The alternative you recommended costs 8-12 times the price. That's like saying don't buy a Civic when a LaFerrari will do...

I'm imagining the poor guy who took that free fixie, pedalled up to speed and tried to freewheel...

Those light wabi bikes are marking you soft bro lol

so many of us start out on walmart bikes.

"it's wrapped in paper"...Right! That's the right way to wrap up a bike without wasting a ton of plastic.

How can you have a single complaint about a bike that cost a 100 bucks.

You wussy. I'd have rode right through the river.

I’ve had this bike for 5 years. I love it. I did have to replace the crankset and pedals because they broke but overall I think it’s great.

As a bike mechanic that’s worked on these one thing that might’ve helped make it not so slow is if the hubs and bottom bracket were adjusted as best as possible. Most of those parts can’t even be turned by hand because they’re so tight from the factory.

U can’t lift 30 pounds without struggling bra 🤣🤣🤣

New to cycling? Do NOT be discouraged by this video, Zach and people like Zach! I rarely ever comment on KZfaq videos but I had to on this one. Zach and purist like Zach are the reason why so many people are afraid to even begin their cycling journey. I have bikes that range up to $3k and MOST of the time I ride my Wal-Mart Fixie, the exact same bike he rides in this video. I've now had it for less than a year and have put 1k miles on it. Other than regular maintenance, this bike holds up! He wants to like it but moreover wants to be super cool by dogging the bike. I used to look to Zach's videos for guidance but this will be the last for me. Things I noticed and spent way too much time breaking down so you don't have to and yes I live in my mom's basement, and all other funny and harsh things to say about people who spend this much time on a review: @ 0:03 "growing up all I rode..." remember where you came from, Zach, and understand that we all take similar yet different paths to cycling. @ 0:34 snobs are what makes barrier of cycling not fun for new riders @ 0:57 has a good way to weigh a bike but then does not use it to weigh Wal-Mart Fixie.. @ 1:17 activating negative and condescending attitude while bike is still in box!! @ 2:49 he "smacks" a metal seat post into a metal frame then it just "falls in" @ 2:53 @ 3:32 compliments spacing of rear wheel, in a condescending attitude. @ 4:04 "I don't want to just be negative about this bike," yet has shown preconceived displeasure in bike BEFORE unboxing! @4:36 "bummed" out because bike may exceed his expectations. @5:05 "Doing my best to stay positive..." Really though? @ 5:40 the chain slipping incident can probably be traced back to user error due to a lack of mechanical skills @ 3:09 but then also rode for the next 60 miles without this happening again... @ 6:12 admits bike is not "actually all bad" but then tries to finds a way to contradict himself @ 6:23 @ 6:30 mentions sore legs @ 6 miles of riding but then [SPOILER] @ 13:40 - 13:50 after riding another 50+ miles states he's ok and nothing hurts. So which one is it really? @ 7:00 states "every single centimeter counts" for comfort but then states how uncomfortable he is on a bike that's not his size @ 7:25. Wouldn't this be any bike that's not your size? @ 7:30 mile 17 lower back pain....sounds like a reference to @ 6:30..... @ 8:18 two miles of gravel and chain didn't fall off....wait!! what happened?! @ 8:30 saddened by his own statement of commending bike Hurt ego @ 8:56 and continues to demean "this lady" stating that she could only be "cool" if she did "drugs in college" Hurt ego @ 9:30 and has to "Swallow my pride" @ 9:36 @10:40 "good thing that this bike is slow." Is the bike slow or are did you state you would be riding a "steady and conservative rate of 10 miles per hour" during this ride @ 5:24 Hurt ego @ 11:53 Hurt ego @ 12:07 Hurt ego @ 12:13 Hurt ego @ 12:17 Hurt ego @ 12:20 Hurt ego @ 12:23, "I want to blame the bike but it's holding up.'" @12:28 now he's "disappointed" that it's worth $100. @ 13:31 If you finished the next 40 miles you would have accomplished the goal you set for yourself @13:39 "not having fun anymore" but doesn't state why other than "there's no point." @ 13:43 "nothing is sore." Why are you flip-flopping now on your earlier ailments? @ 14:30 wait....what?! "surprisingly adequate"? But you spent so much negative energy! How will you ever get that negative energy back?! @ 14:42 "long term reliability of the bike is questionable." Maybe that was the point of the next 40 miles you abandoned? @ 15:13 "as poorly as the bike fit me, it was surprisingly comfortable." another flip flop? NO! @ 15:23 " after 6 hours of riding this thing, I wasn't sore at all" Amnesia much? @ 15:28 now bike isn't worth the money?! ahhhhh!!! Enter paid advertisement @ 16:05

Seeing through the Snobbery, I bought a $100 Walmart Kent 700c "Fixie" after watching this video. I Love it, it's awesome. Can't wait for my next ride. Thanks Whining Snob. I genuinely appreciate the video.

Saw a guy delivering pizzas in DC today on this same bike. He zipped away before I could ask him how many miles he put on it.

Come on dude, you been bikepacking. 30 lbs is no thing.

I call "foul". 1) You're a serious bike rider, but only have a large adjustable wrench? 2) Riding that far in jeans/chinos? 3) How did you keep your camera/phone/go-pro charged? 4) What or where did you eat?

$100 bike? What do you expect? I feel for all the exploited workers from the factory to the WalMart that made this price even possible.

I used to ride a 700c hybrid that I changed the fork and tires on back to mountain style.... your goal is short dude. Mine easily cost the same and I had no issues shoving 30 lbs much further. A little spoiled if you ask me

i’ve been riding one for 4 years. no problems 🤣🤣🤣

So you hate the bike while still unboxed. ok. Bye...

Had to pull the pin at 3 minutes. The prospect of 17 minutes of crying was too much.

Brother, those walmart bikes, if nothing else, are dreadfully durable. They are overbuilt as hell to make the welding easier. I got hit by a car on one of these, and it busted me up. The bike itself, tho? Perfectly fine.

"It beats walking", a ringing endorsement from Zach Gallardo there folks 😅

I had this bike for about 7 years and it's been great. I got some upgrades, but overall I loved the feel overall.

Zach, “30lbs is too heavy to be called a bike”, me, proceeds to look at my enduro rig, 35lbs

This guy seems so negative like chill out It’s not that serious

Dang man. This was my first fixie and was how I fell in love with biking. Im actually kinda offended how badly you're talking about something that is sooooo sentimental to me. I saw your review on starter bikes and you suggested ones in the $500 range. For some of us, that is all we can or want to spend on a bike. This amount of insulting of my bike makes me not want to continue watching your channel.

Go for a 100 miles and thats what you wear😭😭i dont know how u do it

3:21 True story: a bunch of Walmarts use impact wrenches for bicycle assembly. Productivity!

I mean, no surprise that somebody on a geared bike will pass you up when you're on a fixie.

I bought an $80 fixie from ozone at academy sports. It's been a fantastic bike and got me into cycling! These bikes have their place!

I ride a bad fit, sub $60 cheap bike. I still treasure it. I love it.

I rode 300 km in 3 days on a 65 euro cheap ass secondhand bike that didn't even have breaks on my rear wheel. Wish I had money for a decent bike since I wanna cycle from the Netherlands to Finland next year🤗

I like that at the end he gave a generally positive review for the bike. My friend has one of those, and we’ve been having a lot of fun. She hasn’t had any problems with the chain or anything else.

Complain much? You are out riding all day, sounds awesome.

The point was to ride 100 miles not to learn something. Should’ve powered through. I’m not a negative person, but i was disappointed that you didn’t finish.

Best 99 bucks I ever spent! I have done thousands of miles on this bike and its still going.

For me no bad bikes as long as it can carry me or take me wherever i wanted to go it delivers its purpose because bike engine is the rider itself.

Fr I have the same bike just bought it today and I’m in love with it sounds like u hating bro or the fact that u got money and u down playing the simple Necessities

$100 is roughly £80 which is roughly what I paid (£85) for my first fixed gear bike a year ago. It is a 2nd hand 2010 Mongoose Maurice, it came with a seized seatpost and worn out drive train, but after having spent some time, love, and roughly another £40 on it, I now have a fully functional, less than 10kg, steel framed fixie. Sure it's no Cinelli but it's a really comfortable and nippy ride. My point being, depending where you live, you can buy a decent bike that's not stolen, for around $100.

The second thing I like about it “Um it’s a bike “ 😹

I’ve ridden one of these and enjoyed it on American river trail for years. Done minor changes. Saddle, handle bars and tires but never have I ever had issues with it other than flats. I’ve owned expensive bikes and tbh it’s all about how good of a rider you are. I’ve had Dogma F8’s trail me during my whole ride trying to catch up. Honestly make the best out of your cycling experience. No excuses.

I've owned this bike for 8-9 years. Got it on sale for $50. Starting to show it's age but I don't regret buying it. I'm cycling more frequently so I'm looking to upgrade to something in the $500 range.

Welp, off to Walmart I go..

I got an old Walmart fixie off craigslist for $40 recently(though it was the Circuit fixie, not the one he got). The frame was considerably lighter than this guy said his was, and I replaced the cranks and seat. Couldn't be happier now, though at 6'2" I do have the seat adjusted much farther back than on my Cannondale. It's nice for when I don't want to worry about something getting stolen.

Why does this guy have to complain the whole intro and build. Can't even make it past.

Poor review sadly, I got a cheap fixie never ridden one know little about them, however I know one thing I love mine.

“Dad can you pick me up” 😂😂😂 bike your ass back boi

I HAVE THIS BIKE. I posted about this on the Strava group!! I rode it on a trip up to a ski resort and back it was like 3500 feet of elevation gain I think? I also painted mine flat black and had a rack with bags on the back so it was closer to 38 pounds when I rode mine. The bike is nearly indestructible however and im comfortable with leaving it outside buildings unlocked because it only cost me 50 dollars on clearance. Overall it's not the best bike obviously but it's really fun and a great beater bike!

Hi zach, How many cameras do you need to buy before a ride so you can just leave them behind as you do?

Kudos for taking all the extra time to set up those great shots of you riding. That must've been at least another 2 miles in putting down your camera and having to ride back to it.

Pain builds character...

my geared walmart bikes chain sometimes falls off when i shift gears too hard, i didn't think it would event be possible for a fixie to chaindrop lol

I'm actually kind of disappointed it only comes in the one size, for that money I wouldn't hate it for a beater "just a bike" but I'd still want it to fit.

When you actively are rooting against your bike, it is hard for me to root for you. I am rooting for Team bike! ;)

The cranks have a plastic coating, but inside is metal. I have a Walmart bike with those cranks. I changed the cranks, and cut the plastic coating off to see what's inside. Those cranks are VERY heavy.

i’m starting out my cycling journey this summer on a costco bike... i’m 65 miles in!

Thanks for the video, you inspire me to ride my fixed gear every day. I will try to do a 100km after my finals.

why does the bike looks like a 26er on you? this video is so good..you are complaining how hard it is riding the bike, but the effort behind getting those shots, setting the cam, riding the bike, going back to the cam, picking it up, riding again, hands down to the effort for this video. best video 11/10

30lbs?!!!!! My aluminium Santa Cruz Nomad is 34!!! That's insane.

OMG. He complains ALOT. Lol.

What headphones are you using and do you recommend them?

Sugino did some plastic coated cranks, I have some brown ones as evidence haha 💩😎

With an out-of-round sprocket or sprockets, you need more slack in the chain, which is the opposite of what you did. That's because out-of-round sprockets make the chain tighter and looser as you pedal, because they're effectively eccentric cams. You need to move the crank arms to a position where the chain is at its tightest and adjust so there's enough slack to prevent binding/resistance in that spot.

Done some centuries on geared bikes - doing my first one on a single speed (All-City Nature Boy) in two weeks. Going to be a fun time.

He seemed so angry that the river went over the trail. It’s not the park’s fault man.

Do it on a $100 CAD 'Canadian Tire' bike, that would be a mission... and on Highway 401!

Okay I’ve have had this bike for about 6 to 7 weeks I’m a new biker and wanted a cheap one to get around NYC doing deliveries. I’ve never experienced the chain falling off also what did you do with the back wheel and the chain in the beginning of the video. Do you recommend new more light weight tires ?

Honestly seems pretty darn good for $100

Best said: "It beats walking! "

Of all the Walmart bikes it's not that bad. I had one in 2012 but never had anything happen with it besides my front wheel from another bike I had that was a quick release wheel and I got it to have a secondary bike and it was alright had it for a while until I got in an acident with the front wheel sliding out because it was loose(dang quick releases). You could probably get a better bike for the same or less on: Craigslist, let go or offer up to be honest. I look on all three of them and see some decent bikes for 30-200 that are better brands just depends on the person selling it. But if it's all you have it does a good enough job and you could always upgrade the parts at a later date if you want. Normally not a fan of Walmart bikes since they're so sketchy but I had mine for a few months and it was good enough for me to be my secondary bike if needed. Retired it after I flew over my bars and the right arm of the fork bent outwordly.

I have an older, discontinued Kent model with a flip flop hub, 27" rims and drop bars. I paid $69 on clearance for it and added 700x25 Bontrager tires, cushy gel/cork tape, and a good seat. The thing rocks and I wouldn't be worried about a 100 mile ride outside of getting a sore butt and a crick in my next.

I have one from back in 2013 , what would you recommend ? Upgrade almost everything besides the frame or get a new one ?

I understand it's not the best fixie bike but it looks good value to me. I don't think its $100 wasted and I don't necessarily think it will put people off cycling. It seems a good package to me. I personally don't have a problem with heavier bikes or being over taken by older riders or geared mountain bikes, I would of thought that was expected on a fixed gear bike most of the time. I don't like the single pivot brakes but don't mind the quill stem or chain cover. The Vitesse on the crankset seems to be the company that makes many of these walmart kent bikes. Here in the UK we get Vitesse bikes sold with Vitesse branding but at much higher prices than walmart. This is the one where they saw the handlebars in half so they can install gripshifters on a road bike. As you can see it has the Vittesse branding that is shown on the crankset of the fixie. www.amazon.co.uk/Vitesse-Shimano-handle-bar-rotational-shifters/dp/B0070VZRDC

My first bike I feel in love with was a Huffy MTB. I put countless miles on it. Then I saved up for a Diamondback MTB at my LBS. Amazing jump in quality but it cost six times more than the huffy. My only regret was not buying another bike when I out grew the Diamondback. Instead it would be 10 years before buying another bike. My advice, always have a bike and always stay reasonably dangerous!

So if the frame size was the problem, wouldn't that be the same issue no matter how much the bike costs?

I bought a $50 fixed bike & rode around 300km on that month,never had a single issue with them.

I've worked on several bikes on this level. They always need to be repacked with grease and retrue the wheels but they will ride and are good betters if nothing else

I wouldn't buy something like that unless I didn't have any other choice. But for some people I realize that this may be their only option. If somebody stole it for drug money they probably wouldn't get much.

I want that red tires. Where can I get ones , probably thinner?

OMG the fit part is so spot on. I had a GT Backwoods XL frame before. The difference between that frame and my new frame which is a L is night and day in terms of performance and response. The XL frame I felt a little bit more stable with the higher COB. The drawback was less nimbleness in terms of technical handling. For example roots and small rocks would tend to bounce a bit more. On the L frame though it's more slung back and I have more confidence and I feel better handling on the bike. The drawback is I feel like I have less top speed. The XL crankset was about 10cm longer than the L, so I feel like I get more momentum with the XL frameset so my top speeds are higher and it's easier to maintain them. The L frame has incredible acceleration though. Both are 29" wheel sets. I'll be fixing my Backwoods as soon as I get a new derailleur and derailleur hanger (bad spill), but in the meantime I'm going to be riding this large frame and loving it! Oh, I'm 6'1", so I'm right at the cusp of the L/XL sizing chart for my bike. I'm at the high end for a L and the low end for an XL, so I can be effective on both frames I think.

Everyone should start on a wallmart bike push hard then when you upgrade you'll be quick and it won't even tire you

I've had this bike for a couple of days & it works great for me. I just had a hard time assembling the front break any suggestions for me?

If he says it's a 38c tire with still plenty of clearance, does anyone who owns one know if you could get a 45c or 47 c to fit? Do the front fork have the same level of clearance?

Adding a better seat and a new crankset/bottom bracket does wonders for cheap Walmart bikes

Well, U can feel the weight of the bike in the lil hills u ride... not on the head or cross winds tho... aerodynamics rule there... do a bit of search

I had this bike growing up loved it to death.

Any tires you can recommend for commuting? I'm currently in Las Vegas so rain is not usually an issue.

I bought that same bike and had the same impressions. It didn’t make sense that it was so exhausting to ride. It checked the bearings and they didn’t have any grease, just a light coat of some kind of oil. I properly greased them and it’s somewhat better but not a lot. I never use a lock on this bike and it never gets stolen. Darn.

For “lightweight”, top tier “STEEL” bikes

I'd like to see your century perspectives on other bikes you've reviewed. the Aventon, State, your wabi.

I love this video. I grew up riding on the American River bike trail. Thanksgiving 2019 I started at Discovery Park and rode to Mikes Bikes in Folsom and back, almost 60 miles on a fixie. This is the best thing Sac has. Last summer, I rode my first century in the Delta, and my first time on Ryer Island taking the state ferry near Isleton, but this was on my geared bike.

I currently commute with a 23-year-old Walmart bike... I would really appreciate a bike like that, to be honest.

I weigh about 300lbs and just picked up one of these bikes about a month ago and its holding up well. Im about to go on a ride as i type this. Its a decent bike for the price and man this guy bitches more than the other cyclist people i follow.

Me: *can barely finish a fixed century and watching this video from my couch while eating Oreos* You really wimped out man. Jk. A lot of us start on these bikes and make due with what we have. I think it made us stronger riders in the end because of our ability to improvise on crappy machines once we get to a better machine. Job well done.

Hey, Zach What I should upgrade next on my bike? I have a good frame and good tires but everything else on it are cheap components. Thanks

The title on this one. 😂

is it just me, or is this the most biased review i've seen online? gotta try to be a little more subtle, man.

(Walmart) Steel is real (heavy) 😁

I’m curious if the frame is actually ok. Like if you strip it down and use all aftermarket parts does it handle and ride and weigh as much as a more expensive bike frame

Just saw one of these bikes in the wild! It was set up with the freewheel and front brake only...help