The only rule I break is turning the bike over. I put them in the car upside down, I assemble them upside down, I do a lot of treatments when they are upside down. And yet I've never had to replace a seat or grips. And it even helps to decide when to bleed the brakes, because it gives another sign that the oil is no longer good.
Second one. Not long ago, I purchased a nice front led, left it on a bike and next day I while I checked something I turned the bike upside down. It was wobbly, I thought the ground was uneven, so I moved it a bit (yes, still upside down, did not even lift it up..) on the ground. When I turned back, I saw the power cable was ripped off of the light.😅
Turning bike upside down but only to work on rear wheel. Cannot do that any other way because derailleur gets in a way if you have to remove the wheel.
Years ago, probably around 2001, I had just put a new XTR drivetrain on my bike so took it for a test run in the local woods. Needed a pee so placed the bike down with the drivetrain facing up. Cue a small branch falling down and smashing straight on the rear mech, bending it beyond saving! That mech did a grand total of 2 miles.
I'm waiting for my first bike to arrive in a month from canyon. long distance. I didn't quite understand the brake problem, do they overheat under the sun and bend or what? Do I need to insert this batwing-thing inbetween the rim and the rotor when I travel?
@@arudenko87 So, the issue is when the wheel is off and there’s no rotor between the pads, an inadvertent squeeze of the break lever can cause the pistons to over extend, and push out of the calipers. To fix it, one has to pull the pads, pull the calipers, squeeze the pistons back in (which is doable, but a pain in the butt), put the calipers back on, do a full break bleed, reinstall pads, etc. All the brake wafers do is fill the gap usually occupied by the disk, so none of that can happen. I ALWAYS use the wafers when the wheel is off.
I always put my bike upside down for servicing (even at home). I do take precautions to ensure nothing gets damaged. Instead of saying don't do this, why not show how to put ones bike upside down the right way. :-P
If you do flip your bike upside down, Make sure you take the water bottle out or make sure it is closed tight, nothing is worse than to having sticky sport drink leak all aver the toptube, and every place else it will migrate to. And you will be out of hydration.
I don't have a bike repair stand, so I frequently flip my bike over to work on it, and I've never had a problem. You just gotta be smart about it is all. And on the trail? Flipping your bike over is usually the only option if you need to remove a wheel.
A decent bike workstand is the single best thing you can buy to help keep your bike clean and dialled! You will be amazed how much better and easier little tasks are when the bike is elevated and secure! Even just taking care of the drivetrain and giving the bike a wipe down and check over ...a clean bike is a seen bike!
4:30 also, mounting the stem too high, so only 1bolt is clamping; it doesn’t mean that the stem will hold on by tightening that 1 bolt with 10Nm (instead of 2x5Nm). Yes, we had a customer like that..
I have done number one a couple times being careless. Number two all the time until I became a kickstand convert wich solved number one and mostly solved number two I learned I can tip my bike on the kickstand enough to get the back wheel off the ground and I could do adjustments I still flip it over for flats and spoke adjustment and to circulate fork oil. I also like to do a full pretrip inspection before the first ride of the day.
Whenever i travel i rent a bike that is different than the one i have at home. I usually get something totally different than the ones i have at home, like a full suspension bike when i go to a ski resort in the summertime
@@gmbn I have got three upstairs and four in storage right now because it's winter-time. My winter bikes are a Surly fat tire bike with studded tires, a Gary Fisher single speed with studded tires, and another Gary Fisher with 3x8 gearing and a Surly Fork.
I skid...The worst thing is,that I love to do it on asphalt🤫-full 180 is a pure joy.Shimano don`t recommend to put a bike upside-down because of disc brakes.If You leave it for a while and You don`t press levers a few times when it`s back down-You don`t have a breaks and You my crash if you forgot about it.I did.
Nice crack on your screen Blake. I was going to say something about skidding on the trail and good breaking and prior preparation prevents poor proformance. but you covered it.
Presenter challenge suggestion: Have all your presenters tighten a few nuts to various specific Nm WITHOUT a torque wrench. Then measure with the torque wrench to see which one was the closest.
Let’s not forget flipping a bike upside down will sometimes allow air bubbles into the master cylinder for the squishy brake feeling. Another one is picking your bike up off the ground by the seat with the dropper post all of the way down sucking air into the dropper. Cheers! 😁
Most riders flip their bike. I usually only wreck seats when eating shit 😂 "Wrong tyre pressure" Meh, I'm mainly urban riding so I keep my pressures a little higher. It means I've got better resistance to snake bites when bonking curbs and for that odd case 😬🙄😒
This looks very much like Santa Coloma de Farners... (catalunya enduro paradise!) This is a very famous spot, teams and pro riders from northern europe use to ride there in the winter.
Putting your bike upside down has benefits too. The lube on the lower legs of your fork will drip down and lubricate the foam rings, which really helps.
try but if you have to, dont ride alone if you plan to go way out into the wilderness......if you get hurt or lost its better to share the suffering with a friend
Don't ride over a jump like a straight up bell, if you don't wanna get any air go around the jump. I spent 4 hours clearing out the drainage on the berms and putting lips back on the jumps at a new trail I found the other week and someone chain ringed all the lips and mangled every jump
When Blake mentioned Tire Pressure and dropped from 29PSI to 27 I was like, what the heck, I hear people going on about 20-18PSI all the time, with no worry of snakebite pinch flats due to you cant pinch flat a tubeless setup. Is Blake implying he's running tubes? I'm all about harder tire pressures, I used to run 110psi on my BMX bike when I was younger stronger and lighter, prolly around 80psi now, so I run around 27 or so in my MTB which feels decent for the trails I ride, I dont run tubeless, I refuse, too messy and if you have a blowout on a trail you'll contaminate the trail with your slime, not to mention your forced to buy lots of that slime stuff, you have to top it up every 6 months, and you'll need a tubeless plug kit, disposable Co2 one time use inflaters if you lose too much air, as a small hand pump prolly wont seat the tire. Doesnt seem worth it to me, more like a big hassle with more ways to go wrong and waste money.
@@tylerrisser7159 unless you’ve got a lot of thorns in your area, in which case it’s great. I used to fix inner tube punctures after almost every ride, mostly from blackberry and wild rose thorns
You could do another video on trail etiquette no-no’s such as: -Riding trails when too wet/muddy/soft -Riding snow packed trails with skinny tires and leaving ruts thereby angering all of the fat bikers. -Leaf blowing trails and potentially accelerating erosion during the rainy season. -Removing “obstacles” from trail that others see as naturally challenging features. -Behaving badly at the trail head car park and creating a poor public image of mountain bikers. Changing into/out of riding gear in the parking lot and flashing everyone .Public urination and other offensive bro behavior
REAL RULES: Don't ride with people who are a lot better & more daring than You. Don't have the oldest bike. Don't have the cheapest bike. Don't have the most body fat. Don't bring a woman with you unless she shreds.
On USA Oregon's muddy trails and roots you really need the traction that mid-20psi can bring. But when in hot tropical Thailand, I run them harder on rocky roads and pavement.
Which of these are you guilty of? Is there any you think we should add to this list?
The only rule I break is turning the bike over.
I put them in the car upside down, I assemble them upside down, I do a lot of treatments when they are upside down. And yet I've never had to replace a seat or grips.
And it even helps to decide when to bleed the brakes, because it gives another sign that the oil is no longer good.
Second one. Not long ago, I purchased a nice front led, left it on a bike and next day I while I checked something I turned the bike upside down. It was wobbly, I thought the ground was uneven, so I moved it a bit (yes, still upside down, did not even lift it up..) on the ground. When I turned back, I saw the power cable was ripped off of the light.😅
Turning bike upside down but only to work on rear wheel. Cannot do that any other way because derailleur gets in a way if you have to remove the wheel.
"You shouldn't skid on the trail" says Blake, days after his "How to shralp" video! 😂
all of them and none of them as had a concence yet (touch wood)
Years ago, probably around 2001, I had just put a new XTR drivetrain on my bike so took it for a test run in the local woods. Needed a pee so placed the bike down with the drivetrain facing up. Cue a small branch falling down and smashing straight on the rear mech, bending it beyond saving! That mech did a grand total of 2 miles.
That's some rotten luck. Did it actually bend the derailleur, or just the hanger?
@@Durwood71 The mech was twisted, snapped when I tried to bend it back!
@@neildaniel8232 Ouch. Look on the bright side, at least that branch didn't land on your head!
Blake, don’t ever change. GMBN, don’t stop putting out vids.
New sponsor is sick 🤘🤘🤘
Agreed 🔥🔥
What's better than a video with one Blake? Two Blake!!!
Have you seen the videos where we employ three Blakes? 👀
I never thought about pulling rotors for travel.
I always use brake wafers though. I learned that the hard way. More than once.
I'm waiting for my first bike to arrive in a month from canyon. long distance. I didn't quite understand the brake problem, do they overheat under the sun and bend or what? Do I need to insert this batwing-thing inbetween the rim and the rotor when I travel?
@@arudenko87 So, the issue is when the wheel is off and there’s no rotor between the pads, an inadvertent squeeze of the break lever can cause the pistons to over extend, and push out of the calipers. To fix it, one has to pull the pads, pull the calipers, squeeze the pistons back in (which is doable, but a pain in the butt), put the calipers back on, do a full break bleed, reinstall pads, etc.
All the brake wafers do is fill the gap usually occupied by the disk, so none of that can happen. I ALWAYS use the wafers when the wheel is off.
@@jimm244 Got it, thanks a lot! I will save this info cause I need to drive some distance to use the bike properly :)
@@arudenko87 New bike day is special! Enjoy!
PROPAIN looks extremly SICK
don't look at the headset!
I always put my bike upside down for servicing (even at home). I do take precautions to ensure nothing gets damaged. Instead of saying don't do this, why not show how to put ones bike upside down the right way. :-P
If you do flip your bike upside down, Make sure you take the water bottle out or make sure it is closed tight, nothing is worse than to having sticky sport drink leak all aver the toptube, and every place else it will migrate to. And you will be out of hydration.
7:30 Blake having a cracked phone screen 💯 tracks
I don't have a bike repair stand, so I frequently flip my bike over to work on it, and I've never had a problem. You just gotta be smart about it is all. And on the trail? Flipping your bike over is usually the only option if you need to remove a wheel.
Low hanging tree branches can make great work stands 🤘🌳
@@gmbn Sure, if you happen to be near one that's at just the right height and stout enough to support the weight of a bike.
A decent bike workstand is the single best thing you can buy to help keep your bike clean and dialled!
You will be amazed how much better and easier little tasks are when the bike is elevated and secure! Even just taking care of the drivetrain and giving the bike a wipe down and check over ...a clean bike is a seen bike!
I would love if you could do a video testing Propain's super enduros now that you are working with them
I love 15 Neal’s Mum after a bike tune up!
I like to put a piece of cardboard between the break pads if i take out the front wheel for transport. It's not as good but still does the job.
Nm - No money
15 Neil's mum😅
🤣🤣🤣
4:30 also, mounting the stem too high, so only 1bolt is clamping; it doesn’t mean that the stem will hold on by tightening that 1 bolt with 10Nm (instead of 2x5Nm). Yes, we had a customer like that..
1:30 I did break a rear mech on a stick, but it was one that jumped up off the trail while I was riding
The stick jumped up off the trail, did it? Is that similar to how trees will suddenly jump into your path of travel?
@@Durwood71 I knew it wasn't just me. Fucking jumping trees...
I have done number one a couple times being careless. Number two all the time until I became a kickstand convert wich solved number one and mostly solved number two I learned I can tip my bike on the kickstand enough to get the back wheel off the ground and I could do adjustments I still flip it over for flats and spoke adjustment and to circulate fork oil. I also like to do a full pretrip inspection before the first ride of the day.
Hello there! About rule number 2 (upside down) does it harm the hidraulic brakes or is it a myth? Thanks! Keep up the excellent videos!
Upside down is fine as long as you're careful with the seat / bars / brakes.
"Don't put your bike drive side"
I laugh in Saint m800.
If you’re carrying a mobile bike shop already add a handlebar jack to your inventory to avoid any damage when flipping your bike over to work on it.
Whenever i travel i rent a bike that is different than the one i have at home. I usually get something totally different than the ones i have at home, like a full suspension bike when i go to a ski resort in the summertime
That's a great way to see what's out there! What bike have you got at home?
@@gmbn I have got three upstairs and four in storage right now because it's winter-time.
My winter bikes are a Surly fat tire bike with studded tires, a Gary Fisher single speed with studded tires, and another Gary Fisher with 3x8 gearing and a Surly Fork.
I’m usually the one in our riding group to become the bike stand for my friend😂
I have my brake levers level out from bar, never angle down
Only thing on here I do is never remove rotor but as never had issue when leave it on
I skid...The worst thing is,that I love to do it on asphalt🤫-full 180 is a pure joy.Shimano don`t recommend to put a bike upside-down because of disc brakes.If You leave it for a while and You don`t press levers a few times when it`s back down-You don`t have a breaks and You my crash if you forgot about it.I did.
I'm guilty of skidding on the loose gravels on the road but not on the trail
Nice crack on your screen Blake. I was going to say something about skidding on the trail and good breaking and prior preparation prevents poor proformance. but you covered it.
I run my tyres in mud on a lower PSI because i have more surface area and thus more traction
3:13 "Where's moi snick? Oi hid a snick in heah"
I’ve been thinking about a trail-side torque wrench. Any recommendations?
Presenter challenge suggestion: Have all your presenters tighten a few nuts to various specific Nm WITHOUT a torque wrench. Then measure with the torque wrench to see which one was the closest.
dont turn on a painted spot on the road especially when its raining
Less grip than ice! 🧊
Yep, the two plates and eleven pins in my right ankle illustrate your point well. Not recommended...
@@charleswinston2495 ......sorry man
i want to put beach cruiser wheels on my fat bike so i can have a rear scub brake.......that would be kewl
hydrate and eat properly
Avoid the bonk 👍
Working my bike upside down I have done so many times.
07:20 Creepy 🤣
greetz from Germany
Transmission drivetrains can handle the abuse of being thrown down on the right side... right?
any tipps for transporting your bike with rs suspension? because of the rebound knob at the bottom…
Foam or bubble wrap is amazing at protecting the rebound knobs!
@@gmbn and the pressure on the knob? 🤔 from the bottom?
which is better? Propain or Nukeproof bikes?
Nukeproof is gone anyway
Crop dusting on the trail.
“15… NutMeg?”
“It’s 15 Ninni Minis!”
Lmao
Nm
Neil’s mom
Of course
Does it hurt when I press my hydraulic brakes frequently when static?
No
new 6,500 € Trek, first ride, stick ripped the valve off right around the corner from the parking lot
Let’s not forget flipping a bike upside down will sometimes allow air bubbles into the master cylinder for the squishy brake feeling. Another one is picking your bike up off the ground by the seat with the dropper post all of the way down sucking air into the dropper. Cheers! 😁
If your brakes are squishy after flipping your bike over, just squeeze the levers a few times, and they'll firm right up.
It's a sealed system. If there's air in there they need bleeding!
Most riders flip their bike. I usually only wreck seats when eating shit 😂
"Wrong tyre pressure" Meh, I'm mainly urban riding so I keep my pressures a little higher. It means I've got better resistance to snake bites when bonking curbs and for that odd case 😬🙄😒
You guys are from England right? .......where did you shoot this video? it looks like Colorado?
They're in Spain for this, very popular for ppl from the UK to visit there during the winter months
This looks very much like Santa Coloma de Farners... (catalunya enduro paradise!) This is a very famous spot, teams and pro riders from northern europe use to ride there in the winter.
dont wear bell bottom jeans......your bells will get tangled up in the gears
Putting your bike upside down has benefits too. The lube on the lower legs of your fork will drip down and lubricate the foam rings, which really helps.
im 260 but i always ride at like 40psi
clean your water bottle out after every use.....mold is not your friend
try but if you have to, dont ride alone if you plan to go way out into the wilderness......if you get hurt or lost its better to share the suffering with a friend
3:36 '15 Neil's mum' 🫡😂😂
dont get your fingers anywhere near a brake rotor, spinning or not
Tighting bolts, just tighten em to FT
Full torque, or the other one?...
@@gmbn the other one lol,
Nm- Niel's mom...😂😂😂
This leads me to pour some scotch to medicate myself...
Don't ride over a jump like a straight up bell, if you don't wanna get any air go around the jump. I spent 4 hours clearing out the drainage on the berms and putting lips back on the jumps at a new trail I found the other week and someone chain ringed all the lips and mangled every jump
What Glases is he wearing? 😎
Smith 🤙
This bike cheap price next 5 years???
"Mountain Bike"?
I HATE skidders! They are responsible for bikers being excluded from certain areas of nature.
When Blake mentioned Tire Pressure and dropped from 29PSI to 27 I was like, what the heck, I hear people going on about 20-18PSI all the time, with no worry of snakebite pinch flats due to you cant pinch flat a tubeless setup. Is Blake implying he's running tubes? I'm all about harder tire pressures, I used to run 110psi on my BMX bike when I was younger stronger and lighter, prolly around 80psi now, so I run around 27 or so in my MTB which feels decent for the trails I ride, I dont run tubeless, I refuse, too messy and if you have a blowout on a trail you'll contaminate the trail with your slime, not to mention your forced to buy lots of that slime stuff, you have to top it up every 6 months, and you'll need a tubeless plug kit, disposable Co2 one time use inflaters if you lose too much air, as a small hand pump prolly wont seat the tire. Doesnt seem worth it to me, more like a big hassle with more ways to go wrong and waste money.
You can pinch flat tubeless. It’s a bit harder to do, but if the tire carcass gets pinched it can flat just like a tube.
I imagine that results in walking back for sure, I dont think you could plug/patch that lol. @@deadskimountaineer
Tried tubeless and went right back to tubes. Waste of money imo
@@tylerrisser7159 unless you’ve got a lot of thorns in your area, in which case it’s great. I used to fix inner tube punctures after almost every ride, mostly from blackberry and wild rose thorns
@@tylerrisser7159 I was averaging two flats a month with tubes. I converted to tubeless about a year ago and haven't had a single flat since.
You could do another video on trail etiquette no-no’s such as:
-Riding trails when too wet/muddy/soft
-Riding snow packed trails with skinny tires and leaving ruts thereby angering all of the fat bikers.
-Leaf blowing trails and potentially accelerating erosion during the rainy season.
-Removing “obstacles” from trail that others see as naturally challenging features.
-Behaving badly at the trail head car park and creating a poor public image of mountain bikers. Changing into/out of riding gear in the parking lot and flashing everyone .Public urination and other offensive bro behavior
Most of these you also left your bike on the trail
hey. leave neil's mum out of this
Fix that cracked phone screen before fiddling with any of that bike shite
REAL RULES: Don't ride with people who are a lot better & more daring than You. Don't have the oldest bike. Don't have the cheapest bike. Don't have the most body fat. Don't bring a woman with you unless she shreds.
Rule one: enjoy yourself
Rule two: don't judge others
Rule three: play safe
Rule four: look after anyone on trail in need
Carry your poop out of the woods by hand.
That's what they made frame storage for, so you can keep shredding 🤘
Ive never had my tires at less than 50 psi ever. I also have mostly single speeds so i dont have to squish a rear derailer.
On USA Oregon's muddy trails and roots you really need the traction that mid-20psi can bring. But when in hot tropical Thailand, I run them harder on rocky roads and pavement.
Get a job and buy a car ..😅😅😅😅
carry an apple GPS pod
Wearing a fanny pack is a broken rule
dont wear winter gloves in the summer