Really enjoy the humour in your bike builds, it'll be great to see you ride it, possibly something you've never done(those triples you called out) into a foam pit or airbag
With such a high handlebar, low fork, gear ratio and slippery tires, this is almost a "street-dirt mtb" machine. They was quite popular in the mid-2000s in my country as a contrast to street-bmx (so often there were 24-inch wheels and no brakes). Good one, looking forward to testing it out!
That's such a sweet build there Ali. It must have been so satisfying to not only have all the parts you needed at hand, but how well they all match...aside from the hubs of course hehe. Cracking job as usual dude gonna be good to see you shredding it!
Nice build! A sudden apparition came to me that you could also do a bike wash part at the end of the build, the satisfying/asmr feel I think people enjoy from these videos would be met even more so and would be a chance to get a sponsor on board for the cleaning supplies. 👍
Loved this! Fascinated with dirt jumpers and their geometry for parks and street riding, I’ve tried bmx and it’s just not for me! Tempted for one of these but at 38 I feel I’ve missed the boat for learning as falling hurts now 😂😂😂
Your Cute Thief hoody and/or T-shirts are amazing! Consider this my vote for getting those in your merch shop. I'd get some for me and my wife as fellow cat lovers.
Looks great! I've thought a lot about getting a beginner trials bike but at the same time I feel like I might get more use out of something a little in between that and a jump bike!
Brilliant Ali. Well good and the cute thief is correct. Wonderful build. I love the tan wall tires and the clean yet kind of retro look that the colors seem to convey, Fun build as always Ali and I have some builds that you might fancy as well. I will PM them to you on FB Cheers Sir. - M
Another great build Ali! Thanks. (I was secretly hoping you had sourced a 22” BMX frame but alas…one day?). Keep your eye on WTP, they are working on some disc compatible frames with their “Chaos Machine 20” but I think a disc compatible 22” is in the pipeline maybe 🤞🏼. Really would love to see what you think of a 22”. Also, check “Fingers Crossed BMX” some great innovations being created now! Have a good one and enjoy the Radon 👊
Hey Ali. Interestingly enough some of your inspired frames you have laying around might work for a really progressive street dj bike. Use the team bars. Throw the lowest axle to crown 100mm travel fork on you can. On either a hex or one of the other frames with less bb rise. Trade bb rise for some slight rear end length gains. Many modern dj frames are in the 370 range some older ones could push to 370 slammed or shorter with 360 stays and long drop outs. Shorter stem. And shorter length crank arms. Right tires. And you have a bike meant for slaying streets. Rigid for slightly steeper headtube angle. Or find a way to get a true 26 fork shorter than 100mm travel. Mechanical rear disc. Some road options work perfect for the post mounts on the inspired frames. Short pull discs means you can run a gyro and just drill a tap and frame for tabs. And use a bmx lever like an odyssey m2 with included upper dual cable. And an odyssey Y traditional style lower cable. Yokozuna mechanical hydro brakes would make it still Hydro but mechanical operated gyro for simple and headache free brakes. You'd have essentially an equivalent to what people are building with custom 26 street frames.
the Ride video will be interesting, I have a Sweep fork on my Single Speed set to 140mm(they are internally adjustable) I find it a bit flexy but not a bad fork overall
It looks cool setup with short chainstays but from experience with a singlespeed build you do want some clearance between the tyre and the seat tube or else mud and grit get trapped there.
@@Ali_Clarkson Hello mate, thanks for the reply, I found running bare minimum clearance was a fun experiment but turned out to be not very practical. Cool build regardless, cheers
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this ones almost as cool as the all silver bike that curve frame just a lil more sexy. break lines are so much cleaner on this one tho keep it up man 🔥
rad build. for help with gearing you can use an online chainstay calculator, it will give you the shortest possible rear end with the best suited gearing
I would just switch the front tires , the dth washes out easily in the berm . Of course it depends on what you’re riding. I kept my dth in the back and put a cross king in the front.
So you have done dirt jumper meets trials in a few vids now, have you ever done trials bike meets dirt jumps? I’ve always been curious how much the head angle would slacken if you put a 100mm ish travel suspension fork on say, one of the inspired 24” frames. That would make the BB even higher so maybe there’s no way it would work, but if you have the parts it could make for an interesting video 🤷🏻♂️
Hello Ali. I don't know if you read comments on old video but here I go. What do you think of carbon rims for dirt jumping? Is it risky to try them? Thanks.
Hard to say but I’ve been using them on my street trials for years with no issues and that’s not exactly easy going but then I don’t do many tailwhips or flairs, I think the wheel coming in sideways with lots of weight is a wheel killer…an alloy rim might have an advantage with more flex but the carbon will be stiffer (and maybe stronger) up until the point it fails. You’ll have to figure out whether your riding style is taxing on wheels and what type of stress you put on them if it is.
@@Ali_Clarkson Thanks for the reply, I had actually not considered the sideways force when landing even if I will most probably never even try a tailwhip or a backflip. I will forget about carbon rims for myself but maybe one day we will start seeing some slopestyle or dirt riders using them!
It's not for me to tell you how to ride a bike but, you might be giving up on BMX too soon. It can takes weeks to get comfortable on one if you're used to something larger. If the aerosol you use to fit grips is ever unavailable, I use the cable ties method, which you can look up if you're unfamiliar with it. What PSI are you using on the DJ bike?
I like that ONE^ preload system. I hate, Hate, HATE those horrid one-directional things that need to be hammered into the top of the steerer. I refuse to have them on my bikes. I'd rather use a heavy head-lock system but my go to favourite is either a head doctor or a USE safe T bar.
Yeah and idk if im just stupid but i need to replace my staar nut every now and then coz they for some reason get loose and thread spins around in the star and i cant unscrew the bolt... pretty annoying tbh
Me: Searching for a fork 26 tapered 100mm... Found that bike-discount can't deliver it to Kyrgyzstan. So found friend in Kazakhstan in order to deliver to him. Then transport it from KZ to KG. Ali: I have found a fork, don't know were from... Actually I will build dirt 26 bike this winter and spring) bought only a frame. Just started) Also going to buy brakes you recommend)
It went together easily in less than an hour. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.
I think you should atleast buy a new chainring and a shorter stem ! I think the chair looks pretty nice makes the bike look very playful and streety :)
Beaut build, Ali. Your parts ‘bin’ makes me chuckle.. “here’s my light bicycle carbon rim on a chris king hub” 😂
Really enjoy the humour in your bike builds, it'll be great to see you ride it, possibly something you've never done(those triples you called out) into a foam pit or airbag
With such a high handlebar, low fork, gear ratio and slippery tires, this is almost a "street-dirt mtb" machine. They was quite popular in the mid-2000s in my country as a contrast to street-bmx (so often there were 24-inch wheels and no brakes).
Good one, looking forward to testing it out!
That's such a sweet build there Ali. It must have been so satisfying to not only have all the parts you needed at hand, but how well they all match...aside from the hubs of course hehe. Cracking job as usual dude gonna be good to see you shredding it!
Nice build! A sudden apparition came to me that you could also do a bike wash part at the end of the build, the satisfying/asmr feel I think people enjoy from these videos would be met even more so and would be a chance to get a sponsor on board for the cleaning supplies. 👍
"That's what she said", 😂😂😂 cheeky and clean. 😂
you need the shortest reach stem for dj park builds and makes it ride so much better, Used to use one from a company called BEDDO
Loved this! Fascinated with dirt jumpers and their geometry for parks and street riding, I’ve tried bmx and it’s just not for me! Tempted for one of these but at 38 I feel I’ve missed the boat for learning as falling hurts now 😂😂😂
Same age as me 😉
Your Cute Thief hoody and/or T-shirts are amazing! Consider this my vote for getting those in your merch shop. I'd get some for me and my wife as fellow cat lovers.
Lovely build that and you look really comfy on it straight away
Looks great! I've thought a lot about getting a beginner trials bike but at the same time I feel like I might get more use out of something a little in between that and a jump bike!
Beautiful work, insane like instruments! perfect!
Good looking bike, nice build as always, cant wait to see it in action, well done Ali!
nice build :) love the differently colored hubs!
always an awesome day when AC posts a new video!
Good looking build, Ali. I look forward to seeing some riding!
Nice build. Amusing as always. If you want a Chromag saddle might be able to help. Seatpost might be tricky though
Brilliant Ali. Well good and the cute thief is correct. Wonderful build. I love the tan wall tires and the clean yet kind of retro look that the colors seem to convey, Fun build as always Ali and I have some builds that you might fancy as well. I will PM them to you on FB Cheers Sir. - M
Another awesome bike build. Thanks!
Looks great and you will be much happier with the bigger bike. I run that OneUp conversion on my DJ with a front brake. Very simple and clean setup.
Nice build bro. I'm going to do the same with my Giant XTC1 '26 inch. But i'll go for the 32-16 gear ratio
Enjoy your bike
Have the same frame and i love it, strong enough and that dropouts are the things I needed… it fits my 27,5 wheels and bits from my enduro bike😅
You know it’s good when the cute thief is the first thing you see
o man that is a sweet build! nice job
Another great build Ali! Thanks. (I was secretly hoping you had sourced a 22” BMX frame but alas…one day?). Keep your eye on WTP, they are working on some disc compatible frames with their “Chaos Machine 20” but I think a disc compatible 22” is in the pipeline maybe 🤞🏼. Really would love to see what you think of a 22”.
Also, check “Fingers Crossed BMX” some great innovations being created now!
Have a good one and enjoy the Radon 👊
Dat b awesome af
I would buy that bike. Looks awesome with the sand color
Hey Ali. Interestingly enough some of your inspired frames you have laying around might work for a really progressive street dj bike.
Use the team bars. Throw the lowest axle to crown 100mm travel fork on you can. On either a hex or one of the other frames with less bb rise. Trade bb rise for some slight rear end length gains. Many modern dj frames are in the 370 range some older ones could push to 370 slammed or shorter with 360 stays and long drop outs.
Shorter stem. And shorter length crank arms. Right tires. And you have a bike meant for slaying streets. Rigid for slightly steeper headtube angle. Or find a way to get a true 26 fork shorter than 100mm travel.
Mechanical rear disc. Some road options work perfect for the post mounts on the inspired frames. Short pull discs means you can run a gyro and just drill a tap and frame for tabs. And use a bmx lever like an odyssey m2 with included upper dual cable. And an odyssey Y traditional style lower cable.
Yokozuna mechanical hydro brakes would make it still Hydro but mechanical operated gyro for simple and headache free brakes.
You'd have essentially an equivalent to what people are building with custom 26 street frames.
the Ride video will be interesting, I have a Sweep fork on my Single Speed set to 140mm(they are internally adjustable) I find it a bit flexy but not a bad fork overall
36T on the front is huge! I’ve got 28T on mine.
One of my dream bikes
Good stuff ali but you don’t need any lube to fit grips you can just slap them on from the end and the air pressure pops them on
Anytime you make a build Ali it actually looks sick asf
That Radon frame is very, I mean very, similar to the one on a Cube “Flying Circus”. Just in case someone can’t track down a Radon.
I will never have that much money but i love bikes very nice build
Just buy a part here and there. By the time you know it, you'll have your dream bike
It looks cool setup with short chainstays but from experience with a singlespeed build you do want some clearance between the tyre and the seat tube or else mud and grit get trapped there.
That makes sense but realistically this bike was never going to see any mud 😊
@@Ali_Clarkson Hello mate, thanks for the reply, I found running bare minimum clearance was a fun experiment but turned out to be not very practical. Cool build regardless, cheers
That's a really nice build!
Matt Jones does the bar spin for rear hydraulic brake hose
that thing looks sweet!
Oh my days,, I use scissors or a kitchen knife as well.. great minds think alike,
Sweet ride!
For them hose guides take a strip of old inner tube and stamp holes in both ends then put the bolt through the holes works for me👍
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dude I've always used a plastic tire lever to tighten my crank preload ring... LOL its insane the random things we sub use for.
this ones almost as cool as the all silver bike that curve frame just a lil more sexy. break lines are so much cleaner on this one tho keep it up man 🔥
Great build
rad build. for help with gearing you can use an online chainstay calculator, it will give you the shortest possible rear end with the best suited gearing
I would just switch the front tires , the dth washes out easily in the berm . Of course it depends on what you’re riding. I kept my dth in the back and put a cross king in the front.
Inspires me to build one! Awesome!
Beaut of a build!
Nice bike. Been looking for some black jump bike 26 wheels for a while…
I used to have a Radon once upon a time. Great quality for little money.
Made me grintch after you hit the frame with that piece of wood
Then I did my job :)
Great build mate! Can you make a rear sus only build?
Sweet bike! Btw zip ties with screw holes would have been perfect to hold down that brake hose
Agreed! Btw, if you're riding you should consider getting an nta helmet like xnito or bern hudson, cpsc helmets aren't that safe
Funny that the "burly" fork went on the trials build. I'm trying out a 1500 gram RS Reba on my new trials frame.
color combo is very nice i like
Oh my god . its perfect dirtJumping - slopestyle bike
Hey Ali, curious of the rim spec you have on this bike. Need some reference before ordering my new light bicycle rims for my slopestyle bike 👍🏻
I had the same chain tension on my brakeless dj but the chain snapped😤
Great build, although was made of leftover parts! Big chainring is not looking to be the biggest issue
Great presenting style and a great looking bike - unlike some of the abominations from my parts bin over the years :D
MAN I AM DONE, YOU BUILD A BIKE RIDE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ARE BETTER THAN ME :(
building my first DJ thankyou!!!
I keep waiting till the day when Jane returns the bar test trumpet note from inside the house.
0:55 I have the same cat. Same painting version, ahahaha. awesome.
Dope bike Ali
So you have done dirt jumper meets trials in a few vids now, have you ever done trials bike meets dirt jumps? I’ve always been curious how much the head angle would slacken if you put a 100mm ish travel suspension fork on say, one of the inspired 24” frames. That would make the BB even higher so maybe there’s no way it would work, but if you have the parts it could make for an interesting video 🤷🏻♂️
Did that a few years ago on my hex…raised the bb way too high!
I’ve also taken my trials bikes off dirt jumps and they coped pretty well 👍🏻
Looks great
Just finished building one myself nothing like this though 😅😅😅 nice
Hello Ali. I don't know if you read comments on old video but here I go. What do you think of carbon rims for dirt jumping? Is it risky to try them? Thanks.
Hard to say but I’ve been using them on my street trials for years with no issues and that’s not exactly easy going but then I don’t do many tailwhips or flairs, I think the wheel coming in sideways with lots of weight is a wheel killer…an alloy rim might have an advantage with more flex but the carbon will be stiffer (and maybe stronger) up until the point it fails.
You’ll have to figure out whether your riding style is taxing on wheels and what type of stress you put on them if it is.
@@Ali_Clarkson Thanks for the reply, I had actually not considered the sideways force when landing even if I will most probably never even try a tailwhip or a backflip. I will forget about carbon rims for myself but maybe one day we will start seeing some slopestyle or dirt riders using them!
It's not for me to tell you how to ride a bike but, you might be giving up on BMX too soon. It can takes weeks to get comfortable on one if you're used to something larger. If the aerosol you use to fit grips is ever unavailable, I use the cable ties method, which you can look up if you're unfamiliar with it. What PSI are you using on the DJ bike?
Love your vs Ali
How did the chain end up on this?
I like that ONE^ preload system. I hate, Hate, HATE those horrid one-directional things that need to be hammered into the top of the steerer. I refuse to have them on my bikes. I'd rather use a heavy head-lock system but my go to favourite is either a head doctor or a USE safe T bar.
Yeah and idk if im just stupid but i need to replace my staar nut every now and then coz they for some reason get loose and thread spins around in the star and i cant unscrew the bolt... pretty annoying tbh
Me: Searching for a fork 26 tapered 100mm... Found that bike-discount can't deliver it to Kyrgyzstan. So found friend in Kazakhstan in order to deliver to him. Then transport it from KZ to KG.
Ali: I have found a fork, don't know were from...
Actually I will build dirt 26 bike this winter and spring) bought only a frame. Just started) Also going to buy brakes you recommend)
It went together easily in less than an hour. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.
I ride dirt jumps and techy stuff with an aggressive riser on my bike, you'll be fine prolly
Try shorter stem! ~35mm stem makes dirt jump bike riding way better.
Would swap the pikes from the trials dirt jumper and yeah a smaller sprocket at the front !
“Like an apple to a horse”
😂
That frame looks like Kinesis TDF420
Much better 👌👌
My like is for the kitty
i love it and wanna build one like it with better gearing
Really pretty bike. now i wanna remake my DJ
it is beautifull, just stop and stare, have fun with it :)
Excruciating watch 👍
What wheel size
I think you should atleast buy a new chainring and a shorter stem !
I think the chair looks pretty nice makes the bike look very playful and streety :)
Nice build. the thief is right... for your cables, go to any auto parts store and ask for 'P' Clips.
it'd be sick to have an xfusion fork and maxxis tires in a parts bin
there is classic tan wall version of these tires, which in my opinion looks much better than dark tan wall.
That cat is certainly made by Giant.
One of the better looking ones of yours.
belter!
Beautifull build. That chainring is way to big. I have a polygon trid of the same color
Love your builds tho
Very nice!
Imho 102mm rise of inspired handlebar is too high for dj bike.
🤣🤣🤣 love it, i do the same thing with my sissors,
please change this seatpost adapter, it's too short and don't reach the welds. Seattube will break.
That’s a valid point!
@@Ali_Clarkson besides that, really love the bike and hope you will ride it mote than once😅
First glance at the frame, and my silent thought was.... Nice.