Re the Topeka torque wrench: it’s super valuable for flying with carbon bikes. It’s small and light enough to keep the bike box under the weight limit for airlines (10oz less than the park tool one you showed). I’m always ounces away from overage fees, so every little bit counts. Even saving one overage fee is less than the price of the wrench.
11:40 what is he talking about? Doesn't it have a place to hold every little piece in the pouch? How is that any different from everything else that has removable bits?
That Torque wrench is an example of the difference between a while build tool and one build to be more budget friendly. There something about using a well machine tool that just feels satisfying. Just holding it is a joy and causes you to WANT to use it.
I really appreciate how you can give an item a reality check, a practical perspective, a little shade, but then still give the upside and make sense out of those that would choose to enjoy it anyway. I love hearing both sides, and being able to relate to either. Spicy.
I feel the magnet/metal side of the action cam mount should be bright pink or something. As in the area that becomes hidden once attached. It would be useful for crashes where the thing goes flying. Trying to find something black on black in the woods or bushes is not easy. Or if you end up with a habit of constantly removing it. You're less likely to forget it on a bench when one side is bright pink.
Considering how much stuff I already lost and never found, that is in general a good idea. I actually consider adding self-adhesive reflective stripes to some stuff. That should help a lot, e.g., next time when I lose my street-legal lamp (which I leave off on the trails) on one of my nightrides.
First hurdle is that I am not an Apple guy and not fond of having my location tracked. That aside, from what I think I understood how air tags work is that they use other devices nearby to transmit their position - would that even work in not heavily frequented areas?
@@grummbeerbauer3527 Modern iphones as you get close to the location of an Airtag will indicate direction and number of feet to the tag. For something like this which may have bounced 12 feet into undergrowth, the phone should be able to locate it the precise location and the approx number of feet to the action cam as long as you are within 30-50ft of it, which you probably would be if you just crashed...
@@grummbeerbauer3527 people talk like airtags are the only trackers on earth, but on android you can grab a tile tracker or a chipolo instead. Either of those trackers you can make them beep with the app. Worst case you'll have to walk around a bit to get in bluetooth range.
Seth your video you did recently on your health encouraged me to finally go get checked out. I have been meaning to since I started endurance sports years ago but never did in earnest. Turns out despite a really healthy cardio system I have genetically very high cholesterol. So thanks for making that, Im now getting it under control so I can live to see my kids start their own regimen to control their cholesterol.
I also tested positive for high bad cholesterol, a few years ago, but I strongly suspect it was related to diet: I'm told that stuff like drinking a quarter cup of melted butter, isn't necessarily great for cholesterol. I'd prefer to change almost everything in my life, rather than resort to perpetual medication... Wish me luck?
That type of cassette tool has been around for ages, the Pamir Hypercracker was the first I heard of but it went out of production. Before that Pamir made a pocket chain whip tool for Uniglide cassettes (where the small sprocket is threaded instead of a lock ring) to put it in historical context, so late 1980s/early 1990s?
Came here to say the same thing. I had the same tool, and in fact, I think I actually still have it somewhere. What's old is new again, especially in the cycling world.
Best open ear audio solution is bone conduction, hands down. The audio quality is not going to be as good as an ear bud, and the feel takes a bit to get used to, but in terms of retaining your full hearing without any noise bleed, you can't beat them.
I’ve tried bone conduction and to be honest, I have a mixed opinion. It sounds great if it in exactly the right place on your ear, but if it is in any other position, its all cloudy.
@@LouisCollison-rj5ks Individual anatomy seems to play quite a major role when it comes to headphones of all types, that may be the source of the difference of opinion here
Also, the chest camera mount is good, when you crashed pretty hard onto your chest, hopefully it flies off so you can have a flat surface to land on, I crashed face forward snowboarding once with my asthma inhaler in my jacket pocket, i broke a few ribs where my body landed on the inhaler
I don't use my chest mount near as often as I would like for that very reason. A crash landing on my chest would be bad, potentially very bad. I don't know that this helps all that much though. You're still probably going to land on the camera.
I am roughly 10 years older than Seth, I am a dad, but managed to preserve some of my 6-pack from my days as a gym regular. With that said, that gym bod is just show, useful for looking good on the beach. 😆 When it comes to fitness (let alone skill!) on the bike, Seth would totally wax me for sure. So, power to all the dad bod goats out there!
The magnetic action cam mount looks like a copy of Snap Mounts which I’ve run for years. Their version isn’t a full harness. The magnetic base is just in a lanyard that goes around your neck. It naturally hangs down to the right position and once the camera is stuck on - it’s not going anywhere.
Hey Seth - the Topeak torque/ratchet set is made for a highly specific market, which is why I'm sure you're confused as to why this particular niche of tools exists. It's intended for bikepackers, those who plan on traveling for extended tours away from towns where they might find small bike shops, where the use of a torque wrench would eventually become mandatory over longer trips (especially when making frequent adjustments to higher end carbon bikes, e.g. seat clamps, stems on carbon bars). The more you pay for the bikepacking rig, the more precision is required in maintaining it - hence the hefty price tag. I've recommended them and similar mini torque wrench/ratchet combo kits to many bikepackers here in the South Island of New Zealand, for example, where people are due to start a month long tour and need an all-encompassing kit for 80%-90% of their repairs, and where every gram saved means more water or calories can be carried. Park Tool is fantastic for home or workshop use, I use Park daily as a mechanic, but I wouldn't be lugging a ATD-1.2 with me next to my sub 500g sleeping system and single pair of merino socks (you know how those weight weenies think) Totally agree about losing bits though - I always take a mini tool as a backup in case my bits get lost during a trip. P.s. as a mech, I'd love to see you review a Wera kit someday, best tools I've ever used and they're getting more dominant in the bike industry. I'd send one in myself but bike mechanics are poor, sometimes I have to steal food from customer's top tube bags for sustenance. TImes are tough.
In my world, backpacking and expensive things are opposites (unless they are supper robust). This small torque wrench is definitely not more robust than the full-size one (plus vibrations will kill any appropriate accuracy of non-fixed torque wrench). For bikepacking I'd just take a couple of fixed torque keys. Or just one and torque paste. I cannot understand how mechanic who is making money for food justifies unjustifiably expensive things. Its a nice thing as a gift, as it was said, no more/
@@wanderer2246 I guess it just depends on the region and such. Here where i'm at there's no way to starve or run out of water, all survival needs are easily met, so the choices are going to be quite different.
The bike (repair) stand does have nice storage, but it's too low to work on the bike. I'd prefer a standard bike repair stand to work on the bike, and a sturdier stand for storage. Conventional repair stands fold up nicely if you need the space. Spend a few more dollars on the repair stand and storage, and the functionality and durability increases massively.
Hey Seth, I was wondering if you would consider testing some Alt bars as an engaging video? Love to see you shred with some Surly Corner Bars and see how they do!
The unior cassette tool works great but is pretty fiddly, it comes with a tiny plastic doodad to protect the frame from the lug. The stein tool one might be harder to fit into the gap but easier to use without messing up the frame. Either way, a lot lighter than a full sized one and a chain whip!
@@elpretender1357 Bone conduction headsets like the Shokz ones are almost perfect for active use. Least strong point is audio quality, but that has come a long way in Shokz latest Open Run model. But you're right, everything else that works with a helmet and has a transparency mode is fully wireless, unless I'm missing a product. Neckbands, neck wires or small clip on receivers for (short cable) wired headphones with in-ears, that were more common before airpods, do not usually have transparency mode (but of course you could easily let one dangle).
I've had this tool for about 5 years for touring. It's heartening to know it works on my aluminum through axle touring bike as well. Lightweight confidence for spoke breakage!
I don't see how a cassette would fail in the field, but the pawls can get locked up or a spring fail. To the extent that this tool can help with fixing a freehub body, I think this brilliant tool (lock ring remover) is a good idea. Without it though, before a long trip, I'd probably just clean the freehub body and hope the springs don't fail.
Magnetic chest mount has the benefit of quickly pulling over to the side of the trail and grabbing some shots of the homies following you! Thanks Seth, I'm buying a couple of these things.
🤔 5:50 I would never understand people riding a bike while listening to music especially on a MTB where the sound of a piece of wood getting into the derailleur and spokes has to make you stop immediately if you do not want to ruin your day. More dangerous are the folks with full audio headset in the middle of the rush hours trafic. That makes me crazy.
I dont know how people ride with no music or audiobook or podcast or something. Makes me not hate pedaling so much. I feel it if something happens to the bike and I can still hear most things it's not like you need to crank the volume. Also, it's not like earbuds cancel much outside sound. If I am worried about needing to hear or on a group ride I'll just wear one in the left ear.
Even a faint clicking noise can alert you to something like a loose spoke, axle, or headset that you can hop off your bike and quickly fix before it becomes a bigger problem.
I've never done one of these, don't really know how. Seth, you're such an inspiration to me, I remember watching you for the first time when I was 8. Ended up getting into mountain biking because of you and I'm really enjoying it. Im currently running a 29 hardtail and love it. The reason and motivation behind me saying this is I went riding today out at this place called West Delray Regional Park and ended up meeting your cousin Brian riding with his kids! Said he text you and said he meet your "biggest fan." but yeah, love the content, always have, keep it up! Who knows, maybe one day if I'm ever up in North Carolina I'll check out Berm Park. Have a good rest of your Sunday and whenever you get to reading this (possibly) 👋
I’m a product designer and a bike mechanic. On most of the other product review videos you’ve done, the majority of the products are a bit underwhelming. This one was loaded with some really great stuff. Love it! Ooh, and whilst the magnetic chest mount is a great idea, I feel like for content creators the future of post-production will definitely be just asking AI to remove the chest mount from the footage. Honestly, it’s the present.
I like that Topeak updated the bits on that torque wrench. I have their Ratchet Rocket and love it, but the smaller bits can be super-hard to remove. Looks like they put knurling on the bits now which would be MUCH better.
Hi Seth, i just wanted to say that i love your content and i really aprriciate your work. Because of you i learned how to maintain my bike, thank you very much, and keep up with the work❤🙌
The torque wrench set looks like it's designed for travellers. Small, light and everything in at its place. For a workshop I would always go for a bigger tool, with a bigger torque range. 6 Nm is not much, even on a bike. It's like a multi tool - it's perfect for repairs on the road or trail, but in the workshop a real tool is more handy.
Thanks for the nice video! TopPeak makes another even smaller torque wrench that is a lot cheaper, the Nano TorqBar DX... though it is limited to adapters for specific nM, i.e. 5 and you will me stuck to that. But it is around 50 bucks so more affordable, works very well, and is so tiny even road cyclists would like it..
There is a category of bike stands and tools for folks in urban areas. That just don't have the space.: "stand in tools that look good in the living room". Thank you for your service to the folks affected the flood.
Great video, thank you. That torque wrench is expensive. You can get the excellent new Feedback Range Click Torque Wrench for the same price, which has a range from 2-14Nm.
Torque wrenches its worth getting them traceable calibrated just to make sure its in spec, especially from a small brand. I've calibrated so many cheap Chinese ones that needed a full adjustment from brand new (ie 1/80 total on one order passed. The rest completely failed and needed full adjustment back into spec). I would also say, just get a norbar. Phenomenal torque wrenches and truly the best to work with/work on/ and maintain. Edit: also would love to get ahold of the airpod leashes. Just picked up a voodoo horde for like £650 (budget in comparison to alot of other bikes) and was worried about losing my airpods on the way home 🤣
I built a custom floating shelf valet stand with a cutout that i can hang my ebike off of by the top tube, it's held in with several lag bolts in the stud, and has passthroughs for charging cables and such. Only used a half sheet of the cheapest, ugliest 3/4 inch plywood, and i can even use it to do light work without getting out my work stand. But of course i got rid of that bike and now have a step through so i cant even use the hanging feature lol. I actually kinda like that stand and might get one in the future.
2:30 I would really like this product if it would work over a jersey or jacket with a zipper. Maybe it still does, but I'd guess it would be less secure. It may work better if the magnetic plates had like a channel in the middle for a zipper.
I bought a TuneBug Shake, maybe 12 or 14 years ago. It's not aesthetically pleasing for current times but that thing hasn't failed me yet. I can hear music and phone alerts without blocking out ambient sounds. No need for earbuds for me and it syncs to every gen of phone or iPod I've had since. Guess they went out of business, but it'd be cool if someone made something like that again.
I really like those regular pulley lifts for bikes, use one for my hardtail and road bike, i use another pair to hold the roof rack off my land rover.... they were 25 bucks each. I actually enjoy the rope and pulley system, ita fun to use.
I have Topeak Torq Stick Pro to work at home on bikes with carbon frames and on my gravel I have Topeak Elementa Gearbag with just some small rachet hexes. Super quality on them and love using them all :)
When I worked at a bike shop in the early 80s we used a very similar stand to that Topeak one. Ours were mounted on rectangular wood boxes the length of a bike with some shelf angles at the front to hold the front wheel straight. The box put the bike up at a better working height. We called them 6 day stands. We had a welder make the upright and stay holders. Covered in cloth bar tape they worked really well. Been thinning about having one made for my outside cleaning station. This Topeak thing might be nicer.
Hey Seth I wanted to warn you that at the time stamp of 6:14 there is a scene where your finger shows up in close detail and there are stripes under you finger nail I don't wanna scare you but that could sighs of skin cancer.
This is a scary statement. If you don't want to scare Seth, you should indicate that it could also be 10 different benign other things apart from melanoma (blood, infection, mole, etc).
12:30 I have a Ratchet Rocket from Topeak. With a torque head. And it it awesome. A normal torque wrench looks even better, but In my tool kit have a nice chain breaker. Probably, if they have a kit with this wrench and chain breaker, or, at least, a socket in a pouch for it and tire levers, I'll buy it 🙂
Just as a comparison, I own a Silca T-Ratchet + Ti-Torque Kit which costs $125 at 220g and very high quality. (The Silca torque wrench is a beam-type, not the click type of the Topeak TORQ Rocket, which comes in a DX [1-6Nm-shown] and EX [2-10Nm] version with different type torque wrench.) TORQ Rocket DX (shown) runs about 370g. FWIW.
I use Noxgear 39g wearable speaker. Clips to chest strap of hydration pack or clips to clothing. Can easily adjust volume, pause or answer phone if needed while riding Have used for years, generous return policy if necessary.
Ear bud leashes make sense for people, like me, who use AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids (this model of AirPods are medical grade OTC hearing aids). Conventional hearing aids aren’t sweat proof and I am hard of hearing so my best choice on a bike are my AirPods. These look great
You reminded me how I have a Topeak Nano Torqbar X Wrench Kit, bought during COVID, out in the garage still in the package. I wonder if it's made of candy...
Topeak mini is the a great solution for travelling (in a plane I mean, when travelling by car I don´t care about tool weight and size). It is expensive yes, but it is worth every penny when you travel. Light, concise package, does the job and torque specs are essential in carbon frames. It is a must in my opnion. Paired with lezyne floor drive is the perfect solution for plane travel.
Not sure if MTB's are that different, but a 6 mm is all I need for my Orbea road bike crankset and thru axles! So that Topeak torque wrench would be just fine!
Topeak mini tools are cyclist's crack. I used to work in a bike shop, so had access to ALL the tools, but I always kept a precursor to the mini Topeak torque wrench shown in this vid in my pocket. Used it all the time.
I hear you saying that you're taking a product with you from now on quite often in these videos. It would be interesting to see what your current "load-out" is from time to time! :)
The Topeak Torq rocket mini is running around $110 Australian dollars which seems more reasonable. Given Australia is generally much more expensive, surprised to hear the US $169 price tag.
Earbuds and headphones will get you a ticket in many locations (safety/awareness reasons). So not for commuters. What _is_great for commuters are wearable speakers (like a scarf on the shoulders)
That topeak tune up station is a cool idea, but that tool tray should definitely just come with it for it to be worth it.
Exactly that's what I was thinking like cmon
The tray should also have adjustable hooks that just sit on the top tube, who’s going to work on their bike from the back of the work stand.
Ooof, $226 Australian dollars...
I like the idea, but way too expensive!
I got a similar bikestand made out of steel for like $30. So you pay $100 for an extension cord with a box.
Re the Topeka torque wrench: it’s super valuable for flying with carbon bikes. It’s small and light enough to keep the bike box under the weight limit for airlines (10oz less than the park tool one you showed). I’m always ounces away from overage fees, so every little bit counts.
Even saving one overage fee is less than the price of the wrench.
I'm seeing it listed for $88 on amazon. Maybe a price cut, maybe Seth got the wrong MSRP? but it makes it A LOT harder not to order...
@@jaydicensoagreed. I don't mind paying for nice tools, but 160 is nuts. 88 still isn't cheap by any means, but I'm way more intrigued by that
@@jaydicenso I paid around $100 for mine a few months back
Oh the cost - remember Seth recorded these pre- hurricane so it's probably a bit old prices
11:40 what is he talking about? Doesn't it have a place to hold every little piece in the pouch? How is that any different from everything else that has removable bits?
That Torque wrench is an example of the difference between a while build tool and one build to be more budget friendly. There something about using a well machine tool that just feels satisfying. Just holding it is a joy and causes you to WANT to use it.
That camera work has improved so much lately. It was always good but those small adjustments at the very beginning made a huge difference
Agreed
Agreed aswell
@3:40…get a surgeon to attach the magnets to your sternum-no straps necessary. 🤔
Fun for the whole magnetic resonance unit
@@vitsalava1251 Don't worry, where there's an MRI, there are surgeons!
Tony Stark, is this you?
I really appreciate how you can give an item a reality check, a practical perspective, a little shade, but then still give the upside and make sense out of those that would choose to enjoy it anyway. I love hearing both sides, and being able to relate to either. Spicy.
My husband is the bike enthusiast, Oscar cameos got me watching with him ;) Haven't seen him in a while, we'd love to see him again
I love to see him too 🐕
It started with Drama 🕊️
I feel the magnet/metal side of the action cam mount should be bright pink or something. As in the area that becomes hidden once attached. It would be useful for crashes where the thing goes flying. Trying to find something black on black in the woods or bushes is not easy.
Or if you end up with a habit of constantly removing it. You're less likely to forget it on a bench when one side is bright pink.
Considering how much stuff I already lost and never found, that is in general a good idea.
I actually consider adding self-adhesive reflective stripes to some stuff. That should help a lot, e.g., next time when I lose my street-legal lamp (which I leave off on the trails) on one of my nightrides.
Add an airtag to it?
First hurdle is that I am not an Apple guy and not fond of having my location tracked. That aside, from what I think I understood how air tags work is that they use other devices nearby to transmit their position - would that even work in not heavily frequented areas?
@@grummbeerbauer3527 Modern iphones as you get close to the location of an Airtag will indicate direction and number of feet to the tag. For something like this which may have bounced 12 feet into undergrowth, the phone should be able to locate it the precise location and the approx number of feet to the action cam as long as you are within 30-50ft of it, which you probably would be if you just crashed...
@@grummbeerbauer3527 people talk like airtags are the only trackers on earth, but on android you can grab a tile tracker or a chipolo instead. Either of those trackers you can make them beep with the app. Worst case you'll have to walk around a bit to get in bluetooth range.
Seth your video you did recently on your health encouraged me to finally go get checked out. I have been meaning to since I started endurance sports years ago but never did in earnest. Turns out despite a really healthy cardio system I have genetically very high cholesterol. So thanks for making that, Im now getting it under control so I can live to see my kids start their own regimen to control their cholesterol.
Same here. I'm generally very healthy. But after doing blood artery tests they found some blockage. I'm now taking a statin with positive results.
I also tested positive for high bad cholesterol, a few years ago, but I strongly suspect it was related to diet: I'm told that stuff like drinking a quarter cup of melted butter, isn't necessarily great for cholesterol.
I'd prefer to change almost everything in my life, rather than resort to perpetual medication... Wish me luck?
That type of cassette tool has been around for ages, the Pamir Hypercracker was the first I heard of but it went out of production. Before that Pamir made a pocket chain whip tool for Uniglide cassettes (where the small sprocket is threaded instead of a lock ring) to put it in historical context, so late 1980s/early 1990s?
Came here to say the same thing. I had the same tool, and in fact, I think I actually still have it somewhere.
What's old is new again, especially in the cycling world.
Best open ear audio solution is bone conduction, hands down. The audio quality is not going to be as good as an ear bud, and the feel takes a bit to get used to, but in terms of retaining your full hearing without any noise bleed, you can't beat them.
yep yep yep
I’ve tried bone conduction and to be honest, I have a mixed opinion. It sounds great if it in exactly the right place on your ear, but if it is in any other position, its all cloudy.
Couldn't agree more, aftershokz are the only headphones i'd use on a bike, especially commuting!
The best part of the technology, and the only reason why I would even consider buying them, is the water proofing.
@@LouisCollison-rj5ks Individual anatomy seems to play quite a major role when it comes to headphones of all types, that may be the source of the difference of opinion here
My day instantly gets better when ever he posts a product review video
Also, the chest camera mount is good, when you crashed pretty hard onto your chest, hopefully it flies off so you can have a flat surface to land on, I crashed face forward snowboarding once with my asthma inhaler in my jacket pocket, i broke a few ribs where my body landed on the inhaler
I don't use my chest mount near as often as I would like for that very reason. A crash landing on my chest would be bad, potentially very bad. I don't know that this helps all that much though. You're still probably going to land on the camera.
About died laughing at Seth giving that sultry rizz look with his bondage camera harness. Yeahhh, you like that stable camera shot don't you?
OnlyFans POV "ride" video incoming in 3... 2...
The dad bod reveal 🤣
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
Very nice!
As a dad... I wish my dad bod looked like that.
I am roughly 10 years older than Seth, I am a dad, but managed to preserve some of my 6-pack from my days as a gym regular. With that said, that gym bod is just show, useful for looking good on the beach. 😆
When it comes to fitness (let alone skill!) on the bike, Seth would totally wax me for sure.
So, power to all the dad bod goats out there!
Like a sexy chip and dale garden gnome.
Unior, a Slovenian company that's been around for a 100 years.
For a 100 years. That’s long time
@@Gruwg2024 For sure. Much longer than some other 100 year old companies.
Thank you seth. Perfect content for a Sunday that's rained out and I can't ride.
The magnetic action cam mount looks like a copy of Snap Mounts which I’ve run for years. Their version isn’t a full harness. The magnetic base is just in a lanyard that goes around your neck. It naturally hangs down to the right position and once the camera is stuck on - it’s not going anywhere.
oh thanks for this! i was just thinking i hate the way the straps feel when im riding so the lanyard sounds fantastic
Hey Seth - the Topeak torque/ratchet set is made for a highly specific market, which is why I'm sure you're confused as to why this particular niche of tools exists. It's intended for bikepackers, those who plan on traveling for extended tours away from towns where they might find small bike shops, where the use of a torque wrench would eventually become mandatory over longer trips (especially when making frequent adjustments to higher end carbon bikes, e.g. seat clamps, stems on carbon bars).
The more you pay for the bikepacking rig, the more precision is required in maintaining it - hence the hefty price tag. I've recommended them and similar mini torque wrench/ratchet combo kits to many bikepackers here in the South Island of New Zealand, for example, where people are due to start a month long tour and need an all-encompassing kit for 80%-90% of their repairs, and where every gram saved means more water or calories can be carried. Park Tool is fantastic for home or workshop use, I use Park daily as a mechanic, but I wouldn't be lugging a ATD-1.2 with me next to my sub 500g sleeping system and single pair of merino socks (you know how those weight weenies think)
Totally agree about losing bits though - I always take a mini tool as a backup in case my bits get lost during a trip.
P.s. as a mech, I'd love to see you review a Wera kit someday, best tools I've ever used and they're getting more dominant in the bike industry. I'd send one in myself but bike mechanics are poor, sometimes I have to steal food from customer's top tube bags for sustenance. TImes are tough.
In my world, backpacking and expensive things are opposites (unless they are supper robust). This small torque wrench is definitely not more robust than the full-size one (plus vibrations will kill any appropriate accuracy of non-fixed torque wrench). For bikepacking I'd just take a couple of fixed torque keys. Or just one and torque paste.
I cannot understand how mechanic who is making money for food justifies unjustifiably expensive things. Its a nice thing as a gift, as it was said, no more/
@@wanderer2246 I guess it just depends on the region and such. Here where i'm at there's no way to starve or run out of water, all survival needs are easily met, so the choices are going to be quite different.
Haven't seen too many delicate carbon bikepacking rigs coming through here.
The bike (repair) stand does have nice storage, but it's too low to work on the bike. I'd prefer a standard bike repair stand to work on the bike, and a sturdier stand for storage. Conventional repair stands fold up nicely if you need the space. Spend a few more dollars on the repair stand and storage, and the functionality and durability increases massively.
I've had the Unior style cassette tool for about a decade. It helped me when my rear wheel broke a spoke on tour well away from bike shops.
You're literally the only person on earth that's ever needed one. That's the most useless tool I've ever seen.
I laughed out for real, not just air through my nostrils, in the shirtless gopro harness scene! Love the humor angle in this video! You rock Seth!
Bone conduction headphones are the way to go. All the volume you want, but leaves your ears open to hear your surroundings.
Hey Seth, I was wondering if you would consider testing some Alt bars as an engaging video? Love to see you shred with some Surly Corner Bars and see how they do!
The Stein tool is genius. Very slick.
I need that Topeak Tune-Up Station! It's perfect for apartment living!
The unior cassette tool works great but is pretty fiddly, it comes with a tiny plastic doodad to protect the frame from the lug. The stein tool one might be harder to fit into the gap but easier to use without messing up the frame. Either way, a lot lighter than a full sized one and a chain whip!
5:15 It's almost like airpod style fully wireless earbuds are not the best choice for active use!
Apple sells Beats Pro for this exact purpose
I dont want wired headphones getting into my drivetrain, but I dont like earbuds. For me so far there’s no perfect solution
@@elpretender1357 Bone conduction headsets like the Shokz ones are almost perfect for active use. Least strong point is audio quality, but that has come a long way in Shokz latest Open Run model.
But you're right, everything else that works with a helmet and has a transparency mode is fully wireless, unless I'm missing a product. Neckbands, neck wires or small clip on receivers for (short cable) wired headphones with in-ears, that were more common before airpods, do not usually have transparency mode (but of course you could easily let one dangle).
That Stein cassette tool is the daddy! Such a neatly engineered bit of kit, well impressed.
I've had this tool for about 5 years for touring. It's heartening to know it works on my aluminum through axle touring bike as well. Lightweight confidence for spoke breakage!
I don't see how a cassette would fail in the field, but the pawls can get locked up or a spring fail. To the extent that this tool can help with fixing a freehub body, I think this brilliant tool (lock ring remover) is a good idea. Without it though, before a long trip, I'd probably just clean the freehub body and hope the springs don't fail.
the topeak stand is nice.
so professional, so thoughtful, so demure. 😆
4:03 Screensaver material! 😂
Magnetic chest mount has the benefit of quickly pulling over to the side of the trail and grabbing some shots of the homies following you! Thanks Seth, I'm buying a couple of these things.
🤔 5:50 I would never understand people riding a bike while listening to music especially on a MTB where the sound of a piece of wood getting into the derailleur and spokes has to make you stop immediately if you do not want to ruin your day. More dangerous are the folks with full audio headset in the middle of the rush hours trafic. That makes me crazy.
Or the guy I got stuck behind who was crawling up a long singletrack climb with music on so loud he couldn't hear me shouting at him asking to pass...
I dont know how people ride with no music or audiobook or podcast or something. Makes me not hate pedaling so much. I feel it if something happens to the bike and I can still hear most things it's not like you need to crank the volume. Also, it's not like earbuds cancel much outside sound. If I am worried about needing to hear or on a group ride I'll just wear one in the left ear.
Even a faint clicking noise can alert you to something like a loose spoke, axle, or headset that you can hop off your bike and quickly fix before it becomes a bigger problem.
No heaphones at all on the mtb for me but in traffic, both headphones in. Don’t need to hear if a cars coming when they’re always there.
@@Durwood71 You can avoid this problem by simply taking care of your bike so you won't have things randomly come loose during the ride
I've never done one of these, don't really know how.
Seth, you're such an inspiration to me, I remember watching you for the first time when I was 8. Ended up getting into mountain biking because of you and I'm really enjoying it. Im currently running a 29 hardtail and love it. The reason and motivation behind me saying this is I went riding today out at this place called West Delray Regional Park and ended up meeting your cousin Brian riding with his kids! Said he text you and said he meet your "biggest fan." but yeah, love the content, always have, keep it up! Who knows, maybe one day if I'm ever up in North Carolina I'll check out Berm Park.
Have a good rest of your Sunday and whenever you get to reading this (possibly) 👋
I got the Kradl 4 Pack for my 12' single car garage, and it's a game changer! Love it.
I’m a product designer and a bike mechanic. On most of the other product review videos you’ve done, the majority of the products are a bit underwhelming. This one was loaded with some really great stuff. Love it!
Ooh, and whilst the magnetic chest mount is a great idea, I feel like for content creators the future of post-production will definitely be just asking AI to remove the chest mount from the footage. Honestly, it’s the present.
At about 4:08 this guy flips us all off... 😂😂😂 well right back atcha buddy🎉
I like that Topeak updated the bits on that torque wrench. I have their Ratchet Rocket and love it, but the smaller bits can be super-hard to remove. Looks like they put knurling on the bits now which would be MUCH better.
Hi Seth, i just wanted to say that i love your content and i really aprriciate your work. Because of you i learned how to maintain my bike, thank you very much, and keep up with the work❤🙌
Ear bud leash... you mean a cord for your cordless earbuds...
How quaint
The torque wrench set looks like it's designed for travellers. Small, light and everything in at its place. For a workshop I would always go for a bigger tool, with a bigger torque range. 6 Nm is not much, even on a bike.
It's like a multi tool - it's perfect for repairs on the road or trail, but in the workshop a real tool is more handy.
Seth, please do an updated bike light and cheap alternatives to bike lights video, thanks
That stein tool is ingenious. I have the stein hub vise. Makes adjusting hubs so quick and precise.
4:02 As ladies and gents of culture we all know what should have been the thumbnail
😂😂
regarding the chest strap, snapmount has one of those but they also sell one that's locked where you remove the camera by twisting and pulling
Thanks for the nice video! TopPeak makes another even smaller torque wrench that is a lot cheaper, the Nano TorqBar DX... though it is limited to adapters for specific nM, i.e. 5 and you will me stuck to that. But it is around 50 bucks so more affordable, works very well, and is so tiny even road cyclists would like it..
That cassette tool is absolutely genius!
hey seth that magnetic go pro mount can be used for vlogs to u can put it on ur flat bench or a metal surface to take good steady videos
There is a category of bike stands and tools for folks in urban areas. That just don't have the space.: "stand in tools that look good in the living room".
Thank you for your service to the folks affected the flood.
Love an original Seth video like today
Still love all you do but can’t go past a product review video
Glad you’re reviewing the chest strap thingy. I’ve been wondering.
Great video, thank you. That torque wrench is expensive. You can get the excellent new Feedback Range Click Torque Wrench for the same price, which has a range from 2-14Nm.
That tool you used to take the cassette off is something I’ve done with my fixed gear to take off my cog with the chain that’s on the bike
Torque wrenches its worth getting them traceable calibrated just to make sure its in spec, especially from a small brand. I've calibrated so many cheap Chinese ones that needed a full adjustment from brand new (ie 1/80 total on one order passed. The rest completely failed and needed full adjustment back into spec). I would also say, just get a norbar. Phenomenal torque wrenches and truly the best to work with/work on/ and maintain. Edit: also would love to get ahold of the airpod leashes. Just picked up a voodoo horde for like £650 (budget in comparison to alot of other bikes) and was worried about losing my airpods on the way home 🤣
I built a custom floating shelf valet stand with a cutout that i can hang my ebike off of by the top tube, it's held in with several lag bolts in the stud, and has passthroughs for charging cables and such. Only used a half sheet of the cheapest, ugliest 3/4 inch plywood, and i can even use it to do light work without getting out my work stand.
But of course i got rid of that bike and now have a step through so i cant even use the hanging feature lol. I actually kinda like that stand and might get one in the future.
The last one is brilliant!!
2:30 I would really like this product if it would work over a jersey or jacket with a zipper. Maybe it still does, but I'd guess it would be less secure. It may work better if the magnetic plates had like a channel in the middle for a zipper.
I bought a TuneBug Shake, maybe 12 or 14 years ago. It's not aesthetically pleasing for current times but that thing hasn't failed me yet. I can hear music and phone alerts without blocking out ambient sounds. No need for earbuds for me and it syncs to every gen of phone or iPod I've had since. Guess they went out of business, but it'd be cool if someone made something like that again.
That tune up station is actually quite boss.
A nice formatting base layer should help with that action strap
I really like those regular pulley lifts for bikes, use one for my hardtail and road bike, i use another pair to hold the roof rack off my land rover.... they were 25 bucks each. I actually enjoy the rope and pulley system, ita fun to use.
I have Topeak Torq Stick Pro to work at home on bikes with carbon frames and on my gravel I have Topeak Elementa Gearbag with just some small rachet hexes. Super quality on them and love using them all :)
I saw that Outbound Lighting helmet light, a video on their stuff might be cool. Love my Detour.
When I worked at a bike shop in the early 80s we used a very similar stand to that Topeak one. Ours were mounted on rectangular wood boxes the length of a bike with some shelf angles at the front to hold the front wheel straight. The box put the bike up at a better working height. We called them 6 day stands. We had a welder make the upright and stay holders. Covered in cloth bar tape they worked really well. Been thinning about having one made for my outside cleaning station. This Topeak thing might be nicer.
4:02 Seth knows this is what we're here for haha
awesome video seth! love the content as always
Hey its your 200th video on this channel! Finally got one back in my feed.
The look over the shoulder. LOL! Thanks for that
Thanks as always seth
Hey Seth, maybe get a second chest mount and turn it into a tripod mount, so it's a quick transition when you are filming.
Or 3D print the same shape and stick some magnets on the backside
The trek bell beats Bluetooth speaker is an awesome option for a bell and speaker works excellent 👌
That little cassette tool is genius!
One of the main reasons I would use the airpod leash is so I don't loose it if it comes out. This has happened to me before and it sucks.
That cassette tool is amazing!
Hey Seth I wanted to warn you that at the time stamp of 6:14 there is a scene where your finger shows up in close detail and there are stripes under you finger nail I don't wanna scare you but that could sighs of skin cancer.
This is a scary statement. If you don't want to scare Seth, you should indicate that it could also be 10 different benign other things apart from melanoma (blood, infection, mole, etc).
I'm here for the "medley of mountain bike parts" 🤠
12:30 I have a Ratchet Rocket from Topeak. With a torque head. And it it awesome. A normal torque wrench looks even better, but In my tool kit have a nice chain breaker. Probably, if they have a kit with this wrench and chain breaker, or, at least, a socket in a pouch for it and tire levers, I'll buy it 🙂
Just as a comparison, I own a Silca T-Ratchet + Ti-Torque Kit which costs $125 at 220g and very high quality. (The Silca torque wrench is a beam-type, not the click type of the Topeak TORQ Rocket, which comes in a DX [1-6Nm-shown] and EX [2-10Nm] version with different type torque wrench.) TORQ Rocket DX (shown) runs about 370g. FWIW.
Dude, this was awesome. Sending my wife this video for gift ideas
I have a longer version of that torque wrench. Its a really nice feeling tool.
Nice outro 🚴☺️. I have those Rayban music sunglasses on order 😎
I use Noxgear 39g wearable speaker. Clips to chest strap of hydration pack or clips to clothing. Can easily adjust volume, pause or answer phone if needed while riding Have used for years, generous return policy if necessary.
4:07 Seth thanking everyone by flipping the bird lol
That cassette lock ring tool is pretty cool
2:15 I wonder if it will go like hose reels over time where they don’t retract and you’re forever pulling it out to try get it to retract..
Ear bud leashes make sense for people, like me, who use AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids (this model of AirPods are medical grade OTC hearing aids). Conventional hearing aids aren’t sweat proof and I am hard of hearing so my best choice on a bike are my AirPods. These look great
You reminded me how I have a Topeak Nano Torqbar X Wrench Kit, bought during COVID, out in the garage still in the package. I wonder if it's made of candy...
Great showcasing...🚲❣️
The airpod things also do an excellent job holding your glasses in place.
Topeak mini is the a great solution for travelling (in a plane I mean, when travelling by car I don´t care about tool weight and size). It is expensive yes, but it is worth every penny when you travel. Light, concise package, does the job and torque specs are essential in carbon frames. It is a must in my opnion. Paired with lezyne floor drive is the perfect solution for plane travel.
Not sure if MTB's are that different, but a 6 mm is all I need for my Orbea road bike crankset and thru axles! So that Topeak torque wrench would be just fine!
Congrats on the 1 million.
Those ingenious ceiling hoists could literally be used to raise almost anything out of the way, not just bicycles. 👍
Topeak mini tools are cyclist's crack. I used to work in a bike shop, so had access to ALL the tools, but I always kept a precursor to the mini Topeak torque wrench shown in this vid in my pocket. Used it all the time.
I hear you saying that you're taking a product with you from now on quite often in these videos. It would be interesting to see what your current "load-out" is from time to time! :)
The levitating bike at the end made me laugh. Thank you. 🙂
The Topeak Torq rocket mini is running around $110 Australian dollars which seems more reasonable. Given Australia is generally much more expensive, surprised to hear the US $169 price tag.
Earbuds and headphones will get you a ticket in many locations (safety/awareness reasons). So not for commuters.
What _is_great for commuters are wearable speakers (like a scarf on the shoulders)
So not for commuters… in those locations.
So for commuters… in all other locations.
People ride with over ear headsets here even, no problem.