AMD Actually Made a Mountain Bike (It's Terrifying): Review, Safety Concerns, Test Ride

[@GamersNexus]

(To be clear, we didn't want Matt the mechanic to fix anything because we wanted it to be as close to 'out of box' as possible, thus representing the real experience!) Keep in mind we don't even recommend riding on a street with this thing because of the horrible stock install on the drivetrain. That's an achievement! GET MORE BIKE VIDEOS (INCL. BONUS AMD BIKE VIDEOS UPLOADING SOON) ON THE GNSteve channel! kzbin.info/door/lbZahXiEFVawqXjhVoh3iw Grab a GN Wireframe Desk-Sized Mouse Mat: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-wireframe-mouse-mat (back orders are guaranteed to receive one in the next run, which arrives very soon now! We sold out of our first run in under 48 hours and our second run in just a few weeks, so these go fast and back orders help make sure you get one) Watch Steve rant about RTX capacitors at Bryce Bike Park: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y37Pl3aYls6alc0 Watch our Whistler Downhill Biking where Steve reviews LTX: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHPFmXR6f8esj6s HUGE special thanks to Matt of the Cycle Surgeon in NC. He's the best mechanic in this area. If you ever need help, be sure to stop by his shop! Getting ahead of the "IT'S NOT MEANT FOR THAT" comments: 1. We show in the video that this thing, at least our unit, was so poorly built that it's unsafe even on a flat road or paved cycling path. Sincerely speaking, if you want this thing because you love AMD and want a bike, then... OK. But please, please take it to an experienced mechanic first to get a once-over for safety. Ask them specifically to look at the drivetrain and the high & low limit screws on the derailleurs. **Make sure they look at the brakes! Ours were adjusted such that they were going through the spokes on one side and into the tire on the other!** This is dangerous for ALL TYPES OF RIDING. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE A TRAIL. 2. Taking it off just a ~5-6" drop (equivalent to a curb in a neighborhood) was enough to knock the rear shock coil loose. Keep an eye on the shock coil over time as it may need adjustment. There's a good chance that a casual rider would overlook things like the coil knocking around because they wouldn't have the experience to know it's a problem. Remember not to over-tighten the coil! 3. The wheels are so out of true that the bike, even on a flat road, turns on its own 4. This was for fun, so we did put it through torture testing for, you know, fun and something different 5. But seriously, if you just want to get out and ride and you only want an AMD bike, awesome. I'm happy to encourage riding. Just get it safety checked!

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

This is a video that will go down in history. Who ever thought AMD would release a bike? That was definitely not on my 2020 WTF list. I've also 100% cracked these cheap bike frames before (more than once) as a kid when i was around 170lb at 6'2", I would not trust it to carry my currently 260lb ass if I was going to try and lose weight. This is why you buy a bike from a bike shop lol

[@Gearbhall]

HOLY SHIT YOU ACTUALLY DID IT!

[@eolle43]

So, is this where all the FX Bulldozer's went to die? :) Seriously though I haven't run anything but 1x in about 4 years on my MTB and haven't seen handlebars that narrow in about 20 years!

[@AS-er4qc]

Berm Peak aka Seth’s bike hacks collab when?

[@snozzmcberry2366]

I hope you used some of your communication channels with AMD to tell them that this product legitimately puts people at risk of injury?

[@djsnowpdx]

Wow. This video combines Steve’s three interests rather perfectly: tech companies, mountain bikes, and being disappointed.

[@GamersNexus]

hahaha, best comment

[@kevinhuang888]

What about maintain his beautiful hair?

[@losipoop]

they should have known better. what a huge disconnect. can't believe no one in the company put a stop to this just because of Steve.

[@dR1Ugz]

"and being disappointed." i actually got a really good laugh out of that ty!

[@Henry0Zhang]

This one is really good!

[@yetidynamics]

don't worry, next year's model will be half the size and have 10 more wheels

[@gameboyterrorysta6307]

Just wait for the Big Frame. It will destroy canondayles and ktms with twice the wherls for the same price!

[@_--_--_]

@@gameboyterrorysta6307 But what to do when your local track doesnt have multiwheeling optimization??

[@felixklimm7225]

@@gameboyterrorysta6307 ktm mtb's are trash lmao

[@Mismatch-]

@@gameboyterrorysta6307 I think you meant Infinity Frame.

[@gio9789]

confused unga bunga

[@LimeGlass]

They could have just collaborated with Specialized or something if all they're going to do is slap their logo on it...

[@JoeBernard10]

I'm sure the Big Red S r&d department could use a processing power hookup.

[@NorCalRide]

I thought the same exact thing.

[@HannyDart]

they couldve done a collab where they give a (proper) bicycle manufacturer their products so they can actually start good FEM-simulations of their frames.

[@systemicfrog]

Specialized have too much stock to collaborate with AMD.

[@xomegaweapon1987x]

to get an equally shit bike but for more money :D?

[@jesso2k6]

Assassination didn't work. AMD branded helmets incoming.

[@justuseodysee7348]

Also AMD brake pads, made of scrapped silicon from Bulldozer CPUs

[@blackandbluedress8500]

I’m dead 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that’s gold man

[@BuckyMcDonuts]

MSI is shipping them out now.

[@chinov2933]

tier SSS comment. (edit to more S's)

[@adamneulander]

If that doesn't work there are always toe clips, and literally replacing the spokes with spaghetti.

[@dmtien]

MSI HQ: Hey, Steve from GamersNexus sent us a bike. That was really nice of him!

[@ryanmartie1244]

Starlit to MSI HQ: Off the record, send us the bike and we'll sell it for $600

[@SuperTurbo9001]

MSI's ceo was apparently gifted one of the engineering samples

[@ZoeyR86]

@@SuperTurbo9001 yep had to stup to price gouging to cover the medical expenses after riding it, but now he can't have kids so it's a win..

[@vieavona318]

@@ZoeyR86 well... now he is dead

[@ZoeyR86]

@@vieavona318 careful the amd bike might get flaged as c0v1d-20 thereby causing another useless shutdown

[@lopan1698]

Note to self: Don't buy a Radeon e-Bike. Out of box thermals will be terrible.

[@Maty2001]

And really noisy!

[@xShadowsOfChaos]

I’d wait for partner bikes

[@ZoeyR86]

Must be the blower design

[@benclimo461]

It's terrible at throttling up and down

[@ZoeyR86]

@@benclimo461 and the driver crashes a lot

[@Azraleee]

Steve: "I think AMD is trying to kill me." Lisa Su: "Damn, it didn't work. It would have looked like an accident."

[@hyakinthos_0902]

agent 47 hence went full rambo

[@iforgotmyusername0]

LOL!!! GOOD ONE!!

[@influenza99]

Next they’ll be sending him a Ford pinto with a ryzen sticker on it.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

This needs to be included in the Disappointment Build 2020.

[@farawaythrower]

YES

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

This is the thing with what the dissapointment build (or its hardware) gets delivered. 😂🤣

[@macroshaft5517]

nah, use it's front wheel as the only permitted tool for the teardown of the Disappointment Build 2020.

[@leif-erichansens2635]

100% Steve needs to build a PC in/on this bike with the biggest 2020 disappointment parts

[@fishyc43sar]

Or the Tier E of the Mountain Bike Tier List

[@MarchuxProductions]

Jesus, I've ridden old Soviet racing roadbikes offroad harder than this and they've survived. This is an absolute POS deathtrap On a sidenote, now I really want to see a RidersNexus channel where Steve goes full nerdout over MTBs, I'd watch the hell out of it

[@s1mph0ny]

I agree, watching this weeks after going into a rabbit hole on bottom brackets, chainsets, pedal arm lengths and tooth counts it would be great to get some introspective from an expert.

[@Maddpadd]

He has other channel kzbin.info/door/lbZahXiEFVawqXjhVoh3iw

[@novamatter3432]

Well, of course it is. Any "mountain bike" from a big box retailer like Walmart, target, etc is gonna be a heavy, clunky piece of shit.

[@jzhu623]

Well of course a Soviet bike isn't breaking. Russian machine never break.

[@octogintillion]

@Jip Jackson There is so many things wrong with that paragraph that I don't even know where to begin. I'm not going to take the time to go over everything you said, but first of all you can get a bike almost exactly this bad for about half the price at Walmart. About adjusting the bike, the vast majority of people that get a bike like this have no clue how to adjust anything, and probably don't even know there is such a thing as limit screws, indexing, etc. He could've spend hours tuning everything and making it as good as possible, but even then there would still be problems with the shifting, brakes, and things like the frame cracking/breaking.

[@SumRndmPenguin]

AMD: If we make a bike no one will review it. Gamers Nexus: Hold my helmet.

[@William-Morey-Baker]

The exact opposite is far more likely... They KNEW steve would review this... Among others

[@harrisonsmetana2506]

Oh god Linus AMD’s coming for you

[@PaulHothersall]

@@harrisonsmetana2506 linus is lucky whistler bike park just closed for the season (its under snow for a start)

[@muddybloody]

More like Hold my soul.

[@theguildofsilence]

AMB*

[@Nickscrazylips]

I used to work at a bike shop. Fixing up Huffy's was my specialty we did free safety checks. We had the biggest pile of them out back it was a pretty decent collection. The best upgrade to a Huffy is a REALLY nice helmet and gloves.

[@SickBuckNaStY]

I Just Wrap My Whole Entire Body w/ Lot's of Tape & Bubble Wrap!

[@dhoffnun]

Ha! My LBS had a small mountain of Pacific Cycles death-garbage behind the building. People would come in with newly-purchased "bikes" because they couldn't get them tuned - and they'd leave with a used bike 100 times better and add one more mild-steel carcass to the pile.

[@ashercrump4384]

All these tech folks in the comments. I’m just here as a mountain biker who was in the background of the video haha

[@A.Donohue]

same

[@DailyCorvid]

Surprising I know that bike people use tech and tech people ride bikes. We're the same dude lol. You're seeing double :D

[@eugkra33]

I was a biking enthusiast like 10 years ago, and I remember walking into Toys R Us, and being able to like disassemble a bike with my bare fingers the nuts and bolts were so loose.

[@GamersNexus]

Sounds about right!

[@wobblysauce]

Same here but different store.

[@Texas240]

Toys R Us, when I was a kid, wouldn't usually sell the bikes that were already assembled in the display racks. They would sell the unassembled bike in a box or charge a fee for assembly if you wanted it assembled. So, loose bolts on the rack bikes wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The bad thing is probably the quality of what they were selling. And, since it was toys r us, it's probably like this amd bike, way overpriced... Which is why we no longer have toys r us.

[@CareBear-Killer]

@@GamersNexus Worked in a TRU and assembled bikes for some of it. They never provided proper training, but some of the folks did take pride in their work and we would adjust the shifters, springs, true-up wheels, etc. But, it was Toys R Us and most of our bikes capped out around $250 when I worked there 20 years ago, so probably no different than buying a bike from Walmart today... or getting an oil change at Walmart compared to a mechanic shop or any kind.

[@queen-elsa-arendelle]

@@CareBear-Killer They offer _everything_ under the sun perhaps out of convenience to customers, even oil changes as you said, but as they say they're a master of none.

[@toastynotes]

"I wonder if I'm allowed to swear on his channel." Steve: "Shift you ****!!!!"

[@lordrayquaza9006]

I was looking for this comment, lmao

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MAGAIVER]

As a long time cyclist / mountain biker that just got into watching tech stuff, I loved this. You are one brave man to ride that bike shaped object on proper trails.

[@SilkMilkJilk]

well, at least this time the driver works just fine...

[@RaviVemula2]

Highly underrated comment

[@tarron3237]

@@RaviVemula2 Absolutely!

[@p4nx844]

damn A tier comment here

[@ShroudedWolf51]

Not even sure what you mean. In over six years of owning a 7970 GHz edition and a year and a bit of owning a Vega64, I've had fewer problems with those drivers than I have had with the drivers of a combined year and a bit of owning a GT1030 and 1050Ti.

[@jayhill2193]

@@ShroudedWolf51 1 year of owning a 5700, drivers are still a clusterfuck with occasional blackscreens.

[@PwadigytheOddity]

Plot Twist: it’s actually an open-air PC case and Steve didn’t read the manual.

[@wobblysauce]

You mean that is how it is meant to be used.

[@emperorSbraz]

this is a neat idea actually..

[@majikulone3608]

yeah we need to see some thermals...oooo did he flip the AIO to the correct position I hear those things help.

[@kylehagertybanana]

Like the lian li boat

[@frommatorav1]

@@kylehagertybanana nope. If it were Lian Li it would have at least been aluminum.

[@JZF629]

Since AMD has taken this down on their site, they should TE-do the entire project and sell a bike built with all enthusiast-grade parts. It’s obvious that people will pay for the product given that they’ll spent $200 over MSRP for a AMD-branded Walmart bike, so why not build an actual mountain bike with good parts and charge like $999 for it and give the consumer a product that is safe, well built, and worth being proud of.

[@DrSmugface]

i think it was going like this ...wallmart: "so amd we will sell pc´s with you stuff in them but you will sell our bikes with your logo on them" and some trainee said probably : " yeeah thats a good idee, aunt lisa will be soo proud of me" a couple of days later someone from the marketing department seeing how bad that bike realy is: "TAKE THAT FUCKING THING DOWN FROM OUR STORE"

[@sethismename7499]

A brand new bike that meant for the trails and be safe is atleast $1500 brand new. Vitus sells a hard tail around that price and it’s awesome for entry level riders. Also I don’t think a tech company should try to sell unoriginal bikes anyway

[@1barnet1]

@@sethismename7499 You can get a safe hardtail to start for roughly half that money. Cube Attention for example. 799,- euro here including VAT. Decent alu frame, Rockshox Judy Air fork. Shimano Deore 2x 10 shifting set-up Shimano hydraulic brakes. It will do the job of seeing if someone likes the sport. Without failing before starting out.

[@callmenose]

being a bike enthusiast, 1000 dollars is nowhere near enthusiast grade.

[@jzhu623]

Probably because someone in the market for a real bike would rather not be seen riding an AMD bike. This is the kind of thing only people who don't care about bikes would buy.

[@recordatron]

Hearing from the cycle surgeon guy was fascinating. I'm not even into biking but it was really interesting. I'd genuinely be interested in hearing more from him about bikes on your personal channel maybe. I'd be fine with more bike stuff on the main channel tbh but I know some folks don't seem to respond well to it.👍

[@Hybris51129]

Agreed he was interesting to learn from. Maybe build him a bike theme PC as a Christmas gift for putting up with Steve and the camera crew.

[@yeetusfetus8687]

@@Hybris51129 bike themed pc...the motherboard is mounted on the wheel and the PSU is a pedal? 🤪😂

[@Azraleee]

AMD, or their Partner, would not have been allowed to sell this Thing™ in Germany. It is a legal requirement to have at least 2 functional independent brakes on a bike. (There are others, but recreational bikes can omit some of them.)

[@Mauntium]

Slogan could have been: "The last bike you'll ever need!"

[@eMDeeG]

I'm thinking: "The last bike you'll ever ride!"

[@johnpatricklim4509]

@@eMDeeG more like "The last bike of your life!"

[@bomb_and_gouge]

I'm thinking "the last bike you'll ever get from a software company"

[@SianaGearz]

@@bomb_and_gouge I don't get this one.

[@fib621]

"Ride of your life"

[@zachsteiner]

Finally a reputable review on the AMD mountain bike

[@makingtolearn]

You really took one for the team on this- good on you for living to tell the tale! As a PC enthusiast I don't know a whole lot about the engineering of PCs but as a former mountain bike industry R&D engineer I do know bikes- and bikes like that do such a terrible disservice to entry level riders. The URT suspension design (Unified Rear Triangle or floating drivetrain) originally dates way back to when bikes were first built. I think the first URT mountain bike appeared in '92. The problem with this particular design (aside from being just incredibly poorly built) is that with the pivot right in front of the BB the suspension wants to compress every time you stand up to pedal- to make it work you need a ton of low speed compression damping. To add insult to injury the design is such that the shock is set up to have a falling rate- which can work with a small air shock but not with a dirt cheap coil shock. This video took me back to the early days of the suspension revolution when I broke Trek's first suspension bike at their headquarters when it was unveiled- lol.

[@jamesbilger]

Steve, you're correct in that it is an "OEM only" rear derailleur. Specifically it's the Shimano RD-TZ31-A-GS. You can find them online for $10-$20 USD. I can tell you from working at a bike shop that cost is closer to $5. No idea what kind of deal you could get those down to as an OEM when you're buying thousands of them at a time. Edit: Here's the manufacturer page for that derailleur. bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/tourney/RD-TZ31-A-GS.html

[@startedtech]

"AMB" clearly stands for "Awful Mountain Bike" :)

[@Demertech]

dont worry i like amd

[@adhi_atma]

How about D for Downhill . "Awful Mountain Downhill" - AMD

[@gigabit942007]

Clearly this assassination atempt was well planned XD

[@hinz1]

Awful Mountainbike Death

[@joetroyner]

This just in: Logitech is selling an actual airplane for those that are bored with flight sims.

[@lel3019]

Ye and if you want to Upgrade that airplane... samsung is building jet turbines so the plane will be faster and if thats too fast then samsung is the main producer of big cargo ships or you can play worldwar 2 with samsung k9 thunder tank 😂

[@georgelopez9411]

Gamer's Nexus: Halloween edition. Seriously, this was terrifying.

[@IcecalGamer]

My thought exactly. I just finished watching and I'm SWEATING bullets o_o . Way scarier than modern horror movies. Btw, I've actually seen some (more than one) similar make bikes crack and break off at the head tube. Steve was ON POINT noticing that. 👍

[@jacobanderson4057]

This is what happens when a marketing department goes "This would be cool blah blah blah new AMD products are rugged and can conquer tough tasks like mountain bikes" without thinking about the actual engineering or consequences involved in selling a mountain bike to people. Aka this is what happens when only marketing is involved.

[@LearningFast]

“Can Impale the rider” is not a feature you want to include.

[@aaronthomas6155]

"Can impale the rider" is one of Kent's favorite features..... They've been including it for at least 30 years....

[@NickBosshard]

If you end up wanting to kill yourself after riding it, it can take care of that for you. It's a core(sampling) feature!

[@SolLignum]

AMD 10 years later: releases the ultimate MTB to beat all the diamond trails in one go.

[@FuriosusD06]

would it look like a trek session ?

[@ketmax2805]

It'll probaby look like a hiking stick

[@cat-.-]

just put some stickers on the cheapest cannondale and call it a day

[@eleanor-forte]

"I wonder if I can curse on his channel" "SHIFT! SHIFT YOU ***** ********!!!"

[@vtsxl]

That was fucking amazing. God I love Steve.

[@Rov-Nihil]

Reminds me of that time when my mom removed the shift system so i'd have to bike harder and lose weight faster... mind you i lived at the foot of a huge hill.

[@Alyx_Vance]

I died when he showed the box and it said "AMB"

[@Mike_Hogsheart]

AMD = Advanced Micro Devices AMB = Atrocious Mountain Bikes ?

[@metallusmelandril7380]

advanced mountain bikes it’s the new sub brand!

[@Doobie3010]

The care and consideration put into this ‘masterpieces’ was astoundingly,un-astounding!

[@tams805]

@@metallusmelandril7380 You know, I reckon that might have been what went through the head of whoever wrote it. "AMD?! Surely they mean AMB!"

[@shadmansudipto7287]

Man I remember those brakes, as a kid I spent so much time trying to adjust them. They either touch the wheel when it's moving and slow you down or don't stop at all xD

[@JCDentonCZ]

Well, at least the driver was in decent shape and didn't crash. My ASUS TUF3 RX 5700 XT on the other hand...

[@simpson6700]

I would be laughing if it wasn't so sad. I've been suffering with my 470 for 3 years now.

[@Wokiis]

Nvidia buyers outraged at the launch and swearing they will go to AMD. AMD buyers of years past regretting their purchase. Intel graphics meanwhile being stable as a champ!

[@radicalxedward8047]

Yet you were still proud of it enough to post the full model name. Lol That’s how I begrudgingly feel about my Sapphire Nitro+ RX 5700 XT OC SE 😆

[@Mecrom]

It's just a free spontaneous backlight and green dead pixel test.

[@bromazepam781]

@@simpson6700 OOF. My condolences man, suddenly I don't feel so bad about going with 1050Ti.

[@miendude]

Really cool listening to the mechanic talking about the bike, could listen to him all day, you can tell he's super knowledgeable

[@settonsai5570]

This is too underrated

[@lostcarpark]

Really wanted to see Steve's benchmarking performance graphs on this one. Thanks for not dieing!

[@NEEDbacon]

I'm wondering how this will fit into the Disapointment build

[@mjc0961]

"When Corsair decides to be a sticker factory, at least the sticker is good." Ouch, AMD tried to kill Steve with this bike, but it's ultimately AMD being murdered today.

[@xrayl7392]

@@Gajus13 depends they dont make their own water cpu coolers thats for sure

[@aaronthomas6155]

Except AMD didn't manufacture the bike. Kent International did. Kent has been a second rate bike manufacturer for at least the last 30 years.... Having owned a Kent bicycle myself, I wouldn't have even bothered ordering, much less assembling this thing. Their quality 30 years ago was laughable at best. Someone that has been an avid mountain biker for 10 years, should know better than to waste money on any bicycle manufactured by Kent International.

[@marcusborderlands6177]

@@aaronthomas6155 thats what the joke was about. amd made this bike as much as corsair makes their watercoolers. and corsair at least uses nice stickers on their rebranded products

[@niter43]

@@Gajus13 wouldn't be surprised if they don't own any production lines/factories. Less likely, but still possible that they don't have designers/engineers in-house as well (but rather people that are qualified enough to evaluate OEM designs and ask for changes, i.e. last time I've checked jonnyguru works as their PSU expert)

[@GamersNexus]

@@aaronthomas6155 This argument is stupid because no one "makes" anything. AMD doesn't "make" its CPUs, either, TSMC does.

[@dmg799]

The review of the most important AMD product this year

[@budgetbajur]

Bro I was drinking

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Well it can literally kill people.

[@Blubididar]

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 Yeah! It's to die for!

[@Doobie3010]

Ouch! But probably the realistic truth.

[@janetcharlish6483]

As a mountain biker, I can tell you that this thing is a death trap

[@VaLuE_FoRkED]

dude this bike guy is SO good at explaining things - i can't believe how knowledgeable he is.. @steve pls let him know that he's doing a great job!!

[@Thommy_99]

Came here to say this. This guy makes a topic I don't care about interesting!

[@MasterOfInfinity]

Steve invites JayzTwoCents to try mountain biking Puts Jay on AMD bike #RipJay

[@GewelReal]

bwahahaha

[@campursarimania]

*Profit

[@ShroudedWolf51]

Oh, wow. Something Jay related that genuinely made me laugh. Well, was certainly unexpected.

[@GammingAssasin]

Thank you Steve! I’m looking at getting a mountain bike soon and was looking for a relatively low end bike to help me get into mountain biking. I’ve been looking for reviews on this one due to price. You’ve saved me $300 👍

[@engineergaming4295]

You should get a trusted MTB brand

[@catriona_drummond]

AMD fanboys: "That's still 100% more bike than you get from Intel!"

[@zekrinealfa1113]

I mean, yeah, but at the same time, why AMD, why?

[@diotough]

True but more is not always better ...

[@kayenesskorin2588]

Benchmarks say that this is an absolute win for AMD in mountain biking as Intel aren’t even willing to compete.

[@russwhalin3878]

its the new amd ass ripper

[@Cheesesalad]

@@russwhalin3878 I laughed way harder at this than I could agree with myself.

[@SteveL11]

For the last 3 years, I've become more aware of REBRANDED items when shopping. So now I just go for whoever offers the cheapest. They slap a logo on and called it their own while they all just coming from the same manufacturer in China.

[@wobblysauce]

So true... but then some times that branded one does have that higher needed QC. But for most items sure sort by price.

[@Skyhawk1998]

Some products still have differences in their design that are actually meaningful. It is, however, tragically true many things really are the same damn item in different dresses. Unless you pay an exorbitant amount.

[@DeepStone-6]

Happens a lot with youtube sponsors too like Raycon earbuds and Vincero watches, buyer beware!

[@chubbysumo2230]

most of the time you can get it direct from china if you are willing to wait, for the absolute lowest price.

[@queen-elsa-arendelle]

Happens all the time like with cheapo MP3 players a decade ago. That "Sony" player you saw off some shady market could be sold under a different brand by another company.

[@Mike-vn8sn]

Love hearing "I can't explain how bad the rear gear shifter is". I had a Manga bike like that. As a ten year old I could only use 2 gears cuz it was so hard to shift.

[@CrossGraves]

AMD literally trying to kill people who go outside instead of playing inside on their AMD systems. They should have called this bike the "FX" model.

[@fishyc43sar]

Bikedozer Kaveri, 2 Wheeled [advertised as 8 Core], 135W TDP, low IPC, what's next? Hope it's not Bikexcavator.

[@АлексейГриднев-и7р]

Steve: 3600XT is a waste of sand. AMD:

[@xxsoulhuntxx]

@Xai to be fair neither can this.

[@JSheepherder]

Given the welds pulling apart on the head tube this bike also probably has a fair bit of sand that went into its production.

[@galiojusticejustice3191]

I work at a bike shop, and I recognize those rim brakes, they usually come on cruisers. They suck for cruisers. We mainly sell Trek bikes, and they do not make a single full suspension mountain bike less than $2000 for a reason; and it is because rear suspensions are one thing you absolutely cannot cheap out on. I do have to give the bike credit for having an actual Shimano drivetrain, most of those cheapo bikes are from pretty much unknown companies.

[@NEEDbacon]

Going by what the mechanic said, that thing is probably as big a sticker job as the AMD on the frame.

[@dryphtyr]

I worked at a motorcycle shop many years ago & I think our standard recommendation for crappy motorcycles could be applied here- "Remove gas cap. Insert real bike. Replace gas cap."

[@pseudonymity0000]

"Remove seat, insert real bike, Replace seat."

[@rujigo69]

The mad lad actually did it

[@marienspek812]

Next time in the gamers nexus factory tours: "AMD bike factory; a look at quality control" 😂😂

[@_Agosto_]

Bulldozer: "I'm the worst thing AMD ever sold" This bike: *hold my chain*

[@_--_--_]

Well atleast Bulldozer could'nt kill you, except when it burned down your house from its 2kW power consumption of course.

[@fishyc43sar]

Did we forgot the Excavator? FX was atleast good in terms of OCability and still had considerable Benchmarks. Excavator was straight potato-edition APUs.

[@eoinkenny3188]

Ha! "Hold my chain" I hope you have some idea just how appropriate that phrase is.

[@_Agosto_]

@@fishyc43sar Bulldozer was in the low-mid 3 GHz range at stock, it got just above 4 with oc. Piledriver was the good overclocker

[@Slimmeyy]

Well, it does ride like a bulldozer..

[@jonathan8087]

*_I believe the point was to intentionally maim the rider so people will spend the rest of their lives gaming and buying more AMD components._*

[@judgedredd8750]

It's a rough start for the cycling division of AMD, but we all look forward to the time they finally release their Ryzen 5000 series mountain bikes.

[@TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

Now we wait for Intel's mountain bike which turns out to be a penny-farthing because they haven't been able to update their bike-architecture due to R&D issues. Then for Nvidia to release a rebadged Honda dirtbike because they didn't quite get the memo on this petty competition but decided to go overkill on what everyone else was doing anyway.

[@Min4Mass]

I appreciate the 3080 analogy.

[@robinmaibals1193]

Nvidia will release a bike with similar performance from their mid tier series at a slight lower cost, and then their enthusiast bike will cost twice as much despite it being only about slightly better than the bikes in the current market.

[@JoeFrogz]

I want to see the Corsair bike that has 50000000000 LEDS per wheel and a massive glass panel on the front with a 2mm gap for airflow.

[@CULatte]

22:53 "SHIFT! SHIFT! SHIFT YOU ***!" Starting to sound like Uncle Bumble**** over at AvE. Now that'll be a skookum crossover. He's also a bike enthusiast iirc.

[@NEEDbacon]

He did a riding video not too long suggesting folks should get into it. Could maybe rope Linus in too, same sort of neck of the woods of Canuckistan.

[@oldfrend]

@@NEEDbacon lets be real - the handlebars of a mountain bike are thicker than linus' legs.

[@weather12guy]

If AMD actually wanted something at least safe..... they should have just went Trek and never looked back. Why on earth would you want to associate your brand with cheap walmart knock offs

[@peaohvee1784]

Would be worse with trek associated with it lmfao

[@m.behan6]

Brandon Lee better than using Kent to manufacture it

[@dumbr2098]

Yeah just go to like the most overpriced brand with their stupid knockblock, great idea!!!!!!

[@TheScruffy2013]

This video is great, as always. Seeing that you mix two hobbies together (jobs) is really cool and was probably cool to do. My question for you mr GN is if I WERE to be into getting a bike, what are some trustworthy places to read reviews on and maybe read up on features to look for and other tips for shopping? Id love to ride to get outside and start working out and I have no idea where to start.

[@GamersNexus]

MTBR, Pinkbike, and Vital MTB are all great! For YTers, I really like Skills with Phil.

[@TheScruffy2013]

@@GamersNexus thanks Ill check them out!

[@metallusmelandril7380]

@@GamersNexus agreed GMBN is also a good place to start although they are often sponsored etc. I LOVE GCN and GMBN tech! That thought me about how to work on my bike

[@FoltynD]

AMD made serious mistake to lease theirs brand w/o checking the quality of the product it was produced as end result

[@wUFr]

ffs you're everywhere dwarden! first u stalk me on twitch, now youtube!

[@Selicre]

wanted the best, got the usual

[@gxcreator]

Same as with RADEON SSDs

[@jayvee8502]

AMD made this for a reason. They want to eliminate a certain someone who is a tech tuber, likes mountain biking and has a long hair and beared. But i don't know who is it.

[@leonc4653]

walmart product is well yes.

[@cardudeperson7208]

Dang I didnt realize you were a mountain biker, I was waiting for someone to review this but this is great!

[@bundesautobahn7]

I can see the next new product on the GN store: A Gamers Nexus branded mountain bike

[@m0r73n]

You mean rebranded with a box saying "Gamers Bexus"

[@leif-erichansens2635]

err, I think this is not a half bad idea, lol. I means he loves PC and bikes, why not put one out for sale with GN branding. I might even buy one.

[@gautamdiwan5952]

@@m0r73n Bikers Nexus

[@Starscreamious]

.... Gamers Nexus bicycle pizza cutter.

[@Ocastia]

Yes but it would probably be a 2000€ Stevens or Cube, so it would work. And none of the viewers would buy it because they don't have any money left after buying two 3090's

[@johnr4724]

I guess if AMD is trying to get rid of steve the reference design for the navi cards is probably glued together

[@jintsuubest9331]

with 100 screws just to change the fan

[@Arashmickey]

They're not trying to get rid of Steve, they're trying to harvest him. Taking a page from the Matrix they switched to a giblet-based design glued together by Infinity Fibers, now they're putting together review samples and require only the strongest giblets.

[@mafreeen]

looks like AMD invented another revolutionary feature... the "Infinity Crash"

[@rufusconnolly8489]

Epic pun dude

[@retep8891]

On a trip to my local trails, I went over my handle bars. At the time it looked like my bike was fine, but I had actually bent the rear dropout. Next time I went riding the rear derailer got sucked into the wheel (similar to what you showed) and it ripped my derailer off, bent my wheel, and the only reason I wasn't seriously hurt was because it happened on the flat open two track near the trail head. I am impressed you didn't hurt yourself on that thing and I think it speaks to your skill at riding.

[@novikovPrinciple]

I think this ride severely diminished his luck, to the point that he'll lose the silicon lottery by default on during his next attempt for over-clocking.

[@retep8891]

He did have a hard time overclocking the 3070 in that review :)

[@DMGamer_PC]

*AMD Bike Video Goes Live* WAIT WIAT WAIT, PAUSE THE VIDEO Quality: 2160p There we go. I wanna ENJOY this.

[@emilianoruizcarletti9381]

Yeah, and my browser decided to go full 480p

[@kahlil-khaos9996]

you know he's a good MTB rider friend if he knows Seth's channel used to be "Seth's bike hacks" and not just "Berm Peak"

[@benasquith26]

I haven’t watched Seth in so long I didn’t even know that

[@raul0ca]

Dude that was a month ago

[@benasquith26]

@@raul0ca oh haha, haven’t watched him for at least a year then

[@engineergaming4295]

How long was it berm peak? I knew it was seths bike hacks but berm peak?

[@Martini_Mcfly]

I love the fact you're giving local businesses here some exposure. Thanks!! And hilariously informative vid!

[@Chuzo1946]

Crazy thing is they don't even need exposure these shops are booming since the pandemic... but yes nice of GN.

[@Pokester69]

I know I sent you my concerns about this bike in an email when it was introduced, knowing that you too are a rider. Thanks for confirming what anyone knew that has even a small amount of experience. I questioned the safety of this bike on the AMD forum and of course a few fan boys protect AMD. I can see AMD wanting a single speed cruiser type bike with their logo on it sorta. They however have no business pardon the pun pedaling this dangerous contraption. You are so right that for about a hundred bucks more you can get into a real entry level mountain bike. Worth pointing out in the used market you can get a bike 10x better at the same price point. AMD should do the right thing and pull the sale of this bike before it kills someone. Or at the very least make a disclaimer that this bike is intended for entry level greenway riding only.

[@voladel]

Loling at all the “rim brakes on a mtb - how/why” - welcome to the old school. URT suspension - that was a bad idea in the 90s!

[@piast99]

I have no idea what AMD wanted to achieve with this thing.

[@Selicre]

I think they wanted to do some promotion or something and whatever company they contracted to do this just really did not give a shit. As I've said in a different comment, wanted the best, got the usual. I'm really not sure why it would exist otherwise, they're clearly not trying to make money with this thing.

[@JABelms]

It's just some stupid marketing material to take some heat away from Ampere. You could tell it's absolute dogshit by the pictures alone

[@yosyp5905]

@@Selicre you didn't even get the usual. you got the usual - 150€.

[@Darkswordz]

Lawsuits.

[@jayvee8502]

This marketing was aimed to harm a certain Steve who is a tech tuber, likes biking, has long hair and beared. Who could this Steve be? 🤔🤔

[@mygaffer]

AMD's bike division: We will never recover financially from this.

[@martinivanov1319]

division? theres no way amd made this bike. they probably found these bikes somewhere and paid them to put amd stickers on them

[@tengkualiff]

@@martinivanov1319 you are taking it way too seriously lol

[@frommatorav1]

Hopefully it will. Concentrate on cpu and gpu divisions. I think they're the real bread and butter divisions.

[@Malficion]

Time to invest! 2030: AMD CYCLING DIVISION WINS THE TOUR! Stonks up 2000%! AMD 3.5nm Cycling computers.

[@rawdez_]

@@martinivanov1319 read your comment in Russian accent. its hilarious))

[@Dreddy72]

congratulations amd, this whole review never had a single bad word said about the choice of tire. 1 good part down, lets go for 2 on the revision.

[@robanson32]

You should encourage cycle surgeon to do a bike KZbin channel. He interviewed and reviewed that incredibly well

[@spectre2575]

Next Week: Steve goes skydiving with the new MSI branded parachute The Week After: ...

[@phoenixr]

"Testing the ventilation on MSI's new coffin/case."

[@ivankopernika536]

Steve tests airflow on new ASUS ROG coffin

[@whatsappscambot1802]

(After Steve dies because the parachute tore in half) We'll pay you if you don't give it a bad review.

[@Sean1Lima]

It would open and usually work correctly, just blackmail you in to saying nice things about it beforehand....

[@somethinglikethat2176]

Is that what happened to MSI's CEO?

[@grovesofdeath]

Bike ridding looks so fun (as soon as you are in a non AMD bike) this video just raised the curiosity on me and will take a look at some bikes this week, to start doing exercise once for all, thanks Steve.

[@producerevan88]

I almost bought one of these bikes to get back into biking after years of not riding. I thought it would be fun having an AMD bike. the titles says it all. I'm so glad I didn't

[@aaronthomas6155]

If you want to get back into biking, check for deals at your local bicycle shop. Avoid any bicycle manufactured by Kent....

[@AshtonCoolman]

There's nothing that AMD makes that Steve isn't an expert about.

[@Doobie3010]

He has a biking channel.

[@aaronthomas6155]

Except that AMD didn't make this bike.... It simply has AMD stickers on it.

[@Doobie3010]

@@aaronthomas6155 Same as their CPU’s then...

[@aaronthomas6155]

@@Doobie3010 AMD at least designs their own CPUs. In this particular case, AMD had zero involvement in design or manufacturing of the frame. It's just an old bike design with new paint and stickers. The most involvement AMD would have had, is choosing the colors and sticker layout.

[@Doobie3010]

@@aaronthomas6155 More than likely,still a silly & lazy thing to do though-knowing the negative publicity it would eventually gather.

[@42jnyl]

I got a bike from Walmart exactly like this for $99 when I was in high school and someone stole it locked up outside a store... they did me a huge favor. I saved up and replaced it with a boring looking but much nicer Raleigh for $300, I still have it today. Made in the USA, welds are gorgeous and the frame still looks brand new 18 years later.

[@BalkepsDomain]

When "downhill" means something different.

[@skullcrusher4307]

Nice one

[@beast891]

Bikes like that shouldn't even be allowed to be sold... It's playing with people lives.

[@pantzman]

Almost every sports store (at least the chains) I have been to have had super cheap bikes like this. Many customers have no clue about bikes (or insert whatever) and buy whats cheap or what the seller recommends.

[@TEXwithNODS]

My Walmart Mongoose full suspension mountain bike lasted all through childhood and even served as a back-up bike at college- it was heavy and inefficient, but It was at least made well. Sold it to a kid who is probably still beating on it today.

[@itsasecret2298]

Nah, it's still good to have stuff like this for kids. The deeply unpleasant experience riding for even veteran riders ensures it won't be used on real trails often.

[@sirab3ee198]

You have to be a galactic moron to use this kind of bikes for true trail, downhill mountain biking!!! This video makes no sense, actually is kinda click bait.

[@gfjfjufidi2880]

@@sirab3ee198 the product is literally called AMD Mountain Bike

[@derekg2792]

wonderful content. as a diy tech enthusiast and poor skilled mtber this is great. kudos for thoroughly explaining potential dangers of riding a POS like this while not dismissing it as the garage it is outright. if you can somehow continue to make cpu/mtb content; you've got my likes. But if not, that's cool too. Rock on!

[@LearningFast]

“Unsafe at any speed” fits this bike well.

[@jooplin]

This is totally going to overshadow the RX 6000 launch

[@rkocourek1977]

Radeon who?

[@deegos14]

@@rkocourek1977 I think its a Transformers reference.

[@jooplin]

@@rkocourek1977 apparently more people than I thought don’t know that it’s called Radeon

[@float32]

It’s going to derail the good press from the launch.

[@LongscopeTV]

I want Steve to start reviewing everything now. Cars, TVs, plumbing supplies, every thing.

[@qfan8852]

My first aid instructor starts almost all his training scenarios with "a mountain biker......"

[@jbstans]

Loved this video - 2 of my favourite things in one video. Cycle surgeon was awesome, he should have his own channel - and major bonus points for the huge Campagnolo banner in the shop.

[@Kostas_Ountsis]

Steve's Cycle surgeon is like Hoovie's Garage Car Wizard 🤣🤣

[@Xtibor]

Holy **** I didnt know you are a MTBer!!! :) Really nice!! What bike do you ride?

[@kayned]

When you become a driver for AMD and keep crashing.

[@DragoCubX]

Made my day

[@lunartigersora4690]

Hits literally in two ways 🤣

[@jcgongavoe337]

underrated comment

[@boy638]

Imagine the horror on the AMD marketing/PR faces when they check their sub box.

[@Azraleee]

TBF, he announced his intentions to get this when the bike first appeared.

[@faheemrabbani4250]

Finally the a youtuber who have the same hobby and interest

[@Pheatrix]

I really appreciate it the bike mechanic took the time for a video. I wouldn't mind seeing him more often in your (side-channel) videos. I can only imagine how busy he is at the moment. My bike has problems with the drive train (neglected for too long until the chain broke) and there is absolutely no bike mechanic near me that has a waiting list lower than 6 months. I tried to fix it myself but I'm inexperienced and now I'm on the waiting list for my bike to be fixed because I couldn't do it.

[@bikesnblades6737]

Buy chain, buy cheap chain breaker (if shimano chain). Cut chain to correct length, assemble chain on the bike according to the chain user manual using the chain breaker and connector pin or in case of a SRAM chain, using the quick link connector. Then adjust the derailleur limiting screws on your derailleur so the chain sits flush under the highest and lowest gear without overshifting, which actually shouldn´t even be necessary if you hadn´t fiddled with it before. Check if everything works smooth. If not, tighten the barrel adjuster on your shifter until it works fine. Two bolts and a barrel adjuster, drivetrain setup in a nutshell. No need for a mechanic or waiting 6 months. Go on youtube and do 10 minutes of research. It´s a bicycle, not rocket science.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Rhett from GMM recently messed up a bike build and on a recent episode of their podcast he explained just how busy bike shops in LA are, it's insane. Steve must have called in a favour with Matt for a few minutes of his time.

[@Pheatrix]

@@bikesnblades6737 It's not that I didn't try it. I replaced the chain and everything seemed to work fine but it didn't last very long. After driving a few miles the chain broke again. After that I replaced the chain and the rear cassette and the chain and it again seemed to work fine at first until the chain broke again. I have no idea what is wong and just throwing money at it without even knowing what's wrong is stupid.

[@tipturkey1283]

Promotional material: "you'll be Ryzen into the sky, going to heaven when you die"

[@codemonkeyalpha9057]

Great video, mind boggling that a brand would want to risk its reputation on something so obviously shoddy. If AMD wants to make a bike, get a mid level frame and load it up with AMD driven tech. You might not make as much profit on it but it would at least be a marketing talking point. AMD could leverage their existing skills to make an e-bike with a centralize control system for electric gear change, shock settings, dropper, brake adjust, and link it all to a centralize control unit to track all the stats. It would still be a bit gimmicky but at least it wouldn't be embarrassing. They might actually be capable of adding something cool to the market. It would certainly be better than selling this 'kiddy crippler'. If you want something to be put on the wall make a miniature one, like they do with motorbikes. Who wants this hunk of junk in their house? Kind of weird to be doing this, while everything else they have going on is suddenly a lot more serious and quality. You rode it well considering, I would have got off and tossed it the second it started pulling to the right. You certainly have the baubles :-)

[@Stephen_Viele]

I love how natural this collab between your channels was. This was literally the perfect video for you to make lol.

[@ngarry86]

I'd like to see Sam Pilgrim get his hands on one of these...

[@user-fr2io9hj2d]

"ITS ABSOLUTE DREAMMSSSSS"

[@brillywilly2998]

“That’s so death”

[@devonswindell9735]

He basically has on one of the free bike challenges.

[@realmccoy220]

it would be an epic day

[@evanbarnes9984]

Hahaha, he'd pull a 360 on a step-up into a double taco wheel

[@sL1NK]

To help you out a little bit: adjust the seats to the level where you can fully extend your leg while stepping on the pedal. It will be easier to ride and actually comfortable too!

[@personwiththeface4416]

Steve is the only person that could possibly make me want to watch a biking video. I haven't laughed this hard in some time. Good job Mr. Burke!

[@Rogerkonijntje]

amd: releases electric chair steve: its getting obvious amd .... also steve: *tests with msi puppet*

[@gallopingnuns6732]

The cobwebs on Matt's custom light fixture are A+

[@TheLoucM]

''This thing would be better on your wall or *in your AMD shrine*'' Holy shit thats savage!