First thing I would say about your GORGEOUS bike cave is put the first aid kit closer to the ground, where you, and shorter people, can quickly reach it when you are injured, without the need to strain or to find a step ladder.
Absolutely love how you've made work MTB crankset together with a trials 18T sprocket and rockring, never seen anything like this on a pure trials bike before!
Thanks to yours and park tool's vids I've fallen into the rabbit hole that is bicycling feet first with my arms at my side. It all started with a video on how to tune a derailleur and now I'm building bikes at my local collective
I'm Shocked! I choose the video only to see a bike being assembled.... The way you show it during the process and the final test with these trial skills, man!! Congrats for your wise mind and everything.
Came for the bike, stayed for the video, subscribed for Mister! Nice backstory. Back when I was getting into trials here in Canada, I had a Norco Evolve. My boss/riding mate had the Ryan Leech signature frame all built to the nines! I was happy to have what I had, but that Meta is HAWT! Looking forward to more fun videos!
My wheel building low point was when I took a wheel apart to use the rim with a new hub, get almost to the end and ran out of holes on the rim. 36h hub 32h rim
I am very happy for a new video after a long time with the topic of trial bikes. I generally don't enjoy classic mountain bikes very much. You're right. It is a beautiful bike, a rare piece. With those high handlebars, it will go very well on the rear wheel. And I also have to mention that I paused the video and read the information about your cat. 😁 I'm looking forward to the next video where you show off your great riding skills on this nice bike. 👍
I am loving this new flow in the shop Ali. The shop has turned out wonderfully and the tool storage with the shadow foam pads is top notch. I really dig your genuine dialogue and dry and ever so slightly hidden humor. I think I saw that gremlin in the corner, and he totally dropped the unicorn Dude! Your skill and experience can only be appreciated by bicycle super dorks due to some of your more "Exotic" methods. I am a bit sad concerning the pilfering of your own bikes but I have also had to do this. When you are in the mode you must complete the project if at all possible. This is another aspect of you that I can identify with. This summer I also had to modify one of my tires and I was amazed at how many knobies are actually on a tire! Lucky you have that special tire modification tool, I did not. It took me ages to cut every knob by hand with a razor knife. Never again I tell you. Any who. . Give the Bike Thief a cuddle for me. Great stuff Bro. - M
Lovely build video, has been a while I'm glad the rain is finally there. The footage in your upgraded garage is really pleasing to watch. It's an absolute gorgeous bike, I'd love to see it in action.
No offense, Ali, that Ryobi drill falls a wee bit short of decent. You want yourself a Dewalt Impact Driver and Drill set, bit pricey but worth every penny. I also reccomend getting yourself a Magnusson 3/8 ratchet set, literally the only tool you'll need to build any bike and it will last forever, a torque wrench is also available and both include a 3/8 to 1/4 hex adapter so the same bit-set can be used in an Impact, Ratchet and Torque Wrench. For your hacksaw I reccomend Bahco blades, you can pick up a 3 pack from Toolstation consisting of 18, 24 and 32 TPI blades, you'll have a blade suited to almost any material you'd want to cut. They're my go-to both for work and for bike stuff. Love what you do. Big love from a wet and miserable Wiltshire.
As an eager wood enthusiast, even i was stumped by how satisfying it was seeing that headset go in so easily with that fancy press! yeck hes! fricking love your build videos Ali they are always so uniquely original and entertaining!
Its been a while since a build and I must say the humor and quirks have been taken to a new level, very well done! Love the little story about Mr Mister as well
I haven't seen your stuff in a while, and I must say that you've come a LONG way in terms of presentation. Good on you. Loved the video and the humour.
Awesome vid! Glad the initial hum from the camera rig has been sorted. How awesome is having a good set of tools, though! Took me 6 tries to pause at the right spot...
Nice build. Someone did think of the caliper alignment screws. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of that upgrade... drill, tap, tiny screw, easy. Magura deserves the credit with their absurdly finicky calipers. The lack of a bleed valve is something I haven't figured out how to fix yet. Maybe I should try Hayes (with Magura levers and mineral oil)?
Can’t buy these any more unfortunately but you never know, they sometimes come up for sale on the used market…for modern versions check out www.tartybikes.co.uk
Brilliant Ali, just Brilliant. The story about all the parts, the witty (ish) humour. Only joking. A brief background on your furry boss, Brilliant. Plus those gorgeous tools. Definitely up there with your best videos. And I'm watching this now as a completely retired rider in any discipline due to an accident back in July that has stopped possible play for the future. The bike workshop is awesome. Time will tell if it always stays this clean. Good luck for Sunday.
Amazing work - this is your first bike build I would take as is and literally change nothing. It's a damned shame there's nothing on the market now that combines high BB long geometry with dual disks. Tarty Adam put me on to this setup many years ago with a 26" dual disk GU and though it was relatively heavy, I probably did the best riding of my life on it. I can't get on with low BB frames and hate the noise and maintenance of rim brakes, so the closest I can find to my needs now is the Jitsie Varial, but the geometry on that feels awful compared to the out of production Echo and GU 24" bikes I used before that. It definitely seems like the trials market has shrank dramatically over the past few years in terms of options available though.
@@Ali_Clarkson It looks like I'll have no choice but to get a mod the next time, and I really don't like the small wheels 😞. 24" bikes are the best I've used as they give mod bike chainstay lengths meaning effortless popping to the back wheel, still have the reach (Wheelbase + wheel diameter) to bridge gaps, and roll on rough ground almost as well as 26" bikes.
Nice one Ali, really cool build! I have a white meta vtt2 frame with the orange logo in my storage, will have to build it up one day! Only a few were made with the white paint I think.
I feel for the wheel build issues Ali. I have had to tear down my own wheels just to grab what need. I do love the range of trials and street parts you guys have access to in the UK. I wish the States had a bigger scene.
One of the best looking comp builds, Ali! The color reminds me of one of the old Skye colors, which has me thinking it would be cool to see you put together some of the “older” street bikes from the Inspired catalogue, perhaps with period correct components? I bet you’d have an easier time than most people sourcing some of those frames and parts
Yes, I had the A2 on the comp hex…they’re decent but I did notice a lack of hold compared with the A4, for a tiny bit more weight I think the A4 is worth it for a bit more power
Great bike! The audio is weird in this video. Let me guess: you recorded the voiceover in the bike cave, but needed to digitally remove the cavey echo? Perhaps it's just me, but I find the artifacts of the de-reverberation quite unnerving. Consider adding some acoustic treatment to the room, or using a headset mic, or just recording in another room.
Close, I did need to alter the audio but I recorded it in my office under a blanket 😂 audio always seems to be a bit hit and miss with me, I used the same equipment I’ve used in the past but it just sounded awful and it took me over an hour to record it so I really didn’t want to have to do it again. I used the AI feature in Premiere Pro Beta but when playing with the amount of adjustment it would just crash every time I tried to reduce it. In the end I ran out of time and just had to use the one in the video as it was still the best I had
What a nice bike! Seeing you hop around on it made me think of getting a trials bike myself just for fun lol. I noticed 2 things tho, first: do you ever use grease? every thread looked awfully dry to me; second: the front tire seems to be mounted the wrong way around. Nevertheless, great work, great bike, great demo!
I'm worried the new bike cave has weekend Ali, unable to play a tune on the bars and the pedals didn't just get thrown on and magically stick 😮 lovely bike build though 😁
Such a shame Humans and wood have the same problem both have many years of fun bashing things but eventually that fun comes to an end and doesn’t work anymore plus Bike looks absolutely. a weapon with a highlight for me was The gremlin in the corner Not too many adult jokes well that one was epic
Come for the Cute Thief, stay for the build.
The system works 😂
First thing I would say about your GORGEOUS bike cave is put the first aid kit closer to the ground, where you, and shorter people, can quickly reach it when you are injured, without the need to strain or to find a step ladder.
Absolutely love how you've made work MTB crankset together with a trials 18T sprocket and rockring, never seen anything like this on a pure trials bike before!
Glad you liked it!
@@Ali_Clarkson where did you find that 18t gxp chainring?
@@lastminutepanic23Aliexpress😊
You're smashing it Ali! Can't believe how engaging and fun to watch you make bike build videos. Keep up the sterling work you massive G.
Thanks to yours and park tool's vids I've fallen into the rabbit hole that is bicycling feet first with my arms at my side. It all started with a video on how to tune a derailleur and now I'm building bikes at my local collective
I'm Shocked! I choose the video only to see a bike being assembled.... The way you show it during the process and the final test with these trial skills, man!! Congrats for your wise mind and everything.
Looks incredible!
Thanks dude!
Amazing. Build and trick session. Was a great watch. 👍
Nice build, and what an amazing flash drop of new Cute Thief lore! A real gem of a video :)
Thanks a ton!
Came for the bike, stayed for the video, subscribed for Mister! Nice backstory.
Back when I was getting into trials here in Canada, I had a Norco Evolve. My boss/riding mate had the Ryan Leech signature frame all built to the nines! I was happy to have what I had, but that Meta is HAWT!
Looking forward to more fun videos!
My wheel building low point was when I took a wheel apart to use the rim with a new hub, get almost to the end and ran out of holes on the rim. 36h hub 32h rim
A lovely flash frame, Mister C. Lovely looking bike, too. ;)
I see what you did there 😊
I am very happy for a new video after a long time with the topic of trial bikes. I generally don't enjoy classic mountain bikes very much.
You're right. It is a beautiful bike, a rare piece. With those high handlebars, it will go very well on the rear wheel.
And I also have to mention that I paused the video and read the information about your cat. 😁 I'm looking forward to the next video where you show off your great riding skills on this nice bike. 👍
Thanks buddy!😊
Had to crack out the phone to pause it for the hidden message because the tv doesn't respond that well 😂
Nicely done... That was clever!
😁
Bloody Gorgeous!
Cheers!
That’s a lovely Eclipse tapping wrench!
Fwend 😊
Top job Kev!!! ❤
I know right! Some top bloke gave it to me 🎉
Who's a Cute Thief? You are, you are...
Such a nice garage shop.
I am loving this new flow in the shop Ali. The shop has turned out wonderfully and the tool storage with the shadow foam pads is top notch. I really dig your genuine dialogue and dry and ever so slightly hidden humor. I think I saw that gremlin in the corner, and he totally dropped the unicorn Dude! Your skill and experience can only be appreciated by bicycle super dorks due to some of your more "Exotic" methods. I am a bit sad concerning the pilfering of your own bikes but I have also had to do this. When you are in the mode you must complete the project if at all possible. This is another aspect of you that I can identify with. This summer I also had to modify one of my tires and I was amazed at how many knobies are actually on a tire! Lucky you have that special tire modification tool, I did not. It took me ages to cut every knob by hand with a razor knife. Never again I tell you. Any who. . Give the Bike Thief a cuddle for me. Great stuff Bro. - M
Awesome build video. The new shop and camera setup are sweet!
I must say Ali, your humour is exquisite!
super nice frame and build
Thanks 👍
Lovely build video, has been a while I'm glad the rain is finally there. The footage in your upgraded garage is really pleasing to watch. It's an absolute gorgeous bike, I'd love to see it in action.
looks sick, storytelling was also on point 🙂
Yay, thank you!
No offense, Ali, that Ryobi drill falls a wee bit short of decent. You want yourself a Dewalt Impact Driver and Drill set, bit pricey but worth every penny. I also reccomend getting yourself a Magnusson 3/8 ratchet set, literally the only tool you'll need to build any bike and it will last forever, a torque wrench is also available and both include a 3/8 to 1/4 hex adapter so the same bit-set can be used in an Impact, Ratchet and Torque Wrench.
For your hacksaw I reccomend Bahco blades, you can pick up a 3 pack from Toolstation consisting of 18, 24 and 32 TPI blades, you'll have a blade suited to almost any material you'd want to cut. They're my go-to both for work and for bike stuff.
Love what you do. Big love from a wet and miserable Wiltshire.
The bike builds are always fun to watch
Cheers from Iceland 🇮🇸
There’s something about these builds that just makes them so entertaining! Keep up the good work 👏
I have a Meta VTT and absolutely love it. Im stoked to see what you do on this VTT2 build
As an eager wood enthusiast, even i was stumped by how satisfying it was seeing that headset go in so easily with that fancy press! yeck hes!
fricking love your build videos Ali they are always so uniquely original and entertaining!
Loved it Ali!
Thanks for the video.
I shuddered when I saw the bashed shins. Great build!
hahaha "adding the bi to bicycle" nice one. Great vid too man.
What an awesome ride, bang up job and nice cave!! I gotta catch up on some watching here on the chan!
The bike looks just as awesome as the riding
Super Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Its been a while since a build and I must say the humor and quirks have been taken to a new level, very well done! Love the little story about Mr Mister as well
I'm here for the Look Around You references (@11:49 & @23:06).
Thanks Ali.
Thali.
Thanks Ali, great looking bike
Color is great!..Good job👏
Thank you :)
I haven't seen your stuff in a while, and I must say that you've come a LONG way in terms of presentation. Good on you. Loved the video and the humour.
this set up work sweet and this bike was the perfect project to start using it! well done ali!
Glad you think so!
Mister bringing you the goods once again. Great build video, loved the process. New workstation looks great, dream setup there
Neat!
I liked this one so much that I'm watching it again
Nice job Mister Clarkson.😉
Can’t say I often love the trials bikes for their looks but this one tickles my fancy. Mmm something about that frame…🙏.
❤
Awesome vid! Glad the initial hum from the camera rig has been sorted. How awesome is having a good set of tools, though! Took me 6 tries to pause at the right spot...
I think it looks spectacular!! Nice build 👌
Nice build. Someone did think of the caliper alignment screws. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of that upgrade... drill, tap, tiny screw, easy. Magura deserves the credit with their absurdly finicky calipers. The lack of a bleed valve is something I haven't figured out how to fix yet. Maybe I should try Hayes (with Magura levers and mineral oil)?
Great build - nothing like proper tools!
Let's goooo bike build time!!!
Sweet build. really enjoyed it!
Sweet build! Looking forward to seeing how the comp goes
that's a sweet ride!
That's the best looking trials bike I've seen, wow where can I get one, can't wait to see it in action ali
Can’t buy these any more unfortunately but you never know, they sometimes come up for sale on the used market…for modern versions check out www.tartybikes.co.uk
Just use the slipper settings on the drill to not snap or strip bolts 👍🏼 if it doesn’t have that option, get one that does, definitely worth it.
Love the bike builds Ali.
Thanks SnogSpit!
Brilliant Ali, just Brilliant. The story about all the parts, the witty (ish) humour. Only joking. A brief background on your furry boss, Brilliant. Plus those gorgeous tools. Definitely up there with your best videos. And I'm watching this now as a completely retired rider in any discipline due to an accident back in July that has stopped possible play for the future.
The bike workshop is awesome. Time will tell if it always stays this clean. Good luck for Sunday.
Its almost bmx-y with the high bars and BB. Looks crazy cool to watch
Nice workshop build. Think my favourite tool was your tap holder. Very professional, beats an adjustable spanner! Looked like a starret? 😎
Amazing work - this is your first bike build I would take as is and literally change nothing. It's a damned shame there's nothing on the market now that combines high BB long geometry with dual disks. Tarty Adam put me on to this setup many years ago with a 26" dual disk GU and though it was relatively heavy, I probably did the best riding of my life on it.
I can't get on with low BB frames and hate the noise and maintenance of rim brakes, so the closest I can find to my needs now is the Jitsie Varial, but the geometry on that feels awful compared to the out of production Echo and GU 24" bikes I used before that. It definitely seems like the trials market has shrank dramatically over the past few years in terms of options available though.
I had a go on a Jitsie and it was so extreme! I could barely even balance…I’m glad you like this bike, CT did a great job with the spec 😊
@@Ali_Clarkson It looks like I'll have no choice but to get a mod the next time, and I really don't like the small wheels 😞. 24" bikes are the best I've used as they give mod bike chainstay lengths meaning effortless popping to the back wheel, still have the reach (Wheelbase + wheel diameter) to bridge gaps, and roll on rough ground almost as well as 26" bikes.
Nice one Ali, really cool build! I have a white meta vtt2 frame with the orange logo in my storage, will have to build it up one day! Only a few were made with the white paint I think.
All those fancy tools, np torque wrench? nice bike.
I do have a torque wrench but I tend not to use it on things unless they’re vital they need to be at the right tightness
27:20 how bloomin' smooth Ali
Super clean❤
Mushie season outside!
Danger 😂
You picking up an aliexpress cog just put a smile on my face because I just got a cheap but good looking narrow wide chainring from there.
Looks class
Cute theif is epic
He’s such a dude!
Love that built 😊
I feel for the wheel build issues Ali. I have had to tear down my own wheels just to grab what need. I do love the range of trials and street parts you guys have access to in the UK. I wish the States had a bigger scene.
A custom made steel frame would be really interesting. You can made your perfect geo. This build looks very nice.
Nice bike
Viel Erfolg bei den comps!!!
Grüße aus Deutschland
Danke ✌
Isn't the soft compound on the rear tire at the outside of the knobs, you just cut away, remaining the tougher inside to grip??
Pretty sure these are the same compound across the tyre
Looks like your really comfortable on that mate just getting used to that bb height can’t wait to see it tested properly
Oh man it’ll get a good testing this weekend 😂
Nice build bro, really nice 💯
One of the best looking comp builds, Ali! The color reminds me of one of the old Skye colors, which has me thinking it would be cool to see you put together some of the “older” street bikes from the Inspired catalogue, perhaps with period correct components? I bet you’d have an easier time than most people sourcing some of those frames and parts
Does Mister have any thoughts between the A4 and A2 Hayes? ;)
Yes, I had the A2 on the comp hex…they’re decent but I did notice a lack of hold compared with the A4, for a tiny bit more weight I think the A4 is worth it for a bit more power
Thanks youtube for unsubbing me and making me miss months of your videos. 😢😢
Nice build.
Pretty sure UA-cam has been trying to kill off creators this year!
@@Ali_Clarkson For sure.
Considering i don't really like the look of comp bikes in general this build is actually stunning! Well done!
Its fun to see a cut about 130g from new tire and then install front brake adapter like from 1812 year.
Can’t scrimp on the adaptors unfortunately, a lighter one WILL snap at some point
@@Ali_Clarkson resonable
Great Vid!
Great bike!
The audio is weird in this video. Let me guess: you recorded the voiceover in the bike cave, but needed to digitally remove the cavey echo? Perhaps it's just me, but I find the artifacts of the de-reverberation quite unnerving. Consider adding some acoustic treatment to the room, or using a headset mic, or just recording in another room.
Close, I did need to alter the audio but I recorded it in my office under a blanket 😂 audio always seems to be a bit hit and miss with me, I used the same equipment I’ve used in the past but it just sounded awful and it took me over an hour to record it so I really didn’t want to have to do it again. I used the AI feature in Premiere Pro Beta but when playing with the amount of adjustment it would just crash every time I tried to reduce it. In the end I ran out of time and just had to use the one in the video as it was still the best I had
Proper tools ✅
Pro-camera angles✅
Quality lighting ✅
Welcome to the big time...
I'm going to miss the headset club though...
Thanks for the info on the cat , nice story 😂
best hub sound
PLEASE make a mallett out of the remaining of the wooden headset tool! With some epoxy shouldn't be too hard
Cool idea, not sure how strong it would be though
Any other winners of the Now You Know Cute Thief's Real Name prize?! 🥳
What a nice bike! Seeing you hop around on it made me think of getting a trials bike myself just for fun lol.
I noticed 2 things tho, first: do you ever use grease? every thread looked awfully dry to me; second: the front tire seems to be mounted the wrong way around.
Nevertheless, great work, great bike, great demo!
R.I.P. Wacker, you will be missed
someone needs to sponsor ali with cat treats asap!
Dreamies, I’m waiting!
crazy bike
hearing the tire rub on the frame with the wheel so true is some kinky biker asmr!
The maxxis holyroller 26x2,4 is better than cut the tires^^ and is smaller than schwalbe^^
Harder compound than the Schwalbe though
Awsome 🤘🚲
Sick man
Nice build, never knew they existed 👍 also front tyre wrong way round 😉😅
beautiful
I'm worried the new bike cave has weekend Ali, unable to play a tune on the bars and the pedals didn't just get thrown on and magically stick 😮 lovely bike build though 😁
nice looker
Thank you! Cheers!
Such a shame Humans and wood have the same problem both have many years of fun bashing things but eventually that fun comes to an end and doesn’t work anymore plus Bike looks absolutely. a weapon with a highlight for me was The gremlin in the corner Not too many adult jokes well that one was epic
Funny cos it’s true 😂