Hi Doddy hope your good. Sorry but not a tech tip but wanted to ask about the Northwave mtb shoes. Ive been looking at the Northwave Enduro shoes and was wondering are they really good in the wet? Do they soak up much water? i know some shoes soak up loads and take days to dry out, my five tens do. Enduro mtb did a very interesting soak test on lots of shoes and fiveten hellcats soaked up 6 times more then shimano and specialized models which obviously helps to the drying time dramatically. Do the northwave enduro shoes hold up well towards the wet?. Would actually make quite a good video for you guys to do haha. Cheers Mike
Thanks to Reddit, I bought a 1 gallon garden sprayer to clean the mud off my bike before transporting it back home. It's powered by pumping it a few times and has a decent amount of force. Just throw it in your trunk and you can get most of the grime off before leaving the trail head. Home Depot is where I got mine. It's the HDX brand and it was around $12. Would recommend.
I scrunch up old newspapers/catalogues, and stuff them inside my shoes to dry them. I find that works really well, plus it's recycling/reusing whatever material that may be lying around. I've also ended up using the scrunched up paper as kindling for the fireplace the next day!
My No. 1 tip is chain waxing. Roadies love it because it's way more efficient than just about any lube out there. I couldn't find anything about MTB'ers doing it, so I tried myself. It is incredible. Super smooth gears, crazy efficient, extremely water repellent, clean, cheap, and noticeably increases drivetrain lifespan. I have gotten 6 super sloppy UK rides out of the chain, each time properly going at it with a brush and soap, without needing to rewax. Each rewaxing takes only about half an hour, and it's more than worth it. If you are interested I would check out Oz Cycles videos on it. Highly recommended.
@@woduk Honestly go for it. All you have to do is get paraffin wax and liquid paraffin (paraffin oil) in a rough 1:1 ratio, clean the chain until you could eat off it, then melt the wax mixture in a rice cooker, slow cooker, or in the oven (which I use) and submerge the chain in it for about 15 mins, then allow to cool. Even after 4-5 rides, it feels like a freshly cleaned and oiled chain. I'd still watch Oz Cycles videos for the in depth but it's really quite simple.
Sometimes a video seems a bit redundant, especially after a few months of winter tips, but I really like the video and those tips here! Thanks and keep up the good work! 👍
One tip I’ve recently come across is to use “all weather” chain lube during most winter rides. Something like weld tite tf2 works really well especially when it’s not pouring it down. Keeps the chain lubed even when bombing through puddles or light rain. Biggest bonus is it doesn’t clog up your drivetrain with that winter grinding paste that wears out your parts and is a royal pain to clean post ride. I use wet lube for when the weathers looking particularly nasty. 👍
@@jackshuttleworth6570 True! But I can't enjoy my ride while getting wet and splashed with mud. On sunny days I get my exercise and enjoy the scenery at the same time.
@@th_js I guess you are a hardcore rider, dude. When I ride out, I usually travel for 8 to 9 miles and I don't want to be caught in the rain in no -man's -land going through puddles and mud pits. Besides that, I don't like the task of washing mud that is stuck between my chain and derailleur. If that's your thing, I salute you.
Was there any mention of a rear guard here? I rate the mudhugger guards, make sure you get the relevant wheel sized rear version, rigid as hell, saves getting fully baked in shit and having to wash your garments so often and washing any water repellants out.
Greet tips Doddy, I'm off to look up getting some silca gel. Love riding when it's wet and muddy so I'll be using all these winter riding tips. Great stuff #GMBNTech 👊🤘
Interesting video with great tips. I suppose most of these tips are also applicable for cyclocross bikes. I always get excited about cyclocross biking when I see predictions of rain on my Weather Underground or Tomorrow.io weather app. I will keep these tips in mind after some fun in the mud.
Bike cleaning: I find it best to have two buckets, a clean one with detergent, and a dirty one with just water for cleaning the brush off with. Hose off after. Same as when you're detailing a car.
So, coming from a scuba diving side of things, your own spit works very well as an anti fog agent, I haven't tried it on riding goggles as I don't have any, but I wonder if it has the same effect.
11:02 Well, I've succesfully mounted a set of SKS Velo 65 mountain set of "full" mudguards to a Dartmoor Primal Pro 2018- hardhitting hardtail. With supporting struts mounted to Suntour Aion purpose strut-mounts (yes it has them and every MTB fork also should) and in the rear struts mounted to chainstay, and on top of that I've extended the front, with a classic style, city bike rubber mud flap on the bottom. So yes, mudguard on MTB can keep you clean and I don't know why the fashion shit show keeps people and bikes, looking more dirty than they need to be. All those tips are for nothing in comparison to a proper full fender set. And if you don't have purpose mounts for struts, wrap a piece of old tube round the frame and ziptie the eyelet of the strut to the frame. It holds with no issue for a season and doesn't scuff the paint. And don't be shy of modding fenders, 65's are quite compact, but there are 75's now too and they will not fit a lot of the frames. Nothing that some cutting and filing won't fix. And it's such a joy not having to deal with all the mud on your clothes and bike every ride.
after each ride clean your glasses/goggles and smear a small amount of washing up liquid on both sides of the lenses, but leave it on to dry. then when you come to ride next buff off the dried washing up liquid with kitchen roll. can ride for hours and no misting, even with moderately scratched lenses
Actually the number one wet/muddy recommendation is to diy some type of guard for your dropper post, the direction of rear tyre spinning put lots of mud on your post and actually can ruin your dropper in just one ride...( happened to me)....
Or you can throw fashion out the window and fit a proper rear mudguard like a MudHugger. I've got them on my winter hardtail and trail bike and they stop pretty much anything getting at the dropper. On the trail bike it also stops a continuous stream of gritty water coming off the rear tyre straight at the pivot bearings and shock, plus my arse is a lot dryer so I can be out riding for longer without that 'wet nappy' feeling.
Where I live, it is HIGHLY frowned upon, basically the trails are off limits in the mudd! Or covered in snow, so I ski when it's crap. What ya gonna do?
Help! Got wet feet resulting in very cold toes. I was wearing, so called waterproof, five ten kestrel boas. Had two pairs of socks on feet in bags. I went through 1 deep puddle. Any advice out there if I can make them water tight?
The MTB ones tend to hold grit against the stanchion and wear it out. Motorbikes can afford to have heavier duty ones that work but even a lot of motorbikes these days don't have them anymore, seals are a lot better than they were even 10 years ago.
This is my dream bike. Well the 275. All I heard is Dodds saying "wet weather..." I see the Reactor... Then my face sinks on the right and I drool a little. Then comes the music 🎶 "oooh ya, ... bownt bownt.... chickachica" Nukeproof... I am upgrading my current bike with parts to fit that same color, bottle blue, carbon goddess of all mountain goodness of a frame. I am going with DVO suspension but still... that Reactor appears to be the perfect bike..If I were 11 I would have a life sized poster of this on my bedroom wall. It's one I can race enduro, ride park and still day to day trail ride. I'm a smallish lighter rider at 5'8 140lbs and a 275 reactor would be a quiver killer me thinks
8:11 is it possible that some tire has only the high pressure recommendation and not the lowest pressure recommendation in the tire? If so, how low is just too low? About 9:51, what if the chain gets dry in the middle of the ride? I've found that's a common thing here in Costa Rica when we can have wet weather with slipper clay sections or mud, but there's also a lot of humidity and it gets hot around noon, all those factors sometimes make even a chain with finish line for wet weather completely dry in the middle of a ride, is it a good idea to use the lube if the chain is completely dry? I feel like leaving it dry is going to wear out the transmission even faster.
#askgmbntech I have a question iam 350lbs I own an alchemy arktos 29er full carbon iam I too heavy for this bike. Second question since iam heavier do I need more travel in a fork like the fox 40 to get more out of my fork so not to bottom out. Any help would be much appreciated thanks in advance
Volume spacers (to make your suspension more progressive) and play around with more low speed compression dampening should keep you from bottoming out and should gi e you a more supportive feel under braking/in corners. Ask alchemy if there are some max weight ratings for frame or components if the dont have them on their website
Hope you ll get your bike dialed in. Just to add some thoughts: keep max pressures in check when setting up the sag. Also, in case you re keep on bottoming out, keep in mind that some rear shocks are more progressive than others. I got a really good deal trading my dpx2 for an x2, because the other guy wasnt able to set up the more linear x2 according to his higher weight. So just in case maybe take a closer look on rear shock choice when you cant dial it in. Happy riding
No issues with assembly for me ruclips.net/user/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L but I could see where some might benefit from using an experienced bike assembler/mechanic. I'm an older rider starting back after a 10 year break. This bike exceeds my capabilities and has been easy to get comfortable riding. I'm mostly on easy trails with almost no street riding and have not been disappointed with the performance of the bike. My fitness level is far below what I previously rode with and because of that the mileage is going on the bike slowly. While I'm losing weight slowly, the bike seems to tolerate my 220 pounds just fine. The bike has been used by several family members ranging from 5'5" - 5'9".
Why are mountainbikers allergic to mudguards? You dont need to chose full lengths ones, but small clip on ones for front and back weigh no more than 400 grams and you dont look like you shat your pants after 20 meters...
It's sad you think that riding in mud is somehow 'inevitable", You are setting a bad example to your viewers. Riding mud does too much damage and should be avoided, not encouraged.
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Do you have any wet weather tech tips? Let us know 👇
#GMBN Tech
To the topic "front mudguard" I have to say that I'm riding a Race Face mud crutch for years and it works really great! 😎
Hi Doddy hope your good. Sorry but not a tech tip but wanted to ask about the Northwave mtb shoes. Ive been looking at the Northwave Enduro shoes and was wondering are they really good in the wet? Do they soak up much water? i know some shoes soak up loads and take days to dry out, my five tens do. Enduro mtb did a very interesting soak test on lots of shoes and fiveten hellcats soaked up 6 times more then shimano and specialized models which obviously helps to the drying time dramatically. Do the northwave enduro shoes hold up well towards the wet?. Would actually make quite a good video for you guys to do haha. Cheers Mike
Get some water proof socks (seal skinz)
Waterproof coat and pants...
Then you can ride all day👍
P.s gmbn Chanel is amazing.
Thanks to Reddit, I bought a 1 gallon garden sprayer to clean the mud off my bike before transporting it back home. It's powered by pumping it a few times and has a decent amount of force. Just throw it in your trunk and you can get most of the grime off before leaving the trail head.
Home Depot is where I got mine. It's the HDX brand and it was around $12. Would recommend.
Perfect timing seeming as though we have a massive rainstorm at the moment in the U.K.
I scrunch up old newspapers/catalogues, and stuff them inside my shoes to dry them. I find that works really well, plus it's recycling/reusing whatever material that may be lying around. I've also ended up using the scrunched up paper as kindling for the fireplace the next day!
Incredibly practical and clear.
Top tip on the Silica gel sock inserts for wet boots. Nice one Doddy, great idea.
Thank Doddy.
Really good "wet weather" tips you've shared.
Regards from S Africa
Clive
Excellent tips. Better than that muc-off bucket is two buckets - one for clean water the other for rinsing dirty stuff.
Top Job
Great advice from a guy who knows and is passionate about m t biking.
Respect to you Doddy.
My No. 1 tip is chain waxing. Roadies love it because it's way more efficient than just about any lube out there. I couldn't find anything about MTB'ers doing it, so I tried myself. It is incredible. Super smooth gears, crazy efficient, extremely water repellent, clean, cheap, and noticeably increases drivetrain lifespan. I have gotten 6 super sloppy UK rides out of the chain, each time properly going at it with a brush and soap, without needing to rewax. Each rewaxing takes only about half an hour, and it's more than worth it. If you are interested I would check out Oz Cycles videos on it. Highly recommended.
Go for sqirt lube
noted
absolutly agree with that!!! never ever use oil again.
I’m looking at doing this, currently using rock n roll extreme chain lube
@@woduk Honestly go for it. All you have to do is get paraffin wax and liquid paraffin (paraffin oil) in a rough 1:1 ratio, clean the chain until you could eat off it, then melt the wax mixture in a rice cooker, slow cooker, or in the oven (which I use) and submerge the chain in it for about 15 mins, then allow to cool. Even after 4-5 rides, it feels like a freshly cleaned and oiled chain. I'd still watch Oz Cycles videos for the in depth but it's really quite simple.
Sometimes a video seems a bit redundant, especially after a few months of winter tips, but I really like the video and those tips here!
Thanks and keep up the good work! 👍
Thanks, this has really helped me a LOT
One tip I’ve recently come across is to use “all weather” chain lube during most winter rides. Something like weld tite tf2 works really well especially when it’s not pouring it down. Keeps the chain lubed even when bombing through puddles or light rain. Biggest bonus is it doesn’t clog up your drivetrain with that winter grinding paste that wears out your parts and is a royal pain to clean post ride.
I use wet lube for when the weathers looking particularly nasty. 👍
I try to avoid riding in the rain at all cost. I watch weather reports and even look at the sky before going out to ride.
Maurice Parris yeah but then you’re just missing out on riding time
@@jackshuttleworth6570 True! But I can't enjoy my ride while getting wet and splashed with mud. On sunny days I get my exercise and enjoy the scenery at the same time.
@@mauriceparris1816 Worst excuse.
@Luic Bruni Ok American
@@th_js I guess you are a hardcore rider, dude. When I ride out, I usually travel for 8 to 9 miles and I don't want to be caught in the rain in no -man's -land going through puddles and mud pits. Besides that, I don't like the task of washing mud that is stuck between my chain and derailleur. If that's your thing, I salute you.
Nice one Doddy! Good video! ⛈
Was there any mention of a rear guard here? I rate the mudhugger guards, make sure you get the relevant wheel sized rear version, rigid as hell, saves getting fully baked in shit and having to wash your garments so often and washing any water repellants out.
Mudhugger is the best, especially their rear mudguard. It hug my 27.5 x 3.0 tyre very well in my winter bike. No mud on my back. Simple
Agreed💯 especially if you ride every day no matter the weather
Greet tips Doddy, I'm off to look up getting some silca gel.
Love riding when it's wet and muddy so I'll be using all these winter riding tips.
Great stuff #GMBNTech 👊🤘
Interesting video with great tips. I suppose most of these tips are also applicable for cyclocross bikes. I always get excited about cyclocross biking when I see predictions of rain on my Weather Underground or Tomorrow.io weather app. I will keep these tips in mind after some fun in the mud.
Thank You doddyy very helpful video!!
Bike cleaning: I find it best to have two buckets, a clean one with detergent, and a dirty one with just water for cleaning the brush off with. Hose off after. Same as when you're detailing a car.
I snow foam my bike leave for 5mins rinse off with hose dry lube in done👍
@@acehguy I wish it was that easy for me! Lol
UK gets so muddy my bike can have a few extra pounds of mud weight by the end of a ride!
@@ApexHerbivore I'm from uk and I feel your pain about the mud I was out a few days ago up at hopton and eastridge. But try snow foam it works great👍
@@acehguy nice one mate might try that! What brand do you use?
@@ApexHerbivore autoglym polarblast works well👍
So, coming from a scuba diving side of things, your own spit works very well as an anti fog agent, I haven't tried it on riding goggles as I don't have any, but I wonder if it has the same effect.
This is soo useful in yorkshire
11:02 Well, I've succesfully mounted a set of SKS Velo 65 mountain set of "full" mudguards to a Dartmoor Primal Pro 2018- hardhitting hardtail. With supporting struts mounted to Suntour Aion purpose strut-mounts (yes it has them and every MTB fork also should) and in the rear struts mounted to chainstay, and on top of that I've extended the front, with a classic style, city bike rubber mud flap on the bottom. So yes, mudguard on MTB can keep you clean and I don't know why the fashion shit show keeps people and bikes, looking more dirty than they need to be. All those tips are for nothing in comparison to a proper full fender set. And if you don't have purpose mounts for struts, wrap a piece of old tube round the frame and ziptie the eyelet of the strut to the frame. It holds with no issue for a season and doesn't scuff the paint. And don't be shy of modding fenders, 65's are quite compact, but there are 75's now too and they will not fit a lot of the frames. Nothing that some cutting and filing won't fix. And it's such a joy not having to deal with all the mud on your clothes and bike every ride.
Somehow you made wet weather riding look kinda fun
Riding is always fun.
Some great tips. That muc off buckets got to be a piss take though my god.
Love the silica gel tip to dry shoes! Thanks Doddy!
for the Fork i use neopren protectors and i´m happy with it..just a few bucks and my 2014 Reba looks like the 2016´Model ;)
100% silica gel in kitty litter in stockings is cheap as chips. I used to do it on my leaky car boot.
after each ride clean your glasses/goggles and smear a small amount of washing up liquid on both sides of the lenses, but leave it on to dry. then when you come to ride next buff off the dried washing up liquid with kitchen roll. can ride for hours and no misting, even with moderately scratched lenses
Nice one
That looks nice and mushy Doddy
Buy bottom brackets in multipacks for UK winters lol
If you where gortext shoes they don’t get sodden with water and you can put them under the tape to clean.
I coat the bike with Maxima SC1 it’s the best!
Actually the number one wet/muddy recommendation is to diy some type of guard for your dropper post, the direction of rear tyre spinning put lots of mud on your post and actually can ruin your dropper in just one ride...( happened to me)....
Or you can throw fashion out the window and fit a proper rear mudguard like a MudHugger. I've got them on my winter hardtail and trail bike and they stop pretty much anything getting at the dropper. On the trail bike it also stops a continuous stream of gritty water coming off the rear tyre straight at the pivot bearings and shock, plus my arse is a lot dryer so I can be out riding for longer without that 'wet nappy' feeling.
A cheaper option for silica gel is cat litter. Many brands use silica gel crystals
Dude silca gel excellent tip
Love the bid
love the mud
Where I live, it is HIGHLY frowned upon, basically the trails are off limits in the mudd! Or covered in snow, so I ski when it's crap. What ya gonna do?
Get a plus sized mtb 3"tyres 👍😎
Can you leave spring forks
Can RUclips spring forks
Help! Got wet feet resulting in very cold toes. I was wearing, so called waterproof, five ten kestrel boas. Had two pairs of socks on feet in bags. I went through 1 deep puddle. Any advice out there if I can make them water tight?
Don't leave oil on your fork stanchions or it attracts mud. Clean them off with some rubbing alcohol before riding,
Can I use Balistol in my fox supension fork seals?
Malte Stolli yep i do
Works a charm
i usaly ride urban because I hate mud
Is silicon shine same a blaster or wD40 ??
What about Close fit sunglasses
Maxxis doubledown casing maybe doubt anything will puncture that
I want that front mudguard.. who makes it?
#askgmbn #doddy could you tell me what vittoria tyre your running on the back (morsa or Martell?)
Cheers
Hey doddy what chainstay protector do you use because I am trying to silence my bike (Scott genius 750)
Get a roll of "3M 2228" you'll be sorted for years
Ok thanks
Do you not fit gaiters to the forks like those used on motorbikes
The MTB ones tend to hold grit against the stanchion and wear it out. Motorbikes can afford to have heavier duty ones that work but even a lot of motorbikes these days don't have them anymore, seals are a lot better than they were even 10 years ago.
The dirt bike ones aren’t meant to keep the seals clean it’s to stop roost from destroying the sanctions.
This is my dream bike. Well the 275.
All I heard is Dodds saying "wet weather..."
I see the Reactor...
Then my face sinks on the right and I drool a little.
Then comes the music 🎶
"oooh ya,
... bownt bownt....
chickachica"
Nukeproof...
I am upgrading my current bike with parts to fit that same color, bottle blue, carbon goddess of all mountain goodness of a frame.
I am going with DVO suspension but still...
that Reactor appears to be the perfect bike..If I were 11 I would have a life sized poster of this on my bedroom wall.
It's one I can race enduro, ride park and still day to day trail ride.
I'm a smallish lighter rider at 5'8 140lbs and a 275 reactor would be a quiver killer me thinks
Make sure that your headset is well greased before you ride!! Found this out the hard way and ended up paying over $100 to get the bearings replaced
8:11 is it possible that some tire has only the high pressure recommendation and not the lowest pressure recommendation in the tire? If so, how low is just too low?
About 9:51, what if the chain gets dry in the middle of the ride? I've found that's a common thing here in Costa Rica when we can have wet weather with slipper clay sections or mud, but there's also a lot of humidity and it gets hot around noon, all those factors sometimes make even a chain with finish line for wet weather completely dry in the middle of a ride, is it a good idea to use the lube if the chain is completely dry? I feel like leaving it dry is going to wear out the transmission even faster.
#askgmbntech I have a question iam 350lbs I own an alchemy arktos 29er full carbon iam I too heavy for this bike. Second question since iam heavier do I need more travel in a fork like the fox 40 to get more out of my fork so not to bottom out. Any help would be much appreciated thanks in advance
Volume spacers (to make your suspension more progressive) and play around with more low speed compression dampening should keep you from bottoming out and should gi e you a more supportive feel under braking/in corners. Ask alchemy if there are some max weight ratings for frame or components if the dont have them on their website
Heaper thanks for the help
Hope you ll get your bike dialed in. Just to add some thoughts: keep max pressures in check when setting up the sag. Also, in case you re keep on bottoming out, keep in mind that some rear shocks are more progressive than others. I got a really good deal trading my dpx2 for an x2, because the other guy wasnt able to set up the more linear x2 according to his higher weight. So just in case maybe take a closer look on rear shock choice when you cant dial it in. Happy riding
Heaper I appreciate your help and insight
No issues with assembly for me ruclips.net/user/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L but I could see where some might benefit from using an experienced bike assembler/mechanic. I'm an older rider starting back after a 10 year break. This bike exceeds my capabilities and has been easy to get comfortable riding. I'm mostly on easy trails with almost no street riding and have not been disappointed with the performance of the bike. My fitness level is far below what I previously rode with and because of that the mileage is going on the bike slowly. While I'm losing weight slowly, the bike seems to tolerate my 220 pounds just fine. The bike has been used by several family members ranging from 5'5" - 5'9".
Tip nr 1. stay in home and wait for better weather.
Scented saddles for the 'Blazing Saddles' campfire moments....what?
is it just me or is this just a really long Muc-off advertisement lol
@Trump TheTerrorist embn and gmbn are basically promoted content disguised as reviews and info
@@mattx4253 fuck them
It’s just you.
@@mattx4253 None of these channels have ever claimed to do reviews….
@@magnumllama400 You realise the sponsorship pays for these channels to exist, right?
Why are mountainbikers allergic to mudguards? You dont need to chose full lengths ones, but small clip on ones for front and back weigh no more than 400 grams and you dont look like you shat your pants after 20 meters...
"Otherwise you'll be riding straight to dentist"...
Peet boot dryer
I never hold phone in front of heart.
Hey! I have just started posting mtb crash compilations, have a watch and tell me if you like them
I know another hack to do with socks
silica gel is one of the worst things for the environment and animals
First
It's sad you think that riding in mud is somehow 'inevitable", You are setting a bad example to your viewers. Riding mud does too much damage and should be avoided, not encouraged.
It IS inevitable in the UK. Telling people not to ride it mud is effectively telling them not to ride at all.