The claimed 140db horn is hilarious. For comparison, 140db is like a shotgun firing right next to your ear. The 300db siren... well, that's the estimated volume of the explosion of Krakatoa, the loudest sound ever, which was literally heard all around the world. This little electronic buzzer doesn't quite match that, I would say.
@@rasmuswi I think it's pretty theoretical, obviously nobody was there at the time with a sound meter. The other important thing to know about the decibel scale is that it's exponential: an increase of 10db actually represents *multiplying* the sound energy by ten. So 110db is not 10% louder than 100db, it's ten TIMES louder than 100db... and 120db is a hundred times louder than 100db.
I bought my daily rider (an old Orbea Asphalt with super aggressive frame geometry) used from an old man that had one of these extensions installed ON TOP of a steerer tube that hadn't been cut. |Bike looked absolutely bloody ridiculous before I took it off.
Those bar inner things are the exact ones i have and they help a lot on long rides by providing a different position. Actually, the letters for L and R are for if you were to mount them as bar ends.
I have the exact same ones, and yep, had to swap L and R! But they've been really good, at least for the price. (Not amazing overall otherwise but I like them)
The original ones are called Spirgrips and those have L and R on the correct sides(inverse of this knock-off version). Sqlab used to sell these before they released their own version of inner bar ends which are slightly different.
I also use similar Spirgrips knock-offs and find myself using them for 90%+ of the time. They give you a hand position that is similar to being on the hoods of a drop bar without the cost of a handlebar conversion on your bike. I may do a proper conversion in the future, but for now they work fine for me.
the inner bar you need to put them way closer to the center, it's actualy pretty nice for bikepacking, giving you a other hand position on your flatbar, a position kinda ergonomic and kinda more aero, very usefull and you can find way nicer set (even carbon one )
I bought the duckie to put on my bike for a week long fun ride. So cute! But . . . On the first day, the propeller blew off. I would suggest a drop of super glue on the shaft before riding.
A horn cannot produce a sound level of 300dB. Above 191dB you have a shock wave. I don't think a cheap bit of plastic tat will survive creating a shock wave.
another great video, after recently watching a 15min GCN video it is amazing how much more engaging and exciting your videos are. Keep up the good work!
Steerer extenders are perfectly safe when used on steel or aluminum steerers and are attached more securely than the stem itself. Sometimes a person has such long legs that nobody makes a frame with enough stack.
Thanks, I get grief from people if I do not use a bell, and I get grief if I do use one, but get most grief from using a loud bell. A relatively quiet non aggressive ping works best for me, but many walkers have hearing problems, and many have earbuds/headphones.
Steering tube extensions are fine. Used them multiple times on S/H bikes that have been stupidly slammed, and raise the cockpit back to sensible proportions.
8:47 I think that that bell would be louder when attached to a metal bar than when you're holding it as your hand has more damping that the metal bar does and the metal bar with 'ting' as well. It also has a larger radiating surface.
300 decibels would be equal to the loudest sound ever heard in recorded history, the Krakatoa eruption. For context, sailors 64km away had their eardrums burst by the sound and people 4000km away heard the sound as gunshots
They installed them correctly. By having the inner bar ends outside of the brakes you are able to reach the levers with your ring and pinky fingers. However, the bar on which they installed them is too wide so the inner bar ends didn't end up at shoulder width.
Agnieszka!? Surprised to see you here. While I haven't tried the tampon saddle, my gut feeling is that it's just a chamois sewn onto a bag and the installed it inside out, which is why it's so visible. I don't think it is such a terrible idea for a commuter bike, if you don't want to wear bibs to the office.
@@Frostbiker Yes! Why are you surprised? I like their content. 😊 I can understand the usability appeal of the saddle cover, but personally, I would've rated the stem extender much higher.
Well, TH-cam is huge so it's not very often that I recognize somebody. It's sort of like bumping into you in real life which hasn't happened so far. Now, I do agree that a stack extender is a reasonable thing to install.
I actually found a use case for solid tires I really like... I've got a crap bike lying around on the balcony just for zwift sessions... solid tire would be the better option for that one ;)
Eh, I don't see why a steerer extender would void any warranty. it's like changing your bars. And I don't see why it would be unsafe if it fits properly.
I used a similar stem extender on an old rigid mountain bike while turning it into a comfort ebike as a fun project during the covid shut down and it worked really good. I still ride it when not wanting to kit up to do things at my Moms some 12 miles away. Seems solid. If you (not me) ever decided to let the real boys breath at a nude bike ride, the seat chamois might work out and you could throw it in the wash for the next time. At least your saddle would be happier about it.
The Innerbar ends are knock off Spirigrips, One of the guys on Chris Halls recent Alps video was using a set, so they work for some people for alternative hand postions on longer rides.
If you fit them correctly (eg not on 800mm bars so you look like a Staffie pinching off a log.) it can give you a position similar to having brake hoods on your flat bars while still being able to cover your brakes. If you've got hand/wrist problems and can't ride drop bars Spirgrips can make a massive difference. It's not going to turn a Hybrid it a TT bike but you can tuck your elbows in and stench your back out. (Also if you have them on a Brompton It will still fold up.)
Had Jimmi fell off his bike with the " stack extender" you were close by the RVI's A & E ! Still have my ball bag from a joke secret santa 🤶! Fun video gents ! 👏
Ha! I watched this video yesterday and now I’m sitting in an Uber in Krakow Poland, and one of those ducks is hanging from his rear view mirror. Too funny.
The steerer tube extension is a very relevant thought, when you have bought a bike thats been sized for someone else and cut, and buying a new fork set is just not an option , what else is there within the normal reach of the usual cyclist, there is no evidence that the extension was unsafe , its clamped just the same way a head stem is . other than that I really like to approach to bringing these examples to the masses .
I have that electric horn, and it is MESSY when it goes off and you can't turn it off. Funny enough, if you cover the front with the palm of your hand, the sound drops really low. No need for a hammer. 😂
i like how he's about to break it and then finds out its nearly 10 pounds and puts the hammer down. the duck i have on ALL my bikes. the ducks go by the names james pond ( yeah i know ), mother ducker ( name changes slightly when a car/truck/van comes too close to me ), and last but not least Seducktive :)
Bells are a Pavlov thing: they don't need to be loud because people have trained themselves to step aside at the faintest, evocative ping. Test this yourself: get a canned air boat horn, roll up quietly behind a jogger, and blast THAT; jogger jumps, right into your path, every time.
To be fair I put a set of balls light's on my bike. I've seen a few commuters in Sheffield with them and night or day you see the light and notice the bike.
The claimed 140db horn is hilarious. For comparison, 140db is like a shotgun firing right next to your ear. The 300db siren... well, that's the estimated volume of the explosion of Krakatoa, the loudest sound ever, which was literally heard all around the world. This little electronic buzzer doesn't quite match that, I would say.
The obvious answer is that he is going deaf.Besides that, I think I want the duck.
Wasn't Krakatoa more like just below 200 db? A nuclear weapon is just over 190 db.
@@rasmuswi I think it's pretty theoretical, obviously nobody was there at the time with a sound meter. The other important thing to know about the decibel scale is that it's exponential: an increase of 10db actually represents *multiplying* the sound energy by ten. So 110db is not 10% louder than 100db, it's ten TIMES louder than 100db... and 120db is a hundred times louder than 100db.
@@nbartlett6538 Yeah, I'm pretty sure that an actual 300dB would be fucking cataclysmic. Real Horns of Jericho type shit.
@@nbartlett6538 3dB is a doubling in sound pressure. 10dB is subjectively heard as twice as loud by humans.
12:05 Jimmy must have never had to buy a cable at an airport
the seat chamois is so you don't chafe whilst riding in the nude.
I haven’t laughed so much in ages when Jimmy was trying to stop the siren 😂😂😂. Thanks guys. Name for the duck - ‘LL Cool Duck’?
Tft
He said the price was four pounds, also that's what he gave it with a hammer
The steerer tube extension is a pretty common sight for normal everyday bikes in Singapore.
Alternatively, people get bifolds with adjustable heights
As an added note. Almost all cargo bikes come with a satori easy-up.
@@treimargot one on my Poseidon Redwood. I really wish companies didn't cut steerer tubes 😡
I bought my daily rider (an old Orbea Asphalt with super aggressive frame geometry) used from an old man that had one of these extensions installed ON TOP of a steerer tube that hadn't been cut. |Bike looked absolutely bloody ridiculous before I took it off.
Those bar inner things are the exact ones i have and they help a lot on long rides by providing a different position. Actually, the letters for L and R are for if you were to mount them as bar ends.
Those are a copy of a SQLab product
I have the exact same ones, and yep, had to swap L and R! But they've been really good, at least for the price. (Not amazing overall otherwise but I like them)
The original ones are called Spirgrips and those have L and R on the correct sides(inverse of this knock-off version). Sqlab used to sell these before they released their own version of inner bar ends which are slightly different.
I also use similar Spirgrips knock-offs and find myself using them for 90%+ of the time. They give you a hand position that is similar to being on the hoods of a drop bar without the cost of a handlebar conversion on your bike. I may do a proper conversion in the future, but for now they work fine for me.
I love the duck - I'd name him Nutquacker to go with the balls :)
this needs to become a series 😂❤
Unexpectedly addictive viewing. Kudos for actually giving the products the benefit of the doubt and actually testing them.
the inner bar you need to put them way closer to the center, it's actualy pretty nice for bikepacking, giving you a other hand position on your flatbar, a position kinda ergonomic and kinda more aero, very usefull and you can find way nicer set (even carbon one )
I have the SQ Labs inner bar ends (that those ones are clearly bad rips of), and they are brilliant.
I bought the duckie to put on my bike for a week long fun ride. So cute! But . . . On the first day, the propeller blew off. I would suggest a drop of super glue on the shaft before riding.
A horn cannot produce a sound level of 300dB. Above 191dB you have a shock wave. I don't think a cheap bit of plastic tat will survive creating a shock wave.
Yeah people got to remember every 10db is double. Rockets are around 200db
@@manoz6194 every 10db is 10x!
You guys are absolutely brilliant, watching this cheered me right up today. Thank you 😊
I'm thinking that the duck should be named "Goose" because with the sunglasses on it looks like Goose from Top Gun!!😂
Today I laughed for a world record. 😂😂 the duck's new name "Lil Jimmi" 👍🇮🇪
😂 Excellent video guys and I almost chocked on my dinner with laughter! Duck should be called Fonzie
thats the best bike alarm because the alarm cant be turned off by robbers
Excellent!! Seeing Jimmy riding with some of those and the smile on his face...hysterical
Please make this a regular segment! BLOODY GOLD!
I have seen the steerer tube extender, but the bike I saw it on was using two. Do like duckie that's always going to make Jimmi smile.🤞
another great video, after recently watching a 15min GCN video it is amazing how much more engaging and exciting your videos are. Keep up the good work!
Steerer extenders are perfectly safe when used on steel or aluminum steerers and are attached more securely than the stem itself. Sometimes a person has such long legs that nobody makes a frame with enough stack.
Steer tube extensions are great for turning a gravel or hybrid bike into a tourer.
Thanks, I get grief from people if I do not use a bell, and I get grief if I do use one, but get most grief from using a loud bell.
A relatively quiet non aggressive ping works best for me, but many walkers have hearing problems, and many have earbuds/headphones.
Like Jimmy for the bell,I literally bought the same Bell for my Road bike only to realize that it doesn't fit anywhere lol
Steering tube extensions are fine. Used them multiple times on S/H bikes that have been stupidly slammed, and raise the cockpit back to sensible proportions.
8:47
I think that that bell would be louder when attached to a metal bar than when you're holding it as your hand has more damping that the metal bar does and the metal bar with 'ting' as well. It also has a larger radiating surface.
😂
I love the way Jimmi "handled" the alarm.
The little ducky should be called Eddy
At 8:03 "Do I look like a Baboon?"
I literally spat out my tea! LOL
These duckies have been going around for a while. But this one has the best outfit I have seen yet
The duck is real badass! You should call it Bastardo. 😅
300 decibels would be equal to the loudest sound ever heard in recorded history, the Krakatoa eruption. For context, sailors 64km away had their eardrums burst by the sound and people 4000km away heard the sound as gunshots
they should sell this bundled with the 150000 lumen headlamps lol
Close to half as loud as my uncle sneezing.
Jimmy is such a legend lol. What an amazing addition to this channel.
I think Sir Quackerson will squeek if you squeeze him, an enjoyable alternative to a bell
The inner bar ends go on the otherside of the levers. Actually quite comfortable on my hybrid bike 😅
They installed them correctly. By having the inner bar ends outside of the brakes you are able to reach the levers with your ring and pinky fingers. However, the bar on which they installed them is too wide so the inner bar ends didn't end up at shoulder width.
Name it similar to the ship, the Sir David Attenborough..... Ducky McDuck Face!
That saddle cover should be other way around. All photos of cycling shorts are shown ths way on ali express as well.
I have the handlebar riser, it's great
Wow. Kudos to Jimmy for actually hitting that note (G) from the bell when he hummed it🎶
Loved this, especially Jimmi chasing the alarm around with a hammer. Cheer up Jimmi. Maybe Francis should decorate his bike for Halloween! 🎃
Yes that should be a whole episode. Trick or treating on bikes all dressed up!!!!
You rated the tampon saddle cover higher than the stem extender?! What?!!! I have a stem extender installed on my touring bike. One of the best mods.
Agnieszka!? Surprised to see you here. While I haven't tried the tampon saddle, my gut feeling is that it's just a chamois sewn onto a bag and the installed it inside out, which is why it's so visible. I don't think it is such a terrible idea for a commuter bike, if you don't want to wear bibs to the office.
@@Frostbiker Yes! Why are you surprised? I like their content. 😊 I can understand the usability appeal of the saddle cover, but personally, I would've rated the stem extender much higher.
Well, TH-cam is huge so it's not very often that I recognize somebody. It's sort of like bumping into you in real life which hasn't happened so far. Now, I do agree that a stack extender is a reasonable thing to install.
Stem risers are great. Got them on three of my bikes. The others have height-adjustable stems.
Oh, I actually have that exact electronic horn on both my ebikes.
It's way more powerful than I had expected when I initially bought it :)
The bell is louder when it's attached to a handle bar. Your finger was damping the loudness. I'm also sure that saddle cover was the wrong side up.
Love the duckie and the Mandril-looking shorts!! Name the duckie 'Jimmay'
I actually found a use case for solid tires I really like... I've got a crap bike lying around on the balcony just for zwift sessions... solid tire would be the better option for that one ;)
Some rental bikes also have such tires, to avoid pumping and punctures.
I have similar undershorts and they work quite well. However, gel they are not, it’s sponge.
Eh, I don't see why a steerer extender would void any warranty. it's like changing your bars. And I don't see why it would be unsafe if it fits properly.
I used a similar stem extender on an old rigid mountain bike while turning it into a comfort ebike as a fun project during the covid shut down and it worked really good. I still ride it when not wanting to kit up to do things at my Moms some 12 miles away. Seems solid. If you (not me) ever decided to let the real boys breath at a nude bike ride, the seat chamois might work out and you could throw it in the wash for the next time. At least your saddle would be happier about it.
That was fun, guys. Thanks. But please never show baboon-butt Jimmi again. I can't unsee that.
The Innerbar ends are knock off Spirigrips, One of the guys on Chris Halls recent Alps video was using a set, so they work for some people for alternative hand postions on longer rides.
If you fit them correctly (eg not on 800mm bars so you look like a Staffie pinching off a log.) it can give you a position similar to having brake hoods on your flat bars while still being able to cover your brakes. If you've got hand/wrist problems and can't ride drop bars Spirgrips can make a massive difference. It's not going to turn a Hybrid it a TT bike but you can tuck your elbows in and stench your back out. (Also if you have them on a Brompton It will still fold up.)
Duck Norris
Really funny, that alarm was as loud as a car alarm 😂 My Duck is called Elvis!!!
I almost forgot the name - Quackie Chan 😂
Amusing vid, loved it! Smoking Quack, Mother Ducker, Beak 182 or Goldie Looking Duck is my contribution. 🦆🦆🦆
This video’s Cheer Factor 10/10!
Loved it 😂
This was fantastic especially the siren, that's why you should call the duck "loud" as a nice reminder of the video 🎉
Had Jimmi fell off his bike with the " stack extender" you were close by the RVI's A & E ! Still have my ball bag from a joke secret santa 🤶! Fun video gents ! 👏
Ha! I watched this video yesterday and now I’m sitting in an Uber in Krakow Poland, and one of those ducks is hanging from his rear view mirror. Too funny.
A bicycle bell rings way better on the bar.
Such a feel good video, laughed so much at this one. 10/10 cheer rating for me 🙌
The duck was fantastic, so was the last product, the led lights must be amazing during night rides.
Congratulations on the added landfill
I literally laughed like a maniac when Jimmy was trying to stop the siren. Hope he said "Stop, hammer time!" before delivering the final blow.
Well that cheered me up no end 😃
make this a series, unique product to review is the best.
The steerer tube extension is a very relevant thought, when you have bought a bike thats been sized for someone else and cut, and buying a new fork set is just not an option , what else is there within the normal reach of the usual cyclist, there is no evidence that the extension was unsafe , its clamped just the same way a head stem is . other than that I really like to approach to bringing these examples to the masses .
I sell the Inner Bar Grips in our Store for 60 btw. Spirgrips is the manufacturer and they very much help on long travel bikes.
The missus says call him Chuck the Duck !!!!
The baboon shorts twerk in public is gold😂
You really should try reviewing one of those 3-in-1 bike speedometer + light + horn devices. Could make Jimmy's day easily (or not)!
I have that electric horn, and it is MESSY when it goes off and you can't turn it off. Funny enough, if you cover the front with the palm of your hand, the sound drops really low. No need for a hammer. 😂
lol, that seat cover reminded me of the inside out cycling shorts from GCN....then lo and behold...! 😂😂
2:07 its not balls as you think, its a heart inverted 😂
You guys bring me joy
LMAO at the alarm bit, good stuff 😅
I Absolutely LOVE You guys.. You are so fun to watch!!
10/10 cheer factor video
I have to admit this made me laugh harder than I have in a long time. Keep up the good work.
OMG! those cycling "shorts" inside out were awesome! Chuck the Duck
I use one of these seat covers as saddle protection when I pack the bike. My saddle is not very robust.
Great vid. loving the lighthearted vids
Make this into a series!
This! 😁
I got one of the rubber ducks. Amazingly fun.
i like how he's about to break it and then finds out its nearly 10 pounds and puts the hammer down.
the duck i have on ALL my bikes.
the ducks go by the names
james pond ( yeah i know ),
mother ducker ( name changes slightly when a car/truck/van comes too close to me ),
and last but not least Seducktive :)
The alarm seemed to cheer him up the most. HaHa.
Now, we all want the duck 😆🦆
Razor in a capsule keychain is really useful
Cheer factor of 5 for the spoke light is pretty logical 😂 cheers for it not being another expensive usb cable 😂
Bells are a Pavlov thing: they don't need to be loud because people have trained themselves to step aside at the faintest, evocative ping. Test this yourself: get a canned air boat horn, roll up quietly behind a jogger, and blast THAT; jogger jumps, right into your path, every time.
I've got a set of those "balls" lights, they're a Christmas present from the wife, I've always fancied a set as I think they're great fun 😂
The spoke light should be mounted as far as possible towards the outside of the wheel -closer to the rim...
High bars are joyful. Embrace them.
Absolutely priceless. Had me laughing so hard! Thanks guys.
The siren thing got me in tears! 🤣 Keep it Ducky, sounds great.
To be fair I put a set of balls light's on my bike. I've seen a few commuters in Sheffield with them and night or day you see the light and notice the bike.
Best 15 minutes and 43 seconds ever. EVER!
I actually have proper inner bars and they are amazing.
bells like this are definitely loud enough, got one on both of my bike's handlebars. love the rubber ducky 😎 also give that man a hammer!
The duck made me smile 😂