How To Make Your Bike Last Longer | MTB Maintenance Tips

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If you don't stay on top of routine maintenance, the components on your bike can wear out prematurely which can become costly! Here are Neil Donoghue's top tips to help make your mountain bike last longer which can help save you some money.
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0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Bolt-Check Regularly
1:33 - Wash Your Bike!
3:39 - Use Lubricant
5:40 - Good Drivetrain Maintenance
7:16 - Look After Your Tyres
8:00 - Take Care Of Frame Bearings
10:06 - Frame Protection
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@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips to help make your bike last longer? Do you know of any horror stories of big workshop bills due to wear and tear on components that could have been avoided?

@jdgdesign Жыл бұрын

3rd Chapter has a title matching Doddy's tech video. Loving the videos as always

@jesusalbertoguerrerocarden6628 Жыл бұрын

Regular suspension maintenance.

@keithfurrow5899 Жыл бұрын

A headset bearing check is quick and easy.

@DaxPlusPlus Жыл бұрын

Using wax based lube on the chain has been a revelation, even in the wet, on all my bikes. Drive chain has never been cleaner - chains last longer too. Just wash afterwards with hot, soapy water, no need for degrease, and then dry chain off and re-apply. Also use the silicon spray on the dropper post too.

@GrahamFootBicycleLover Жыл бұрын

SQUIRT FOR THE WIN! SPOT ON

@johns9974 Жыл бұрын

SQUIRT is the best chain lube for all conditions. Please forget about other lubes particularly Wet Lubes they are just grinding paste.

@stevencole7331 Жыл бұрын

Yep my chain doesn't want to wear out using squirt . Now I heat it up in the microwave for 20 seconds and immediately apply to chain . Don't leave the top on during as it creates pressure and it's hot . Same with shaking be gentle . This gives a paraffin wax affect and dries in a harden state

@neland 7 ай бұрын

Right on. I've not used a wax-based one yet. Will try. Thx for the suggestion. 🙌

@The1Music2MyEars Ай бұрын

Mucoff Drylube is also wax based. Any advantage of Squirt over it? Also, how does one get all moisture out of the chain if you use water to wash it?

@chriscowan6630 Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice and great content once again…thank you! Cheers from Kimberly BC Canada.

@paulsymons562 Жыл бұрын

You aren't using that particular chain checker correctly - it works differently to the majority on the market. You need to press down between the two 'anchor' hooks before you try to insert the measuring pin. Its designed to give a more accurate 'reading' but only if you use it correctly.

@simonhill866 Жыл бұрын

Battery powered leaf blower is brilliant for drying a bike off, especially e bikes.

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Great tip Simon, thanks for sharing! 🤩

@neland 7 ай бұрын

I also like this idea as I often only get to do service later at night and I want my neighbors to be like "wtf is that guy doing in his garage at 10pm with a leaf blower?" Always keep em guessing, ya know?

@auxsabotsrouges718 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, very useful 👍🤘

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 👍

@James1980- Жыл бұрын

I use a dehumidifier in my garage during winter pointed at the freshly washed bike. It definitely helps my CX bikes and stops bearings rusting and cotton tub tyres rotting. same on mtb.

@VictorElGreco Жыл бұрын

I just try to embrace the Zen Of Bicycle Maintenance, enjoy it as part and parcel of the MTB life. 😌

@mikemike7523 Жыл бұрын

So important to do these things regularly! A loved bike always loves you back! 😃😃😃

@karelbartman Жыл бұрын

Im with my nx eagle drivetrain on my fifth chain, i just keep replacing it at the 0.75 Mark.

@stevencole7331 Жыл бұрын

What I do before every ride is clean the suspension stanchions and dropper and put a dab of slickoleum on them which greatly extends servicing them .

@Paganiproductions84 Жыл бұрын

i use a screwdriver to get the black gunk of the chainring and jockywheels and use tie tiewraps between the casette

@GeoffIsMyName8 2 ай бұрын

Using a screwdriver can damage both of them, if you can, try to use a cloth or brush and some drivetrain degreaser

@Paganiproductions84 2 ай бұрын

@@GeoffIsMyName8 If you now how their are no problems

@GeoffIsMyName8 2 ай бұрын

@@Paganiproductions84 I said it can damage them, also damage doesn't have to be visible. It can still wear down both of them quicker without the damage being fully visible

@TheOneAndOnlyTed Жыл бұрын

I've been really liking the mucoff brake rotor covers I got. It just takes the worry out cleaning the drivetrain especially. Even if I was careful before, I feel like I always ended up with noisy brakes, but now it hasn't been a problem and I can really make sure everything's cleaned properly.

@MrSupermugen Жыл бұрын

took me forever to buy the covers, I was like "meh thats just silly" then i just did and theyve been handy, ive use them for a few things, i bought some more and ive cut them into shapes so i can cover other parts in transit or when bleeding brakes etc. fanastic

@phenofinder9145 Жыл бұрын

Every lube that mucoff makes straight sucks

@TheOneAndOnlyTed Жыл бұрын

@@phenofinder9145 Never even mentioned the lube. I was talking about brake covers.

@phenofinder9145 Жыл бұрын

@@TheOneAndOnlyTed just that brand reminds me of how crap their lubes are

@emxayyyy Жыл бұрын

@@phenofinder9145 why

@epicgamer0858 Жыл бұрын

Great Video

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@IanThompsonmohaanozz Жыл бұрын

brilliant well done

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ian! We're stoked you enjoyed!

@AlekseyKluban Жыл бұрын

Oh My Bike 😱 I like this Triple G Giga Gives Gladness

@anitalandkroon Жыл бұрын

Great video 😃 clean it , dry it , grease it 😊 and you do that after every ride ❤

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Sound advice, Anita! Thanks!

@umfilmmaker8253 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a leaf blower to blow out any extra water, and bouncing the bike a couple of times helps too. I hang my bikes on the wall or a stand so they aren’t sitting on the tires if I don’t ride as frequently. I rotate through several bikes, and don’t want anything sitting on rubber for extended periods. I also spin the tires on the tubeless setups at least once a week. For my emtb I check the battery once a week to make sure it isn’t close to zero.

@lifebehindbars8504 Жыл бұрын

Compressed air with nozzle works great for the bolts and tiny places 👌

@umfilmmaker8253 Жыл бұрын

@@lifebehindbars8504 great idea, I don’t own a compressor. Most people in my area have leaf blowers.

@GANENDRAGIRI Жыл бұрын

Nice tips Mate,.. wash it, dry and grease ,.thx so much

@adamm9642 3 ай бұрын

I did 5000+ kms on my bmx. Never maintained it, just changed the tires / grips when they wore out. I literally never changed anything else including brakes but that’s because I got rid of the brakes lol, nothing ever broke, and it rode smooth , I’d ride it in all conditions including winter with salty roads. Anyway just picked up my first higher end mountain bike and I’m looking to take great care of it!

@DaxPlusPlus Ай бұрын

A bmx single speed chain and parts are much more resilient to wear and tear. A 12 speed (or similar) MTB much less so .. if you look after just one bit of your new MTB make sure it's your drive train.

@stephenlukyn2138 Жыл бұрын

A leaf blower helps with drying your bike

@phillipharriott8632 Жыл бұрын

Use a blower after washing to blow out water that can sit in areas that you can't get to.

@rider65 Жыл бұрын

After washing down the bike. To clean the dust seals around the stanchions I use a Q-tip just with either a drop of fork oil or silicone sprayed onto the Q-tips. This, after I have removed excess water or any dust/grit with an air compressor or a can of air duster.

@Wilko-ig7el Жыл бұрын

What's your views on a ceramic coating for the frame?

@AbrahamMartinez 4 ай бұрын

Did you install back on the bearing washer/spacer that fell down in between the chainring and frame? :)

@johnwilkes9142 Жыл бұрын

Small pieces of frame protection in the precise spots; eg rear triangle adjacent the tire… On an unrelated note, can Neil come to the States I wanna have a beer with Neil.

@randybobandy402 8 ай бұрын

That Berm Peak guy is def real life Ned flanders

@krzysiu4003 Жыл бұрын

I heard you shouldn't check the part of your chain with the quick link. It wears slower so can give a false reading.

@NelsonSherry Жыл бұрын

FYI, you need to read your chain checker instruction on that particular park tool which is not used correctly in this video.

@chrismccannIRL Жыл бұрын

If your shed has electrics get an 80w tube heater or two and a simple Amazon dehumidifier. Run them both and bikes stay dry and rust free

@Dan_Kornfeld Жыл бұрын

It looks like GMBN dropped the Muc-Off sponsorship for Peaty's products.

@andrewolfensberger8197 Жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t you check the chain on the upper part rather on the lower one or does this not matter?

@mattgies Жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter. However the Don wasn't using that chain checker properly: You're supposed to pinch the short run of chain against the tool and only then let the long end of the tool try to fall into a link.

@stephenlukyn2138 Жыл бұрын

If you are storing a bike in an unheated shed, run a oscillating fan, it will keep the moisture from settling

@lifebehindbars8504 Жыл бұрын

I like my bike to feel longer too!

@Jerrythill Жыл бұрын

Also, not riding it will make it last longer.

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Very true! Although it's a good idea to keep your bike well maintained if you aren't using it regularly. 👍

@johannesmuller4632 16 күн бұрын

Sorry i guess i'm addicted 🤷

@elias.f. Жыл бұрын

How many kilometers would a drivetrain last under dry conditions?

@Sebatron-pr9bv Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure but if your looking to get a new one I got a new nx groupset off fb for £100 and had no problems it

@bobothericefarmer1878 Жыл бұрын

My cranks already done and it’s only been 10 months

@simonm1447 Жыл бұрын

If you use threadlocker (Loctite etc) be careful using the right one. There's one for bolts which can be removed afterwards, and one where bolts can barely get removed. You may damage the bike if you use the one which secures the bolts permanently.

@45graham45 Жыл бұрын

Never found the need to use any detergents on my bikes. Just cold water & a sponge. I use degreaser on a removed chain occasionally. I never use any aerasols near my bike apart from brake disc cleaner. No need for them & not worth risking getting thr rotors contaminated.

@marklouieadame Жыл бұрын

You can leave your bike outside its fine as long as you use is and clean it. Leave it there for a month you will rusting on bolts

@iamcyberpunk68 6 ай бұрын

fuck i would love to own that bike i am on a 2013 TREK

@Kiwimomma69 Жыл бұрын

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

🤘

@krakon2981 10 күн бұрын

2 words “garden hose”

@fx_matze Жыл бұрын

Washing your bike too often is not good. Most of the time I avoid bike cleaners. Check your spoke tension regularly. Crash less.

@iamcyberpunk68 8 ай бұрын

I would kill to have that bike. wow she is sweet

@zwingler Жыл бұрын

"replacing stancions on your suspension" ... oh boy. I had a nick on my forks from a nasty rock hit and let me tell you, you cant replace stancions / its not worth it. You can only buy a complete upper assembly and those run about 500€. Thats not the lowers, not the damper, not the air spring just the stancions and a steerer tube. It is literally cheaper to buy a new pair of forks and save the scraps as replacement parts.

@45graham45 Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can get just stanchions replaced. And steerer tubes too if your forks start clicking & creaking.

@fengzhang7156 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.