Don't Try This At Home
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- The Pros sometimes have to be pretty competent mechanics too
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I'll definitely try this at home. And not on the road 🤷🏻♂️
Righty, mate! 🤣🤣😂
🤣🤣
Hahahaha
Their experts, so can stay in track, while they did that.
Plot twist: His home are the streets
I dont have home, just bought Colnago... :(
lol
shame on you XD
Seems like a good investment 👌
Did the wife kik you out of the house
Haha good one
Yeah. Try this on the road while you riding
🤣🤣🤣🤣
By 50kph
😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
to home...
I struggle doing this while stationary 🤣
Wasn't "adjusting" stem...he was tightening it! Adjusting would be sheer insanity at speed 🤣
tightening is an adjustment
@@lucasng4712 NO, ITS NOT U MF
@@lucasng4712 no, it's really not.
@@The_Cat_Authority erm, nope. Adjusting something would be to move individual components. That hasn't happened here. He's simply tightened an Allen bolt to stop said components adjusting themselves. He hasn't actually moved anything.
@@jamsams No an adjustment is changing the state of something. if you tighten a loose bolt you are changing its state... its pretty simple
I love how every professional cyclist is at least in some capacity a professional mechanic
They spend a lot with their bikes, they get to know each-other pretty well! 👀
@@gcnracing yeah, I started cycling and I already had to learn to change some parts like the axle and the brakes.
He could feel the torque specs with just the allen key
One time i got a front flat tire, had to pop a wheelie and changed it myself
I would be skeptical of this, but your name is Kenny, so it has to be true!
how you take off the wheel ??
@@dsoi1398 Quick disconnect, duh
ok i understand thank you
I mean doctors do bypass surgery while your heart is beating. And thank God for that.
Better than your stem coming lose and your handlebars falling off at 50kmh.
Othat doesn't make sense. If you're an amateur, you stop on the side of the road and tighten it.
@@JR-wj9bh he is in a middle of a race so he can't waste a second stopping on the side of the road
@@vtryt2283 *facepalm*
Yes, it's not like if he was loosing it.
@@JR-wj9bh I think most people (not pros) would stop and fix their handlebar. Would be kind of hard to get your tool out of wherever you keep it and then try to fix your bike, especially goin that fast. Heck, most people don't normally go 50kmh anyways.
I mean if you have a home large enough to be able to ride a bike inside at this speed, hats off to you.
You win the internet. Best comment.
A velodrome, if you will
helmets.
This is also something Peter sagan did in the Paris Roubaix and he won 😆
Merckx did it pretty frequently too iirc
Yes, I remembered that.
On top of that, Sagan straightened his handlebars by deliberately pushing his front wheel against the rear wheel of the lotto rider that was in the break at that time...!
I tried it once, dropped the bike and injured myself. And I was in my living room.
On a trainer, right?
You’re meant to do this at home and not the road 😂
Got a point right there and the rest of us should feel dumb 😂😂
These dudes are one with the bike. On a level we can't comprehend.
Well Peter Sagan did this and he won Paris Roubaix 2018 🙌
My favorite allen key moment ever was Bernard Hinault descending, I believe it was the Col d'Izoard on the way to the stage finish on the Col du Grannon in the 86 Tour. Flying down the hill at close to 60 mph with his mechanic adjusting his saddle while leaning out of the window. If it wasn't the Izoard it was the Col du Vars. That was his last day in yellow. His old nemesis, tendonitis, flared up and required a saddle adjustment.
: Don't try this at home
Me trying this at the road:😏
Fun fact: "Don't try this at home" just means don't do this yourself. It's a phrase that came from the early days of TV. You aren't meant to take all phrases literally. You wouldn't take the phrase "its raining cats and dogs" literally. You can't "sweat like a pig" as they don't even have sweat glands.
@@The_Cat_Authority haha you clearly missed the joke.. i think he knew this😂
@@Sjorezz If that was a joke its a pretty shitty one.
What a Skill!!! Amazing These Guys!👏👏👏
I love that Bottecchia. My favourite bicycle brand ever since I came across a vintage Bottecchia 989 frame.
Interesting. I've been a mountain bike fan for several decades, now, and am fascinated by road bikes, but comparatively less aware of them.
Would you like to suggest some areas to read up on/view, re.: Bottecchias? I'd be delighted to hear more about them, before I do.
@@William.Driscoll Ottavio Bottecchia
Was the First italian to winner tour de France in 1924 and 1925
He was a soldier in First world War
Also i have a Bottecchia bike 28 Years old with over 100000 km
Sorry for my english. By
imaging that hax key dropping at front wheel.
Don't try it at home, try it on the road.
Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago
It's just the pinch bolts. The compression bung and top cap are still there to hold it together. And he's doing it on perfect tarmac with no one in front. I'm guessing these bolts came loose because the mechanic doesn't want to over torque them because the steerer is carbon. Some thread locker is perhaps what is needed to keep them from coming loose.
This dude is actually Amazing
Well actually, Home is exactly where I suggest you do this.
Lets take a moment for that mechanist who left those bolt sooo open before race. You are fired😂
Tightening drops @ 50+kph
Me at chasing group @ 50kph+: _everthing went black and my heart feels going to explode... literally can't do anything aside from praying no one will pull break @ the front_
Don't do it in home do it on the road
Exactly. You need to do it on the road.
Once the cranks stops turning will cost a good amount of time in an important race. Every fraction of a second is valuable. These guys are professionals and presumably know and feel their actions and each consequence thereafter.
You know I actually think I might reslaur my stem while riding now. That seems like a nice way to get them dead straight
my PTSD kicked in while watching this
I will try this at home where my bike is on a stand.
Oh my, Bottechia! Rare sight in pro peleton right now. I have race domina on Tiagra and 8avio Revo with 105 and love them both. Great italian bikes.
I seen a rider at the gorey 3 day do this while I was in the cavalclade. Takes some nerve in a pro race, takes more in an amateur mixed cat on rural irish roads
What team mechanics doing prior to the ride? Aren’t they supposed to torque all bolts and make sure the bike is safe and ready for the race?
He must do what must be done.
After falling on a tool in back pocket I keep nothing but soft energy bars there! 😊
Yeah I got a road inside of my house definitely ain't gonna try it
Just watch the U23 in Glasgow, Sente Sentjens from Belgium thightened his front wheel. Now that was some acrobacy!
If you kids ever get the chance to have a gander at Claude Lelouch's amazing non-dialogue short (16minute?) film about the 1965 Tour de France, there is a segment when, leading up to a bunch sprint, some riders are seen taking spanners to raise their seat posts, and hammers and spanners to drop their stems......
Dropped seat posts?
Nothing new.
"Pour un Maillot Jaune." Really, have a look.
Lol it's how they did the exchange like it was a contraband😂😂
Hears a crack... oops I should have used a torque wrench
Hilarious
"Please just don't throw the key away when you're done!" 😆
Ah yes, modern top shelf bikes at their finest. Meanwhile 20+ year old bikes with 10’s of thousands of miles on them are still rock solid.
Yes sir, I will take my old Bianchi over anything now….
Bullet proof!!!!
OGs rock the shit
Tried this in a race 20 years ago, but in an other axle, so more difficult because it was making me turning .
I had to do that during a race a 50kph, but it was my shifter going loose. Scary AF
Yeah, don't try this at home but try it on the road while riding anyway.
Alright, I'll try this on my friend home
What
Putting a hex key in your back pocket is very dangerous. If you crash it can go straight into your spine.
"Don't try this at home" Yeah I think I don't have a 50mile road in my sofa rn
Home as in where you're from.. and this took a couple minutes to complete.
That's what happens when you don't let Halfords build your bike for you
Once I had to change my tire at that speed
really? damn, well i tried to change my frame cause my old one was too small for me
Loose handlebars are far more dangerous than tight ones. He's not adjusting them, he's staying in the race. Sometimes commentators just say something because they are paid to fill silence.
Mine came loose before, the ride home was awful.
so this is allowed but supertuck is not... i dont get the uci
ppl want to super tuck. do ppl want to do this? maybe. the ban was about safety of the riders and fans copying right
idk
@@leafster1337 Nah the reality is that tightening your stem at 50+ kph is as dangerous as the super tuck, ig not more dangerous since you only have one hand on the handlebar while adjusting your stem.
@@RedShipsofSpainAgain i didnt mean it was less dangerous, i meant they banned super tuck bc ppl watching would be like lemme try that thats cool, but ppl arent like wow tightening stem at 50 kph so awesome i wanna do that
He's tightening it which is totally different than adjusting it if he was trying to make adjustments that would be more likely to likely to cause an accident
It's like as Sagan:)
Once when i was like 14 i was cruising like 30-35 mph down a big road called greenway outside vegas. These kids slightly older (old enough to drive) took note of me hauling ass and implored me and at some point got next to me and held a lit joint they were almost done with out the window. I took the risk and slowly got about a foot away from the car and they successfully passed it. I toked on it while hauling ass one handed and the excitement between everyone was so wholesome. I felt pretty cool considering i was a loser 🤣
This guy's are the best athletes in the world
Bro is changing the settings in mid game💀
EDDY MERCKX (the best cyclist ever) used to carry a little tool to adjust his saddle post height for the climbs #FACT ❤️❤️❤️
Don't try at the road❌
don't try at home✅
Dont try this at home. U can do that while you riding on road.
this.
He wasn't "aJuStInG" it,he was tighten it so he won't crash at that speed cause his handlebar would decide to randomly pop in the sky...
tightening is an adjustment
Natnael tesfatsion 🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷
That was truly cool I've not seen this before fixing your stem while still in the race 👍👌😅
once in MTB I forgot to pull-up saddle after transporting my bike. Luckily I have hand-clamp and not just hex-bolt. During a race I opened the clamp and pull saddle up and close clamp back. Not centered perfectly but anyway....
How it feels to change your settings in a video game mid match!
honestly looked like 5nm too!
I have done it. Just be careful and DONT wiggle!
"dont try this at home" me: i will do it while racing.
Don't try this at home, yeah do it at the road
If the shits loose ya gotta get it locked! I feels him
I remember onetime I had to ride a wheelie because my front wheel did a breakaway solo attack…. I took second place😂😂😂
Change the cranks out too whilst in the middle of a race😂😂😂
Wdym? I always adjust my steering wheel at home
Lol that man has some set of balls
Otto Bottechia • first Italian to win the Tour 1926
Bro ain't dealing with that shi
For that reason, they should require journalists to have done some demanding sport and have experience, they say what first comes to mind, what this cyclist does is save himself.
Why is this even an issue at this point? This is usually addressed during the bike fit. Maybe the sponsor needed TV time?
Your title surely got me more than the video itself did
Not a problem, can't sustain 50 long enough to do that.
Every time I've tightened something on my bike while riding I drop to below 20.
it's normal when your wages are on the line, wait untill you have to tighten your crank arm whilst racing....now that's a challenge, well it was for me as the roads we were racing on became very bendy shall we say
Wow, care to share more? Sounds very dicy!!
I had to do that in a race. No support car. Got a 5mm wrench handup from friend on the sideline.
I'd tighten my stem with an allen wrench a thousand times before being a bike mechanic and hanging out the window to work on the brakes at speed.
I don't think it would take extreme daring or special skills to tighten your stem bolts that hold it to the steerer, pretty confident I could do this while riding. The more dangerous part looks like grabbing it from the car. What would be kind of crazy is if this were an older style quill stem and you were adjusting the height while riding.
I have do this at a roadtrip with my wife, she says that's the craziest thing he have ever seen 😅
Don’t try this at the “road”
It's like a good brand advertisement we share this type of thing
Я подумал достали его все обгонять, решил соперников пошенковать!)
Its stability must be applauded
Me with a 20km road at home:
How about the mechanic in the back seat in a moving car during the TDF fixing a derailleur with one bad move causing s loss of a finger or two.
Yeah. Not at Home, because, in a stationary trainer, the bike is quite instable, as the front wheel doesn't spin.
Don't try this at home❎
Try this at road✅
Let’s try this at road...😂😂😂😂😂
I'm going to crack my wall and try this at home
Bro what u think I have race track in my home 😂
Shows how much the commentators know. He’s not adjusting the stem. He’s tightening the stem clamp bolts. What’s more dangerous? Riding with a loose stem or giving the bolts a turn with an allen key? I’d take this option 10 out of 10 times.
My soul is leaving my body once I have to reach for my downtube levers at 20kph and he’s building a whole bike
as a cyclist i have to propose golf to you if if this is to much for for fragile heart. my god cyclists are the worst athletes besides soccer players.
Don't do this at home. ...!!😂😂😂 Do this at home, don't do this on street