Seth, I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I went out and got a new Bmx bike at the age of 28. Cost me about 700 bucks. Didn't cheap out. I went back to the skatepark and rode for 7 hours my first day back after 6 years. I'm completely hooked again. Rode with a buddy who is 47 and we now plan to meet up every week for a ride! Seriously thanks man! Without your channel I would of never gotten interested in going back to riding. Watching you has no doubt changed my life for the better. No more days off sitting at home drinking beer playing Pubg. Skatepark time all the time. Got alot of street rides planned this summer as well. Thanks man!
ben.lintern yes, but if other you tubers are presented with the same challenge, I doubt many of them would kick their ass just to get that video out instead of saying that they can’t put a video out.
"The straps loosen up a bit during long rides" You ever consider you're just dropping water weight? Lol I used to have that problem when I'd go hiking, and I tried different belts and I eventually realized that my pants weren't getting loose, I was just loosing water weight after sweating on a trail for several hours in the Florida sun. That's what happens when you're not skin and bones or solid muscle. I'm pretty skinny now, and never have that issue... just an interesting thing I learned lol Because Cobra Buckles don't get loose lol
$5 on my mtb... so yep... Converted to single speed for ground clearance on front (free with angle grinder), decluttered cockpit and no external cables besides brakes (no shifters, because the back is actually broken at the moment, and no grips for a BMX look). Its actually a pretty capable bike, every Walmart bike I've tried, I've always destroyed on the trails within 15 minutes, or hit about a dozen too many trees to call them trailworthy (when they don't have brakes, I use shrubs and trees to slow me before dangerous descents). My Bianchi road bike is much more capable than almost any Walmart MTB... However, this Mongoose with full sus (the only non-pogo stick bike I've seen from a big box store...) is really capable of trails even during the road bike season where I was in shape and pumping out the power the whole ride. That thing shreds! The only downside is worn out slick tires (ok, I like skidding it everywhere on pavement, that and jumping stairs and small ledge drops like a BMX if they had suspension), but other than that, its pretty much golden! I bought it at a police auction for abandoned bicycles (University kids just leave their bikes sometimes, we had lots of foreign students and they couldn't be bothered to sell it for $20, they would just leave it and go back to their country without them when they graduated). So I rode that thing all over campus (no idea why, but right in front of our nice engineering buildings, we had some cool artistic ramps you could get some air safely on, then land and ride down the stairs, hit the brakes and skid it immediately into a straight away for speed and a moment to catch your breath before riding down another series of steps and into an amphitheater with alternating lengths of steps/seats, its like a BMX fan made the place!). I've seriously got my $5 worth I think!
These are real world reviews. No bullshit PR talk in the studio, but putting the devices through their paces without worrying if they're broken. I especially like how you exposed (yeah!) the deficiencies of those light mounts.
@@bluegill5192 Well, he said dinner, so that's 30 meals. I had 2 pizza pockets for dinner last night, that was only $2.09 or something and 4 minutes of microwaving. You could honestly do it all 90 meals, but it involves: ramen, ramen, more ramen, cereal, bananas, salad eww..., chicken noodle soup or favorite, burritos, Fritos and chilli occasionally, hot dogs, PB&J, oatmeal/pancakes/homemade waffles etc. Its actually not impossible for all 90 meals, but it does require changes to my "Lazy and eat out" plans... And I probably wouldn't always have 3.5 pounds of Bacon at all times in the freezer then(I live alone, but you never know if you get super ridiculously hungry for bacon... I mean, probably not 3.5 pounds hungry, but you never know...). Probably be healthier than most of what I eat though... It would involve.. Vegetables! Ahhh!
When riding at night in the mountains, $100 is most *certainly* considered budget if you'd like to make it home to your warm bed at the end of your ride or value your teeth.
@@bluegill5192 I can buy an entire month of breakfast lunch and dinner is and splurge on treats as well for 80 bucks a month. You just got to not go with the name brand pre-prepared stuff, simple just get dry bulk food and make it yourself, it can still be just as delicious if not more so by it's like a ton cheaper
Tells the story about the market planners, really... wordplay, bicycle, giant bottle of ye'olde'hotwax... next thing you know, they'll introduce additional pipe polishing kit, for those, who like to play solo, far in the woods.
Seth I really want to thank you. Because of you I’ve tried mtn biking and LOVED it I’ve even started building my own trails in my back yard. Again thank you for being such a role model to me.
Seth, great review. I have had the Exposure Diablo for a few years, and when MTBing use it as my sole light - on the handlebars. Never had it fall off, even in some rather painful crashes. The little plastic clamp with red rubber clips looks flimsy, but in practice I have found it hangs on fine. The only issue is on the brightest setting I am lucky to get much over an hour, but judicious dimming to lower setting (which you can do by tapping the body of the light - seriously!) can stretch it out to just under two hours.
6:53 REAL FOOTAGE OF SETH TWERKING (NOT CLICKBAIT) Edit thanks for 300 likes (most i had in my life) Another edit OMG 400 LIKES??????? (Seth pls pin) ANOTHER EDIT HOLY MOLY 500 LIKES???? oh no 700 likes to much
Dude! Just bought some nox sox after watching this. Thank you! I am going to use them for their intended purpose, AND for riding around barefoot at the campground. Had always dreamed of something like them!
Who else is not a mountain biker or biker at all, and still watches all of seths vids? I don't think I heve ever even seen a mountain bike but I have watched laike all the vids on this channel. Why? Idk. Will I stop? Nope Its just entertaining
I bought two 50$ lights online and mounted them to my bike on an extension bar with zip ties and hockey tape. It virtually looked like the 700$ lights in the video. Sidenote: Always a great job Seth!
Just use a pair of normal thick socks!? Prob $5 from Wal-Mart, or in your sock drawer. Or cut up a junk wetsuit and make ur own. Pointless product IMO...for those with money to burn
Good honest review's. I go on really long 1000+ mile bicycle expedition tours in the U.S. Because I'm so hard on bicycle components I cruse the mountain bike, and down hill videos for reviews on bicycle gear. I've made my own panniers and a aero front basket with a wind screen out of plastic sign board like what campaign signs are made of, zip ties, and I layer the panniers in gorilla tape because they take a beating. My headlights are $1 flashlights from Walmart mounted on my basket with a hole cut through the windscreen. People all the time ask me where I bought my front basket from, their eyes usually glaze over when I tell them I made it. The components I make have lasted me years and I've forgotten how many thousands of miles. If I'm going to spend more than $300 it better be for the big three, Brakes, Wheels, Drivetrain.
Every time I see the notification come in for a new video from Seth’s Bike Hacks I drop every thing I’m doing to watch it! Your videos are the BEST!!! Keep up the good work!!
I really tried, but I COULD NOT get past the Growler Grabber without commenting. Holy crap! I am absolutely going to rock one of those on the greenway event rides here in Bentonville! That is guaranteed laughter for anyone who sees it. Now I just have to decide what sort of insanity I'm going to stick to, or write on the side of it. I was in tears with your comment about it protecting it, and then the sound effect of your cranks hitting it on every revolution. CLASSIC Seth stuff....top notch!
I love your videos. I have been dealing with anxiety for the better part of two months. There are pretty much only two things that keep me sane. My hardtail; and your videos. Keep up the great work.
after school i just scroll down through all Seth's vids that i've watched until i have found a video i have not watched and then i watch it! thank you Seth for amazing content!
I have a couple of the smaller exposure lights and have had them for 4 years and still work perfect with very little loss in run time. Considering how short the life on the cheaper lights were the exposure lights have been a good investment.
Absolutely love my exposure lights, I have tried many alternatives and they simply arn’t upto the mark. Living in the UK if I want to ride post work for roughly 5 months of the year I’m into night riding so for me they are worth the money for the extra performance reliability and company backup you get. If night riding was a novelty I did a couple of times a year rather than 4-5 times a month there’s no way I’d be spending that much
I have one of the older Topeak ratchets with fixed torque bits instead of the adjustable and really like it. The nice thing about the bits is they are just standard 1/4" hex bits, so you can easily replace them or add additional bits that are not provided in the kit. I am pretty sure the ratchet is actually made for Topeak by VIM Tools. They have the exact same head on several of their HBR series ratchets.
I tore my ACL for a second time(different knees) while biking on spring break this year and will need surgery this summer so I will not be biking much but the video was still fun to watch Good job Seth!
Love this video! Really like the concept of that Dakine bag. Not just for travel, but to keep everything organized. As opposed to just throwing it all in the trunk of my car.
I absolutely love that Topeak mini tool. I've got the one without the torque adaptor, because I don't need it on the trail, but the little ratchet is just so so cool and nice to use. A standard Mini tool will usually hit on something in the vicinity - so you make half a turn, pull it out, turn it back, put it back in... Turn a bolt five rotations like this and you're furious. With the tiny ratchet, it is a matter of seconds. Need more torque? Stick the extension into the end of the handle! Genious!
Hi Seth Just want to say I love how detailed your reviews are and I look forward to every new upload as it’s always something new Keep up the good work
Exposure lights are big $$$ but my Strada (for road bike) and Diablo & MaxxD (for MTB, same setup as Seth showed, even the same mounts!) are 7 to 8 years old now and have never missed a beat, never come off during a fall, never let me down. Worth the investment as that's what they are.
Exactly. They should urgently review their clamp offering though. But there are no better bike lights overall, period. I wish I could afford them! Mind u, I rarely night ride!
Hey Seth’s Bike Hacks, I’ve got a KILLER hack that I don’t think I’ve seen you use. When it comes to cleaning your chain/cassette, NOTHING works better than automotive brake cleaner. It literally melts the gunk right off, with little to no scrubbing. And if you get any overspray on anything it’ll actually just clean it. So no worries about getting any on your brakes, it’s actually good for them. It completely evaporates in seconds and it won’t harm the finish. And at $2 a can you really can’t beat it.
Great video Seth! Always love your product reviews. I have both of the Exposure lights, they are incredibly bright, super high quality, and near indestructible. The floodlight has different modes that you can program to suit how long you want to ride, but I leave it on program 1, which uses a gyroscope and accelorometer to adjust the brightness automatically. As for the mounts, I agree that what is supplied with the helmet light is very inadequate. I use the gopro style mount instead, with my helmet's built-in mount, with a safety lanyard in case of a crash. This works well for me. As for the floodlight bar mount, I have had no issues with it despite several crashes. But I don't shred as hard as Alex and yourself. If you do a lot of night riding as I do, in my opinion these lights are worth the expense.
sadly, seth lives in the U.S and they don't have Halfords. from what I've seen, Carreras are better than walgooses on the most part, they have threadless headsets and disk brakes that work, they just come poorly adjusted
I think it varies way too much, my favorite is a bare carbon fiber seat on my road bike (nicknamed the "@$$ hatchet", it also is great for opening letters and packages...). Looks menacing (do be careful when mounting dismounting, I wasn't joking about using it to open letters...), and its super light weight, even the rails are carbon fiber. I find it comfortable enough with regular padded cycling shorts. My dad hopped on my MTB and said "how do you ride that ball buster?!?" and I was like "huh? my roadbike?", nope, he was talking about my comfy MTB saddle... See, I find that one super comfy in any clothes, but apparently to him it was painful (its padded, its actually way nicer than any trash you'll find at Walmart, I find those super thick padded ones they sell under the "BELL" brand to be terrible! Some people like them...). My cousin has a massive one on his fat bike (its actually pretty good, big springs under the saddle), and one of mine had like 3 inches of hard padding and massive springs (way bigger round than my forks), and it was great for a motorized bike I'd take off-road and ramp the terraces in the field at about 30 mph all day on a walmart hard tail. So it really varies what you're doing (that seat on my motorized bike would kill and skuff up your legs if you were pedaling for a while, but I had an engine on the bike, so... No peddling needed!) What I like, depends on the use case (am I on the drops? Am I even pedaling? Is it off-road rippage? Is it casual commuting or full out racing? What am I wearing?), it even goes down to the temperature and rain! (carbon wipes off and dry, whammo! the thick ones may also become rock solid in below freezing temps...). Its all personal preference, and my skinny little butt probably isn't the same as everyone elses (also carbon fiber is slippery like ice on blue jeans, but grips licra shorts, I can barely stay on my road bike with normal pants...)
I just bought several things in this video (Dakine bag, Topeak tool, Bright Eyes, GoPro tripod, Trekology chair, and Scrubza) so thank you for the review!
I am only a “cyclist” insofar as I own a cheap bike that I occasionally ride, so I’m not really in the market for any of the products you review. That said, you make great videos. They are fun to watch, and your reviews always seem fair and smart. Nice job!
You can get a 615 lumen head lamp at napa auto parts store for $24. Other headlights are about 60 to 80 dollars and only have around 300 lumens. Though I've never used it for night mountain biking I have used it in the woods at night and it is extremely bright and lights everything up. I think it would be a great spotlight for Seth or any other mountain biker on youtube to test out.
Seth, I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I went out and got a new Bmx bike at the age of 28. Cost me about 700 bucks. Didn't cheap out. I went back to the skatepark and rode for 7 hours my first day back after 6 years. I'm completely hooked again. Rode with a buddy who is 47 and we now plan to meet up every week for a ride! Seriously thanks man! Without your channel I would of never gotten interested in going back to riding. Watching you has no doubt changed my life for the better. No more days off sitting at home drinking beer playing Pubg. Skatepark time all the time. Got alot of street rides planned this summer as well. Thanks man!
“Unlike normal bottle cages, which are of course are designed to hold whiskey flasks...”
Lmao this is why your vids are great
9 out of 10 fixie hipsters agree.
Reply to my comment if you are straight
I once saw a picture of an Italian cyclist filling his flask with red wine during the 1958 Tour de France.
Best idea ever.
Although the camera was lost, the motivation was not. This is why Seth is unique. Keep doing what you love
Hopefully u find ur camera and tripod
Well said
its his job lmao
ben.lintern yes, but if other you tubers are presented with the same challenge, I doubt many of them would kick their ass just to get that video out instead of saying that they can’t put a video out.
@@JackPawwars get paid or don't get paid. easy choice.
"The straps loosen up a bit during long rides"
You ever consider you're just dropping water weight? Lol
I used to have that problem when I'd go hiking, and I tried different belts and I eventually realized that my pants weren't getting loose, I was just loosing water weight after sweating on a trail for several hours in the Florida sun.
That's what happens when you're not skin and bones or solid muscle.
I'm pretty skinny now, and never have that issue... just an interesting thing I learned lol
Because Cobra Buckles don't get loose lol
*Hey Seth, could you do a video with the GoPro telemetry data so we can see how fast you shred?*
Hey seth i think your gopro and tripod is with me because i also found one in the parking lot of the trail which i often go to
@@shadowfighter7554 dm him on insta too he might see it quicker
Shadow Fighter He said that literally hundreds of people texted him already, claiming that they have found it.
So if I want a go pro I should just walk on a trail? Hah
Shadow Fighter awesome. That would be a cool video about how it was found.
"Budget lights" -> 105 dollars. Holy moly. That's probably more than my whole lovely bike is.
$5 on my mtb... so yep...
Converted to single speed for ground clearance on front (free with angle grinder), decluttered cockpit and no external cables besides brakes (no shifters, because the back is actually broken at the moment, and no grips for a BMX look). Its actually a pretty capable bike, every Walmart bike I've tried, I've always destroyed on the trails within 15 minutes, or hit about a dozen too many trees to call them trailworthy (when they don't have brakes, I use shrubs and trees to slow me before dangerous descents). My Bianchi road bike is much more capable than almost any Walmart MTB... However, this Mongoose with full sus (the only non-pogo stick bike I've seen from a big box store...) is really capable of trails even during the road bike season where I was in shape and pumping out the power the whole ride. That thing shreds! The only downside is worn out slick tires (ok, I like skidding it everywhere on pavement, that and jumping stairs and small ledge drops like a BMX if they had suspension), but other than that, its pretty much golden!
I bought it at a police auction for abandoned bicycles (University kids just leave their bikes sometimes, we had lots of foreign students and they couldn't be bothered to sell it for $20, they would just leave it and go back to their country without them when they graduated). So I rode that thing all over campus (no idea why, but right in front of our nice engineering buildings, we had some cool artistic ramps you could get some air safely on, then land and ride down the stairs, hit the brakes and skid it immediately into a straight away for speed and a moment to catch your breath before riding down another series of steps and into an amphitheater with alternating lengths of steps/seats, its like a BMX fan made the place!). I've seriously got my $5 worth I think!
For me for sure😂 i have a Renault beat/S9 what i realy like
Is "Lovely" the model Walmart cruiser it is
bike shit is expensive
U can buy an powerfull pc with the better lights
So happy you could make the video without the needed footage. You are truly a talented man to pull it off.
These are real world reviews. No bullshit PR talk in the studio, but putting the devices through their paces without worrying if they're broken. I especially like how you exposed (yeah!) the deficiencies of those light mounts.
Seth’s “budget” lights or dinner for a month 🤔
yo how u live off $100 for a month?
@@bluegill5192 Well, he said dinner, so that's 30 meals. I had 2 pizza pockets for dinner last night, that was only $2.09 or something and 4 minutes of microwaving. You could honestly do it all 90 meals, but it involves: ramen, ramen, more ramen, cereal, bananas, salad eww..., chicken noodle soup or favorite, burritos, Fritos and chilli occasionally, hot dogs, PB&J, oatmeal/pancakes/homemade waffles etc. Its actually not impossible for all 90 meals, but it does require changes to my "Lazy and eat out" plans... And I probably wouldn't always have 3.5 pounds of Bacon at all times in the freezer then(I live alone, but you never know if you get super ridiculously hungry for bacon... I mean, probably not 3.5 pounds hungry, but you never know...). Probably be healthier than most of what I eat though... It would involve.. Vegetables! Ahhh!
When riding at night in the mountains, $100 is most *certainly* considered budget if you'd like to make it home to your warm bed at the end of your ride or value your teeth.
@@bluegill5192 I can buy an entire month of breakfast lunch and dinner is and splurge on treats as well for 80 bucks a month. You just got to not go with the name brand pre-prepared stuff, simple just get dry bulk food and make it yourself, it can still be just as delicious if not more so by it's like a ton cheaper
@@jakegarrett8109 i love this reply
If the growler grabber was In Britain it would mean something very different 😂😂
I know you can get arrested for that.
We should get Trump one
Tells the story about the market planners, really... wordplay, bicycle, giant bottle of ye'olde'hotwax... next thing you know, they'll introduce additional pipe polishing kit, for those, who like to play solo, far in the woods.
I've never even been to britain and I know what that means. 🤣
Theorislav explanation?
Officer: Sir you know your drinking and riding?
You: How can I not with my growler grabber?
Officer: Ya true, you're free to go
Wrong spelling: rideing
Right spelling: redieng
DH Yukon *you’re
@@l3vin256 officer is also spelled wrong, it should be "ofifcer"
Riding*
Thanks everyone for calling out my word crimes. I wrote it in a hurry
"I love these products and use them all the time"
*BRUTAL* reviews Seth! You tore them apart!
Great vid again I’m glad your taking your time while coming out with content so it’s good. Keep it up!
Seth I really want to thank you. Because of you I’ve tried mtn biking and LOVED it I’ve even started building my own trails in my back yard. Again thank you for being such a role model to me.
No one:
Seth: cOokIe jaR oN bIcYclE
I want a Cookie jar holder. Best idea ever. What next ? Mini grill on the back. Burgers, brats, and trails
@@tristanmorton1057 chill man
Tristan Morton no u
@@JasonMeeks79 I'll take 10.
I would die of someone mounted that on their downtube. One rock and Cookie monster is jumping off the empire State building
Seth, great review. I have had the Exposure Diablo for a few years, and when MTBing use it as my sole light - on the handlebars. Never had it fall off, even in some rather painful crashes. The little plastic clamp with red rubber clips looks flimsy, but in practice I have found it hangs on fine. The only issue is on the brightest setting I am lucky to get much over an hour, but judicious dimming to lower setting (which you can do by tapping the body of the light - seriously!) can stretch it out to just under two hours.
6:53 REAL FOOTAGE OF SETH TWERKING (NOT CLICKBAIT)
Edit thanks for 300 likes (most i had in my life)
Another edit OMG 400 LIKES??????? (Seth pls pin)
ANOTHER EDIT HOLY MOLY 500 LIKES????
oh no 700 likes to much
Unfinitypae 10 😂😂
🤣🤣 reporting live Seth bike hacks twerking🤣🤣
Thicc as hell 👌😂
I came to the comments to say that, only to find you have beaten me to it
@@jonaskunst369mwahhahaha
Dude! Just bought some nox sox after watching this. Thank you! I am going to use them for their intended purpose, AND for riding around barefoot at the campground. Had always dreamed of something like them!
Good idea!
Who else is not a mountain biker or biker at all, and still watches all of seths vids? I don't think I heve ever even seen a mountain bike but I have watched laike all the vids on this channel. Why? Idk.
Will I stop? Nope
Its just entertaining
@@lloydparlee5774 if only teachers and professors were this passionate...
I am actually a BMX rider.
Big Bad Wolf. Same
I dont even own a mountain bike but I just watch this channel for fun
You should get one or just a. Regular bike it’s fun and good exercise
Buy an extra stiff paint brush from Lowes/Home Depot/Ace to clean the gears, derailers, and place where dirt can settle or cover
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I bought two 50$ lights online and mounted them to my bike on an extension bar with zip ties and hockey tape. It virtually looked like the 700$ lights in the video. Sidenote: Always a great job Seth!
Yes finally! I rewatch like your entire channel two times! I NEED MORE!!
Same too buddy
Same here
Same
Seth, my wallet is begging for mercy.
And another fantastic video from seth! Well done keep up the good work
8 likes wow that’s the most I have ever has lol
Picture this. one man 7 $100.00 lights ! 😎
Don’t tempt him again
38 bucks for plastic!
How bout 999
Nox Sox = Genius. I don't know how you find these products but we'd never find them without you Seth!
Just use a pair of normal thick socks!? Prob $5 from Wal-Mart, or in your sock drawer. Or cut up a junk wetsuit and make ur own.
Pointless product IMO...for those with money to burn
Yay! I love this channel, and especially this series!
Good honest review's. I go on really long 1000+ mile bicycle expedition tours in the U.S. Because I'm so hard on bicycle components I cruse the mountain bike, and down hill videos for reviews on bicycle gear. I've made my own panniers and a aero front basket with a wind screen out of plastic sign board like what campaign signs are made of, zip ties, and I layer the panniers in gorilla tape because they take a beating. My headlights are $1 flashlights from Walmart mounted on my basket with a hole cut through the windscreen. People all the time ask me where I bought my front basket from, their eyes usually glaze over when I tell them I made it. The components I make have lasted me years and I've forgotten how many thousands of miles. If I'm going to spend more than $300 it better be for the big three, Brakes, Wheels, Drivetrain.
You make the best videos ever i love watching them and i watch them over over again because they are so good keep it up seth
10:40 I still prefer a mount that acts as a predetermined breaking point over ripping my expensive spotlight apart incase I crash.
Every time I see the notification come in for a new video from Seth’s Bike Hacks I drop every thing I’m doing to watch it! Your videos are the BEST!!! Keep up the good work!!
Seth I really appreciate that you tried really hard to get a video out for us. THANKS
The last light was more expensive than my bike🤣🤘
(Gt aggressor pro)
Tricia Flanagan lmao 😂
Everybody starts somewhere lol
I love the bike... I’ve never had any thing else so I don’t think I’m missing out! I’m saving for a diamondback atroz 3😃
I have the same bike
I had an aggressor for years and it makes a fantastic beginner bike.
I’ve never ridden a mountain bike in my life yet I still watch these videos.
HEY Seth! love the vids now. Keep it up
I really tried, but I COULD NOT get past the Growler Grabber without commenting. Holy crap! I am absolutely going to rock one of those on the greenway event rides here in Bentonville! That is guaranteed laughter for anyone who sees it. Now I just have to decide what sort of insanity I'm going to stick to, or write on the side of it. I was in tears with your comment about it protecting it, and then the sound effect of your cranks hitting it on every revolution. CLASSIC Seth stuff....top notch!
thanks for being honest - and funny. I like the "blue" brushes :)
I love your videos. I have been dealing with anxiety for the better part of two months. There are pretty much only two things that keep me sane. My hardtail; and your videos. Keep up the great work.
Your the best UA-camr ever. Keep up the good work
Agreed
Yo I was the first one to comment let’s go
after school i just scroll down through all Seth's vids that i've watched until i have found a video i have not watched and then i watch it! thank you Seth for amazing content!
I have a couple of the smaller exposure lights and have had them for 4 years and still work perfect with very little loss in run time. Considering how short the life on the cheaper lights were the exposure lights have been a good investment.
Absolutely love my exposure lights, I have tried many alternatives and they simply arn’t upto the mark. Living in the UK if I want to ride post work for roughly 5 months of the year I’m into night riding so for me they are worth the money for the extra performance reliability and company backup you get.
If night riding was a novelty I did a couple of times a year rather than 4-5 times a month there’s no way I’d be spending that much
Thursdays are good again! Always look forward to new SBH vids!!
I have one of the older Topeak ratchets with fixed torque bits instead of the adjustable and really like it. The nice thing about the bits is they are just standard 1/4" hex bits, so you can easily replace them or add additional bits that are not provided in the kit. I am pretty sure the ratchet is actually made for Topeak by VIM Tools. They have the exact same head on several of their HBR series ratchets.
Seth you are my favourite mtb channel!!
I tore my ACL for a second time(different knees) while biking on spring break this year and will need surgery this summer so I will not be biking much but the video was still fun to watch
Good job Seth!
The person who found the GoPro gear would immediately recognize your footage, if they ride that is.
But what if it were karma, and that's the same guy they did steal the bike from in one of the last videos, the one they found in between trees.
Love this video! Really like the concept of that Dakine bag. Not just for travel, but to keep everything organized. As opposed to just throwing it all in the trunk of my car.
@Seth's Bike Hacks Is that the top of Kitsuma in the chair review?
This could have been 10 separate videos. I respect the level of detail you reviewed each item. Good video
Bike hack: for a chain stay protector wrap some paracord around it so you have a chain stay protector and some rope just in case you need it.
l like this one, beats wearing a paracord bracelet around your wrist, tends to shift around a lot and can be quite annoying
Nice!
Scrubza voice echo effect made my day.
Great reviews!
Me: Watching Through Old Seth Vids While Waiting For His New Bike Video...
I’ve watched this same video like 4 times now, great video!!
Keep it up Seth!!!
10 product and 10 bike hacks videos are best. ❤️
I absolutely love that Topeak mini tool. I've got the one without the torque adaptor, because I don't need it on the trail, but the little ratchet is just so so cool and nice to use.
A standard Mini tool will usually hit on something in the vicinity - so you make half a turn, pull it out, turn it back, put it back in... Turn a bolt five rotations like this and you're furious. With the tiny ratchet, it is a matter of seconds. Need more torque? Stick the extension into the end of the handle! Genious!
Seth can you do a review for seat post suspension? Its a hardtail upgrade. Thanks!
Dang. New, last minute video, that's good, with all that lost content? This is why you da man.
dammit I'm so quick I have to wait because the HD isn't done uploading through youtube yet
I am so fast when i ride bike lights they dont work (i am faster than light) :v
Hi Seth
Just want to say I love how detailed your reviews are and I look forward to every new upload as it’s always something new
Keep up the good work
You are my favourite MTB youtuber and I WANT MORE VIDEOS
Exposure lights are big $$$ but my Strada (for road bike) and Diablo & MaxxD (for MTB, same setup as Seth showed, even the same mounts!) are 7 to 8 years old now and have never missed a beat, never come off during a fall, never let me down. Worth the investment as that's what they are.
Exactly.
They should urgently review their clamp offering though. But there are no better bike lights overall, period. I wish I could afford them!
Mind u, I rarely night ride!
Why don't you test Lupine lights intead of the Exposure one's
Seth's definition of "cheap" is definitely not directed towards broke high school kids
Actually that chair looks really nice. Most lawn chairs are super bulky, and that one is tiny. Only 40 dollars sounds amazing
Hey Seth I just started riding on trails. I'm only thirteen but your vids have motivated me to try them out and somehow I'm rlly good for a starter
Seth: Be a responsible rider
Also Seth: Drinks beer and whiskey while riding...
Always love your reviews - honest, brutal, no holds barred, the way it should be 👍
I was the first to like your awesome video keep up the amazing work
IAN RIDES I was man
@@maximilianvonstern6365 my comment is the oldest time comment
So was I
Hey Seth’s Bike Hacks, I’ve got a KILLER hack that I don’t think I’ve seen you use. When it comes to cleaning your chain/cassette, NOTHING works better than automotive brake cleaner. It literally melts the gunk right off, with little to no scrubbing. And if you get any overspray on anything it’ll actually just clean it. So no worries about getting any on your brakes, it’s actually good for them. It completely evaporates in seconds and it won’t harm the finish. And at $2 a can you really can’t beat it.
Have you tried the Magicshine MONTEER 6500? It looks great.
I have a Magicshine light and it's not bad but the handlebar mount is a joke. The rubber O-ring used to hold it on broke within three months.
the sarcasm in these videos are amazing
"Likes to pedal?"
Who do you think we are... Xc riders?
Thanks so much 4 bother to posting even after loosing your camera, keep it up as always, we really apriciate it.
Growler Grabber... That cracked me up. I think it would need a different name in the UK!
I thought he was about to review Trump!
Big bottle bucket?
@@jamesengledow lol
Great video Seth! Always love your product reviews. I have both of the Exposure lights, they are incredibly bright, super high quality, and near indestructible. The floodlight has different modes that you can program to suit how long you want to ride, but I leave it on program 1, which uses a gyroscope and accelorometer to adjust the brightness automatically. As for the mounts, I agree that what is supplied with the helmet light is very inadequate. I use the gopro style mount instead, with my helmet's built-in mount, with a safety lanyard in case of a crash. This works well for me. As for the floodlight bar mount, I have had no issues with it despite several crashes. But I don't shred as hard as Alex and yourself. If you do a lot of night riding as I do, in my opinion these lights are worth the expense.
Seth can you do a review on one of the mountain bikes in the Carrera range?
sadly, seth lives in the U.S and they don't have Halfords. from what I've seen, Carreras are better than walgooses on the most part, they have threadless headsets and disk brakes that work, they just come poorly adjusted
Good video Seth, keep it up 👍
World you consider making a video on bicycle seats?
I think it varies way too much, my favorite is a bare carbon fiber seat on my road bike (nicknamed the "@$$ hatchet", it also is great for opening letters and packages...). Looks menacing (do be careful when mounting dismounting, I wasn't joking about using it to open letters...), and its super light weight, even the rails are carbon fiber. I find it comfortable enough with regular padded cycling shorts. My dad hopped on my MTB and said "how do you ride that ball buster?!?" and I was like "huh? my roadbike?", nope, he was talking about my comfy MTB saddle... See, I find that one super comfy in any clothes, but apparently to him it was painful (its padded, its actually way nicer than any trash you'll find at Walmart, I find those super thick padded ones they sell under the "BELL" brand to be terrible! Some people like them...).
My cousin has a massive one on his fat bike (its actually pretty good, big springs under the saddle), and one of mine had like 3 inches of hard padding and massive springs (way bigger round than my forks), and it was great for a motorized bike I'd take off-road and ramp the terraces in the field at about 30 mph all day on a walmart hard tail. So it really varies what you're doing (that seat on my motorized bike would kill and skuff up your legs if you were pedaling for a while, but I had an engine on the bike, so... No peddling needed!)
What I like, depends on the use case (am I on the drops? Am I even pedaling? Is it off-road rippage? Is it casual commuting or full out racing? What am I wearing?), it even goes down to the temperature and rain! (carbon wipes off and dry, whammo! the thick ones may also become rock solid in below freezing temps...). Its all personal preference, and my skinny little butt probably isn't the same as everyone elses (also carbon fiber is slippery like ice on blue jeans, but grips licra shorts, I can barely stay on my road bike with normal pants...)
I just bought several things in this video (Dakine bag, Topeak tool, Bright Eyes, GoPro tripod, Trekology chair, and Scrubza) so thank you for the review!
I want to see more bmx vids if you can
Also I love your channel
Yes more bmx
I love my Topeak tool. So easy to use, and great to get the back dialed!
You do not want to know what a growler is in the UK.
I do ...
Adriaan van Elk look it up 😅😂
@@a3aan__uit389 a well-used or diseased vagina
In Yorkshire it's a pork pie
A Growler Grabber is someone who goes to jail very quickly.
I am only a “cyclist” insofar as I own a cheap bike that I occasionally ride, so I’m not really in the market for any of the products you review. That said, you make great videos. They are fun to watch, and your reviews always seem fair and smart. Nice job!
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Spot on as always Seth! Another great video! Thanks!
I wish my wife would buy me stuff 😂😂
You can get a 615 lumen head lamp at napa auto parts store for $24. Other headlights are about 60 to 80 dollars and only have around 300 lumens. Though I've never used it for night mountain biking I have used it in the woods at night and it is extremely bright and lights everything up. I think it would be a great spotlight for Seth or any other mountain biker on youtube to test out.
"To accommodate the heft of such a vessel" damn u really out here being eloquently spoken.
Nice video sethy!!!
Hi Seth
Just a hack idea:put emergency cash in your EDC multi tool
Ok, that Dakine bag looks awesome.
Smeashing video :D
And rip the go pro
1:16 WHERE?
Subscribed this week, started riding again after few years, one of the best channels on youtube!
MUD PUDDLES
And love u vids
How much travel does your fox 36 have?
All cycling product manufacturers should take advise from Seth😁😁😁. before launching a product.😏😏😏.
Akshay Borlikar I could not agree more
Maybe he is trying to get a career as a product reviewer when his UA-cam career ends