- Some products come in a box, nice packaging,
they're out on a shelf.
Other products come in Ziploc bags and bubble wrap.
Those products being ones that you send me,
my audience members send products here.
Some are made with a 3D printer,
some are fabricated in other ways.
But in any case, it's interesting
because these are not necessarily the things
that the industry thinks they can sell.
It's stuff that individual mountain bikers find a need for
and make themselves.
And so we're gonna review these products today.
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Let's start with this one over here.
And these are called Mend It Kits.
This is a first aid kit, but it looks different
from any first aid kit I've ever seen.
So first, let me show you another first aid kit.
This is like what you would order
if you just typed in first aid kit.
And honestly, with what's in here,
it's like band-aids, scrapes, cuts, things like that.
These first aid kits are really not that capable.
This seems way more specific to mountain biking;
broken bones, big wounds, not trying to scare anyone away
from the sport, but at least they're being realistic.
Okay, so they have a big strap on here
so that you can wrap it around your frame
and actually tie it to your bike.
I assume this strap also doubles as the tourniquet.
Yes, you can wrap this around somebody's body part
and then you can turn this
and it'll keep making it tighter and tighter and tighter.
Ooh, it's an actual tourniquet.
Here's some more stuff in here.
You've got Advil and bandages and gauze,
and all the things that you would find
in all of these first aid kits.
Oh, here we go.
You could use this as a brace
in so many different situations.
It's got metal on the inside and so you can form it
to the shape of somebody's wrist.
Also has some good guidance for head, neck,
and back injury, lacerations and skin abrasions,
suspected broken bone, that's good
'cause I don't know any first aid.
Now, my main criticism would be that it's, kind of, big even
if you're gonna strap this to your bike,
this is not something that people are going
to bring with them on every ride.
But if there's a big group of people
and one person brings this,
or a mountain bike guide or patrol or a trail builder,
I can see that somebody who wants to be prepared
for a specific situation would honestly find
no better option than this.
And so Mend It Kits, this is honestly one
of the most capable first aid kits I've ever seen
for a mountain biker.
Good job.
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And this must be from the south
because there's a cheerwine cap.
These look like bar ends.
This looks like a 3D printed stem cap.
And this is the top cap for a fork.
Now all this stuff makes sense.
So this is just a way to put bottle caps
on your bike as decoration.
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That's fun.
So it's a product that lets you install bottle caps
on your bike, and it does technically keep dirt
out of the bolt that is there.
And I suspect there aren't any other products
out there like this.
I get a lot of unoriginal stuff, this is original.
Multi-tool valve caps,
Schrader for BMX and Presta for mountain bike.
The notch at the top of both caps can be used
to tighten spokes.
The Presta type valve cap has a valve core remover.
And he did say these are prototypes,
like a real version of this will be made of metal.
This is just an example.
It's a cool idea, I think it works well enough.
And your valve cap is, kind of,
an untapped tool mounting location on your bike.
Very interesting, good job.
(plastic squeaking)
Okay, Riley here, made some tools in his garage.
This is way better quality than I was expecting,
for some reason.
This looks like a rotor truing fork
and it has a nice angle in it so you can get to it
from outside the bike.
Very interesting and it feels durable.
See what this next one is?
Yeah, I can't overstate
how surprisingly good the quality is.
So this is a truly useful shop tool.
We have this giant pedal wrench
with tons of leverage, fits right on a pedal.
Then if you're removing a cassette or a free wheel,
your cassette or free wheel tool fits right in here,
kind of, better than anything else I own.
This is awesome.
What else have we got here?
Now I have high hopes.
Okay, what the heck is this?
I don't know what this is, but it's really cool.
Cassette pliers.
Okay, let me show you what this is for.
Okay, so if I wanna remove this cassette,
there is a lock ring over here
that I can turn with this tool.
So we insert this tool, we use this one for leverage,
but as you can see it just turns the cassette
like your bike is coasting.
So we have to hold it still.
Now, these are cassette pliers that park tool makes.
There's also a tool called the chain whip
and it can basically hold onto your cassette
so that you can hold it still when you're taking it off.
Riley's tool is just these steel teeth that go
around the cassette.
I don't know how I feel about that.
I mean, damn, that's really nice.
Now I know what a lot of you are thinking
and I'm, kind of, thinking the same thing.
Is this good for the cassette?
Your cassette might be made of aluminum or something
and now you have these steel teeth on it.
I don't think to hold it still for one revolution,
it's gonna make any difference.
After all, your chain is steel and putting tons of torque
on your cassette all day.
Pretty impressive.
These are some very slick tools.
And think we got one more valve core wrench,
nicest valve core wrench I own.
This is gonna definitely stay out in the shop.
Riley, I'm glad you're making bike tools.
Next product I'm gonna show you comes from me,
these little stubby hex drivers.
I use these just for bottle cages.
And so I have all the sizes
that you would find a bottle cage bolt in,
and you can get right in there
without your wrench getting in the way of stuff.
And so the reason I'm using this right now
is to install the bottle cage that somebody sent me.
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It's a bottle cage designed for a Nalgene bottle.
And so I would say that this has been done a million times
and it's not original,
except this is particularly well designed.
It's really sturdy and I just see limited ways
that it could get cracked or damaged.
And so I don't have much more to say about it
besides that we've already tested a Nalgene bottle cage.
This is just a little thicker and more robust
than other ones I've seen and looks real good.
And I especially admire this subscriber
because he mowed lawns all summer to save up
for a Prusa 3D printer that he designed these on.
I guess he had met Kevin at Kanuga last year
and he keeps a 1997 GT mountain bike going.
So. Adam from Cleveland, I admire that very much
and I'd say you have a bright future.
Now what I will say is the other Nalgene bottle
cage that I reviewed had a way to keep it
from coming out like this.
I don't think it's gonna be a problem.
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It's a bash guard.
Not only that, but at 27.99,
it's one of the most affordable bash guards you can get.
But if this individual followed Berm Peak, they would know
that we already tried making actual bike parts
on the 3D printer and didn't work out so hot.
Ooh...
(bike clattering and squeaking)
And so, I don't know, let's try it.
This does look like a really thick,
really strong 3D printed part designed
to protect your mountain bike frame
and drive train from rocks, logs, and roots.
These are 3D printed from durable PETG plastic.
I guess there's only one way to find out
if this protects your chain ring.
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So, bash guards take as much abuse
as any bike part you could ever imagine,
and this one held up just fine.
Somehow, I couldn't design any 3D printed parts
that would survive on a bike,
but somehow this individual made a bash guard that survives.
Would it survive to a really high speed impact with a rock?
I don't know, but I'm pretty impressed so far, so good job.
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Enclosed are two to try out.
Adjust the tension straps until you can hold the handle bar
and the pad is relatively snug against the bar
but not getting in the way.
I call it a wrist wedge, I hope you like them.
I still can't understand even slightly what this does.
So it looks like you put your wrist through here
and then you put your finger through here.
I guess it's a wrist brace.
And then you can tighten this down to like...
Yeah, I don't understand it.
Okay, so this is a teaching moment
for anybody sending these products.
I get these messages that, sort of, explain what it does.
Put yourself in my shoes with no information.
I open up the package, you have to tell me what it does.
It doesn't say whether it's a wrist brace or
whether it's for somebody with a hand problem or anything.
It looks well thought out, but I don't know what it does.
But thanks for sending it.
This one looks a little more self-explanatory
but does seem to include instructions.
So what it looks like here is this individual
included a bunch of little 3D printed things,
one of them being an adapter to add bottle cage mounts
anywhere on your bike.
That's, kind of, cool.
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And then they've also included these plates
which is for mounting things with straps.
So first of all,
this little mounting plate has a spot for quick links.
So as you can see now, we have a perfect mounting plate
to strap a tube down to the bike.
So we can just take this strap, go over the tube,
and we can strap it on with one of these gear straps.
Can you strap a tube to your bike without this?
Yes, of course.
But this is just a proof of concept.
You can install a pump, a storage container,
or an extra water bottle.
There's lots of things that attach to the bottle cage mounts
and so this is pretty cool.
One suggestion I would make
in future iterations of this design,
put a piece of metal or a little nut behind it
for those bottle cage bolts.
I just went straight in thinking it was there
and marked up my frame
because the bolt went through and smacked into the carbon.
But luckily, I don't care about scratching my bike.
So that's all the products we have for today.
Hopefully, as the weather warms up, we'll get more in.
But guys, keep this stuff coming.
I'm actually really, really impressed
with a couple of these products, namely the tools.
These are really cool.
I'm gonna use a few of these and keep them out.
And the 3D printed bash guard, kind of, stole the show.
I tried to 3D print all sorts of bike products
and things that take less abuse than a bash guard,
broke right away.
So for something made from home, this is excellent.
And so from time to time I make these announcements
on Instagram stories.
Hey, send me your products.
Now, I'm making it here.
Go to my website, follow the link below.
If you are a home tinkerer, send us a message
and send something over and maybe it'll end
up in one of these videos if it's interesting enough.
I hope you found this interesting.
I hope some of you learned something.
And if you didn't get either of those things out of it,
I hope you at least found it entertaining.
Thanks for riding with me today.
I'll see you next time.
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