Don't let the negative comments get you down, Syd. You & Macky provide some really excellent info to SO many riders out here, of all levels! And frankly, these days it's just great to see a cheerful, real couple doing their thing (professionally😋). Thanks for sharing!
I started using Pro-BikeGarage about 3-4 weeks ago. Setup takes a lot of time, but it is for sure an amazing app for those of us who do most of our own maintenance. Game Changer!
Hey Macky (& Syd) Loving your isolation videos. The Shimano chain checker tool is designed to work the other way around. You push the 2 prongs in between 2 rollers, then see if the other end drops in. It is designed like this to eliminate roller play from wear (stretch)
Amazing how much more fun it is to work on your bikes when you have an organized , dedicated work space. My garage is pretty much a bike shop so I get excited when I have an excuse to wrench on something
The advantage to coil forks is that any idiot (such as myself) can do a full rebuild, uppers and lowers, while having 3 beers in the process and it takes special skill to screw it up
Very informative, and that shed looks 👌. I did a service on my lowers myself for the first time not that hard when you have the right tools. Well Mammoth opened yesterday, heading up tonight to ride tomorrow. Not AngelFire but closer for me! I love my RIP 9!
You should do an Everest. All the pros are doing it. Latest is someone completed in under 8 hours. I can’t wait for the races to start up again. I am hoping the races in September I’m planning on don’t get canceled. But with corona spiking, I am getting more skeptical about it. I am just making due with Zwift.
Another great video however some of us still love the boring stuff. Totally understandable why Syd is quietly managing her injury, All of us armchair Doctors with a million different piece of useless advice is worth avoiding, You already have a professional coach and team for this. 👊💪🙌
Like many people I've got too many bikes so I keep a spreadsheet of bike maintenance and another of my the rides I take. That way I know how many miles I've gone since my last chain clean and tire change. I log my mileage from my Wahoo after every ride along with what bike I've used. You could use Google maps timeline too if you bring your phone. I take notes on how the bike is doing too like if the bottom bracket is creaking or the wheels are making a weird pinging noise. If I change something major I take a picture of the bike. It's neat to have pictures which show your bike evolving over the years like a Pokemon
You’re not the first to lose that O ring or other tiny screws...the other day I lost the tiny bleed screw for my SRAM caliper while bleeding. Luckily a friend had an unused old caliper from which I could cannibalize the grub screw.
Amateur Dan tip: Don't do lever bleeds until you know if you need to change pads. I have to generally open the port to let some fluid escape after a couple of lever bleed procedures in order to get the pistons to fully retract in order to put new pads in and get them around the rotor.
#challengemacky Let's see some trials skills (slackline?), climb Fiddler on the Roof at Last Chance Canyon, a tour of your local mountain bike trails, hike up Wheeler Peak, Los Alamos Skate Park, etc. If you can't find something other than the shed and roadie stuff, you aren't trying very hard :)
Great recommendation on the app. I was wondering how to translate my miles to hours on strava, since most maint is done by hours. This fixed a problem for me.
I could hardly watch this video, due to my own personal bitterness when I tried to upgrade my bike. It started with me trying to take off the crank arms. I WD40'd it, then put super lube whatever that's supposed to soak in bla bla bla and so I go to take off the crank arms and nothing. Weird. I try a bit hard, a bit harder, I am shaking the bike with the pedal end to get it off the tapered steel rod of hatred and shame (minus 15 points across the board.) and there go the threads. This is where I should have quit, but just imagine Wile E Coyote bouncing down a mountain, and that is how it went from there. My new rear hub is still not on, and I managed to make it so I had to order new spokes, which will be here in 2022. So, yeah. None the less, it was cool to watch you work on your bike in spite of my recent non mechanicalness. I should have video taped it for you guys, but mostly it was me, laying on my back saying stuff like "How? I got all the right stuff and you still stuck a stick in my eye socket" followed by maniacal laughter. It would have been funny to people who know me and know how funny I find this stuff later on. Anyway, I should shut up. Thanks guys for the video
Sorry to hear it. I know I've had my share of disastrous bike repair attempts (yeah, I might have forgotten to include the height of the stem when I was cutting a steer tube once). Give it a bit and then hopefully you can see them as learning lessons! Good luck! 💪
Hey Syd and Macky, Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Which Vittoria's would you choose to ride in AZ? I'm on the Barzo's and not all that happy with the grip. The lose pea gravel over hard is bane of my existence... Thanks
The Barzos are pretty good but if you're looking for more traction and don't mind a bit heavier tire, give the Agarro a try! Especially as a front tire (and then maybe pair it with a Barzo on the back).
How do you know what spares to keep? Are you sponsored, and they keep you supplied? I'm trying to figure out what I should keep as spares. I currently have 3 different bikes, some Shimano, some SRAM.
Yup, we're sponsored, but we've also learned over the years that life is WAY easier when we're on the same equipment. We used to work with different sponsors from one another, but now we're on all the same stuff so we don't have to have as many spares!
I'd be interested to see how long it would take you to do 100 miles with 10,000ft of climbing. I did 57 miles with 5,750ft of climbing on my hard tail a few weeks ago, average speed was 10.9mph (mix of paved roads, dirt roads and gravel trails). #challengemacky
Need to know where you got the Zia bottle cap? I have a niner stem thing and I need to represent Taos (my home town). Santa Fe brewery doesn’t make bottles anymore.
#Challengemacky Have you ever done a 24 hours of race? I seem to remember them back in the 90's didnt know if they still did them. Basically a 24 hour XC race.
How's about some skills tips on the MTB? Any chance you will put together another clinic in NM, I want to come with my Son from ABQ. What's going on with your friends that have the MTB Team for kids? If you do another MTB KOM that would be worth watching over cats :)
Wrong, as long as its clean it is the best place to clamp a bike in a stand. The lower part of of a dropper post is far mor likely to get damaged from clamping forces
I'm down an arm (shoulder) and a foot from a nasty peddle strike wreck suspect 8 weeks to 10 out rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr this sucks, this was the year I was going to step up my weekly MTB miles to close to what it was in my 30's and leave ny state and never live in or to near a city ever again. BTW trail keepers and trail builders please don't leave baby tree stumps near the trail boarder's they are very hard to see!!!!! and very damaging to body and bike. wish every one Good health and that our nation dose not fall victim to failed tyrannical ism's
Don't let the negative comments get you down, Syd. You & Macky provide some really excellent info to SO many riders out here, of all levels! And frankly, these days it's just great to see a cheerful, real couple doing their thing (professionally😋). Thanks for sharing!
The “Shed” came out great! Your spare parts shelf is so cool!! Thanks for the maintenance tips too.
I started using Pro-BikeGarage about 3-4 weeks ago. Setup takes a lot of time, but it is for sure an amazing app for those of us who do most of our own maintenance. Game Changer!
Didnt realize how easy some off this stuff is. By the way your shed overhaul is looking amazing, so much nicer and more functional.
Hello from Boise! I only recently found your channel but this is quality content! You guys are adorable together and deserve millions of subscribers!
Hey Macky (& Syd)
Loving your isolation videos.
The Shimano chain checker tool is designed to work the other way around. You push the 2 prongs in between 2 rollers, then see if the other end drops in. It is designed like this to eliminate roller play from wear (stretch)
Ah, good catch! Thanks! I'll go double-check it now 😁
Damn - the Syd & Macky Bike Shop!!!!!
So fun to see you guys having so much fun in the shed working on the bikes!
Nice to see you actually do a lot of your own maintenance, props! 👍
I just did new cable & housing, pads & bleed too. You don't realize how bad your bike was until you refresh components. What a difference!
Going to do a lever bleed very soon based on this video! Thanks guys.
Hope you(Syd) are getting some fun mtb miles in, and that you heal up soon!
Amazing how much more fun it is to work on your bikes when you have an organized , dedicated work space. My garage is pretty much a bike shop so I get excited when I have an excuse to wrench on something
We just joined the Niner Family! Bought my daughter a Niner Air9 RDO for the upcoming Nica Race Season!
Welcome!!! Just a bunch of Ninerds over here 🤓
Thanks for the info on that app, will download it. Great video.
The advantage to coil forks is that any idiot (such as myself) can do a full rebuild, uppers and lowers, while having 3 beers in the process and it takes special skill to screw it up
#challengemacky do a Eversting challenge on mountain bike
This aged well
If you can"t race you should go around your local area and beat KOMs and QOMs
The bike shop looking super awesome n my dream workshop too..
Hope you are on the bike soon Syd!
Hey barzo in the back, same! Great tire I feel like it doesn’t last as long as other tires tho 🤟
You guys should definetly make a little cat corner in the shed with like a snack dispencer or something
Rats and mice just entered the chat*
We are considering a cat door so the cats can come in and eat mice as snacks. lol
Wow I thought syd's injury was completely gone😔
Very informative, and that shed looks 👌. I did a service on my lowers myself for the first time not that hard when you have the right tools. Well Mammoth opened yesterday, heading up tonight to ride tomorrow. Not AngelFire but closer for me! I love my RIP 9!
I know you guys are sponsored, but I wish I had that much parts in boxes and bins :)
I hope that Syd's physical therapy renders excellent results quickly from now on. Great video as usual!
YES,I 've lost bolt and O ring somewhere in garage then waited for amazon
Great stuff 👍 Syd& Macky 🚴🚴😉👌
You should do an Everest. All the pros are doing it. Latest is someone completed in under 8 hours. I can’t wait for the races to start up again. I am hoping the races in September I’m planning on don’t get canceled. But with corona spiking, I am getting more skeptical about it. I am just making due with Zwift.
This video makes me glad my LBS exists.
my horrible back needs an overhaul..Macky..you got this?? :D
Leadville 100? #challengemacky
Brake bleed has been a pain sometimes but getting it down better lately
Another great video however some of us still love the boring stuff. Totally understandable why Syd is quietly managing her injury, All of us armchair Doctors with a million different piece of useless advice is worth avoiding, You already have a professional coach and team for this. 👊💪🙌
#challangemacky huck to flat all your bikes
yes, jump the van :)
@@sapinva hell yea
The road bike
@@Tristanisme-gb8py rip carbon forks
@@thomashardbattle4287 carbon is not that bad. watch road bike party.
came to look at bike servicing, stayed for kitty cam. MOAR KITTY CAM!
Most girls have that reaction when liquids move out fast.
Can you guys do a tour of all of the stuff on the parts wall next to the workbench?
Giving me that wall of Deore Xt would be a real Challenge lol
Like many people I've got too many bikes so I keep a spreadsheet of bike maintenance and another of my the rides I take. That way I know how many miles I've gone since my last chain clean and tire change. I log my mileage from my Wahoo after every ride along with what bike I've used. You could use Google maps timeline too if you bring your phone.
I take notes on how the bike is doing too like if the bottom bracket is creaking or the wheels are making a weird pinging noise. If I change something major I take a picture of the bike. It's neat to have pictures which show your bike evolving over the years like a Pokemon
Stay home stay safe guys
I would like to see training videos! How do you train for an endure? How does your training change based on the race(s) you plan to do?
You’re not the first to lose that O ring or other tiny screws...the other day I lost the tiny bleed screw for my SRAM caliper while bleeding. Luckily a friend had an unused old caliper from which I could cannibalize the grub screw.
Amateur Dan tip: Don't do lever bleeds until you know if you need to change pads. I have to generally open the port to let some fluid escape after a couple of lever bleed procedures in order to get the pistons to fully retract in order to put new pads in and get them around the rotor.
That's a good point. Better to check pads first!
#challengemacky Let's see some trials skills (slackline?), climb Fiddler on the Roof at Last Chance Canyon, a tour of your local mountain bike trails, hike up Wheeler Peak, Los Alamos Skate Park, etc. If you can't find something other than the shed and roadie stuff, you aren't trying very hard :)
Damn I saw the tub full of Vittoria tires and was like....DAMN...I need two of those! lol Vittoria Mezcal and a Barzo! 27.5 hard to find
I see why I cant find them...you have them all lol
Great recommendation on the app. I was wondering how to translate my miles to hours on strava, since most maint is done by hours. This fixed a problem for me.
I’ve loved seeing how the shed has come together. A serious case of bike cave envy going on! Random question... What brand is your workshop apron?
It looks like Duluth trading company's canvas work apron
Austin P Thank you. Just checked and my nearest store is just over 3,200 miles away, so might be a bit of an excessive round trip for an apron 😂
I'm pretty sure they have an online store you can buy from.
@@austinp3299 Yep, you are correct. $49.95 tinyurl.com/y7qhre4y
You need a stick magnet mechanics use when they loose a bolt in the car while working on it.
I could hardly watch this video, due to my own personal bitterness when I tried to upgrade my bike. It started with me trying to take off the crank arms. I WD40'd it, then put super lube whatever that's supposed to soak in bla bla bla and so I go to take off the crank arms and nothing. Weird. I try a bit hard, a bit harder, I am shaking the bike with the pedal end to get it off the tapered steel rod of hatred and shame (minus 15 points across the board.) and there go the threads. This is where I should have quit, but just imagine Wile E Coyote bouncing down a mountain, and that is how it went from there. My new rear hub is still not on, and I managed to make it so I had to order new spokes, which will be here in 2022.
So, yeah. None the less, it was cool to watch you work on your bike in spite of my recent non mechanicalness. I should have video taped it for you guys, but mostly it was me, laying on my back saying stuff like "How? I got all the right stuff and you still stuck a stick in my eye socket" followed by maniacal laughter. It would have been funny to people who know me and know how funny I find this stuff later on.
Anyway, I should shut up. Thanks guys for the video
dude. that really sucks. what type of cranks do you have?
Sorry to hear it. I know I've had my share of disastrous bike repair attempts (yeah, I might have forgotten to include the height of the stem when I was cutting a steer tube once). Give it a bit and then hopefully you can see them as learning lessons! Good luck! 💪
@@sydandmacky I am ready for covid to die off so I can see you guys race again.
Hey Syd and Macky, Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Which Vittoria's would you choose to ride in AZ? I'm on the Barzo's and not all that happy with the grip. The lose pea gravel over hard is bane of my existence... Thanks
The Barzos are pretty good but if you're looking for more traction and don't mind a bit heavier tire, give the Agarro a try! Especially as a front tire (and then maybe pair it with a Barzo on the back).
Working on a crankset upgrade im moving from square taper and suntour crank to all M6000
Do some videos on attempting KOMs. It is a race!
Can you tell what repair stand you're using?
#challengemacky - bike to the top of anglefire, down, SBT downhil, across taos, up to ski valley, down to home.
#challengemacky g'day! how about a flow track or pumptrack/jump challenge! just for fun, for a different skill/muscle set! XO from Tucson
👍🏻210👍🏻 cheers guys! Thanks for the vids!
#ChallengeMacky Learn to back hop on your MTB... and your gravel bike :P
How do you know what spares to keep? Are you sponsored, and they keep you supplied? I'm trying to figure out what I should keep as spares. I currently have 3 different bikes, some Shimano, some SRAM.
They are sponsored
Yup, we're sponsored, but we've also learned over the years that life is WAY easier when we're on the same equipment. We used to work with different sponsors from one another, but now we're on all the same stuff so we don't have to have as many spares!
Are they sealed caps with the long section that extends into the cable or just the caps with the holes?
The latter.
I believe cables will become antiquated (like 26” wheels ). E shifting will become the norm.
Not until the price drops drastically
love the vids
What tools do you use in your shed, lots of red, what brand are those? Was there a video on them I missed or don't remember?
Feedback sports. One of the shed build videos. Side note - I have that repair stand. It's awesome.
@@Cassienope thanks for the response, I found the video.
I'd be interested to see how long it would take you to do 100 miles with 10,000ft of climbing. I did 57 miles with 5,750ft of climbing on my hard tail a few weeks ago, average speed was 10.9mph (mix of paved roads, dirt roads and gravel trails). #challengemacky
#challengemacky a tour de france stage equivalent on trails.
Did it yesterday and some upgrades coz I have a broke my wrist
Need to know where you got the Zia bottle cap? I have a niner stem thing and I need to represent Taos (my home town). Santa Fe brewery doesn’t make bottles anymore.
We had a stash because we used to work with them. Might be able to find some more though...
#Challengemacky Have you ever done a 24 hours of race? I seem to remember them back in the 90's didnt know if they still did them. Basically a 24 hour XC race.
What about the Arizona trail race? but i understand trying to stay in NM
#challengemacky You could do the Arkansas Enduro Series Virtual Challenges...
Leadville #challengemacky
PET da kitah!!!!
How's about some skills tips on the MTB?
Any chance you will put together another clinic in NM, I want to come with my Son from ABQ.
What's going on with your friends that have the MTB Team for kids?
If you do another MTB KOM that would be worth watching over cats :)
Victoria tire seriously... :'D
Ride a slack line #challengemacky XD
Your running tubeless do you have any issues with goat head burr's I can get 20 holes in a tire crossing the verge.
Tubeless with sealant works great against goat heads!
#challengemacky unicycle everesting attempt :P
#challengemacky How many miles can ride in under an hour.
#challengemacky burn 10 000 calories in a day.
What type of cable endcaps do you recommend?
We use Shimano ones. Don't think it makes that much of a difference.
Syd looks hot in pigtails.
😂 🤦🏼♂️
So would you Michael 😉
There is no point me doing anything to my bike as it is not very good and battered
Not a great idea to clamp on your dropper stanchion though.
Wrong, as long as its clean it is the best place to clamp a bike in a stand. The lower part of of a dropper post is far mor likely to get damaged from clamping forces
Also, if your dropper can't take the force of being clamped in a stand, it certainly couldn't take the force of being sat on!
I'm down an arm (shoulder) and a foot from a nasty peddle strike wreck suspect 8 weeks to 10 out rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr this sucks, this was the year I was going to step up my weekly MTB miles to close to what it was in my 30's and leave ny state and never live in or to near a city ever again. BTW trail keepers and trail builders please don't leave baby tree stumps near the trail boarder's they are very hard to see!!!!! and very damaging to body and bike. wish every one Good health and that our nation dose not fall victim to failed tyrannical ism's
Sorry to hear about the crash. Take care of yourself and make sure you do your PT! It makes a HUGE difference!
Cat
First?