10 Bike Tips & Hacks for MTB, Road, and Beyond

You know what time it is! Here's another 10 bike hacks video to kick off the fall, with tips for your tires, bike rack, and even your trail dog.

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No pups were harmed during the making of this video, although there's "that guy" in every comment section.

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[joshuawinterton]

This may only be a problem here in Australia but if you tie zip ties to your helmet and have the extra bit sticking up it is a good deterent and the birds won't swoop

[jaybushby]

TIP / HACK IDEA - If you want to use a fuel station / garage tyre inflator to seat your tubeless tyres but you don't have a Schrader to presta converter? You can take the dust cap off your presta valve cut the top 5mm off the dust cap then thread it onto the valve upside down using the newly made hole and it converts your valve from presta to schrader. Its a really handy tip if you don't have your own air compressor

[UncleFjester]

I used the my hand sprayer with round up in it to wash my bike.
Now everywhere I lay it down, it kills the vegetation.

[aspotterabroad]

Never considered using a garden sprayer for cleaning my bike. I have no hose at home so this suggestion is absolutely brilliant !!!

[therealsmeegoose]

You can also use the garden sprayer to water jumps.

[christianheinz]

Here's a hack I used for a long time: if you only have clipless shoes you can cut a piece of old tire to fit in where a cleat normally goes and bolt it on then use them as flat pedal shoes

[puppypunter]

7:11 I have a metal one of these for my drunk friends

[zackshort]

Hey Seth, one idea I saw from a buddy is to use a worn down low tread tire, cut it, and temporarily zip-tie it to a saddle. It keeps your bum from sliding around on the seat. After a big snow or rain the trails are muddy and this will give you more confidence. I'm a downhiller at heart and don't usually use my seat but I'm sure many people would find this useful. Come ride Trestle Bike Park in Colorado!

[expiredmeme]

When I saw this video popup in my feed I loudly yelled: “YES YES YES YES YEEES!!” And evryone in my living room looked at me all weird and now that I’m done watching it’s safe to say that it was worth it

[River_runs_thru_them]

Seth (and every person ever that uses zip ties), there's an electrician's tool that are fondly referred to as "flushies" - meaning flush side cutters. There are a few brands but the brand I've been using for years is Hakko: Hakko Micro Wire Cutters. These eliminate the need for Xacto knives or box cutter blades to get your zip tie cuts nice and flush and not have those awful, pointy ends that just destroy your hands and legs. 5 bucks. And they come in multi packs. They're small enough to fit in a hip pouch or one of those"water bottle" tool kits if you ride with that. Just thought I would point you towards them because I know I hate getting cut by those zip tie ends. Happy riding and thanks for all of the years of great content!

[Are_you_eyeballing_me]

"Filthy smelly trail dogs belong on a back seat"

Ah, now I see why my parents wouldn't let me sit in the front.

[bloxit]

I swear I’ve watched this 80 times by now and still never get bored 😂😂

[fayezk]

I still watch these videos even though I won’t ever have to use these tips😂💯❤️

[mountainbikeben]

I have a great hack to loose friends: put a ball from a ball bairing in there bars and watch em struggle to figure out what the noise is

[teflonturner]

Hey man your videos/tutorials are great! Very informative, nice background music without being obnoxious, and a voice that's very easy to listen to, yet not condescending. I'm super impressed with your teaching skills! Keep it up, man! I subscribed and liked.

[mtbreviews]

Keep watching these over and over again. They're just the best mtb content on you tube

[lennymity]

I love your videos soooo much you are the best i show my dad your videos and now he buys me a downhill bike thank you

[BlokHed]

Since youre hurt again heres an idea. Do a budget build useing used parts, new parts, or stuff from online. Preferably not from sponsors unless it fits into the theoretical budget (so no 5c frame or mission pro). It can be a hartail or a full sus. Both could be really cool. The idea is to bring back that botched together kinda feel that your old bikes had. I think it could be an amazing project and you have all the time in th e world now due to the injury, so i hope you give this some thought. Thanks for reading

[deadinside]

I was today's years old when I learned what the hooks on tire levers are for.

[madmanmara]

I love watching channels hit 1 million subscribers but you Seth definitely deserve it. The only channel and host that really geniunely has true TV worthy content. The quality and comfy aspects of this channel and all the quirks really makes me wanting more. Congrats Seth and thank you for opening up my world to bikes. I don't have anything insane but my budget builds and restorations have been super fun. I really want to see you use that fat bike. Lol Happy 1 million!!!