7 Ways You're Destroying Your Mountain Bike

7 Ways You're Destroying Your Mountain Bike | MTB Maintenance Tips

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Mountain biking is really fun and bikes can be expensive to maintain if you are riding a lot and crash from time-to-time. So we all need to be careful not to prematurely wear components or damage our bikes due to not looking after them!
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00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Leaving Your Bike Wet
01:35 - Casing Jumps
02:42 - Using The Wrong Tools
03:55 - Loose Bolts
04:42 - Bottoming Out Suspension
07:10 - Worn Bearings
08:53 - Contaminated Brakes
10:32 - Worn Stanchions And Seals
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@jamesmcgowen1769 11 ай бұрын

GMBN keep this bloke on your pay roll!

@janeblogs324 11 ай бұрын

Anna replacement you say?

@jamesmcgowen1769 11 ай бұрын

@@janeblogs324 no, not saying that at all! I just like how too much hair man knows his shit, and explains his knowledge in a simple way. He’s good at that

@dedicatedenemy 11 ай бұрын

Best explained and thorough maintenance video I've seen in ages. Great work.

@mrmagoo.3678 11 ай бұрын

@@janeblogs324 Naaaah! lol just grow the Team a Tickle innit!? :D

@Daivd1111 11 ай бұрын

2:56 Sam getting picked as 'what not to do with your bike' is well deserved

@mtbboy1993 11 ай бұрын

I don't use star nuts anymore. I use compression plugs, they can be reused, easy to remove, install. No need to buy new ones.

@j.albertogratacos2076 11 ай бұрын

I ride in dry conditions most of the time and use dry lube for the chain. I recommend wiping and relubing every ride or every other ride to keep the chain happy. I also wipe the rotors clean with alcohol after every ride. I always get a lot of black dust out.

@johndef5075 11 ай бұрын

Exactly what I do. I use Squirt lube and my Shimano deore chain is going on its 3rd season with no measurable wear.

@mtbboy1993 11 ай бұрын

6:31 A trick I use is to use multiple chains, I rotate between them, change them before a certain limit, swap to next chain once that hits the set limit I swap to the next, and back to the first and repeat the process until if can't be repeated, and I wear the drivetrain down and swap it. I rotate it before it hits the 0.40 mark. Doping this extends the live of the cassette, chain ring. As also keep a smooth performance, as the chain is slight more secure/tighter, but still within the wear limit of the cassette and chainring. Many won't bother with this.

@colinl2908 11 ай бұрын

Great tips. One thing when trying to fix wandering bite point, is forcing more fluid into the system when its closed. If you do it right, it can take up some lever play and make brakes feel great. If push too hard you can blow the bladder at the lever and wreck your day. I ended up doing the M4 screw freestroke adjust mod to my SLX brakes and it preloads the system now which works fine too.

@paulhusby8344 4 ай бұрын

So clearly presented. Effective use of visuals. Timeless stuff.

@TheButlerNZ 11 ай бұрын

Cleaning out the inside of a bearing... I always found this was a good use for stale petrol (last years tank of petrol in that old water blaster etc). The inside edge of the seal is all important, if you can, use a jewelers screwdriver and remove the seal from the outer edge.. You can panelbeat the seal straight if you bend it a little but if you damage the inside lip... oops. Before regreasing, give it a spin.. if it's rumbly or notchy... re-clean.. if it's still rumbly... get a new one) I usually give it s squirt over with brake clean (my go-to tool of all uses)... as it dries leaving nothing behind.. then repack. (Lithium grease is supposed to be good for water and heat... I just use cheap myself...) (useless side note... In a former life I MADE bearing grease... would you believe it's about 50% CLAY POWDER !)

@CatManDoSocial 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Isaac is really raising the bar here.

@mrmagoo.3678 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic advice!..I REAALLY needed some of this info too! Great Vid! Thanks! :D

@RobHill00 11 ай бұрын

Always clean/wipe my chain after every day out and use a chain wash may be once a month just with hot water in it and obviously make sure it’s dry!👍🏻 I do cringe when I see some peoples drivetrains!😂 just asking for mechanicals!

@TooMuchBike 11 ай бұрын

Holy crap, they cloned Neil!!! 😁😂

@glennmorgan8691 11 ай бұрын

Awesome vid Isaac!!!Pivot bearings get notchy feeling fast even using endura max bearings and you can't really tell until you take them apart,it's probably because they only rotate maybe a 1/4 inch if they made a full rotation that would spread the grease around better.I went to a Canadian fellow Stephan at alt/alt he makes very affordable bearing installer/ pullers that won't mark up your paint check him out!!!Cheers!!!!

@LaurentiusTriarius 11 ай бұрын

The most useful tool I bought for bikes is the torque wrench, pls save your threads... I also have a bigger hammer than Sam Pilgrim

@ricosuavez_uk 11 ай бұрын

Great Video. 😎

@NanoDex 11 ай бұрын

Bikes should always be stored in the home! :D

@uldi1s 11 ай бұрын

Why is it that nobody mentions the easiest way to work on your wheels? Flip the bike upside down and work on the wheels while mounted You don't need a stand, and removing the wheel and working on your lap you won't be able to see if it's out of true. You don't even need a zip tie tied to the frame or fork, just use you finger resting on the frame and locate the high spot

@YTOnlineReviews 11 ай бұрын

I love Mountain Bike.🥰

@tonytusk5524 11 ай бұрын

Excellent and informative video, thank you for posting!

@harcormor 11 ай бұрын

I have a question, I have some brake pistons that are sticking a bit cause the pads to stay in contact on one side, can’t seem to fix it with the cleaning and lubing with my mineral oil. Obviously I know this will make a mess, but could I pop the piston out to clean it, make sure the seals are well lubricated and pop it back in. Also know it will mean I need to bleed the brakes too.

@mtbboy1993 11 ай бұрын

clean and lube the pistons first, then push the piston in and repeat until they move properly, but make sure to wipe off any fluid, and then test if the brake works properly, if piston is still stuck try to use zip tie on the brake lever and leave for a while, this sets the pistons in correct distance. If you have tested and the pistons move well, but are just resetting at wrong spot, do the zip tie trick again. So the lever feel will be improved too. If the piston randomly frees up and gets stuck resulting in constant rubbing you will likely need new piston seals.

@mtbboy1993 11 ай бұрын

Don't be afraid if you see white stuff in the brake fluid, that's the factory grease from the pistons. Might be different colour on yours, but was white on Formula brakes.

@rewind9536 11 ай бұрын

Not using spherical bearings on shock mount can ruin your shock if your frame is not super stiff.

@Pete_B95 11 ай бұрын

Issac definitely growing on me. 👍

@daddyduck833 11 ай бұрын

So is it ok to rinse your bike off and wipe it down after every ride?

@jazzechos1372 10 ай бұрын

Dude that is called a six point socket. There are also 12 point and splined sockets that are the most common.

@mojo3398 11 ай бұрын

washing destroys mountain bikes. i am aware you guys in the uk have much more mud and it could be a different thing here. but on the contintent, especially if you mainly ride in dry or only slightly moist conditions it's not necessarily adviseable to wash your bike with water a lot. i stopped using water and mostly scrub of the dirt dry. once a year or so i take things apart and deep clean them. and i've seen bearing getting worn a lot slower.

@DjDolHaus86 9 ай бұрын

Pressure washing in particular, bearing seals and other dirt ingress preventatives are not meant to withstand water hammering in at 1500psi

@mojo3398 9 ай бұрын

@@DjDolHaus86 Exactly, but a garden hose is not optimal either. Water finds it's way. And if it sits somewhere on metal for a time it does it's damage.

@DjDolHaus86 9 ай бұрын

@@mojo3398 While I agree in principal, being caked in wet mud is arguably worse. Best course of action would be to brush dry dirt off (particularly around bearings/seals) in the case of dry/damp rides and to hose and brush the dirt off before treating vulnerable areas with WD40 in the case of a muddy ride.

@ChrisWiles-nu4sk 10 ай бұрын

After about 3 years the last Keurig stopped working kzfaq.infoUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf initially was able to unblock, however eventually we couldn't fix. That one was a replacement unit sent by the manufacturer after we had problems with our very first Keurig. This works fine (lol, at least for now) however I didn't realize the water reservoir was so much smaller than our prior unit. With 2 people having one or two cups of coffee each morning, it seems like I'm refilling it daily. Otherwise just happy to have the convenience of pod coffee vs. making a morning pot.

@believe8263 11 ай бұрын

Pro tip: Use a leaf blower on your chain and brake discs immediately after you wash it to blow off the trapped water.

@Bigcheese747 11 ай бұрын

I know this is mean but this man’s eyes look to big for his face P.S keep up the great videos❤

@bionic909 11 ай бұрын

Who’s the new guy?

@rustler08 11 ай бұрын

Way one: listening to that other presenter trying to give you tips, but she and the script writer are so clueless that they don't even know they're giving bad advice.

@brian6speed 11 ай бұрын

they are having trouble finding topics for this guy to do videos on haha

@KermitOfWar 11 ай бұрын

Bikes are meant to be destroyed, not pampered. That way you always have an excuse to upgrade to a more expensive, upgraded bike that does the same crap your old bike did. 🤣

@zedtony8110 11 ай бұрын

No need to use ball end Allen keys on any bolt on a bike as there simply is no need because all bolts are easily accessible on any bike.

@kalebpeterson9375 11 ай бұрын

you haven’t worked on many bikes huh?

@BrandonLeeActual 11 ай бұрын

too much vocal fry

@harrisonween8948 11 ай бұрын

First

@stevendegreef93 11 ай бұрын

Clean brake pistons with cotton…. I mean, come on? That’s ineffective and absurd! Some of the other ideas are better, some of them seem to be dragged in order to just have something to talk about…

@1brokenspoke189 11 ай бұрын

Thats the method i use and it works well .What would you suggest ?

@simonrook5743 11 ай бұрын

Have you ever tried it? Cotton buds work great for it.

@nicktodoroff7836 11 ай бұрын

It's what Calvin Jones from Park Tool uses too!