Giving this Mom MTB a Parts Bin Overhaul, and damaging it in the process 😬

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Liv is Gian’t Women’s line, and this bike is a Liv Hail (it’s a little like a Giant Reign). It arrived with a number of issues, including really rough linkage bearings. I’ve never serviced the linkage on a Giant MTB before, which will be evident by my careless removal of the thru bolt in the center of the rocker link.
In the end, I replaced the link, installed all new bearings in the frame, and snagged a whole lot of upgrades from the parts bin. We also copped some pretty decent parts to use on future flip bikes, including a 160mm shock.
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@TrailFeatures Год назад

Seth shows that the best way to service a RockShox Reverb is to replace it with literally anything else. 👌

@cok666joey Год назад

word

@AndreasRavnestad Год назад

I have one on an old GT Force Carbon. As long as I keep it bled and pressurized it works okay, but wow that button murders my thumb even on short rides. I realize the Reverb was one of the early droppers on the market, but still -- what an absolutely pants design.

@TimMaddux Год назад

My LBS has literally offered to do the same for free labor, just so they don’t have to rebuild the existing dropper.

@letsgocamping88 Год назад

Mine needs adjusting up an extra half inch to allow for the sag

@benwilson7911 Год назад

Yeah totally agree mine packed up after a few months

@llamacannon1714 Год назад

The backwards rear tire is always a classic, and using tubeless makes it even more fun. This is coming from a guy that rode his MTB with the rear tire on backwards for over a year.

@StuffFilmedHere Год назад

💀💀

@DonceGT Год назад

Is there a difference?

@izzaelofficial6103 Год назад

did it affect your riding?

@ylfursty9398 Год назад

Well having the rear tire backwards can lessen its performance on the trail or road and this is coming from a guy who rode and crashed his motorcycle because the rear tire was put on backwards 😑

@natecowie1104 Год назад

I’ve had mine on backwards for about a year as well. The second I put it on I realized what I did, but honestly I haven’t really noticed anything either. I’ll fix it when it finally wears out.

@emma-eventing Год назад

you know you've got your content creation process dialed when an unexpected replacement part delay is just a blip in the magic of editing for viewers haha

@seniorcajun 7 месяцев назад

Yea Seth is that good , cool right ?

@brandonadk2711 Год назад

I've been mountain biking for years and I just recently started working on bikes, and I just now found out that tires can be put on backwards. Time to go make some adjustments in the garage I guess lol

@davekal Год назад

The rotation arrow is your friend.

@kainpwnsu Год назад

Oh yeah... I've heard this story many times. I've done many full tunes and cleanouts for free, simply because the bike was so sick and circling the drain.

@ervinfowlkes8326 Год назад

I wish we could see the owners reactions when they get their bikes back Great video!

@owensnicholas Год назад

I have a very similar link on my Salsa, and I bent it overhauling the bike. It was a cast magnesium part, and the real fun came when I found out Salsa doesn’t sell it. They did send me one salvaged off another warrantied frame, though, for free.

@justdrive.1117 Год назад

That is amazing customer service

@armadillito Год назад

Very glad to know some common sense prevails in the manufacturing and warranty world. So many systems cannot accommodate that kind of practical solution.

@PeterCPRail8748 Год назад

Gaint is sadly overlooked and out right dissed in the MTB community, I own an older trance 2 in my stable of bikes. I had the pleasure of testing out a 2022 29 trance x. In my opinion it outrides any modern trek, SC, rocky mountain or Kona trail bike. Fantastic climber and is nice and poppy on the downs for an all mountain trail bike. The comparables mentioned are some bikes I got to try out last few years. Giant has really stepped up there game last 5 years and is making solid bikes for a lot less money compared to other major brands.

@maplejakee Год назад

I also have an older trance 2 (2018) and it's a great time. The frame is great, nice and light and really snappy. Once you throw some good upgrades on it, wheels, tires, crankset, dropper and some new bars the thing rips.

@Mike_Rogge Год назад

I think the problem is that their stance (the cheapest full sus with the aluminum flex stays) is not at the standard of their other bikes. In order for someone to look into one of the better giants, they would have to either not know anyone who rode the stance as their second bike or ride one of the nice ones by chance at a demo day or something. Having a suboptimal experience for the new customers is not great for sales, even if every other product is great (and they are).

@diligentyeti 8 месяцев назад

i love the trance 2

@harrygrimley4352 Год назад

This was cool. Thanks for sharing this with us. Heather is lucky to have a friend like you.

@djmaya3d Год назад

These type of videos are really useful! I am getting ready to sell my current/old bike ( and canibalizing some parts out of it) So I want to make sure the next owner does not have to worry about it and can just go on the trail.

@divscifres2674 Год назад

I especially enjoyed this episode -- I have that exact Liv Hail! Mine is more of a backup/Bike Park bike for me. Main ride is a Liv Pique -- 2017 was an BIG year for me and new bikes! Thanks for all you do -- I really enjoy your channels.

@lirastolons4951 Год назад

My main ride is a Liv Pique as well 🎉

@aydin334 Год назад

You're videos have helped me fix up/clean/take care of my cheap mtb and i'm really grateful, thanks!!

@Kaiden-qh8mp 10 месяцев назад

Seth i am so glad that you help people get back on their bikes and helping with the things that need to be repaired or replaced I have learned so much from you thank you

@NelsonSherry Год назад

During the change from summer to winter in our shop, in Anchorage Alaska, there are days we swap out dozens of tires to or from studs. There are times I've "carefully" installed (usually tubeless fat tires) tires with their tread backwards more than once on the same wheel. Thanks for yet another great video.

@mikeb.2166 Год назад

Thanks for the vid, the rebuild/upgrades are by far my favorite - keep up the great work!

@Bear10174 9 месяцев назад

A big thanks to Seth for some inspiration. When I upgraded by high street MTB to something more trail ready I added some good, cost effective new parts to me old bike to improve it and then sold it cheaply to a young lad in my town. I have since seen him on trails and at a local bike park. I lost a bit of cash selling to him, but watching him ride and enjoy the bike is worth more than the cash value. Big thanks for the inspiration.

@Drt0Kkdo Год назад

One of my favorite parts when working on bikes is that smooth feeling from moving parts after knowing they felt like a pepper grinder before service.

@joecanuck3751 Год назад

Love the no-nonsense delivery of practical build data. Seth and friends.

@andrewhaymore3734 Год назад

This is my favorite channel, and I love just sitting down and watching it everyday.This channel is very informational and entertaining. Thanks for all your time and hard work.

@nonanon666 Год назад

Bought my wife the same Hail. She's used it three times. Every month I pump the tires up and wash it. Every six months I pump up the shocks. I swear when my current Enduro breaks I'm just going to paint the Hail black and tell her it's my new bike, she'll never notice.

@TealCheetah Год назад

The joy of getting a friend hooked up with the good stuff!

@chadmyles-theclevelandcyclist Год назад

This reminds me of the first time I set my gravel bike up tubeless and I put the rear tire on backwards, twice. Made quite a mess of my apartment and I had to make a second trip to REI to purchase more tape and sealant.

@rupedog Год назад

Love the pedals colour coded to the down tube sticker/paint. Nice touch🤘

@aliens1990990 Год назад

That bike is just glorious !! 🙌 and we have all put the tyre on backwards at least once !

@TheoreticalCyclist Год назад

Great upgrades! Nice work (as usual)! Last time, we froze the stuck shaft/axle with a can of compressed air and got it out that way.

@radost0514 Год назад

its nice to see bike updates like that ! keep it coming ! you do good for people!

@mbieber6663 Год назад

This was so fun to watch--kudos to Seth for being such a great guy!

@joeconnell1396 Год назад

Great video. I have a Giant Stance and it is one of the most comfortable rides ever. And, it is ready for some suspension upgrades after some rough COVID years. I'm encouraged to take these on now. Thx!

@Magandmissy Год назад

I’ve ridden my hard tail liv bike for almost 6 years now and I love it! One of the best bikes I’ve owned!

@genericinternetperson Год назад

Whether the bikes are new or old, there is something incredibly satisfying about watching the process of restoring a bike and seeing the end result.

@clay_not_dirt Год назад

Been here since you had a closet full of bikes in Florida. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You're a gem of a human being. The videos are a nice bonus.

@BoxCarBoy12 Год назад

I had a Trance of this vintage, and it was bombproof. I only did the bare minimum for service and did not pamper it, yet over 4 years is still the only full suspension bike I've owned that didn't creak ever. I only sold it to a buddy because I wanted a 29er, and to this day it's still been trouble free for him too!

@jdmccorful Год назад

You're a good guy! Enjoyed watching, thanks.

@urg0nnah8me Год назад

Love that you touched on how Giant makes women's bikes differently than their men's bikes. Giant is overlooked far too often. They make their own frames. They even smelt the metal they use to make their frames so they get the exact blend they want. They do this with their carbon as well. They start with the fabric and weave it themselves so they can control flex points how they want. This comes into play for women's, and men's frames. You mentioned data being collected and they do this for all the different sizes. Then they take that data and weave the carbon so it's stronger where it needs to be because power output is different for different sized riders. When Giant says it's a woman's bike, that's because it was designed for a woman. It's not just a paint job and touch points. It's crazy how much Giant puts into a bike and they're cheaper than these other companies that have other companies make their frames overseas.

@veganpotterthevegan 7 месяцев назад

People overlook the biggest bike company in the world? *A lot or those other companies pay GIANT to make their bikes😅

@ControlAllDa1337 Год назад

I love that I found this channel. Makes me want to get back into mountain biking after all these years. I can't afford a bike yet due to the debts I incurred after losing my business but I'm going to save up what little I can until I can afford something 🙏

@ericl5785 Год назад

Really enjoying the latest content Seth, thanks for keeping it interesting (and educational)!

@MikeHudson-px2gc Год назад

Glad to see Mom tearing up the trails and the bike. That bike has character. That's a nice bearing press. I like your bike builds.

@operator8470 3 месяца назад

Overhaul videos are my favorite of yours. Just love them

@surfeymcsurfer Год назад

I felt good, happy watching this. Thank you.

@tsanders8106 Год назад

I too also have a woman’s giant mountain bike 2008 I think. I haven’t rode it since 2012 after 3 shoulder surgeries and neck also Leary to ride do not want anymore surgeries. Now. I want to start again and watch your videos to overhaul it. I’m 70yo now and time is a wasting. I think what you do for the community and the people in it is so selfless of you. May God bless you and your family and of course Oscar, just love him. Stay safe and keep videos coming

@christopherjohnston5683 Год назад

My girlfriend had the same Reverb Post, to rectify the situation, we put on the Wolftooth cable actuation swap. Now actuation is smooth and consistent, and no more sag, it's become issueless.

@armadillito Год назад

Another problem I didn’t know existed that wolftooth has a product to solve

@Ryan-mv5wi Год назад

the kittsuma is like the best shock for people who own giants and livs works so well with the suspenion layout

@laurenzzz4551 Год назад

Always seeing new tools to do stuff, I did learn it the hard way before

@abadatha Год назад

I love it. Would love to score myself a set of i9's for my Sync'r. That angry bee noise from that hub is just phenomenal.

@tededdy8423 Год назад

I thank this man for getting me into mountain biking 💪🐐

@shawnomeara6153 Год назад

I love this! I always encourage people to save some money rebuilding their old bikes, I usually end up doing it for them.

@avilaomar10 Год назад

I love that he included the part where the part broke, that some shit that hapens all the time but its cool to see play out infront of yiu

@augustinepierse7735 Год назад

Your the best Seth! Love your videos, your totally my favorite channel! ❤️😃

@chrissyj.6783 Год назад

That's one pretty bike you've made a whole lot better. Nice one. There's so much technology in these modern bikes that I'd be afraid to service them myself without some guidance from people like yourself.

@milanas_2009 Год назад

These are my favourite one of my favourite videos to watch!!

@justinrieger3133 Год назад

I've been watching your videos for a little bit now but I just learned that I ride with the same community you used to ride with in South Florida. We'd love to see ya at Critical Mass some day!

@GTDrummingman Год назад

I have a Giant Trance 2018 and my rocker cracked in the exact same place in 2020. I heard creaking for weeks before taking it to the bike shop. You couldn't see the crack until the whole rocker was taken off. It then took 7 months to get a new one over covid!

@nathanson6523 Год назад

I love these videos, and I appreciate you taking the time to give us such good content. :)

@saltyman37 Год назад

I'm so glad the last tire I put on backwards still had a tube in it. Never happened to me again (knocking on wood) since I transitioned to tubeless 4 years ago.

@majortom4543 Год назад

Why is it worse to do that mistake if it is tubeless? i dont have tubeless tires

@MrFitness94 Год назад

@@majortom4543 reseating the bead can be annoying if you don’t have the proper hardware. Also wasting sealant and can get messy

@roastpenguin8787 Год назад

Wow, what a bike for a mom to ride, great video

@newenglandagingrider1738 Год назад

The Cane Creek shock is a huge upgrade. Once she dials it in she should love the support and ride it gives. Nice video.

@charlesadkins3335 Год назад

I just bought my wife a liv embolden she loves it and it shows in your riding her confidence has tripled an all she wants to do is ride anymore

@nelsonrubiano7102 Год назад

Very entertaining and motivating video!!! It gave me courage to do some maintenance on my own bike. Keep the videos coming, great content.

@Zukini28 Год назад

It’s interesting to see how quick new gear wears out. I have Norco mountain bikes with over 10 thousand km’s on them with original chains, no issue changing gears.

@JasonScottCarter Год назад

My wife got a Liv and it's fits her so much better. Woman specific geometry is something I wish more brands did

@erikmoedt4199 Год назад

I have a 2018 Trance and the same thing happened to my LBS when they were swapping out the bearings. Thankfully Giant covered it under warranty

@bernatbatllealoy7742 Год назад

This was an amazing video! More of these please!!!

@los_mexicanos_flacos6058 7 месяцев назад

i love this guy i have been watching him for so long like since 2017

@jeremybarrette4535 Год назад

I changed the suspension bearings in my old Giant Trance a few years ago. They were equally thrashed.

@walter9724 Год назад

Cool. I saw a liv MTB the other day. Nice bike 👍

@steventrott8714 Год назад

Kitsuma is one hell of a trail! I think my friend took me there to convince me I needed to upgrade to full suspension.

@lirastolons4951 Год назад

I’m so happy to see a Liv on your channel it’s what I’ve been riding and it looks just as beat up as this one in the beginning 😅

@lukeyj8745 Год назад

Seth loved this great to see a higher tier brand on the channel loved it even my wife watched it !

@marcocarofiglio6594 Год назад

Thank you man!

@VintageCR Год назад

12:48 even us 'trained' bike mechanics make this mistake, sometimes. it just happens due to the nice work flow and you forget to really think about it because you just know you'll do it right every time.🤣🤣

@cedarwings82 Год назад

Love the colours on that bike!

@tmm8829 Год назад

NX Eagle is my fave part of my bike. She'll love it!

@lukasevans8265 Год назад

Love this video, all these parts are way overkill, I'm looking forward to a RockShox Monarch rear shock rebuild. Keep up the great work Seth!

@RuiSilvaPT Год назад

I need this done to my 26" bike!!! Very nice video as always!

@mscudde2 Год назад

Absolutely love your build videos!

@missltonay Год назад

i love my liv road bike! cool to see one featured on your channel

@elustrious Год назад

Love these types of videos keep them coming!

@chimps4gimps Год назад

The very definition of ‘used and abused’. Great work Seth 🔥👊🏼

@josuem2853 Год назад

Yesssss! I’ve been waiting for this all day!!!

@mdnghtrdrr Год назад

Love the water table on the bike washing station.

@matthausfrick5971 Год назад

Hi Seth, an other amzing service video. Could you please make a video where you go into detail where you buy replacement parts, like the bearings, and also make like tutorials on the services you do on these bikes? Cheers

@georgealexanderp Год назад

Can't wait for the epic video on the star nut.

@RZV Год назад

Another awesome video and learned so much of it! Amazing content as always!

@AdamFischerPhotography Год назад

Great video, though I was looking forward to seeing the rear shock and the dropper post serviced instead of replaced. But I guess it's best to just upgrade for those that can afford it.

@believe8263 Год назад

Great video Seth.

@Brainplastics 11 месяцев назад

I did the exact same thing to my Giant Trance when taking out he shock. Luckily for me I was putting it in a new frame though.

@onesadtech Год назад

Great work! Love these videos.

@danielm5324 Год назад

I need more on the history and impact of the Star Nut.

@andyamos8594 Год назад

A great episode!

@owengray485 Год назад

love the build 🤘

@RFVCXR200R Год назад

That Specialized 2010 P.1 AM is still a super sweet looking bike!

@and2244rew Год назад

I think this is going to be a useful video for a lot of us.

@feelfreemtb3474 Год назад

Ow dude that reminds me of my Giant Trance 1.5 ....such a fine ride

@Marlerc11 Год назад

Honestly, I really dig the paint job on a lot of these Liv bikes and many women's bikes in general

@Gecko_54 Год назад

I’ve only seen one major part on my bike be reviewed by Seth and it’s that crank, I’m glad he likes it too 😅

@nopenope5812 Год назад

His parts bin is insane!

@n8_vel868 Год назад

If they had brought back pimp my ride but they had a different version called pimp my bike, I feel like Seth would've stared perfectly in it with the amount of detail he goes into flipping and upgrading the bike at the same time👍

@ryand4133 Год назад

Really enjoyed this one!

@grantschoen1726 Год назад

Love the oh-so-subtle nod to your bike-hack roots at 1:55. I see you Mr. Seth... well played sir.

@grantschoen1726 Год назад

For reference, valve stem nuts on the caliper bolts so they don't spill everywhere while working. Can't tell you how many times I forgot how the washers/spacers stacked-up lol... 😅