We Tried Some Of The Worst Reviewed MTB Products On Amazon

[@gmbn]

Would you run any of these Amazon specials on your bike? 🤨

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

My carbon seats are probably cheaper than this one, never cracked or broke I'm 181 pounds...

[@terrence.123]

Hi gmbn will you do a give away bike

[@andrewsiasparks]

No but I do have a IXF crank set on my jump bike that's held up to abuse for the past 2 and a half years. I would definitely buy again if the price stays the same

[@andrewsiasparks]

The nicedak 3 piece mud guards are great. They come with a little one that protects your lower linkage.

[@nukedathlonman]

No, because you did it for me. :D

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

GMBN always looks so much fun ... Compare that to the Global Triathlon Network where they are usually comparing socks or not socks, or how to transition in order to save 0.01 seconds, etc ..... the fun is here !!

[@MrMuz99]

I think I'd rather watch paint dry than watch any of that content. 😅

[@xosece]

GMBN has just the people with that special something, the typical you'd like to be friends with, of all the different GCN channels. I love Heather though.

[@gmbn]

Those guys get up to some pretty crazy excursions every now and then! Still worth a watch on a lot of the highlights ... but of course... keep it here 😉

[@xosece]

@@gmbn btw, hope you guys covered certain types of bikes. I LOVE fitness bikes and I have a Canyon Pathlite 6 (2022 model), which is technically a hardtail (1X 36T 10-51T XT Deore 12 gears cassette) and my most favourite bike at home (I also have a road bike and a MTB), and I'd love to see those types of bikes features in this channel. It's also a beautiful bike imho. My most favourite bike ever when it comes to looks is the Canyon Roadlite 6 2023 model (1X drivetrain 46T, 12 gears XT Deore 10-51T cassette like a MTB). But for very hilly places like the one where I live where the weather is very rainy etc, the Pathlite 6 is a better fit, that's why it's called mountain biking, even if you aren't just in the trails. Other GCN channels might cover gravel bikes but those aren't a fit, plus they have drop bars, which is not my thing, and most of them imho just look like road bikes with fatter tyres, meh, also many of them have very similar gearing compared to road bikes, meh again.

[@Andy_ATB]

Triathlon has even less skill than Road cycling......It's all about fitness - boring as hell.

[@Kimberlietriracer25]

Give that exhaust toy to a GCN rider ( Ollie , Hank, or Connor) on your next crossover ride

[@dcridgie3576]

I have an idea..... dual exhaust

[@sikenthung755]

its gonna be epic! 😂

[@cyclingsandeep]

Give it to Si 😂😂😂

[@ChrisJohnson-ld3wq]

Mate, work gloves are the shit.. skiing, biking, cold weather, farming, light weekend crime - whatever, they work!!

[@gmbn]

😂

[@Ferrari255GTO]

I use my brother's leather track sportbike gloves with carbon fiber slidepads and i love them, they're absolutely overkill but since they're super thin they don't cook my hands, wich is a problem with other gloves since i'm a sweaty dude

[@richardpayne5176]

From the site to the trails what’s not to love 😉

[@thefathippy]

My mate liked to pretend he wasn't with ne when I wore my gardening gloves. 🤷😂

[@Ferrari255GTO]

@@thefathippy guess you gotta look for a better one xd

[@MTBr-of-SoCal]

To be fair to Rockbros, they actually make some pretty ok stuff. Now, that mudguard is definitely a shame!

[@dawhoda1]

Yea I have a bag by them and is okay

[@motionstudio77]

Yeap most of their products are good & worth the penny

[@Filthy_Rich_556]

I bet they sell out of the exhaust kits. I may pick one up for my next group ride. I love these dudes

[@martinschwartz7342]

Rich is very brave, testing that cheap saddle. Every proctologist watching this video exhibited an expression of horror. I also learned from this video never to buy a product that has more than 10 words in its name.

[@gmbn]

But we thought that the more words the more the product has to offer 🤔

[@richardpayne5176]

😅😅😅

[@Durwood71]

He wouldn't test the fake carbon seat because he was concerned about safety but happily sent it on the crazy back rest one, which was probably the more dangerous of the two!

[@Ballantin]

Hilarious, you need to do more of this kind of videos where you guys just mess around and do silly stuff. You made my Monday morning a little less dreadful, thanks a lot!

[@gmbn]

Glad you enjoyed it Ballantin! Thanks for watching

[@Progfan1965]

Very amusing guys. Respect to your bravery in testing those saddles - a failure could lead to the insertion of a seat post into a delicate region. Having worked in A&E you guys need to know that we never believe the stories about how the object got there!

[@gmbn]

Hahaha! Would be one of the more graphic 'Just Riding Along' stories for sure 😅

[@marcopaganotto9125]

RockBros actually make some excellent products. Especially lights.

[@garrybunk]

Awesome! We need more like this! Maybe even try out some highly rated parts/accessories that come from questionable sources.

[@Driver8takeabreak]

I bought a seatpost-mounted mudguard for my MTB (reputable brand), and within about 10 minutes of my first ride I swung my rear leg over the seat and broke it off.... After that I just excepted I would be muddy on the MTB from then on.

[@danielcameron1870]

Loving the exhaust tube. Serious upgrade on a can/pop bottle wedged in the back.

[@tomrichards6207]

Molybdenum is the the moly in Chrome/cro- moly. Common alloy added to steel. Most of which comes from Climax Mine near Leadville, Colorado. Mo- lib- du- num.

[@chrisl2656]

5:00 Chromium and molybdenum are the two elements that give chromoly steel its name. It’s not made up, or a translation fail, even if it’s not clear whether there actually _is_ any in that impending splinter injury of a saddle.

[@matt.3.14]

I wouldn't be surprised of those are cro-mo rails wrapped in carbon.

[@SugoDiGatto]

I was looking for a pair of MTB gloves, but ended up using work gloves akin to the ones you showed, except they cost 1.5€ a pair! The grip is excellent, they work with touchscreens, and I got two thicknesses for winter/summer riding! I do agree that you need to go for a smaller size to keep them tightly on the fingers, rhe only downside is they smell awful and they still do after one year of sweating and washing!

[@mlee6050]

Top tip: if fine put in freezer for a few hours I do my bike shoes at times to stop them smelling

[@danthorpe-ru7pt]

Absolutely love the idea of using the exhaust on a downhill race run would be jokes 😂😂😂😂

[@piast99]

A bit more expensive safety glasses would be perfect. As for the gloves. I've bought leather gardening gloves last fall. And all time I've spent mowing the lawn since then was asking myself how would they work as a mtb gloves. They're leather not fabric, they fit very well. I'll try one day. In general - in my opinion MTB brands are overpriced significantly. I've got for example decent motocross FLY googles which cost 1/3 of the MTB specific ones. It's worth trying.

[@trailrunnah8886]

I exclusively ride in work gloves. I typically buy the Husky brand from Home Depot, they go on sale a couple times a year for 10 bucks for a three pack. They fit great, have knuckle protection, and even have a sweat wiper.

[@daylightsensor8695]

more silly videos please! watching blake and rich be friends on camera is so endearing

[@Wannaridebikes]

The safety gloves size smaller and they are good. I’ve worn them. Building a trail you wear them then try the trail. Nice no changing gloves

[@mtb4l484]

I used to use painting and construction safety glasses back in the 90's for MTB. I still buy very cheap glasses from RockBros for even now. I'm not going to wear $50, $100, $200 glasses on a ride when they can be destroyed so easily. To each their own.

[@geoffsimons3475]

That saddle looked sketchy as hell but the cro-moly bit was probably the best of it. All decent steel bike frames are made of cro-mo (chrome molybdenum). Back in the day cro-mo was the only material for decent mountain bikes as opposed to hi-tensile steel which the cheaper bikes were made of.

[@MrMartinSchou]

The saddle is not for MTB rides. It's for a regular commuter bikes, probably the "Dutch" style with an upright back to gain any support out of the backrest.

[@MrMuz99]

Two saddles in the video and both fall way short of any expectation. The Jingpin looks like something you'd buy from Alibaba, and the 'carbon' saddle was creaking before it was even sat on. 😳

[@treyhorn5645]

Lol😂 Those mud guards 😅.... I have 3 pair of Rockbros pedals and have 10,000 miles on one pair. Love them..

[@HOV4N]

The exhaust definitely adds 15hp 🚲💨🔥🔥

[@paulvanreesch2493]

I NEED the office chair saddle! Definitely will tie together my new gravel bike build I'm building up in the den.

[@dongoat4232]

I love this vid. Your giggles and laughs are contagious. I unknowingly smiled looking at you guys! 😆

[@lennygermany1507]

I must admit , I tried those mudguards ages ago , commuting to work and not getting a wet ass en route , and when having fun on the " long way " back home , natural trails etc. , pushed them together and they actually did stay in one piece for the next morning to work ..

[@rethridermtb3262]

I have similar work gloves in my car for doing trail work. On a couple occasions I've used them on rides when I have forgotten my bike gloves. They worked well enough for me.

[@KDog2264]

Great video, the exhaust pipe at the end was the best. Boys being boys.

[@ivansemanco6976]

Hilarious, imagine Rich spending 10k+ to build less than 10kg bike and uses Jinpin… big thanks guys, made my day after buying new bike today.

[@gmbn]

The 'Jinpin' would weigh more than the bike 😂

[@Ferrari255GTO]

What did you buy? Hope you have lots of fun with it!

[@ivansemanco6976]

@@Ferrari255GTO FS Focus Jam 6.9. Nothing fancy. Overkill for me but you know... 🤫 guilty being irrational time to time

[@stepanbmw]

@@ivansemanco6976 That actually is a fancy one! You got Fox 36, DPS and everything. Congratulations!!!

[@Ferrari255GTO]

@@ivansemanco6976 lmao, if you went overkill i just disintegrated existance with my 2009 Demo 8. Old but gold, i love this thing. Currently living an undesired adventure about the rear shock, the original one got destroyed by using too large a coil and i found a DHX2 Factory Series kashima looking and feeling fresh out the box for 200 bucks with no spring. Turns out the mounting hardware isn't compatible from the old to the new shock and i had to have a custom one made. Now i tested the shock and when it reaches full extention in jumps (not compression) it makes a fairly loud noise that has me concerned, hopefully it's nothing catastrophic. I don't ride super hard but i just love DH bikes and i don't mind the workout

[@Likelybiking]

You should make the most suspension bike Downhill bike, suspension seatpost Suspension stem Suspension handlebar

[@JB50713]

Rich is the ultimate product tester, he had that mudguard broken or apart twice before install! Lol ✌🏼

[@gmbn]

We can't say he's not thorough 😂

[@richardpayne5176]

My work here is done 😂

[@scottwhyte2772]

That exhaust pipe hotdog is a great idea in Australia in summer. Let them snakes know your shredding and to lay low. 😂😅😊

[@sarcasmisthelowest]

Although vibrations bring the spiders out.

[@DuffersMcDuff]

A feel a new double-act brewing... more comedy bike bits please. This was very entertaining. Also made me wish I was in Finale....especially with the stormy weather here in the UK.

[@henrywood5462]

My fox ranger gloves work with a touchscreen too 🤷‍♂️

[@IamPapaShaw]

I think they make product names so long online so they show up in keyword searches. They do the same with books (obnoxiously long, descriptive subtitles).

[@oldmanstumpie1061]

Turbospokes are the best. Avaiable in Brisbane for $14 from Kmart. Slowest time in our group at an Enduro race had to run the Turbospoke at the next race - no excuses. Brilliant!!

[@justicerebel113]

I don't know, but that seat saved you an emergency room visit from shaving down your nutz or other Netherlands on the back tire. Not that I've ever experienced that.

[@DNDinitials]

The intro to the last saddle = 😊😂. Blake + Rich = comedy!

[@satchmotionrc8202]

That was amazing!! Plz please Please make more!!😊

[@gmbn]

We'll scour the darkest corners of Amazon for more!

[@Ferrari255GTO]

HELL YEAH! ​@@gmbn

[@MTNMAX88]

I want that exhaust. That definitely gave me a good laugh

[@G60syncro]

I think there's already a Donut media fan thing going on with your crew, but every time Pumphrey gets to read out those silly Amazon-Wish-Ali Express descriptions its a golden moment!!!

[@malec30]

Amazing Love the content, Yesterday I create my own exhuast for my bike using a player card and a peg same position just dosn't have the muffler, sounds like a pit bike

[@SyriusStarMultimedia]

I attached an Atlas rocket on my MTB. Unfortunately the bike suffered structural failures upon lift off. The worst part is that I scratched my right knee.

[@BH-cy9tb]

I’ve been wearing safety reading glasses for many years absolutely great. Don’t want to mess up expensive prescription glasses. But I used higher quality ones. Between 10-20 dollars.

[@alansmith2593]

GTN is awesome!! Also love the safety specs idea. I use my work safety specs for winter rides

[@bobloblaw1720]

I use those gardening gloves for everything. I pay even less - like $10 for a pack of 5. buy them a size down so they are nice and tight.

[@jeffslade8621]

Rich and Blake, you guys are so funny and entertaining, we have a bit of a heatwave here in New Zealand at the moment.

[@Mclovinthedank]

I got a Full Carbon Rockbros saddle that looks just like the $325 S-works power saddle. It was $50, thousands of miles on it, if it breaks I will buy another!

[@darenderbyshire1089]

I’ve got that mud guard on order 🤦‍♂️

[@justanotherhooman6122]

I think the rockbros mudguard would work on bike commutes only and wouldn't be for trails. I've seen a few people use them at my work place.

[@gmbn]

Interesting, what is the benefit of being able to 'fold' it away? 🤔

[@justanotherhooman6122]

@@gmbn I don't exactly know why they made them like that, but one dude at my workplace never retracts it or atleast I haven't seen him retract it. My other workmate that has the same fender, made some sort of attachment that he screwed directly into the mudguard to make it a little bit more durable, he can't retract it obviously but he says he never retracts it anyways🤷.

[@Scomelbasses]

@@gmbn those are horrible mudguards for sure but the foldable/telescopic feature would allow them to work with some bike racks that have a hook that goes over the tires.

[@dawhoda1]

​@@gmbnto keep in your back pocket for less embarrassed traveling 😂

[@xosece]

oh guys, you had me in tears for most part of the video. I still have lachrymose eyes while writing this

[@gmbn]

Have never heard of 'lachrymose eyes' before had to look it up! 👀

[@HUKIT.]

Whoever decided to add in background music during a product testing segment about sound should properly fired…

[@bhew7409]

I vote you pimp a e-baike out with a sick sound system and RGB lighting. Could be fun use of the battery? She would be known as the "party bike".

[@Durwood71]

Be careful of cheap safety glasses. If they're not impact rated, they can shatter if struck. Also, anything Rock Bros is guaranteed to be garbage.

[@stanmustard7292]

Safety glasses and cheap gloves...they've been my go to for years.

[@dcridgie3576]

The JINGPIN.......... I haven't laughed that hard in forever. Bravo gentlemen and thank you😂😂😂😂😂

[@krdorner]

I want the bike muffler. That cracked me up!

[@Shadow-ru5pq]

Just paused at the last one because well...idk how I feel about it without watching the rest of the video so my complete unbiased opinion is...hell why not I'd give it a try

[@VSDeluxe]

Mudguard: I do like the Idear of it. Someone should do some that actually work. Fake Leather Grips: They look like Fake SQLab Trekking ones we had for years in the store I work.

[@tweeling1977]

11:33 put four on adaptive Bike of mister Ashton , Loud and proud 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂

[@-n3v-]

"it's a very happy Richard". Yeah I see what you did their in that shot. 😂😂😂

[@ThemudhuggerCoUk]

Best advert for Mudhugger ever ;)

[@Ferrari255GTO]

I actually really wanted to put one of thoose toy exhausts on my 2009 Demo 8 for the laughs, it would be funny af

[@TheButlerNZ]

Amber safety glasses from a reputable safety equipment store are very cheap (from $3 NZD, bout Pound fiddy)... Smooth optics as they are better quality... and bonus... Amber lenses allow you to travel in and out of a forrest section without being blinded or needing a guide dog... they have the effect of turning on a light in the shade sections (You MUST try someone's Amber specs.. Please. Gloves... There are some cheap MX gloves and Cheap suede leather work gloves (like car accessory shops sell.. I have a pair from NX Supercheap) ... excellent... and when the finger stitching etc goes... cut back (usually you can leave the last 2 for a while) the fingers for summer fingerless palm protection.

[@wcubbin]

The Jingpin isn't far off the Saddlespur.... so coming to a time trial near you soon!

[@parkersplace]

I use a peace of cut up Tupperware taped on my bike bc people couldn't hear me coning bc my bike was too quiet.

[@W4ltzzzz]

That exhaust one reminds me of when I was a kid with my friends I would put cardboard like a rear mud guard taping it so it would touch the wheel and used to think it would sound so cool lol. I think the cardboard actually sounds better than the exhaust lol

[@gmbn]

That's definitely the inspiration for the product!

[@BirdmanDeuce26]

"Water Retaining" seems kinda counterproductive for a fender/mudguard, no? 😂

[@JXI0I]

Had one of them exhaust systems when I was little absolutely awesome😂😂

[@rickute1458]

i had one of those seats, what you did not know that if you are a chunky rider like i am 150kg rider, the springs loose their strength at about 100km of riding and the seat frame starts to bend like a old tree.

[@Ferrari255GTO]

7:15 you could probably turn the clamp around and the screw wouldn't be an issue anymore. It won't fix evwrything else tho

[@Dark611Shadow]

Blake filming the runs by holding the camera on his mouth, the guy is either a mad man or a genius 😂

[@gmbn]

It's one of those bite mounts! Works quite well for a good angle and audio

[@PVVI2015]

Too funny🤣🤣🤣 Loved that! You two are ridiculously awesome!

[@nicklowe536]

I ride with Bollie safety glasses easy to get from toolstation or screewfix and long lasting. I wear the same style of glasses for work and bever had an issue with distortion. Great alternative

[@gmbn]

Great tip!

[@Magoo71]

I hope Rich gets that exhaust being too loud! Almost louder than his KTM? Gotta get me one of those Jing Pins!!!! ;-)

[@quijadriss7650]

As a broke biker, I have found that most of rock bros products were OK...ish. Especially for the money. While commuting in the dark, I also use clear safety glasses mostly to keep the wind out. On cold mornings I could use something with antifog while stuck at reds, but for a few bucks, not the end of the world.

[@dadfixdit]

That was fun! I think you need two pipes on the bike for the real win!

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

I’ll laugh when the porch pirate steals the box of that junk and yell thanks for the favor!

[@user-EdAlber]

Great fun video, loved it!

[@carloswithac]

Loved this! Better than the recycled how to videos!

[@KotakMeister]

That saddle will break. A friend of mine used something like that and that junk couldn't handle his weight and the part of the saddle that held on to the rails literally broke. Absolute rubbish.

[@joshbuehler4994]

Funny story my buddy had a fake Italia full carbon saddle just like that one when I was riding his bike I snapped it so I had to buy him a new one.

[@danatool]

Try the "ZOOM Bicycle Seatpost MTB Suspension Shock Absorber Seat Tube"

[@future46r]

I laughed so hard at the back rest rubbing on the tire

[@chrissugg968]

When I was 9 that exhaust would have been the raddest thing in the whole world.

[@cyclingsandeep]

Gmbn is no fun without Blake

[@thomasbenito274]

The products from Rockbros are actually decent and not that bad they have a whole sleuth of bike accessories and tools.

[@owensnicholas]

Anybody who wants a real buzzy freehub, and actually seeks out ‘freehub body sound tests,’ should just buy one of those fake mufflers.

[@gmbn]

Much better than those 'buzzy' freehubs 😂🐝

[@Chaddlee]

I actually run Rockbros grips and they are really good. I think I'll pass on the mudguards though. Why would you mount the front one there, given how much stuff there is around the front wheel?

[@gmbn]

In their defence we don't think the mudguards are particularly made for these kinds of bikes 🤷‍♂️ Less than positive review from us 😅

[@owensnicholas]

Rockbros does make a few things that are worth buying. But those fenders are not one of them. :)

[@goatsplitter]

Amazing. I used to put cards on my BMX when i was a wee lad. Hilarious.

[@sarcasmisthelowest]

Stunt Mug for best home made exhaust pipe on Hacks and Bodges. As a kid I always waned a better one than the old peg and cardboard.

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

I could see a red stem in one of the shots. Curious why it didn’t make it in.

[@stevekelly6544]

I bought a Rock Bros solid fender set and they broke in the first two rides- garbage. Got a Win Wing from ass savers and it’s been great

[@mikekent9488]

I love this. Thanks for sharing

[@mitch_smith]

I can't believe the JingPin made it all the way... over there

[@PsyMongSki]

Those saddles look like a good way to get yourselves a good old dropperpost enima 😅😅

[@jamierokny1146]

Should’ve put all the parts on at the same time!

[@bens9151]

Blake, you are my favorite KZbin personality. I am straight, but I have a total man crush on you. Please keep making content.

[@dadbod4life]

Rock bros makes nice stuff most of the time. They really messed up putting their names on these mud guards.