Hey there! I saw you are using D1X Shifter. What about xShifter? The battery and the 4 button controller seem better. Cheers for the nice channel, man!
In terms of a proper *shoe dryer* - there's lots of quality options to be found, just go searching for ski and snowboard accessories! Have been around for years.
You know I’ve followed this Channel since I was about 12. I’m now 17 and finding myself in life and this channel kinda taught me that it’s the simple things in life that make us such as mountain biking. Thank you Seth, stay happy and healthy and keep pushing out great content!
I'm not a mountain biker. I cycle but not avidly or for all the kit. But I had to tell you you're videos are very good. Good time length, commentary and editing. No loud intros or outros with pleasant background music not distracting from the topics or voice over. Thank you very much! Very practical unbiased product reviews.
Patience! I went to the skatepark the other day and it felt like I forgot how to ride a bike. Once I'm back up to speed you can be damn sure there will be a BMX video.
For your Camelbak: trim the straps, seal the ends with a lighter, and then stitch the same way it originally came (so it doesn't slide through the buckle). I have done it on pretty much every backpack I own, and it makes everything way nicer for day to day use.
I've been using the brake lever grips for about a year now. For me, these are now a must have for every bike! Bare metal brake levers just feel...uncomfortable now.
"I guess if you like to troll hard, purposely misalign your tire logos and install weird shit on your bike" This is why I watch Seth's videos. The incredibly hilarious wording he comes up with for stuff
Idk yall those lever grips look pretty dope. Especially in the real northeast where it's still 0°. Lmao I'd rather have a squishy and warm lever than metal when it's cold anyday
Bike hacks: When you are biking after it rains or whenever there’s water (puddles, creeks, lakes) and don’t want to bring a water bottle, bring a Sawyer Squeeze on your next adventure! It’s tiny and inconspicuous, and it barley takes up any space and weighs almost nothing. It’s a water filter that can clean any water when you drink out of it’s straw. Just bring it with you in your frame, and you won’t need to bring heavy water.
Man i love your videos and have been watching for age's and never get board, you were the guy who inspired me to start mountain biking, keep up the amazing work.
Yo Seth just got my Sticky Fingers in the mail today. I saw your reaction on the show and had to try them myself. Put 14 miles on the bike and they are a dream. Thanks for the product reviews bud :-)
I bought lever cover for my new bike and I also love them, they give me more grip, protect the leavers and once you get used to them you love them, specially on wet weather
i am currently in school suspension and my teacher is not watching me and we are supposed to find work to do by ourselves but because i love this channel so much i am just watching this
I highly recomend the lever grips for a trials bike. Sweat won't make your fingers slip, it feels more comfortable which can add to confidence when breaking, and you won't scrape up or blister your findgers with the tip of the lever at times when you're really on the breaks a lot. Never thought I needed or wanted something like this, but so glad to have it. Also the company is great, very personal and professional.
Seth, love the music it makes me feel like you are doing the voiceover for these videos in a lounge with a martini glass in your favorite Hugh Heffner robe. Now when I go into a bike shop to browse accessories I feel like I need my earbuds in playing smooth jazz. Ha
Hi Seth. I have the Rock Shox pump. You have to break in the lock. Also you have to use only the large pump by locking the handle back onto the large tube. The pump works much better with short strokes with the large tube for tires, not with the large and small. The small is for shocks of course. The pump comes completely apart allowing you to clean it and lube it with grease. I don't even have a real floor pump. I pump every tire on all my bikes, including my tandem with this pump and by hand, lol. So I would give it a chance and attach it under your bottle cage. Its great in a sticky situation and bulletproof!
Its a Redline asset 24. 24s are good DJs if you don't like 20s and can't find the money for a solid suspension fork DJ. Got a specialized p24 for 225$, solid bike and there's nothing on it to break but myself. Trying to bring it to kolo bike park DJs when I get a chance
got the break lever grips and now I can't imagine not using them. Small upgrade but they provide a sense of security and stability with your break levers
To dry wet shoes, a much cheaper (almost free) alternative to electric shoe heaters are silica packs. You find them in pretty much every packaging, be it for food or clothing. Do not throw them away, collect them. Put a handful of them in your wet shoes, and the shoes will be dry after a few hours. With newspaper it might take up to three days for your shoes to dry, and you'll have to replace the paper a few times. The silica packs can even be re-used multiple times.
I just watched this on the BIG TV with big sound. Awesome attention to detail for both video and sound, as always. Thanks for taking the time to do it right!
Good recommendations, like the channel. Got to disagree on the Exposure lights though. I rode a (older) version of the MaXx D and Joystick for about 4 years of trail and Enduro, including a trip through the Alps and never had an issue with brackets. Or price for that matter. Good kit is worth paying for, for me that's the whole point of saving money on cheaper parts somewhere else. Maybe it's the cost/tax of buying stuff from across the Atlantic, but remember in Europe we pay the same premium for everything coming the other way. Keep up the good work, love the reviews. 👍
You could use an old bike reflector as a chain tensioner by zip tieing it to the chain stay, and to reduce sound you could put a piece of small gardening hose where the chain runs through.
At one of my favorite trails in MS, Mount Zion MTB Trails, they used old inner tubes on the outside of the trash cans at the trailhead to hold the trash bags in place.
I'm having bone breaking saddle pains. Tried to get my stock seat set up forever but got a wtb on the way. Giant stock seat is a no go lol.. the toilet hurts right now...
I also have a stock Giant Contact saddle. Glad I'm not having the same issues as you, but I must agree, those things are painful. Sub £200 bikes have much more comfortable saddles.
It's in the dungeon with all the other bikes. It does have that problem where the Sram levers get stuck closed, and I haven't gotten around to fixing it.
Great product review video. Super sketch on the shoe dryers..... Ive been doing some reviews on my channel and watching yours you always do multiple products for one video. I wonder if this is better then doing a longer review for just one product.
Watching this videos at 2021 is so relaxing on how seth voice over his videos, it just bring back so much memories and i just miss the name of the channel "seth's bike hacks". 😅
So far the most amazing thing to me is the revelation that you can take a bike on a plane in a bag. I mean it makes sense in hindsight I guess, I just never thought of that.
Your using the shock pump the wrong way, when in high volume mode you should lock the handle instead of locking the handle in the t position, lock it in the I position. While you lock it make sure the pump made for the tyre don't move with it. Move only the shock pump I suck at telling advice. I'll make a video about it.
Hey Seth. Try a simple box fan tilted over wet shoes, maybe with a towel underneath if over carpet. Almost every one has a box fan or similarly powerful fan, very cheap if not. This will dry shoes VERY quickly. Couple of hours at most. No heat required.
Small tip for things like the brake lever grips, you can turn them inside out before putting them on then line it up and turn it back the right way over the lever
