8 PRO Tips From A World Cup Bike Mechanic

[@cruxacademybike]

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[@jl-z2461]

Love seeing Barney get some shine

[@cruxacademybike]

Absolutely!

[@petercox4932]

Barney's a legend , and a shredder to boot

[@mikes.9755]

Biggest whips of any mechanic and he has to deal with Bernard’s van building skills. He is a saint.

[@cartercrawford4631]

Elliot, Barney, please do more. This is info I want my friends to know and stop asking me. You guys are legends!

[@Justforfun-ek7et]

What grease do y’all recommend for all the serviceable parts? Thanks for sharing all this information!

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

Fantastic stuff Elliot.

[@jugaloo5873]

The drop test!!

[@jokermtb]

Did Barney glue on that chainstay slap rubber? If so, what does he use? And, nice preview on BK's 2023 race bike that now matches his helmet

[@centroelettricitaspinea3422]

Great Guy Barney!

[@crankshoptv]

This dude knows his shit.

[@scottzozordan4449]

What’s with the old Continental tires on that Phoenix? World Champs bike that you are keeping time period correct?

[@peterkelly7937]

thought the same thing

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

Great video! I have a question. Why do mechanics always hang the bike in the stand by the seat post? Dropper up and clamp on the post? This seems like it may damage the post? What is the benefit of that method over clamping it on the top tube? Thanks!

[@Quedz9]

Top tube is usually carbon. Carbon does not like to be clamped

[@DarkRiderMotovlogs]

@@Quedz9 interesting, ok. Thanks!

[@janeblogs324]

Top tube is not round anymore either

[@colbysmith3026]

Unless your primary way of storing the bike is in a stand on the dropper, it has no effect. Just make sure the stand has a rubber interface, if its not then put a shop rag around the stanchion before clamping.

[@jokermtb]

it's not a dropper post - but a regular seatpost

[@lexusstefan927]

As a regular mechanic myself i agree with the chain part, been replacing my chain every 3to4 months and I'm still on the same 12 spd XT cassette i bought back in second half of 2019 Really doesn't take too long to wipe off access and get your chain checked for wear with a chain checker

[@AntonisMoutsios]

how can i be a mechanic on downhill world cup?

[@stevenkilleen8149]

Been a mechanic for over 20 years 4 on f 18s i do this all bolt check clean lub bike tpsi and every 25 h pull everything apart re grease

[@AMM1998]

You type like you've been huffing paint for over 20 years

[@highlandhillwalkin]

I thought that checking spoke tension would be another tip so your front wheel doesn't collapses on big jumps/ hard landings 😂😂

[@bhew7409]

hardline flashbacks 😅

[@highlandhillwalkin]

@@bhew7409 not a peep was said about the hardline wheel when it happened, I'm sure spoke tension will be in Barney's own top 5 tips 👍..... Maybe they edited it out?

[@dyslexiusmaximus]

Cool vid

[@bikedude019]

I thought suspensions were serviced after each day on WC.

[@pulex73]

the music is annoying, totally distracting. though the track is nice. but wtf? its an interview!

[@thomchambers6469]

Greased AND locktited?? Is that not counterproductive?

[@SteveSolomonHUN]

He didn't mean greasing the threads on a bolt, but rather the flat, contact surface, which you have at the linkage, shock, wheel axle, etc. Of course you put locktite only on the threaded surface. Although there are some cases where locktite is not needed, than you put grease on the thread, but that is rare.

[@bimfred]

don’t wash your bike unless you are or can afford a mechanic basically

[@slide_drexler]

There is a company called Token that makes headsets/bottom brackets. They should have sponsored Eliot when he was racing.😂

[@asifitmatters1]

It’s really strange to hear some who basically just hit double digits say “back in the day”…