In the 90's my first mountain bike was a Decathlon Rockrider. That was the first year that the Rockrider brand was launched with a focus on affordability, quality and value. They would offer free tune-up at the store. You could show up one month after purchase and they would tune the bike for you. They still do this in stores in Europe to this day. And as a 13 yrs old kid: having a tuned-up bike and get the feeling that all feels right and just flies is priceless. I have found memories of all the streets, roads and trails that I have been on with this bike. So yes, as an adult, i could not say no to getting a $199 Rockrider ST100 for $98!! It got delivered today, sized to my hight ... and that frame looks sharp. Thank you for the heads-up. A deal like that is rare enough.

I wanted the black one, but the red one at $98 with free shipping was a steal! Great bike to ride around town.

Great set of videos! I grabbed one for $84 for basically the same reason. It’s a bit tall for me at 5’11”, but for the price I can’t complain. As a nice benefit, it reignited my love for the being on two wheels, and now I have nowhere to go but up 😂 I’m only going to throw a slightly better pair of pedals on it, so I’m looking forward to seeing what you upgrade on yours even if it’s minor!

the derailleur is actually made by Microshift. It is their cheapest model, but it works good. It is an equivalent for Shimano Tourney. For the price, it is decent

Truth is, it's targeted to be a $200~250 dollar bike. They are produced in high volume with a focus on quality and the brand has a following in Europe. It's a known brand positioned on delivering high value at each price point. At $100 you got yourself a clearance deal. The Decathlon product managers have been riding the products in the French Alps for over 30 years, slowly refining the bikes over the years. If you shop at the $500 to $800 price point you get amazing value.

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

I know so little about the brand, but it looked good enough for me to try one out for $100 just to see how good or bad it would be. I have bikes ranging in cost from $800 to $6000, so my point of view is that of a premium bike buyer. That said, I rode big box store bikes as a kid (Huffy, Murray, Sears Free Spirit) and I remember how bad some of those bikes were. This Decathlon is definitely a few steps above the disposable, low quality brands. I would love to find a similar clearance deal on a bike that is in that $500-800 retail price range to see how those perform.

@AlphaFan90

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronbehindbars I will keep an eye out if I see a clearance deal on their higher priced bikes...

For anyone who bought this i suggest upgrading the breaks after a while the break arms will flex to much and upgrade the break handles to all metal instead of plastic

Please do a tune up video

You should make a tune up video, would really help

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

There are a lot great bicycle tuneup videos on youtube, so I'm not sure if me doing one would be of great value. Let me know if you need any good recommendations for those. The Park Tool Company has a lot of great videos as well as tutorials on their website (parktool.com).

Since you are knowledgeable about bikes and parts. Could you do a video about what upgrades you would choose by order of best return on investment. Let's say we have a $50 upgrade budget ... Which parts would you update first and with which product. (Give reference in description). That would be helpful for all of us that have gotten this bike

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

I am definitely doing that. Need a new set of grips and I'll have a few nice upgrades to review.

@AlphaFan90

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronbehindbars You don't need to buy every product. Just give us advice on which upgrades makes sense for us whom ST100 will be our main bike. I feel a $50 budget to upgrade is a good start ...

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

@@AlphaFan90 I 've already bought a few things I think make good upgrades, so I think it will be good to show those on my own bike, but I can certainly talk about other items that other people might consider for their own bikes.

@AlphaFan90

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronbehindbars looking forward to it. Here I am a busy dad without the time to research about parts. I plan to ride the ST100 with my 7 years old son in the woods. (Got him a white Rockrider fitting his size too)

Was an alright bike but had to keep replacing the spokes so i got a different and bigger bike

I have same bike, it's awesome for the price. Mine costs more, it was around 200 down from 298 I believe

I had the same issue with the pedal. I had to get a new crank arm because of it. I ended up destroying the threading on the crank arm

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

My crank arm is fine. The pedal threads were slightly damaged. I installed some different pedals and they threaded in easily.

How do you find this bike. Is it worth every penny. In India it cost around 200$, should we buy or any alternative you suggest

I bought the same bike. I find the front suspension a little squishy. Have you sorted out how to adjust it? (Sales copy says you turn a dial, but i'm not sure that actually exists on the walmart model)

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

This fork is non-adjustable. I think these were originally spec'd with an SR Suntour brand fork and it may have been equipped with a preload adjuster The Walmart units have a Zoom brand fork. I'm pretty happy with the spring rate on mine and I'm a heavy rider at 235 lbs. I'm doubtful of this, but it is possible that the fork spring rates are frame size specific where the XL frame would have heavier fork springs as the expected rider would be heavier. Many bike manufacturers do this, so maybe Decathlon has done so, too.

@ondrejmanych5688

Жыл бұрын

you would have to change the spring. But for the price, I wouldnt bother.

I just bought this bike in small. That is all they had left on the Walmart website. I am a woman 5 ft two inches. Do you think I made a good choice for my height. Thank you for the awesome review!

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

That is the best possible option you could have chosen. You are within the stated height range for that size. Try it out and see if it is comfortable. The handlebar stem can be easily swapped for longer or shorter pieces if you need to adjust the length of your reach to the bars. Your local bicycle shop can help you with fitting the bike, but they may charge for that service if they do a comprehensive bike fitting. Basic suggestions and quick adjustments might be something a shop will help you with for free. Best of luck and I hope this works out for you!

@chuckyjules8488

Жыл бұрын

Very much appreciate the helpful information!

Where does the water bottle holder go?

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

There is a single mount on the downtube in the normal spot where most bikes have a mount. Many bikes have a 2nd mount on the seat tube, but this bike does not have that, unfortunately.

Can we put better parts on it like the crank/pedal and the handle bars/stem ?

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

Sure! It takes a standard 1-1/8" threadless stem, so that's an easy swap for stems and whatever handlebar you match with a stem. Cranks are a standard square taper with a 68mm English threaded bottom bracket shell. The stock bottom bracket is a pretty decent sealed cartridge unit made by VP Components, so if I swapped cranks, I would be tempted to stick with a square taper and keep the original bottom bracket. I am personally trying to spend as little as possible on this bike as I have several nice bikes and it makes little sense for me to do it. That said, I have a few things I'd like to change that I am trying to do on as small of a budget as I can. I have found some really nice sealed bearing pedals I've bought previously from Amazon that I installed. Also, I have a couple of low budget Amazon accessories I picked up for the bike. I should be putting together a short video on that soon.

@AlfredoIsHim

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronbehindbars thank you very much for that

@ondrejmanych5688

Жыл бұрын

you can upgrade this bike no problem. A lot of people do it here in Czech.

Did you install the spring in the front tire?

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure to what you are referring. There are no springs that go in a tire. Are you talking about the cone shaped springs that are part of tge front hub quick release skewer?

@ghost2o7

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

@@ghost2o7 I did use the springs on the quick release skewer as they make it a little easier to install or remove the front wheel. It is important those springs are oriented correctly. Of course, there is one spring that goes on each side of the hub, but the narrow end of the spring faces the hub and the wider end faces away from the hub. Here is a good tutorial on how it should go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qm2mvLuvhdeThbQ.html

Can we adjust seat height ?

@aaronbehindbars

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is adjustable via a quick release collar as many bikes have. What you can't adjust is the angle of the seat. The attachment for the seat to the post is welded into a fixed position. It does allow a small amount of forward/backward movement via the seat's frame rails that clamp into the seatpost. Hope that helps.

it's $400 now...

@aaronbehindbars

10 ай бұрын

Indeed it is. That's the nature of Walmart markdowns. They still have some of these bikes, as well as a couple other Decathlon models, in local stores. Stay tuned to my channel for an upcoming video on another model from Decathlon that was on a significantly discounted clearance price. I also purchased via walmart.com, but this one was sold and shipped by Decathlon USA, so it's a marketplace item.