10 Mountain Bike Maintenance Mistakes To Avoid
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- From over-tightening bolts, to internal cable-routing issues, have a look at Doddy's top 10 maintenance mistakes to avoid.
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Over-tightening bolts: If you're worried about your bars or seatpost slipping, simply apply some sort of fibre grip paste to the contact areas of the clamp
Using worn-out allen keys: worn out allen keys can cause serious damage to your bolts, so make sure you keep an eye on the condition of your tools
Over-spraying lube: be really careful when spraying lube on your chain, if any gets on your disc brake rotor, you can be in serious trouble.
Internal cable routing: Anyone who has a bike with internal cable routing has experienced this. But there are a number of neat little hacks to help you retain your sanity next time you need to change your cables.
Not greasing pedal axles: We regularly see people struggling to remove their pedals from their bike. So to save your knuckles, lightly grease your pedal axles before fitting them
Washing your bike upside down: You really want to avoid this whenever possible. But if you are going to do this, make sure you don't spray water near your headset.
Forgetting your order of assembly: When removing any parts from your bike, lay them on your work bench in the order you removed them from your bike. Sorted!
Stiff axles: People often struggle to fit their axles back into their wheels, especially if they are maxles. Make sure you regularly clean and grease your axles as you would with any other part on your bike.
Using the wrong grease: Before applying grease or lubrication to any part of your bike, make sure it's fit for purpose. The lubricant you want for your suspension is not going to be the same as for other parts of your bike.
Poorly adjusted limit screws: If your gears have stopped working smoothly, always use the barrel adjustor before you change the settings on your limit screws.
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My breaks were worn so I removed them. Now I'm so fast xD
If you removed the breaks it must mean it's fixed...
😆😆😆 c'mon people spell check please
Weight reduction ftw!
Mate I had something like that but I nearly died, there was a massive 10ft tech drop down hill and my brake pads decided to say fuck you and wore out as I was going down..... I can now successfully say I have been to space
My breaks were also pretty loud so when i braked it goes like §chre€h. then my mom said put some oil on it
How to avoid these mistakes
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Avoid maintenance entirely
That means you fully trust your mechanic and I met too much mechanics more interested in me paying than in repairing my stuffs (cars, bikes...). It's not a problem with mechanical dudes, it's generic issue with all technical workers (and I am a technical dude, working with computers).
@@ThinkBeforeWriting99 dude, take a joke
I’m actually hopeless when it comes to bike maintenance. I had a mountain bike once I rode it all year round sun ,wind, rain & snow, my gears started jumping because my cassette was worn then one day it locked up & the chain came off. I put the chain back on & I started peddling again & thought 🤔 I’ll try another gear as soon as I changed gear the small cogs below the derailleur we’re ripped off the bike & were hanging on the ground. I now take my bike to a bike shop when ever I have any issues.
Haha so I have a bike it’s a 2005 and I have never done maintenance on this bike, replace the cassette once and the chain twice other then that nothing and it works great, thing is bullet proof. Been trying to kill it so I have an excuse to buy a new one but it won’t die
Kris k what bike? I have an 04 bigfoot and i have something similar going on, refuse to bring it in unless i have to bleed the brakes so I just screw around with it until it works again lol
I bought a torque wrench specific to bikes. Well worth it to be sure I'm not over cranking bolts. Retorqued the disc bolts and it made a huge difference in brake feel. Nice vid, thanks guys!
Fishing line, split shot and a vacuum for internal routing. Shot on the end of the line, into the frame and use the vacume to suck it through. Then just connect the cable to the line and pull it through.
If your allen keys are worn cut the tip off the key with a grinder and you wont need to buy them so often
falconpunchTV Genius! I never thought of that before.
Don’t let them get hot though
Or buy matco, snap on, Mac and have a lifetime warranty
Use Wera 'hex plus' allen keys!
@@vp5 yes wera, with their cool patented geometry 😍
Doddy knows his stuff. Saying that, so do I so I've no idea why I've just watched this video :D
Number 11: not using wd40 on discs “it only makes you go faster”
Steven Daniels yes thats right and also you never need a bell on your bike again. ;)
Can you do a plus hard tail vs a normal dual suspension
Harry Barber no major difference plus sized bikes get misplayed for having rear "suspension" as the tires as that is not true you have to get the pressure .5 accurate to not feel pinky of rocks and roots but to low and you have horrible rolling resistance and rim strikes even if you get the pressure right the "suspension" in the tires is undamped
Max Schreiber what do you mean bell?
Steven Daniels because it squeaks
Ohh man... ive been washing the mud out of my stearer tube area with the bike upside down... crap.. my poor headset 😧
SHAME
Just clean and regrease your headset afterwards. No biggie...
my disc brakes were squeaking so i greased them up, now they don't squeak
You greased your disc brakes?!?!?! Don't ever put grease on pad/disc brake omg xD!
If your disc are squeaking, it's because(possibility): you're brake pads are too used and you didn't adjusted them over time, meaning the disc and the pad are breaking on a bad angle / You're disc(s) are buckling / or they have a bad runout
*Sorry if you sometime miss understand, it's not my main langue :P
Don't worry, it was just a joke. I am a mechanic
but with was a very good explaination and will probably help people understand why their disc brakes squeak
Only use dry lube its beast
My brakes were squeaking so I removed them ...
My breaks were squeaky so I took the pads out
I use classic ptfe plumber's tape on the pedal threads. Unlike grease it does not dry out, so the pedals are always removable.
Very clear, simply and helpful, great job guys ! your guide can keep the other bicycles more functional now !
I only ride my cheap carerra Subway to work and back (Had three more expensive bikes stolen, so needs must).
Most things in your videos I will never need, but I absolutely love watching them.
Informative, concise, professional, and most importantly, friendly.
Good work mate.
Should do a :- winter riding video. What clothes to wear, gear, cold feet problems.
Especially here in scotland its rather chilly. Would be a big help
Ride harder, wear gloves
very helpful
be using these tips in the future 😄
Very easy to do and helpful thanks
Very useful tips, thank you
That was very helpful. Thanks
Very helpful, thank you
Beautiful bike, man.
Excellent advice.
Very Helpful Guys!
every time I work on my bike I do like about 50 mistakes
jup same here lol
Same I typically only make things worse :/
Yeah, every time I bend my brake discs, scratch something or lose a part!
It's all the learning process. You probably dont even realize when you go back and so it again and it goes flawless.
Yea me to
Thanks for all those tips and tricks, they will certainly come in handy.
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I may take in a bike shop this video is spot on and pull of the information you would be surprised how many new technicians and I shop make these mistakes themselves
One of the best in gmbn
He explains very nice... 😀😀
thanks very much for the information.. CitW
Very good and useful advice you share - big big THANK to you sir! It's always inspiring to see and to listen to you in your many good YT Videos! Wishing you happy and safe ridings! /Best Regards, Charl
Thank you for this, I wasn’t aware of the washing your bike upsidown,
The RS barb connector is a really great idea.
This should be renamed WD 40 advertising and applications
He's using the silicone lubricant variant. Never use the original on your bike.
Remember wet lube is for wet conditions and dry lube is for dry conditions like summer.
Handy, thank you
Thank you!
Thanks for the great info
No problem, Bob! Thanks for the support!
For internal cable routing i find that a bit of spoke with rounded ends pushed in the new and old hoses works like the rockshox bit work well
Good stuff. .. cheers man
great video
Still love and ride my 1991 Koga - SkyCarbolite atb daily :)
-All parts are deore XT, Magura fork, Mavic crossride rims...
-over 250.000km
Great video!
Helpful thanks
good video Doddy, can you make one video just for grease, :)
Lubricants can be confusing. This helped me to understand. Thanks.
Excellent
Man this video got me so excited that I now want to work on my bike all day long.
it kinda hurts that people have such nice bikes they spend 5-10 grand on but dont know how to tighten a bolt.. didnt anyone fiddle with shit on their bike as a kid? its like putting the triangle into the triangle hole in that baby toy everyone had.
I know right it’s so sad I don’t even know how to remove my wheels 😭. Nah kidding I can probably disassemble my whole bike and put It back together with no issues or maybe one!
in a lot of instances a person who buys a 10 thousand dollar bike has never had to fiddle with anything in their life.
You can have a bike for 800 that rides like a 5k bike if you follow sales and build your own.
@@spencerchristie4000 I'd love you to make a videoseries about that, lol!
For the stuff I currently ride I would shoot straight over 800 with a frame, a fork and a damper even if it was on sale.
Highly interested in seeing you building something that rides like a 5k bike for under a grand tho.
I'd pay to see that since it will save me a lot of money anyways :D
@@DmdMixZ 5k is literally a RIP off for most full sus. I've heard the statement "for what I ride" from literally everyone. You may be good but someone else also thinks everything you've ever done is easy as well. Please tell me you havnt spent 5k on a bike in the last 4 years.
Cheers Mate !
Nice video 👍👍👍👍
Poor Blake! I hope he's okay! 😔 4:30
Invest in a good set (yes, set) of torque wrenches, and take care of them! Don't drop them, bang them about, or use them for anything other than the final tightening of a bolt to the right torque. Torque wrenches are precision, calibrated tools, not a plumber's wrench, so keep them that way. Recalibrate them every so often so they remain precise.
This is especially true for anyone with carbon anything on their bike, as it's impossible to properly gauge the torque on a bolt or fastener by feel, regardless of what anyone says, or how long they've been a mechanic. You'd be amazed at how easy it is to over or under tighten a bolt, just going by feel alone.
You can easily damage carbon (among other things) by over-torquing bolts, and in some cases, void warranties if damage occurs by doing so.
The engineers gave you the torque specs, so use them.
and allways wind them back to the "storing setting"
How do you recalibrate one?
Nero Wolfe hmmmmm ...
My whole tool kit is a crank brothers m17
Nero Wolfe i
Best vid ever. Thanks
Another great vid, one question were do you all get the crankbrothers thumb grip from? I’ve look everywhere please help
This helped cheers!
No worries Josh, we love it when we can help someone out
"Undo pedals towards the back of the bike" - golden advice!
Nice video i like it a lot
if you have old allen keys that are starting to get round instead of sharp endges.. cut the round bit with hacksaw or angle grinder :)
This is just super good content.
Grüße aus Deutschland
What a beautiful bike.
Doddy is THE man...
I remember when I was 17 and I just saved enough money to get myself my first nice (but budget) mtb. I went to show it off to my best friend and he cracked out the spray loob. Sprayed the chain, the joints, in the hubs and yes directly into the brakes.. the bike couldn't stop at all the end.
Any issues with the way his bike is put into the work stand? I thought you should always clamp the seat post and never the frame? I’m new to having a work stand so if I can have other clamping location options I’d love to hear about them. Thx.
A good maintenance hack seems to be to buy car stuff as bike stuff is often the same thing with a huge price tag. Motorcycle fork oil instead of Fox / Rockshox (make sure it's the correct weight), lithium grease for cars is super cheap, as is brake cleaner. Sure there's a lot of stuff that IS bike specific, but just as much you can save a bunch on.
What type of assembly compound or grease should I use when putting alloy parts on a carbon frame?
I like your commentaries So..Hwcks I'm Using1. Electric socks on suspension..Take front wheel off..cut hole where toes are....slide up lower fork leg and put battery in steerer tibe..Solves many problems associated with frozen air shocks..Can wrap rear and use velcro or unbolt and slide sock over shock...2. Crazy glue cable ends..A drop of glue in mouth of cable end and slide on cable..Reuseable and doesn't crush cable...3. Tube elastic band hack..Everyone has vid now..I pit elastic band on front brake handlegrip and when parking bike wrap it over brake lever so bike doesn't roll away4. Plug them holes..3/16 black cabinet screw plugs work great on 5mm giant pivot bolts..These little rubber accenters snap right in place..Other pivots use larger sizes as does axle holes and 5mm allen key holes and plugs that work on hollow cranks..Could even store stuff in cranks with caps on..Lastly gotta say that look great when the holes are capped and a bit of anti part theft....I use very carefully a utility blade to pry oo caps5. Iwrap inner tube on bike stand on each claw so it doesn't damage my seat tube.6.Colored bike parts..I use cheap model brush and waterbase paint to see if a color will work on bike..Ex..Paint stem green to match green decals..Paint screw heads to see if anodized screws bolts work..Sometimes color is too much and takes away from bike so wash it off if its not working or buy the part..7.Weight Weenie I have Giant Trance 2 2017 black n green and learning trials tricks on it..30 pounds seems to be key number whether a bike is valued or walmartish..So I wanted 2.6 NNics 780g a piece and sram 200mm centerline(best lookin rotor ever)and a decent seat.So I chopped weight from handlebars stem all ti bolts etc to accomidate the heavier parts..My bike 29.84 pounds dry..8. Disk Rotors and oil..Mtb disk rotors very fragile when it comes to oil contamination so at the grocery store they have rolled up bags for vegis..These are great and don't need to be tied..Wrap around rotor when workin on bike ..quick bleeding washing..waxing etc..handy little bags.9. For aluminum rims..Tubeless..Joints on inside rim I crazy glue or epoxy at seem..Seems tape always worked its way lose and sealent would leak into spoke chamber then ooze out of spoke holes while riding.10. Bike with shiney finish..Hi end Sports car waxes make bike look better than new.I use Meqiires High glooss and wow paint color becomes brillant..11.I replaced wheel bearings with Enduro Max..There fo pivots..No casing seperating bearing balls.. Varoom Varoom12. Dirt in Shock pump..Always keep presto adapter screwed into shock pump when not in use as dirt from your carryin bag or traildirt will get into nozzle and you'll end up pumpin the dirt into your air chamber..(very Bad13. Brake levers..left handed people or ex motor cross will find it easy to switch brakes left side rear brake and rightsode front brake...or I guess some countries have that setup initally.14.SLX,,,,,,, had a makeover in 2016..Brakes can slide in and out of the top without unbolting caliper..Caliper Maintenance..What I Do and it works great....Take out Brake pads fire them with small torch the givem a drink of alcohol....Unbolt caliper cover rotors with vegi bag..The further away caliper is from bike the better.......My brakes mineral oil..Stich a finger between caliper postons and squeeze lever slowly til they pop out..(pen top or a little more) Use a tooth brush dipped in mineral oil and clean side of pistons..Wipe with paper towel..Squirt mineral oil on poston push one at at a time back in til fully seated..Put finger in between pistons and slowly squeeze lever til they pop out againRepeat cleaning the oil squirt ..Using fingers top and bottom push piston in and lastly give them a drink of alcohol..I notced when put back together after squeezing lever for brake space between pad and rotor remained constant and piston recessed perfectly..Lubing and cleaning those little piston will prevent early brake failure..15..Permanent black marker fixes blemishes fast..Bolt ends scratches..you name it it'll cover it..Lastly if you can do a review on hidin gps trackers with no subscription fees..That would be great...A device that covers a 100 miles and uses google maps or similar to deterr knooty little opportunists..(Seth bike hacks word opportunist) hehThx Enjoy your Utubey showTim McDroid Merry Christmas
Thx
I had a snapped axle and the grease inside of the rear hub was way too thin because of florida heat and all of the said grease poured onto my disc brakes, at the time I didn't understand that you don't want things that use friction to save you from crashing to have a lubricant applied. You can guess what happens next.
Every time I see doddy I just smile :)
Would it be better to tighten a stem clamp following a criss-cross sequence?
Is it okay to use dirtbike chain wax lube on a mtb? Had a new bottle laying around, but dont know if its okay for bicycles.
I always use the foot technique when getting pedals off and even when getting them on
I ride dirtbikes so I often find my self doing check ups on both bikes the same way. I found out my rear wheel had a little slop to it. Took it off removed the axel made sure to carefully account for all the ball bearings. Grease the axel grease all the ball bearings retighten the axel to the point where it was just too tight the backed it off a little and the wheel was tighter then when I got the bike new
Interesting that you recommend lubricating the suspensions. There's a lot of confusion and debate whether it is better to lubricate or leave it clean. Some big manufacturers recommend a gentle wash and wiping it clean then turning the bike upside down for 20 mins or so letting the oil inside to soak those foam rings. That will help lubricate itself without needing to add anything else. Applying the wrong lubrication to the stanchions will attract dirt and debris which can potential scratch and damage them.
I need a new bottom bracket for my 2019 giant talon 1 its a prowheel in it now whats the best replacment not sure whitch 1 to order
Hey gmbn I put on pedals without greased game them first, should I take them off and grease them or it it fine the way it is?
Edit: also is it ok if I use chain oil on my chain? It’s the only thing I have at the moment and I don’t want to spend any money
How often do you hsve to put grease and chain lube on?
Can I use cheap multi purpose spray lube to lube the stanchions and fork seals?
Be VERY VERY careful when using your foot to remove pedals or any bolts. I had a buddy who worked in a bike shop and was doing as shown in the video when his wrench snapped. He had a cut to the shin bone from the top of his foot nearly to his knee.
what spray grease should I get? I live in the US.
Could you make a video on how to use a headset press and other alternatives if you can’t afford a headset press
Is it OK to use wet chain lube in your forks dust seals
Regarding the spray grease, which one are you using? The WD-40 White Lithium Grease or the WD-40 Long Lasting Spray Grease?
I am having problem to unscrew my crankset as i think it seize aleady. Can i apply spray grease or degreaser to loose it?
Please make a rock Shox Boxxer rc service Video . IT would be really helpful
I recently changed my gear cable for my 1x11 set-up. But when I finished attaching it to the rear derailleur, my chain won’t go down to the 9-10 and last gear. Then I made it worse when I fiddled with the limit screws. Lol. What to do?
Doddy rules.
Am I doing something wrong ??please do you know why my both tires are going down not fully but iv repaired punctures in both checked and checked but they jus don't feel like there the same anymore a feel like as I get on the Airs trying to escape but when I check jus with Thumb its only slightly gone down where have I gone wrong please??
#askgmbn I have just got a new full suspension bike and it has one cable going under the frame (hydraulic brake) and I use roof racks to transport it, any suggestions on how to not damage the wire by tightening the roof rack clamp on it
What was placed on the stem to keep the handlebars from slipping
What is the name brand and model of the watch your a wearing?
Sweet bike, it reminds me of my Smash
Damn he’s tall!!
My dad sent a drop on his old 2004 Kona coiler. His deore lx rear derailer got caught in the wheel and the derailer, spokes and chain were ruined. Luckily he had spare spokes but he had to get a new derailer and chain.
Would 3 in 1 work for suspension lubrication?
KY jelly really works well lubing my post.
#askgmbn Hello there! I'm not quite sure wether this is a maintenance related question, but here wo go ... Since I have no other option than to put my bikes in my flat, I thought about putting them next to a heater for the reason that there's the only space left. Could the constant heat in the winter affect any parts of the bike, especially the rubber?
For internal routing, vacuum a string through your frame. Trick electricians use to pull wire through conduit.
Can you use brake cleaner on bike brake if you accidentaly spray a product on it? When mechanis do brakes jobs they use brake cleaner to clean the grease and others contaminant that you can leave on the surface of the brake so thats literaly the same thing with that nah ?
I'm early for once.
Love your vids btw really helps me improve my skill.
Thanks Edward!
#askGMBN : Can i use sram butter for fox suspension? If cant, does fox have an alternitive?
04:30 almost pissed myself laughing first time I saw that on its original video. Hope it was theatre ;)
I just bought a Scot bike from a auction it needs a lot of work but it will be fun
3:29 at a pinch, a long straight wide pitch screw, small enough to wind into the tube with out too much effort... Leave the head on, screw it in half the length of the thread, cut the head off (and any non threaded shaft) and screw the 2nd piece of tube on (it helps to hold the 1st tube at the end with pliers so you are holding the thread inside from turning.
I suggest you start with the old tube so the pliers don't damage the new tube (although having an excess of new tube so it can be trimmed is a good idea).
I suggest when undoing the finished run, again hold the old tube and unscrew from the new (as if you have trouble extracting the screw from the last section.. it doesn't matter as that is most likely to be bin fodder anyhooze)
Its good to have the correct tools. Then again I have been known to make my own brake banjo rather than drive a whole 10 mins and buy a $10 one from the local bike shop.
Better yet... go buy one from your local bike shop... They are more expensive than online crap.. but they have to hold stock so its there the instant you need it (not when they can ship it to a bulk drop point near you from China).... and then... when you really need a tyre etc NOW... they are still in business... and unlike "Chad", they will look at selling you something that actually fits, suits, and shouldn't break in 3 seconds... let alone in during the install.