Bike maintenance 101 and become your own mechanic with Jimmy Seear | EP#115

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Seear, co-founder of Ventum, former pro triathlete and an extraordinary bike mechanic discusses basic bike maintenance, how to clean your bike and when, and other things you have to know related to caring for and maintaining your bike to save you both headaches, speed, and money. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: A clean bike is a fast bike: how to wash your bike and when Basic bike repairs you need to know What tools do you need in your bike maintenance toolbox What's the best way and the best resources to learn more about cleaning, caring for, repairing, and maintaining your bike? SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts115/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free! Ventum - The ultimate triathlon bikes, using technology from fighter jets and Formula One race cars. Easier to build, pack, and travel with than any other tri bike. Get 110% of the value of your old bike towards the purchase of a new Ventum bike. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Ventum's website Park Tool Blog Park Tool Youtube Channel Pedro's Bike Maintenance Guides coaching Individual coaching by Mikael - how it works "Are athletes winning the war on cramp?" - Precision Hydration infographic RATE AND REVIEW:If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	Most bikes are pretty simple in the way it works.
0:02.8	It's normally anywhere from two to four bolts that you're going to have to adjust.
0:07.8	But it's very, very easy.
0:11.6	That Traathlon show,
0:33.6	the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:37.6	I'm your host, Michael, and on today's episode I'm joined by Jimmy Sear,
0:42.6	who is the co-founder of Ventum.
0:45.7	He is a former pro triathlete and an extraordinary mechanic
0:49.6	and not just in bikes, but anything on wheels essentially.
0:53.3	And we'll discuss basic bike maintenance, how to clean and wash your bike and when to do that.
1:00.1	What sorts of repairs do you need to know?
1:03.6	What tools you need to have in your toolbox?
1:06.3	As the name says, this is a bike maintenance 101.
1:09.9	And you'll also get some great tips for resources that
1:13.6	you can use to learn more about this topic but first this episode is sponsored by precision
1:20.6	hydration and remember that you can get your first free box or tube of precision hydration
1:27.0	electrolyte product when you use the promo code
1:30.8	that triathlon show all one word all caps at precision hydration dot com it is highly recommended that
1:39.3	you first complete their free online sweat test and that will give you some results for how much you sweat and how much electrolytes you lose in your sweat which has been validated in based on real sweat tests using using a device that measures exact sweat rate so this is a really really good test and you can do that for free in just a few minutes
2:02.5	on an internet quiz essentially and as opposed to many other sports and electrolyte drinks
2:08.7	one of the great advantages that i don't think i talk enough about with precision hydration is that
2:14.3	this is actually a great tasting product.
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