I’ve got two mountain bikes that are over five figures added together. I got tired of have nice bikes, but poor fitness. Based on the price, I picked up the G.1 for training and now ride it more than my mountain bikes. It’s versatile, I don’t worry about it being stolen, I can ride it right out my door. The only problem I had is with the brakes, which was easily remedied with the Zoom XTECH brakes for $40. It’s such a fun bike. Have fun upgrading. I look forward to future videos
@TheCaptainsCogАй бұрын
Let the upgrades begin!
@TheKernowcowboyАй бұрын
Another great video. I’ve been a lifelong rider (XC/Dirt Jump/Downhill/BMX) but the cycling industry has got out of hand and your videos really do a great job of keeping it real on a sensible budget 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
@juan24242424Ай бұрын
80 bikes wow, that must take up a lot of room, shows us a pictures if you don't mind, I would love to see what that looks like. Keep up the awesome work.
@dnlestrella12 күн бұрын
I swapped out the kendas for continental ultra sport IIIs in 28mm. Was mainly riding city and paved trails, so far feels great!
@WOLFTICKVIDEOS11 күн бұрын
Awesome to hear!
@mikemoake6863Ай бұрын
I am all for seeing a gravel bike get upgraded. Though I am starting the likes to go get the Costco bike! 😂
@mikeburgh3956Ай бұрын
The Intense 951Trail/XC from Costco? Or a gravel?
@ChronicWatClesNarniaАй бұрын
Try the Specialized Pathfinder Pro tires. Only 42’s so only a little larger, but they are great, smooth rolling because of the center solid strip, supple for the bumps and gravel chatter, and good puncture resistance for how supple they are and being tubeless. They still have some knobs on the shoulders for loose stuff, but it’ll wake up on the road compared to those Kendas. If you can fit it, source some 47mm Pathfinder Pros for more off roading.
@mikebain2790Ай бұрын
Great review looking forward to more videos on the gravel bike.
@Wile-E-Coyote_Super_GeniusАй бұрын
Great job guys and I cant wait to see rides and upgrades.
@MarvinWestmaasАй бұрын
I was looking forward to this one, many people online with opinions but those are all one-offs I wanted to hear your guys take on it.
@Bullitt41917 күн бұрын
I picked mine up today! I knew nothing about gravel bikes, didn't know they were a thing... Saw this bike looking for ways to rebuild an old mtb. watched a bunch of reviews, and went to get mine today!
@adammackenzieАй бұрын
Yup ,Jack of all trades. I run 650b 2.2 , all year around !
@ChrisS-z3iАй бұрын
It's a good bike. My wife and I have had a pair of em for a couple weeks and have put probably around 150mi on them so far. The only thing I've upgraded was the brakes with a set of Zoom HB100s so I could recycle the factory brake lines. 10/10 choice for ease and performance.
@marklenarcАй бұрын
I started working at Walmart last December. I already knew about their mountain bike and have helped sell two of them. When I first saw one of these I knew it was a real gravel bike although with entry level components. I sold one to a serious mountain biker earlier this year and tried getting him to do Gravel Locos in Hico. If I were a bike shop owner, I would buy one of these and upgrade everything with lots of carbon fiber and SRAM electronic drivetrain. I look forward to seeing your upgrades!
@northwestmountainbikeaddic6874Ай бұрын
Tan seat too!
@LebronPhoto1Ай бұрын
Updates I would do (from a roadie), as Wolfman mentioned, carbon fork, carbon seat post and lighter seat, aluminum crank set. I would leave the brakes and just adjust them better as well as bed them in. If that fails, just replace the calipers with better mechanical calipers. That would make the bike much lighter (maybe around 20lbs) and capable. Skip the suspension seat post. They’re heavier than carbon. BTW: you shouldn’t get pedal strikes on a gravel bike unless you take it more into Mountain Bike territory.
@TivonSandersАй бұрын
How about a carbon fiber wheelset? Expensive I know, but just thinking.
@reddawn7128Ай бұрын
In Washington we had a radio station do a bike drive bikes for kids around Christmas
@inaheap7172Ай бұрын
For my Bohe, Last years version of this, it depends on what one means by brakes not working. They stop well. They just let the whole neighborhood know about it. On the plus side no need to yell on your left. Wolfman is right they are the new do a little of everything bike. I do use the Bohe for commuting.
@CinnaBohn8526 күн бұрын
How do you like the Bohe? Considering getting the Bohe or the OZT G.1, but the Bohe I’m looking at is used, but has several upgrades seller is asking $175
@allanridesbikes5856Ай бұрын
For mtb, 1x all the way. For gravel, I love having a 2x. This is a great starter adventure bike.
@gfxman14Ай бұрын
I love my G1 and can't wait to see what you all do to it. I changed the brake pads, seat post, pedals, and stem so far. It rides great with some tuning!
@NS-zv9qfАй бұрын
I run 50cc on my explorer. I also ride an evil chammis haggar. Ozark trail is fun too. I bought 2 pot 32 dollar mechanical brakes from amazon for this they work great do it.
@ForEverMTBАй бұрын
That is a good looking bike, here in Mexico we have something like that, almost same frame, and weights only 26.8 pounds for $260 including taxes. Great video as always
@armandocardenas6094Ай бұрын
That Intense bike for $2000.00 is a steal, I paid $2550.00 + taxes+ shipping and handling for my 2022 Giant Trance X3 27.5" and is not even carbon BTW that bike looks legit.
@michaelsprinzeles4022Ай бұрын
I love this bike. It may have some MINOR drawbacks but they can be easily overlooked at the price. Man do you make me miss my youth, when suspension was new and gravel bikes weren't a thing yet. I rode a bike not too unlike this & did some crazy stuff. I think you'll be surprised at what it can do. I'd hold off on the CF fork until you've tried out on some trails (CF is expensive and you might break it on trails). That said be prepared for more repairs than a MTB & keep your tires at max inflation to reduce flats. The suspension seat post is a GOOD IDEA. I really hope you have a lot of fun on this bike! I don't know about others but I hope this expands your content because I already value your opinions on mountain bikes.
@gregnowak2492Ай бұрын
Such a cool bike. I cannot wait to see what you guys do with it!
@tenfourproductionsllc13 күн бұрын
Wish it had a granny gear.... And maybe a large size, but other than that... A very good effort.
@ericnorton4045Ай бұрын
Cool channel. I like the thoroughness of info.😊
@benitoguzman3288Ай бұрын
I’ve had the cyclocross bike for going on 6 years, and they are somewhere between a road bike and gravel bike kind of a gravel bike predecessor. It has a carbon fork and bars and have take it off some light jumps and single track they’ll hold up if you get the right stuff. I’ve also had a gravel bike for about a year and it came with a dropper post and suspension fork and it is nice and smoothing out the ride and giving a little room for descending on a tech trail or getting a little more aero tuck. Definitely don’t need them but they are nice more so finding a saddle that agrees with your body makes a big difference. As for tires you can gravel tires that will perform well on pavement as well, they have tires with faster rolling centers that can still grip in mixed terrain and have more aggressive lugs on the outside tread. Also tubeless and wider tires will allow you go with lower pressures to give some of that compliance. Last thing 1x gravel is my preference and would recommend if you can do it on that bike.
@sim_dudeАй бұрын
lookin forward to it ! it's nice kind of bike to goon in and out of town.
@javierrodelo7352Ай бұрын
Wonder how this bike would ride with flat bars and rapid fire Shimano shifters… 🤔
@StayZero556Ай бұрын
I’m probably a little tall for one of these but if I were to buy one I think I’d go Toseek carbon fork, seatpost, stem and bars, Elite carbon wheelset, Sensah SRX 1x11, and Juintech cable actuated hydraulic calipers. But then I’d also media blast that frame to get rid of that Walmart branding. 😂
@GDubyahАй бұрын
Love seeing the gravel bike. I am considering picking up a Poseidon Redwood which runs 27.5/650B tires and has some extra clearance. I think it would suit the sandy Florida trails better than some of the other gravel bike options I am seeing. Will probably end up having it as my "do everything" bike.
@BerserkerNickАй бұрын
This would be a good bike to use a Shimano Cues drivetrain
@bikdavАй бұрын
One thought. You may want to flip the stem to give yourself a more upright riding position. That's how mine came and it ups the comfort level.
@corneneethling227724 күн бұрын
Remember you have some South African viewers as well. Also using the metric👋
@inthebush3Ай бұрын
Toseek has a 700c full carbon fork that's about half the weight of that steel one. Gravel bikes are great to jump on and go exploring straight from your house. I can hear everyone saying but i can do that on my hardtail ! Of course you can but longer distances are way more comfortable on a drop bar bike. Wolfman has the use case nailed on this one.
@PaulklampeepsАй бұрын
You could upgrade the wheelset with any existing qr 29er wheels you have and you can also replace the chainring to 1x by using an mtb crankset
@slothsquatch5023Ай бұрын
The look on Wolfman's face over the expelled sealant was priceless. Gotta take it down the Cat's Meow otherwise it's not a real real-time reveal. That Intense bike would be a nice addition to your quiver. My local Walmart had the motherlode of bikes last week. These were all on the shelves, G.1, Ledge X1, Ledge X2, Axum Comp, Axum Sport, Axum X?, Hyper ebikes, the other Ozark Trail bikes (Vibe and whatever the other one is). Those brakes look turrible.
@elipearce7317Ай бұрын
I almost bought this bike today.
@marathonrunner715Ай бұрын
if you want to race short distance gravel thats more like mtb trails lighter is great but for the best ride steel everything. seat post, bars, fork, frame. absorbs all the shocks and bumps. when its flat and youre riding 50 miles that steel really helps and the heavy bike holds speed well once you get moving. night and day
@MrStingraybernardАй бұрын
Had 3 of them at my local Walmart yesterday, almost bought 1
@asterix908Күн бұрын
This is the Ford Mustang of bikes.
@Detroit_QАй бұрын
The cables are routed incorrectly.
@shanefrechette613Ай бұрын
I ride a Niner RLT setup with flat bars and 45c tires great for any terrain if skilled.
@Not_Sure_Ай бұрын
The rotors come with a thin layer of wax to prevent rust from the shipping across the Pacific. You're going to want to spray and clean the wax off of the rotors with brake cleaner spray.
@waktosha7378Ай бұрын
I have heard these bikes have bad brakes too. My brakes are just fine and stop nicely without the squeal!👍
@philphil4725Ай бұрын
Been waiting on a video lol
@doesitgameАй бұрын
47 Spec Pathfinders should fit just fine
@comfortableshoesstudioАй бұрын
I have a small frame of this bike and it arrived with 165mm cranks. I still get occasional pedal strikes with 165mm. I've done about 400 miles on mine with a lot of upgrades.
@NoodlesSoucyАй бұрын
KevCentral mentioned putting a dropper on his too. If I had it I also would. All bikes need droppers imo
@cameronbarber3768Ай бұрын
They do make manual dropper posts that have a lever on the seat that you can get for this thing pretty cheap. My buddy got one for his road bike that was only about $88 I believe
@burningatthetrailheadАй бұрын
The reason for not doing qr freewheel axel is because they snap easily on the freewheel side. Kids love jumping Walmart bikes and a solid axle is alot less likely to snap. The first upgrade my GF GT aggressor got was a solid axle because I know how easy they break on alex rim hubs
@SHWELL11Ай бұрын
The LTWoo stuff surprised the hell out of me. It is definitely inexpensive, but it works once adjusted correctly. You guys could shed some serious weight with some carbon parts and mayybe some Carbon wheels?
@waktosha7378Ай бұрын
I am thinking of putting a suspension fork on my G.1 Explorer.
@MissingLinkMTBАй бұрын
I want one.... but I can't do the Medium. Customer service said there's a Large frame ordered from the supplier.... I don't know that I trust that... 6'3" and people I've talked to that are that tall said it is actually too small for them or cramped, needing the larger frame. Carbon fork will definitely help soak up vibrations and such.
@superado2kАй бұрын
We need a vid of Tick doing karaoke of "Shoop". He has teased us with singing it in a few vids now. 😉
@NS-zv9qfАй бұрын
I am a mountain bike guy have em all 2x on gravel is what you want. you can true the cranset like disk brakes.
@geneedwards2924Ай бұрын
hey i got me some ozark trail padals set to go on my bike
@allentufts5185Ай бұрын
Great video
@kangeoАй бұрын
Great video. I’ve tried making a few about this bike but they definitely aren’t great compared to professionals like yourselves. I’m trying to decide what upgrades to do to mine right now. I’m going to try and keep mine with the group set it came with. Unless microshift wants to send me a sword group set or shimano wants to send me a grx but with 2 subscribers and one of those being my wife I doubt that’s happening. 😂
@KirkG73Ай бұрын
Looks great but the tires ? Have some pretty slippery trails here in az . Like River or wash sand like trails.
@Testbug-dy6tjАй бұрын
Falcon FW-740
@kenetics1344Ай бұрын
Put on some of those cable pull hydraulic calipers you guys tested in the past
@superado2kАй бұрын
Hey Tick, cool shirt! Is there a Pep Boys Speed Shop near you? We used to have one near me in Marietta, GA.
@PDillzАй бұрын
Take off every deflector and or anything the bike doesn't really need a weigh it again. Curious if you can drop under 29lbs
@willardbuchanan9122Ай бұрын
Don't forget to do a wheelie test
@thesilversenderАй бұрын
I live in Bentonville and see gravel bikes on our green trails all the time.
@WannaridebikesАй бұрын
Someone already did the suspension fork. The brakes. Can be ok. Just adjust them. Let me know what you think of the hoods or cows. I got the medium and small. Ones is mine other for the wife. I road mine. So far. Shifting is janky. Adjustment for sure. But some upgrades the bike can be even better.
@waktosha7378Ай бұрын
I put a dropper on mine
@bryanw86516 күн бұрын
Are the hubs and headset sealed or loose bearing?
@dheath3697Ай бұрын
Shout out to the Anzacs - Aussies and Kiwis, separate but the same 😊
@mikeburgh3956Ай бұрын
I wish I could find a Intense 951 carbon frame!! I already have better components for it.
@WannaridebikesАй бұрын
I have a steel branchi road bike. It flys. Now that Ozark gravel. Not so fast. I rode it on the streets and trail so far. Not bad just needs things changed on it.
@arobledo6398Ай бұрын
I would like to see how light you can get it.
@jacobbockover1628Ай бұрын
Oddly that bike costs around what converting my hybrid bike to gravel (tires bars n rigid forks)
@k0k0wАй бұрын
Post mount brakes? Try replacing it with your juin tech hybrid calipers while waiting for your new groupset...
@k0k0wАй бұрын
One good upgrade for that is a short travel gravel fork.
@NS-zv9qfАй бұрын
36 spoke wheels are good
@stephenscering1776Ай бұрын
What is the black plastic thing between the fork and headtube? Bearing? Spacer?
@randyfaher8487Ай бұрын
I'm sold and want to buy the 50CM but there's none to be had.
@nygiapollard723821 күн бұрын
Is the bike you have in the video as size small or medium?
@WOLFTICKVIDEOS20 күн бұрын
Small
@chubsoundАй бұрын
It does have very bad brakes. I borrowed old Tektro calipers I removed from a Trek Marlin 5 and it's better. I will be upgrading to a Magura Trail Sport brake set so my wife doesn't die on this thing. The small I received came with 165mm cranks. It also doesn't have the Explorer G.1 sticker on the top bar. Go figure...
@zipzip8239Ай бұрын
Supposedly just the pads are bad. If you replace them the brakes are fine.
@BonafideToolJunkieАй бұрын
The brakes are terrible. I bought this bike over the weekend. It sounds like metal grinding against metal. Upgraded required
@CanItAlreadyАй бұрын
I haven't had any issue with the brakes.
@KO-sx9uyАй бұрын
Did you weigh it?
@michaelbruin8972Ай бұрын
New video!
@DannyPimientaАй бұрын
I got a small and I am 5’7. Should I have gone with a medium?
@peterbedford2610Ай бұрын
$250. Amazing value
@ironray12311 күн бұрын
The bottom line is that for $250 you're not going to get anything better than that. I'm amazed to be honest.
@armandocardenas6094Ай бұрын
17.5" equals 44.5 cm, bikes are made in China, Malasia or Taiwan, they all use the metric system ( mm-cm-nm ).
@yardsalecyclesАй бұрын
I know it looks road bike but gravel bikes should have a more relaxing geometry and be more comfortable then a full on road bike
@KO-sx9uyАй бұрын
Could drop weight with lighter aluminum or carbon wheels, carbon handle bars, going tubeless. I bet could hit 20lbs
@CaptainShiny5000Ай бұрын
On my Gravelbike (old version Trek Checkpoint SL) I usually ride 42mm WTB Resolute tires (come up to 45mm typically) at 2.5 bar (35 PSI). Pretty sure at your weight you can get easily down to 30 PSI - I'm a big guy at ~100KG. With this setup I'm still really fast on the road - 40KPH is no problem and 50 is doable. Setup tubeless and at that pressure, they also roll over roots and well...Gravel really nicely. On a Gravel or fire road you can do 30 KPH easily, especially if you got some compliance in the frame or seatpost (Checkpoint SL has that build in). So, a good flexible carbon seatpost is a nice investment I would say. I also ride the Redshift suspension stem for some compliance in the front. With all that it's a comfortable and fast ride and on green trails and some blues I can overtake heavier MTBs any time.
@allanridesbikes5856Ай бұрын
A little too excited...and that's why Wolfman wants you to get off his hand!
@stephenscering1776Ай бұрын
80+ bikes, give them to so needy children. Have a podcast for the search of very poor families with childen that could use thw bikes. It would first be a smart decision and most likely a great spiritual decision! 80 + bikes, oh my!
@clawnation547Ай бұрын
You think they could just give away bikes that have parts that are over $1000 bucks, you must be delusional if you think anyone who spent a lot of money and time on their bike would just give it away
@Travis-gq4vhАй бұрын
temu carbon parts? lol
@mototrials582Ай бұрын
Riding a road bike on a gravel road has to be about the stupidest thing in cycling. Get a mtb for that. There's a good reason they have a totally different setup and geometry.
@SHWELL11Ай бұрын
I'd go 50mm on the tires.. Upgrade that cassette, and upgrade the brakes... The Brakes are the weakest link on the bike for my fat arse.
@NonLegitNation2Ай бұрын
"don't step in it, you might get pregnant" -Jeremiah 2024
@ChronicWatClesNarniaАй бұрын
Try the Specialized Pathfinder Pro tires. Only 42’s so only a little larger, but they are great, smooth rolling because of the center solid strip, supple for the bumps and gravel chatter, and good puncture resistance for how supple they are and being tubeless. They still have some knobs on the shoulders for loose stuff, but it’ll wake up on the road compared to those Kendas. If you can fit it, source some 47mm Pathfinder Pros for more off roading.