7 Ways You're Destroying Your Bike | What's The Worst Thing You've Done To Your MTB?

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You're destroying your bike... And you might not even know how! We're here to help explain how the little things you're doing to your bike could add up to damage that could cause you a hefty bill!
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@gmbn 3 жыл бұрын

What's the worst thing you've done to your bike without necessarily knowing that it's bad for it? 🤔

@hansghunter 3 жыл бұрын

1m sideways drop without bending my knees😭

@archiecooper611 3 жыл бұрын

Dirty drivetrain

@daraclarke1328 3 жыл бұрын

I crashed last night and I just went out on my bike and I found out I broke the derailleur. 😅 This video couldn't have been timed better 🙄🙄

@rcs2003 3 жыл бұрын

The worst? Having a decent MTB and never ride it!

@pczarnietzki480 3 жыл бұрын

Silicon shine in my diskbrakes 😅🤣🤭

@joshsmith3775 3 жыл бұрын

The most common thing i break on my bike is myself.

@julianw5692 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@Blackgaming-fj9ph 3 жыл бұрын

@@julianw5692 Amen indeed

@kuku9543 3 жыл бұрын

@@Blackgaming-fj9ph indeed Amen

@hellcat5057 3 жыл бұрын

@@kuku9543 amen indeed.

@Cotivity 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...just getting back into it after a few years off, due to injury. I had this thing I'd like to do, which was pitch myself into a random tree...

@shwinner8714 3 жыл бұрын

I’d say leaving your bike without using it is awful it harms you and hurts your bikes feelings!

@agrsk8r 3 жыл бұрын

I am so guilty of this! I bought my bike in 2012 and only rode it a handful of times until 2019. I've been riding it hard ever since. Gotta make up for lost time.

@KonnyP 3 жыл бұрын

Man I get depressed even when I take my bike for a service

@R3ddyyg 3 жыл бұрын

@@KonnyP I get so much sad if i don't ride my bike at least every couple of days, i hate not being able to have some good mtb action for long times so i feel you man

@KonnyP 3 жыл бұрын

@@R3ddyyg Exactly! MTB is the best thing ever.

@andrewince8824 3 жыл бұрын

It gets worse. By leaving the bike you trash it. Oil sits and gets sticky, cables stretch slightly, brakes start to leak from damaged seals and everything starts to seize into place. Getting the bike working nicely then costs far more and requires a day of servicing.

@coldforgedcowboy 3 жыл бұрын

7 Ways You're Destroying Your Bike: 1.) Dirty cassette syndrome. 2.) Smashing pedals and cranks 3.) Improperly washing your bike 4.) Not doing regular inspections of your bike 5.) Doing regular greasing and lubing of bearings 6.) Not setting up the suspension properly 7.) Breaking the rear mech 8.) Letting any staff member from GMBN touch your bike

@Dude-Smellmyhelmet 3 жыл бұрын

...Using your bike to make videos about how you're destroying your bike.

@davidsantillana5082 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dude-Smellmyhelmet your helmet smells okay

@bradymarchman6101 3 жыл бұрын

@RLSteffler 3 жыл бұрын

Do they have a shop? How would someone let these guys touch their bike?

@teundrumhead 3 жыл бұрын

i think Jack's the real deal of GMBN. He deserves a few videos!

@joshuacarroll4769 3 жыл бұрын

Yesssir

@douglasfazzani269 3 жыл бұрын

The worth way I’ve broken my bike is by trying to fix it myself using KZfaq videos... :-(

@gappie 3 жыл бұрын

What did you break?

@suurkonn 3 жыл бұрын

how?

@kennano2732 3 жыл бұрын

Ironically, I broke a couple of things in my bike because I didn't watch tutorials.

@EloMichalo 3 жыл бұрын

Don't give up tho haha

@INTEL965GAMES 3 жыл бұрын

LOL..........HAPPEN TO ME.....I WAS TRYING TO REBUILT THE WHOLE BIKE WITH CABLES AND SO ON.....................AND IT WAS A PURE MESS....HOLY SHIT...............................HAVE TO GO WITH THE BIKE SHOP...........................

@MTBMOR 3 жыл бұрын

My notes: 0:28 Dirty Drivetrain 1:22 Pedal Strikes 1:48 Cleaning 2:30 Check it! 3:20 Bearings 4:36 Suspension 5:35 Rear Mechs

@bilinasmini3480 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously may be my favorite ever.

@mtbcrasher2703 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the cliff notes.... always useful. They need to be higher in the comments.

@MTBMOR 3 жыл бұрын

@@mtbcrasher2703 I wish they were just so I could find them easier.

@fergalfleming5993 3 жыл бұрын

I was actually quite chuffed when a stick attacked my rear derailleur last weekend on Maria Island. Many years of religiously carrying a spare hanger in my pack finally paid off ;-)

@mortonfrankfire5400 3 жыл бұрын

When was that filmed?! That’s nearly brought me to tears remembering how good hero dirt could be.

@gmbn 3 жыл бұрын

Back in Autumn time this one! Dirt was prime!

@Lorenzo-kn9nf 3 жыл бұрын

2:02 the front wheel split😂

@ImTotallyLogan 3 жыл бұрын

Woah that is weird

@MickPosch 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, just noticed that. He shot the left and right side of the video separately then joined them together. Either that or he has an identical twin, and his hand disappeared into another dimension at 2:20.

@timmyfranks4087 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing. I’m getting a new full squish next month. Hopefully I won’t destroy it!!😆😆

@connortillott7625 3 жыл бұрын

Doubt the sign of a well loved bike is that in 2-3 years you'll look at it and have a long list of parts you've completely destroyed along the way and it's ok you'll replace them and fix it untill the repair bill is more than the bike

@dylan-5287 3 жыл бұрын

Full squish is so sick. After you've been riding a hardtail for a while, suddenly you can lean over 2x as far in berms and just sail over rocks and obstacles. Legit twice as fast, still love the hardtail though.

@timmyfranks4087 3 жыл бұрын

@@dylan-5287 yah I’m so hyped!!! This next few weeks are going to go by slow while I wait for it😂😂😂

@dylan-5287 3 жыл бұрын

@@timmyfranks4087 there's literally nothing like the upgrade to a full suspension bike. I had a cheap hardtail and upgraded piece by piece. Just opens up a whole new world. Suddenly you've destroyed all your old PR's on the first ride. Makes mtb so much more fun haha.

@timmyfranks4087 3 жыл бұрын

@@dylan-5287 hahaha I can’t wait You’re making it sound too good😂😂

@Ricochetmex 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite: Trying to learn a 180. It’s specially great for the rear wheel 👍

@javiercravioto 3 жыл бұрын

Soooo many broken spokes! I got a cheap, heavy but very strong rear rim for my 180s!

@epikboi161 3 жыл бұрын

Especially on a hardtail

@chrisburn7178 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure I really agree with 5 (greasing your bearings), as far as Blake's sealed headset bearing goes, or any sealed bearings. It's hard to get at the actual balls without destroying the seals, and if it's notchy that's a sign of brinelling due to dirt ingress or improper tightening so it's already buggered. The video shows him greasing the outside of the cartridge which is pretty much pointless and probably just encourages more dirt to stick inside your headset. Same goes for pivot bearings, just replace them when they're toast. Best thing you can do to keep them running longer is not jetwash or high-pressure hose your bike. If you have loose ball bearings, yeah, check and grease those regularly though.

@benforshee6269 2 жыл бұрын

When it comes to cleaning the drivetrain I found that using an air compressor to blow out the extra water from those little cracks and crevices before you lube really helps

@stilianivanov3377 2 жыл бұрын

I had a customer with a rear coil shock that had too soft spring for his weight. Needless to say, he was bottoming out quite often. His entire linkage system was completely screwed up because of it. So having your suspension too soft is definitely gonna take its toll.

@carlinman539 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, so Jack makes all of the riders look amazing, but gets berated for killing a few mechs. I say give the guy a raise and show him some things about bikes. Jack, stay awesome!

@007-Bond 3 жыл бұрын

"7 Ways You're Destroying Your Bike": *Cleaning Correctly.*

@bike_somm 3 жыл бұрын

It’s that pivotal moment... it’s perpetual bliss..! Nice clean simple vid 🧼 🧽 🚲✨🕺🏻

@diabsoul 3 жыл бұрын

Cleaning the dust seals around your fork, rear shock and dropper after every ride.

@owenkarlsson4346 3 жыл бұрын

I just split my rim so I needed this

@hardtailhero3667 2 жыл бұрын

As a mechanic I was told that leaving a dropper post down when you’re not riding can cause it to get sponge-e and have a slower reaction and eventually needing a good tune or even a new dropper.

@hazza788 2 жыл бұрын

Huh I've done that to a few of my bikes in the past but I haven't noticed any degradation of the performance I'll start leaving the post up when I'm not riding it just to be safe though

@Marc28031984 3 жыл бұрын

The worst recently thing I’ve done...or let’s say, I was there and said nothing, is when me and a friend installed the DUB crankset a year ago. He used one spacer that wasn’t needed at the bottom bracket and that put too much force on the bearings and destroyed them over time... I wasn’t aware and didn’t notice the „harder to push“ drivetrain.😅 End of story, I destroyed the bearings...completely. The spacer was melted, the bearing balls broken. I destroyed the axle of the crankset, aluminum peeled off (wasn’t even sure if I destroyed the BSA thread in the frame) It was completely horrible...

@BryanKeller724 3 жыл бұрын

how did you not hear that, sounds awful.

@aaron_jordaan 3 жыл бұрын

My granny got me a brand new bike and put loob on the brakes and straight away I had to get new brake pads😂

@The_Dude_420 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sweet of her that she besides of buying it tried to set it up for ya!

@andreaszehentbauer9997 3 жыл бұрын

Don't trust her! She wants to kill 'ya XD

@aaron_jordaan 3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Dude_420 Ya 😂😂

@aaron_jordaan 3 жыл бұрын

@@andreaszehentbauer9997 😂😂

@agrsk8r 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like she was trying to cash in on a life insurance policy...

@2scoops624 3 жыл бұрын

I weigh 230 lbs (104 kg) and ride a hardtail. The thing I break most are spokes in the rear wheel. Busted 3 in the last year.

@anyslacking 3 жыл бұрын

Can we get a how often to clean this/grease that/replace those video to bolster the already quality content

@tryhardretvrnstryhard2696 3 жыл бұрын

YES I am buying a full suspension bike and don’t know how often I should get all bearings out and grease them again. Besides that I have no idea how you put in more rebound stuff in the suspension many something for the GMBN tech guys.

@maxkaufel4715 3 жыл бұрын

@@tryhardretvrnstryhard2696how often to change or regrease the frame bearings comes down to how often you are riding and the conditions you’re riding in. I would recommend cleaning your bike every few rides at least (after every ride in mud). That way less dirt gets in there and its also a great way to check your bike for any kind of damage. Again for the bearings I check them at the beginning and the ending of the season and sometimes in between when I feel like the bike doesn’t feel that smooth anymore.

@terytkonar7695 3 жыл бұрын

look in your warranty card/instruction manual. Some bike manufacturers have realy helpful service guide tables where you have maintenance intervals of most components. Cube does it great.

@tryhardretvrnstryhard2696 3 жыл бұрын

@@maxkaufel4715 thanks

@tryhardretvrnstryhard2696 3 жыл бұрын

@@terytkonar7695 thanks

@alexn7136 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great video!

@mtbboy1993 3 жыл бұрын

Things I see a lot of on kids, teens bikes: letting everything get loose, or be over tightened, very common sight on kids bikes in my local area. like brakes and shifters over torqued. riding with saddle loose, so it bends the rails, so loose bolt threads get stripped. very common. as mentioned in this video check the bike often, inspect frame for potential cracks, check play, tighten bolts if need to, I recommend to use Loctite 243 on all threads. but on seat post bolts that does not seem to help, at least I've not had one where it helped they always seem to get loose in rapid temp changes. riding with loose headset. Not a issue I have, I have Chris King headset and use a Renthal stem, so far that combo worked well, yes Loctite there too, but this stem is secure holds on for months after months. but I noticed some other stems can get loose along with stem cap, so then stem slides up and headset is loose. riding with too little air in the tyres. riding with wheels out of true. that will result in a lot of work with truing it after. better do it regularly so you do a little bit and it's true. crashing a moped in the skatepark into a rear wheel of a bicycle, I had to do the stomping on wheel to get it possible for the guy to ride home. never washing the bike, riding it in the winter with road salt, let it stand outside. not changing the pivot bearings so they are completely destroyed, I saw a dude drop 1 M with that, and crank was loose, and secured with a big bolt, and was touching the chainstay. no clue what happen to that bike, but it was a mongoose Black diamond quite rare sight, diamond back are no longer sold in Norway, but was a department store brand. I would not ride a bike in such bad shape, and fix is so simple.

@threefeetpete2010 3 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy seeing people riding with their heels on the pedals, toes facing out at 45°, saddle right down and helmet on back to front, oh, the moron masses

@rhyscurtis6642 3 жыл бұрын

calm down i can’t be asked to read all that

@willmorrison8595 3 жыл бұрын

you’ve just given me anxiety about my bike

@GUVX 3 жыл бұрын

I won't read that

@philstadnicki7882 3 жыл бұрын

I think some of the cleaners out there are too harsh, stripping bearing of lubricants. I always wash and lube my bike after every ride, and my bb went after 6 months and the sealed bearings on the jockey wheels were solid . I just rinse my bike now then lube.

@basicmtber3840 3 жыл бұрын

these sort of tips are really useful cheers will especially be useful when i get my new bike in a fortnights time

@charliecoath1964 3 жыл бұрын

@williambonsor3915 3 жыл бұрын

Just one issue Blake my drivetrain is jet black🤯😂

@SnootchieBootchies27 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah my new cassette is all black. Ha!

@pczarnietzki480 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Video guys ... very usefull

@snowman22ism 3 жыл бұрын

This was a good vid boys... Just what I needed.

@ModGladBlock3.0 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on What your Mountian bike says about you Brand and MTB say about you

@andrewince8824 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what a DMR Bolt says about a rider 🤔 Probably says they're a twat. Would make sense. 100% of the DMR Bolt riders I know are twats. I'm the only Bolt guy I know.

@BlokeOnAMotorbike 3 жыл бұрын

mine's a full custom 3x7 offroad: twinbox steel dropouts, 950lb spring, PMS fork, alloy frame, DDG bar on a Zoom 90mm stem, promax brakes (rim rear, disc front)/hubs, Continental trail king 2.4s on 26" rims. Cage bearings throughout because I know how to build bearings.

@theepimountainbiker6551 3 жыл бұрын

Jack needs an oldschool derailleur cage. Breakaway hanger or not Im putting one on. A $20 part once beats a $15 part even twice.

@andrewince8824 3 жыл бұрын

You can swipe a cage from the back of Halfords. They chuck damaged stock in a skip and if you ask nicely they'll probably let you take a few bits off the damaged bikes.

@idmrnhlm 3 жыл бұрын

Thax for the content! 😎🚴🏻‍♂️

@zackeryehsalloum5202 3 жыл бұрын

Just rounded out my thru axle, so now can't ride till I can get hold of a new one, and because I went with manitou, it seems that's gonna be a really long time, also somehow messed up my lockout, which now won't actually lockout at all

@Tkskiing 3 жыл бұрын

Robert axle project they have everything

@stasacab 3 жыл бұрын

Riding bike while overweight. I destroyed the rim, cut several spokes, riding made me feel seasick. Cure: lost a lot of weight. Because this is GMBN I tell that after losing 100 pounds my bike feels totally different and behaves differently. I have to relearn mountain biking. Spokes are easier to fix.

@ninjatatt 3 жыл бұрын

Blake you emptied the bucket of water onto the bike so hard the front wheel split in half ! .. wicked vid, some very handy tips 👌

@koko-lores 3 жыл бұрын

It's because the second Blake never gets to ride and always has to do the dirty stuff.

@fox_trotamus3556 3 жыл бұрын

I bent my crank on a stump a while ago, thats a pretty quick way to destroy a bike.

@everythingoutdoors5569 3 жыл бұрын

Always clean your suspension Stanton’s kids after every ride it will extend the life of your forks!!!! 😎👍

@FalcoBikes 2 жыл бұрын

Blake's words remind me that regular consumers are stranded in a consumerism driven business model of the bike industry and end up paying a huge premium. The drive train is effectively pretty cheap in the supply chain. My new Canyon lost a pivot crew after a couple hundred miles or so. Ordering a one from Germany was going to cost me like $120-ish, which was just silly. So, I did some measurement and searched online for metric standard parts and was able to get some non original parts to get the job done (really they are just lock bolts). I got steel ones to replace the alloy one I lost, adding maybe 10 grams? And it cost me around $8 (I bought multiple pairs just to be safe. Each bolt/nut was like $0.2 a piece). And I filled my frige with rib eye steaks with the remaining $112.

@davidcauson7008 3 жыл бұрын

Putting grease on top of a sealed bearing to grease your headset 😂. That will do sweet FA.

@LaurenceGough 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same as well, bit of a oversight....

@brionyb4007 3 жыл бұрын

Yep I stopped watching at that point

@thesmf1210 2 жыл бұрын

yep, too many people out there thinking headsets need greasing like the old open caged / loose bearing systems, if a sealed bearing feels gritty / crunchy / horrible, its time for a new bearing, not chuck some grease at it

@hazza788 2 жыл бұрын

@@thesmf1210 my sealed headset is in pretty bad shape and I cannot currently find replacement bearings. Would you recommend pulling the seal out and possibly marring it up in order to get some grease in the bearings? It wouldn't be a good long term solution but it's better than leaving it alone right?

@Rouxenator 3 жыл бұрын

In my first 3 years of riding I destroyed a lot. Frames, drivetrain, wheels. As time went on I learned what works for me. Now I can easily ride a bike for year / 10,000km with normal maintenance. Hardtail, 1x11 or 1x10, good wheelset, weekly lube and clean - simple stuff goes a long way.

@gcygnet8817 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@the_spanner_ch7mp 3 жыл бұрын

Jack got mentioned in Doddy's bike rack video also 😂 Urh seeing a black drive chain 😲 Great tips Neil and Blake 👍

@BoostedFB6 3 жыл бұрын

Another good thing to keep in mind is to not put a lot of pressure on the drivetrain whilst shifting gears, causes excessive wear and breaks teeth off of your cassette... I broke my chain today by starting a climb mid shift

@ryanford5387 3 жыл бұрын

I seem to be blessed with being too light and too slow to do any damage to my bike 😂. I've had the same front tyre for nearly 2 years

@grindeyyyyy 3 жыл бұрын

All the bearings in my track bike I opted for sealed, they’re easier to replace, and cheaper than needing a full hub or something

@mintorb1 3 жыл бұрын

Bones. . That's all I have been breaking lately. The ol' clavicle lol

@ernstkromhout7793 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video!!!!

@isaacmukula_mtb8677 3 жыл бұрын

Where is leaving your bike out side the bike gets rusty🤪.great video by the way lads

@david94549 3 жыл бұрын

I know someone who does this, like what? Really? They don't even lube the chain or mechs

@andrewince8824 3 жыл бұрын

I'm forced to at this time. The shed died and no amount of diplomacy can get it in the house. I like getting a good shag so sadly the bike has to live under a tarp, chained to the washing line.

@Charlie_Broadbent 3 жыл бұрын

I always used to get puntees but I got some tubeless tires so I haven’t had any so far

@gradybaracka2353 2 жыл бұрын

I’m realizing just how much you need to do to maintain your bike

@powertapping 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve destroyed 3 rear derailleurs and 1 crank arm (pedal strikes😖) in 5 months of riding 3-4 days a week. Yes Lake Tahoe is rugged terrain but geeeez! I’m getting more dialed in lately and I’m getting some coaching as well. Ride hard

@RyleZor 3 жыл бұрын

My rear wheel fell off the other day on a ride. Thankfully it was on a real slow corner just before the fast section of trail so no damage was done to my knowledge.

@radimnossek4834 3 жыл бұрын

I like the flexible front wheel in dub blake scene :D

@I-Love-Taylor-Swift 3 жыл бұрын

I have an 8-year old Giant and I look after it, clean it etc regular - however, I have NEVER greased any bearings on it!

@LogieT2K 3 жыл бұрын

Ripped rear wheel off my bike when i was 12 going down a waaay to steep grassy hill with rim brakes, there was a stump hidden by the grass and i hit it square on and it launched me verticle and wheel i land my rear wheel was held by just the chain

@sebipadeanu722 3 жыл бұрын

Poor Jack

@stuartskilton8928 2 жыл бұрын

Love this one ☝

@nick-knock 3 жыл бұрын

Almost blew up a rear mech on my new Capra last season. Didn’t do a proper bolt check before I hit the bike park and when I got home I realized that my derailleur hanger bolt was barely hanging on. Got real lucky with that one. And will from now on do a bolt check before bike park days 😂

@bradproctor6499 3 жыл бұрын

Mine fell out on the interstate going 80mph I got it and to my surprise only a few scratches on the bars

@darylvargas5940 3 жыл бұрын

My spirit almost always breaks first before my bike 🤣🤣😂😂

@lexhester4565 3 жыл бұрын

I have broken two rear suspension linkage bolts in 8 months...possibly due to not checking the torque settings after a few hundred kilometers. I do try to keep it on the ground as much as possible, but I am aggressive when I need to be. Cheers guys!

@789jonathon 3 жыл бұрын

We need someone like Jack on the channel, always breaking things and clumsy like the most of us!!

@raph3787 3 жыл бұрын

Worse thing i did was sending a 3 metre drop to flat on my brand new full sus and destroying the rear shock and snapping the rear triangle in half lol

@hazza788 2 жыл бұрын

haha you got a video of that? also what bike was it?

@highlandhillwalkin 3 жыл бұрын

not checking the chain wear!!!.....then having to buy a new chain and rear cassette!!

@mohammedfaiisal 3 жыл бұрын

The chain is the most common thing I mess up. That's the one I will have to look after when I buy my new carrera next month

@haydenfaulk4739 3 жыл бұрын

Striped a Stout crank and crank puller. At least it was a learning experience :)

@Tomhellyer 2 жыл бұрын

Rear axle, very crazy design. Gone through countless ones.

@ewann3 3 жыл бұрын

Id say headset are my least worries on customer bikes, if its a cartridge bearing you can ride it knackered for a bit (as long as its still fitted correctly not the bearings actually loose such as headset) the main things are moderately clean and lubricated drivetrain, protective grease on creep in areas (headset/fork join, crank/BB, hub seals, freehub). Most people with bikes dont understand how almost anything on their bike works let alone how much care some things should have

@andresfd89 2 жыл бұрын

Any video recommendations on how to properly clean the bike? Especially the drivetrain

@davidparrott1507 3 жыл бұрын

Been lucky most things covered with experience and knowing my bike. The one thing...... PEDALS. Had to change countless pins as this is my one bug bear keep clipping ing the trail. Bit knarly rocky and rooty where I ride a lot. But hey I'm out shredding and pins ain't expensive... Keep safe all.

@OneTwoFive0 3 жыл бұрын

Me who’s bike is practically falling apart every time I even look at it: iNtErEsTiNg

@bilinasmini3480 3 жыл бұрын

surely you have to pop the rubber seals off to regrease sealed bearings?!?!

@hshannon1397 3 жыл бұрын

Quick tip: Before you undo important bolts make sure no dirt is in there as you could strip that bolt

@andrewince8824 3 жыл бұрын

Quick tip: play a really funny prank on your friends by putting red locktite on their rear Axle. 🙂

@hshannon1397 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewince8824 or by putting Wd-40 on their rotor😳

@666psicko 3 жыл бұрын

Good info. One thing I'd like would be links to videos on the proper way to do those things.

@gmbn 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea Jonah, for now though if you head to the youtube search bar and search for the topic followed by 'gmbn' you'll find our videos on the subjects 🤘

@666psicko 3 жыл бұрын

@@gmbn thanks. I'll look them up.

@OniMetsuki 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the most common thing I've broken is 3 sets of cranks. Pretty scary to consider the possibility of a spiky half crank tearing into your calf muscle just after it snaps. To be fair it was a year 1997 Claude Butler £359 no suspension bike though I added Rockshox Judy XC forks that survived everything I threw at them, and two sets of replacement cranks from the local bike shop (I had mentioned wanting stronger cranks due to jumps). Eventually they sold me a set of Truvativ DH cranks and promised those would not snap on me.... they were right, but I bent those Really badly and could not bend them back lol

@sebbartlett2232 3 жыл бұрын

Might have to try some of these 😂

@david94549 3 жыл бұрын

Dinted my rim about 2 hours ago, 2nd time this month, it should bend back but, it's because I'm trying to get away with low tyre pressures to cope with mud/ice/snow. Had no choice but to try and jump a stream in a trail I'd never ridden before, wasn't going fast enough but there was no chance I was stopping in time, cased it, seemed fine, 2 hours later my tyre was fully flat as I was riding. Definitely the tyres fault for not going flat straight away

@shanonallan273 2 жыл бұрын

get tire inserts?

@kandem01 3 жыл бұрын

So greasing your headset only requires lubing up the seals and exterior of the races? How does that help the rest of the bearing?

@0harris0 3 жыл бұрын

i never bother with sealed bearings until they're feeling dry... then pop em out, seals off... clean with WD40/GT85, use very fine wire wool if there's any rust, dry, re-grease, pop the seals back on, good as new ;P even works to give some old shitty bearings a few months extra life ;P

@CalQaida 3 жыл бұрын

Why would you grease the top headset bearing and not the bottom one that interacts with the fork crown race? Seems like an oversight.

@TheSonOfaMonkey Жыл бұрын

Is there a difference in the lube and grease used for the drivetrain, chain, and bearings?

@Sylvainfreriks 3 жыл бұрын

What fender does neil use it looks awsome!

@jeremytessier5316 3 жыл бұрын

Hitting big jumps on a cross-country hard-tail will apparently destroy the suspension. $500 lesson learned... Also my rear derailleur was rubbing against the spokes because of a bad derailleur hanger but I didn't realize and hit a jump hard enough to send it straight into the wheel which promptly destroyed it

@2scoops624 3 жыл бұрын

Over torquing stuff and stripping out threads and bolt heads. Done that more than I care to admit.

@dadbod4life 3 жыл бұрын

A day without GMBN is like a day without eating. I wont do it!

@thereignofthezero225 3 жыл бұрын

Smashing your pedals is just part of the game.

@MarkWrist 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from ph ❤️🇵🇭☺️🚲

@Bobman808 3 жыл бұрын

How's about no dust cap on your valve? 5:05 ;-p

@Kaspurr84 3 жыл бұрын

I never run caps on presta lol

@everydaymtbrider4093 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!!! 🔥

@bchearne 2 жыл бұрын

If your bearings feel “notchy” you should replace them. Once wear is noticeable they will wear out very quickly, lubed or not. Bearings tend to have a hardened surface layer, and once that’s gone it’s all over but the crying 😢

@paul_st7289 3 жыл бұрын

I once lost two pins when I smashed a pedal. Since that day I can only do jump when I'm standing on the right side of the pedal.

@blackmetalgoat9060 3 жыл бұрын

What about hucking to flat ?? 🤣

@williamwang3964 3 жыл бұрын

I broke my grips and saddle surface after a fall on a BMX track. Guess not too bad compared with other more expensive parts.

@boyceyman 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't running enough air in my rear shock and I snap the internal rebound shaft opps.

@emmetfoster7430 3 жыл бұрын

my deraliur went into self-destruction mode and idk why?

@archieirwin7674 3 жыл бұрын

My rear triangle fell off.👌

@P.Trick93 3 жыл бұрын

wtf how?

@ShifTac 3 жыл бұрын

Full suspension problems

@AndreKatov 3 жыл бұрын

What bike was that on?

@jacobscrase7079 3 жыл бұрын

Chain did some weird stuff on front chainrings, next thing you know, massive scratch between swing arm and chainring, to the point where it could be dug into the metal, still in denial tho so I should be fine