Fly Neutron - Full BMX Bike Review

What's up guys. Welcome back to BMX nerds. On this channel, we review BMX bikes. I answer BMX questions and we talk about all things BMX because BMX is the best sport ever. And you're watching this channel because you're looking to get into it and join all the other BMX riders around the world. And I want to do my part by helping you get into it as easy as possible. So in this video, we're going to be talking about the fly neutron BMX bike. This is going to be a review of the neutron. And inside of it, we're going to decide if this is a good bike for you. So the fly neutron

Neutron is a mid-level BMX bike. It weighs 24.1 pounds and costs $449. There are a lot of bikes out there

and so I want to go through all the nitty-gritty, all the details of this bike and help you decide

if this is a good one for you or if you should spend your money on something else. And to make this

simpler, I created a BMX matchmaker service. And all you have to do is click the link up here on

the screen. Tell me your height, your budget, your skill level, your weight. Tell me a little bit about

yourself and then I will take that information and I will find three BMX bikes that are absolutely

perfect from you. All you have to do from there is wait, check your email in about a day. It takes

me like 24 hours and then you can click one of those and then just buy them. It's a lot easier

than watching a hundred different reviews and trying to find the bike because I know when I started

out it was confusing. I bought the wrong bike and one was too small. The next one was low quality

and like I've probably bought four or five different complete bikes before I finally built up a custom bike

And if there was something like this when I started out, it would have helped me get into the sport without wasting so much time and money

And I want to do that for you guys. So let's go over some of the five common frequently asked questions about the fly neutron

The first one is how much does it weigh? Fly neutron is pretty light

It weighs 24.1 pounds. Can you upgrade it? Yes. This is a pretty decent bike

but if you decided you wanted taller handlebars or longer cranks or different tires

like everything on the bike is fully upgradable and fully customizable, so you can swap stuff out with no problem

Can you grind with the fly neutron? Sadly, no. The fly neutron does not come with any pegs or any hub guards

which are required to grind. Now, you can buy pegs and hub guards and then you can grind with the bike

But right as it comes right out of the box, you cannot because you don't have any pegs or hub guards

Finding a bike with pegs and hub guards for under is pretty rare to do so this isn a big surprise But I just want you to know this bike doesn have pegs or hub guards You have to purchase those separately

However, does it come with brakes? Yes, it's going to come equipped with stock brakes

But there's an option on the website. When you're buying the bike, you can decide if you want this bike to come brakeless or with brakes

And if you choose the breakless option, then your bike isn't going to have any brakes at all

It's going to have no brake mounts, no brakes. know nothing. It's going to be completely breakless. And I would recommend that new riders get a

bike with brakes for sure because it's just, it's a safety thing. If you are newer to the sport

you're inexperienced. Like, it's good to just have brakes so that you can save yourself if you

need to. It'll take a while, but eventually you'll learn how to slow down with your shoes or

slow down by shifting your weight around. But right off the bat, it's not a good idea to go without

brakes. And so get the braked version of the fly neutron. Okay. What kind of hub does it have

This bike has a sealed cassette hub. Now, let's talk about the sizing because there is a lot of issues when people buy a bike that's the wrong size

You want to get a bike that's the right size. It's going to make it easier to ride, easier to control

So don't mess this one up, okay? The Fly Neutron is a 20.75 inch top tube

This makes it a large top tube. The 20.75 inch top tube is going to be best for riders who are between 5 foot, 9, and 6 foot

If you're taller or shorter than this, you can ride this bike. It's going to be okay

But it's not going to feel perfect like it would if you were between 5 foot, 9, and 6 foot

Now, the style of the frame is something that's important to mention because there are other

geometries aside from top tube. You've got your chain stay length, your standover height, your head tube angle, your bottom bracket height

And if you look at this on any website where you're looking at buying it, you'll see a bunch of

different numbers. And those geometries essentially tell you how. responsive or how mellow the bike's going to feel

And so the fly neutron is a pretty neutral bike. It doesn't have a super long or super responsive chain stay

It doesn't have a steeper mellow head tube angle. Like this bike is well rounded and it's very mellow

It's very neutral. Slightly on the more mellow side, but not much

Like nothing to worry about. This bike is going to be a good balance between mellow and responsive

Now we understand the geometry of the bike. Let's talk about the quality of the fly neutron

The fly neutron has high tensile steel handlebars It has a trimali frame which means the top tube down tube and typically the head tube are going to be full chromali while the back end of the bike

is high tensile steel. It has 50% chromali forks. This is a chromali steered tube and high

tensile steel legs. It also has eight-spline full chromali cranks and semi-double wall rims

Overall, this is technically a mid-level bike, but it doesn't have full chromali like I would

expect and like I'd like to see. It's got high tensile steel bars, some chromali in the frame

some chromali in the forks. So to understand what any of that means, we need to break down high

tensile steel and chromali. High tensile steel is the more affordable option, but it's much weaker

It's way less durable. It's also going to be heavier and it's going to bend on the tubing on

impact. It's not very reliable and you can really mess high tensile steel up. Cromali is more expensive

but it's also like four times stronger. This is a lighter material

to use on BMX parts, and it's going to crack at the welds instead of bend because the tubing is so much stronger

Because of this quality, this bike is going to score a 5 out of 10, just barely putting it at mid-level range

Okay, it's just barely there. It's not a super high-quality bike, but it's also better than a lot of other options, you know, scoring 5 out of 10 in the quality score

Now, let's talk about some pros and some cons about the fly neutron. Some pros, some pros, including

the one-piece steer tube. This bike has fully sealed bearings. It's got a stronger 510 chain

510 chains are sick and they're much better than 410 chains. Now sadly it's got low quality

handlebars and the rims being semi double wall is pretty misleading. I don't like the way

they worded that. I don't like the whole concept. I wish they would just say single wall rims or

extra thick sidewall instead of trying to like fudge it and make it seem like it's kind of double

wall but kind of not. It's really mostly single wall. And I forgot to mention another pro is the

CNC machine sprocket. This is just a higher quality, lighter, cleaner looking sprocket option

And it's really rare to find on bikes that cost under $500. So this is sick. Good job, fly

Now let's talk about the style of the bike and how good it is for street, park, and dirt riding

Okay. In street, it scored a 2.19 out of 10. In park, it scored a 4.64 out of 10

and in dirt it scored a 4 out of 10 Because of the parts that are included on the bike and the geometries of those parts and the frame this bike is going to score best for park riding and dirt riding It really

isn't very good for street riding and mostly that's because it doesn't have any pegs or

hub guards. If it had pegs and hub guards, it would score up there with the park and the dirt

scores. Okay, but you can buy those hub guards and you can make it better for street. But just as

it comes out of the box, you're going to feel more comfortable riding it in skate parks and a

pump tracks and on dirt jumps. Now we need to talk about the warranty and see if this bike comes

with a warranty. The Fly Neutron does indeed come with a warranty. It's covered against manufactured

defects for up to two years. I don't know why I did three. Two years. So if you have any issues

you can contact Fly. They're going to determine if it's a manufactured defect or if it's just

you know, if you did something wrong to the bike. And if they determine it's a manufacturer defect and

within that two-year window, then you can get a new part or a new bike swapped out for you

This is important because some BMX companies are really lacking on the warranty department

Okay, so my honest thoughts on this bike are that it's not a bad option

I think the Tri-Molly kind of double-wall rims, semi-double wall, extra thick sidewall rims

And the CNC machine, Sprocket, the 510 chain, like it has some good bells and whistles on it

but the core main components, the frame, forks, handlebars are pretty low quality

and those are the most expensive parts to swap out. So if you are a heavier rider, I would recommend staying away from this bike

and getting something a little bit higher quality where you're going to find Chrome Ali in the frame, forks, and bars

If you're a lighter rider, I'd say under 180 pounds. This bike could be fine for you, and I know you can get a good deal on it if you

choose the brakeless option with the cassette and you just narrow it down to

get the cheaper option. But it's, yeah, so for smaller riders, a lighter riders, I would say this is a

good option. But for heavier riders, the quality just isn't enough for me to really recommend it to

you, if that makes any sense. I think it's a fine bike, fair price, but it's a little bit too low

quality for heavier riders. Now, there are a bunch of other reviews you can watch next, but I put

these two up on the screen because I think you'll really like them. One is the top 11 best BMX bikes

this year and the other one is a review of a bike that is very similar to the fly neutron

Check out one of those next and we'll see you guys in the next video