One tip for cable ties. If you cut them flush with a cutter, flame the end of with a lighter for a second and it will be very smooth :) Also u can use some sort of spiralband for cablemanagment on your brake and shifting cables that are on the outside of your frame. It protect your cables and it looks very neat!
Sugru is really good stuff for frame protection and could be used to wrap around cables, basically like blue tack but dries hard. Toe nail clippers are best for a neat cable tie trim.
Henry, I have some small nail clippers in my tool box for cutting away the cable tie ends. They come really close and they are rounded so the cut is smooth and plush, plus you can reach tight spots with them. I never use anything else on cable ties.
#GMBNTech OMG Henry, thank you! My rear swing arm on my brand new bike has been making a clunking noise when the trails get rough that nobody has been able to figure out. Sure enough it has internal routing and the housing rattles around where it enters the swingarm. So I tried the shoving a zip tie trick and whola, the rattling is gone! You da man!
I bought an Orange Alpine 6 last year and rode it for over six months with the cables hitting each other (front brake hose against the gear cable) with a constant tick tick tick. Every time thinking I must sort that out but never getting round to it. Then while sorting the garage one day I found the bag of bits that came with the bike. Inside was a few little clips for the cables. I put ONE on and now it's silent :)
When I fitted my Crank Brothers Highline dropper. I used Cobra Flexroute. They are a rubber lop for the cable and they extend out to the side. They can be cut and conform to any shape. They also come with low profile zip ties. So the tail of the zip tie follows the original path of the zip tie. Looks a lot neater than the traditional style zip ties. They are more expensive than normal zip ties but they also look neater. To cut the zip tie tails I have actually pulled then over slightly and run a very sharp craft knife along the edge of the block on the zip tie to get a near cut. Sometime the cut isn't as neat as I would like so I run the knife along the block and get it as neat as OCD possible.
Thanks Henry #GMBNTech for the tips! I quite like the ferrule, washer and clear tubing/cable ties combo but what i don't like is the head of the cable tie itself. What about cable spiral wraps, they work too!😎👍
That's heatshrink. Shrink wrap is the stuff you wrap your sandwiches in. A little tip: Shrink a bit of narrower heatshrink sleeving over the end of your gear cable before you cut it. That bugger ain't fraying for anyone.
No, CLING FILM is what you wrap your sandwiches in. Shrink wrap is the thin plastic film you get around a brand new vinyl record, which is put on like a bag, sealed and then baked until it shrinks around the cardboard jacket.
To cut cable ties you can also use nail clipless they work really well, get a really close cut and then just file the end, who needs Park Tools for every thing haha
I use electrical tape for the bike cables, and other "noisy" or otherwise disturbing or "wobbeling" parts , various colors to personalize, cheap and reliable :)
I think you should have mentioned the product names of the products used, and similar alternatives in the description. the tape, like the housing covers, there are many types I guess. my bike came with something similar, but it was stiffer, and not as soft, and did not really dampen the sound much.
You can cut cable ties flush even with standard electrical cutters. Simply put one blade on the inside of the cable tie ( toothed side ) and the other on the back of the block not the back of the cable tie or the underside of the block. ( as below if that lines up ) >| [ | ]< | Then snip. Simple and flush.
Only issue when you silence cables, is the fact that you start hearing the other noises in your bike! The other ones are the sound of the tires, the bouncing of the shifter lever and squeaks of the seat post (have to grease that, i know).
hey, do you have a tip for me how to finally get the inside cables on my Enduro Bike quietly? I have tried a lot to tighten the cables to the maximum and attach a tie to the opening, with tape I also tried to tighten the cables, even the Jagwire housing damper I tried to lay in my frame, but the openings on my bike are too small to get these thick foam covers in.
Get rid of the sharp edge on a cut cable tie by melting it slightly with the flame from a lighter. Be careful that you don't damage anything else with the flame
I'm going to give that one a try. Maybe put a tiny piece of tube rubber under the ties to give it a bit more bite. My frame doesn't have rubber grommets for the internal cables so I've been looking for a solution since I bought it.
If you don't have a rubber grommet, instead of dropping the cable tie into the hole in the frame, pull the cable out a bit and wrap it in electrical tape and push back in.
On my hardtail I have external cables that go to raw cable under the top tube, I have rubber "gromits" not sure what there called, thick rubber o rings maybe, is there any thing else I can do to stop them clumping together and the cable hitting the top tube, and other parts of my bike
my bike suffered from noisy internal cable routing into chain stay, and due to linkage design, on the 2014 Fuel ex, I had to silence it. I used inner tube I cut two times so it was about a cm wide wrapped it around the cable, of course tape would have worked nicely too, but I had some tubes, so I used them. flic.kr/p/2gcyTTC flic.kr/p/27Bocoa awful cable routing, on my bike it is tricky to get the cable trough, and everything has to be doen carefully & precisely, to not damage the internal routing tool, stupid routing, but I see some other bikes have silly routing like this, there are o benefits apart from aesthetics. So far thee best cable routing I have seen is on Nicolai bikes, they get it, can take everything off fast easy, without need of zipties. 1:51 I never liked the idea of shrink wrap, as you need to mess with the cables and do it all over again if you swap something, I rather use zipties.
Bikes are designed for riding on the road, right hand side. This applies to off road bikes too. In the UK there is a problem- driving on the left, the brake levers need to be swapped over, so the cable routing is wrong. This could be acknowledged! Then there is the matter of the cables not being the correct length in part due to riding-on-the-left routing. Seems we have ten tips for scratching and scuffing your paint with these so-called tips. Pre-requisite should be getting the cables right in the first place. And how does this piece get told with no bikes on screen apart from one road bike?
The bike is solid and my Ebike conversion went great. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Very smooth ride at 30mph with no problems (135 miles ridden so far). The picture is a bit deceiving - there is WAY less space in the center of the frame than it shows. The suspension connection takes up the entire thing. So I needed to attach my battery on the bottom of the frame and my controller on the top. Instructions for assembly were lacking but honestly it wasn't too hard to figure out even though I have very little bike knowledge. Watched some youtube videos on adjusting the disk brakes but that was it. Still, I am loving it and very happy with the purchase.
I listen to music like yesterday evening Foofighters and some Guns & Roses no listening to cables or dog walkers who let there dogs crap everywhere and don't pick it up but say your riding too fast.
Henry is a fantastic addition to this channel
Rylan Givens agreed!
One tip for cable ties. If you cut them flush with a cutter, flame the end of with a lighter for a second and it will be very smooth :) Also u can use some sort of spiralband for cablemanagment on your brake and shifting cables that are on the outside of your frame. It protect your cables and it looks very neat!
It's nice to be able to hear Henry a bit more. Keep up the good work!
getting used to Henry. I remember it took me a while to get used to Doddy. He was always that guy of Mountain Bike Adventures.
I use surgical rubber tubing off eBay on the outside of the cables before inserting into my frame. No rattle at all even on roughest rocky terrain 😊🤙
I use self vulcanization tape for stopping leaks to make nice rubber grommets where cable enters the frame.
Henry is such a good addition to the channel. Besides, his voice is so calm and soothing :)
Thanks Henry, love your hacks and bodges! Some top tips here - my favourite is the cable ferrules pure genius!
The ferrule idea is great!
Sugru is really good stuff for frame protection and could be used to wrap around cables, basically like blue tack but dries hard. Toe nail clippers are best for a neat cable tie trim.
Finger nail clippers to trim cable ties...... done.
Was beginning to think I was the only one the knew that.
works quite well, unless it's in a area you can't access with it, which can happen.
More great tips from The Prof... awesome stuff.
Yes to the cable tie orientation matching!
@Calin Clonnington no need to cut, u can undo and reuse if not too tight, by picking the locking catch... reduce plastic waste
Rupert Wenn true but I’m obsessive so that would gnaw at me!
Henry, I have some small nail clippers in my tool box for cutting away the cable tie ends. They come really close and they are rounded so the cut is smooth and plush, plus you can reach tight spots with them. I never use anything else on cable ties.
That washer tip was brilliant. I even found some black ones to match my frame. Looks factory built.
Top vid Henry. Good to get to say hello at the FOD Thursday night.
#GMBNTech OMG Henry, thank you! My rear swing arm on my brand new bike has been making a clunking noise when the trails get rough that nobody has been able to figure out. Sure enough it has internal routing and the housing rattles around where it enters the swingarm. So I tried the shoving a zip tie trick and whola, the rattling is gone! You da man!
Great addition to gmbn , listen to the both of them .
thanks for the ferule hack. looks neater than the bare cable ties.
I bought an Orange Alpine 6 last year and rode it for over six months with the cables hitting each other (front brake hose against the gear cable) with a constant tick tick tick. Every time thinking I must sort that out but never getting round to it. Then while sorting the garage one day I found the bag of bits that came with the bike. Inside was a few little clips for the cables. I put ONE on and now it's silent :)
When I fitted my Crank Brothers Highline dropper. I used Cobra Flexroute. They are a rubber lop for the cable and they extend out to the side. They can be cut and conform to any shape. They also come with low profile zip ties. So the tail of the zip tie follows the original path of the zip tie. Looks a lot neater than the traditional style zip ties. They are more expensive than normal zip ties but they also look neater. To cut the zip tie tails I have actually pulled then over slightly and run a very sharp craft knife along the edge of the block on the zip tie to get a near cut. Sometime the cut isn't as neat as I would like so I run the knife along the block and get it as neat as OCD possible.
Thanks Henry #GMBNTech for the tips! I quite like the ferrule, washer and clear tubing/cable ties combo but what i don't like is the head of the cable tie itself. What about cable spiral wraps, they work too!😎👍
That's heatshrink. Shrink wrap is the stuff you wrap your sandwiches in.
A little tip: Shrink a bit of narrower heatshrink sleeving over the end of your gear cable before you cut it. That bugger ain't fraying for anyone.
No, CLING FILM is what you wrap your sandwiches in. Shrink wrap is the thin plastic film you get around a brand new vinyl record, which is put on like a bag, sealed and then baked until it shrinks around the cardboard jacket.
@@Metal-Possum Yep, you're right. I'll be over here hoping nobody saw. : )
@@steve.b.23 Also, cut your cables with the park cable cutters and it won't fray. Blunt cutters are what causes messy results
You can also use electrical tape to prevent fraying, which might be a bit cheaper.
Is it me or does his calm hosting voice remind you of David Attenborough 😅😅😅
First vid from Henry i have enjoyed and actually learnt something...nice work
Nice tips Henry
To cut cable ties you can also use nail clipless they work really well, get a really close cut and then just file the end, who needs Park Tools for every thing haha
Used it for a lawn party and it was a big splash!!!
I use electrical tape for the bike cables, and other "noisy" or otherwise disturbing or "wobbeling" parts , various colors to personalize, cheap and reliable :)
Some really good ideas here!
I think you should have mentioned the product names of the products used, and similar alternatives in the description.
the tape, like the housing covers, there are many types I guess. my bike came with something similar, but it was stiffer, and not as soft, and did not really dampen the sound much.
That clear pipe is surgical tubing! Great stuff with many many uses
If you buy it at pet store it's air tubing/piling for fish tanks.
thx! Going for the shrink tube this time :)
Nail cutters for a perfect flush cut cable ty😉
This videos actually really helpful
You can cut cable ties flush even with standard electrical cutters.
Simply put one blade on the inside of the cable tie ( toothed side ) and the other on the back of the block not the back of the cable tie or the underside of the block. ( as below if that lines up )
>|
[ | ]<
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Then snip.
Simple and flush.
Alloy with internal routing 👌
Only issue when you silence cables, is the fact that you start hearing the other noises in your bike! The other ones are the sound of the tires, the bouncing of the shifter lever and squeaks of the seat post (have to grease that, i know).
hey, do you have a tip for me how to finally get the inside cables on my Enduro Bike quietly? I have tried a lot to tighten the cables to the maximum and attach a tie to the opening, with tape I also tried to tighten the cables, even the Jagwire housing damper I tried to lay in my frame, but the openings on my bike are too small to get these thick foam covers in.
A pain in the arse.
Some great ideas there
TA
3M scotch 2228 tape is a god sent n thx to doddy i discovered abt it.
Get rid of the sharp edge on a cut cable tie by melting it slightly with the flame from a lighter. Be careful that you don't damage anything else with the flame
3:30 You can get dual rotating head clips to do the same job
Yes, but they cost lots for what they are, plus eventually slide along the tubing
I use cable ties on each end of the frame to stretch the cable internally. No problems at all
I'm going to give that one a try. Maybe put a tiny piece of tube rubber under the ties to give it a bit more bite. My frame doesn't have rubber grommets for the internal cables so I've been looking for a solution since I bought it.
Nail clippers work great to get cable tie cuts super flush
If you don't have a rubber grommet, instead of dropping the cable tie into the hole in the frame, pull the cable out a bit and wrap it in electrical tape and push back in.
Love these hacks!
Great video!
Cool video 😂
Upgraded my brakes recently but haven't had the time to shorten the cables yet. They make a noise ever pedal stroke, oh boy!
Henry try using nail clippers to cut cable tie cheep and cuts it real close.
On my hardtail I have external cables that go to raw cable under the top tube, I have rubber "gromits" not sure what there called, thick rubber o rings maybe, is there any thing else I can do to stop them clumping together and the cable hitting the top tube, and other parts of my bike
How about the cable tie when we want to change the cable?? I cannot leave that in my frame🤣🤣. It is more louder that cable😅
Thanks
my bike suffered from noisy internal cable routing into chain stay, and due to linkage design, on the 2014 Fuel ex, I had to silence it.
I used inner tube I cut two times so it was about a cm wide wrapped it around the cable, of course tape would have worked nicely too, but I had some tubes, so I used them.
flic.kr/p/2gcyTTC flic.kr/p/27Bocoa awful cable routing, on my bike it is tricky to get the cable trough, and everything has to be doen carefully & precisely, to not damage the internal routing tool, stupid routing, but I see some other bikes have silly routing like this, there are o benefits apart from aesthetics.
So far thee best cable routing I have seen is on Nicolai bikes, they get it, can take everything off fast easy, without need of zipties.
1:51 I never liked the idea of shrink wrap, as you need to mess with the cables and do it all over again if you swap something, I rather use zipties.
I've got a 2009 norco fluid lt... so i still have external routing everywhere
Can you put a fork with tapered steerer in a bike if it has a threaded steerer I have a kids bike and I have a fun idea.
SmartCookie 101 I don’t think so
I don't think so but chances are might have a headset to change it as long as wider taper can sit right
#askgmbntech
Hey guys, do you know how to straighten lower legs? My Rockshox boxxer lower legs(2015) are bent from a large crash
Squirrel yeah, but I’m worried that the the threads would shear of and the pipe could bend before the forks(because they are DH forks). Thanks though!
Can u use a sram chain on shimano casette
Yeah as long as it's the right size
Only thing that matters is shifter and derailleur are same brand or pull ratio, rest can be mix and match
This new presenter guys voice reminds me of chris eubank
4:37 nice, not all bikes come with proper cable routing.
but but.. that's a road bike..
Any one know the handle bar dimensions?
Bikes are designed for riding on the road, right hand side. This applies to off road bikes too. In the UK there is a problem- driving on the left, the brake levers need to be swapped over, so the cable routing is wrong. This could be acknowledged! Then there is the matter of the cables not being the correct length in part due to riding-on-the-left routing. Seems we have ten tips for scratching and scuffing your paint with these so-called tips. Pre-requisite should be getting the cables right in the first place. And how does this piece get told with no bikes on screen apart from one road bike?
Sometimes those cable clips can squeal really badly those with rotating head
Goto your local hardware and grab some expandafoam and fill your frame up ;)
@GMBN.... Why are we still using cables???
BONUS MEME!!!
How many "perhaps" did henry say?
i counted like 20
My names Henry,I have a cable tie addiction😭
The bike is solid and my Ebike conversion went great. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Very smooth ride at 30mph with no problems (135 miles ridden so far). The picture is a bit deceiving - there is WAY less space in the center of the frame than it shows. The suspension connection takes up the entire thing. So I needed to attach my battery on the bottom of the frame and my controller on the top. Instructions for assembly were lacking but honestly it wasn't too hard to figure out even though I have very little bike knowledge. Watched some youtube videos on adjusting the disk brakes but that was it. Still, I am loving it and very happy with the purchase.
How can i buy dropouts for china frames
Dropouts? Find retailer or if what I'm thinking look up derailleur hanger (only know derailleur hanger needs replacing when break
if you're concerned with the noise ya cables are making when your out riding, I'd suggest taking up a different sport, like stamp collecting.
I listen to music like yesterday evening Foofighters and some Guns & Roses no listening to cables or dog walkers who let there dogs crap everywhere and don't pick it up but say your riding too fast.
I’m not sure I’d use a metal washer against my frame. A rubber washer would be a better alternative. More secure with the extra flex too.
Instead of over spending on park tool snips buy wiha flush snips they’re like 12$ and EXACLY the same cutter just not overpriced
Probably, that's the actual reason why Gwin is wearing earplugs
There's a special tool called a cable tie gun that will tighten and cut cable ties properly. Way better than that park tool cutter!
Shhhhh! Don't tell Doddy that, we might get a 15 minute in depth review on the tech show :¬/
This video isn't retro enough for this week...
He is the gordon ramsay of bikes
I use capgo.de/en/capgo-ol--noise-protection--2m_1111.html - perfect for all internal cables.
So that's what that fucking noise is!!!!!!!!
Early
Who are you!🤔🤔🤔
Where's Dobby. 😏😏😏
He's out there ribing his mountaindike!