- Welcome back to Berm Peak, I'm Seth. And today, we're gonna be doing something a little bit
different, but kind of the same. Now, I feel great right now, because I just came back
from a ride with the Porters, it was awesome, I'm energized. And now I get to do what people
love doing after the ride tinker with my bike. And I got a bunch of cool
and interesting products to tinker with. (upbeat musiC) Now, first up, from the
makers of Sticky Fingers, Miles Wide Cable Buddies,
and this is really cool. These Cable Buddies are
made to hold your hoses and cables in place instead of a zip tie. And they come in different colors which I like for flip bike 'cause we're always trying
to color coordinate things. So let's put some on my bike. Let's try the orange ones first. So we'll put the big
side on the break hose that snaps in nice, small
one on the shift cable. All right, I really like these. This is sort of a one
size fits all solution. They seem to hold really well. They have several other
popular colors for bikes today. And what I really like about
them is they're reusable. If you're redoing your cables, taking things apart, adjusting things, you don't need to cut a zip
tie and put a new one on there. And they look a little more
official than a zip ties. Zip ties, you know,
they look like zip ties. So I'm a big fan of these,
they're not expensive, they seem to work well
in really cool product. Another good one for Miles Wide. (upbeat music) Okay, so the next thing
we're gonna talk about is already on my bike, Fidlock. You guys have probably seen it before. It's these water bottles that snap into place with the magnet and then they don't come off and then you got to twist
it to get it back off. And Fidlock did make a new,
bigger bottle that I like, and it's got a cover on the top but that's not what I'm gonna
talk about from Fidlock. They have something else. (upbeat music) Fidlock actually makes a phone case and it's got a bike mount,
and I wanna try that out because I really liked
that Quad Lock case, because it stayed on the bike really good but it protruded from the back. This one is completely flat. And so I'm curious if it
holds onto the phone as well. Does seem like a very nice case, it's got this felt on the
inside, it's really sturdy. Actually nicer than the
case I have right now for the iPhone Pro Max ultimate. This is a tight case, that's good. Test number one, how do
the volume buttons feel? Ooh, nice and easy to
push, nice and clicky. Doesn't have anything protruding
from it, which is nice. Let's see how the mount
works, this looks complicated. Okay, so I guess this piece, oh, it's magnetic, okay,
that seems, I don't know. We're gonna have to send
something to find out let's install it. (upbeat music) Okay, so how do I get this off? Like it, I can literally
lift up the bike by this, go underneath it, and I, oh,
so I just push this thing down and it comes right off,
it lets the air out. You just drop the phone
in place and it's done. And then you can open up trail forks, get your maps on there, record your ride. So, you know what we do
with phone cases here? (gentle music) Okay, that worked like I sent
wall rides, rock gardens, wasn't even close to coming off. So let's go into the shop and just look at it a little bit closer 'cause I have some feedback. So not many critical
things to say about it. I mean, it's like the slimmest phone case you can possibly get that clips to a bike. And this is pretty small, low profile, not the coolest looking thing. But if you wanna take it off,
it's just one pinch bolt. One downside of this and
it's same with Quad Lock, it doesn't work with a wireless charger. So is this gonna be my new phone case? Well, maybe we have one
more phone case to review. (upbeat music) So this company, snow,
snow, what is it called? I was looking at it like this but it's actually like
this, it's called Mous. All I'm interested in is the phone case. I wanna see if it's better
than the Fidlock one. So look similarly slim,
similarly well built. If I have to choose
between the two of them, it's a tough call. I kind of like the Fidlock one better because it just smooth here, there are these little
holes in the bottom of this. Now, we've got their mount
and their mount doesn't work with a suction cup and a magnet. It works with these little clips. So you kind of line them up. Now, it's on there and then you
squeeze these little tabs in to get your phone off. It does appear to have a magnet
on it to help it find it. So you go like this sort of
finds it and you clip it in. That's cool, okay, so this
is one of those mounts that can put it kind of
out in front of your bike. And it's got a little
tool free tightening knob, so that's pretty quick and easy. Love the positioning of it, it does appear to be really
solid we're gonna test that. What I don't like about
it, it's a lot harder to put on than the Fidlock. Even with the little magnet
that they have there. See if you go like this,
it's sort of self centers and then you can push it down. Still not as easy as the Fidlock you can literally just toss that on there and it just suctions itself in place. Let's see if this holds
in place like the Fidlock. (gentle music) Wow, that was great. Worked flawlessly just like the Fidlock but it fits a little bit
tighter to the handlebar. It doesn't move around as much. And it's in a better position, it's a little further forward. If I'm gonna choose which case to use, it's actually gonna be
a difficult decision. Okay, so which one am I gonna choose? Which one's gonna be my new phone case? You know, I would choose
either of them over Quad Lock and Quad Lock was the
best thing out there, but then all phones started
coming with wireless charging. This is nice and low profile,
works with wireless charging. Now, because the Fidlock
uses this magnetic piece, it actually doesn't work
with wireless charging. So all other things considered equal. I'm gonna choose the Mous, but they're both pretty much the best way to mount your phone to your bike. (gentle music) So the next one, the Oura
Ring, it is a fitness tracker. Those of you who know me,
know I don't record my rides, I don't use Strava, I
don't wear an Apple Watch. I'm like really resistant
to all these things. But Eric Porter convinced
me to get one of these and I'm mainly using it to track my sleep. (gentle music) Over the last year, my
sleep has been the thing negatively impacting my health the most. And if you have a bad night of sleep, you snap on people,
you make bad decisions, you don't work to your fullest
potential, you make mistakes. It's terrible and this is
sort of gamified my sleep to the point where it's
just getting better and better and better. And I have this to thank for
sort of giving me the data and showing me how bad it really was. But of course, this works for a lot of other things besides sleep. If you go on a ride you don't have to press
a button or anything, it'll just detect it. And it'll say, hey,
where your bike riding. Tracks how many calories and steps you do throughout the day like any other fitness tracker. I'm sure you're familiar with it, but it's so low profile that
I will actually wear it. Now, if I had to press a button
to start recording something or if I had to wear a big bulky
watch or anything like that, it would be totally off the table. But now that I just
have all the data there it's positively impacting my life. I just wear on the same finger
I would wear my wedding band. And so I'm not really
adding anything to my life. I'm actually getting
used to riding with it, which I thought would be
pretty difficult with the ring. You only have to charge
it like once a month, you just plug it in for 30
minutes and it's charged. I never ever thought I would wear a health and fitness tracker, but I do, because this
one's just that low profile. And in a lot of ways, it's
helped me gamify my health in such a way that I try
to do better the next day. And I'm looking forward to
getting a lot healthier, getting better sleep. (gentle music) The next product we're gonna review I've been testing for about
two years, they're on my feet. This is the Ride Concepts Vice. And it's my second pair,
I absolutely love these. I wore Five Tens for the longest time. And then something changed about them, the next version of it
just didn't feel as good. These ones are just perfect. Now, the bottom looks a lot different than other flat pedal shoes, but I guess the spikes
kind of fall in here and hold it in place. I have no problems with
my feet moving around. Shoes are a really personal thing. But Eric also turned me onto this, he said, you gotta try these shoes, you gotta try these shoes,
and he was 100% right. These are not only a good riding shoe, to me they just feel
like a really good shoe. I build in them, I hike
in them, I ride in them, I do a lot of things on and off my bike. And so that's why I got the version that's kind of more casual. Now, like I said before shoes
are a really personal thing. And so what works for me
might not work for you. But certainly works for me, works for Eric, works for his kids. And I certainly liked them
better than Five Tens, which were sort of ubiquitous
as a flat pedal shoe. Now, another funny thing that Ride Concepts
makes are these sandals, they're just slip-ons. And I don't know, if they're really intended
for riding bikes with I don't think they are, but it looks like this would
be pretty good on a pedal. Let's try them. (upbeat music) Not advisable, they stuck
to the pedals though. (gentle music) So this next product is
from TILT Industries. And as you can see, it's
a bike repair stand. And I'm gonna be
perfectly honest with you, it's not the best bike
repair stand I've ever used the Park Tool one is way better. (bike stand squeaking) However, bike stand is almost like a bonus in terms of what this does. It does three things
that I'm gonna show you, but let's set it up on the wall first. (bike stand rattling) Okay, I didn't like put bolt
holes in my wall for this but I have it like kind of
rigged up against the frame of the garage door opener,
so keep that in mind. Now, you can see how it
works as a bike rack. You can put your bike here
and it goes against the wall. And so you have an apartment or a garage or somewhere
that you wanna save space. You have a bike rack but
it's not only a bike rack, it's also a repair stand. You don't have to take it
off the wall, check this out. (bike stand rattling) And now you have a repair
stand wherever you are. So let's say you have an apartment
and you like to go riding and your bike takes up like so much space. Now, you have it mounted to the wall. You have a repair stand, you're
not tripping over anything. And then if you really wanna save space this whole thing folds against the wall. But that's not all, ah, this is not how it's supposed to work. But when it goes on the ground, it's now a balance trainer. I know that as a manual machine and a friend of mine Joe,
Mr. Tonka invented it. And it was cool when he did but now let me show you what it is, I have mixed feelings
about manual trainers. Okay, so the way a balance trainer works, manual trainer, manual machine,
whatever you wanna call it. You put it in here, then
they give you a ratchet trap. (bike stand squeaking) So now we have our wheel secured. You wanna disconnect the chain so that you can't put
back pressure on the pedal to help yourself artificially balance. And now we're doing manual training, whoa! (upbeat music) So one thing TILT Industries
got right was their marketing they're not calling it a manual trainer, they're not calling it a manual machine, they're calling it a balanced trainer. So the concept is, if
you use this regularly you're gonna build up the
strength of flexor muscles and different fitness things like that. Dude, if you don't have a
place to practice manuals you don't have a place to ride your bike. And then you don't need a bike rack, you don't need a repair stand,
you don't need anything. Like that's my opinion
about manual trainers. If you find it fun, or if you think it's gonna
give you more confidence, that's one thing. But I think this makes a pretty
good wall mount for a bike. It's pretty convenient to
have the repair stand there. And it's pretty cool that they
have it all into one package that's really portable. So if you live in an
apartment, you live in a city, you have limited space
this could be pretty cool. But I'm personally not
looking for a balance trainer, but the other things it does
I think are pretty cool. (upbeat music) So the next product is
Shut The Freak Up Bike. That's exactly what it's called STFU Bike. It was invented by Chris
Kovarik in Whistler, Canada. And so there's pretty good
credibility behind this product. And a lot of people swear by it. There's a version for different
downhill drive trails. And there is a trail version
which we're gonna test today. It's supposed to stop your chain from slapping around and making noise. Let's go and install it. (upbeat music) The way this works, is your chain is actually
gonna run through these. And then it's going to cinch down here. And as the chain shifts it's actually going to move through here, I'm gonna show you. Okay, so it appears you can
shift all the way through without it touching. But if you're going
over bumps on the trail, it's always hitting into this rubber guide and not into your chain stay. Now, I don't have a lot of
problems with chain slap. However, maybe if I ride with this, I'll notice that things are
a little bit more serene. Let me send this down the rock garden and see what it feels like. (upbeat music) That was really quiet. And I can tell a lot of
thought went into this. It's well designed, I don't
see it going anywhere, it's gotta be good for your drive trail just keeping it from
moving around so much. And I think I could get
used to the reduced noise. So time will tell, but
for now I'm gonna say, that's definitely worth 35 bucks. (upbeat music) So that's it a bunch of
unique mountain bike products that you don't see every day. I always love checking out these products and letting you guys know what I think. If you'd like this video, there's more just like
it in the playlist below. I hope you'll learn something
today and if you didn't, I hope you at least found it entertaining. And if you like this jersey, you can also get this in the link below. Thanks for riding with me today,
and I'll see you next time. (dog whining) (camera man speaking faintly)
