An upgrade you've never considered | Syd Fixes Bikes
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- Today I'll be replacing the headset on my Niner JET 9 RDO with the Enduro Bearings Maxhit Zero-Stack headset. Bearings are an often overlooked upgrade but can have huge performance benefits. For example, this Maxhit headset integrates the bearings into the headset cups, which makes it possible to use bigger ball bearings. What does this mean? Stronger, more durable headset bearings that move more smoothly and can take bigger impacts. And they have a lifetime guarantee.
What you'll need:
- Enduro Bearings Maxhit headset: bit.ly/41tVxby
- Bearing Press: bit.ly/456d7pl
- Zero Stack Install/Removal Shims: bit.ly/428gGbw
- Crown Race Installer: bit.ly/3Mjq1sn
- Allen keys: bit.ly/2HpDW15
To remove headset cups:
- Headset cup removal tool: bit.ly/42KJnw4
- Hammer: bit.ly/3pxiYDH
Other things in the shed:
Our toolkit: bit.ly/337LfDf
Work stand: bit.ly/3mTXStc
Tool pegboard: amzn.to/3mTYlLY
Syd's apron: amzn.to/345MbHz
Paint pens: amzn.to/2TpCL4u
00:00 Intro
00:15 Why should you do this?
01:09 What you'll need
01:27 Removing the existing headset cups
02:57 Installing the crown race
03:56 Installing the Maxhit headset
05:59 Reinstalling the fork (and adjusting the stack height)
07:06 How to install a Maxhit headset in 1 minute
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During Covid, I got really used to these videos coming out. Now, they are like an extra special surprise!
Still very handy… no one else does it like Syd and Mackie…. :)
Winter jobs mate. You do the job then dont want to test ride in the rain or sleet.
A headset cup remover tool is definitely one of my weirdest tools I own but every time I use it I feel so satisfied! Would definitely recommend getting one.
A length of PVC pipe makes a great fork race installation tool. It's soft enough that it won't scratch the steerer tube, damage the seal or the race itself, but hard enough to get the job done. Also, turning it all upside down, putting the PVC on the floor and using a rubber mallet/dead blow to strike the steerer at the crown will eliminate the suspension compressing when you hit it.
It's all fun and games working on bikes till someone loses a eye lol. Awesome you guys are still making these videos. Please keep them coming. Still enjoy watching them.
You should make a shirt reading "bigger balls are better for mountainbiking" 😅
On it!
With a picture of a bearing
So you not only race, but also fix your bikes. I like that. Subbed to both channels
I absolutely love your channel! It is def my favorite! It is awesome to find a girl that rides the same types of bikes and ride the same type of trails. And it’s so refreshing that you are down to earth and extremely knowledgeable and are willing to share that with others like me in a way that will help me become a better rider. You are def not the type of rider I usually meet on the trails.
Skate bearings have also utilized larger ball bearings for better longevity/performance. The are more dirt resistant as well.
I did that a few years ago, its a nice upgrade.
I love pressing in headset bearings. Definitely my favourite bike tool. But knocking out old bearings gives me the fear - hate using the hammer!
Super awesome!!!
I will beat the old races/cups out with a punch on a trailer or some other POS project. But I really like your suggestion in the comments to use a split tube remover like the Park Tool
Head Cup Remover you recommend. It pushes out the cup/race without putting an oval type of stress on the frame if you unevenly drive out the cups with a punch. Great video Syd! Great ride at the S mtn enduro, I have only ridden the trails a few times with my Flagstaff Enduro team, fun but big penalty if you bail in those rocks. That sandy descent at the end of a coupla stages is such a cool "feeling" to ride.
I've gotten a bit of an education on bearings recently, researching which bearing I need to get to replace the one I'm about to destroy (by removing it, to get at a nut inside the hub body that's holding the freehub that I have to fix due to remove some play).
So many things to consider, make, contact vs. non-contact, clearance, ball material, grease type, etc. Apparently NTN & SKF are are ones to get, preferably non-contact for hubs so there's minimal friction and contact for headsets and bottom brackets to better seal from water and mud (but contact for hubs if you ride in a lot of mud and water and such).
And because they're usually interference or press fit, they usually can't be removed without tugging on the inner race, which destroys them. They're not that expensive but still, a shame to ruin them.
I've definitely considered and performed this. Cyclocross bikes take a lot of abuse and depending on your builder you can start up with a low-end bearing. Mine was gritty and notched after two seasons, replaced it with something significantly more expensive (Cane Creek about $100 Vs. $16), but it is still going strong after 4 years.
Also - crown races with a split are 10x easier to install and remove.
@@irfuel if it works, it works. Sometimes it takes a Dremel to do so.
Last time for me was taking some material off a front derailleur that interfered with the tire.
I dont even have interest in doing this but yall are so awesome that i just want to learn more from yall
I’ve heard to set bearings in dry with carbon and grease with anything else. Wet breaks down carbon. If it’s metal to bearing all good.
Another excellent informative tutorial video..thanks.✌🚴♀️
Nice!
Nice Atlas shoes! I’ve only gotten to use mine twice in 3 years😢
Please create a video about tightening of disc breaks🤗🤗🤗
I have only done this headset R&R on 90’s threaded headset MTB’s. Steel. Interesting to set the difference versus modern carbon bike. Our cup removal tools are cooler. ( grins)
I bet they are 😁
awesomeeeeee
It’s been a min nice 😊
"What if I miss and hit my bike" completely ignoring the handful of fingers that could be crushed
Those bearings look beefy! I might have to try them out.
Great video? Should the headset be done every year? At least relubed every year?
We tend to regrease if it starts getting sticky or noisy. If you ride in the wet a lot this could be fairly often, but in our dry climate it rarely happens.
A steel or lead hammer is much better for removing bearing races.
Up and at it early this morning
Hi guys, I just installed an oval chainring on my bike. Seems to work fine. I wonder what your take is on ovals?
I tend to use a small steel or brass hammer rather than a rubber mallet if i'm driving a punch, or other tool. Rubber mallets are great for hitting delicate things where you don't want to mar the surface, but they lack influence once you're swinging at something in-between. The key to bearings is to drive the race you're trying to move(if at all possible), and not the opposite one, causing the force to go through the balls. Nobody likes getting punched in the balls.
Hi Syd I bought an Xp trike and it has a differential and the left wheel is wobbling when I ride do you know why it would be wobbling
Thanks 🙏 my bike needs this… how do we take the old race off the fork or do we need to?
Generally a new headset will include a crown race. If you don't need the old one, remove it using a thin flathead screwdriver. If you do need to reuse a crown race it is best to very gently remove it by working it up side to side with two razor blades
This is a job I go to the LBS for. Park Tool makes a great crown race puller, but it's like, $400. Your LBS will charge about $25 to take the race off, and they'll have that $400 puller already. The screwdriver method can sometimes leave big gouges in the fork - dangerous if your fork happens to be carbon.
There are multiple crown race geometry standards, even within a single diameter standard like 1.5". You might get lucky, but it's likely you'll need to change and use the race that comes with your new headset.
Greetings from Chile!
I am willing to spend good money on expensive bikes but I draw the line at spending several hundreds of dollars several times over to take them to a shop to have the work done by someone else. I wish companies could see how valuable videos like this are, and support you accordingly, because I would never consider buying the parts and doing the work without a competent how-to like this. nicely done. one question though, why not use headset specific grease?
I've never heard of headset specific grease. How is it different? There is grease for headset bearings (generally thicker so it's less likely to get flushed it and because headsets get minimal movement) but I don't see how grease for installing a headset would be any different...
@@sydfixesbikes Chris King makes a headset grease but it must be for the bearings. I thought it might be like the carbon paste for a seat post. I've never ventured into headset territory. Was the upgrade worth it?
Oils ain’t oils …. Hahahaha companies can market stuff as specific when it’s just general purpose… tricksters… but sometimes you need specific, it’s hard to tell unless you really know the ins and outs but if it’s not inside a fast moving high performance expensive component then usually any good grease will do, slickoleum or slick jelly for your suspension dropper and some nylon cogs if your eebing. The key is to service regularly with bikes…. Not everyone realises the time it takes to keep your bike mint.
@@TheLeesto there is basically zero change CK makes that grease themselves. It's likely something form Nye lubricants that they repackaged.
Why change cones? Bottom one is hard to remove and is probably not in need of change. Most sealed bearings use a 45° angle so they will also fit other brands cones.
@Syd Fixes Bikes - happen to have a link for the zero stack press shims?
Here you go (they hadn't added them to the website yet when we posted the video): bit.ly/428gGbw
And apparently they're technically for removing the headset, but they sure worked nice for installing it 😁
I think bike mechanics everywhere thank you for showing us why we should not do this ourselves. 😂
I found myself replacing my lower headset bearing every 12-18 months. Just upgraded to the CC HellBender70 from the 40 so hoping it lasts a little longer. With the integrated bearings do you have to remove the cups to replace the bearing?
Yup, but since they have a lifetime guarantee we don't plan to be replacing them 😜
So when tightening down the headset at the end, how tight do you crank, and when do you know it’s tight enough? Can you torque it?
Not sure if the torque spec, but you want it tight enough that there's no play in the headset, but want the bearings to spin freely. It's generally pretty easy to tell when it's too tight because your bars don't spin easily anymore.
Hmm, I was just looking at Endurobearings fork seal kit, any recommendations?
We haven't tried their seals as we're Fox athletes so use Fox's seals but the fork seal installer kit is 👍👍👍
Ah, using the original multipurpose tool, a slot screwdriver to take care of the top bearing removal!
We're working on it. They don't seem to have them listed on the website yet 🤷♀️
You could’ve used a long skinny piece of wood to help hammer the bearings out- like afoot long
That would depend on how big of an edge there is for the wood to catch on.
My border collie is a sid named after a character in a British sitcom
I use a $2.00 piece of PVC pipe as my crown race installer.
why no new vids?
Spray some penetrating oil on the headset cups when it is being stubborn and doesn't want to pop out
Use a metal hammer and won't have to hit the punch as hard. The rubber mallet is robbing energy, so you have to swing it harder.
Right. The rubber mallet is to protect the thing you're hitting. No need to protect a punch.
@@phorest you have to swing the rubber mallet harder than you would a regular hammer. You have more control swinging a steel hammer with less force.
So... bigger balls and stiffer headset, good. Got it. I agree😂
🤣💦🔝
Big Balls for big mountains
Where do you buy the shims? Thanks
Enduro Bearings hasn't added them to their website yet. Hopefully they will this week and we'll share the link!
@@sydfixesbikes Thanks!
Alright, they've been added: bit.ly/428gGbw
Apparently they're technically for removing the headset, but they sure worked nice for installing it 😁
"what if you miss and Smash your fingers? Well you did not but a great job Syd!....Even if the pesky camera man kept buggin' you!!!
You have a lot of tools, but not a headset cup remover?? :P
I didn't know you need tools for that, it just slipped out and back in
"bigger balls"
"stiffer headset"
"increased longevity"
🤣🤣
awww yes, bigger balls
Lifetime guarantee. When the product breaks, lifetime is over, guarantee is over
Macky seems condescending towards Syd
Press fit anything is just wrong. And evil. Best crown race seating tool is a piece of 1 1/2" pvc pipe ($1.20, you're welcome).
Always disappointing the torque wrench never comes out glad you don't work on engine's cool vid though
Wouldn’t it make more sense to put the 1 minute video in front for the lazy people, and the longer version for those willing to stick it out? New viewers may not know to scroll to the end for a condensed version. I’d imagine the impatient people left way before the time they would know they could have saved time.
No thanks... Too many specialized tools...
The _industry standard_ 2x4 method 🪵
My gravel bike thanks you for these videos, I have no idea what I’m doing. Y’all have saved me from many yolo repairs and maintenance jobs. 🫡. Keep up the awesome work!