Bicycle Workshop Tales – Episode 6 | Turbo Trainer Service, Fatbike Suspension Tuning & Manitou Suspension News
In this episode of Bicycle Workshop Tales, I tackle some classic bike maintenance, workshop tasks, and a special customer visit!
🔧 What’s in this episode?
🚲 Turbo Trainer Service – My Cateye Cyclosimulator, in use since 1992, gets a much-needed overhaul. Paired with my 1985 Muddyfox Courier MTB, it’s a real blast from the past!
🔩 Smokestone Henderson Fatbike Rebuild – I adjust the travel on my Manitou Mastodon fatbike suspension fork and fine-tune my Smokestone Henderson Fatbike for better trail performance.
📢 NEWS – Manitou Suspension is back for UK riders! A big deal for MTB and fatbike fans.
💬 Customer Visit – A customer drops by to show off his Smokestone Raven148, which he bought from me! We chat about his upcoming adventure on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) in the USA. He also leaves a bikepacking frame bag for some custom adjustments.
Jacob Collier – https://youtu.be/UGOol03qqWs?si=JBW98jbFvvp8XdaF
All feedback welcome – Do you like this video format? Give me your thoughts in the comments below.
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🔜 COMING NEXT WEEK – I visit a UK frame manufacturer for an inside look at their workshop! Stay tuned.
🔧 Featured Gear & Topics:
#BikeMaintenance #MTB #Fatbike #ManitouMastodon #SmokestoneBikes #GDMBR #Bikepacking #ManitouSuspension #TrailBike #CyclingNews #FrameBuilding
9 Comments
Great Video mate!
Great video Graham 👍
i felt way old when i realized your explanation of a quill stem was warranted, great content!
absolute beatiful bike that mr rusty- if they are filming a new mad max film mr rusty would be a perfect match in that movie 🙂 the gold parts from hope is a really good match….and a big bonus with one more mastodont travel adjust and service video – where do you measure the travel when the fork is not taken apart mine is 88 mm ? i did service and travel adjust a couple of weeks ago and i think i ending up making the travel shorter or I did something else not correct…. my fork is a mastodon comp gen 2 and i absolute love it…..happy trails
I just noticed on your customers Smokestone that carbon steerer tube is quite high ,I was advised not to have a carbon steerer tube longer than 50mm ? Nice looking bike & I'd love to do this ride .
Another great video I agree with you about not watching the news have a great week hope you get some rides in as well
Vlog is good
Great video, as I said before, I'm all in for the bike waffle.
I really enjoy your content, its informative and very motivational, its a breath of fresh air to see someone get stuck into maintenance, the majority of big channel content is too meticulous, super lubes, ultra cleaners, magic potions for this and that!!! it was never so precious back in the day, we did used to just wash the bike with a hose and a car brush and splash on a bit of 3 in 1 oil to keep the chain going (alright, I probably used finish line, but it was simple stuff that lasted multiple months of rides).
So thanks for the motivation Graham, I've got stuck in again, got right back into the maintenance side of everything. I want to get back out on the Kona xc bike, I want a Fatbike to go bike packing and my old Hope addiction has comeback with gusto! 😂😂😂
I prefer the snap magnetic mounts system I’ve been using it for years now and love it 👍🏻
I did use a strap chest mount from GoPro but didn’t like the feeling of it on my chest being asthmatic.
The magnetic mounts are so easy to change from position and very secure 👍🏻😀