Sava Hulk Carbon Gravel Bike Review - Best Value Gravel Bike Under $2000?!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Do you prefer 1x or 2x for your gravel bike setup? BTW, Sava kindly offered to give a 10% discount to TWC fans using the code "Cruise10" when you checkout. This is not an affiliate code, so there is no kickback motive for me. Helps you get an even better deal on an already nicely priced bike.

[@cjohnson3836]

Depends. Gravel has too much range in the US. If it's closer to XC I prefer 1x. More road then 2x

[@DaveCM]

I prefer 1X. It is because where I ride a lot, the terrain changes very rapidly. With a SRAM mullet setup, I have more than enough range. I am currently running a 44 with a 10-50. My brother runs the 46 with a 10-52. So, we still have good climbing gears with good top end. It is rare that I feel caught between gears. That is usually only in a faster group in a race. I've adapted. I even built up a road bike (Vitus ZX1 Evo) with a 1x as an experiment. I'm running that with a 46 and 10-50. The 46/10 is supposed to be equal to the 50/11

[@jameswojno1216]

welcome back to MI! great to see you already re-adapting to the terrain here. I'm starting to feel like MI is best suited for gravel bikes, not just road riding, so you got a good thing going!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Definitely gravel bike is king in Michigan. The roads here break road bikes 😂

[@rob92026]

I went to their website to check out their bikes as I’ve been thinking about adding a gravel bike to my collection but didn’t want to drop a lot cash until I was sure this was something I wanted to get into. I like their prices but found they don’t ship to the US. At least it wasn’t an option when I put a bike in the cart and proceeded to check out to get an idea as to what shipping would be. I sent them a message through their website and waiting to hear back from them.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

​@@rob92026 Let me know if they were able to help. I think only bikes from the US warehouse stock are available in the US currently, but maybe they can help if there's one in particular you want. Sava also just gave me a discount code "Cruise10" which you can use to get an extra 10% off your order

[@malcontent_1]

Glad to see you're getting opportunities with more/new brands! I'm also looking forward to seeing gravel content here on TWC.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! It helps a lot now being in the US since many brands weren't willing to ship to Vietnam unfortunately

[@santiagobenites]

It's a very nice looking bike, at a great price point. I agree with you about preferring a 2X chainring setup, because it's always nice to have that gear range. Looking forward to the road/trail test. 👍

[@TwoWheelCruise]

100%!

[@rickpotter5015]

Nice video. I have the same color Sava AK105 road bike. After a few minor adjustments after delivered to me, it rides really well. Many people have come up to me to take photos posing in front of it, LOL. I have the Shimano 105 groupset with a Prowheel flywheel (2x12). Have fun on the gravel bike!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! Haven't tried their road bikes yet, but have heard good things

[@IRSA1]

That sounds like a pretty good deal to me ! You often refer to the fact that white bikes are supposedly more difficult to clean , but that is definitely not the case. Bikes of any colour all get just as dirty, the advantage of white paint is that it shows you exactly where the dirt is snd once wipe away it looks perfect. Matt paint , especially a dark one, seems to forever keep a dusty annoying film on it . My bike is brilliant white and I simply love it !!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

That's a better way to say it. No shortcutting the cleaning with a white bike 😂 but they do look really fresh

[@wseejattan]

F111A Stealth Aircraft of the 90’s.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Definitely got that vibe

[@surlyogre1476]

F-117 stealth aircraft of the 1970's😄

[@TwoWheelCruise]

@@surlyogre1476 So you're saying it should be named Nighthawk?

[@surlyogre1476]

@@TwoWheelCruise It's your bike, Cruise, you can name it whatever you like. 👌

[@Gefaehrte]

That t-shirt must be very popular. It is always out of stock at Tokyo Signs.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Hmmm, maybe they stopped making it

[@quoccuonghua]

Hello. Very nice Very nice!!!❤❤

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thank you!

[@malcontent_1]

Joe from China Cycling (YT) also had some very good things to say about the SAVA brand. Great value.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

They're really big in China and Vietnam. Glad I finally got to check them out, really good deals

[@tongotongo3143]

You can put decent 25-30 mm race tires and it will be a good, fast, and useful bike.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

If you wanna use it more as a road bike, sure

[@sitoudien9816]

@@TwoWheelCruise Do it! Try road tires and report back on the difference. 2 in 1

[@bengt_axle]

Is the drive side chainstay a piece of solid carbon fibre?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

no, it sounds hollow

[@andarenbici]

Is it available in the USA?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Yes

[@FortheLoveofCycling]

Wondeeful

[@AssassinadiMLG]

Do u plan on travelling in the near future

[@TwoWheelCruise]

No plans until Thuong is in the US

[@JoshuaBalbon-d8n]

Your deck out now, 1 road bike, 1 hardtail MTB, 2 gravel bike.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

YES! 😎 but... there's more... 😂

[@malcontent_1]

@@TwoWheelCruise "Hello, my name is Cruise, and I have a problem."

[@straightcirclee]

The brand have the craziest aero bike, the Dream Maker 😂 and yeah this brand is more known in SouthEast Asia..

[@TwoWheelCruise]

That model is SICK! 🔥

[@endtimeslips4660]

try adlar from wilier.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Still haven't tried a Wilier bike, never seen one in my home area actually

[@ariffau]

I don’t understand why it couldn’t come with standard round seat post

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Lots of bikes doing proprietary seatposts now, very few with threaded bb and round seatpost

[@frostsmoke]

True, it's not exactly an aero bike.

[@ariffau]

@@TwoWheelCruise Big brands entry level bikes do not come with proprietary seat post. Cervelo Caledonia = standard round seat post Cervelo Caledonia 5 = proprietary seat post Orbea Orca OMR Gen.6 = standard round seat post Orbea Orca OMX Gen. 6 = proprietary seat post I think Argon 18 have a few bikes with standard round seat post like their Krypton, Dark Matter, Grey Matter My point is it being this cheap means it should come with a standard round seat post because consumers won’t have the money to shell out for a proprietary one if and when it goes wrong 😄

[@TwoWheelCruise]

@ariffau fair point. I kinda wish all bikes were required to use round seatposts for the consumer's sake, but hey at least your saddle is always straight

[@andarenbici]

No, I was so into it until I saw the seatpost. Round. Round. Round. Please.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Would've been even better

[@kipcc3918]

Cruise been binge shopping off Amazon ever since he got back to the US. 🤣🤣 Finally someone bought SAVA bikes off amazon and reviewing it. 😍

[@TwoWheelCruise]

I’ve been ordering A LOT from Amazon 😂 but just to be clear this bike was sent directly from Sava. I was really surprised at how few reviews there were in English though

[@kipcc3918]

@@TwoWheelCruise Yeah made the comment before watching the whole thing, And yes, there are little to no reviews of the brand on youtube, You’ll only recognize the brand if you’re or you’ve been to Asia. 😅