7 Ways You're Destroying Your Bike | What's The Worst Thing You've Done To Your MTB?

You're destroying your bike... And you might not even know how! We're here to help explain how the little things you're doing to your bike could add up to damage that could cause you a hefty bill!

What's the worst thing you've done to your bike without knowing?

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[gmbn]

What's the worst thing you've done to your bike without necessarily knowing that it's bad for it? 🤔

[joshsmith]

The most common thing i break on my bike is myself.

[shwinner]

I’d say leaving your bike without using it is awful it harms you and hurts your bikes feelings!

[teundrumhead]

i think Jack's the real deal of GMBN. He deserves a few videos!

[coldforgedcowboy]

7 Ways You're Destroying Your Bike:
1.) Dirty cassette syndrome.
2.) Smashing pedals and cranks
3.) Improperly washing your bike
4.) Not doing regular inspections of your bike
5.) Doing regular greasing and lubing of bearings
6.) Not setting up the suspension properly
7.) Breaking the rear mech
8.) Letting any staff member from GMBN touch your bike

[douglasfazzani]

The worth way I’ve broken my bike is by trying to fix it myself using YouTube videos... :-(

[benforshee]

When it comes to cleaning the drivetrain I found that using an air compressor to blow out the extra water from those little cracks and crevices before you lube really helps

[timmyfranks]

Perfect timing. I’m getting a new full squish next month. Hopefully I won’t destroy it!!😆😆

[mortonfrankfire]

When was that filmed?! That’s nearly brought me to tears remembering how good hero dirt could be.

[BBLlN]

I had a customer with a rear coil shock that had too soft spring for his weight. Needless to say, he was bottoming out quite often.
His entire linkage system was completely screwed up because of it.
So having your suspension too soft is definitely gonna take its toll.

[chrisburn]

Not sure I really agree with 5 (greasing your bearings), as far as Blake's sealed headset bearing goes, or any sealed bearings. It's hard to get at the actual balls without destroying the seals, and if it's notchy that's a sign of brinelling due to dirt ingress or improper tightening so it's already buggered. The video shows him greasing the outside of the cartridge which is pretty much pointless and probably just encourages more dirt to stick inside your headset. Same goes for pivot bearings, just replace them when they're toast. Best thing you can do to keep them running longer is not jetwash or high-pressure hose your bike. If you have loose ball bearings, yeah, check and grease those regularly though.

[MTBMOR]

My notes:
0:28 Dirty Drivetrain
1:22 Pedal Strikes
1:48 Cleaning
2:30 Check it!
3:20 Bearings
4:36 Suspension
5:35 Rear Mechs

[carlinman]

Ok, so Jack makes all of the riders look amazing, but gets berated for killing a few mechs. I say give the guy a raise and show him some things about bikes. Jack, stay awesome!

[hardtailhero]

As a mechanic I was told that leaving a dropper post down when you’re not riding can cause it to get sponge-e and have a slower reaction and eventually needing a good tune or even a new dropper.

[Ricochetmex]

My favorite: Trying to learn a 180. It’s specially great for the rear wheel 👍

[TheSonOfaMonkey]

Is there a difference in the lube and grease used for the drivetrain, chain, and bearings?

[gradybaracka]

I’m realizing just how much you need to do to maintain your bike

[Marc]

The worst recently thing I’ve done...or let’s say, I was there and said nothing, is when me and a friend installed the DUB crankset a year ago.
He used one spacer that wasn’t needed at the bottom bracket and that put too much force on the bearings and destroyed them over time...
I wasn’t aware and didn’t notice the „harder to push“ drivetrain.😅

End of story,
I destroyed the bearings...completely.
The spacer was melted, the bearing balls broken.
I destroyed the axle of the crankset, aluminum peeled off (wasn’t even sure if I destroyed the BSA thread in the frame)

It was completely horrible...

[scoops]

I weigh 230 lbs (104 kg) and ride a hardtail. The thing I break most are spokes in the rear wheel. Busted 3 in the last year.

[bike_somm]

It’s that pivotal moment... it’s perpetual bliss..! Nice clean simple vid 🧼 🧽 🚲✨🕺🏻