Fix a broken spoke with a Lego!

[@Rxzzler]

I would definitely use the custom aluminum lego/technic bricks like that to be sure it wouldn’t explode

[@outsidebrendan]

I'd bet money that the plastic ones would handle the forces better. Just because of the plasticity. Not certain though, but would be fun to test!

[@shahtayyib]

@@outsidebrendan aluminium isn't particularly rigid, so i don't think it would be an issue.

[@Pompomo]

​@@outsidebrendan

[@Shivumgrover]

​@@Pompomo

[@badfellow8422]

​@@outsidebrendan I'd bet money against you

[@uncreativeoriginality6453]

As a professional bike spoke cutter, this makes my job significantly harder.

[@outsidebrendan]

We're onto you

[@YOUR_NARRATOR975]

But if you really need to, you can

[@Diamondsigmaspaceb]

@@YOUR_NARRATOR975 you must be one too

[@YOUR_NARRATOR975]

@@Diamondsigmaspaceb nope

[@Diamondsigmaspaceb]

@@YOUR_NARRATOR975 that’s something a professional bike spoke cutter would say

[@randomistmech]

I've broken pedals, forks, axles, cranks, a frame, bars, a stem, a saddle, a few rear mechs, many chains... you know what I've never broken? A spoke in the middle.

[@JeremyFacer]

That’s bc they will never break in the middle. Almost always they break at the bend where they’re weakest

[@Gisae]

This...

[@MaYbYl8eR]

My thought exactly

[@billkillernic]

the icing is that its not how spokes work I mean the two ends he created are not going to pull apart as the bike goes (so the lego piece pulling them back together) but they will push against each other so the legopiece is useless... the only reason nothing happened is because there are all the other spokes in the wheel that hold his weight and so that broken one doesnt matter (or in other words its ends dont push that much against each other cause the other spokes prevent that)

[@ameunier41]

​@@billkillernic sorry to bring it to you, but spokes work in tension. It might seems strange but it's actually the upper spoke that support the weight while the other spokes keeps the shape of the wheels

[@tatsuyashiba6931]

> pulls up at bike shop > drops bike with legos in the spoke > refuses to elaborate further > leaves

[@outsidebrendan]

Perfect.

[@FC24PremierLeague]

Sigma

[@Jordan-rb28]

😂😂😂😂

[@AbhishekMasne]

Absolute chad

[@PilotPianoGuy]

Really? I've broken so many 😢 Once I fell on a 15ft gap jump and my knee went through my spokes. Snapped like 6. It was a lovely fall.

[@eddieguns7091]

This is exactly what I’d picture a cyclist do performing a mechanic repair

[@TR-sg9jc]

Yeah doing this makes no sense

[@Fortenurg]

Yea I agree lmao

[@bormz7191]

lmao facts

[@VinnytotheK]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jrshaul]

Maybe just carry a...spoke? Put the damn thing in the seatpost.

[@wockyslush3038]

I love seeing legos being used for non-lego applications

[@storrho]

You'd love my mom

[@Quinnebaug]

I've never walked home from a ride due to a broken spoke lmao

[@GuaranteeLaugh]

*who cares 😂* BTW my content is the best 💪

[@eljames4741]

​@@GuaranteeLaugh Hey dude

[@user.10.]

​@@GuaranteeLaughThe only thing your content is best at is being absolutely dogshit lol

[@jonathanv9587]

No joke. You can ride home with a broken spoke.

[@50k50000000000000000]

I think this is for the fat people

[@ianthegoat8683]

Thank you for sacrificing a spoke for us🙏

[@mythcat1273]

I'd question my life if I was repairing a bike in a bike shop and saw a spoke held together with a lego💀💀💀

[@nekto4658]

I would tell him the bike is in its greatest condition

[@somerandomguywastaken]

Average Halfords repair

[@ExtraSense1]

"Loosen up the nipple" 🤣

[@andreithecoronationclass1784]

The emoji should be 💀

[@ExtraSense1]

@@andreithecoronationclass1784 nah

[@that_flight_guy]

That sound pretty hard

[@molag-ballordofdomination2065]

​@@that_flight_guy no, he's pretty hard

[@DJMoth03]

whats funny

[@purple_sprite]

You can ride the bike with one broken spoke, its not that big of a deal where you have to bend the spoke and put a lego in it

[@WVRLXCK]

I rode with around 5 missing for a year, only replaced it 3 months ago when I bought new rims and everything

[@Em70770]

Nah I'm gonna fix it..

[@Ak_4k]

1 spoke.......youl be alright

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

​@@WVRLXCK sam pilgrim rode a hardtail with 6 spokes in the rear wheel down a flight of 60 concrete stairs and it stayed straight. This video is made purely to pull in engagement to this shite channel

[@kirronsnijder9663]

I have been riding my bike for years missing close to 7 spokes on 1 wheel, which granted is not used as a mountainbike but i used quite heavily never had a problem lol

[@jimihenrik11]

You can safely ride with one spoke missing. Just make sure the broken spoke doesn't pierce the tire.

[@kricho69]

Never had a spoke broken in that place. They mostly brake on the bolt, on the edge of the rim were the spoke begins.

[@tipsysmichigander6483]

Who would be concerned about replacing a single spoke anyways? Not to mention this fix does not work the way he thinks it does. This does not fix weight distribution because the Lego brick will never be strong enough the way it is installed!

[@rngsmiles3979]

@@tipsysmichigander6483 you must not have seen how out of true a wheel missing a spoke is.

[@somerandomguywastaken]

​@@rngsmiles3979 yh no, not really. One spoke it's nearly irrelevant. If u have time, go over your wheels and you might find a few spokes that are completely loose, basically like they aren't there.

[@SameAsAnyOtherStranger]

Good point. I'm in the ride it until you have time to fix it camp.

[@snowyfolfskyroo2739]

Y'all I know jack shit about bicycles I am over here just cracking up at "loosen the nipple"

[@NoneNullAnd0]

Gotta give them a solid twist.

[@theuglydumpling4772]

It’s the piece that the spoke screws into, in order to attach to the rim

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

Free the nipple!!! Brendan: ehhhh, mebbe just loosen

[@limaxhd1948]

a spoke never breaks at that spot.

[@5hif7yx86]

bingo

[@djSpinege]

have you ever seen a well use BMX wheel? they break in the middle and the hub.

[@187mrsmith]

Tik tokers be like hey I found a way for a piece of spaghetti to hold my glasses on my face then when you go to the Glass Guy don't say anything leave it out of context hehe smh LMAO

[@dropclock.]

bro why do yt shorts users hate tik rokers so much💀

[@Bigjonstud187]

This comment is as dumb as this video lol

[@Bigjonstud187]

​@@dropclock. because your all going to hell

[@TkpeBdh]

Let's give him some great respect for demonstrating us with breaking his own spoke which he has to repair later after this vid

[@ThePigKnight]

I feel like this would cause more problems than just leaving the broken spoke alone.

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

No. You can't ride with a broken spoke mate.

[@smileyguyz]

@@uncletiggermclaren7592 yes you can lol, it's just not the best option.

[@EddieTheH]

​@@smileyguyz Yeah, I'd just twist it round the spoke next to it to stop it twanging.

[@samhiggs5155]

@@uncletiggermclaren7592 once I broke 4 spokes on my back wheel on a ride, still got home fine and the bike works fine after replacing them

[@Ton12]

Good thing I carry Legos everywhere I go.

[@japserrwik4656]

Good thing I'm always carrying a bag of legos with me whenever I go biking.

[@vinnieleader]

Spokes usually break at one end and not in the middle. I build and repair bike wheels.

[@simonm1447]

Yeah, the spokes which broke on my hub motor commuter always broke at one of the ends

[@georgiaarmon3180]

Never have I once had one brake like this in my 22 years of riding ahah

[@GoatyHerps]

The block is for the spoke, not the brakes.

[@yhnah1329]

​@@GoatyHerps He misspelt break lol

[@god_dawm]

That's really true.I fixed my brakes with Lego's lol

[@DonderRob]

Never seen or had a spoke brake in the middle

[@alexisrodriguez6526]

Had one snap on me mid-ride, trust me, it's fucking scary to hear that thing rattle

[@jaytalbot1146]

@@alexisrodriguez6526 mid ride is one thing, mid spoke is another, breaks at an end of the spoke are more common.

[@alexisrodriguez6526]

@@jaytalbot1146 it is scary regardless. Specially because you don't want it to come into contact with the disk brake

[@hiimemily]

"Loosen up the nipple to give yourself a bit of slack." Sounds like a typical Friday night.

[@hiimemily]

Had to remake this comment because y'all wouldn't behave in the replies. Be civil this time.

[@blueboxfnaf]

​@@hiimemilyYeah. Hey, I'm sorry about last time. I was defending you, people on the internet nowadays don't really think that well.

[@blueboxfnaf]

The neighbors gonna be hella confused

[@taylorhochkievich7023]

The Lego piece looked like it was hanging on by hopes and dreams

[@jamesphlames7498]

I've been riding for 40yrs and have only snapped a spoke once. I continued riding on the same wheel for about 2 months until i finally replaced it. Moral of the story is a piece of shitty plastic won't make any difference.

[@cheese2412]

That way you’ll also keep people from stepping on your bike 💀

[@truckercarter09]

🤣💀

[@agtronic]

If a spoke breaks right in the middle, you best believe you won’t be bending the ends into a tight J. Also, for those saying they never break in the middle, they definitely can. I have a Specialized mountain bike I use to run my dogs in winter and it broke two front spokes right in the middle. I suspect it had to do with the road salt or temperature changes… or both.

[@dizzydeckdog6688]

There is no way enough slack in the threads to give you that much

[@bertieballs]

Dude........he's adding the missing length with Lego.......

[@dizzydeckdog6688]

@@bertieballs I don't like funny thing. I am grumpy

[@fungussa]

Not only is it exceedingly rare for a spoke to break anywhere other than near the ends of the spoke, but any bike be will still be able to ride just fine with a a broken spoke or two. So where did you get your idea from?

[@malakaihoffman7978]

This is the most useful tip I’ve actually seen on this app, thank you!

[@garlowloke]

Man, Edward Norton really knows some handy bike tricks.

[@outsidebrendan]

Haha I get that all the time. Budget Edward Norton 😂

[@juandalepringle0123]

Instructions Unclear now there's milk everywhere 💀

[@lukewalker1051]

When you find yourself stupid, do this.

[@infernaldaedra]

Tok tok stupid

[@NishimotoBricks]

@@infernaldaedra Titkok

[@kenistanmoraes]

Usually they don't break from the middle . The spokes at most times snaps on either side ( nipple side or the hub side)

[@tenone7726]

Happened to me too. There are lots of other spokes to take rhe burden if one or two spokes broke.

[@BlackouTTProductions]

you created a solution to a nonexistent problem. great job

[@herrono4964]

Instructions unclear. I'm at the ER with one less nipple than I started with

[@outsidebrendan]

Oh dang

[@schweinigel]

In my 8 years as a bicycle mechanic, I never once saw a spoke break anywhere but the end, and neither has this guy.

[@outsidebrendan]

I've only ever broken spokes in the middle, from crashing on rocks or getting a stick in there

[@niclikescakes]

​@@outsidebrendan Really? I would have guessed that the stud portion of the spoke would be the weak point. If tension is applied to the spoke in any direction perpendicular to itself, the stress-point of said spoke would be where it meets the barrel of the wheel or the hub, at the threads, not the center of the spoke shaft.

[@a.i.privilege1233]

I replace my own spokes but this has inspired me to give the guys at the shop near me something to talk about.

[@outsidebrendan]

Haha yessss

[@_assassin25]

Me casually having plyers and Lego technic on me

[@chrish8871]

Oh ffs. When did a spoke ,ever in the history of the world, break anywhere except at the nipple of jay end. Never is when. Never ever ever

[@outsidebrendan]

Any time I’ve broken a spoke it’s been in the middle. Usually from a crash or a stick getting in there

[@somerandomguywastaken]

​@@outsidebrendan 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢

[@outsidebrendan]

@@PartyhatRS no cap. Wheel hits rock, rock breaks spokes.

[@Shwiwj]

This guy sounds like the bright side guy

[@inputfailed5359]

"... Don't provide any context..." 😅

[@demonetizedhistory5806]

This dude actually broke the spoke on his probably $1000+ bike for a KZbin short lollll

[@ØbeliskObv]

“The occasion is somehow spoiled for us unless photographed.” -Alan Watts

[@ms_miri_moo]

This is so smart! Thank you for sharing!

[@Jason-yp6jq]

Oh yes and when the lego brakes not if when your have a spike looking for your leg in no time!

[@Jackshaft]

Yeahhh, that would like to rip a little flesh

[@buildtime78years9]

he meant for emergency use only fool

[@bardownsbetterthanswish8722]

He literally said get it back to the shop

[@somerandomguywastaken]

​@@buildtime78years9 one spoke missing is not a emergency situation in the slightest. Fool

[@biosaber585]

lego is actually something I've seen people use to fix things before. It's utterly terrifying on first glance but when you realize how robust lego is.. it's really not

[@mandirigma3533]

Good tips♥️ i wish i can build mo own bike🥺

[@cyester]

The bike shop wont be shocked by the lego, they'll be shocked that the spoke broke in the middle lmao

[@ibelieveyou2066]

When you find yourself wit a broken spoke. *Cuts spoke.

[@jimbobbob9063]

A broken spoke isn’t gonna stop you from riding home to the repair shop

[@vidurbutalia2130]

RJD2 - 1976. Love it

[@TheCloud785]

Lego repair?!?! 😭 This makes my child heart happy 🤣

[@shinigami388]

hell yeah RJD2

[@rouxenophobe]

I've never seen a spoke snap in the middle, only at the J-end in my experience.

[@leperdboy2630]

The waffle house has found it’s new host

[@burgure]

The Waffle House has found it’s new host

[@leperdboy2630]

@@burgure the waffle house has found it’s new host

[@sbuck7146]

That’s cool but it also works really well if you don’t cut one of your spokes

[@fbi8857]

The Waffle House has found its new host.

[@sockforehead2941]

The Waffle House has found its new host.

[@dliakh]

Never seen a spoke break anywhere but at it's "head" (where it connects to the hub)

[@somerandomguywastaken]

Breaks at threads at the nipple often as well. Old nipples sometimes snap straight off as well. My 12yrold DJ had a nipple snapping every ride lol

[@Andreas-yz5cf]

It will work just as good with one spoke less. Just take out the loose part or wind it around a nearby spoke.

[@grantkoeller8911]

Be careful when tensioning because the end of the spoke could cause a protrusion into the inner tube.

[@SirBoomNPew]

Even if you were by some miracle able to break a spoke like that, spoked wheels are designed to keep working without 1 or 2 spokes. You can still ride the bike as opposed to wasting an hour of your life lacing toys into your wheel. This is absolutely useless.

[@chungdha]

They never break in the middle and often one of the ends

[@wheayt]

Bro that lego piece is on life support 💀

[@Onlycalm]

i use to bmx. trust u can survive with a broken spoke lol

[@whatwhat9519]

I wonder how pissed off they'll be when I finally show up. Especially if it was every spoke

[@damiondreggs3500]

Carry a bundle of bailing wire instead. It'll work better to hold the spokes together, and it can be used for 100 other things too

[@KALEBandDANgaming]

If the metal spoke breaks, the hell makes you think a plastic Lego is going to keep it together

[@MuppetJoe]

I’d love to see this Lego repair being attempted in the actual spot a spoke breaks!

[@adonian]

I was enjoying the diy hack, then you said drop it off at the repair shop without any context, I died... I would love to see that reaction.

[@stormeporm]

fun hack but if you can bring lego's and a plier to your trail you could also bring a spare spoke. Or a kevlar spoke.

[@terrymcginley7606]

To be fair if you crash hard enough to break a spoke, your gonna need some longer pieces to act as splints

[@MaNNeRz91]

That piece of Lego looked like it was about to snap the second you turn the camera off

[@WuPongPingPPing]

That's a damn good tip thanks mate

[@badgoy8439]

you can literally see the lego ripping apart after he tensions it lol

[@outsidebrendan]

Nah I just messed it up with the pliers while I was bending it. 100 miles later it’s still in there

[@cantonkorir6947]

Tech's be like WTF, useless info

[@biigg22]

“Don’t provide context” honestly I bet you’d make someone’s day if they saw you fixed a bike with a Lego piece

[@MuellerNick]

Sure, everyone has a few legos with him. No one has a zip tie.

[@Mixed_pop_up_TV]

I use Play-Doh since it can be moulded into the shape you need.

[@outsidebrendan]

Play-Doh can fix anything of course

[@miloradowicz]

Dude, I rode a bike with missing spokes all my childhood. Lego was too precious a commodity to waste.

[@outsidebrendan]

It's true they are expensive haha

[@josephreilman8527]

If you can flex the repaired spoke like that there's not enough tension on it for it to make a difference.

[@Greed...]

Me: WHERE'S MY LEGO TECHNIC BRICKS?! my friend's bike: I am truly a Lego enthusiasts

[@that_flight_guy]

Not gonna lie, that lego really looks like it is going to pop at any moment

[@outsidebrendan]

Haha 30 miles in and it's still going, kinda crazy

[@snapped4433]

If you break 1 spoke it's not to big of a worry along as you make it so it doesn't get stuck in the chain or get caught on something I rode around with 3 broken spokes for a month waiting to get it repaired and the guy said for breaking 3 spoke the wheel needed nearly no adjustments

[@Persed_off]

when he clipped the spoke with the pliers I died internaly

[@The-Pug-Experience]

"drop it off at a repair shop without any context" shop worker: uhh sir why did you leave your bike here

[@Diddley_Squat]

Haha

[@rproctor83]

This is exactly why I carry a pocket full of legos around at all time, even in my 40s, because you never know when you might need them.

[@speedpilot]

spokes usually dont break in the middle. They brake right at the ends

[@Tesoro1996]

Never in my life would I thought to call it a nipple.

[@outsidebrendan]

Believe it or not that is the correct term for it 😂

[@slncxynx6883]

I’m glad I always carry backup legos on me

[@i_am_very_schizophrenic]

Ah yes, because I am always carrying legos with me on a bike trip.

[@jared.1189]

Great song choice

[@RandalReid]

I always try to loosen up the nipple, the bike isn't even necessary

[@slimShady-73]

Nice Surge, I have one myself Lil bit heavy but great

[@outsidebrendan]

Agreed! It’s a good edc for me. A bit heavy as you said but it just fits SO much in there

[@piergiorgio919]

This adds as much strenght as clear tape

[@christianholper3696]

Yeah this will give the rim so much more stability as a non existing spoke.

[@Kalebhale98]

Bro created his own problem and fixed it💀