Hahaha glad to see my travel hack in there! My sweaty pads go in there too, I definitely don’t need that stuff in my clothes bag! No disrespect to the TSA agents of course, I greatly appreciate the job they do keeping the airplanes safe, just trying to keep my bike bag search quick and to the point!
I'd been struggling for months making different dodgy valve adapters for prestas, then I realised that my spare £3 pump that I use for my kids buggy has one of those heads that you take apart, flip around and put back together to change between presta and schrader valves... my tires have never been just "good enough" ever since.
@@tmodfilms254 yeah buddy when I bought it I remember it said it was for both valves but it never came with any instructions on how to change between the 2.
Im guessing you'll never see my post, but NEW HACK for you. If you are trying to dial in your rear brake caliper alignment, try installing your rear wheel without putting the chain onto your cassette. That way your rear wheel can rotate in silence while you listen to see if your rotor is rubbing!
That's a good one, I might use this one at work actually, the free wheels from some hubs can be so loud it's impossible to listen to scratching unless I spin it backwards which spins annoyingly short.
1: Use your fish/luggage/bike scale as a DIY torque wrench by measuring the distance from the center of rotation to the point where you make the force, and the force you make. For example, to do 40Nm you just have to do a force of 20kg at a distance of 20cm. 2: Use some old big scissors as a chain whip by drilling 2 holes on each blade and attaching one small piece of chain to each blade. The ends of the pieces of chain should be the outer links. As you don't need lots of chain, you can use the left overs of new chains. 3: Improvement over the crank boots inner tube hack. Cut a section of inner tube 1.5 times as long as the height you want to cover. If you want the outside of the inner tube to be the visible part, first turn it inside out. Now place a third of the tube you cutted by the side of the crank you want to protect the most, for me, having the crank arm in the bottom of the stroke, I put it facing between the front and center of the bike. Now, just fold the rest of the tube over the crank + first third of the tube. Finally cut out the hole and reinstall your pedals.
Jorge Álvarez I love these ideas! Although you could improve upon the last one by use a set of channel locks designed for removing an oil filter (maybe $15 at Home Depot) and you could most likely still use them to remove a tight oil filter
@@Breeson-yg2rh I haven't got any of those. They could work, but only if the thickness of the ends is thinner than the inner links of the chain. Either way, I think the old scissors would be cheaper.
Seth, you are one of our sports greatest ambassadors. The way you cater some content to beginners is invaluable in bringing new riders to the sport and helping them progress. I am sure that there are thousands of riders out there that would thank you for getting them into riding and working on their bikes. I have been riding and racing since 1990 and I still find your tutorials and hacks to be really helpful. And I really appreciate that you show younger riders that it's not all about having to most expensive bike; its about progressing, learning and having fun. Keep up the fantastic work Seth! And if you ever make it up to the Adirondacks, I would love to show you around my favorite local trails. Thanks again Seth!!!
Once, when my workshop was limited to a toolbox and an old beercrate, I used an old, chepa** side type wirecutter, that Ive flatted with an old file, for crimping the cable ends. That is actually what I still use to this day, despite of now roaming in a proper workshop containing all the lusts of the home mecanic.
one suggested modification to the "pedal bike stand" 7:13 use a hole saw with the diameter that matches the inside diameter of your pvc pipe, preserving the disk that's left from cutting a hole in a 2 x 4. first bolt the disk to your base, then screw the pvc pipe to the disk. this makes for a rigid connection between the base and pipe that's needed to support the forces required to hold your bike up..... I have a heavy tandem bike.
You can clean jockey wheels but getting a corn cob holder and holding it with one prong on either side of the jockey wheel...now pedal and the prongs will clean of gunk and grease
I bought a bike tool kit about twenty years ago for $60. It came with all the tools you'd need for a bike plus the plastic molded case to put them in. Best investment a biker could make.
when bikepacking and I washed my socks the night before, I tie my socks to the handlebars and ride a few KMs to let it dry up. I overdid this last year and tied my cycling jersey and shorts as well. Worked like a charm😄
I love your bike hacks. But my favorite is the latch on your garbage can. I live in upstate NY where the bears also love garbage cans. Since I installed last year he hasn’t gotten into my garbage!! So simple and yet so satisfying!
This was the very first Berm Peak video I watched, Seth has changed a lot since then. I tried the pipe-stand contraption and I had to drill holes into each side and peg it down because it kept falling over with the weight of my bike. Great tips tho👏🏼
Seth, you probably know this. If you cut a large rectangular piece out of a used squeezy plastic toothpaste tube, it makes an excellent "tyre boot" for get you home sidewall repairs.
Hey Seth, glad to see you back on the bike again! As a hack for your next video in the series, I have started using small lengths of PVC that fit over my axles for when I remove my wheels and put my bike in my car. This keeps grease on the axle and away from the upholstery of my car. It can also double as a dummy cassette when cleaning your chain...similar to your hose hack from a while back (without the neighborly theft). Enjoy and keep the videos coming...love the content!
Here’s a hack for one of your videos, when learning to pull up barspin learn to do a barspin on ice since you don’t have to lift up the front wheel and then when your comfortable with that you can move on to the actual barspin👍🏼
GREAT tips! A few more: 1. Place a drop of superglue in a cable cap and slip it on the cable end. No need to crimp it. 2. Use a 1/2" long piece of electrical heat-shrink tubing on a cable end. Heat shrink is cheap and available in many colors. 3. Dunk your brake levers in Plasti-Dip to give you better wet-weather grippiness. Available in several colors. 4. Self-sealing silicone tape makes a great semi-permanent chainstay wrap to protect the paint from chain slap. 5. If you ride in snow, place a warm bike outside for 20 minutes before you ride; this allows the bike to reach ambient temperature. If you ride a warm bike in snow, the snow melts and then freezes again as ice on the chain, cassette, and derailleurs, which makes shifting difficult.
I still remember whenever Seth only had like 20k subs and I would always comment on the videos and he would respond that would always make me so happy!
1)If you have the grip strength, vise grips will also cut cable cleanly 2) Use a drill bit or small hole saw to make a clean end when cutting a slot Keep the hacks coming!
Seth I got told from Jim at my local bike store that using WD-40 on the bike chain can damage the chain but watering down oil and put a half teaspoon of WD-40 in it can make it less erosive on the chain grease and also works as a chain cleaner. Seth your the best UA-camr I watch with the best content and sharing your bike knowledge to help the MTB community to help people’s skills on there bike and helping them to keep there riding safe,clean and maintained. Your amazing keep the brilliant content up.
Hi! I'm a big fan of your videos! One thing I do to protect the end of the cables when I'm out of caps is heat shrink tubing, a little peace at the end of the cable heated carefully with a matchstick gets the job done! Protects the wire and your fingers! Cheers and keep up the good work!
Hey Seth, great video as always. The bike stand at the 4min mark would be a little more stable if the wooden part was rotated 90deg. Let's keep this hack videos coming!
Sick video. Always so well produced and informative. If my videos were this well produced I would be well pleased. Seth could you please do a vid on how to grow an MTB UA-cam channel in 2019? 🤟🏻
Killer idea! I second that motion! Maybe some information for those of us just beginning and hopeful for UA-cam to be our full time jobs eventually...what we have to be most patient about...yeah, all that?
There's a small but passionate group who wants content like this-myself included. I always love when Casey Neistat or some other UA-camr posts their advice on video making. With that said, my camera and editing videos consistently underperform. Lately I've been keeping this kind of stuff on Patreon because it garners more interest, but I'd consider doing one here if enough people suggest it.
Patreon. That alone is one of my biggest questions. What we (read..ME) new creators could use is information like, When is it close to time to start a Patreon account and, How can we best (as mountain bikers) with all our similarities possibly pull in supporters through that interface? Also, is it or is it not the primary source of income or is something like affiliate marketing more fruitful? Ultimately hard work, improving content, and making sure to offer something is what I believe is most necessary. But the WHEN and HOW to move in to those (patreon, affliate marketing) forms of income *Specific to Mountain Bikers* is mysterious to say the least. Cheers dude. Thanks for considering!!
@@SethsBikeHacks I did see a video yo u made about how you started doing it, and how it changed and your thoughts etc...it was very interesting - and I'm not involved in any of that - I just watch - but it was very interesting - a behind the scenes sort of thing - I can't remember where it was now - but I think you were being interviewed by a girl? What was it?
Hey Seth here is a hack. Many people just getting into mountain biking don’t want to spend the money on a work stand, making it tough to work on drive train components. My hack is to use a hanging bike rack for a car instead. It raises the bike to a comfortable level, allows the wheels to spin freely and provides easier access to the bottom of the bike for those tough to clean spots; all the while it will go almost anywhere the bike is without having to spend more money.
Yeah because it's a "pipe" cutter, problem is that you can't cut carbon with it or else it weakens it, also if you make your cut on aluminum alloy, you noticed that it has ridges Because the pipe cutter been scoring the seatpost many times, just sand it or file it
im a 13 year old from ontario and im just starting out with mtb, can you make a video about tips to help you start off? could you also make a hack for lifting your bike when you dont have a bike stand, because i really want to get one but dont seem that i can afford one!
Thanks for the hacks, Seth! I've put tires in the oven on "warm" to make them easier to mount (this only works if they aren't on the wheel already). :) Totally going to make that bike stand since I have a couple mountain bikes that don't hang well (and a variety of tire widths). Will report back when I do it with a dremel, and what dimensions I used. 3" PVC? 0.75" width slot?
If your wearing cargo pants "like i do when mountain biking especially in the winter and the snow in western ny" or jeans or any kind of pants lol, i use 2 rubber bands around my right pant leg so i dont get chain rub on my good cargos
I use 18 inch by 2 inch cinch Velcro straps for my pants. Easy on / off and the straps have multiple uses. Tip:. When buying Velcro, buy a longer strap than you think you need.
There is a kid at my school who goes around and slashes people's tires and undoes the quick release squires can you make a safety hack for something like this?
On amazon there might be something that can help you like putting something in your tire and or go to your local bike shop and talk to the employees about it and they can help you
idk about the tires, but you can run non-quick release axle bolts like i have on my dirt jumper and my bmx bike. its less likely this guy has a wrench with him to undo your bolts
You can replace the internal tightening mechanism in quick release axles with a 15 cm long M5 (or the imperial equivalent with roughly 5mm in diameter) threaded rod and 2 nuts and large washers. I've made my QR axles to work with allen keys by using special nuts.
Bike lights that come with a rubber strap to keep them in place on your handlebars or seatpost will often slide anyway due to al the bumps and bouncing of your mountainbike. I put a bit of old inner tube (cut to size) under it to get more friction and provide it from sliding. Works like a charm!
Hit all the way around the edge of the lid with the back of a butterknife. It will break the seal. Just hard enough to hit dent the lid, but not break anything.
When i was a low-budget cycling student and i had to take off the cassette, because i had no chain whip, i used a rag which i directed between the spokes 3-4 times on the left and the right side to hold the cassette in place. It's not the prettiest of them all but is working.
If you are younger and dont have a place to leave your bike over the winter do this: Pull your bed away from the wall about 2 feet. Take the pedals off the bike. Loosen the stem of the handle bars and move the bars so that they are parallel with the frame and tires. Tighten stem Your bike should be about 6-10 inches wide!
Seth and the suggestions from the viewers,are the macgyver of mtb. Glad to see you out riding again ,just try to be carefull. I know what a laugh ha ha ha.Great video.🚴
If running low on brake oil (or just wanting to save a few dollar) you can "recycle" used and dark oil with coffe filter or even household paper to get rid of most of the impurities
I have used a rubber bungee strap or tie down and some pliers instead of a rag and vise to create a make shift strap wrench. Works really well! A little tough to get any leverage though. Always love your content. Been watching for a long time now. Keep it up!
Thanks to your great vids and product reviews and bikes them selves I'm making money and training neighbors how to ride and I'm only 13 so over all you deserve every thank in the world and I can't wait to see your newer vids your awesome
At the rate you guys are suggesting hacks, I might be able to do this once per month!
Hi Seth I was just wondering if it was safe to put a 27.5 inch rim on a 26 inch rimed bike?
You should do hack where you can cut your grips to add more tread when they wear down
Seth, How I can setup my Gear Shifter with I-spec B if my brake lever is very old, or not support I spec?
Seth's Bike Hacks An amazing way to do some quick hacks. Watch Seths Bike Hacks,
Once per month, once a week
Video starts at 0:00 your welcome
Love your channel
appreciate it... tired of having to watch stupid fluff to get to the real content.
Also ends at 7:13
thanks man needed that
Finally someone who puts the time stamp for the best part.
no way
You should make a stationary bike stand that you can pedal foe exercise! I lot of the ones online are expensive. Love your videos!
Yes that would be awesome
Hi
GCN did a homemade rollers video, go check it out!
I got a cheap indoor trainer and it works great for endurance training when it's too muddy to ride!
XC Sam: it’s NEVER too muddy to ride!!
There's a special place in hell for the dog walkers who don't take the poop bag with them.
Yeah it's called Florida
I’m especially careful close to the trailheads. It’s like a turd minefield out there!
Casey Tango lol 😂😂
Ur lucky u have dog turds, where I am we have whole entire mounds of horse poop covering the trail
As is those who dont thank the bus driver
and upstairs roomates
Hack number 1,600,055. When riding in WNC be sure to grab an elk for a good tow up the mountain.
the black bear also works it is much easier to find, but is more aggressive.
Hack Idea: Hide your phone in a book so you can watch Seth's new videos in class.
LOL😎
Good idea
I had mine in my bag at lunch time and if I see a teacher walking towards me I just throw my phone in my bag and zip up my bag
@Benjamin Miller he said it for a meme
Granite State MTB yes
Guitar cable as derailleur cable works well
MBS really?
What desperation are u at to put guitar cable on to you derailleur how did u get to that point
... If u can find one long enough
delete this comment. guitar strings are not long enough
Time to leave this planet
Hahaha glad to see my travel hack in there! My sweaty pads go in there too, I definitely don’t need that stuff in my clothes bag! No disrespect to the TSA agents of course, I greatly appreciate the job they do keeping the airplanes safe, just trying to keep my bike bag search quick and to the point!
Rotten pants
I recently bought a bike and didn’t have a presta pump. In a pinch an air gun with a taco bell straw on the end will fill your tire up.
I'd been struggling for months making different dodgy valve adapters for prestas, then I realised that my spare £3 pump that I use for my kids buggy has one of those heads that you take apart, flip around and put back together to change between presta and schrader valves... my tires have never been just "good enough" ever since.
Really? That's sweet
@@Jeesus353 i have an adapter that cost maybe $4 or something, this would help you
@@tmodfilms254 yeah buddy when I bought it I remember it said it was for both valves but it never came with any instructions on how to change between the 2.
@@Jeesus353 yea, there is an adaptor that I got 2 for 1.99 but If you are somewhere with no adaptors that trick would help
Im guessing you'll never see my post, but NEW HACK for you. If you are trying to dial in your rear brake caliper alignment, try installing your rear wheel without putting the chain onto your cassette. That way your rear wheel can rotate in silence while you listen to see if your rotor is rubbing!
Just stumbled on this while trying to fix the pump up issue on my m8000 brakes.
That's a good one, I might use this one at work actually, the free wheels from some hubs can be so loud it's impossible to listen to scratching unless I spin it backwards which spins annoyingly short.
This is brilliant for anything requiring spinning the rear wheel. Trying to true the rear wheel with a loud hub is a bit of a nightmare.
@@jeffschroeder8875 lol i just decided to live with the pump issuw xd
@@jeffschroeder8875 u r the same guy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
1: Use your fish/luggage/bike scale as a DIY torque wrench by measuring the distance from the center of rotation to the point where you make the force, and the force you make. For example, to do 40Nm you just have to do a force of 20kg at a distance of 20cm.
2: Use some old big scissors as a chain whip by drilling 2 holes on each blade and attaching one small piece of chain to each blade. The ends of the pieces of chain should be the outer links. As you don't need lots of chain, you can use the left overs of new chains.
3: Improvement over the crank boots inner tube hack. Cut a section of inner tube 1.5 times as long as the height you want to cover. If you want the outside of the inner tube to be the visible part, first turn it inside out. Now place a third of the tube you cutted by the side of the crank you want to protect the most, for me, having the crank arm in the bottom of the stroke, I put it facing between the front and center of the bike. Now, just fold the rest of the tube over the crank + first third of the tube. Finally cut out the hole and reinstall your pedals.
Jorge Álvarez I love these ideas! Although you could improve upon the last one by use a set of channel locks designed for removing an oil filter (maybe $15 at Home Depot) and you could most likely still use them to remove a tight oil filter
Hola Jorge! Pensé que era el único español🤣
@@Breeson-yg2rh I haven't got any of those. They could work, but only if the thickness of the ends is thinner than the inner links of the chain. Either way, I think the old scissors would be cheaper.
@@yagoy3715 Seguro que hay bastantes más con lo bueno que es este canal.
Seth, you are one of our sports greatest ambassadors. The way you cater some content to beginners is invaluable in bringing new riders to the sport and helping them progress. I am sure that there are thousands of riders out there that would thank you for getting them into riding and working on their bikes. I have been riding and racing since 1990 and I still find your tutorials and hacks to be really helpful. And I really appreciate that you show younger riders that it's not all about having to most expensive bike; its about progressing, learning and having fun. Keep up the fantastic work Seth! And if you ever make it up to the Adirondacks, I would love to show you around my favorite local trails. Thanks again Seth!!!
Once, when my workshop was limited to a toolbox and an old beercrate, I used an old, chepa** side type wirecutter, that Ive flatted with an old file, for crimping the cable ends. That is actually what I still use to this day, despite of now roaming in a proper workshop containing all the lusts of the home mecanic.
one suggested modification to the "pedal bike stand" 7:13 use a hole saw with the diameter that matches the inside diameter of your pvc pipe, preserving the disk that's left from cutting a hole in a 2 x 4. first bolt the disk to your base, then screw the pvc pipe to the disk. this makes for a rigid connection between the base and pipe that's needed to support the forces required to hold your bike up..... I have a heavy tandem bike.
And you can line it with rubber tubes or tires for extra protection
I was having a wack day in school today...
Thank you Seth for making it a better day for me
Also, I loved the rag around the shock, while you do have to be very careful, it’s a great solution in a pinch!
Yeh it’s pretty rad
You can clean jockey wheels but getting a corn cob holder and holding it with one prong on either side of the jockey wheel...now pedal and the prongs will clean of gunk and grease
This is sheer genius! How about an alternative - bend a paper-clip into a "V" and hold with pliers?
I use a flat head screwdriver to scrape the gunk off
That first hack will sure be useful in the harsh winters of Southern California!
0:08 so pretty much - " when working on a cold tire, make sure its not cold" xD
I bought a bike tool kit about twenty years ago for $60. It came with all the tools you'd need for a bike plus the plastic molded case to put them in. Best investment a biker could make.
You can use a Multitool as a tripod for you smartphone simply by raising for example two screwdrivers and placing it in between them.
Thats a nice hack!
Dude this is sick thanks for the great idea
that's sick, come on Seth you have to include this next time, let the world know!!!
when bikepacking and I washed my socks the night before, I tie my socks to the handlebars and ride a few KMs to let it dry up. I overdid this last year and tied my cycling jersey and shorts as well. Worked like a charm😄
Good ideas Seth! Instead of a towel, use an inner tube to clamp the shock/part - it will hold the part more securely/won't slip.
0:48 when Seth gets a machine gun
I love your bike hacks. But my favorite is the latch on your garbage can. I live in upstate NY where the bears also love garbage cans. Since I installed last year he hasn’t gotten into my garbage!! So simple and yet so satisfying!
I hear that. Upstate, NY here also.
He’s done that one
This was the very first Berm Peak video I watched, Seth has changed a lot since then. I tried the pipe-stand contraption and I had to drill holes into each side and peg it down because it kept falling over with the weight of my bike. Great tips tho👏🏼
Seth, you probably know this. If you cut a large rectangular piece out of a used squeezy plastic toothpaste tube, it makes an excellent "tyre boot" for get you home sidewall repairs.
Hey Seth, glad to see you back on the bike again! As a hack for your next video in the series, I have started using small lengths of PVC that fit over my axles for when I remove my wheels and put my bike in my car. This keeps grease on the axle and away from the upholstery of my car. It can also double as a dummy cassette when cleaning your chain...similar to your hose hack from a while back (without the neighborly theft). Enjoy and keep the videos coming...love the content!
I love this channel. It inspires me to make videos myself.
Nice hacks. Been using vice grip and old chain technique since 2012.
By far most useful utuber and one of my favourites 😍😍😍😍😍
I think this is the best bike hack video I’ve ever seen, and it’s definitely your best by far. The chain whip and the stand were both amazing ideas.
Here’s a hack for one of your videos, when learning to pull up barspin learn to do a barspin on ice since you don’t have to lift up the front wheel and then when your comfortable with that you can move on to the actual barspin👍🏼
GREAT tips! A few more:
1. Place a drop of superglue in a cable cap and slip it on the cable end. No need to crimp it.
2. Use a 1/2" long piece of electrical heat-shrink tubing on a cable end. Heat shrink is cheap and available in many colors.
3. Dunk your brake levers in Plasti-Dip to give you better wet-weather grippiness. Available in several colors.
4. Self-sealing silicone tape makes a great semi-permanent chainstay wrap to protect the paint from chain slap.
5. If you ride in snow, place a warm bike outside for 20 minutes before you ride; this allows the bike to reach ambient temperature. If you ride a warm bike in snow, the snow melts and then freezes again as ice on the chain, cassette, and derailleurs, which makes shifting difficult.
I still remember whenever Seth only had like 20k subs and I would always comment on the videos and he would respond that would always make me so happy!
SPD pedals are perfect for opening beer bottles. Set the cap into the space that receives the back of the cleat, rotate the pedal & enjoy.
3:30 I can't believe that was already a few years ago
Lol
Seth these hacks keep on getting better and better.
Oh yeah yeah! Those are some nice tips!😄👍
They're called crimp ends /s
1)If you have the grip strength, vise grips will also cut cable cleanly
2) Use a drill bit or small hole saw to make a clean end when cutting a slot
Keep the hacks coming!
3:30 , just putting this here so if u do build a stand for my bike I can find it again
I like the crank arm bike stand!
Love your channel Seth. Always have interesting content.
Have to say I agree with you.
Love your channel Seth.
I guess that's why he has so many subs....lol
True@@whatahday1145 true
I liked the part about cutting cables and it is spoken "in a pinch" this brought me great joy! lol
Taco hack: put crushed up bits of tortilla chips in your tacos for more texture and flavor
I do the super glue hack.ive used an oil filter wrench for a chain whip as well
Hey Seth here's a hack get your presta valve cap and chop the top off then slide it on your valve and use a conventional shrader pump 👍
Seth I got told from Jim at my local bike store that using WD-40 on the bike chain can damage the chain but watering down oil and put a half teaspoon of WD-40 in it can make it less erosive on the chain grease and also works as a chain cleaner.
Seth your the best UA-camr I watch with the best content and sharing your bike knowledge to help the MTB community to help people’s skills on there bike and helping them to keep there riding safe,clean and maintained. Your amazing keep the brilliant content up.
0:51 *vietnam war intensifies*
Hi! I'm a big fan of your videos! One thing I do to protect the end of the cables when I'm out of caps is heat shrink tubing, a little peace at the end of the cable heated carefully with a matchstick gets the job done! Protects the wire and your fingers! Cheers and keep up the good work!
Hey Seth, great video as always. The bike stand at the 4min mark would be a little more stable if the wooden part was rotated 90deg. Let's keep this hack videos coming!
What if you rotated the pipe 90 deg. before you mounted it to the plywood.
I had the same troubles too.
Very informative. I always watch your vids. Even though I don’t have a bike. It makes me happy.
Store your hydration pack bladder in the freezer! That way it will stay clean and fresh forever without any bacteria or fungus. No need to let it dry
Thanks for one....
I like to melt a little bit of leaded solder onto the ends of cables to keep them from fraying. It looks super clean and no cap is needed.
Sick video. Always so well produced and informative. If my videos were this well produced I would be well pleased. Seth could you please do a vid on how to grow an MTB UA-cam channel in 2019? 🤟🏻
Killer idea! I second that motion!
Maybe some information for those of us just beginning and hopeful for UA-cam to be our full time jobs eventually...what we have to be most patient about...yeah, all that?
There's a small but passionate group who wants content like this-myself included. I always love when Casey Neistat or some other UA-camr posts their advice on video making. With that said, my camera and editing videos consistently underperform. Lately I've been keeping this kind of stuff on Patreon because it garners more interest, but I'd consider doing one here if enough people suggest it.
Patreon. That alone is one of my biggest questions.
What we (read..ME) new creators could use is information like, When is it close to time to start a Patreon account and, How can we best (as mountain bikers) with all our similarities possibly pull in supporters through that interface?
Also, is it or is it not the primary source of income or is something like affiliate marketing more fruitful?
Ultimately hard work, improving content, and making sure to offer something is what I believe is most necessary. But the WHEN and HOW to move in to those (patreon, affliate marketing) forms of income *Specific to Mountain Bikers* is mysterious to say the least.
Cheers dude. Thanks for considering!!
@@SethsBikeHacks I did see a video yo u made about how you started doing it, and how it changed and your thoughts etc...it was very interesting - and I'm not involved in any of that - I just watch - but it was very interesting - a behind the scenes sort of thing - I can't remember where it was now - but I think you were being interviewed by a girl? What was it?
Now this video was worth my time. Real hacks that are sound. Thank you.
You can use your quick release from your axle as a tire lever, I used this one on the trail when I got a flat and all I had was a tube and a pump
A pocket knife will work as long as the blade is folded in.
Hey Seth here is a hack. Many people just getting into mountain biking don’t want to spend the money on a work stand, making it tough to work on drive train components. My hack is to use a hanging bike rack for a car instead. It raises the bike to a comfortable level, allows the wheels to spin freely and provides easier access to the bottom of the bike for those tough to clean spots; all the while it will go almost anywhere the bike is without having to spend more money.
When servicing your fork, stick a broom up the steerer tube so you don't need to dangle and tangle your bars.
That bike stand idea is one great idea
I have never laughed so loud before good vid
Just knocked up a bike stand today, used a pvc end cap screwed onto the base and pvc glued the pipe into the end cap. Thanks Seth.
Leaving a partially full poopy bag in your bike luggage will also ward off security agents at the airport
Rixter dog poop or cat poop
MattSF lion poo my friend. It’s girthy
And your carry on
TSA would arrest you for planting a STINK BOMB.
ALWAYS the best part of the channel (personally)
Ngl Seth 5:36 - 5:56 just felt like one innuendo to me😂 maybe I'm just a sicko😂
that's for a bike part - not a private part
@@jimratzlaff3112 😂😂😂😂😂
FYI - For cutting a seat post down I used a plumbers pipe cutter. Worked better than a hacksaw and vice. Love the videos!
Yeah because it's a "pipe" cutter, problem is that you can't cut carbon with it or else it weakens it, also if you make your cut on aluminum alloy, you noticed that it has ridges
Because the pipe cutter been scoring the seatpost many times, just sand it or file it
Hack - you can use a piece of an old water hose, split it down one side electrical tape it to your chain stay and then it is a guard and a silencer
Best outro I've seen in while!
im a 13 year old from ontario and im just starting out with mtb, can you make a video about tips to help you start off? could you also make a hack for lifting your bike when you dont have a bike stand, because i really want to get one but dont seem that i can afford one!
Back in the day when Seth had 600 subsribers he use to teach beginning mountain bikers on his UA-cam channel. Just go find his early videos,
Go to blue mountain Collingwood
Work on your bike upside down or get someone to lift you back wheel for you
Hi. I would super appreciate Ontario related vlogs, trail videos. I hope you make them. Do you live in Ontario City?
If you have a bench vice, put a piece of scrap wood in it, and put your seat on it. I don’t have a bike stand and that’s all I do
Knowing Lots Of Mountain Bike Hacks for Life Saving Situations can literally mean that Seth has Devoted his life alot on this Sport!!!
Thanks for the hacks, Seth! I've put tires in the oven on "warm" to make them easier to mount (this only works if they aren't on the wheel already). :)
Totally going to make that bike stand since I have a couple mountain bikes that don't hang well (and a variety of tire widths). Will report back when I do it with a dremel, and what dimensions I used. 3" PVC? 0.75" width slot?
Bike stand idea looks great!
If your wearing cargo pants "like i do when mountain biking especially in the winter and the snow in western ny" or jeans or any kind of pants lol, i use 2 rubber bands around my right pant leg so i dont get chain rub on my good cargos
I use 18 inch by 2 inch cinch Velcro straps for my pants. Easy on / off and the straps have multiple uses. Tip:. When buying Velcro, buy a longer strap than you think you need.
I wear skinny jeans
I wear shin guards over my pants. Serves 2 purposes. The lump on my left shin due to a couple of pedal strikes has finally gone down after 3 months.
Nice hack of advise on the chain and vise 👍🏼👍🏼 You rock!
There is a kid at my school who goes around and slashes people's tires and undoes the quick release squires can you make a safety hack for something like this?
On amazon there might be something that can help you like putting something in your tire and or go to your local bike shop and talk to the employees about it and they can help you
Mikey Wars punch the kid in the face, get him expelled
Stab him.
idk about the tires, but you can run non-quick release axle bolts like i have on my dirt jumper and my bmx bike. its less likely this guy has a wrench with him to undo your bolts
You can replace the internal tightening mechanism in quick release axles with a 15 cm long M5 (or the imperial equivalent with roughly 5mm in diameter) threaded rod and 2 nuts and large washers. I've made my QR axles to work with allen keys by using special nuts.
Bike lights that come with a rubber strap to keep them in place on your handlebars or seatpost will often slide anyway due to al the bumps and bouncing of your mountainbike. I put a bit of old inner tube (cut to size) under it to get more friction and provide it from sliding. Works like a charm!
Just saw the second hack on IG 😂😂
Mind blown with that shoe hack with the drill.
A leather belt works better than a rag. Also works great on jars when you don’t wanna admit to the wife you couldn’t open it. 🤫
Hit all the way around the edge of the lid with the back of a butterknife. It will break the seal. Just hard enough to hit dent the lid, but not break anything.
when i did it i used an old tube and it worked great
Came here to say just this. I've used a leather belt as a strap wrench for years.
Really like the PVC Bike stand 👍🏻
You just may have a future with this channel kid.
Mountain Bike Advice he HAS a future with this channel
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@@fedor5664 Don't jump to conclusions, let's just see what happens....
Over a 1 millions subscribers = more success than a lawyer
thanks for making biking better seth
Seth : a warm tyre is much easier to use and manipula-
Me : *uses a hairdryer*
When i was a low-budget cycling student and i had to take off the cassette, because i had no chain whip, i used a rag which i directed between the spokes 3-4 times on the left and the right side to hold the cassette in place. It's not the prettiest of them all but is working.
Don't oil your brakes
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Vodka them!
Sorry not from russia
Only in russia
No spikk engliih
Oho priviet slav comrade
In soviet russia
Hey Seth, @7:13 the vice/rag trick, you can also use a piece of old inner tube against the shock canister to help prevent spinning👍
2:35 that Face... Make me laught
REALLY like that bike stand!!
If you are younger and dont have a place to leave your bike over the winter do this:
Pull your bed away from the wall about 2 feet. Take the pedals off the bike.
Loosen the stem of the handle bars and move the bars so that they are parallel with the frame and tires.
Tighten stem
Your bike should be about 6-10 inches wide!
That bike stand was pretty cool
Use a spare spoke and the the thing to hold pipe tape for a dummy hub
Seth and the suggestions from the viewers,are the macgyver of mtb. Glad to see you out riding again ,just try to be carefull. I know what a laugh ha ha ha.Great video.🚴
We've got matching pedals 😉
Great hacks. Loving this channel just now.
I just put my tire in the oven....i set the kitchen on fire.
How in the name of Norway did you think that was a good idea?
If running low on brake oil (or just wanting to save a few dollar) you can "recycle" used and dark oil with coffe filter or even household paper to get rid of most of the impurities
PROBLEM: tough jar that won’t open.
SOLUTION: Use a rear suspension rubber wrench thing (can’t remember the name).
That's as good a name as any
I have used a rubber bungee strap or tie down and some pliers instead of a rag and vise to create a make shift strap wrench. Works really well! A little tough to get any leverage though. Always love your content. Been watching for a long time now. Keep it up!
NEW HACK fold and put zip ties in your hollow crank axle
Thanks to your great vids and product reviews and bikes them selves I'm making money and training neighbors how to ride and I'm only 13 so over all you deserve every thank in the world and I can't wait to see your newer vids your awesome