I BOUGHT THE CHEAPEST DOWNHILL FORKS ON AMAZON - WILL THEY SNAP?
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2022
- I bought the cheapest downhill forks on Amazon - Will they snap? I fit these £160 suspension forks to my Ghost enduro bike and send it at my local bike park MTB trails, hitting jumps and berms! But how long will they last?
Amazon is basically a whole new world of weird and wonderful bike parts so I decided to buy some downhill style suspension forks for £160 and fit them to my Ghost enduro mountain bike to see how good or bad they actually are. Now for £160 these things really do look pretty awesome, the weight is super high but the build quality appears quite good. The adjustments on the fork are non existent and it also seems like there is no rebound damper as they forks top out so easily everytime but that didn't stop the fun. So I headed to twisted Oaks bikepark with excitement on the mind ready to shred these cheap forks as hard as possible down MTB trails, berms, dirt jumps and huge gaps, but for how long would they last?
I hope you enjoy the video!
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Sending like a boss 🤘💯
You need every color mix grips for motorcycles..... 😉
I still don't think my partner realizes she rides with Pilgrips, nor cares who Sam is. I should have bought them for myself instead.
Zoom good brand they upping their game still not as good as budget company like rst
I originally bought Deathgrips, thinking they were neon because of the pic. They were yellow and don't match my bike.
Lesson learned. Just go straight for the Pilgrips next time. Ordered as soon as I saw you bust them out.
I love sam. you get other mtb UA-camrs riding at 3mph being like "these £900 forks aren't good enough I need £1200 ones" meanwhile sam just goes full send on the sketchiest bikes ever , proving the rider is more important than the bike.
I like how he just hits shit with a hammer
Another thing I love about him is when he said something was scary. I'm like, "I watched you jump off of a 12 story building and that was scary?"
He's my spirit animal or something I swear.
@@LS3_Capri must be so funny 😂
@@surronzak8154 I’m just happy to sell them what they ‘need’ 😂
Please keep doing these Amazon cheap stuff challenges they’re such a blast to watch
Yes, I second that!
I concur this is quite enjoyable.
Yes, agreed.
I'd watch them for sure.
Agreed - I'd also like to see a Vintage MTB challenge too, get something like a 2001 Marin / Kona full sus and take it down a modern black run, see how it holds up.
I love the fact that 90% of other mtb youtubers use proper tools and this guy just goes at it with a hammer
I just use my non bitch mitten hands. Lmfao
Sam builds things like a bmx rider
Not even a rubber hammer, just pure warping the the top of the stem tube 😂
@enriqueamaya3883but can Jesus ride a good RB hardline?
@@Kx0195I mean if you where really there for the riding experience why would you bother with a litlle bit of bent metal it really doesn't make much difference
Sam’s got the best attitude towards absolutely everything! We all need someone like this in our lives! Appreciate ya Sam! Legend mate.
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Well now that I had to write it twice!! Stupid youtube text not keeping the draft!!!!!! I still mean it he reminds me of the youtuber " field days" they both have an absolute uplifting mentality no matter how bad something is and they always see the positive side of anything and they always go big with anything they do even if it's just eating breakfast I bet Sam goes big I know field days does hahaha I wish I had some friends like Sam and field days I love living life to the extreme when I can I'm trying to get a segway x260 or a surron but it will take me a couple more years of saving before I can get one
I want to see Sam convert one of his bikes into a sea-faring vessel.
Waterproofing his electric motorbike and adding floats and paddle wheels should do it haha!
Surf bike
what tyre has the most grip on water?
@@chrismade123 gotta be the sand paddle
He does look like a salty sea dog, doesn't he?
You an lewi should do a cheap bike build off for a vlog that would be sick
Yeah man. Like a top gear series with challenges as well
No cheating with old parts
@@Mcfc2Rich yeah that would be epic
I agree this would be sick
Just the best idea
You know what I love about this channel? Sam is so damn positive. Every day is going t be the best day ever. We need more positivity in the world.
Your not the only one watching this after a year of being uploaded
not the only one indeed @@GaGGiNG-MUSiC
Money and doing what you love for a living does that to most people
I think hes providing about half of it
@@GaGGiNG-MUSiCits mid 2024 and I’m just seeing these now. 👍
I would love to see Sam build a whole bike out of all the best amazon parts.
Oooh that would be SICK and so useful to broke boys like me
Or wish,, And ride a hobby clas race with it 🙄😆
Man, when you had that "stone's throw" hit that guy in the head, I cracked up hard. Thanks for that!
Glad you liked :)
That “guy” was Lewi. 😆
The humour is just too much. Like a living big lez animation.
And the fact he keeled over like he'd been shot was hilarious
@@SamPilgrim same with monkey's tail, so subtile yet so funny
Sam is TESTING this shit so we dont have to , Sam is doing mankind a Scientific Service . . ty sam . . The Einstein of riding ..
😂 Yesss!
@@SamPilgrim coppers hill where they do the cheese rolling ? Send it
E = Sam * Mony squared.
Yes, zoom dh is the best fork in world, better than fox 40 a and ohlins DH. Zoom for me is incredible.
More like the Frankenstein of riding.
Awesome.
I'm gonna buy those now, for my budget build mtb. I've been building a mtb with just cheap Amazon off brand parts, I couldn't figure out the forks I should get until now. Thank you Sam! 🤙
Don't forget durability.
@@miket9396
Not a problem, they've been absolutely fantastic!
@@LeaveNoTrashBehind ARE THEY?
You do whatever you want to and I'll still watch.
Definitely has helped me better understand how to jump an MTB, so Thankyou!
This video is mad!
I looked at these the other day and thought of buying them just for a laugh, but I wasn't brave enough haha
It turns out Sam is the hero I needed; because not only did he buy them, he absolutely rode the hell out of them
Zoom is a Brazilian brand and as a Brazilian that rocked them from 2012 to 2017 I must say: these are not low quality forks per se, they are made with the mentality of "the best quality that can fit into a brazilian's budget". I never rode these because they were released after I stopped doing DH, but I can tell you that they look way better engineered from the one I used. The one I used was a mechanical "double decker" 150mm that was heavy as fuck but lasted the whole 5 years with me, getting beaten and falling down cliffs with me. If you want a quality budget DH fork, go for them, but if you want a nuanced geometry and configurability, then these are not for you, because we brazilians like to focus on durability at the expense of over-engineering, so it can fit our pockets.
@@leoaraujo8590 dude over engineering and durability are directly linked. These are pretty shit no matter how way you swing it. I run a 1000 dollar fork, and I can confirm that these cheapo forks won't even come close.
@@youtubeviewer9523 no they're not, 1st rule of engineering is "the more moving parts, the more unreliable and expensive to mantain", yes, compared to a 1000 dollar Rockshox it's shit, but it is not some low level chinese knockoff that will break apart on the first months
@@leoaraujo8590 I agree with what you are saying. For a budget it will work fine. And yes, more moving parts can break. But look at how over engineered a prosche is, and they are super reliable.
@@youtubeviewer9523it’s not over engineering, if it was they would just be adding a bunch of useless stuff on every new model
its amazing that you make videos like this through the week, then casually pop up from time to time and get placed in a competition that would take serious training and committment from any mere mortal to enter and just smash it. Your skill level is beyond mastery.
The stanchions are designed that way because they were packaged with high power rear-hub motor enduro ebikes to be able clear the battery case when turning at full lock. Great vid
This man motivated me to ride a bike and do tricks , i do have some injuires but they don't bother me. Thank you Sam!
Been watching Sam for some time now and still can’t get over how insane and crazy he really is 🤙
Love your videos. Such an unique vibe compared to other channels in the same category. Keep on with the good work 👍
Yes I want to see more of this! So much fun to watch!
I love these types of videos from Sam! I'm always worrying something bad is going to happen, thanks for subjecting yourself to this for our pleasure!
Okay, that cut-in to Lewi everytime you throw something is hilarious 🤣
Lewbs is such a good sport
Definitely keep up this Amazon stuff I love watching you for you and crazy adventures. Doesn't have to be bike related. 🙏👍👍
Zoom forks used to be very common here in Brazil around 2008, i knew several people using them and never heard of one leaking out of the box. Idk if their quality went down or you just got a defective unity. I used one of their forks on my 20" when i was a kid, it had something like 30mm of travel. Great riding and great video!
Man this video make me so happy, honest, humble, impressive, funny, and totally awesome dude!
Zoom forks are actually very durable. I've been using a very cheap zoom coil fork because it came on my bike from the factory. It still works even tho I tried to break it many times
isnt that because they are basically 2 lumps of steel with a big spring and not a lot else?
@@Nbomber probably
@@ipexity5041 😂
I have got them on my e bike and they do the job was cheapest ones I could find don’t get me wrong I ain’t tried no crazy jumps I just take it easy on the landings 😂😂😂
@@daylemackintosh9966 They broke a few days ago actually, I rode them pretty hard, they make weird noises when compressing and decompress after a least 10 seconds, I gave my dad the bike
This guy makes everything work. He manages to clear jumps and shred bike parks with Chinese bikes that most of UA-camrs are reluctant to do with bikes thay worth a car.
Put a set of Balony airforks on my dirt cheap rebuild last year. It's a 11 year old 26" Xcross bike. I bought forks, carbon fibre bars, clamp, seat post, knock off hollotech crank, pedals and a new ultra budget derailleur all off AliExpress. Total rebuild cost about €180 and lost 4kilos in weight. Absolutely love my no brand piece of crap. Feels amazing. Honestly feels better than my brother in law's €1500 carbon bike and weighs less.
All around I have to say as a cyclist, riding for well over 45 years. These are some of the most creative and entertaining cycling videos I've seen. ✌🏼.
I had a fork fail back 20 years ago. It was an aluminum Ballistic brand fork. It was recalled by Raleigh but the shop still had it around and I ended up with a sour deal on it, not knowing it was recalled. I woke up in the ICU of Vanderbilt. I was just popping off a root in ground to dive bomb a bank and the wheel disappeared. I always wear a helmet but that day was out building instead of really riding and didn't have one. In this odd case, the doctors could evaluate that had I had my full face moto helmet on that it would have likely broken my neck or paralyzed me. I ended up with a fractured skull, nose, ribs, ripped parts of my face, and the wild kicker.. I bit off the front 3 inches of my tongue, and the teeth that bit it off were found stuck IN the tongue chunk that was left laying in the trail. A friend went back and found that for me. I was knocked out for about 15 minutes.. my cuz was behind me, saw it all. He propped me up and went for help.. I looked near dead. I came to while he was gone and got up and in shock, started my way out of the woods using the bike like a walker in a wheelie. I met up with the incoming EMT squad about halfway out. They still say that I am the most busted up person they ever saw that was still going. Glad to be a toothless ripper with ya, Sam. Seeing how awesome you rock that gap makes me a little more ok with it all for myself. I do live in Kentucky, so it's not as unfashionable. haha. Best to ya bud. -Pat
"gnarly..." Nice that you survived that one tho
Did you sue the shop?
@@mikstratok indeed, bro.
@@ManWalksDogs they had a small insurance policy.. but I did get a little out of court smoothie. Got my bills covered and hood rich for a minute. It was a disgusting process and don't recommend it.
Man, I once struggled to push a turd out. I thought I had a hard life. Great story, fLIck that bike shop
Hilarious stuff! What a team you two make. Fantastic.
So impressed with this review. Quality content from start to finish 😂
Sam is very enthusiastic and entertaining. And watching him shred as smooth as he does is badass..
Zoom needs to give you and lewi a sponsorship asap and also listen to you guys for product testing. Zooms been around for awhile and I remember they tried coming out with a higher end fork a few years back
I think I had a set of triple clamp zooms on my Saracen x-ile
@@slrjona6755 yeah I think they had a version of the xile that came out with zoom triple clamp forks. Zooms been around for a long long time and I think they have the capability to make strong parts. But man. They got to invest in the internals. Like I'm sure they can make a triple crown fork with an airshaft, 180mm of travel, and even a cartridge style damper like suntour and I'm sure people would pay 500$ for that.
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing he should get a sponsor from Zoom put together an inexpensive bicycle and show people that they can have a good time on anything it doesn’t have to be race ready or high dollar to go out and have fun
@@oliversch7271 lol Sam does this with his free bikes. But it would be kind of cool to have a budget trail bike decked out on mostly zoom parts since they pretty much make everything aside from tires
Sam, you truly are the most entertaining MTB man in the world! If I could choose to take a lesson from anyone to be a better rider it would DEFINITELY be you bro!
I really enjoy these kind of videos, ceep it up Sam! 🤘👌
Dude, I just love you. Keep up the amazing work!
The top out donk is so fun, almost addictive. I had an old pair of hand me down rock shocks that would have a zero damping donk when dropping off kerbs, it was on a pub bike so was just a right laugh on the way back home as long as you had you enough cider you were full prepared for the inevitable crash when they would extend out the front wheel on tight turns
I literally love every video you do 😂 Ive watched you for months, and ive covered years of videos now haha. you guys are awesome. Please more dusty ❤️ I miss silly Dusty and his adventures! :p Im seriously considering buying pilgrips even tho i dont own a bike haha xD - Im looking for an ebike and they're so expensive :((
omg that backflip, respect man and safe ride for you always
How have I not been a subscriber. I’ve watched your videos for years 🤣 these Amazon / cheap type videos are up there for me. Do some more for sure 🤘
im actually shocked that Sam used a proper tool to cut the steer tube down
Disappointing that he didn't file them down on a kerb though. 🤣
More Amazon madness, please!🤘🏼
i frickin LOVE the small skits in these clips!
The level of honesty in a truly hilarious format is priceless.
Him and hammers always making me lmfao 😂. Sam is such a boss. Riding ANYthing on the gnar. Coming with the best content too
So cool to see a pro riding one of these forks! I'd like to see a long-term test on these though.
Riding like he is in this video they would 100% fail at some point. Using them on a stealth bomber B-52 clone ebike build you will be just fine. They not made for jumping
@@miguel360kmc lol they were leaking before he even did anything. They won't last through a parking lot.
@@CRneu just put oil back in it after some use then ? 🤷♂
i love the new style of filming you tried in this one so sick!!
I’m so glad I just found your vidoes, great humor 😂
Who else was disappointed that Sam never cleaned up the steerer tube cut on the kerb ?
I bet you’re a blast at parties lol.
@@TheDoozie43 Are you calling him boring because he wanted our host to do the funny thing?
Real Good Review 👍. I'll be looking around some more for a new fork .... Thanks
as always super positive video, you never disappoint !
Banger as always Sam, but the real winner today was Lewi"s editing! And yes Amazon stuff, the goofier the better, a thousand times yes!
Nice! I was there the other day contemplating the transfer from the bowl to the last jump on the blue carpet line. It looked like case o'clock but you proved it's possible so I'm hitting it this week!
Where is that spot?
🙏🙏🙏 It's really an incredible type of forks, Sam. Happy cycling!
This guys a blast. What a good attitude when so many lack it.
I smell a new sponsorship coming! Sam powered by Amazon Basics! 😂
You should definitely do a Amazon crazy build.... Be great seeing what you come up with 👀 It'd be epic
his energy is everything ❤
Really nice video. Love those jumps.
That fork is still more expensive than my second-hand bike lol
I have those forks on several of my bikes.
Anything I put next to them looks cheap or fake.
The rigidity,the construction,the metals used are just unsurpassed.
The diameter of the tubes is about 1,5 times bigger than the supposedly well known brands.
Really refreshing to watch this guy kick arse with cheap kit. ;)
bro keep doing this vids love u fam
Hi Sam. I work for Zoom Forks and can confirm you installed them the wrong way round. Spin them 180 degrees and feel how dreamy they run!
Wait, so are the lowers on backwards then?
@@loomspace No I was just being a dick to see if Sam would do a video riding them the wrong way around. I imagine it would make the geometry pretty weird!
You do some super mental tests on the sketchiest products and I for one enjoy watching you risk life and limb for my entertainment purposes 😂😂👍you should do a cheap bike Amazon build series
Ur skills r amazing!I wish i had an mtb trails and jumps in my town and skills to do those tricks,It looks so fun!
Wow that was full commitment 👏
The Stones Throw, monkey tail Away thing was hilarious! Those grips look comfy!
You should test out the cheap Suntour forks that come with all entry level MTB’s these days and see how much they can take 😂
Because they all have stickers on them saying something like “not intended for off-road use or jumping” or something along those lines 🤣
Ahh the "necessary evil" forks, super rubbish but allow for inexpensive hardtails to exist
SunTour do make good stuff, just not them XD
@@robinrai4973 A bike shop told me you can actually trade those cheap Suntour forks in for credit on some of their better forks. Suntour will buy them back from you.
@@dvs620 yep, a pretty nice thing they've got goin
@@dvs620 Can attest: Many other fork manufacturers will also pay you back for them.
Rumor is that one (or more) of the major comp brands has (partial) ownership of Suntour, or at least the cartridges therein.
@@dannop2562 possibly the other way around. Suntour are a massive company
That is a crazy cool session network you have there!
lol that stones throw was perfect nice touch
Excellent job! Super entertaining idea and the editing (stone’s throw, etc) was on point in this one. My wife and I were laughing hard. I’d love to see some more ridiculous Amazon parts get torture tested. I’ve considered some dual crown death for my fat bike, but am scared to death of when it snaps!
The stone bit was funny
He did say it was really heavy. It's not likely to break on you if they didn't engineer it to be light. Those things are likely made in the same factory as all the expensive ones. My guess is a cheapo product like this gets some machining ops skipped to save money (and that's why it's heavier). I doubt they'd make a purchase of different raw material just to make a cheapo product. The exception would be carbon fiber, it's cheaper to use less carbon. That doesn't apply to aluminum - removing material costs more money.
1 of my personal fav forks were the rock shox psylo....they quit making them ages ago but they were incredible. Single crown coil spring with 150 mm travel. I blew out the gaskets on 1 so they sent me another that was the last version they ever made and even after breaking off both the lockout and rebound knobs still rode like a dream...those and the og marzzochi bomber dual crowns
I had a Gold Psylo on my Schwinn Straight 6 back in the day.... it was indeed sick!
Yeah those bombers made me feel invincible, OFF THE TOP ROPE! I have a 2004 specialized Stumpjumper I'm rebuilding and it's very hard to find those parts
Thank you for sharing your life n videos.
Sams attitude to bike building has me in stitches I love it I would love a sam pilgrim style gee Milner dream build 😂😂😂
Oil leaking out is just extra lubricant for the stanchions :D
Should have port for quick filling. Those forks must be made by Audi by the way they are consuming oil.
they don't even have oil, they don't even have oil seals in them. they're just grease lubricated
Ha you could ride with a camelback full of oil in case you need a top up half way down.
I've been using these forks since 2011.
Every time I get a new bike I sell the forks that are on the bike and replace them with these.
Have been able to save 800-1000 euros on every single bike.
Did you have any problems with any? If so, how long have they been holding, what kind of riding you do?
I can't find this fork on amazon
I feel like I know how that "stone's throw" edit was put in... 😆
Once again, another great video, brotha! You and Lewi are a great set of sibs
Awesome video. You rock!
I have a few ZOOM products on my bikes. They are great! Really impressed with the hydro brakes!
Zoom hydraulic brakes are hands down the worst I've ever seen and had the displeasure of servicing at my shop. Absolute garbage.
@@rider65 ah. I have 230 miles on mine. On my 75lb fat tire ebike. Love em!! I must of got some good ones.
Try zoom mechanicals, the pads fall out of the calipers when half worn
Please do more Amazon parts/bike videos :D
Coming up!
Stone's throw made me laugh on the bus. Yep. I'm a dork.
Sam, you're freaking awesome. Keep rocking bikes that we can all afford mate.
thanks for being honest about the product and not pretentious about brands. i find a lot of people riding on $4k plus bikes that aren't nearly capable of coming close to matching the capability of their bike but swear anything less is trash.
Tbh price after some point just adds extra comfort, when I got 9 kg xc bike after my old 13 kg bike - it was quite improvement. Better brakes, better fork, better transmission, much more enjoyment during uphills
Did he just hammer the bolt to the tube?
He was just pressing in a new star nut since it's a new fork.
I was impressed they lasted as long as they did. Will we see a street session with the forks Sam?
🤣😂You too sound Soooooooo alike, when you were asking questions of each other, it was like an echo!! Great vid SP. 🤟👍
Too me, it's all about the thrill of what if, and than pulling it off at the last moment! Thanks for the videos. Ray
I had a pair of these on a diy 1500w ebike for a year, abused the hell out of them to work and back every day with no complaints.
Id reccomend taking them apart and regreasing them before use as the factory grease is terrible!
The real test is if they still work in a month or not. I'm not a parts snob and I don't even ride hard but the ~150 quid suntour forks on my bike have squeaked and pushed out water almost as long as I've had them. I guess the seals are crap out of the box and water got in them.
I had at least 10ml rust-water in each stanchion on my suntour forks. The weight savings upon drainage was noticable lol
The stone throw bit was so good.
I like cheap amazon stuff and would love to see it! Thanks for the great videos man!
He probably bought his sponsor from Amazon
Is it the same Zoom that used to make cheap but decent seatposts and stems back in the 90's?
No, it's actually the Zoom that allows you to make conference calls without the risk of contracting Corona Cooties.
I remember them!
My first moutainbikish bike back then had Zoom branded forks (with rubber boots) and I think seatpost and stem. Long long time ago...
Very epic installation
2:13 so so so so so...... :( 😂
I laugh at there Sam didn't notice hahaha but the fork looks great nicee
The moment I saw that KaShitma coating, I knew they’d be great! And a firm top-out is a great learning tool: time to tone it down before incisor-out time 🤣
we have these suspensions in Brazil...they are good alternatives in relation to the price...and they hold up to the bump on the trail...I already had a zoom and they are as good as the more expensive ones like rockshox, marzzochi, manitou, rst among others
Tell us more!
pesa 5kg mas faz o trabalho kkkkk (weight 5kg but do the job)
they are terrible. They basically have zero damping., They top out. They leak oil. Basically a glorified pogo stick. They are far more than decent for the price but saying they are as good as the big brands is a farce. Be real here..
I know. I own these forks, a boxxer and a 40.
@@lucideuphoria7092 nice lol. Which boxxer?? There are a lot of them.
I'm using marzochi drop off 130mm ATM. I'm happy with them but finding good or new/OK forks isn't fun
@@janeblogs324 I've got 2014 RCs here. Come in at 2812g with cut steerer. That's roughy half the weight of the zooms.
The zooms are good for the money, but lack any damping adjustment and have no negative spring to reduce topout and initiate sag.
The forks job isn't actually to "soak up bumps" per say, but to actually keep the wheel in contact with the ground. I find the Zooms lack grip heavily on chatter... It's very noticeable.
They soak up bumps well, but the rebound damping just isn't up to scratch. They will however do well for basic jumping and flow trails though if you don't ride ultra rocky terrain.
If you are looking at a cheap long travel fork that has adjustable damping, look at the USD-6 by DNM. They are light (nearly a third of the weight) have adjustable rebound damping and have an inverted design such as the manitou dorados..
They come on 140-160mm travel and cost around 200-300 depending on where you get them.
Loved this video. More Amazon stuff 🤟🤟
I love how this would be a pain in the arse job normally, getting the correct 1.5"-1 1/8" reducer ring for the lower bearing which no bike shop ever has in stock etc etc etc.