Money-Saving Maintenance Tips 99% Of Riders Miss

[@garyalexander3281]

Great epsiode have been regularly referring to GMBN tech for bike fixes and upgrades, along with attending local bike charity course on gear maintenance has helped me improve my mtb bike maintenance a lot, also saving me money and time in the process. Might ask for GMBN tech repair manual for Christmas looks good, thank you Anna and GMBN Tech! 😁🔧👍

[@gmbntech]

That would be a great present to ask for if you're after all our tips and tricks from our videos in one handy manual! 👍

[@davewallace9048]

All great information thank you!!

[@gmbntech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DominicAPrís]

Hi GMBN-Tech, found an old MTB dumped two years ago. Handed it into the police. They rang me a year later asking if I wanted it as no one claimed it. So I decided to make it a ‘project’. I stripped it down - the frame is carbon steel. Group set was Shimano SIS 5 x 3. The BB was steel with caged bearings. The wheels are a solid 36 spoke aluminium wheel and in good shape. Was thinking of having the frame sandblasted and resprayed. New bearings and cables would do but alternatively would an upgrade be possible with the 5 speed freewheel on it at present? Maybe its not worth doing at all. What do you think?

[@gregorytripodi6917]

great information, thanks

[@gmbntech]

Our pleasure!

[@flowstateofmind]

When is the end of the season? I ride all year...

[@TheLoamMountaineer]

Look’n Good 👍👍🇺🇸

[@soundwavesaudio1]

Ask GMBN, will my bike be ruined if I leave it outside in below freezing temperatures, it's covered but I'm curious about the seals and oil freezing, and getting damaged,

[@danielreed5461]

The oils and grass should be fine, but there's a lot of moisture suspended in the air that can cause problems. You can always turn the handlebars to be in line with the frame and remove the pedals to flatten the whole bike, and make it easier to store inside.

[@soundwavesaudio1]

@danielreed5461 that's not an option for me, I live in an rv full time, so the bikes are in the back of the rv under a bike cover. Plus having to put the bike together every time I feel like going for a ride will be a hassle.

[@olliefromthebikeboat5682]

​@soundwavesaudio1 if your bike is dry freezing temps will not have much effect. I fix a lot of bikes that live outside (mostly on boats), and other than not, cleaning them, the biggest causes of damage are. 1st exposure to rain which seaps in to bearings as well as rusting up exposed steel parts. 2nd is constant sun exposure, speeding up the ageing of tyres and other rubber parts. If you are using a cover you are mitigating both of thease. Moisture from the air will still get to exposed steel parts, but won't get in to bearings. The main thing this moisture effects is the gear and brake cables, best thing to counter that is, when they are replaced to use stainless steel and not the cheaper galvanised cables. Other thing to do is to periodically clean an regrease your headset, seat post, pedal threads, etc.

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

​@@olliefromthebikeboat5682My bicycles are privileged , as they are kept in my house which is clean . They keep that beautiful look quite well .

[@mojo3398]

i don't really enjoy working on my bike so i keep it to a minimum. also i take a lot of time with everything. i could be working my job or riding my bike in that time. so it might be more cost efficient for me to let stuff rot a bit.

[@Aradi84]

#AskGMBNTech greetings anna and owen, i have a quaetion about my tyres, im not sure what went wrong, i thought my wheels had to be trued, and when i check and double checked and also had a mechanic check, the wheels r stright as an arrow, however the tyres seem to sway, its not really affecting my ride, is there a solution? even thu the tyres are a few years old its been rarely used

[@JeffMTBinVA]

Thanks Anna. Great video and all things I want to learn to do especially the bearings. #ASKGMBNTECH Would you guys please do a video about rear wheel removal with sram transmission? Maybe I'm overthinking or misunderstanding but the way the axle mates up with the udh hardware I don't want to mess up the derailleur alignment since they can be touchy.

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

Not that difficult . The derailleur hanger sleeve's onto the rear axle .

[@AlexanderJensen09]

keep on top counter: 152 😮😮😮

[@polojoe2]

How to videos… 🎉👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼

[@gmbntech]

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[@crankshoptv]

Don't wash it as much.

[@Velo1010]

Yea! I wash only if it gets muddy. A dusty bike is a bike that gets ridden because it’s not a trophy.

[@ZackN-s2k]

@anna Ur look even more vibrant after Ur vacation, always gr8 info on Ur channel, I rarely need to service the bike as it's not as harsh conditions here, I did however use some of the tips given by doddy Owen and you very grateful for this channel 🙏

[@CH-gm1pp]

I remember when I was OCD and I would check my chain and everything else. Now I just ride it until it breaks and I'm a lot happier. and stuff doesn't break very often because they make pretty good bikes these days. My last chain and rear cassette lasted at least 10,000 miles before they started skipping. I doubt she even checks all this stuff on her own bike.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

I can't stand creaks and rattle so I often remove everything to clean and inspect my bikes, it's not OCD it's more like developing a routine to buy some peace and quiet moments on the trails 😂

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

​@@ghostAFskyAll bicycles make a bit of noise like tyre and suspension movement . Computer sensors and microswitches make a faint sound which is normal according to Sigma Sport . I have used their products for many years .

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

A pampered and well cared for bicycle is a "HAPPY" bicycle .

[@crankshoptv]

This guy gets it.

[@yasentube4061]

@@CH-gm1pp me too. I used to be also very OCD in my old bike. But nowadays bikes are made in mind with the idea most people can’t or can’t be bothered to clean and grease their bike. Example I have a RockShox Zeb and I serviced it 2 months ago still buttery smooth. honestly cant be bothered to take it apart, and service it. its easy i would recommend it to anyone its super easy

[@johns9974]

Why have we not seen Anna for over a month? What has happened to her?

[@manuelk2231]

I see one problem here: If I'm servicing my bike correctly, how do I justify buying new parts? You didn't think that through, did you?

[@ashleynicholls9526]

£20 for a set of bearings??? For a single pivot yes

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

Understandable price .

[@brucesps]

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[@alindberg8001]

After this I want to get a rigid bike 😅

[@James-e4d6h]

I felt my soul being drained the longer I watched this

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Sadly, the industry has ended the trend of the consumer saving money. In the past, bike parts and bikes lasted decades, with proper maintenance. Since 2015, the industry has built in obsolescence with the numerous standard changes, forcing consumers to keep on buying new bikes every few years or expansive hard to find parts, or leave the game entirely due the crazy costs. This is why the industry is slowly dying. Every red cent profit over consumer happiness.

[@PeterCPRail8748]

@ghostAFsky not really. For us seasoned riders with years in the sport, all true what you said. For the average rider, everything I said is 100% true. Go to your local bike shop and look at their current inventory vs. pre covid times. It's meak at best. Talk to your local bike shop that's not in a biker hotbed like BC for example and the sales are stagnant with very few new customers entering the sport. So yeah, the industry is slowly dying, Santa Cruzes parant company just shuttered another European factory due to restructuring aka lack of sales.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

So much of marketing and sales and product development today (not to be confused with bike type choices, or customer wants/needs) is built on COMPETITION, RACING, RAGE AGAINST TRAILS. Everything must be faster, harder, outrageous, extreme, and done with more rage. In other words, the industry sucks at marketing rather competent, ordinary, low to medium grade bicycles to the average person. Bike shops suck at engaging ordinary customers. The bike industry is out of touch unless you're a RACER. There's zero incentive from marketing and bike shops to sell bicycles under the image of recreation, the pure joy of getting out into the woods and trails for nature, for a stroll, for family bonding, for something other than counting watts, calories, cadence, heart rate, while you RAGE those pedals.

[@PeterCPRail8748]

​@exothermal.sprocket well said. This very thing all but killed the paintball industry. In the 2000s, it was one of the hottest sports and recreation in North America and Western Europe. 2002 to 2008, there was a heavy push from rec pricing points of sub $250 US markers or guns to 1000 to 2500 US highend pro level tournament paint slingers. The world financial crash of 2008 all but killed the sport. Many fields, stores, and manufacturers shuttered. Now it's an extension of airsoft where mostly milsim rigs sell or the few top pro level rigs do. Mtb is going the same way. 2500 US before covid got you a top of the line HT or decent mid level FS. Now that 2500 gets you mid tear HT and a piss poor basic clunky FS. Now 4000 plus is needed for someone wanting a more capable FS bike still of mid low to scrapping mid tier components. I am in my mid 40s been riding mtb for 32 years. Over the past two years I have lost many friends that rode with me to hicking or gravel/bike packing rigs as it's way cheaper. They could no longer justify the cost. A few of them professionals and I am in the trades so money not a big issue when it comes to even buying a 10 grand plus bike. But we can't and won't justify such an expanse for a toy. I am still riding my 2015 Gaint Trance 2. I will ride that thing as long as I can get parts for it or as long as the frame lasts. After that I dont know if I will stay with it. The pricing is to crazy to justify with other family and financial commitments. Mtb is becoming a young single riders pastime that is willing to trow crazy amounts of money at it.

[@sihilius]

Yeah, I, a casual hobbyist weekend and free time rider, am actually back-pedalling on my bike, tech wise. Swapping out maintenance and cost intensive systems for older, simpler, more reliable systems, as I want a bike that just works whenever I got time and want to go for a ride. To me it does not matter if I can stop on a dime, run my tyres at less than 1 bar relative or whatever the industry is promising next (without telling you the cost of course). For me reliability, ease of service and longevity come first, and I don't see much of that with all of those fancy technologies. Got to swap fluids here and there, got to renew whole parts, cause somehow the newer versions can't last any more, now you also got to change batteries on your derailleur to be able to go on a ride. I mean what the hell?! If that stuff is useful for racing, fine! I am not a racer and most people out there aren't either, so why is all of that stuff packed into just about every new bike you can buy? I tell you why: $$$ ! New hydraulic fluid -->$, New oil for your Air Fork --> $, New sealant for your tubeless tyres -->$, ... . I mean modern bikes are slowly approaching the service complexity and cost of what a car used to be some time before I even had a licence.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@sihilius Agreed. Apart from the sheer versions of bicycles, the complexity of the materials and parts market supply chains, many of these mountain bikes cost more than a 120 horsepower sports motorcycle which has like 10x the assembled parts to function and goes through massive legal certifications to be licensed for transportation infrastructure. It's a wild perspective in comparing two mechanical industries that produce two-wheeled machines. Looking at the vast public in America, Europe or other countries where bicycles are marketed and sold, the majority of people aren't racers, pedal-ragers, trying to squeeze every optimization out of their bodies and bikes and running in competitions ever other week. Most people have very different needs than all of that if they wish to get off the couch, out of the car, away from the cubicle and experience the simple joys of bicycles. The marketing by en large is entirely disconnected from the majority.

[@moozeex1]

How to save money on your mtb/Emtb IRL: 1 Wax your chain!!!!(no lube ) 2 Order Genuiene replacement parts from Ali expresss Shimano or Sram (30 to 45% cheaper with delivery)Than buying locally!!! 3 Do your own maintenance

[@crankshoptv]

If you do step 2, thoroughly check the part you're swapping out against the new one to ensure it's not fake.

[@drumbrakes]

If everybody buys knock off parts from ali-express you won't have a local bike shop any more. The fake parts won't work as well or last as long as genuine parts from a trustworthy source such as your LBS.

[@Velo1010]

@@drumbrakesagree. I support my Pro Bike Shops (PBS) (aka Local Bike Shop) when I can. And it depends on the price. If it’s within $10 difference I’ll buy from my PBS because I can’t see and try the product before I buy.

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

​@@drumbrakesAliExpress ,Shimano and SRAM branded derailleurs and cranksets and shifters / brake sets are safe . Chains are to be treated with caution as well as brake pads and some cycling apparel . Also do checks with bottom brackets . If you cannot get the component from the local shop of your choice use online stores as a "backup" only .

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

​@@drumbrakesThe local Shimano distribution centre near me was hauntingly low on stock in late July 2020 . I was there to pick up an order with a shop owner friend . The picking room atmosphere and morale of staff wasn't good . This killed a few bicycle stores .