11 Ways You’re Wrecking Your Bike | Don’t Let Your MTB Cost You Money

Mountain Bikes are expensive things! Yes, they’re a tool to be used and abused in the woods in the name of fun and we’re not suggesting that you wrap it up in cotton wool, never to be ridden in anger! But there are several ways that you can give your bike that little bit of extra care and attention in order to save money on maintenance or resale value in the long run! Neil and Anna are here to explain. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Not Washing Your Bike 0:49 - Over Washing Your Bike! 1:24 - Too Much Lube 2:18 - Snapping your Chain 3:23 - Not Looking After Your Threads 5:23 - Never Bolt Checking 6:47 - Not Padding For Transport 8:21 - The Wrong Parts For The Wrong Bike 9:20 - The Wrong Compound Tyres 10:27 - Leaning Your Bike Wrong 10:49 - Putting The Bike Upside Down Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN 👉 Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 Shop the latest GMBN Jerseys! 👉 Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 What’s your trick to looking after your bike that you don’t think most people will know? Share your thoughts with us in the comments. Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Climb Anything on your mountain bike: 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Can’t Let You Disco - Harvio Chihuly - Heyson Go Higher - FLYIN Maniamaster - Lupus Nocte Mountains of Uttarakhand - Aiyo New Tomorrow - Tape Machines Our Minds - divine Running Into - Ooyy Time’s Passing - BLUE STEEL #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: Nukeproof Bikes: Orbea Bikes: Park Tool: Smith Helmets & Eyewear: Crankbrothers Pedals: Shimano Footwear: Ergon: Vittoria Tires: FSA: Spank: Topeak: Garmin: Peaty’s Products: Wahoo: Worx Power Tools: CamelBak: Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - GMBN Tech - Electric Mountain Bike Network - GMBN auf Deutsch - Global Cycling Network - GCN Tech - GCN Racing - Global Triathlon Network - GCN Italia - GCN en Espanol - GCN auf Deutsch - GCN en Francais - GCN Japan - GCN Training -