Can Pressure Washing your Bike Damage it?
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 14. 06. 2024
- Okay, so we know that going a little overboard with bike washing can cause some squeaks in your linkage, but will it really damage anything? Today, we'll get my mountain bike dirty and blast it with a pressure washer to find out!
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Haha! That was a lot of water inside the bearings, so probably not a good idea to blast them directly like that. But JUST TRY AND STOP ME from cleaning my rims like this every time. Pew pew!
**tries and stops you* *
**You don't listen**
Berm Peak Express hey Seth you should do a video on using chainsaw oil as chain lube comparison with regular chain lube
Why do try to destroy a 5000 DOLLAR BIKE IF I BREAK MY BKX IM DEAD
I had TERRIBLE spelling lol
Hi
I watch this guy every day and I don't even ride a mountain bike.
Edit: got a mountain bike
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Kvaraciejus 9000 I think Seth has mastered the Art of concisely taking us on an adventure, teaching us something, sharing a passion, and not being disingenuous.
A professional CZcamsrs protect themselves and present themselves like a professional tv show.
Seth is somewhere in the perfect middle.
I ride bike, but not so much mountain bikes, but I enjoy his show immensely.
Same
You should its really fun
I think Seth just wanted a excuse to use a pressure washer.
The pressure washer is the greatest and most fun to use thing in the world
Aj Aviation truth
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I couldn't agree enough
Except for a bike!
My pressure washer was broken and it was worse than just a hose but i still used it cus its soooo fun
Me who is a dirt bike rider: âThatâll be finnneeeeee!â
Cool, I hate all the hate dirt bikes get in the MTB community I am a MTB rider but do have experience with dirt bikes. Keep riding man just donât case jumps
Disclaimer my dirt bike experience comes from street riding so nothing hardcore
After I graduated high school I bought a brand new 01 Honda 400EX, tried for the XR400R, that got vetoed pretty quickly by Mom. Every weekend that sucker saw the carwash lol. Never squeaked, never rattled. Just kept that sucker lubed up and it did just fine.
Who agrees that Seth should make another drama drop?
Admiral Ackbar I do agree
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5:48 if you haven't done this to your tyres with normal hose then have you ever washed a bike?
Yes.
@@sweeflyboy Yes. Yes.
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"I don't think i pressure washed it enough." I swear, this guy watches Whistlindiesel on his spare time
Haha very true
Mom: âgo play with the neighbourâs kidâ
the neighbours kid: 10:54
omfg that is hilarious lmfao
i ii i i i ii i i i ii i i cant lmao
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cant stop laughing dude XD
Exactly đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
when he spun the pedals freely i genuinely thought he would just hit himself in the head with the pedal
Same haha I was waiting for it!
Fellow sailor here aswell! Love your profile pic lol
Alexander Cherevatenko ah yes the foiling optimist
He was close lol
Jack McNaughton opti gang yewwww đ€đ»đ€đ»
When u listened to the cranks by spinning them I was like plzzzz donât hit him
Goddamn I was thinking that.
So you had a close encounter like me?đ
If I'll ever be in that situation I would definetly whack that pedal into my head
Am I a bad person for wanting it to hit him?
Funny, I was waiting on the smack..
I have a 'tornado' attachment for my pressure washer that makes it in between a hose and a regular pressure washer. It's perfect, strong enough to get the muck off but not so strong that it would ever take paint off. Perfect for the PNW!
The real test is to do this, then leave the bike to dry for a week and pull the bearings. Remove the bearing seals and check to see if there's any rust in the bearings.
No, the real test is to do this after every single ride for a year without ever taking it apart, then compare all the components and the general feel of the bike to one that has been properly maintained.
@@D0WNT0WN The bike is abit too expensive to do that...
@@bananasstuff3344 that's exactly my point, though. You wouldn't do that to a bike because you're guaranteed to cause highly accelerated wear.
@@D0WNT0WN What kind of highly accelerated wear?! If anything, thorough pressure washing regularly will improve drivetrain life spans. Stainless steel ball bearings are highly rust resistant, and you'd have to blast away the vast majority of the grease to lead to long term problems with water ingress and rust in these systems. Aluminium and carbon frames don't rust. Rust is really a non issue for quality sealed bearings with a stainless steel coating, unless you happen to handle the bearings and damage that finish. Now the interesting question is, if we humour your argument that water ingress is a real problem, is time well spent hand sponging a bike in order to eek out extra service life of sealed bearing systems? Probably not, given how quick and cheap it is to replace them. You'll waste an order of magnitude more time hand-washing than you ever will by blasting regularly and occasionally replacing any (rare) failed sealed bearings. I hand washed for years before I had a reason to own a pressure washer, now I have one, I rarely hand-wash my bikes, no problems so far!
@@vexy1987 i hear your point but I just don't think you're right. I've been working as a mechanic for a while now and I've seen PLENTY of ruined bearings and components because the owner got too liberal with a pressure washer too many times. And I'm not talking cheap bikes either. Santa Cruz, Ibis, Yeti, etc. As for replacement cost, I guess that depends on one's definition of inexpensive. A single bearing? Sure that's not too pricey. But depending on the number of bearings, and the type of suspension design, it can be VERY expensive with labor charges, seeing as 99% of riders would need to take their bike to a shop for that job.
For years Iâve taken my bike to a self-serve car wash and cleaned it with the pressure washer, without problems. They key is to avoid blasting sensitive areas like bearings.
So basically the exact opposite of what Seth did đ
Yeah i always do that and have no problems yet
I've been jetting my bikes for a good 20 years and i've had no real issues too. Some times 2 or 3 times a week depending how muddy they gets. Just don't go too close and when finished dry well and lube up.
Seth says âwourderâ for 12 minutes straight.
I was waiting for someone to say this
Wooder
I read your reply wondering what you meant... at the same instant Seth answered it for me...
many.. many times... ooooo a Lassard 'Police Academy' flashback (showing my X-Gen)...
10:55 is by far my favorite part of the video. I have a Chemical Guys foam cannon that fits to my pressure washer. this vastly reduces the PSI, and i also have an adjustable pressure washer - max 1600PSI. I think it comes down to not being ignorant and holding the nozzle one inch from the bike, keeping a distance and using the right technique and equipment, anything can work. I use my pressure washer for literally everything, cars, sidewalk, driveway, house and even to clean my legs off when they get covered in muck.
Others: Does everything they can to be trending on youtube
Seth: Pressure washes his bike and gets #30 on trending in few hours.
I wish i had a bike
I watch his videos every day
@@orayneqxxn5815 i can give you a bike
How would i get it
@@ravenmonserata6130 thanks alot
"Welcome to another episode of berm peak express" gets me everytimeđ€
Seth: "No one is advocating you wash your bike with a pressure washer"
Seth 5 seconds later: "THIS IS AWESOME"
Also Seth: I'm sponsored so idgaf if it breaks
I've been washing my bike in a car wash with a pressure washer for years and never had any problems with it.
I blew paint chips off my car using my friends power washer but I also didn't know what I was doing and got too close
Do you like horses?
@@olyblyth7223 what???
@@g.roscoe6727 profile picture
me too.. neber any problem
"I didn't even remember these things were copper colored!"
That's because they were electroplated silver and you blew the plating off! hahaha
nah ive got the same ones and they are copper colored
yeah, they're copper colored from the factory my friend has a pair.
Seth: no one is advocating for pressure washer
Whistler: are you challenging me?
SchleyerZ i was there last summer and totally forgot that they have a massive pressure washer station đ many other bike parks In the US do too. Angel-fire NM, cressted butte winter park CO, and Stevens pass WA all have pressure washers. (Those are the only ones that ik for sure of) if they can do it to down hill bikes that cost thousands of dollars and also get used almost every day then I think a lil water from a responsible pressure wash operator will be fine.
@@daytonhunt2406 'responsible' might be the issue , like he showed with the wood a bit of irresponsible use can do some damage easily. But you can damage things with a spoon if you try hard enough.....
Haha! anyone who has been there has blasted their bike clean...and probably the person next to them. My linkage was squeaking for sure after the first week.
Hey Seth, any chance the water coming in could be from around your seat post!?
Whlisling diesel??
Person: has expensive bike
Also person: how can I break this thing?
Babys it for a week. The next week: NoW hoW lOng wiLI iT taKe mE to bRake thIs??
@@Benjamin_Stuart break*
What kind of bike is it and how much dolars is it?
@@greenlawnfarm5827 Its a diamondback Sync'r Carbon, and Its about 3000usd.
@@felixonetwothree2245 Thats alot of money.
So glad you did this and was totally excited to see this video!
I've got a story from almost 20 years ago. I use to race downhill mtb and one race was super muddy, on the way home we stopped at a car wash and pressure washed or bikes. Eventually my front hub stated to squeak and some of the pivot bearings. I think what happened a tiny amount of water got into some of the bearings and rusted. all the bearings were sealed cartridge bearings and did take weeks to start making noise. My DH bike did not get ridden a lot I think contributing to the damage. My tip is don't pressure wash a bearing you aren't willing to replace. The cartridge bearings selected for bikes and in particular hub bearings have low seal tension so they have less drag and roll faster but this means that water can get forced into them under pressure. This is my experience, I never pressure wash a bike again and never replaced a bearing since. Great channel and thanks from đđČđ
Iâve watched every episode heâs posted like if it was a Netflix show
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Pressure washing pedals may just be the most fun anyone can have
Nah nah nah, taking the wheel off and spinning the cassette with it. THAT'S fun
Haha go brrrrrr
jmelzer just keeps spinning
Spinning the wheels and tires with the pressure washer is awesome
Sit on a spinable chair holding a front wheel by its axle... have a friend spin it up (compressor nozzle works wellm less water than the pressure wash)...
Now tip it on an angle...
Excellent video/topic!
One thing that deceives a lot of folks when referencing "sealed" bearings is that the "seal" is only intended to keep out grit that would score the balls and races. They are not water tight. If you allow water to sit in them, they will rust and seize up!
Ride on, friends!
Always posting great info. I mountain bike and dirt bikes. This is good info for a lot of cleaning. Mountain bikes, motorcycles, mowers, anything with bearings and grease points.
if i ride that trail, i won't even be able to turn left nor right. im gon be tokyo driftin skrrt
At my local trails we have a thing called drift corner, itâs sick
I'll be in the hospital if I pull that off.
@@currysauce1170 at my local trail, theres no such thing called,
"bike trail"
@@andy56duky id be in heaven
@@currysauce1170 whats a local Trail?đi only have dirt roads in a 60km (37Miles) Radius :(
100% new drama drop!! :D
like so Seth can see!
Berm peak totally needs a big drop
@@Nebula1820 for sure. would be awesome.
Disliked
How about off the roof? Or maybe he could build some tall north shore features and then drop off that
Yes
Liked for updating and reviewing an old theory.. Subbed because im recently taking bike riding seriously.. Mainly road bike or racing bike i guess? And youve been a great help the past few months
Hard to believe that this is quite a new channel.. great content mate! keep it up!
5:21 a normal person washing their bike
10:55 a human sized gremlin using a scary pressure washer
He's reached the 3rd stage of pressure watcher obsession
Isn't Seth almost more of a gremlin sized human?
Lmao
About 4 and a half years ago i found your channel and that made me want to start but im 15 and 4 years ago i didnât work but i still tried to ride trails on a cheap bmx and watched your videos over and over and today i bought my first full suspension bike so thanks seth for all of your awesome videos!!
New bike day boys and Seth you have helped me make this bike legendary. Thank you for everything
Re: self car wash. Thereâs a âspotless rinseâ mode at my local car wash. Itâs supposedly for the last step of a car wash to rinse off the excessive wax. Itâs stronger than a mist but itâs not really pressurized water. More like the max flow from your garden hose. Iâve been using that to wash my bike a few times and have had no problem so far
10:55 When you finally get the new watergun for your 10th birthday!
lol
Bearing engineer here. Completely depends on the type of seals and quality of construction. They other point to consider is if the bearings experience water ingress and it is not dried out they will corrode unless made from a very specific type of steel. Corrosion leads to stress concentrations and will eventually cause spalling
You can tell he's a real engineer because he uses words like "spalling". I don't even know what that means.
@@Durwood71 Little bits flaking off of the surface in "non-engineer english" (Spalling is a specific process in bearing engineering so the non-engineer english is less accurate, but you get the drift)
@@TheAverageDutchman Yes, I actually looked up the definition later because I curious what the word meant. It's just not one that is in common use among laymen which, in my mind, confirmed your credentials as an engineer.
Yes as a well experienced bicycle mechanic (35 professional years) I can say the seal doesn't stop water once the grease is washed out of the lip . After that it's water in guaranteed and probably not drying out forming a grease product that now actually holds water corroading everything inside.
10:54 when seth have kids:
Mom dad being wierd with the water jet thingy again
Oh boy do I have good news
aged pretty well
@@augustsiverskog2458 aged like good enough wine
This was helpful, thanks Seth.
Seth pressure washing the bike: "THIS IS AWESOMEE!"
Bike: * silently crying *
ă ĐŻiÎÎÎ ă the tears canât be seen because they get instantly blasted away
ă ĐŻiÎÎÎ ă go to my Chanel and watch my video
@@oliverwenke8979 no, I don't think I will
And you: im gonna comment like I see People do on the other videos Just to get likes..
10:55 almost pissed my pants seeing seth all cranked up with the pressure washer.....then the end is just as good.
it's the pressure goblin
I didn't know if you press the time it takes you the the time on the video
That was fun and entrusting to know as im just started mountain biking..cool vidđ
needed this info and video thanks for being awesome
People: *"you can't do that Seth! You can't pressure wash your bike!"*
Seth: *"haha pressure washed wheels go brrrrrr"*
I love it when Seth's making this videos to prove a point hahahahahaha
50 subscribers by 5th of May challenge NO
I love this comment!
@@Doofish873 f BN u
50 subscribers by 5th of May challenge just stop your a beggar to get subs actually try instead of self promoting.
50 subscribers by 5th of May challenge um you disliked all my vids lol
10:54 I think we're all lucky, that Seth has no flamethrower đđđ...or has he...!?đł
I would so watch that! Yes flamethrower
Just pump gasoline into the pressure washer instead of water đ
Wistlin Diesel did it
We would be lucky if he had one. Actually I'd give him a few dollars to see him go nuts with it.
If only he bought shares in The Boring Company by Elon Musk, he'd have gotten one
What it ALL boils down to....it depends on what you desire....BUT mainly what your WALLET will let you do !.....
GREAT INFORMATION ON VARIOUS PRODUCTS.
The bottom brackets are still susceptible to washing out the grease as just happened with my Son's Norco threshold. I keep our bikes clean, religiously clean. I never use a high power pressure washer, just a wand on a garden hose, and I avoid the bearing areas. Now his Bearing actually seized with rust. Luckily he caught it right away and noticed the crank not spinning properly. I replaced the bottom bracket and packed it with lots of bearing grease. His bike is only 2 years old and he also rides a Norco 7.2 Charger, so he dissipates his ride time on two bikes as well.
Love the content and videos, cheers!
"I'm gonna use it from a safe distance"
5:48
Lol
Lmao it has 69 likes
Seth says âwoturâ for 12 minutes straight
i made it drnking gambean i am now hammertt in the morrninghb
*brad leone enters the chat*
@@manusjiedowen-ck12a18 Yesssss!!! I was looking for this comment đ
Keep up the amazing videos seth. You make my day better. âșđ”ââïž
Thanks for doing this.. I have always wondered about it
new lens?
seems like the production quality has increased, love it
Will Lewis You know we stay bankrupting ourselves on lenses!
@@BermPeakExpress do you spend more money on lenses or dimond back?
@@willlewis2641 diamondback sponsers him
Seth: Gets a new hardtail.
Also Seth: Let's spray my new bike with a pressure washer
alex alamangos no
Really like your topics, and the presentation. I think I'm gonna go wash my bikes. Thanks Seth.
Pressure wash from a distance, air dry with compressor, and re lube the chain after!!
Seth said wooder over 50 times.
*Long Island intensifies*
Yup. I kept hearing wuoder.
Enough to make me question myself and say it aloud.
*chrisfix* wants to know your location
Seth with a pressure washer is one of the scariest things I have ever seen on this platform.
Hi seth i watch this channel and the old channel... i really like your content and i am always inspired to watch you doing a lot of stuff around your house. đđŒđđŒđđŒ
when he says "The tyres are like, you could eat off'em" I thought everyone did that
No one:
Seth: Little dirt in the corner of my rev grip, LEMME PEW PEW
I pressure wash my mountain bike 3 times a week, still runs perfect
Do you leave it outside
if u use it daily that wouldn't be a problem.. the problem appears when its staying with water on the bearings
I leave it inside my home, and I ride pretty often
Exactly,it does nothing but clean a bike and the best way for sure.
@@ronald2042 ,risk?..risk of what,as there is no risk?,lolâŠpeople follow clowns that donât know what they are talking about,lol, or follow because they read it in a magazine from some clown,lolâŠa power washer has unlimited settings,just donât be a clown follower with zero common sense and blast into bearings although this still is not a problem if bike is maintained properlyâŠitâs like riding on a wet mountain bike trail that the bike is made to do in the first place,does nothing,but make you into a better rider.
Love your vid mate they are soooooooooooooo good and entertaining love it keep this content up
I love your vidios the second you post one im watching it you inspired me to start my own youtube channel
Don't even have to watch to know its good
Seth: gets bored and tests something people tell him not to do on his $3-4000 bike
Why not, it was free. He seems bored. Has a raft of replacement parts ready to go, so yeh.... isn't that the case as well for everyone who starts doing the same and wonders why after 3 months their bearings are toast? Surely?
sponsorship bro
Fishermen do this too. Cast $20 lures into the shit because they get an unlimited supply. They break a $200 rod, no biggie as they have 100 more at home.
Also if he where to ruin his bike, see it as a business expense, he makes more than $3-4000 bucks from this video.
I don't think that his hardtail is 3000pound
I love these videos. Like myth busters for mountain biking. The scientific method works! Observation, discipline, procedure and experimentation.
Its been a while since I watch you seth and I was surprised that you changed your channel name to berm peak express, been a fan since the Early days , good to see you grow! đ
hi seth, i just want to say i love both of your channels. keep it up.
What was about the seth's bike hacks video?
still Loris his Instagram said no video this week he just needs some time to catch up with emails and that stuff heâll be back next week Tho
@@peakltd7634 ok thanksđ
still Loris I am building the worlds biggest wood BURM can I get a sub
@@kamdenfunk5829 I don't like BMX...
@@loris9383 that's because you're wrong
hey seth you're the one who got me into mountain bikeing
thank's man
You my friend, are always entertaining!!
Protip: the seals on bearings are to keep the grease in, not the water out...
They are designed to keep contamination out, but not at 1500-3000psi, there not a pressure seal - the lip of the seal lifts and in the water goes.
2:12
its kinda funny how sethâs eyeâs just disappear.
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Good music choice for the "getting the bike dirty" montage. - most youtubers don't focus enough time on these little details. Nice work.
I rinse my bike with water at the same pressure that the dirt was applied...very low...maybe a thumb over the end of the hose. This is in part due to the hassel of getting my 2700 psi washer out and setup. (With a zero tip this washer becomes a drill bit on wood.) The rest I finish by hand. But I have more time than most and alternate bikes between riding and maintenance. Good video. Thanks.
take a shot every time he says âwuaterâ or âcleeeenâ
New york
New yorkkkkkkkkk
Exactly what I was thinkingđ
Loving the vids, been watching all of them in quarantine
Seth, just a quick suggestion as my Merida was recently stolen while in a far away country and my suggestion being to search the second hand shops and/or pawn shops for a suitable replacement to also install or upgrade for reasonable amount. Luv the channel and keep up the awesome inspiration.
I love how Seth is literally like a total maniac whenever you give him power tools
Seth looked soooo happy while using the pressure washer.
edit: woah never thought this would get 120 likes.
check our 10:56 XD
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Woah 120 is a very high numberđđ
Thanks for the 162 likes guys.
Never thought this would get that many.
I love pressure washing the pedals and tyres to send them to sonic speed đ
Right!
Getting derailleur jockey wheels to mach1 with an air compressor is quite fun as well
OMG u made this video on my bday thx much love to u man đ i will likw and sub!!
I watch both of his channels everyday and I dont mountain bike but watching the videos are super capming and asmr like for me idk but I love both of his channels
Now I want to wash my bike.
*DAMN YOU SETH!*
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âYeah thereâs a bit of water in thereâ
Nice video sir bermpeak.. a lot of useful things I've learned.. I'm from Philippines..god bless..stay safeâ„ïžđâ„ïžđ
This guy is my bike guru. I bought this nice mtb bike and I got it super dirty we have a self car wash in the basement of my apartment building I was little worried what would happen if I pressure washed. Thanks dude
Hey Seth I wanted to know what Dimondback I should get with a 2000$ limit and if they ship to Australia
William Hartelt I have tried to get it shipped to Australia you have to go through arc beach and they donât even have that good of the ones, big w has diamondback but you can imagine what a bike from big w is going to be like
Im not sure but i think they only ship in america
your better of getting sisiku d7 from bicycles online tbh
Wow, 1 minute is the earliest Ive ever been
STOC OTM I got it in 3 and thatâs the earliest for me
4-5 minutes for me on a FLAIR video
I just realised âknob deepâ has another meaning hahahaha lmao
THANK YOU FOR VIDEOS LIKE THIS DURING A PANDEMIC! You're Awesome! =)
Seth: I think it wouldn't damage anything.
After 1 hour
Seth: is there something creaking?
I loved the b roll of the âcrazy guy with a pressure washerâ type profile pic! Made me laugh! Thanks for that!
Love your videos
Seth, You have motivated me to build my own bike trail in my backyard. (4 1/2 acres) You should give a challenge to see who has made the most impressive home bike park. My 1 1/4 miles is lots of fun. Thanks for all the great ideas!
12:11 when she lighly touches my shoulder
marinebum haha
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Wow
The only problem that there is....
I can only like this once.
No get two accounts
Dislike then like
Seth has helped me a lot with bike hack thxs Seth
I watch your vids everyday and you just inspire me