Swiss Cheese X BMC Bike Frame REAMED | Grade A Wankateering

This overpriced bag of crap, BMC frame, turned up with a nun's foofie undersized oval bottom bracket and a front mech hanger that looks like it has been designed by a four year old. Amateurish engineering that even shows a lack of common sense.

The brake hose was found to have been fixed with epoxy, it's not clear who did that but it was freed and that took the creak away. The poor bottom bracket life was remedied by fixing the undersizing and correcting the alignment. The owner reinstalled an old Shimano bottom bracket and has creaking and poor bearing life went away.

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[BoomsRiddico]

So for a bike that has won more classics than anything else, you are over the top in your criticism! For starters this is a 6 year old model that has been through the wear and tear of at least two owners. All the pros have used this brand and raved about it! its a fast good bike and you are just being a right @£$head about bike engineering!
This, after all, is a bike and not an aircraft!
I'm beginning to think you are just over the top on what bicycle engineering means.
You should put your money where your mouth is and get out of your garage/bedroom and start designing for bike companies.

[Sierramike]

When the bottom bracket alignment looks like a Venn Diagram.

[theillegalimmigrant]

"It is Dry But Reamed no less"... I spat my coffee out. This channel has the perfect mix of sarcasm, self deprecation and utter stupidity. It's no longer about the bikes. Keep it coming!

[PeakTorque]

That GCN video of a TT bike and position being slower than the road bike position.... Wow

[Bikey_McBeardface]

The Robert Axle Project, I believe started by making Thru Axles that allowed people to use popular trailers that attached via QR with their new TA bikes. This has now evolved into a (mostly successful) attempt to make it easy to buy a QUALITY axle of any type, size, standard for any bike in one place. Not too dissimilar to what you do with BB's to be honest.

[kitten-inside]

I really like the idea to shine a light where it's not supposed to shine. Great illustration of the opening "roundness".

[Rafael-vuxn]

This made it so much easier to choose a Look over a BMC

[bill]

Thank you Hambini for pointing out obvious design and manufacturing flaws! To the person who said you were over the top I don't see it. People pay ridiculous $ for these bikes and should receive a fair value for what they pay. FYI - BB Infinite has a remedy for the design flaw of the press fit bottom brackets. They make a 1 piece so the bearings stay in alignment with the spindle - simple and effective.

[R.Photography]

Hambini ! Thank you for continually holding these companies accountable for crap product!

[richardmelder]

Thanks for featuring my handle bar issue Hambini. New handle bars have been supplied and fitted. Interesting to see what the mode of failure was. Hate to be riding a time bomb.

[basvanleeuwen]

The Robert axle project is a super light nicely machined aftermarket thru axle, I have been using them in most of my bikes for thousands of kilometers without any problems.

[beatboy]

Good video and explanation, it would be nice to see the process of machinning the BB hole for roundness / aignement, like on what kind of machine and tools you do it.. keep up the good work, cheers from France.

[EnduroriderPl]

HELLO HAMBINI!🔥💪 Another good one from a 5 year old 🥰

[clp]

You have inspired me to run rim brakes up front and disc brakes at the rear on my bike 😂

[nickhumphrey]

Kudos to Hambini for this little anecdote. Previously ive never seen the relevance of where Hambini delves into the topic of crosswind stability for wheels until now. Back when I was poor id have 30 mm deep wheels on my bike. Later I got some 50s and never noticed the difference.I love doing time trilas but just ran with the 50s on- didn't have any issues. I recently bought some 88mm deep wheels for the TT bike.Realised they are considerably faster- when its not windy its like free speed. But there is serious trade off between the speed of the wheels and crosswind stability. The 88mm are really unstable. Hadn't realised what the relvance of what Hambini was talking about until now.

[anatoliyuspensky]

Been watching the channel fo 3 years now an Hambini is still 5😮

[headofmyself]

In metrology there is a difference between precision and accuracy. Being precise does not mean you are accurate, but just repeatable. Precision engineering can therefore mean "repeatable crap". 😂

[thebikepackingadventurer]

I have Robert thru axles. Nicely made and I converted my shite Cervelo RAT to these. Great conversions and nicely machined

[njb]

@Hambini the Robert Axle Project was/is just an aftermarket thru axle advertised as being 'more precise' and from memory also had the option of some different ends that allowed connection of a little trailer to tow you kids along behind you.

[mr.upshift]

Good video. Im a bike mech from MY. I think on newest generation 2019 frame the hydraulic hose channel already move up above the bottom bracket position. Also csunk bolt for front mag hanger already change to rivet. But the alignment of the front mag hanger completely mess up (bend out when fixed front mag). I dont found any bend mark etc on the hanger but to realign this front mag hanger is completely disaster. Not to spoiled up the condition i just fabricate out shim to adjust the alignment 😂 just sharing my findings 😅