Thanks for all your well wishes and support! It was Sunday afternoon when my ankle/fibula broke, so this week was pretty interesting. Luckily we do have some videos filmed from before the accident, so we’ll be working on those first.
Something people never seem to understand until they've tried one on months long tours... Then they try a bike without and a light bulb flashes. Heck that made day to day life living on the bike significantly better...
I used to tour without a kickstand. Then I got over my stubborn resistance and put one on. I cannot imagine touring without one anymore. The weight penalty is insignificant - I carry 4 litres of water! - and the convenience is to die for.
"Today, we're gonna be doing something a little different" (Audience waits with bated breath) "But... kinda the same" (Thunderous uproar of crowd as chainsaws buzz, handlebars are slapped on rimless wheels, and airhorns tear through the atmosphere)
5:07 “We are gonna make sure that he has a bar end so nobody gets core sampled” is the best line I have ever heard from you. Seth, you are a genius, madman, and joker all at the same time.
@@j0shn05 more specifically, if you hit a bar with enough force it won't just cut into your skin. It can actually cut DEEP into your body and when you pull it out, it'll take the chunk of flesh INSIDE the bar out with it. Basically how core samples work. Closing up the end or the bar avoids that. The force gets spread over a bigger area and you don't have the thin metal (or carbon) ring that can easily cut into you. After all, you REALLY don't need much force to break skin.
Couple years ago I rode the Great Divide with a kid who was rockin' a touring bike kind of fixed up like a gravel bike. He never got off and walked it. Just kept grinding it out.
Came here to ask about the reverse wrap as well. I kind of like the clean look with out having to use finish tape but I am wondering the longevity of the wrap...I may have to try this when I re-wrap my gravel bike.
That front rack is inadequate, safety wise, with supporting the weight of those two front panniers. If that metal tab to the fork crown cracks, which could very well happen riding across the country, the rack and the panniers can swing forward and he will be flying over his handlebars. Without changing front racks, to the very least get him to loop a thick zip-tie around the rack to the fork crown. It will be at least be a safety leash in case of rack tab failure.
If you are into bicycle touring, you really should be able to service your own bike. Thank you for explaining everything on every step. When touring, I really loved those days when I have been in the wild, days from closest help should my bicycle fail on me, really brings in the freedom aspect of touring.
Yo Seth! If you remember, I'm the cross-country bicycle tourist you met at the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival earlier this year. I ended up taking an Amtrak home just a couple weeks later due to the coronavirus. After riding Sedona, I'm totally hooked on mountain biking, and I'm just waiting for the day a decent mountain bike is back in stock anywhere so I can start exploring my local trails. Anyways, I was pretty surprised to see a touring bike show up at Berm Peak, so I figured it was a great opportunity to give you an update on my trip. I hope your ankle makes a quick recovery, and I wish Mackenzie the best of luck on the rest of his adventure!
Yeah ive outfitted a few customers touring bikes with kick stands, the one he had was shit, so its good he took it off. Instead you want one that can support the weight, and that folds and/or swivels out of the way so it wont rub against the chain when its not in use. There r double foor kick stands that can do this. The one mckenzie had doesnt do this and it should not have been on that bike. I myself use single a foot kick stand on my touring bike, you just gotta baby them when under heavy loads. Double foot kick stands are nice for doing road side repairs cause it lifts up the front or the back of the bike for ya.
I've got the non-disc version. In a 58, it weights something like 15kg before you put racks on it. Then, it's such thick steel, that it only really comes to life once you hang 30-40kg of luggage off of it. It's just rigid the rest of the time. Still totally in love with it. I did a big road tour on it years ago but now it serves as a all-road/gravel commuter. Very versatile machines.
As a bike shop mechanic, wrapping bar tape is generally done from bottom to top, but as long as you have the bottom part pushed into the bar (with the bar end), and the tape is tightly wound around the bar to the top of the bar and taped, this basically makes no difference. So, NO problem there! Great Job!!
You should do a video on what to look for in a used bike, since someone tried to scam me. The person was selling a 2016 norco sight A2 for a quite a good deal, drove over to the guys house, took it for a quick ride on the street. In the add, and when he was talking to me online, he forget to mention that the bike has been sitting a garage since 2017, had 0 service since then, and that the rear shock was seized. After finding that out, I didn’t want anything else to do with the bike, and since he wasn’t ready to lower the price since “nothing was wrong”, I backed out. Who knows what else was wrong with that bike. Also both break rotors where bent.
Used bikes are like a box of chocolates.... Always try to meet at a shop if the owner is an unknown element or you don’t know how to evaluate a bike. A good mechanic can tell you what is wrong now and what to expect going forward.
I'd take a bike sitting in a garage unused for four years over a bike ridden to death over that time period. Plus, it was a 2016, so that means it was only used for a year before being put in the garage; sounds like the perfect bike. Sitting doesn't hurt a bike. It definitely doesn't cause a shock to "seize" or anything. Bent rotors? So? Bend 'em back. Steel is VERY forgiving. The biggest issue with ANY used bike purchase is buying stolen. This is the #1 problem. Buying stolen bikes only encourages the thieves and keeps bike theft alive and well.
About the bar tape (I'm mostly a roadie, rather than an MTB guy): The most common way of wrapping the bars is going from the bottoms up, and when viewed from the back, the right hand side is wrapped clockwise on the drops. (mirrored on the left hand side) After reaching the brake levers, you perform a figure 8, which will revert the rotation for the tops. The reason for going from the bottoms up, is that this way the ridges of the tape's overlaps will always point in the direction where you are pushing, so you can't tear them, or otherwise make them loosen up. The direction of rotation is also important, as while gripping the bars you tend to twist them as if you were revving a motorbike. If the rotation of the tape is not matching your revving motions, it will loosen itself. And reverting the rotation with the Figure 8 is important, as the revving motion is reverted in respect of the bar itself, depending on if you are holding the tops or the drops.
@@robertcoates2752 True. Though, they upped the stack on the new generation of this bike. Although, now the boomer bikers are complaining because the top tube is no longer level 🤷♂️
@3:51 Seth jinxed me! literally happened to me on Monday. Thankfully the docs were able to save me and keep my fingertip. hahah you live and you learn. Thanks for all the quality content Seth!
I am a bicycle mechanic but I enjoy this. Nice one, Seth! By the way, my opinion is that bicycle touring people should not neglect their bikes this much. Anyone can learn adjusting cable operated brakes and derailleurs.
most people rode a bike as a kid then stopped for 20 years until they got one with their hard earned cash i didn't even think about bike maintenance until i started commuting by bike and it became a problem
A 3 month lurker, subscribed. Great channel, just turned 60 last week, motorcyclist all my life, just got back into cycling since my teenage years 2 months ago. Best regards from NE Thailand.
Ms Bike Hacks: "Maybe it is because of all the weight on it". Seth sarcastically: "No, the weight has nothing to do with it" Me: I hope the couch is comfortable haha
I used to wrap my bars that way, but it tends to peel back from your hand. I start at the bar end, and tape by the neck. That's why they have the tape included.
Wrapping the handlebar top to bottom would cause the tape to come off over time as it’s used. Also, the direction which you wrapped it on the top bar should be forwards to back as your hand’s natural direction would be to twist towards yourself instead of twisting away from you.
Seth, Thank you for posting this kind and all the other kinds of content you post on bikes. I also love the support and care you give to the good folks in your sphere. You are a wonderful human being. Cheers and I hope to ride some Pisgah in 21.
I was thinking the same thing. it is obvious that he does not have technical knowledge about bicycles, this means that he does not have too many miles on the bike. I don't think it's appropriate to go on a long journey as a beginner, for several reasons more important than technical problems
@@dangrigore. Yup. When I started I was just ridin along my town. I eventually learned how to fix stuff and maintain the bike, without having any choice, but that's not really the best way to learn
I 'liked' this video a year ago before I had done ANY of this stuff for myself. Watching now, it is even better and more helpful than it was originally.
Seth, sorry to hear about the crash and burn. I’m sure you’ll recover soon. My wife and I have been in Asheville looking at houses and we love it here. Thanks for the great content !
@@at-qh6em Me too. On my tourer it's a pain to lean against something because of all the weight at the back. It'll always fall over. I got a kick stand and now I can stand my bike easily and wherever I want.
Oh man those handlebars need to be re-wrapped so badly... they ain't gonna last for too long. Look at the videos from your friends at ParkTool - they have a really detailed video on how to do it properly. And the guy might want to re-consider that stand... especially since the bike is weighting so heavy with all that stuff on it. When stopping somewhere for a break, having the bike to stand rather than lean it on the ground is so much better...
Kick stands on loaded touring bikes are a one way ticket to breaking a chainstay. Lean it against a tree/wall, or put a pedal down and lean it on a curb. If you *need* a kickstand (you don't), buy one that connects to the rear hub.
@@zachschmidt7417 Not where that kick stand was mounted... that won't break anything. Look again at it. That is actually a very good point to mount a kick stand on a loaded touring bike - midway, V stand. As for the needing one... each to its own. Depending on your physical condition, especially your lower back, kick stands are very beneficial - much more preferable than lifting dead weight of the ground - you won't find trees or curbs everywhere you go - especially if you are truly touring and you end up in the middle of nowhere... Another benefit of having a kick stand like that on a touring bike - if you have to do any repairs on your bike, is much more preferable and easier to have it standing than on the ground or upside down (when you have to remove everything from it and then put it back once you are done). Those who have toured truly, days and weeks on end, they know what I am talking about.
A kickstand on a touring bike can be handy if it's the right one. A Greenfield kickstand that attaches to the rear triangle. Supports both the bike and gear traveling with. Just a thought. Happy peddling!
That's still packed quite lightly compared to some. If seen some packed up so much that it'll weigh 45kgs. But the bike itself is made stronger. So heavier frame. Forks. Wheels just because you'll carry heavier loads. I've always like the Pinion or the Rohloff gearing on the touring bikes. Because you have an ultra range of gears. Less maintenance over all. You can change gear without pedalling.
When you said to not cut the tip of your finger off when checking the disc brake, that made me remember when I was working on my Giant Trance Advanced 1 and cut about 1.5cm off my pointer finger on my right hand.
Your videos are the best mtb videos I personally think, they are educational and fun at the same time I have probably watched every single one of your videos
This is the reason he broke his ankle i dont know if he had enough footage or not but his ankle hit the pedals or something like that. Seth is out of comission but he can still edit so we will have to wait and see.
This is one of my favorite episodes because you're showing someone who isn't an experienced mechanic how to repair things which is cool. I'm also an adventure rider and was curious as to how much his bike weighs loaded. You have to weigh the bike then put all the gear in a bin and weigh it on a bathroom scale.
I'm not a handlebar Nazis, and Calvin taught me to be be aware of the grip surface so that when you twist the tape it should tighten the wrap. The way you set it will unwind the tape over a couple of years. Is this a real problem that needs solving? Nah, but I love details like that.
Is nobody going to talk about how educational this episode was? I did not know how to adjust the tension of my cables, but now thanks to this video I'm ever so sure this is a job for my mechanic and not for me And Seth, I wish you a fast recovery from your broken leg!
Maybe dude was just shy? Idk, with all those upgrades and fixes dude should be at least a bit grateful. He wants to go on such a big journey, but has no knowledge how to fix the smallest bit of a bike
I will never understand why hardcore mountain bikers hate kickstands so much. They really help a lot for loading your bike when touring or bikepacking.
i bought that same multi tool after watching a video of you recomending it when i first started. it has been invaluable i use it all the time from the spoke wrench to all the allen keys and recently the chain breaker for such a small tool it is so amazing.
My favorite part is the new handlebar tape, and seeing how Seth wraps it from the stem down to the drops... makes total sense but I have never done it that way b/c it wasn't the "right" way... dohhh....
there is a reason I built my disc trucker with drivetrain bits... older 9spd SLX crankset with the 42-32-22 crankset and 11-32 cassette... I need to change to an 11-28 cassette at some point (or maybe just toss on my 12-26 road cassette on at some point) that 22 granny gear means I can pedal up hills slower than I could walk haha.. as a 300# rider and riding 40-50lbs of bike and gear I don't care much about top end but having a low enough gear is far more important.
Micro-adjusting front shifters (like microshift bar ends, that used to be standard on this bike) are great for trimming the front DR on the move. Tension-adjustment to indexed front DRs tend to drift a lot on touring.
And that is why I always ensure that my touring/trekking bike has a 16 inch bottom gear as you can still just about get up most hills even when the bike and rider weigh 150-155kg (340lbs). 👍
Thanks for all your well wishes and support! It was Sunday afternoon when my ankle/fibula broke, so this week was pretty interesting. Luckily we do have some videos filmed from before the accident, so we’ll be working on those first.
Berm Peak Express feel better Seth
Heal well Berm, oh i mean Seth.
Feel better man
Get well soon Seth 👍🏽
The first and hopefully last broken bone on Berm Peak
Should have done a Sam Pilgrim and chucked some Fox 40's on the front. :D
😂
🔥 would be fire tho
LMAO😂😂😂
Dreams!
YES
The kickstand can be really usefull on a touring bike, like when its really heavy and u dont want to let it down
Something people never seem to understand until they've tried one on months long tours... Then they try a bike without and a light bulb flashes.
Heck that made day to day life living on the bike significantly better...
I used to tour without a kickstand. Then I got over my stubborn resistance and put one on. I cannot imagine touring without one anymore. The weight penalty is insignificant - I carry 4 litres of water! - and the convenience is to die for.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think McKenzie said it wasn’t holding up the bike
A kickstand is going to be destroyed by that weight.
yeah I would have kept it
"Today, we're gonna be doing something a little different"
(Audience waits with bated breath)
"But... kinda the same"
(Thunderous uproar of crowd as chainsaws buzz, handlebars are slapped on rimless wheels, and airhorns tear through the atmosphere)
what's a rimless wheel?
@@markifi Whoops, I meant spokeless
@@lagradylagrady7372 oh ok cool
@@lagradylagrady7372 what’s a spoke less wheel
@@Yvcfthnmklkmm In mtb races, spectators will bang handlebars on a bike rim like a mtb-style triangle instrument.
I understand that your upload schedule is a bit messed up right now but still every upload makes my day, thanks Seth
Its gonna be a bit messed up from now cause he broke his leg
@@connorwilsonbikes111 yeah it will which makes me sad
Cuuu!!
DAMN THAT STEERER TUBE IS LOOOOOOOOONG
5:07 “We are gonna make sure that he has a bar end so nobody gets core sampled” is the best line I have ever heard from you. Seth, you are a genius, madman, and joker all at the same time.
As funny as it is, someone almost died in front of me because of this. Bar ends are really important
What does core sampled mean?
yeah i saw a guy lose 2 pints of blood. bar took a plug out inch and a half deep.
@@Burnthesof the end of the Barr cus a circle in your skin
@@j0shn05 more specifically, if you hit a bar with enough force it won't just cut into your skin. It can actually cut DEEP into your body and when you pull it out, it'll take the chunk of flesh INSIDE the bar out with it. Basically how core samples work. Closing up the end or the bar avoids that. The force gets spread over a bigger area and you don't have the thin metal (or carbon) ring that can easily cut into you. After all, you REALLY don't need much force to break skin.
i was expecting a “welcome back to berm peak express and today... well I broke my leg.”
same lol
Where did you find out he broke his leg? I only found out when scrolling the comments
Leo Caddy he posted it on his insta story a few days ago
I broke my leg yesterday. I’m in a lot of pain. I have a cast up to my leg. Can’t wait until I get surgery
Dam, don't tell me Seth is a fellow 2020 broken leg club member :( ? broke mine in March.
6:05 “it’s a wrap”
Underrated pun, that shit got me 😂
I don’t get it
Ah the traditional Surly geometry with all the 1 1/8 spacers the bike shop had in stock, just beautiful.
Its like a land cruiser I'm gonna climb this mountain but I better have air conditioning
I hope it never changes. Love my full stack!
Can tell Seth's a mountain biker by how he wraps drop bars
Kick stands are really useful on touring bike cause of the bike is fully loaded with bags it's easier to park it with the kick stand
I am not sure about the useful part. But I am sure that all kickstands are unimaginable ugly, uncool, stupid and noisy
love to be able to fit one on
@@MS-bw7yt there are *good* kick stands
Nah
I see touring bike then i see seth, then I think to myself, he's gonna shred the trail with that bike haha
Like sam pilgrim style
C u
Couple years ago I rode the Great Divide with a kid who was rockin' a touring bike kind of fixed up like a gravel bike. He never got off and walked it. Just kept grinding it out.
@@jimmyjames1916 the lowest gea on these is 36/28 I believe
"The nazis of handle bar wrapping..[ ]" .. in the meantime, wrapping the bar from top to bottom
No kidding. That just made me cringe!!!!
Came here to ask about the reverse wrap as well. I kind of like the clean look with out having to use finish tape but I am wondering the longevity of the wrap...I may have to try this when I re-wrap my gravel bike.
Putting the short strips over the already wrapped tape was gut wrenching. I can live with the top to bottom but not that
Disgusting
Every time he leans on the bars it’s gonna be trying to lift the wrap
That front rack is inadequate, safety wise, with supporting the weight of those two front panniers. If that metal tab to the fork crown cracks, which could very well happen riding across the country, the rack and the panniers can swing forward and he will be flying over his handlebars.
Without changing front racks, to the very least get him to loop a thick zip-tie around the rack to the fork crown. It will be at least be a safety leash in case of rack tab failure.
If you are into bicycle touring, you really should be able to service your own bike. Thank you for explaining everything on every step. When touring, I really loved those days when I have been in the wild, days from closest help should my bicycle fail on me, really brings in the freedom aspect of touring.
Yo Seth! If you remember, I'm the cross-country bicycle tourist you met at the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival earlier this year. I ended up taking an Amtrak home just a couple weeks later due to the coronavirus. After riding Sedona, I'm totally hooked on mountain biking, and I'm just waiting for the day a decent mountain bike is back in stock anywhere so I can start exploring my local trails.
Anyways, I was pretty surprised to see a touring bike show up at Berm Peak, so I figured it was a great opportunity to give you an update on my trip. I hope your ankle makes a quick recovery, and I wish Mackenzie the best of luck on the rest of his adventure!
Let’s go! Another video; always so exciting.
Same
LETSGOOOOOOOOO
Ikrrr i sit in the google meet refreshing all the time waiting for a new vid lmfao
Very correct I sometimes spend hours catching up on seths vids. Nice comment bruv!!
@@DorsetAgriLad Always fun to binge Seth!
He is gonna want that kick stand... When bike is fully loaded a kickstand is a life saver. You are already heavy as hell.
I can't believe he let him remove the kickstand! Having to pick up a fully loaded touring bike off the ground is no fun.
Yeah ive outfitted a few customers touring bikes with kick stands, the one he had was shit, so its good he took it off. Instead you want one that can support the weight, and that folds and/or swivels out of the way so it wont rub against the chain when its not in use. There r double foor kick stands that can do this. The one mckenzie had doesnt do this and it should not have been on that bike. I myself use single a foot kick stand on my touring bike, you just gotta baby them when under heavy loads. Double foot kick stands are nice for doing road side repairs cause it lifts up the front or the back of the bike for ya.
@@equalityrocks582 I'd want one that let's yah lube the chain when in use.
Kick stands break frames (potentially) and are dead weight. There's an infinite number of things to lean your bike against along the road.
Exactly what I was thinking
Finally, a Surly shows up in a Seth video!
I've got the non-disc version. In a 58, it weights something like 15kg before you put racks on it. Then, it's such thick steel, that it only really comes to life once you hang 30-40kg of luggage off of it. It's just rigid the rest of the time. Still totally in love with it. I did a big road tour on it years ago but now it serves as a all-road/gravel commuter. Very versatile machines.
As a bike shop mechanic, wrapping bar tape is generally done from bottom to top, but as long as you have the bottom part pushed into the bar (with the bar end), and the tape is tightly wound around the bar to the top of the bar and taped, this basically makes no difference. So, NO problem there! Great Job!!
You should do a video on what to look for in a used bike, since someone tried to scam me. The person was selling a 2016 norco sight A2 for a quite a good deal, drove over to the guys house, took it for a quick ride on the street. In the add, and when he was talking to me online, he forget to mention that the bike has been sitting a garage since 2017, had 0 service since then, and that the rear shock was seized. After finding that out, I didn’t want anything else to do with the bike, and since he wasn’t ready to lower the price since “nothing was wrong”, I backed out. Who knows what else was wrong with that bike. Also both break rotors where bent.
Oof dude, good thing you got out of that
Used bikes are like a box of chocolates....
Always try to meet at a shop if the owner is an unknown element or you don’t know how to evaluate a bike. A good mechanic can tell you what is wrong now and what to expect going forward.
use bicycle Blue book
I hate people like that
I'd take a bike sitting in a garage unused for four years over a bike ridden to death over that time period. Plus, it was a 2016, so that means it was only used for a year before being put in the garage; sounds like the perfect bike. Sitting doesn't hurt a bike. It definitely doesn't cause a shock to "seize" or anything.
Bent rotors? So? Bend 'em back. Steel is VERY forgiving.
The biggest issue with ANY used bike purchase is buying stolen. This is the #1 problem. Buying stolen bikes only encourages the thieves and keeps bike theft alive and well.
I was hiking and stopped to rest at the perfect time! I vow to never miss a post!!!
About the bar tape (I'm mostly a roadie, rather than an MTB guy): The most common way of wrapping the bars is going from the bottoms up, and when viewed from the back, the right hand side is wrapped clockwise on the drops. (mirrored on the left hand side) After reaching the brake levers, you perform a figure 8, which will revert the rotation for the tops. The reason for going from the bottoms up, is that this way the ridges of the tape's overlaps will always point in the direction where you are pushing, so you can't tear them, or otherwise make them loosen up. The direction of rotation is also important, as while gripping the bars you tend to twist them as if you were revving a motorbike. If the rotation of the tape is not matching your revving motions, it will loosen itself. And reverting the rotation with the Figure 8 is important, as the revving motion is reverted in respect of the bar itself, depending on if you are holding the tops or the drops.
I'm not saying any other way is inherently wrong, but they might lead to premature wear and/or a subpar riding experience.
DAMN THAT STEERER TUBE IS LOOOOOOOOONG
Holy spacer stack Batman!
A big part of it is Surly makes their stack height stupid low for what a lot of the bikes are made for.
@@robertcoates2752 True. Though, they upped the stack on the new generation of this bike. Although, now the boomer bikers are complaining because the top tube is no longer level 🤷♂️
I came here to make this comment as well...weird they didn’t chop down the excess
Stack height on a surly. Checks out.
Seth should be rapping whilst wrapping handlebars.
Cucu
@Danny Moore well that’s made my day.
@3:51 Seth jinxed me! literally happened to me on Monday. Thankfully the docs were able to save me and keep my fingertip. hahah you live and you learn. Thanks for all the quality content Seth!
I am a bicycle mechanic but I enjoy this. Nice one, Seth!
By the way, my opinion is that bicycle touring people should not neglect their bikes this much. Anyone can learn adjusting cable operated brakes and derailleurs.
most people rode a bike as a kid then stopped for 20 years until they got one with their hard earned cash
i didn't even think about bike maintenance until i started commuting by bike and it became a problem
A 3 month lurker, subscribed.
Great channel, just turned 60 last week, motorcyclist all my life, just got back into cycling since my teenage years 2 months ago.
Best regards from NE Thailand.
Ms Bike Hacks: "Maybe it is because of all the weight on it".
Seth sarcastically: "No, the weight has nothing to do with it"
Me: I hope the couch is comfortable haha
I heard weed..
@@zippySquirrelface I heared that too
Where is it
@@Randombikekid 10:43
I used to wrap my bars that way, but it tends to peel back from your hand. I start at the bar end, and tape by the neck. That's why they have the tape included.
Wrapping the handlebar top to bottom would cause the tape to come off over time as it’s used. Also, the direction which you wrapped it on the top bar should be forwards to back as your hand’s natural direction would be to twist towards yourself instead of twisting away from you.
Seth, Thank you for posting this kind and all the other kinds of content you post on bikes. I also love the support and care you give to the good folks in your sphere. You are a wonderful human being. Cheers and I hope to ride some Pisgah in 21.
Love your vids, I can’t beleive how much i like MTBing because of you one year ago I didn’t even know what hard tail meant
I think that guy should learn, at least, to adjust the brakes and gears before going around the US
Best way to learn is having no choice
Gave him a multitool, but by the condition of the bike, he's never used any tools on it...
I was thinking the same thing. it is obvious that he does not have technical knowledge about bicycles, this means that he does not have too many miles on the bike. I don't think it's appropriate to go on a long journey as a beginner, for several reasons more important than technical problems
@@dangrigore. Yup. When I started I was just ridin along my town. I eventually learned how to fix stuff and maintain the bike, without having any choice, but that's not really the best way to learn
I 'liked' this video a year ago before I had done ANY of this stuff for myself. Watching now, it is even better and more helpful than it was originally.
Sales Man Seth: "You got yer... You got yer... You got yer" (slaps the top of the seat) "You can fit so many adventures in this thing"
Seth, sorry to hear about the crash and burn. I’m sure you’ll recover soon. My wife and I have been in Asheville looking at houses and we love it here. Thanks for the great content !
Thats not a lock its a mount for an Ortlieb handle bar bag!!!
This was on trending and I used to watch seths bike hacks 2 years ago. Glad to see how far you have come!
“So like all kickstands, this kickstands got to go” - Seth
sad
@Dylan nah I like them
@@at-qh6em Me too. On my tourer it's a pain to lean against something because of all the weight at the back. It'll always fall over. I got a kick stand and now I can stand my bike easily and wherever I want.
@Dylan loaded touring is *very* different from road bikes, gravel bikes and mountain bikes. Loading bags is much easier on a stand.
That was a sketchy kickstand though... Should've replaced it.
A loaded touring bike feels so good. Just nice and smooth and planted. Love it! (Trek 920)
Oh man those handlebars need to be re-wrapped so badly... they ain't gonna last for too long.
Look at the videos from your friends at ParkTool - they have a really detailed video on how to do it properly.
And the guy might want to re-consider that stand... especially since the bike is weighting so heavy with all that stuff on it.
When stopping somewhere for a break, having the bike to stand rather than lean it on the ground is so much better...
Kick stands on loaded touring bikes are a one way ticket to breaking a chainstay. Lean it against a tree/wall, or put a pedal down and lean it on a curb. If you *need* a kickstand (you don't), buy one that connects to the rear hub.
@@zachschmidt7417 Not where that kick stand was mounted... that won't break anything. Look again at it. That is actually a very good point to mount a kick stand on a loaded touring bike - midway, V stand.
As for the needing one... each to its own. Depending on your physical condition, especially your lower back, kick stands are very beneficial - much more preferable than lifting dead weight of the ground - you won't find trees or curbs everywhere you go - especially if you are truly touring and you end up in the middle of nowhere...
Another benefit of having a kick stand like that on a touring bike - if you have to do any repairs on your bike, is much more preferable and easier to have it standing than on the ground or upside down (when you have to remove everything from it and then put it back once you are done).
Those who have toured truly, days and weeks on end, they know what I am talking about.
Great to see a new video. May your recovery go by quickly and get you back to 100%.
When he did the handlebar tape and started from the top i was like: ocd engaged
Same but then I noticed it looked cleaner without the finishing tape. 😲
Why? It looks a lot better without the tape.
@@jacobvoid9176 BeCaUsE It'S WrOnG 😳😁
A kickstand on a touring bike can be handy if it's the right one. A Greenfield kickstand that attaches to the rear triangle. Supports both the bike and gear traveling with. Just a thought. Happy peddling!
At first sight (before I read the title), I thought seth was going on a bike road trip again 🤣. Got me excited for a sec 😅
Would love to see more videos like this! So much useful and interesting information!!
The only time Seth doesn't remove a front three ring
This is not a mountain bike. And even then, with the price of a XT-quality 12speed vs the 2x10 i'd rather have the 2x10...
@@seven9766 its a 3 by 10 all the gears lol
That's still packed quite lightly compared to some. If seen some packed up so much that it'll weigh 45kgs. But the bike itself is made stronger. So heavier frame. Forks. Wheels just because you'll carry heavier loads. I've always like the Pinion or the Rohloff gearing on the touring bikes. Because you have an ultra range of gears. Less maintenance over all. You can change gear without pedalling.
“On this episode of Pimp My Bike..”
When you said to not cut the tip of your finger off when checking the disc brake, that made me remember when I was working on my Giant Trance Advanced 1 and cut about 1.5cm off my pointer finger on my right hand.
Who else expected a 1 by conversion, tubeless and hydraulic brakes.
Me
Your videos are the best mtb videos I personally think, they are educational and fun at the same time I have probably watched every single one of your videos
When you know you want to go mtbing but binging Seth is much better
Been peak express is like the TH-cam channel that never gets old. Ever
Seth; also be very quiet so you can here for rubbing
Also Seth: plays background music when trying to listen
Seth you're the man who got me hooked on mountain biking thank you so much
Who else is really looking forward to Seth's Fooker Pedal vs RaceFace Chester 1 year review?
This is the reason he broke his ankle i dont know if he had enough footage or not but his ankle hit the pedals or something like that. Seth is out of comission but he can still edit so we will have to wait and see.
I just realized something, he broke his right foot and ankle. In his video he put a fooker pedal on his right side. I'm thinking driveway gap.
Loved this. Great to see you helping out the bro for his tour. Good luck! Seems a bit cold to be starting a tour though.
“So like all kickstands, this kickstand has to go”
Wise words
Click-stand all the way.
wise words when it comes to anything except a touring bike. the opposite is true here.
This is one of my favorite episodes because you're showing someone who isn't an experienced mechanic how to repair things which is cool. I'm also an adventure rider and was curious as to how much his bike weighs loaded. You have to weigh the bike then put all the gear in a bin and weigh it on a bathroom scale.
I'm not first
I'm not last
But when Berm Peak Express uploads a video, I click fast.
I'm not a handlebar Nazis, and Calvin taught me to be be aware of the grip surface so that when you twist the tape it should tighten the wrap. The way you set it will unwind the tape over a couple of years. Is this a real problem that needs solving? Nah, but I love details like that.
When i was repairing brakes in my bike i put my finger into the rotor
hopefully it wasn't spinning
@@marc_frank It was
@@to_adaz then i hope the left hand so you can still write 😅
@@marc_frank it was like half a year ago so im fine
That hurts just reading about it!
Is nobody going to talk about how educational this episode was? I did not know how to adjust the tension of my cables, but now thanks to this video I'm ever so sure this is a job for my mechanic and not for me
And Seth, I wish you a fast recovery from your broken leg!
Petition to have a shirt that says "something different but kinda the..."
oh wait
I always rewatch Seths videos while I wait for the new one to come out and when it does it’s always exciting!😃
7:15 this duds laugh 😆😂
Thank you for consistently keeping me entertained 😊
When you realize Seth wraps bars from the tops down...😬
When you realize you are a handlebar nazi 😬
This brings back the days of the key west trip. Those are some of my favorite original videos
The look of absolute disinterest on the guests face. I’ve seen the same look on many a persons face when I’m geeking out over some niche subject.
Maybe dude was just shy? Idk, with all those upgrades and fixes dude should be at least a bit grateful. He wants to go on such a big journey, but has no knowledge how to fix the smallest bit of a bike
Best thing I've seen today besides the oldshovel specialized Enduro rebuild. :) Seth 🤘
I will never understand why hardcore mountain bikers hate kickstands so much. They really help a lot for loading your bike when touring or bikepacking.
They are hideous and to an American a sign of a cheaper bike i just ride with a big ass backpack for multi-days
i bought that same multi tool after watching a video of you recomending it when i first started. it has been invaluable i use it all the time from the spoke wrench to all the allen keys and recently the chain breaker for such a small tool it is so amazing.
Wow, Alex's brother sounds a lot like Alex...
Every Sunday I wake up to a new video and I always love to watch it
For the love of god give him a casset with more range!
No he has 3 gears in the front
@@richievary6034 yeah but if it's that hard to push up hill he needs a bigger granny gear
My favorite part is the new handlebar tape, and seeing how Seth wraps it from the stem down to the drops... makes total sense but I have never done it that way b/c it wasn't the "right" way... dohhh....
"Dead perfect braking" with mechanical, one side pushing disc brakes is not possible. They are junk.
Its my brother's birthday and he loves ur chanel, keep up the amazing content
Day: 5
Asking Seth if I can work for him
It sux that you broke yourself, get well soon. It great to have a new bike related vid, thanks.
Thank you so much for all of your great content, I have always loved your channel!
👍🤘
there is a reason I built my disc trucker with drivetrain bits... older 9spd SLX crankset with the 42-32-22 crankset and 11-32 cassette... I need to change to an 11-28 cassette at some point (or maybe just toss on my 12-26 road cassette on at some point) that 22 granny gear means I can pedal up hills slower than I could walk haha.. as a 300# rider and riding 40-50lbs of bike and gear I don't care much about top end but having a low enough gear is far more important.
You can flip the rack bracket upside down and it’ll cover that long screw at the same time.
Really cool, love these kind of run through guides
Seth's channels are the sickest mtb channels I ever came across to. I actually started my own channel because of him, you guys should go check it out!
Great video and hope McKenzie has a great trip!
Got a surly cross check. Love it. May switch out for a lht someday.
Woo woo love you seth I've been waiting all day for a video to pop up from you
I love how you wrapped the tape. NEED that video.
Micro-adjusting front shifters (like microshift bar ends, that used to be standard on this bike) are great for trimming the front DR on the move. Tension-adjustment to indexed front DRs tend to drift a lot on touring.
This is my second time watching this, a year after it first came out and I am disappointed that I can’t give it another like. 👍
Sweet bike! I’ve got the same one, same color even, I think they did that color in 2010-2012
I love these bike videos where you get old bikes and upgrade them!
Love your videos Seth I’ve just recently bought my first dual suspension
And that is why I always ensure that my touring/trekking bike has a 16 inch bottom gear as you can still just about get up most hills even when the bike and rider weigh 150-155kg (340lbs). 👍
Love seeing the Brooks.