State Bike Co. 4130 Core-Line | Fixed Gear Bike Review
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- State Bike Co. has improved a lot over the years in terms of giving you more bike for your money, but is their 4130 Core-Line fixed gear actually worth it? Find out in this fixed gear bike review.
State Bike Co. 4130 Core-Line:
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*note: State has 2 types of bikes called the "Core-Line" that are vastly different. If you're looking to get the bike I reviewed, make sure it's the "4130 Core-Line."
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I’ve been riding a Carolina Blue 4130 for about a year and a half now. It’s my first singlespeed bike and I am very pleased. I’ve upgraded the saddle to a Brooks B17 and just ordered some Wabi Sub 15 wheels. I would definitely recommend this bike for a first singlespeed/fixed gear. If you’re considering the base Core Line, spend a little more and go with the 4130.
I bought my State 4130 about five months ago, got it about two months ago, and wanted to comment. I had a couple minor issues, a broken brake lever, missing grips, but both were not a big deal. I always true my own wheels, found these were kind of "wobbly" but trued up well, and have held their true over the last two months of daily riding. It rides as described, I got the 55 cm, just right, first time in my life, lol, hand tightened spokes make all the difference, I've been building and truing wheels for fifty years, it's quite easy to learn, and cheap to do easily, with a cheap dial indicator and a spoke wrench. I live rural, riding on roads tractors and log trucks travel on and I'm very pleased with the ride quality, despite the stock, 23c tires, lively, comfortable, I ride with large clips, put my own pedals on immediately, no problem with interference on most turns, quite acceptable. I got the dull black and it suits my taste, looks good, subdued, all in all, I'm quite pleased with my new bike, I've not even put on the grips, got used to the flat bars first off, and find it quite nimble for my sixty three year old body. Thanks for the motivation to get back on "fixed gear", it's as good as it was as a teen. Even better, as I own my own bike, not just borrowed, experimenting. I'm glad to see a young generation enjoying the same effect I first was introduced to in the early seventies, by an older rider, as a high schooler, on a road bike. I really enjoy your videos, in particular, riding and foreign riding.
What are the size of the nipples please, i've been looking for this information for sooo long because i don't have calipers to accurately measure mine, thanks
Dude i am so glad your channel is doing well. You helped me so much with getting started with single speed bikes.
thanks for your videos. between your videos and mikes bikes (locked in) i finally decided to buy my first fixed gear bike today. a 2017 felt TK3. i have to say its some of the most fun i have had on a bike on the road in a long time
Ride safe mate :)
Solid bike. Hope you got a good deal on it.
Thanks. I am currently home, recovering from a stroke. My left hand is paralyzed, but a fixed gear might save my life! Thanks for the review,I will keep trying,to wait!
I live in Australia & ordered my bike online. I've put Crank Brothers Mallet's on my Montecore 4130 62cm and am yet to get close to pedal strike. The 'lo pro' wheels needed truing but to be fair I ride it literally everywhere. Since then I've broken spokes but again, to be fair it was because I was riding a MTB trail. I swapped out my stock 23mm tyres & run 35mm pillows now which is brilliant that my bike can accommodate such variance but with 35's it's got to be brakeless. I initially had bullhorns, swapped to pista bars from somewhere else, went back to bullhorns but am now using the risers. I love my bike & it quickly started looking like a bike that gets ridden daily which is what I prefer over shiny 'nice' looking bikes but that's just me. I wish it had another bottle mount because where I live it's really hot. I agree with Zach about the tweaking of things to try and get the right fit & am still playing around with saddle position. My experience with customer service & packaging have been such positive experiences that I wouldn't hesitate to buy another State in the future. For the price even my bike shop was super impressed with the overall quality of the bike & its components. The only change I'd make in the future would be to either try 29er wheels with 165mm cranks instead of the 170mm standard ones or learn to true wheels myself haha. I don't mind the 46/16 gearing but I think I'll probably remove the single speed cog & replace it with a 15 or 17 fixed depending on where I'm riding. I'm no expert by any measure but Zach was right about the bike flex & it being responsive in acceleration. It feels easy to give a burst of speed whenever I need to. As I said, I love my bike. Cheers for your channel Zach.
When I was in middle school about 12 years old I really wanted a fixie but my parents couldn’t afford it. We came across a green mercier kilo TT at a yard sale and they left it to us for 5$. I’m 25 now and still own that bike. My Gf and I are starting to get into biking again and she just ordered this core line. I hope it’ll treat her well like my mercier has for all these years.
Zach, do you think you can get your hands of a Fuji feather or Fuji Track classic?
I was lucky enough to get brand new Fuji Track for £360 and it was worth it!
I have a fuji feather that i got second hand off someone on craigslist, ive had it for almost 7 years now. Got it for $350 in great condition, some of the best money ive ever spent. Considering buying a new one, even at $600 its totally worth it imo.
I certainly don't have the knowledge base that Zach does, but I love my 4130. I didn't have any off the issues packing or quality control issues that he did and I actually bought two of them. I have about 250 miles on my first one and I definitely agree with assessment of ride quality. I have the bullhorns though and they are not as responsive as what he describes with the risers.
Your Video skills are getting better and better! The Outdoor background and bokeh just looked so amazing! Props to you!
Although deep v copies are heaps heavier, I feel like the engineering and design of them inherently makes them stronger...
hopetofly won’t matter if they won’t stay true
Great review! Been waiting for this one for awhile now
If the rim is straight and the wheel is true from the factory, please tension it up so that it doesn't get out of true later on.
Simply go around and tighten the nipples the same amount (do small increments to be safe, say 1/4-1/2 turn)
Machine built wheels are typically undertensioned, if you ride them, the spokes WILL loosen up, ride long enough out of true and you may permanently bend and/or damage the rim.
I have this bike and I think this review is pretty accurate.
baskruitnl is it comfortable for long commutes.?
@@Rocky-hw9dv Yes, I think it would be fine for commuting.
Did you have the same quality control issues?
Video suggestion: Black Friday deal alert video on bikes and gear. Thumbs up if you like this idea.
Good review as usual.
Sad about State, I ALMOST pulled the trigger.
You mentioned the Kilo TT but about the Aventon? You even stated in another video it was a little better.
Either way, I feel good about ordering the Polish (Silver) Aventon Cordoba and anxiously await it's arrival.......ALONG WITH THE BLACK 40MM CINELLI MASH BULLHORNS FOR IT !!!!
I was planning to buy a Fuji Feather for a little less than 600€. Now i guess a 4130 Core-Line for 450€ is a better deal.
I am a bike courier/messenger, just ordered State 4130 locally after working for some time with Decathlon elops 500 single speed. I guess for the price of a first bike Decathlon maybe okay, but I've quickly found out that pretty much all the components on the bicycle are garbage after it got used everyday on the road. On the good side, I liked how it handled in the city, but that's about it. Now on the bad side - the rear wheel axle(or hub machined badly...) was bent out of the factory, the cones need to be adjusted from time to time, because they loosen or have too much friction, front fork has too big dropout. Overal the bike is very heavy. Brakes are very weak, and need adjusting out of the box to even be called brakes. Bottom bracket is made of plastic and barely holds inside the frame! Tires are extremely heavy, found that out by upgrading to michelin dynamic classic, and boy what a difference it made. Later down the line I've got Miche xpress wheels and this was very big upgrade too. I've upgraded pretty much everything on elops 500, but now I want frame :), so ordered 4130, will see how it goes for 5 day a week 50-70km everyday ride. Will be putting miche wheelset on the state, because I liked very much how it improved the bike on my Decathlon. So the moral of the story - if you buy the bike for heavy daily use buy the proper one from the start.
Hi Zach! Can you please Review a Bomb track Needle, Please?
Yes. Please do!
? It's like the same thing as every other chinese cromor frame with that simliar geometry
Why did you decide to go with the size up frame instead of the size down? I thought you should usually try to go a size down and use a longer stem. Could you explain why and if that made that much of a difference?
That doesn't work for everyone and overly long stems make the bike handle awful. For racing and climbing in particular... sure, but for literally everything else it's just the wrong way to go.
Sizes were 55 or 59. Too much diference from 55 to his usual size of 58. 59 is closer to 58
Great videos. I just ordered a State Core Line 4130 in Matte Black. A 57cm usually fits me better like you mentioned and I too ordered a 59cm.
Well I'm hoping mine arrives undamged and rideable .... and doesn't need immediate warranty claims. They told me an ETA of mid November...but is that to me or to them, who knows.
Just received my 4130 in 59 and I love it. It feels the same as my old 58 fixed gear. No damage on mine.
Craigslist fairies have presented me with the choice between a basically new state 4130 core for 230, and a well maintained 6ku urban track bike + lock for 180. If you were me, which do you get? I do have to climb some hills and bridges...
Zach, what is your opinion on the Soma Rush as well as the Pake Rum Runner?
cool review. How tall are you and your inseam? Does the 59cm have toe overlap?
Please do a review on the tribe crmo series and messenger series. Interested in hearing your feedback
Enlightening review, cheers! I'm in north Scotland and eyeing up a single speed for my commute. This is MTB territory so dealers don't really touch them and I've been looking online. State are online in the UK now but the issues you've highlighted have made me think again, certainly as I've book idea what their support will be like compared to their home territory. Especially since COVID19.
hey Niki, similar situation here (also north scotland!) - did you find anything more out about whether state bikes are a good idea? I can't find anything that looks as good for the same price.
@@Jusvidz Hi Capten, I kept going back to the State for exactly that reason and ended up ordering a 4130 which actually arrived yesterday!
I take it you're aware of their policy that you have to take it to a bike shop to get a certificate they've built it if you want to activate the warranty? I'm confident enough in my mechanical skills so took the risk to build myself rather than pay the extra cash (especially just now, with how busy bike shops are I'm not sure what they'd even charge).
I had to true the front wheel but and there's a chip in the paintwork of one of the dropouts on the front fork (not visible upright but exposed to the elements) so I think I'll alert them to that. Other than that, all good!
The bike is nippy! Beginners might find the grating too high but it's ideal for me, bough primarily for going to work and keeping me fit with a hill on the way home it copes brilliantly with, really feel confident to throw the bike at anything but the toughest climbs. And it looks cool as (I got the Van Damme, think that might have been the last one).
A fantastic ride on first impressions. My first single speed since my BMX in the 80's, wasn't intuitively looking to shift gears at all.
I feel obligated to comment on the poor quality of products produced by State Bicycle Company (SBC). Three (3) defective pieces of SBC equipment have cost me thousands of dollars and a lot of pain and suffering.
Here's my experience with SBC:
April 2020 - purchase the bicycle
#1 May 2020 - spokes on back rim kept breaking. I notified SBC and they sent me a new rim; however, I had already bought a new one ($95).
#2 March 2021 - chain breaks and I end up with a shattered collarbone ( 5k out-of-pocket)
#3 Jan 2021 (yesterday) - the handlebars break in half and I end up on the pavement due to a defective product (again!!)
Like your videos where you RIDE a fixed gear. Product reviews are not interesting to those of us who own fixed gear bikes. Why not travel America, ride with a viewer in the cool places we ride and you can give the person a Wabi or auction one off for a bike charity in their area. Would be good PR for Wab who I never heard of before you mentioned them. Bought one of those green cannondale track bikes which is awesome. Bottom line: Zach not products. Did buy one of those awesome Chrome bags.
Hey Mark why not do all that stuff on your own channel yourself?
I own 3 bikes and still watch the reviews and appreciate them. N+1 is real. Although N-1+a few months savings=N.
did he just say the frame absorbs a good amoun of road bumps ? wtf HOW
very nice color 🤩
What happened to your shirt
Hi there ! Do you think that the state 4130 worth the extra money over the 6ku steel frame model ?
Hi zach. Have you ever done a Maxway bike review? If not, what are thoughts on this bike?
I ordered the 4130 mystery bike for $300 it should be here Friday
JOHN_R_LEGIT let us know. I want to do the same
Has the quality of their bikes been better? IE no banged up parts out of the box?
Hey Zach, do you think that you can review the Veloce Icarus V2? I was looking into the bike, and many other bikes, and just haven't seen too many reviews on the bike itself. I've owned an aventon cordoba for a while and I sold it to a friend who wanted to get into riding. And I am currently in the market for a new bike, the bike that caught my eye was Icaures V2, but not entirely sure if I should I buy it just yet.
I have 35c pasela's on my 4130!
Yep, I've got 35's on mine too but I can't run brakes which is neither here nor there for me.
@@annakissed7376 I switched to a whiskey canti CX fork to throw a front brake on for off-road stuff!
@@LGBhull Great advice. Thank you. I'll talk to my bike shop.
9:14 Hey thks for all that tips what about the Fuji feather vs the 4130?
If you put your toes inside your "toe clips" you won't have a "pedal strike." A real pedal strike is when your too-long crankarms cause the pedal body to hit the ground in a banked turn on a frankenbike with a low bottom bracket.
Zach, some of the crit fixed gear bikes are running 10 and 11 speed chains. Can you discuss this with us?
Recommend this to anyone
What's the weight capacity? I'm 6'1" 270lbs. Looking to lose weight. Can u recommend a bike?
Steel is real dude. You can lose the weight with it. But like Zach recommends id go with the kilo tt
nice bike? how tall is zac saying he got a 59?
I feel like Aventon's alu bikes are a better value than the State 4130, they're pretty on par with the TT pro
ofc they are, but not for Zach, who rides only sponsored bikes now
Too stiff. They're okay for a little while, but it just gets too tiresome for everyday. For a race an aero aluminum bike is legit, for everyday they're just dumb.
Zach, I say this in the nicest way but it seems like you are stagnating in your content. You have kinda put yourself in a hole with all these reviews of "decent" completes. They're all in the same more or less pricing and quality. Your reviews basically all amount to "this is fine if you want it, average all around." I think you could really benefit from expanding to fixed content that is slightly pricier for a reason. Maybe a few different framesets beyond most of these complete bikes from large companies that all come from the same 3 or 4 Taiwanese factories. I mean, if you go into the past couple reviews, they're all completes that are "fine for the money" with "decent components" with your biggest gripe being about State's quality in shipping which you've mentioned in about 90% of your last couple months of output. Anyway, advice: expand beyond barebones entry level complete bikes. Sell a couple of those review frames you have which are almost all identical. Look to the future. I know personally I'd love to see you doing coverage at Red Hook in Brooklyn next year if you're up for it!
I don't think you would dispute the fact that you are right lane fixed gear. Do you think you will ever hit the fast lane and check out some alley cats?
Review the Throne Phantom.
Have you any experience of BLB city classic and how it would compare to State Bike co. 4130 core line? Thanks!
Review a LDG MK3 Pursuit please
I have a question, one of my pedals are stuck and I can't take it off, what can I do?
Well...what did you expect for 300 bucks? It states on their website that this bike is clearly for people that want a cheap bike. There's no point in knit-picking the colorway, dents and spacing because they are catering to a people that do not value bikes at that level.
475$ and it's a nice bike.
Zach why is there sounds inside my 70mm deep dish rim and how do i fix it?
I put gravel in it
What are those handlebars on the top shelf in the back called?
Will Constantine Dispara 2019 do any good for its price?
Doesn’t look like it’s any better than the much cheaper 6ku fixie
I dare you to try fixed gear freestyle for a month
these quality problem really are bad, but most people I bet will just accept it and ride as is. And at the end of the day, they'll be fine like that.
michael rector?, damn near killed-er
Are the components upgradable on a state bicycle?
Yes!
do all Core-Line models have been chromoly 4130? or this is the first time?
No, there's a cheaper Core-Line range.
Does this have 700 clearance for barspins ?? Lmk plz
yes.
Kilo WT over this all day
130 BCD crankset, not 144 BCD.
why are you half dressed????
Because he took his bike for a "ride."
don't understand what's the difference btw this "review" and the previous "umboxing" and follow-ups..(16 august 2018).
At first I thought this was ANOTHER STATE bike, but it's the same...
Fair enough,i guess you get what you pay for
Could you give away some bars or grips or something? You could do something like that with state
Nothing is free in life my friend
@@the.communist except freebies and giveaways
@@the.communist isn't that ironic as your a communist lmao
Personally I think there cheaply made, over priced, and Hipster owned. You can build a good bike for the price you pay for one of these Walmart products...
11TH
Thought he said Coraline haha
what do you think about this bike based on specs? I don't really know much about components... www.simplebikestore.eu/en/cmndr-2018-c04-orange.html
Jure Pogačnik planning on ordering a bike from that store too.
@@Rocky-hw9dv I didn't order from then in the end and I regret it. I ended up ordering from thefixedgearshop.co.uk and I do NOT recommend it. I will be doing a video on how the bike came and everything because it is just the worst shopping experience in my life. I hope Zach will shed some light on this so people can avoid them in the future.
Zdravo! Tudi sam iscem kolo. :) kaksno priporocilo glede nakupa? V slo je bolj slaba izbira. Hvala
@@_krakra_ hej! Trenutno je dobra izbira na santafixie. Njihovi alu modeli Raval so po mojem kar dobra izbira. State ima pa probleme z quality controll. Moj je prisel brez do konca zavarjenega drzala zadnje osi na levi strani in s kar nekaj paint chipi.
Crank bolts loosen. No thank you
Zach: this bike is amazing!
State Co: 😭😍
Zach:...But don't buy it..
State Co: :0
Hey can I have a bike ahaahahaha
you sound depressed
I honestly think straight bars on road/fixed bike are ugly.
so it's good you can pick what you want.
Bruce Chastain - cycling stuff mostly same, but I tried them on my fixed gear and they felt nice but looked so dumb I couldn't stand it
My first fixed gear had them and over time I sort of got used to them, but when I changed to drop bars, I never looked back.
I rock wide straight riser bars, feels like im "In" instead of "On" my bike which helps with messaging and courier riding. I like feeling in my bike instead of on my bike always trying to balencing on top of it. And its harder and more taxing on your wrist to skid with drops.
Put those nitto handlebars back onto your bike lol
Damage control video? You get what you pay for.
SECOND!
"Ride your bike everyd(A)y to (B)e... reasonably dangerous"
I "C" what u did there lol