Good tips. And to add to the cleat bolt tip, replace one of the disc rotor bolts with a cleat bolt. The disc rotor bolts are rounded and don't work great as cleat bolts but the cleat bolts work fine as rotor bolts. All my bikes have 2 cleat bolts mixed in with the rotor bolts so I am always ready.
Nice one Barry ... my kit list is updated now 👍 I also take a couple of pairs of the surgical latex type gloves 🧤 to put on when mechanicals happen .... keeps the hands grease free for food time 🥪 (these gloves also double up as another layer in winter and really help)
Barry... that's the best one yet thank you!!! Brilliant to know what you carry around with you and this series of BG Tips will be revisited as I get back into MTB and hopefully longer trips in the future. Looking forward to more videos - they are so useful and informative - brilliantly presented by the way and let's hope more adventurous trips and videos are not too far away when we're safe (and allowed) to do so!!! Cheers buddy!!!
Thanks so much Paul! So glad you are getting back into it, keep it going!!! And as soon as I'm given the green light I am off :-) So ready for another adventure
Possibly the best video out there that covers every possible problem you can encounter up on the fells/etc . You should slice a few tubeless strips they fit in the insert tool so much easier.
Thanks so much!!!!! :-) A wonderful comment! yeah I do need to pre cut some down as find it fiddly when in a panic on the mountain :-) That rubber strip I had I found so much better to cut to the right size
Great video series, definitely deserves a lot more views. I stumbled across your channel after watching your Norfolk bikepacking video. Lots of great tips and made me think I need to carry a few more spares after seeing your bag of tricks.
Another great episode. Plenty of great tips there. I usually carry a small cut out from plastic bottle, ideal if you get a cut on the tyre to place inside the tyre and prevent tube protruding. I use squirt lube and find it great for mtb however I tend to clean chain frequently.
Hi Alan! Thanks very much, great idea! I have also used bits of plastic bottle of mend bags as well that have got worn through. Is Squirt lube the brand? is it any good?
@@barrygodin7538 Yes Barry, Squirt Dry lube. Most good bike stores stock it. I've been using it for the last number of years for both mtb and road. People always comment on how clean my chain and cassette are.
Chapeau, my tip is to store your spare spokes in side your seat tube use a bit of foam to keep them in.and a 9 speed quick link will work on a 10 speed chain ,helped a roadie out when coming home from a mtb ride who broke a chain ,good enough to get him to a bike shop in Peaslake.
Thats a cracking story Stephen! Feels amazing when you are carrying something that can really help some one else out. Oh while at the bike shop might as well pop in for a pasty :-) Great idea about keeping the spokes on the bike. Also lots of people tape a quick link to the gear cables so always with the bike.
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Hey Barry! I just wanted to checked out that emergency repair video you promised here and then I realised that you haven't don this yet. Any plans to do them sometime? I would be so glad to learn more from you. Thanks again for your videos they are a huge help for me in planning my own adventures :D
I always carry my Victorinox multi tool. It weighs half as much as the bike ! But was an absolute godsend when i came off and god knows how got a load of wire fence wrapped round my rear mech, the wire cutters made short work of it. Would have been a long painful walk back to the campsite that day.
Another good video Barry, thanks. Have to admit, I'd never heard of tyre boots before but they will be part of my kit now. Usually, if I get a piece of wire stuck in the tyre that I can't remove, or if the tyre itself has deformed, I use the tube patches to cover the area to help stop a re-puncture. Oh, I'm also going to buy a couple of mech hangers :)
Awesome! So glad you found something in there helpful, Tyre boots are just a lot thicker and sticker than a tube patch. Oh and buy hundreds of mech hangers, haha, and don't forget to take at least one with you, no good being at home ;-)
Thanks for another great video, fully agree on the Topeak Mountain Morph, mines about 15 years old. I use tyre mounting paste (Twin Busch bought off ebay), applied to the bead of the tyre and the inside of the rim bead, pump tyres up to about 40psi so you get at least 2 if not 3 pops as the tyre sits on the rim. Leave them at that pressure overnight and then reduce to whatever you want to run them at. Even if you lose a valve core and all the air from the tyre the beads are still stuck to the rim.
Thanks so much Dan, yeah what a pump! :-) You still got your foot on it? haha. Yeah to seat a tyre, no joke, I got given some anal lube (don't ask) and wow, if you want a tyre to go on easily, haha. No seriously good tips there, If i have a big issue on the trail I always try to lift the wheel off the ground of the bead doesn't break and then its often an easy fix
Clearly not used any of your chain lube on that chain on the Genesis! Looks like that may be a bit seized up?!?! Cracking video though Barry, really like the "i'm just gonna see what's in here" approach to presenting. I have once lost a MTB cleat bolt, 1/2 way up the climb to the Brecon Gap in S Wales, just had to tighten the other one as hard as I could until I got to a bike shop about 10 miles later! I've also managed to use a 10spd quick link in a split 11spd road bike chain before, it wasn't nice and it made alot of noise, but it got me to the nearest bike shop (20 miles later). Interestingly the same shop as the cleat bolt above, good old Bikes & Hikes in Talybont on Usk! One thing maybe worth showing people, if your gear cable snaps (particularly rear mech), how to wind in derailleur limit screws to run the bike single speed. Had to do that for a few friends over the years so that they could carry on and not be in the biggest gear!
Haha, just a keen eye, I hoping i was going to get away with that poor looking chain :-) So glad you liked my deep exploration into my little bag, haha. Yes you are so right, use any speed of chain link, I generally get that little bag out in any disaster and see what I can use to make it work enough to get somewhere! And great shout about how to adjust the rear mech with the limit screws, have done that so many times when the mech is bent. Thanks so much for your comment Matt!
@@barrygodin7538 Yep, I think I pulled my bag apart recently and found a 9spd, 10spd and 11spd chainlink in there. I can't remember when I last ran a 9spd drivetrain, so god knows where that one came from. It's also very worth knowing what tools are on your multitool, I once walked a few miles with a bent disc rotor that I couldn't straighten or take off because my multitool didn't have a T25. After several times of checking my multitool, it definitely didn't have a T25. Only to find out when I got home, that my multitool did, in fact, have a T25 that I could of taken the rotor off with! If I'd known my multitool at least I'd have been able to ride home (albeit without a rear brake!)
Thanks Barry, a really useful and inspiring series. You've probably already got this coming up but if not, could you give us some tips and insights on booking train travel with your bike, particularly in the UK as our booking system can be a nightmare, even without a bike. Would be interesting to hear your experienced of this (though of course with Covid how the trains will operate from now on is probably anyone's guess!
Hey thanks very much Jon. Yes I would like to cover it. I use a train for all my trips and yes they are a huge pain. But then also an amazing way to get around. Will try and do a few videos on how to plan a trip and the practacalities of it :-)
I went to check them out, looks interesting. How good are those regarding durability in real world? EDIT: Found some mixed reviews after searching. Some people like, others get leakages from valves immediately upon installing. Seems like it could be a great product for a backup tube once they get the QC sorted out properly. I would also say that it needs to work with standard patches as carrying a proprietary patch kit really eats into the weight and space savings and just feels like one more point of failure. For now I will stick with Continental/Michelin/Schwalbe tubes which I have good experiences with.
Hey Rick! Yes I have, I have not used one yet, but a few friends have. Mixed reviews again, they defiantly solve the issue of weight and size, just reliability scares me a little. Also wouldn't want to tow some one along with one :-)
Very good shout on the emergency inner tube, at least one plus patches is a must.
Yeah, sadly it is a must!
Loving the click of the fingers and the new pictures or items arrive LOL Another goodun Bazza
Movie magic! thanks so much Ian
Good tips. And to add to the cleat bolt tip, replace one of the disc rotor bolts with a cleat bolt. The disc rotor bolts are rounded and don't work great as cleat bolts but the cleat bolts work fine as rotor bolts. All my bikes have 2 cleat bolts mixed in with the rotor bolts so I am always ready.
Now that is a fantastic idea!!! WOW!!! Im going to do it :-)
Nice one Barry ... my kit list is updated now 👍
I also take a couple of pairs of the surgical latex type gloves 🧤 to put on when mechanicals happen .... keeps the hands grease free for food time 🥪 (these gloves also double up as another layer in winter and really help)
Hey, yes a good tip! have got me out of trouble a few times :-)
Another excellent video. I shazamed the title music and came up with Band of Cubs by Isobel O'Connor - a winsome tune :-)
Haha, thanks so much for watching, and having a quick Shazam :-)
Another Great Video Barry, Some Cracking TIPS 👍💪, Like how you can leave your Bike in Scotland 🏴 Unlocked 👌
Haha, thanks Ricky. Yes it wasn't in the middle of Glasgow by the way :-) Worse would of been a sheep run of with it
Love these videos. You are definitely someone I could ride with. 👍
haha, is that because I would be carrying everything you might need??? :-)
Barry Godin not at all. It’s because people take the piss out of me for carrying too much. But I like to be prepared for every eventuality 😃
@@Fromupnorth46 Well you have to be, one never knows what is going to happen, and especially on an adventure with me :-)
Barry... that's the best one yet thank you!!! Brilliant to know what you carry around with you and this series of BG Tips will be revisited as I get back into MTB and hopefully longer trips in the future. Looking forward to more videos - they are so useful and informative - brilliantly presented by the way and let's hope more adventurous trips and videos are not too far away when we're safe (and allowed) to do so!!! Cheers buddy!!!
Thanks so much Paul! So glad you are getting back into it, keep it going!!! And as soon as I'm given the green light I am off :-) So ready for another adventure
Possibly the best video out there that covers every possible problem you can encounter up on the fells/etc .
You should slice a few tubeless strips they fit in the insert tool so much easier.
Thanks so much!!!!! :-) A wonderful comment! yeah I do need to pre cut some down as find it fiddly when in a panic on the mountain :-) That rubber strip I had I found so much better to cut to the right size
I like your style of presentation!
Thanks so much!!!
Yet again a great video Barry, really apreciate these videos
Thanks so much Damian
Great video series, definitely deserves a lot more views. I stumbled across your channel after watching your Norfolk bikepacking video. Lots of great tips and made me think I need to carry a few more spares after seeing your bag of tricks.
Thanks very much Tom! And so glad you found some tips in there, just nice to share what I have learnt
Best one of the series so far!
Amazing, didn't know if 30min of what is in my secret tool kit was going to be so gripping :-)
Thanks again Barry. Brilliant a usual. Loads of good advice, must go shopping now.
Haha, thanks so much, sure you have most of it, But from peoples comments I have already bought and added 3 bits :-)
Another great episode. Plenty of great tips there. I usually carry a small cut out from plastic bottle, ideal if you get a cut on the tyre to place inside the tyre and prevent tube protruding. I use squirt lube and find it great for mtb however I tend to clean chain frequently.
Hi Alan! Thanks very much, great idea! I have also used bits of plastic bottle of mend bags as well that have got worn through. Is Squirt lube the brand? is it any good?
@@barrygodin7538 Yes Barry, Squirt Dry lube. Most good bike stores stock it. I've been using it for the last number of years for both mtb and road. People always comment on how clean my chain and cassette are.
Chapeau, my tip is to store your spare spokes in side your seat tube use a bit of foam to keep them in.and a 9 speed quick link will work on a 10 speed chain ,helped a roadie out when coming home from a mtb ride who broke a chain ,good enough to get him to a bike shop in Peaslake.
Thats a cracking story Stephen! Feels amazing when you are carrying something that can really help some one else out. Oh while at the bike shop might as well pop in for a pasty :-) Great idea about keeping the spokes on the bike. Also lots of people tape a quick link to the gear cables so always with the bike.
Hey Barry! I just wanted to checked out that emergency repair video you promised here and then I realised that you haven't don this yet. Any plans to do them sometime? I would be so glad to learn more from you. Thanks again for your videos they are a huge help for me in planning my own adventures :D
Hey Daniel! No I have not done it yet, is on my list! Will try and get round to it :-)
I always carry my Victorinox multi tool. It weighs half as much as the bike ! But was an absolute godsend when i came off and god knows how got a load of wire fence wrapped round my rear mech, the wire cutters made short work of it. Would have been a long painful walk back to the campsite that day.
Haha, Yes Tim I did mention my trusty Victorinox, has every tool in the world to solve any problem including the cork screw :-)
Super helpful tips here Barry. Thank you. :-)
Thanks so much :-) Sure you have many tips yourself
another great vid man,news we can use! such a friendly bloke!
Haha, thanks so much! so glad you are finding them helpful
Cheers Barry, best one so far. Some great ideas.
Thanks so much Simon
Very useful, thanks for the tips, learned a lot...
Thanks very much Paul, hope you can use some of the tips one day
Great videos, totally love it, keep them coming please, thanks
Amazing! thanks so much Hjalti, many more to come, have so many ideas of topics to cover
Very useful and of the moment. Thank you.
Thanks so much Alex
Another good video Barry, thanks. Have to admit, I'd never heard of tyre boots before but they will be part of my kit now. Usually, if I get a piece of wire stuck in the tyre that I can't remove, or if the tyre itself has deformed, I use the tube patches to cover the area to help stop a re-puncture. Oh, I'm also going to buy a couple of mech hangers :)
Awesome! So glad you found something in there helpful, Tyre boots are just a lot thicker and sticker than a tube patch. Oh and buy hundreds of mech hangers, haha, and don't forget to take at least one with you, no good being at home ;-)
Thanks for another great video, fully agree on the Topeak Mountain Morph, mines about 15 years old. I use tyre mounting paste (Twin Busch bought off ebay), applied to the bead of the tyre and the inside of the rim bead, pump tyres up to about 40psi so you get at least 2 if not 3 pops as the tyre sits on the rim. Leave them at that pressure overnight and then reduce to whatever you want to run them at. Even if you lose a valve core and all the air from the tyre the beads are still stuck to the rim.
Thanks so much Dan, yeah what a pump! :-) You still got your foot on it? haha. Yeah to seat a tyre, no joke, I got given some anal lube (don't ask) and wow, if you want a tyre to go on easily, haha.
No seriously good tips there, If i have a big issue on the trail I always try to lift the wheel off the ground of the bead doesn't break and then its often an easy fix
excellent. Looking forward to the video on hacks.
Hey thank very much, yes I will make sure I cover it :-)
Clearly not used any of your chain lube on that chain on the Genesis! Looks like that may be a bit seized up?!?! Cracking video though Barry, really like the "i'm just gonna see what's in here" approach to presenting.
I have once lost a MTB cleat bolt, 1/2 way up the climb to the Brecon Gap in S Wales, just had to tighten the other one as hard as I could until I got to a bike shop about 10 miles later!
I've also managed to use a 10spd quick link in a split 11spd road bike chain before, it wasn't nice and it made alot of noise, but it got me to the nearest bike shop (20 miles later). Interestingly the same shop as the cleat bolt above, good old Bikes & Hikes in Talybont on Usk!
One thing maybe worth showing people, if your gear cable snaps (particularly rear mech), how to wind in derailleur limit screws to run the bike single speed. Had to do that for a few friends over the years so that they could carry on and not be in the biggest gear!
Haha, just a keen eye, I hoping i was going to get away with that poor looking chain :-)
So glad you liked my deep exploration into my little bag, haha.
Yes you are so right, use any speed of chain link, I generally get that little bag out in any disaster and see what I can use to make it work enough to get somewhere! And great shout about how to adjust the rear mech with the limit screws, have done that so many times when the mech is bent.
Thanks so much for your comment Matt!
@@barrygodin7538 Yep, I think I pulled my bag apart recently and found a 9spd, 10spd and 11spd chainlink in there. I can't remember when I last ran a 9spd drivetrain, so god knows where that one came from.
It's also very worth knowing what tools are on your multitool, I once walked a few miles with a bent disc rotor that I couldn't straighten or take off because my multitool didn't have a T25. After several times of checking my multitool, it definitely didn't have a T25. Only to find out when I got home, that my multitool did, in fact, have a T25 that I could of taken the rotor off with! If I'd known my multitool at least I'd have been able to ride home (albeit without a rear brake!)
I like your films. Very inspiring....
Thanks so much Stefan
Good vid, thanks. Will need to upgrade my quick links
haha, always make sure you have the right speed :-) thanks very much for watching
I wrap a meter of duck tape and gorilla tape around my pump to use as tyre boots/puncture repair. 👍
Yeah a great shout! and you can repair anything with duck tape! :-)
The Crankbrother Multi tool its brilliant - Ive got 3 of them, one for each bike
Yeah I do love it Scott, has been the best so far
Thanks Barry, a really useful and inspiring series. You've probably already got this coming up but if not, could you give us some tips and insights on booking train travel with your bike, particularly in the UK as our booking system can be a nightmare, even without a bike. Would be interesting to hear your experienced of this (though of course with Covid how the trains will operate from now on is probably anyone's guess!
Hey thanks very much Jon. Yes I would like to cover it. I use a train for all my trips and yes they are a huge pain. But then also an amazing way to get around. Will try and do a few videos on how to plan a trip and the practacalities of it :-)
@@barrygodin7538 Thanks Barry, will look forward to it.
Fantastic review again.. great explications. Thanks for sharing.
What bike do you have Barry?
Hey, thank you so much :-) I have a Genesis Longitude for bikepacking
Ever heard of Tubolito innertubes? They are quite small and lightweight in comparison to its rubber counterpart
I went to check them out, looks interesting. How good are those regarding durability in real world? EDIT: Found some mixed reviews after searching. Some people like, others get leakages from valves immediately upon installing. Seems like it could be a great product for a backup tube once they get the QC sorted out properly. I would also say that it needs to work with standard patches as carrying a proprietary patch kit really eats into the weight and space savings and just feels like one more point of failure. For now I will stick with Continental/Michelin/Schwalbe tubes which I have good experiences with.
Hey Rick! Yes I have, I have not used one yet, but a few friends have. Mixed reviews again, they defiantly solve the issue of weight and size, just reliability scares me a little. Also wouldn't want to tow some one along with one :-)
Yeah, thanks for the comment, also my point if you are tubeless it is best to try and make it re tubeless, and the tube is in a way the last resort
That bag needs a name , I hereby christen it tardis!
Haha, love that name. I do squeeze quite a bit in it, and I am sure there is a few more things to get in there now