How Engineers TEST Mountain Bike Parts in a Real R&D Lab!

[@CaneCreekCycling]

Thanks for stopping by Seth! We had a blast showing you around our facility and putting your fork to the test on the “Cane Creek Smasher 2.0” ! - See ya on the trails

[@InsanercYT]

I love your cane creek series 10 but could you please bring back an ec34 straight steer 1/18 aheadset? I love my 90s 1 inch version

[@CaneCreekCycling]

Thanks for the support @@InsanercYT ! We still offer the classic ec34 1 1/8 straight headset in our 110 Series (backed by our lifetime guarantee) | EC34/28.6/H16 | EC34/30 part number: BAA0163K

[@jack.3991]

What happened to 1.0?

[@ameraldas3641]

@@jack.3991 They made a new fork and it didn't go high enough

[@deceivetilltheybeleive4399]

He never said “we are doing something a little different, but kinda the same”

[@RealMTBAddict]

Cry

[@JCintheBCC]

Well, it’s a lot different from usual, I guess.

[@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things]

Now I have depression 😥

[@vilitspiipol]

Thank god he didn't

[@MichaelRei99]

It was kind of different but very different

[@domingosvarelamarreiros7490]

As a Mechanical Engineering student this is incredibly interesting and fun to watch! Great video as always Seth. But, seing engineers use imperial units instead of SI units just... hurts.

[@spoonlesscorey1628]

Its all too common. I’m an engineer in the aviation industry, and everything is in imperial. Our turbo-machinery guys even use Rankin in all their engine calcs. Its just something you’ll have to get used to. I personally just do all my work in SI and make the conversions when I write reports or make drawings.

[@RockyPondProductions]

@@spoonlesscorey1628 Making conversations all the time is a sure-fire way to introduce error into your analysis. It is best to work with the original units because that is the way things were designed. NASA lost a $100 million plus space craft due to similar reasons

[@danielgriffin8311]

What's really fun is working in the packaging industry, and getting to report results in mixed units like gram/inch

[@Bozza36]

It is so stupid. SI units were introduced to fix the problem, and Americans still use their imperial system...

[@Adub86]

Because America kicks ass. 🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@rock012182]

Very cool video! It was fun seeing some “professional” hacks!! 😁

[@doxielain2231]

snort. That's called engineering.

[@WeekendPirate]

This actually makes me feel a lot better about my bike on rough trails. Didn't think they went this extensive into testing. Awesome to see!

[@CaneCreekCycling]

Thank you! We take a lot of pride in our products and our customers satisfaction. Make sure to stop buy our shop if you're in western NC!! You can schedule on our website.

[@craigsawyer6453]

No better advertising than seeing the real thing and the real people. Great way to build brand loyalty and educate enthusiasts at the same time.

[@FoCoFlowShow]

“You’re not a MAN unless you can CAN.” … lol … that belongs on a new COGNATIVE MTB shirt - awesome video

[@camronsoulsby7225]

It said u not a man if u can’t can

[@timgarland8619]

More of this sort of thing, please! I love a good factory tour, especially if there is destruction testing involved!

[@CaneCreekCycling]

We would love to do a more in depth tour of testing on our production products.

[@JCintheBCC]

Next week’s episode: “How to build a fork service station for your garage”

[@driftadvocate1839]

you already know he upgrading lol

[@yavorapostolov2979]

Thats for sure!

[@HannyDart]

man it would have been so interesting seeing the actual data on the dyno and comparing it to the helm-plots :O

[@hotzesybesma8549]

5:11 really is the best part of the video

[@2dthoughts]

That look Rufus gave when he pressed that together Lol 😂

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

The speed ramp on the footage for a moment was perfect.

[@johnjohannesjuan]

I really love this. They actually showed some real engineering stuff. So many companies are just way too secretive nowadays and don't show anything except for glossy PR footage.

[@iamsmashy]

4:22 “Alexander and I bought two matching Walmart hard tails”. Believe it or not they were full suspension, although from the video I think you’d be forgiven for thinking it was anything but a hardtail lol. Also, ME student here and this was AWESOME. I wonder if the engineers get compensated for their time logging data on the trails 🤔

[@chrisgenovese8188]

the fact they can record specific trails and test them is the coolest thing ive seen all day on YT. i would love to work in R&D, if i was smarter and more motivated.

[@DavidMaruca_]

Thank you for the inside-look! Love cane creek's products and will definitely continue to support these awesome developers

[@CaneCreekCycling]

Thank you!!!!

[@perkristianeriksen8095]

Im so glad that big KZbin'rs can do this kind of things. And Shearer it with all of us that can't go and wisit these kind of things. Please do more Seth.

[@strangelyfamiliar1729]

I'm glad u moved, at 5:18, when the machine was spazzing out otherwise I'm not sure if I would have believed the scene was actually real. I may have figured it was CGI or something. That was insanely fast!

[@PhiLoSoPheR_NonSenSe]

This is freaking informative. Research into bikes with respect to and not limited to ergonomics only are qualitatively detailed. Thanks so much for your hard work and making my day as entertaining as always!

[@pierinovatta1391]

Very very cool. I have the fortunate experience of visiting some R and D facilities and it goes without saying, the companies that actually do R and D are generally the more expensive products for a damn good reason.

[@rubenvor]

Man that was fun to watch! Keep visiting factories and show us their machines. This in similar to that show How it's Made. Love it!

[@EnduroFuss]

My favorite episode in a while. Thanks Seth.

[@coreystrong4384]

Any work place that has dogs, is a place worthy of my viewing time. This was a great insight to a very cool place. Thanks for the video

[@GroovyCycleworks]

All right Seth, You more than earned my subscribe with this video. Anybody who custom fabricates to this level for the sheer joy of a prank is someone I have to follow. We’ll done!

[@michaelmechex]

Wow, what an amazing video! That's so cool that they let you show all that cool testing equipment, that doesn't happen very often in the industry. Lots of interesting stuff!

[@StaggerLee68]

There is almost nothing more fun than destructive testing, eh? It's not often we get to be involved with such things but the information is priceless if you get the chance. Well played, Seth.

[@Jacob99174]

This makes me appreciate Cane Creek products far more!

[@daylightsensor8695]

this different content is so fresh once in a while, I love the branching out

[@jimmyl.bakerjr.7026]

I've always wondered how mtb parts are tested and improved from year to year. Well, now I know! Great video and at least we know Cane Creek is doing their part to ensure that they produce good parts that are safe.

[@CaneCreekCycling]

And there is even so much more! Glad you appreciate the effort we put in to every product.🙏

[@cartercalibrations]

I really like all your videos, but this was absolutely awesome. Thanks for sharing this experience !!

[@BiosElement]

This is probably my favorite video you've done, getting to see the work put into different parts, the human ingenuity behind them and their willingness to have some fun breaking stuff is awesome!

[@jipasd]

I remember a friend of mine snapping one of those Marzocchi 130 mm forks back some 20 years ago. Was long suspension and cheap for the time. It just flat out broke, so this one was much safer. At least in this test. Not to forget that everything fails when you give it enough abuse.

[@spevakdesigns]

Recently landed a job building up test fixtures and equipment for a local company. Start next month. Stoked to learn about a new field and build new skills!

[@YOEL_44]

Linus in the Intel factory Seth in the Cane Creek factory I mean, you're like the LTT of bikes, just saying...

[@sweeflyboy]

Exactly! They even use some of the same jazz pieces as background music!

[@chrisbell7115]

Can we get Linus to visit Berm Peak to do a server update for Seth? Seth can take Linus round Berm Park :D

[@mysterious_czrs]

@@chrisbell7115 I think Gamer's nexus would be better suited for berm peak since Steve a decent mountain biker and probably could ride some of it.

[@SaitoGray]

@@chrisbell7115 The neet thing is that their about the same size, Linus could totally fit on Seth bikes.

[@YOEL_44]

@@SaitoGray lol

[@DaveMustaine.]

I love your videos and the content. It's always entertaining and informative at the same time. Thank you, Seth!

[@WW226]

Using the music from Syd fixes bikes channel at 6:25 lol love it

[@1BastiSeba]

Great video. This is why a like this channel. A lot of mix quality content

[@chrisfarnsworth7474]

The hole in the bench with a jig for servicing your forks is a definite hack. Borrowing that. Excellent content 👍 respect from Uk

[@makisbairamoglou7821]

I love these guys.They are like field engineers :) Thanks for the video Seth!

[@chimps4gimps]

I don’t think I’ll be breaking my Helm coil anytime soon 😂 Good to see ‘No brakes’ Nate 👌🏼

[@guyd4067]

Gotta love Cane Creek. My old Bonty went through three until I installed a CC headset.

[@B1KER]

That was fun to watch. I always enjoy seeing how things are made.

[@t.p.209]

I wanted to see their suspension fork hold up under the weight drop! Great video! Looks like fun!✌️😁

[@AZMTB]

No Brakes Nate! Great vid Seth, very cool that they're doing all of that engineering in-house.

[@danielthompson7791]

I thought it was him!

[@big-8-head]

@@danielthompson7791 Where is Bobo?

[@bwhittam]

Thanks for the great video! That was fun to watch!

[@idcanthony9286]

This was awesome! Hope to see more videos like this in the future.

[@christiandruan]

I love my cane creek e-wings, cool seeing the factory where they are built!

[@stujm8376]

Very cool, as someone raised in an engineering house I love this stuff

[@tsh_teo]

Seth is the all-time king in torture testing bike products, prove me wrong

[@brgy.looper9552]

This was an episode that I actually learned something and find it entertaining at the same time!

[@xpobre317x]

If there was somebody like you around when I was riding I probably would have stuck with it. You make learning about stuff not suck. 👍

[@ianfurqueron5850]

Very cool. Makes me feel better about the two Helm forks I have, although I never had any doubts about them.

[@CaneCreekCycling]

Thanks for trusting our forks for your bikes!!!🙌

[@haddedoussama14]

Really wanted to see inside the developpement office. Guess it's mechanical engineers' heaven

[@zewizarde2865]

I'm a ingineering student and i'd like to work the the mountanbike industry, this video is really cool, thank you seth !

[@joro8604]

Inspirational for what our work can be. Makes me want to buy their stuff in the future. Happy dogs too.

[@ShadmanKhan]

Man that priceless expression at 5:21 😂😂

[@branstark123]

Awesome video! Love seeing how parts are developed and tested.

[@Medevil9908]

That press at 2:22 looks like an arbor press. They have that distinct curve in the body.

[@mikejefferson1284]

As an engineer I have to say that I’d appreciate more of these vids , top stuff 👍👍👍😞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👍

[@IMikePlays]

Ever since this video I started trusting the Suntour brand and bought a used XCR32 Coil, I can't really complain for the price per performance since I get what I pay for but man is it durable! Did a few jumps and trails with it, once the stiction gets gummy I just service the lowers then it's good to go again 😁😁

[@eddyszewczyk1208]

Always a hell of a day when Seth uploads!

[@jacobmees8040]

That looks like a fun and satisfying job

[@zachblalock9446]

This whole company does the cleaner more precise tasks Seth’s yard does

[@dfw_motorrad1329]

I work on BMW motorcycles and I've 3D printed jigs and fixtures for doing fork services easier. We do have factory tools but my jigs just accompany those and make the job a lot faster, easier and cleaner. We also custom machined adapters for changing springs on ESA rear shocks. I'll definitely be stealing the mid-bench basin idea because for draining, we currently use a soft jaw vise on the edge of a bench and a drain pan on the floor.

[@collinkendall2028]

Love Cane Creek! Amazing company!

[@CaneCreekCycling]

👍👍👍 Thanks!!

[@Dadbot]

You probably hear this a lot but… I don’t mtb. Never have and likely never will. I don’t even have friends that do it. But I love these videos. Your presentations are perfectly done.

[@frankbaconmachinery]

Love the testing equipment! We are a manufacturer of tensile, compression and fatigue (durability) testing systems! Great test lab and great video!

[@polandadam98]

1:14 Sounds like carpal tunnel to me lol, I mean they could easily make a attachment for a arbor press or just a simple pivot press.

[@NevadaSmith2]

I think Seth is the only KZbinr who knows that it’s “without further ado” and not “without further *or do* “

[@PabzRoz]

I've never heard anyone on youtube say "without further or do" wtf lmfao

[@NevadaSmith2]

@@PabzRoz dude. Pay attention. Sooooo many say that. It’ll annoy you like crazy. Everyone from more many stream vloggers to niche channels say it.

[@stolamal]

Hello there that Pisgah shirt makes me chuckle everytime i see it , here in Poland we have a slang word Pizga which sounds very smiliar to it and means feeling extreme cold.

[@Kcducttaper1]

Man, that was super interesting! As a 150 pound guy, I've blown through 2 forks. First one was a "Next" WalFart special, so no surprise there. The upper stanchions cracked and sent the wheel out front from, I guess, jumping too hard. Second one was a RockShox Judy fork. Somehow I managed to break the bridge connecting the 2 lower stanchions, so my wheel went all kinda of floppy. I'm currently rocking a Fox Float 32, but I'm kinda paranoid sometimes because I can feel a decent bit of flex sometimes. Been casually considering upgrading to a Stepcast 34.

[@dan_the_man_flips4587]

“You ain’t a man if u can’t can”… a motto I will forever carry with me.

[@betterthannotgoodmtb]

This video made me happy to at least have a CC headset. Thanks for the video!

[@lanwickum]

arbor presses are excellent, press hard and still have "feel". Used them at CAT dealer rebuilding components daily. Now farm and have one on my shop bench.

[@eddiecb1990]

7:30 in is like my home test of driving into garage with bike upsidedown on the roof racks 😂.... Twice lol

[@johnbertram]

Looks like a properly chilled place to work!

[@patrickglenn2969]

More like this please! These are so fun

[@HelplmAlive]

I have a Cane Creek Hellbender headset on my bike. Also love to see these manufacturer contents.

[@nathandavies327]

This was really interesting, really enjoyed it

[@Pesmog]

Respect to Cane Creeks testing protocols. They test things so that they are safe from customers like me, who has been using one of their Thudbuster suspension seats for 2000 miles at 30lb heavier than their declared safe weight limit. Its been fine. 👍

[@akairborne]

7:34 Seth! Put your eye-pro on when your trying to break metal things!!!

[@willlanier4319]

As usual, very interesting video. I would really have liked to see how a high-end fork measured up to the smasher!

[@myusername570]

I put a helm mk2 on my hightower and its been amazing. Glad to see it gets tested hard for my giant self

[@robertmeyer8735]

I think those forks are the M3030's that I have on my 2021 Cannondale trail eight, I don't think I'll ever push them that hard, but it makes me glad I've got Rock Shox on my full squisher!

[@fuskeiro79]

Awesome vídeo brother! Great content! Keep the good work!

[@mingDynasty29]

@5:14 Grab me that machine! But sir its a fork stress tester! *GRAB ME THAT MACHINE!*

[@Omorak]

don't belive i take more then 24 hours to watch this amazing video, to be honest the video is better then what seems

[@DesertTuna]

This was awesome as thanks man

[@anianprice5642]

this vid is so cool love it seth

[@topspot4834]

LOL the way Rufus looked at you 🤣😂

[@creativespace8637]

2:30 oh my gosh it’s a Fork-Captain 😂

[@MoOutdoorsandReviews]

awesome video, it was really interesting to see the stress tests they do

[@crt5866]

This was so fun to watch

[@TheBassman396]

I have some cane creek rims that are still going from the 90s and their yellow awesome stuff

[@peterzwik1128]

This was fun to watch

[@Goatee_yay]

Great episode! Second only to the saw mill visit.

[@Nicroh]

You could have tripled the length of this video! Love learning about this stuff.

[@DeeEight]

Back in the old days, a lot of frames would fail in that sort of impact test that broke the fork steerer. I can recall a sunday in 1993 when I saw a guys walking out of the woods, with full face helmet and body armor, but carrying an Proflex full suspension XC bike with the headtube snapped off.

[@TheDustAutumn]

"that's the beauty of steel it doesn't catastrophically fail, it just bends a little" shots fired at carbon

[@hogsrmylifetbj]

I love how Seth’s prediction was that it will hold up fine and the pros were like no way it’s going to break and they were completely right lol