I recommend using Loctite 243 to keep bolts secure for longer. It makes a massive difference during rapid temp changes. Renthal Apex Stem holds on with Loctite 243 holds on for months, before it even gets slightly loose by maybe 1 deg. And that's trough winter too with various temps from plus to subzero down to -10C, taking bike out from room temp to -10C, no problem. But Race Face Atlas stem, is hopeless, it comes loose in 10 mins, cured Loctite does not help. At least 243 don't. Those stems were so annoying I got rid of them as soon as I could, I had two same issue. I had to check before, during ride, after each ride. with Renthal Apex I don't have to. I know it's secure. but of course a hard impact will loosen the Loctite and rotate the stem out of place. But dropper posts and seat posts with two bolt clamp seem to be hopeless, they will come loose. My bike is a Geometron G1, no bolts come loose, only one came loose, once when bike was new, but that just needed fresh Loctite, probably something wrong with the Loctite or too little, or missing I don't remember, but never had this afterwards and I shredded hard on it. Nothing ever comes loose on the bike. Only caliper bolts once the Loctite wears out, or after many months of stem but by then it's fork service time. Valve cores from time to time, but that's easy to fix.valve nut too.
0:56 How to clean the valve: If it's a badly designed lave you can't clean it without solvents. This was the case with Cush Core valves, they were impossible to clean, maybe if I got a solvent, there was no hole at the bottom, only sides. If it's something like Stzy tubeless valves then you just remove the valve core, use a pick to poke at one end then the other end. No solvents needed, as there is a hole at the bottom, big enough for a pick. and it can be tightened with a hex too. Others have done this at later point too, but Stzy was the first to have the whole package, all features. How to fix clogged valve core: deflate, remove valve core, pull the topp out,use nail or pick to get the worst off, then use a pic to get the stuff out inside,, then do the same on the other side, but stuff stuck inside might be hard to remove, but solvents to remove sealants exist.
@mtbboy Johannes? Sorry if I spelled your name wrong. My valve stems were cheap. I'll probably just buy new ones. I can get air in, it's just difficult. I need new sealant. I'll try to clean em out when I replace sealant 👍
@@thebikehippie6562 Spelling is right. I don't know which type you got. but I recommend to get valves that has the features I mentioned, anything else, is not worth getting. Might be cheap copy cat options. But the STZY I got are decent enough, and got the features I always wanted, like they read my mind, but they released a new version with bigger holes, so will be even easier to clean. Might be others doing similar design. if so I don't remember them. But usually other options are missing at least one of the features STZY offers.
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I recommend using Loctite 243 to keep bolts secure for longer. It makes a massive difference during rapid temp changes. Renthal Apex Stem holds on with Loctite 243 holds on for months, before it even gets slightly loose by maybe 1 deg. And that's trough winter too with various temps from plus to subzero down to -10C, taking bike out from room temp to -10C, no problem. But Race Face Atlas stem, is hopeless, it comes loose in 10 mins, cured Loctite does not help. At least 243 don't. Those stems were so annoying I got rid of them as soon as I could, I had two same issue. I had to check before, during ride, after each ride. with Renthal Apex I don't have to. I know it's secure. but of course a hard impact will loosen the Loctite and rotate the stem out of place.
But dropper posts and seat posts with two bolt clamp seem to be hopeless, they will come loose.
My bike is a Geometron G1, no bolts come loose, only one came loose, once when bike was new, but that just needed fresh Loctite, probably something wrong with the Loctite or too little, or missing I don't remember, but never had this afterwards and I shredded hard on it. Nothing ever comes loose on the bike.
Only caliper bolts once the Loctite wears out, or after many months of stem but by then it's fork service time.
Valve cores from time to time, but that's easy to fix.valve nut too.
0:56 How to clean the valve:
If it's a badly designed lave you can't clean it without solvents. This was the case with Cush Core valves, they were impossible to clean, maybe if I got a solvent, there was no hole at the bottom, only sides.
If it's something like Stzy tubeless valves then you just remove the valve core, use a pick to poke at one end then the other end. No solvents needed, as there is a hole at the bottom, big enough for a pick. and it can be tightened with a hex too.
Others have done this at later point too, but Stzy was the first to have the whole package, all features.
How to fix clogged valve core:
deflate, remove valve core, pull the topp out,use nail or pick to get the worst off, then use a pic to get the stuff out inside,, then do the same on the other side, but stuff stuck inside might be hard to remove, but solvents to remove sealants exist.
@mtbboy Johannes? Sorry if I spelled your name wrong. My valve stems were cheap. I'll probably just buy new ones. I can get air in, it's just difficult. I need new sealant. I'll try to clean em out when I replace sealant 👍
@@thebikehippie6562 Spelling is right. I don't know which type you got. but I recommend to get valves that has the features I mentioned, anything else, is not worth getting. Might be cheap copy cat options. But the STZY I got are decent enough, and got the features I always wanted, like they read my mind, but they released a new version with bigger holes, so will be even easier to clean. Might be others doing similar design. if so I don't remember them. But usually other options are missing at least one of the features STZY offers.
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