Im guessing you'll never see my post, but NEW HACK for you. If you are trying to dial in your rear brake caliper alignment, try installing your rear wheel without putting the chain onto your cassette. That way your rear wheel can rotate in silence while you listen to see if your rotor is rubbing!
That's a good one, I might use this one at work actually, the free wheels from some hubs can be so loud it's impossible to listen to scratching unless I spin it backwards which spins annoyingly short.
I'd been struggling for months making different dodgy valve adapters for prestas, then I realised that my spare £3 pump that I use for my kids buggy has one of those heads that you take apart, flip around and put back together to change between presta and schrader valves... my tires have never been just "good enough" ever since.
@@tmodfilms254 yeah buddy when I bought it I remember it said it was for both valves but it never came with any instructions on how to change between the 2.
1: Use your fish/luggage/bike scale as a DIY torque wrench by measuring the distance from the center of rotation to the point where you make the force, and the force you make. For example, to do 40Nm you just have to do a force of 20kg at a distance of 20cm. 2: Use some old big scissors as a chain whip by drilling 2 holes on each blade and attaching one small piece of chain to each blade. The ends of the pieces of chain should be the outer links. As you don't need lots of chain, you can use the left overs of new chains. 3: Improvement over the crank boots inner tube hack. Cut a section of inner tube 1.5 times as long as the height you want to cover. If you want the outside of the inner tube to be the visible part, first turn it inside out. Now place a third of the tube you cutted by the side of the crank you want to protect the most, for me, having the crank arm in the bottom of the stroke, I put it facing between the front and center of the bike. Now, just fold the rest of the tube over the crank + first third of the tube. Finally cut out the hole and reinstall your pedals.
Jorge Álvarez I love these ideas! Although you could improve upon the last one by use a set of channel locks designed for removing an oil filter (maybe $15 at Home Depot) and you could most likely still use them to remove a tight oil filter
@@Breeson-yg2rh I haven't got any of those. They could work, but only if the thickness of the ends is thinner than the inner links of the chain. Either way, I think the old scissors would be cheaper.
Hahaha glad to see my travel hack in there! My sweaty pads go in there too, I definitely don’t need that stuff in my clothes bag! No disrespect to the TSA agents of course, I greatly appreciate the job they do keeping the airplanes safe, just trying to keep my bike bag search quick and to the point!
one suggested modification to the "pedal bike stand" 7:13 use a hole saw with the diameter that matches the inside diameter of your pvc pipe, preserving the disk that's left from cutting a hole in a 2 x 4. first bolt the disk to your base, then screw the pvc pipe to the disk. this makes for a rigid connection between the base and pipe that's needed to support the forces required to hold your bike up..... I have a heavy tandem bike.
You can clean jockey wheels but getting a corn cob holder and holding it with one prong on either side of the jockey wheel...now pedal and the prongs will clean of gunk and grease
Once, when my workshop was limited to a toolbox and an old beercrate, I used an old, chepa** side type wirecutter, that Ive flatted with an old file, for crimping the cable ends. That is actually what I still use to this day, despite of now roaming in a proper workshop containing all the lusts of the home mecanic.
Seth, you are one of our sports greatest ambassadors. The way you cater some content to beginners is invaluable in bringing new riders to the sport and helping them progress. I am sure that there are thousands of riders out there that would thank you for getting them into riding and working on their bikes. I have been riding and racing since 1990 and I still find your tutorials and hacks to be really helpful. And I really appreciate that you show younger riders that it's not all about having to most expensive bike; its about progressing, learning and having fun. Keep up the fantastic work Seth! And if you ever make it up to the Adirondacks, I would love to show you around my favorite local trails. Thanks again Seth!!!
Here’s a hack for one of your videos, when learning to pull up barspin learn to do a barspin on ice since you don’t have to lift up the front wheel and then when your comfortable with that you can move on to the actual barspin👍🏼
I love your bike hacks. But my favorite is the latch on your garbage can. I live in upstate NY where the bears also love garbage cans. Since I installed last year he hasn’t gotten into my garbage!! So simple and yet so satisfying!
GREAT tips! A few more: 1. Place a drop of superglue in a cable cap and slip it on the cable end. No need to crimp it. 2. Use a 1/2" long piece of electrical heat-shrink tubing on a cable end. Heat shrink is cheap and available in many colors. 3. Dunk your brake levers in Plasti-Dip to give you better wet-weather grippiness. Available in several colors. 4. Self-sealing silicone tape makes a great semi-permanent chainstay wrap to protect the paint from chain slap. 5. If you ride in snow, place a warm bike outside for 20 minutes before you ride; this allows the bike to reach ambient temperature. If you ride a warm bike in snow, the snow melts and then freezes again as ice on the chain, cassette, and derailleurs, which makes shifting difficult.
Seth, you probably know this. If you cut a large rectangular piece out of a used squeezy plastic toothpaste tube, it makes an excellent "tyre boot" for get you home sidewall repairs.
This was the very first Berm Peak video I watched, Seth has changed a lot since then. I tried the pipe-stand contraption and I had to drill holes into each side and peg it down because it kept falling over with the weight of my bike. Great tips tho👏🏼
I still remember whenever Seth only had like 20k subs and I would always comment on the videos and he would respond that would always make me so happy!
I bought a bike tool kit about twenty years ago for $60. It came with all the tools you'd need for a bike plus the plastic molded case to put them in. Best investment a biker could make.
when bikepacking and I washed my socks the night before, I tie my socks to the handlebars and ride a few KMs to let it dry up. I overdid this last year and tied my cycling jersey and shorts as well. Worked like a charm😄
Hey Seth here is a hack. Many people just getting into mountain biking don’t want to spend the money on a work stand, making it tough to work on drive train components. My hack is to use a hanging bike rack for a car instead. It raises the bike to a comfortable level, allows the wheels to spin freely and provides easier access to the bottom of the bike for those tough to clean spots; all the while it will go almost anywhere the bike is without having to spend more money.
Hit all the way around the edge of the lid with the back of a butterknife. It will break the seal. Just hard enough to hit dent the lid, but not break anything.
If running low on brake oil (or just wanting to save a few dollar) you can "recycle" used and dark oil with coffe filter or even household paper to get rid of most of the impurities
Sick video. Always so well produced and informative. If my videos were this well produced I would be well pleased. Seth could you please do a vid on how to grow an MTB TH-cam channel in 2019? 🤟🏻
Killer idea! I second that motion! Maybe some information for those of us just beginning and hopeful for TH-cam to be our full time jobs eventually...what we have to be most patient about...yeah, all that?
There's a small but passionate group who wants content like this-myself included. I always love when Casey Neistat or some other TH-camr posts their advice on video making. With that said, my camera and editing videos consistently underperform. Lately I've been keeping this kind of stuff on Patreon because it garners more interest, but I'd consider doing one here if enough people suggest it.
Patreon. That alone is one of my biggest questions. What we (read..ME) new creators could use is information like, When is it close to time to start a Patreon account and, How can we best (as mountain bikers) with all our similarities possibly pull in supporters through that interface? Also, is it or is it not the primary source of income or is something like affiliate marketing more fruitful? Ultimately hard work, improving content, and making sure to offer something is what I believe is most necessary. But the WHEN and HOW to move in to those (patreon, affliate marketing) forms of income *Specific to Mountain Bikers* is mysterious to say the least. Cheers dude. Thanks for considering!!
@@SethsBikeHacks I did see a video yo u made about how you started doing it, and how it changed and your thoughts etc...it was very interesting - and I'm not involved in any of that - I just watch - but it was very interesting - a behind the scenes sort of thing - I can't remember where it was now - but I think you were being interviewed by a girl? What was it?
im a 13 year old from ontario and im just starting out with mtb, can you make a video about tips to help you start off? could you also make a hack for lifting your bike when you dont have a bike stand, because i really want to get one but dont seem that i can afford one!
1)If you have the grip strength, vise grips will also cut cable cleanly 2) Use a drill bit or small hole saw to make a clean end when cutting a slot Keep the hacks coming!
When i was a low-budget cycling student and i had to take off the cassette, because i had no chain whip, i used a rag which i directed between the spokes 3-4 times on the left and the right side to hold the cassette in place. It's not the prettiest of them all but is working.
Hey Seth, glad to see you back on the bike again! As a hack for your next video in the series, I have started using small lengths of PVC that fit over my axles for when I remove my wheels and put my bike in my car. This keeps grease on the axle and away from the upholstery of my car. It can also double as a dummy cassette when cleaning your chain...similar to your hose hack from a while back (without the neighborly theft). Enjoy and keep the videos coming...love the content!
If your wearing cargo pants "like i do when mountain biking especially in the winter and the snow in western ny" or jeans or any kind of pants lol, i use 2 rubber bands around my right pant leg so i dont get chain rub on my good cargos
I use 18 inch by 2 inch cinch Velcro straps for my pants. Easy on / off and the straps have multiple uses. Tip:. When buying Velcro, buy a longer strap than you think you need.
Seth I got told from Jim at my local bike store that using WD-40 on the bike chain can damage the chain but watering down oil and put a half teaspoon of WD-40 in it can make it less erosive on the chain grease and also works as a chain cleaner. Seth your the best TH-camr I watch with the best content and sharing your bike knowledge to help the MTB community to help people’s skills on there bike and helping them to keep there riding safe,clean and maintained. Your amazing keep the brilliant content up.
I work at a bike shop and a big “hack” that we use is when working on derailleur cable or dropper cable we use vice grips to hold the cable and then take a handheld torch and put the flame to the cable and rotate it while the torch is held on it and pull slightly on it so it burns the cable off where you would normally cut it. This makes the cable un-frayable. Then there is no need for a cap on the end of the cable. Best bike “hack” ever!
Hey Seth, great video as always. The bike stand at the 4min mark would be a little more stable if the wooden part was rotated 90deg. Let's keep this hack videos coming!
I did your previous hack of the bike stand with just the 2x4's and found that it needed to be higher off the ground to actually hold up the bike. A better way would have been using a 2x6 on the upper side with a 4x4 on the lower side.
If you are younger and dont have a place to leave your bike over the winter do this: Pull your bed away from the wall about 2 feet. Take the pedals off the bike. Loosen the stem of the handle bars and move the bars so that they are parallel with the frame and tires. Tighten stem Your bike should be about 6-10 inches wide!
There is a kid at my school who goes around and slashes people's tires and undoes the quick release squires can you make a safety hack for something like this?
On amazon there might be something that can help you like putting something in your tire and or go to your local bike shop and talk to the employees about it and they can help you
idk about the tires, but you can run non-quick release axle bolts like i have on my dirt jumper and my bmx bike. its less likely this guy has a wrench with him to undo your bolts
You can replace the internal tightening mechanism in quick release axles with a 15 cm long M5 (or the imperial equivalent with roughly 5mm in diameter) threaded rod and 2 nuts and large washers. I've made my QR axles to work with allen keys by using special nuts.
Thanks for the hacks, Seth! I've put tires in the oven on "warm" to make them easier to mount (this only works if they aren't on the wheel already). :) Totally going to make that bike stand since I have a couple mountain bikes that don't hang well (and a variety of tire widths). Will report back when I do it with a dremel, and what dimensions I used. 3" PVC? 0.75" width slot?
Bike lights that come with a rubber strap to keep them in place on your handlebars or seatpost will often slide anyway due to al the bumps and bouncing of your mountainbike. I put a bit of old inner tube (cut to size) under it to get more friction and provide it from sliding. Works like a charm!
Bonus to the bike light hack. Get a light made for scuba diving. They are a bit more expensive than your average flashlight, but they are very bright, completely waterproof, and very impact resistant.
Add extra protection and bling to your hoses and housings by putting PET braided sleeves over them. Tons of color to choose from, adds a layer of protection, and stiffens them up so they wont rub as much on your frame.
an welder made me a bike repair stand from few 2" square pieces of metal scrap, act like stand feet...in a V shape...above 2 metal pipes one slightly bigger then another so you can adjust the height...and on top old wide vicegrips as a holder for the bike... works flawless
At the rate you guys are suggesting hacks, I might be able to do this once per month!
Hi Seth I was just wondering if it was safe to put a 27.5 inch rim on a 26 inch rimed bike?
You should do hack where you can cut your grips to add more tread when they wear down
Seth, How I can setup my Gear Shifter with I-spec B if my brake lever is very old, or not support I spec?
Seth's Bike Hacks An amazing way to do some quick hacks. Watch Seths Bike Hacks,
Once per month, once a week
There's a special place in hell for the dog walkers who don't take the poop bag with them.
Yeah it's called Florida
I’m especially careful close to the trailheads. It’s like a turd minefield out there!
Casey Tango lol 😂😂
Ur lucky u have dog turds, where I am we have whole entire mounds of horse poop covering the trail
As is those who dont thank the bus driver
and upstairs roomates
Video starts at 0:00 your welcome
Love your channel
appreciate it... tired of having to watch stupid fluff to get to the real content.
Also ends at 7:13
thanks man needed that
Finally someone who puts the time stamp for the best part.
no way
Im guessing you'll never see my post, but NEW HACK for you. If you are trying to dial in your rear brake caliper alignment, try installing your rear wheel without putting the chain onto your cassette. That way your rear wheel can rotate in silence while you listen to see if your rotor is rubbing!
Just stumbled on this while trying to fix the pump up issue on my m8000 brakes.
That's a good one, I might use this one at work actually, the free wheels from some hubs can be so loud it's impossible to listen to scratching unless I spin it backwards which spins annoyingly short.
This is brilliant for anything requiring spinning the rear wheel. Trying to true the rear wheel with a loud hub is a bit of a nightmare.
@@jeffschroeder8875 lol i just decided to live with the pump issuw xd
@@jeffschroeder8875 u r the same guy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
You should make a stationary bike stand that you can pedal foe exercise! I lot of the ones online are expensive. Love your videos!
Yes that would be awesome
Hi
GCN did a homemade rollers video, go check it out!
I got a cheap indoor trainer and it works great for endurance training when it's too muddy to ride!
XC Sam: it’s NEVER too muddy to ride!!
I recently bought a bike and didn’t have a presta pump. In a pinch an air gun with a taco bell straw on the end will fill your tire up.
I'd been struggling for months making different dodgy valve adapters for prestas, then I realised that my spare £3 pump that I use for my kids buggy has one of those heads that you take apart, flip around and put back together to change between presta and schrader valves... my tires have never been just "good enough" ever since.
Really? That's sweet
@@Jeesus353 i have an adapter that cost maybe $4 or something, this would help you
@@tmodfilms254 yeah buddy when I bought it I remember it said it was for both valves but it never came with any instructions on how to change between the 2.
@@Jeesus353 yea, there is an adaptor that I got 2 for 1.99 but If you are somewhere with no adaptors that trick would help
Guitar cable as derailleur cable works well
MBS really?
What desperation are u at to put guitar cable on to you derailleur how did u get to that point
... If u can find one long enough
delete this comment. guitar strings are not long enough
Time to leave this planet
Hack Idea: Hide your phone in a book so you can watch Seth's new videos in class.
LOL😎
Good idea
I had mine in my bag at lunch time and if I see a teacher walking towards me I just throw my phone in my bag and zip up my bag
@Benjamin Miller he said it for a meme
Granite State MTB yes
Hack number 1,600,055. When riding in WNC be sure to grab an elk for a good tow up the mountain.
the black bear also works it is much easier to find, but is more aggressive.
1: Use your fish/luggage/bike scale as a DIY torque wrench by measuring the distance from the center of rotation to the point where you make the force, and the force you make. For example, to do 40Nm you just have to do a force of 20kg at a distance of 20cm.
2: Use some old big scissors as a chain whip by drilling 2 holes on each blade and attaching one small piece of chain to each blade. The ends of the pieces of chain should be the outer links. As you don't need lots of chain, you can use the left overs of new chains.
3: Improvement over the crank boots inner tube hack. Cut a section of inner tube 1.5 times as long as the height you want to cover. If you want the outside of the inner tube to be the visible part, first turn it inside out. Now place a third of the tube you cutted by the side of the crank you want to protect the most, for me, having the crank arm in the bottom of the stroke, I put it facing between the front and center of the bike. Now, just fold the rest of the tube over the crank + first third of the tube. Finally cut out the hole and reinstall your pedals.
Jorge Álvarez I love these ideas! Although you could improve upon the last one by use a set of channel locks designed for removing an oil filter (maybe $15 at Home Depot) and you could most likely still use them to remove a tight oil filter
Hola Jorge! Pensé que era el único español🤣
@@Breeson-yg2rh I haven't got any of those. They could work, but only if the thickness of the ends is thinner than the inner links of the chain. Either way, I think the old scissors would be cheaper.
@@yagoy3715 Seguro que hay bastantes más con lo bueno que es este canal.
Hahaha glad to see my travel hack in there! My sweaty pads go in there too, I definitely don’t need that stuff in my clothes bag! No disrespect to the TSA agents of course, I greatly appreciate the job they do keeping the airplanes safe, just trying to keep my bike bag search quick and to the point!
Rotten pants
one suggested modification to the "pedal bike stand" 7:13 use a hole saw with the diameter that matches the inside diameter of your pvc pipe, preserving the disk that's left from cutting a hole in a 2 x 4. first bolt the disk to your base, then screw the pvc pipe to the disk. this makes for a rigid connection between the base and pipe that's needed to support the forces required to hold your bike up..... I have a heavy tandem bike.
And you can line it with rubber tubes or tires for extra protection
You can clean jockey wheels but getting a corn cob holder and holding it with one prong on either side of the jockey wheel...now pedal and the prongs will clean of gunk and grease
This is sheer genius! How about an alternative - bend a paper-clip into a "V" and hold with pliers?
I use a flat head screwdriver to scrape the gunk off
You can use a Multitool as a tripod for you smartphone simply by raising for example two screwdrivers and placing it in between them.
Thats a nice hack!
Dude this is sick thanks for the great idea
that's sick, come on Seth you have to include this next time, let the world know!!!
0:48 when Seth gets a machine gun
0:51 *vietnam war intensifies*
Once, when my workshop was limited to a toolbox and an old beercrate, I used an old, chepa** side type wirecutter, that Ive flatted with an old file, for crimping the cable ends. That is actually what I still use to this day, despite of now roaming in a proper workshop containing all the lusts of the home mecanic.
I was having a wack day in school today...
Thank you Seth for making it a better day for me
Seth, you are one of our sports greatest ambassadors. The way you cater some content to beginners is invaluable in bringing new riders to the sport and helping them progress. I am sure that there are thousands of riders out there that would thank you for getting them into riding and working on their bikes. I have been riding and racing since 1990 and I still find your tutorials and hacks to be really helpful. And I really appreciate that you show younger riders that it's not all about having to most expensive bike; its about progressing, learning and having fun. Keep up the fantastic work Seth! And if you ever make it up to the Adirondacks, I would love to show you around my favorite local trails. Thanks again Seth!!!
Here’s a hack for one of your videos, when learning to pull up barspin learn to do a barspin on ice since you don’t have to lift up the front wheel and then when your comfortable with that you can move on to the actual barspin👍🏼
0:08 so pretty much - " when working on a cold tire, make sure its not cold" xD
I love your bike hacks. But my favorite is the latch on your garbage can. I live in upstate NY where the bears also love garbage cans. Since I installed last year he hasn’t gotten into my garbage!! So simple and yet so satisfying!
I hear that. Upstate, NY here also.
He’s done that one
GREAT tips! A few more:
1. Place a drop of superglue in a cable cap and slip it on the cable end. No need to crimp it.
2. Use a 1/2" long piece of electrical heat-shrink tubing on a cable end. Heat shrink is cheap and available in many colors.
3. Dunk your brake levers in Plasti-Dip to give you better wet-weather grippiness. Available in several colors.
4. Self-sealing silicone tape makes a great semi-permanent chainstay wrap to protect the paint from chain slap.
5. If you ride in snow, place a warm bike outside for 20 minutes before you ride; this allows the bike to reach ambient temperature. If you ride a warm bike in snow, the snow melts and then freezes again as ice on the chain, cassette, and derailleurs, which makes shifting difficult.
Also, I loved the rag around the shock, while you do have to be very careful, it’s a great solution in a pinch!
Yeh it’s pretty rad
Seth, you probably know this. If you cut a large rectangular piece out of a used squeezy plastic toothpaste tube, it makes an excellent "tyre boot" for get you home sidewall repairs.
Good ideas Seth! Instead of a towel, use an inner tube to clamp the shock/part - it will hold the part more securely/won't slip.
Leaving a partially full poopy bag in your bike luggage will also ward off security agents at the airport
Rixter dog poop or cat poop
MattSF lion poo my friend. It’s girthy
And your carry on
TSA would arrest you for planting a STINK BOMB.
Taco hack: put crushed up bits of tortilla chips in your tacos for more texture and flavor
I dont even ride mountain bikes but i love your channel and I've found uses for your hacks in every day scenarios, keep making these videos!!
Store your hydration pack bladder in the freezer! That way it will stay clean and fresh forever without any bacteria or fungus. No need to let it dry
Thanks for one....
This was the very first Berm Peak video I watched, Seth has changed a lot since then. I tried the pipe-stand contraption and I had to drill holes into each side and peg it down because it kept falling over with the weight of my bike. Great tips tho👏🏼
Nice hacks. Been using vice grip and old chain technique since 2012.
I still remember whenever Seth only had like 20k subs and I would always comment on the videos and he would respond that would always make me so happy!
I was waiting for another one of these videos, good job
I bought a bike tool kit about twenty years ago for $60. It came with all the tools you'd need for a bike plus the plastic molded case to put them in. Best investment a biker could make.
3:30 I can't believe that was already a few years ago
Lol
You can use your quick release from your axle as a tire lever, I used this one on the trail when I got a flat and all I had was a tube and a pump
A pocket knife will work as long as the blade is folded in.
I love this channel. It inspires me to make videos myself.
when bikepacking and I washed my socks the night before, I tie my socks to the handlebars and ride a few KMs to let it dry up. I overdid this last year and tied my cycling jersey and shorts as well. Worked like a charm😄
Hey Seth here is a hack. Many people just getting into mountain biking don’t want to spend the money on a work stand, making it tough to work on drive train components. My hack is to use a hanging bike rack for a car instead. It raises the bike to a comfortable level, allows the wheels to spin freely and provides easier access to the bottom of the bike for those tough to clean spots; all the while it will go almost anywhere the bike is without having to spend more money.
By far most useful utuber and one of my favourites 😍😍😍😍😍
A leather belt works better than a rag. Also works great on jars when you don’t wanna admit to the wife you couldn’t open it. 🤫
Hit all the way around the edge of the lid with the back of a butterknife. It will break the seal. Just hard enough to hit dent the lid, but not break anything.
when i did it i used an old tube and it worked great
Came here to say just this. I've used a leather belt as a strap wrench for years.
If running low on brake oil (or just wanting to save a few dollar) you can "recycle" used and dark oil with coffe filter or even household paper to get rid of most of the impurities
That first hack will sure be useful in the harsh winters of Southern California!
Hey Seth here's a hack get your presta valve cap and chop the top off then slide it on your valve and use a conventional shrader pump 👍
Sick video. Always so well produced and informative. If my videos were this well produced I would be well pleased. Seth could you please do a vid on how to grow an MTB TH-cam channel in 2019? 🤟🏻
Killer idea! I second that motion!
Maybe some information for those of us just beginning and hopeful for TH-cam to be our full time jobs eventually...what we have to be most patient about...yeah, all that?
There's a small but passionate group who wants content like this-myself included. I always love when Casey Neistat or some other TH-camr posts their advice on video making. With that said, my camera and editing videos consistently underperform. Lately I've been keeping this kind of stuff on Patreon because it garners more interest, but I'd consider doing one here if enough people suggest it.
Patreon. That alone is one of my biggest questions.
What we (read..ME) new creators could use is information like, When is it close to time to start a Patreon account and, How can we best (as mountain bikers) with all our similarities possibly pull in supporters through that interface?
Also, is it or is it not the primary source of income or is something like affiliate marketing more fruitful?
Ultimately hard work, improving content, and making sure to offer something is what I believe is most necessary. But the WHEN and HOW to move in to those (patreon, affliate marketing) forms of income *Specific to Mountain Bikers* is mysterious to say the least.
Cheers dude. Thanks for considering!!
@@SethsBikeHacks I did see a video yo u made about how you started doing it, and how it changed and your thoughts etc...it was very interesting - and I'm not involved in any of that - I just watch - but it was very interesting - a behind the scenes sort of thing - I can't remember where it was now - but I think you were being interviewed by a girl? What was it?
If you stripped a hex bolt try using torx drivers or a flat screwdriver to get it removed
When servicing your fork, stick a broom up the steerer tube so you don't need to dangle and tangle your bars.
Oh yeah yeah! Those are some nice tips!😄👍
They're called crimp ends /s
im a 13 year old from ontario and im just starting out with mtb, can you make a video about tips to help you start off? could you also make a hack for lifting your bike when you dont have a bike stand, because i really want to get one but dont seem that i can afford one!
Back in the day when Seth had 600 subsribers he use to teach beginning mountain bikers on his TH-cam channel. Just go find his early videos,
Go to blue mountain Collingwood
Work on your bike upside down or get someone to lift you back wheel for you
Hi. I would super appreciate Ontario related vlogs, trail videos. I hope you make them. Do you live in Ontario City?
If you have a bench vice, put a piece of scrap wood in it, and put your seat on it. I don’t have a bike stand and that’s all I do
1)If you have the grip strength, vise grips will also cut cable cleanly
2) Use a drill bit or small hole saw to make a clean end when cutting a slot
Keep the hacks coming!
When i was a low-budget cycling student and i had to take off the cassette, because i had no chain whip, i used a rag which i directed between the spokes 3-4 times on the left and the right side to hold the cassette in place. It's not the prettiest of them all but is working.
Hack - you can use a piece of an old water hose, split it down one side electrical tape it to your chain stay and then it is a guard and a silencer
3:30 , just putting this here so if u do build a stand for my bike I can find it again
Hey Seth, glad to see you back on the bike again! As a hack for your next video in the series, I have started using small lengths of PVC that fit over my axles for when I remove my wheels and put my bike in my car. This keeps grease on the axle and away from the upholstery of my car. It can also double as a dummy cassette when cleaning your chain...similar to your hose hack from a while back (without the neighborly theft). Enjoy and keep the videos coming...love the content!
Just knocked up a bike stand today, used a pvc end cap screwed onto the base and pvc glued the pipe into the end cap. Thanks Seth.
Don't oil your brakes
....
Vodka them!
Sorry not from russia
Only in russia
No spikk engliih
Oho priviet slav comrade
In soviet russia
If your wearing cargo pants "like i do when mountain biking especially in the winter and the snow in western ny" or jeans or any kind of pants lol, i use 2 rubber bands around my right pant leg so i dont get chain rub on my good cargos
I use 18 inch by 2 inch cinch Velcro straps for my pants. Easy on / off and the straps have multiple uses. Tip:. When buying Velcro, buy a longer strap than you think you need.
I wear skinny jeans
I wear shin guards over my pants. Serves 2 purposes. The lump on my left shin due to a couple of pedal strikes has finally gone down after 3 months.
Seth I got told from Jim at my local bike store that using WD-40 on the bike chain can damage the chain but watering down oil and put a half teaspoon of WD-40 in it can make it less erosive on the chain grease and also works as a chain cleaner.
Seth your the best TH-camr I watch with the best content and sharing your bike knowledge to help the MTB community to help people’s skills on there bike and helping them to keep there riding safe,clean and maintained. Your amazing keep the brilliant content up.
I think this is the best bike hack video I’ve ever seen, and it’s definitely your best by far. The chain whip and the stand were both amazing ideas.
I have never laughed so loud before good vid
Just saw the second hack on IG 😂😂
I liked the part about cutting cables and it is spoken "in a pinch" this brought me great joy! lol
I work at a bike shop and a big “hack” that we use is when working on derailleur cable or dropper cable we use vice grips to hold the cable and then take a handheld torch and put the flame to the cable and rotate it while the torch is held on it and pull slightly on it so it burns the cable off where you would normally cut it. This makes the cable un-frayable. Then there is no need for a cap on the end of the cable. Best bike “hack” ever!
Love your channel Seth. Always have interesting content.
Have to say I agree with you.
Love your channel Seth.
I guess that's why he has so many subs....lol
True@@whatahday1145 true
Hey Seth, great video as always. The bike stand at the 4min mark would be a little more stable if the wooden part was rotated 90deg. Let's keep this hack videos coming!
What if you rotated the pipe 90 deg. before you mounted it to the plywood.
I had the same troubles too.
I did your previous hack of the bike stand with just the 2x4's and found that it needed to be higher off the ground to actually hold up the bike. A better way would have been using a 2x6 on the upper side with a 4x4 on the lower side.
I like the crank arm bike stand!
2:35 that Face... Make me laught
If you are younger and dont have a place to leave your bike over the winter do this:
Pull your bed away from the wall about 2 feet. Take the pedals off the bike.
Loosen the stem of the handle bars and move the bars so that they are parallel with the frame and tires.
Tighten stem
Your bike should be about 6-10 inches wide!
I like to melt a little bit of leaded solder onto the ends of cables to keep them from fraying. It looks super clean and no cap is needed.
That bike stand idea is one great idea
There is a kid at my school who goes around and slashes people's tires and undoes the quick release squires can you make a safety hack for something like this?
On amazon there might be something that can help you like putting something in your tire and or go to your local bike shop and talk to the employees about it and they can help you
Mikey Wars punch the kid in the face, get him expelled
Stab him.
idk about the tires, but you can run non-quick release axle bolts like i have on my dirt jumper and my bmx bike. its less likely this guy has a wrench with him to undo your bolts
You can replace the internal tightening mechanism in quick release axles with a 15 cm long M5 (or the imperial equivalent with roughly 5mm in diameter) threaded rod and 2 nuts and large washers. I've made my QR axles to work with allen keys by using special nuts.
Seth : a warm tyre is much easier to use and manipula-
Me : *uses a hairdryer*
You can put grip tape inside your bottle cage or even on the bottle to prevent it from slipping out.
Love the smelly rag in your luggage hack at the end. Just brilliant.
Thanks for the hacks, Seth! I've put tires in the oven on "warm" to make them easier to mount (this only works if they aren't on the wheel already). :)
Totally going to make that bike stand since I have a couple mountain bikes that don't hang well (and a variety of tire widths). Will report back when I do it with a dremel, and what dimensions I used. 3" PVC? 0.75" width slot?
Ngl Seth 5:36 - 5:56 just felt like one innuendo to me😂 maybe I'm just a sicko😂
that's for a bike part - not a private part
@@jimratzlaff3112 😂😂😂😂😂
Knowing Lots Of Mountain Bike Hacks for Life Saving Situations can literally mean that Seth has Devoted his life alot on this Sport!!!
Bike lights that come with a rubber strap to keep them in place on your handlebars or seatpost will often slide anyway due to al the bumps and bouncing of your mountainbike. I put a bit of old inner tube (cut to size) under it to get more friction and provide it from sliding. Works like a charm!
-4 Over here in the UK!
The end of a lock on grip to take off a valve core.
Bike stand idea looks great!
Mind blown with that shoe hack with the drill.
Use a garden sprayer as a tubeless inflator
See Phil's video about that
You just may have a future with this channel kid.
Mountain Bike Advice he HAS a future with this channel
🤣🤣
@@fedor5664 Don't jump to conclusions, let's just see what happens....
Over a 1 millions subscribers = more success than a lawyer
Very informative. I always watch your vids. Even though I don’t have a bike. It makes me happy.
Bonus to the bike light hack. Get a light made for scuba diving. They are a bit more expensive than your average flashlight, but they are very bright, completely waterproof, and very impact resistant.
Use a spare spoke and the the thing to hold pipe tape for a dummy hub
I just put my tire in the oven....i set the kitchen on fire.
How in the name of Norway did you think that was a good idea?
Add extra protection and bling to your hoses and housings by putting PET braided sleeves over them. Tons of color to choose from, adds a layer of protection, and stiffens them up so they wont rub as much on your frame.
Seth these hacks keep on getting better and better.
We've got matching pedals 😉
Dude this is an awesome video I like these ones heaps keep it up and your really inspirational love ya bud I’m not gay bye the way 🙏🔥🚵🏻♂️💩
"I'm not gay by the way" I'm dying LMAO
"not that there's anything wrong with it" - Seinfeld
an welder made me a bike repair stand from few 2" square pieces of metal scrap, act like stand feet...in a V shape...above 2 metal pipes one slightly bigger then another so you can adjust the height...and on top old wide vicegrips as a holder for the bike... works flawless
Nice hack of advise on the chain and vise 👍🏼👍🏼 You rock!
Walls are just very steep floor
PROBLEM: tough jar that won’t open.
SOLUTION: Use a rear suspension rubber wrench thing (can’t remember the name).
That's as good a name as any
Hey Seth, I have a cool hack: you can use those magnetic blocks spheres to hold PowerLinks inside your crank spindle, if you have a steel axle.
Really like the PVC Bike stand 👍🏻