Self-adhesive band-aids are a great general hack. Tires, inner tubes, wires, general rubbing, and you can stack em if you need extra thickness. Also great for when skin meets hard surface at speed.
I always carry some electrical (insulation tape). I've tied a broke spoke to another spoke with it. It can used as a frame protector against cables and cables housing rubbing on the frame. Also, use it as a scratch preventer on your chain stay. I used it as an inner tube patch once too. It worked a wonder.
1_ you can also buy spray isopropyl alcohol in electronic shops. 2_ for clinchers i do not use soapy water but inflate/deflate a couple times at minumum safe pressure. this also helps the tube to sit properly in the tyre
Mtb shoes and cleats can also creak too, loud enough to think you’ve get problems, add chain wax can help, add a few drops of wax to the cleat next time you wax your chain.
When using car wash on your bike, keep it off your brake discs. Car wash might contain some form of wax to make a car/bike look extra shiny but can make brake disc squeal.
Wrap some gorilla/duct tape and electrical tape round your mini hand pump or CO2 canisters can give you a really versatile tape for roadside fixes. I’ve used duct tape for a tire boot, taped up broken spokes, and the tape also acts as a bit of insulation on cold days too
Degreaser - Screwfix 5ltrs for £8 Chain oil - Supermarket car section £2 Basically the same out come but doesn't have Mucoff on the label 😉 Also Erdinger Alkoholfrei is basically a cheaper isotonic recovery drink with the vitamins etc .... One for enjoying post ride
A dry method for seating tubes and tyres is talcum powder/French chalk. Make sure you get a brand with a smell you like! I tip a good spoonful into a new tyre and turn it.round and round until the inside is coated then top out the rest. With new tubes I get a palm full of talc and rest the tube over it, close my hand over the tube and pull the tube through the talc. Works a treat.
I use this also. I get some along a new tire bead and it seats just easier. I had to order Rema's Tire Talc because my Walmart no longer carry's talc. It was screwing with babys' lungs. It's safe if you take your time and don't cloud up your area.
I have always used dish soap (Dawn brand in the US) to was the bike and "pre"-degrease the drivetrain. Never saw a need for anything else. I also use Tang orange drink as my Carb drink. It was designed as a dehydrated orange juice for astronauts, and works pretty well on a bike ride as well.
Some quality tricks here. I have a few things to add… Not all salts are the same! Salt for electrolyte use should not be table salt. Only use sea salt, ideally pink sea salt. Regular table salt is a lab or industrial created chemical and has nothing other than sodium, while sea salts have trace minerals including potassium and magnesium needed for electrolyte replacement, as well as others for effective and balanced absorption. Grease usually solves the creaks but we often use way too much. This only makes things dirty by attracting dirt. This also goes for greasing bearings. It doesn’t take much to do the job and using more actually adds stiction and slows things down rather than speeding up. I like to use a thinner grease in the cold seasons and and a thicker grease in the warm or hot seasons as the temps change the lubricity of the grease. When washing your bike don’t use a power sprayer as it forces water past bearing seals and wrecks the grease or oil lubricant. You can use compressed air to dry parts after washing for lubing, especially chains! Furniture polish, the kind that sprays on the you wipe off, works great in rain and muddy conditions to keep the much from sticking.
2:1 Maltodextrin and fructose powder plus electrolytes is what I use from a well known supplement store (BP). Add some no added squash for taste and good to go 👌 Great video Francis and some very useful tips indeed 💯
Another important hack. For more aero you can bring a coconut for electrolytes and put it in a backpack. So you can stay hydrated and at the same time you are in the best aero position. 😂😂😂
Love it.. Straight to the point, no intro or long long long part where you explain stuff.. Just straight facts... Cant wait to get a house, so can properly wash bikes after riding outdoors, till then zwift it is!. Gonna get some grease for sure.
I have always used tubed tyres, I carry patches levers and spare inner tubes. On my plastic puncture repair box I have stuck 2 decent strips of duct tape, to put on the inside of a tyre if it rips. That's my personal tip.
put a. coulpe of round ducttape abround the frame somewhere. nice to have is a spoke breaks so you can tie up against another spoke so that you can careful ride you bike home.
1. I have cut out a small piece of coffee bean bags (metallised plastic bag) as a free "tyre boot". I have used twice and it worked a treat! 2. I use boiling water as a degreaser as I use parafin wax as bike lube (in a slow cooker). No black grease or grinding paste ever! Drivetrain lasts so much longer! edit: 3. I forgot to add Kool Stop Tire Bead Jack to put stubborn tyres on my tubeless (oversized!) rims
I agree with the tub of grease! had mine as long as I've been riding and its something that will probably get handed sown to my son at the rate I have used it!
For a truly sparkling clean chain try ScrewFix No Nonsense degreaser with a chain cleaning tool. It’s harsh but the chain comes out sparkling after a few rotations. Just remember it doesn’t need to be cleaned that well too often as it strips the lube from the rollers. 80/90W gear oil makes a smooth running drive train just as motorcycle chain manufacturers recommend.
If you live somewhere without an outdoor hose attachment, you can use a lawn sprayer as a substitute. I found a hand pump sprayer at a hardware store, and just fill it with water and liquid dish soap.
Sponges pick up dirt which then sits on the surface, causes scratches. In the car industry, sponges are evil. Microfibre mitts or clothes are much better as the dirt isn’t on the surface. A soft bristle brush is perfect for bike frames, handle bars and seats.
If you are in a hurry or lazy and cleaning discs with alcohol clean them on the bike but work the brakes in-between wipes and you will get a lot more dust off the pads and surrounding areas repeat a few times until all the dust is gone.
Nice video as always Francis 👍🙏🔝😊, The álcool is very good cleaner product , use it with destilated water 30% with alcohol and 70% of water for mate paint is fantastic to remove the finger prints , etc . It works fantastic 😊
Plot your route so that you go past a local EG garage that has both a jet wash and Starbuck. Use the foam lance to clean the bike and the low pressure rinse. Bike clean, wheel it over to Starbucks, grab a coffee and wait for it to dry. Get home, clean the chain and relube. Saves an hour faffing in the winter.
The lube that most good chains come with is excellent and lasts a long time, but it comes ALL OVER the chain. Lube on the outside of the chain acts like fly paper for dirt. The same for cog and chain wheel teeth and derailleur pulleys. When you get a new chain, wipe off just the outside of it with a rag soaked in rubbing alcohol or mineral spirits. The outside of the chain will feel oily after the first ride even though you wiped it off. Excess lube from inside the chain has being flung to the outside as the chain goes around its path. Wipe off new chains with the soaked rag after each of the first two rides. After that, all excess lube should be gone and the outside will attract less dirt staying clean longer. When re-lubing a chain, drip it down on the links at the bottom run as they exit the rear derailleur pulley. This way the lube hits the inner run of links and will get flung inside and through the link. Don't drip it down onto the links as they pass over the cassette. It just gets the cassette soaked with oil and attracts dirt.
In addition to 3: Paper money works as well. The Euro is resilient enough, but this should work for most countries. If I am on tour, it's more likeley to have some paper money just in case in my pocket then sweets i don't eat.
For the energy drink, try getting lo salt (low sodium salt) and doing a pinch of normal and a pinch of lo salt. It tends to be 50% potassium chloride 50% sodium chloride, so an easy way to get potassium in for cheap.
@@stevek8829 There are almost countless combinations of ions referred to as salts. e.g. "Although the principal component is sodium chloride, the remaining portion can range from less than 0.2 to 10% of other salts. These are mostly calcium, potassium, and magnesium salts of chloride and sulfate with substantially lesser amounts of many trace elements"
The 2:1 split is important for lots of reasons. Dextrose works if you can’t get malto but having the fructose is key for the ratio to work, maximise the carb absorption and therefore usability. Buy malto from a reputable source as there is a lot of very low grade product out there. Not all maltodextrin is equal. At all. Yeah boring comment I know. But hey
I buy grease at auto supply stores. You can get way more grease for way less money than bike specific grease, and you can get the same type of grease if you check the labels. If you are out on a ride and the cleat develops a squeak sometimes you can get enough lube off the chain to rub on the cleat or pedal to silence it. To get the grease off you finger rub it on the crown of the tire. The finger will be cleaner and the grease will rub off the tire quickly If you have skidded to a stop and have a flat spot on the tire nearly to the casing but the rest of the tire is good, use a bit of Shoo Goo to build the flat spot back up, and keep riding. If the casing is wrecked trash the tire.
Another great video, I was under the impression fairy liquid contained salt in it, which is why you should never use it to wash your car...or bike, but maybe thats ok on a drive train...... Great hacks, but I'll miss out on the fairy one, justo in case. Cheers
This is correct Richard. If you really care about your bike you wouldn’t use it. As a quick hack on a bike you don’t love, and as long as your thoroughly wash it off, it should be ok
What Surgical Spirit contains: The active substance is Methyl Salicylate. The other ingredients are Castor Oil, Diethyl Phthalate, Industrial Methylated Spirit. Why use oil on your brakes?
use shimano or any other anti seize paste. for your bike: not moving party, like bearing cups, handbar. on your car: use it at the tire change and you never get a seized tire again.
Not a hack but a cost effective protein bar is one that GCN have and I change it a little bit for my own tastes. Taste great and is filled with real goodness.
Very good and to the point video. I have a question, I've got a cut on my tire about 6-7mm long. It's not a through cut, about half way through. Should i try to repair it, sort of reinforce from the inside? It's otherwise a good tire, relatively new, has many more potential miles of life. What's best way to fix it?
replace it buddy. it is important that the tyre structure is pristine. you don't want it explode while riding. i rode a lot of tubulars, and they explode when not replaced timely, trust me, it is not a nice experience even if the glue keeps them on. a clincher most probably fails in such a way that looses any grip to wheel, it can have severe consequences even at low speeds
You just don't want wash n wax on any braking surfaces. Used armor all on my bike today but I removed my wheels before washing. Wheels just got hosed off.
I carry a phone wallet to house my phone when I go cycling, in it I have a plastic card slip which I keep 2 alcohol wipe, 2 adhesive bandage and 1 large adhesive bandage for those unexpected first aid treatments
I was always getting in trouble as a kid for using spoons and damaging them when taking of tyres years ago .. and they never bend back to the original..
There is nothing wrong with washing up liquid, it’s a myth that won’t go away that it is damaging. Bennetts Insurance recently did a huge round up of motorcycle degreasers which involved leaving bare metal parts for an extended period in each of the cleaners and washing up liquid was one of the safest to use. People read that they have salts in them and think it’s the same as salt that goes on the road and rusts everything it touches, this is not true. Cheap washing up liquid is fine and safe to use
Instead of the Candy bag, wrap 2 or 3 turns of duct tape around each of your tyre levers ! (watch Chris Horner's saddle bag video --> ruclips.net/video/RwKeAhSwXI4/видео.html ) You can buy fructose in 1 Kg bags at your grocery store (here at Metro grocery stores in Quebec anyway). I put in half the fructose with respect to the sugar. My 1st 850 ml bidon has 45g of sugar, 22 g of fructose & half of a lime's juice, completed with water. My 2nd 850ml bidon has the other half of the lime's juice + only water. The lime juice is basically NOT to taste the bidon plastic, I never managed to find a bidon that doesn't taste and that is cheap enough - I use Decathlon's bidons.
you said avoid squash with fructose in for that malto-dextrin, making me wonder- should i stop putting straight fructose powder in my maltodextrin drinks
Hi Francis thanks for this Hacks! What product do you use for frameprotection (chain stays, on the headtube at the cable routing...). And is a chaincatcher really necessary. Thanks a lot, kind regards
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but car shampoo adds wax to your bike which protects your paintwork. Dishwashing liquid removes the wax from your paintwork leaving it exposed to the elements. You should never wash the paintwork with dishwashing liquid, only the drivetrain.
Trap for young players... "No added sugar" will frequently have added sweeteners that will make your gut grotty (the word is gastric distress - #disasterpants ) get a good orange juice (or the juice of your choice)then water it down...
It won't work well to get dirty lube off off a chain or cassette. Mineral spirits or Simple Green will get the oily dirt off. Rubbing alcohol can then be used on the chain as a final wash to get the mineral spirit or Simple Green residue off the chain, leaving it clean and dry. That's the best state for the chain to be in just before re-lubing it. Rubbing alcohol can be used on disk brakes and rims to clean them. Mineral spirits or Simple Green would leave a residue that could cause squealing.
The best cycling hack is to have A lightweight cycle, not too aero or exotic but preferably lightweight like aluminium bike with decent gears and brakes. It is much better than a cheap heavy bike with bad brakes and gears. Or even better is to get a road Ebike. Don't have to be all sweaty and miserable on a cheap heavy bike with unsafe brakes and unreliable gears, ruining the cycling experience.
another life hack ... most cycling jerseys can hold the big bottles of coke 1.75-2l bottles ... great for if your doing a long day in the saddle and need sugar .
Honestly, as I've been cycling for years now, I expected this to be a list of things I already knew.But actually lots of solid useful advice in here!
thanks for watching William 👍
You can use inner tube patches on the inside of the tyre to permanently seal the hole you temporarily used the wrapper as a boot on.
Self-adhesive band-aids are a great general hack. Tires, inner tubes, wires, general rubbing, and you can stack em if you need extra thickness. Also great for when skin meets hard surface at speed.
Carry a pair of thin vinyl gloves in your set bag. Keeps the grease and grit where it belongs when doing a roadside repair. Replace when you get home.
This makes a whole lot of sense. I carry wet wipes and they can be a weight penalty! Thanks for this tip!
I always carry some electrical (insulation tape). I've tied a broke spoke to another spoke with it. It can used as a frame protector against cables and cables housing rubbing on the frame. Also, use it as a scratch preventer on your chain stay. I used it as an inner tube patch once too. It worked a wonder.
1_ you can also buy spray isopropyl alcohol in electronic shops.
2_ for clinchers i do not use soapy water but inflate/deflate a couple times at minumum safe pressure. this also helps the tube to sit properly in the tyre
Mtb shoes and cleats can also creak too, loud enough to think you’ve get problems, add chain wax can help, add a few drops of wax to the cleat next time you wax your chain.
Love how the vid jumps straight in, no nonsense, no waffle!
When using car wash on your bike, keep it off your brake discs. Car wash might contain some form of wax to make a car/bike look extra shiny but can make brake disc squeal.
Wrap some gorilla/duct tape and electrical tape round your mini hand pump or CO2 canisters can give you a really versatile tape for roadside fixes. I’ve used duct tape for a tire boot, taped up broken spokes, and the tape also acts as a bit of insulation on cold days too
Degreaser - Screwfix 5ltrs for £8
Chain oil - Supermarket car section £2
Basically the same out come but doesn't have Mucoff on the label 😉
Also Erdinger Alkoholfrei is basically a cheaper isotonic recovery drink with the vitamins etc .... One for enjoying post ride
Or during ride 👀
Love you Francis, youre such a no bs youtuber and its the best
A dry method for seating tubes and tyres is talcum powder/French chalk. Make sure you get a brand with a smell you like! I tip a good spoonful into a new tyre and turn it.round and round until the inside is coated then top out the rest. With new tubes I get a palm full of talc and rest the tube over it, close my hand over the tube and pull the tube through the talc. Works a treat.
I use this also. I get some along a new tire bead and it seats just easier. I had to order Rema's Tire Talc because my Walmart no longer carry's talc. It was screwing with babys' lungs. It's safe if you take your time and don't cloud up your area.
Greater than I expected small, compacted, easy to use
3:20 I find it easier to push the tire off using thumbs rather than pull with other fingers.
Same
I have always used dish soap (Dawn brand in the US) to was the bike and "pre"-degrease the drivetrain. Never saw a need for anything else. I also use Tang orange drink as my Carb drink. It was designed as a dehydrated orange juice for astronauts, and works pretty well on a bike ride as well.
Some quality tricks here. I have a few things to add…
Not all salts are the same! Salt for electrolyte use should not be table salt. Only use sea salt, ideally pink sea salt. Regular table salt is a lab or industrial created chemical and has nothing other than sodium, while sea salts have trace minerals including potassium and magnesium needed for electrolyte replacement, as well as others for effective and balanced absorption.
Grease usually solves the creaks but we often use way too much. This only makes things dirty by attracting dirt. This also goes for greasing bearings. It doesn’t take much to do the job and using more actually adds stiction and slows things down rather than speeding up. I like to use a thinner grease in the cold seasons and and a thicker grease in the warm or hot seasons as the temps change the lubricity of the grease.
When washing your bike don’t use a power sprayer as it forces water past bearing seals and wrecks the grease or oil lubricant. You can use compressed air to dry parts after washing for lubing, especially chains! Furniture polish, the kind that sprays on the you wipe off, works great in rain and muddy conditions to keep the much from sticking.
I always wondered about that fancy pink salt, great points!
2:1 Maltodextrin and fructose powder plus electrolytes is what I use from a well known supplement store (BP). Add some no added squash for taste and good to go 👌 Great video Francis and some very useful tips indeed 💯
BP?
Another important hack. For more aero you can bring a coconut for electrolytes and put it in a backpack. So you can stay hydrated and at the same time you are in the best aero position.
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Love it.. Straight to the point, no intro or long long long part where you explain stuff.. Just straight facts... Cant wait to get a house, so can properly wash bikes after riding outdoors, till then zwift it is!. Gonna get some grease for sure.
I have always used tubed tyres, I carry patches levers and spare inner tubes. On my plastic puncture repair box I have stuck 2 decent strips of duct tape, to put on the inside of a tyre if it rips. That's my personal tip.
put a. coulpe of round ducttape abround the frame somewhere. nice to have is a spoke breaks so you can tie up against another spoke so that you can careful ride you bike home.
duct tape can save the world. Could probably fix global warming with it.....
Thanks Francis. Great advice and especially for the Maltodextrin powder. I spent way too much on commercial (and overpriced) products. 👍
Thank you for jumping right into your video and not doing a long intro!
The more often you clean your bike, the easier cleaning gets and the longer your components last.
Using spoons - always in big trouble in the 70's for bending my mum's spoons putting tyres on!
1. I have cut out a small piece of coffee bean bags (metallised plastic bag) as a free "tyre boot". I have used twice and it worked a treat!
2. I use boiling water as a degreaser as I use parafin wax as bike lube (in a slow cooker). No black grease or grinding paste ever! Drivetrain lasts so much longer!
edit: 3. I forgot to add Kool Stop Tire Bead Jack to put stubborn tyres on my tubeless (oversized!) rims
I agree with the tub of grease! had mine as long as I've been riding and its something that will probably get handed sown to my son at the rate I have used it!
Brilliant video, thanks Francis!
Leave Strava running when getting a lift to work in a car ,making sure to take as many KOM’S as possible.Feel like Lance Armstrong while bored at work
Only bike path KOMS have any respect these days..
What a gay technique you have nice
That's weak
Where is your dignity?
I have been using a household degreaser called Elbow Grease. Comes in a yellow spray bottle. Pretty inexpensive. Works great.
For a truly sparkling clean chain try ScrewFix No Nonsense degreaser with a chain cleaning tool. It’s harsh but the chain comes out sparkling after a few rotations. Just remember it doesn’t need to be cleaned that well too often as it strips the lube from the rollers. 80/90W gear oil makes a smooth running drive train just as motorcycle chain manufacturers recommend.
You also use paper currency like a dollar bill to line your tire to keep the tube in.
Thanks for the cool hacks, especially the Maltodextrin Carb Drink Mix
+1 for the car shampoo, always use that, it also makes the bike easier to clean over time as you build up a wax layer.
If you live somewhere without an outdoor hose attachment, you can use a lawn sprayer as a substitute. I found a hand pump sprayer at a hardware store, and just fill it with water and liquid dish soap.
Sponges pick up dirt which then sits on the surface, causes scratches. In the car industry, sponges are evil. Microfibre mitts or clothes are much better as the dirt isn’t on the surface. A soft bristle brush is perfect for bike frames, handle bars and seats.
when i see your no BS straight to no. 1 in 3 seconds i like and sub already
#9 blew my mind..!
If you are in a hurry or lazy and cleaning discs with alcohol clean them on the bike but work the brakes in-between wipes and you will get a lot more dust off the pads and surrounding areas repeat a few times until all the dust is gone.
Tried the Malto plus sugar electro mix today for around a 4 hour ride avg 30kmh, never felt hungry once or even near a bonk. So good.
Nice video as always Francis 👍🙏🔝😊, The álcool is very good cleaner product , use it with destilated water 30% with alcohol and 70% of water for mate paint is fantastic to remove the finger prints , etc . It works fantastic 😊
Plot your route so that you go past a local EG garage that has both a jet wash and Starbuck. Use the foam lance to clean the bike and the low pressure rinse. Bike clean, wheel it over to Starbucks, grab a coffee and wait for it to dry. Get home, clean the chain and relube. Saves an hour faffing in the winter.
The lube that most good chains come with is excellent and lasts a long time, but it comes ALL OVER the chain. Lube on the outside of the chain acts like fly paper for dirt. The same for cog and chain wheel teeth and derailleur pulleys.
When you get a new chain, wipe off just the outside of it with a rag soaked in rubbing alcohol or mineral spirits. The outside of the chain will feel oily after the first ride even though you wiped it off. Excess lube from inside the chain has being flung to the outside as the chain goes around its path. Wipe off new chains with the soaked rag after each of the first two rides. After that, all excess lube should be gone and the outside will attract less dirt staying clean longer.
When re-lubing a chain, drip it down on the links at the bottom run as they exit the rear derailleur pulley. This way the lube hits the inner run of links and will get flung inside and through the link. Don't drip it down onto the links as they pass over the cassette. It just gets the cassette soaked with oil and attracts dirt.
No. 5 The channel is not in the middle of the wheel. That´s the place for the hub. The channel is in the middle of the rim. Rgr
In addition to 3: Paper money works as well. The Euro is resilient enough, but this should work for most countries.
If I am on tour, it's more likeley to have some paper money just in case in my pocket then sweets i don't eat.
For the energy drink, try getting lo salt (low sodium salt) and doing a pinch of normal and a pinch of lo salt. It tends to be 50% potassium chloride 50% sodium chloride, so an easy way to get potassium in for cheap.
I always wondered what lo salt was, interesting!
Salt is salt. It's composition is Na Cl. If it were something else it wouldn't be salt.
@@stevek8829 There are almost countless combinations of ions referred to as salts. e.g. "Although the principal component is sodium chloride, the remaining portion can range from less than 0.2 to 10% of other salts. These are mostly calcium, potassium, and magnesium salts of chloride and sulfate with substantially lesser amounts of many trace elements"
The 2:1 split is important for lots of reasons. Dextrose works if you can’t get malto but having the fructose is key for the ratio to work, maximise the carb absorption and therefore usability. Buy malto from a reputable source as there is a lot of very low grade product out there. Not all maltodextrin is equal. At all. Yeah boring comment I know. But hey
Love it when you do these types of vids.
My carb drink recipe is 1.9L homemade iced tea, 30mL lemon or lime juice, 87g honey or agave nectar, and 1/4tsp each sea salt and salt replacement
Isopropyl alcohol for the disc cleaner? Wow, thanks mate!
I use Himalayan pink salt all the time high in minerals and low in sodium great alround 👍🏻
I buy grease at auto supply stores. You can get way more grease for way less money than bike specific grease, and you can get the same type of grease if you check the labels.
If you are out on a ride and the cleat develops a squeak sometimes you can get enough lube off the chain to rub on the cleat or pedal to silence it. To get the grease off you finger rub it on the crown of the tire. The finger will be cleaner and the grease will rub off the tire quickly
If you have skidded to a stop and have a flat spot on the tire nearly to the casing but the rest of the tire is good, use a bit of Shoo Goo to build the flat spot back up, and keep riding. If the casing is wrecked trash the tire.
#4 - surprised how much this helped me (saw it in your other video first)
I use baby wipes to clean after some rides, quick and easy - although maybe not ideal environmentally... might have to rethink that
Another great video, I was under the impression fairy liquid contained salt in it, which is why you should never use it to wash your car...or bike, but maybe thats ok on a drive train...... Great hacks, but I'll miss out on the fairy one, justo in case. Cheers
This is correct Richard. If you really care about your bike you wouldn’t use it. As a quick hack on a bike you don’t love, and as long as your thoroughly wash it off, it should be ok
You can also use surgical spirit instead of isopropyl, it's basically the same stuff and is available from most chemists.
What Surgical Spirit contains: The active substance is Methyl Salicylate. The other ingredients are Castor Oil, Diethyl Phthalate, Industrial Methylated Spirit.
Why use oil on your brakes?
use shimano or any other anti seize paste. for your bike: not moving party, like bearing cups, handbar. on your car: use it at the tire change and you never get a seized tire again.
Baby food pouches, taste amazing, go down easily, and easier on the stomach.
Yeah car shampoo are the best I've been using it for all my bikes
Telling you I was shook at number 9, I never knew this!
Not a hack but a cost effective protein bar is one that GCN have and I change it a little bit for my own tastes. Taste great and is filled with real goodness.
No faff, straight into the video you love to see it
Very good and to the point video. I have a question, I've got a cut on my tire about 6-7mm long. It's not a through cut, about half way through. Should i try to repair it, sort of reinforce from the inside? It's otherwise a good tire, relatively new, has many more potential miles of life. What's best way to fix it?
replace it buddy. it is important that the tyre structure is pristine. you don't want it explode while riding. i rode a lot of tubulars, and they explode when not replaced timely, trust me, it is not a nice experience even if the glue keeps them on. a clincher most probably fails in such a way that looses any grip to wheel, it can have severe consequences even at low speeds
Very good information ,,,, Thanks
So good…thanks Cade.
This are actually useful hacks. Cheers!
thanks for watching 👍
You just don't want wash n wax on any braking surfaces. Used armor all on my bike today but I removed my wheels before washing. Wheels just got hosed off.
Put a £10 in your bar end for emergencies. Helped me once
The only Cycling Hack you’ll ever need..
*FIND A GOOD LOCAL MECHANIC* 👨🔧 😂
I carry a phone wallet to house my phone when I go cycling, in it I have a plastic card slip which I keep 2 alcohol wipe, 2 adhesive bandage and 1 large adhesive bandage for those unexpected first aid treatments
Car shampoo is definately a good stuff but some of them contain wax so cant be used to clean disc brakes or rims.
Appreciate the tips 🤩
Oh cool haxz
Could it be possible to have a Bike fit Tuesday about road bicycle conversion to TT?
Good hacks
useful tips
I used personal lube to seat my tubeless tires. It wasn’t planned but an impromptu grab, I promise. It did the job well.
Please elaborate 🤔🤣
I was always getting in trouble as a kid for using spoons and damaging them when taking of tyres years ago .. and they never bend back to the original..
Thanks Francis.....Peace
Top top top video
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4K quality looks great 🤪
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Quality tips. Buy the cheapest supermarket shampoo to wash your bike as it’ll contain less aggressive ingredients than washing up liquid and cheaper.
There is nothing wrong with washing up liquid, it’s a myth that won’t go away that it is damaging. Bennetts Insurance recently did a huge round up of motorcycle degreasers which involved leaving bare metal parts for an extended period in each of the cleaners and washing up liquid was one of the safest to use. People read that they have salts in them and think it’s the same as salt that goes on the road and rusts everything it touches, this is not true. Cheap washing up liquid is fine and safe to use
Using high fructose bee syrup (honey) as the fructose source.
to keep your leather saddle supple and lubricated, rub shaving cream on it. It's an old baseball glove trick.
Can Tip # 1 be applied to Brake Pads?
nice one!
Instead of the Candy bag, wrap 2 or 3 turns of duct tape around each of your tyre levers ! (watch Chris Horner's saddle bag video --> ruclips.net/video/RwKeAhSwXI4/видео.html )
You can buy fructose in 1 Kg bags at your grocery store (here at Metro grocery stores in Quebec anyway). I put in half the fructose with respect to the sugar. My 1st 850 ml bidon has 45g of sugar, 22 g of fructose & half of a lime's juice, completed with water. My 2nd 850ml bidon has the other half of the lime's juice + only water. The lime juice is basically NOT to taste the bidon plastic, I never managed to find a bidon that doesn't taste and that is cheap enough - I use Decathlon's bidons.
never take tyre levers with me 😁
Do you wear gloves when removing by hand?
you said avoid squash with fructose in for that malto-dextrin, making me wonder- should i stop putting straight fructose powder in my maltodextrin drinks
I said use "no added sugar" squash, which will be fructose and the perfect complement to maltodextrin 👍
@@Cade_Media ah i see cheers
Fairy liquid is called "yes" in sweden, which is weird cause its just another english word 🤔
And "Yes" contains chemicals harmful to aquatic life. It´s on the label.. Rgr
Hi Francis thanks for this Hacks! What product do you use for frameprotection (chain stays, on the headtube at the cable routing...). And is a chaincatcher really necessary. Thanks a lot, kind regards
I don't use anything!
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but car shampoo adds wax to your bike which protects your paintwork. Dishwashing liquid removes the wax from your paintwork leaving it exposed to the elements. You should never wash the paintwork with dishwashing liquid, only the drivetrain.
GL tomorrow boys
Trap for young players... "No added sugar" will frequently have added sweeteners that will make your gut grotty (the word is gastric distress - #disasterpants ) get a good orange juice (or the juice of your choice)then water it down...
Milk is 90% water and it has sodium, calcium, b12, protein, etc.
can you use the alcohol on your chain and casette?
It won't work well to get dirty lube off off a chain or cassette. Mineral spirits or Simple Green will get the oily dirt off. Rubbing alcohol can then be used on the chain as a final wash to get the mineral spirit or Simple Green residue off the chain, leaving it clean and dry. That's the best state for the chain to be in just before re-lubing it.
Rubbing alcohol can be used on disk brakes and rims to clean them. Mineral spirits or Simple Green would leave a residue that could cause squealing.
The best cycling hack is to have A lightweight cycle, not too aero or exotic but preferably lightweight like aluminium bike with decent gears and brakes. It is much better than a cheap heavy bike with bad brakes and gears. Or even better is to get a road Ebike. Don't have to be all sweaty and miserable on a cheap heavy bike with unsafe brakes and unreliable gears, ruining the cycling experience.
can I use alcohol on a dirty disc or better to rinse it with water before applying?
I would use it after rinsing/cleaning bike normally
I’m 5’5 what size fits me
another life hack ... most cycling jerseys can hold the big bottles of coke 1.75-2l bottles ... great for if your doing a long day in the saddle and need sugar .
seriously? Cycling around all day with a bottle of coke on your back? Isn't it really uncomfortable?
@@blahqwe it is a bit , my mate polka dot Pete rides with a big bottle of coke in hos back pocket on hot days
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Don’t by expencive chamoni cream for you crouch. use zink ointment for infants.