the best video on CZcams. The brake squeal sounded like your soul saying "UNCLE"
Well, look what happend to it after one run, not even a full day's riding it. Imagine how it would be after 6 months, all the bearings gone, crank arms falling off, head set rattling etc. FDS
so, if you change the brakes , fork and handlebars, it should work right?
+zeus lim you would have a hard time finding a new fork that is not tapered, since the huffy users an older style fork. After that you'd still want disk brakes to stop a bike so heavy, which would require different wheels since you'd need hubs that have the disk brakes mounts. Essentially you could, but there's a lot of things that really need to be upgraded you'd be better off buying something used.
It's fairly easy to get a fork with a straight steerer tube as long as it is an inch and and eighth but the fork would easily cost more than the bike did originally. There's some forks as cheap as $200 from Suntour but a fork even reasonably capable of doing a trail like this is going to start at the $500 mark new. After that it is like you said, new brakes ($120 ish for disk), new wheel (Another $90 at least, but it's a plus bike so maybe more), a new stem ($30), and a new handlebar at $50. So that's just a cool $760 to make the bike semi safe, but certainly not a high performer.
zeus lim I was thinking the same thing. But then remembered the wheels are likely crap and would be destroyed in a day of riding. By the time you put decent parts on it you may as well have just bought a used bike that's quality and just a few years old.
Just put a Shimano V Brakes and youŕe ready to go again.
And Stem. And new brakes, too. The cheapest alloy brakeset runs at $25 but you might want to "splurge" and get a better linear pull system at $40-ish, then $20 for pads.
Plus you'd probably want a better shock on the rear, which isn't cheap. The wheels will give out, too, and it's possible the reason he fell was the bearings got squashed and seized for a moment, throwing him over the handlebars. You see that wheel doesn't even spin when it gets the weight put on it when landing from the jump; I think those bearings got squished. If the hub/bearings/cups stay in okay shape, there's also keeping the rim straight and spokes tensioned properly. A new wheelset will soon be needed, either through axle failure (freewheel driven with too much strain) or through rim failure, whichever comes first.
For the new wheel, you would want it to be a cassette driven, thanks to that system having a stronger axle, and double-wall rims. If you have a casstte drive, though, I think that will bump you to more speeds minimum, so then you'll need new shifting and cables, and cog too.
You could theoretically go very cheap friction shifting fingertip, but gripshift is safer since you're liable to go over the handlebars. A good set won't run TOO much, but it's adding up towards what you'd spend on a good used MTB or even an entry-level MTB from a much more reputable maker.
And that's still a VERY heavy bike that won't jump very well, with loads of other parts that are prone to violent, sudden, and possibly injurious failure.
Thank you for making such a high quality video about this topic. I was wondering how a wallmart bike would do on a trail for a while now.
That was a great review, enjoyed watching it and definitely convinced me to spend a little extra if I ever deside to buy a off road bike,
I think it's named "carnage" for a reason.
Better brake pads and a new stem and you're good to go!
NO
step 1: buy this bike
step 2: strip everything off bike except for the frame
step 3: pimp the bike out
step 4: profit?
I mean, its a steel frame. I think any proper mountainbike would have an aluminium frame, right?
@@jort93z nope. Steel is quiet popular with enthusiasts. Just that this is probably some low quality steel and the width of the tubing is probably double that of normal aluminium frames.
@@jakecole7447 really? what high priced frames are made of steel?
I understand some parts would be made from steel, but are there any frames that are made completly from steel?
That was a lot of fun brother. Your a brave soul.
This is the best review i could ask for
Your "Speech" Shouldn't be an issue (Given you're trying to educate uneducated MTB enthusiasts) Thank you for the video! I have to say I will def not go cheap on my bikes in the future & Will stay Far away from those bikes LOL
Such a great idea for a video... Can someone tell me the location where this was filmed?
+Don Griner thunder Mountain bike park. It's located in Massachusetts (USA).
+Phil Kmetz MTB thanks! If you're ever on the left coast, you gotta check out Tamarack in Idaho...
+Don Griner damn! We will be so close but so far. We are actually in an RV headed west to Golden BC and currently going through Wisconsin but we won't be able to make it to tamarack. But thanks for the recommendation I want to explore that area of the country.
dude are you going through Minnesota?
I was, I'm at Kickinghorse in Golden BC right. We were doing 1000 mile days.
Omg! Dude that was entertaining and hilarious!
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hey bud nice review , only thing would have been to get a shorter stem & clamp the handlebar tighter
Generic Girl
The stem is soldered, so you can't change it, and overtightening the handlebars would probably compromise the components involved, given the quality of the materials 💔
Use threadlocker. Loctite 242 or the like, and observe its curing time of about 24hrs.
But what about the ~$350 bikes? 90% wont or cant spend $1000+ for a proper bike. How well do they hold up? Especially since bikes like the Carrera vulcan get excellent reviews for the price and weight nowhere near to 55pounds...
All the big bike companies seem to be making impressive sub-$500 bikes. I have a Cannondale Catalyst I got for $379. I've put about 500 miles on it with 100 of those being *moderate* trails, and the only issue I've really had is rear derailleur related. It's pretty solid and has impressed me but it's probably a lot heavier at 39 lbs than a real professional bike.
When you are in the $350 price range, you are already talking about bikes from a reputable bike shop. A shop that will talk to you about the bikes, knows about them, cares about them, and backs them up. My bike shop has employees that actually ride, it isn't a minimum wage job they have that is better then McDonald's.
If you can't afford the proper tool, find a different hobby or start working harder and saving.
That's a ridiculous statement. You can't define proper. I shoot with $10k worth of photography gear, some of my students have $200 cameras. They don't need to find a different hobby or work harder and save, they need to understand the abilities and limitations of what they do have and how to work within those parameters. This goes for any hobby.
MADelectriCITY That's pretty short sighted. There is plenty of fun to be had on cheaper equipment. Your elitist attitude is why people think cyclists are stuck up.
Great work...
Thanks for that