Blake Samson's DIY Garage Built Hardtail AKA 'The CRAB'

Blake Samson's DIY Garage Built Hardtail AKA 'The CRAB' | GMBN Tech Pro Bike Check

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2 жыл бұрын

Doddy catches up with Blake Samson to check out his custom DIY garage-built hardtail from the Blake Builds series on GMBN. Blake decided to build a 29" do-it-all hardtail frame completely from scratch without a frame jig!
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@craigevo 2 жыл бұрын

Every gmbn presenter should build their own bikes and then race them together for the Xmas show

@notthefirstkylejones5320 2 жыл бұрын

Here here!!

@MasTaurina 2 жыл бұрын

Holly mole wacamole

@flippy66 2 жыл бұрын

@@notthefirstkylejones5320 *hear hear

@dhmtbaaron6258 2 жыл бұрын

This one

@michaelleel9854 2 жыл бұрын

Im here for it!!

@chrisridesbicycles 2 жыл бұрын

Next up: Doddy bakes a carbon frame in the kitchen oven.

@hydar786 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@nawaal4452 2 жыл бұрын

Hahah 😂 nice

@walesu.k.2108 2 жыл бұрын

Tyres made in the Microwave

@neon_necromunda 2 жыл бұрын

Its how it used to be done

@Fred_the_1996 2 жыл бұрын

@@RealMTBAddict no

@seanc6128 2 жыл бұрын

To me it doesn't even matter how "good" the bike turned out, Blake made a frickin' bike and that is really cool.

@toganlompkins8886 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree.

@DinnerForkTongue 2 жыл бұрын

After the nukes fall he'll be ready to start his own courier service!

@spektrumB 2 жыл бұрын

"How hard could it be? " Every great creation starts with this.

@hansghunter 2 жыл бұрын

He built "AN HARDTAIL"

@DodgyFPV 2 жыл бұрын

I start with "lets see what i can't do"

@georgethyer 2 жыл бұрын

I made a 26 inch hard tail at the Bicycle Academy years ago, about 3 years after they opened. It's been down FoD, Windhill, Afan and even Bike Park Wales a few times. All Columbus tubing fillet brazed by myself. One of the best things I've done, Doddy, you should definitely do it you'd do a better job that me.

@chrispayze 2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. I was one of the initial kickstarter type investors in TBA and the week spent building an Africa Bike for charity was one of the most satisfying things I've ever done.

@oldblokeswhoshouldknowbett8108 2 жыл бұрын

Blake rides that 'deathtrap' faster than I get around on my full sus ebike :D

@BeeBee-cn4iz 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Zimbabwe 🤙💃🕺

@bebright15000 2 жыл бұрын

I just absolutely love these guys together! Their mutual respect just makes everything they talk about so good. Thank you Doddy and Blake for all that you do on both channels. I bought my first mountain bike in June because of you:)

@smoothisfast6644 2 жыл бұрын

Blake's face when he realizes he has done something that Doddy has never done with a bike. 5:10

@landov1412 2 жыл бұрын

Epic!

@thsaintful 2 жыл бұрын

The 2 people I respect the most in mountainbiking, together in one video. I absolutely loved it. more Doddy + Blake stuff pretty please! They're so chill!

@zigbug1314 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this video. What a great achievement. Nobody builds something that is perfect on their first go, especially without lots of the essential equipment used by professionals to make the job easier. But I have to say what an inspirational build. Halfway through the video I was thinking about building on in my shed. Challenge accepted!

@yetigrande 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! There's no doubt about that. As a welder though I am rather concerned with most of those welds knowing how much Blake sends it with his amazing skills. I've been thinking of building my own actually (the dream would be ti). I think it's pretty badass, I just hope that Blake stays safe and does not get hurt. Other than that, more power to it, bravo!

@turtleman190 2 жыл бұрын

As a person with limited experience with welding. i personally would be very arid of those welds on a mountain bike

@johnkavanagh2416 2 жыл бұрын

he is going to hurt himself if he keeps launching that bike them welds are horrible

@sgazzz 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best type of content, something super pure about this...congrats on the build Blake and we're all expecting your own hand built frame soon Doddy!

@patrickmccormack1427 2 жыл бұрын

Thought the same thing, good raw personable content.

@snbsmtb 2 жыл бұрын

Sick bike Blake and the thing that he made a bike in his garage is just mind blowing 🤯🤯😎😎🤘🤘

@cbrusharmy 2 жыл бұрын

That bike shreds gnar standing still . . . might be the zombie apocalypse welds. Love it!

@paulsymons562 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Blake is experiencing similar feelings to me when I got to 53.5mph downhill on the road bike then remembered I had built the wheels myself 😀

@porterdallenbach1639 2 жыл бұрын

I hit 40mph downhill on a dirt fire road with a MTB😮🥴

@jakobholm1847 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome that Blake got help from Alec Steele! Two of my favourite KZfaqrs working together. Who knew? 😀

@Medievalfan94 2 жыл бұрын

Huge Kudos to Blake for doing this :D Every gearhead out there dreams to do just that. And the crooked rear triangle makes it unique xD Thumbs up!

@mattgriffin6280 2 жыл бұрын

Love to see a Steel Single Pivot from Doddy! Would be a hell of a lot more planning and engineering compared to a hardtail but would be so rewarding to ride after all that work.

@andrewince8824 2 жыл бұрын

Just copy the DMR Bolt. Steel, single pivot, great rider, sexy as hell.

@ashpunting Жыл бұрын

I love Blakes honest Crab bike build in all its Rawness with the chunky welds on show,

@fourutubez7294 2 жыл бұрын

Those welds are terrifying

@TheMeta6 2 жыл бұрын

Blake if you haven't already check out Paul Brodies video on frame straightening. He builds his frames without a standard bike jig.

@redbomberr4594 2 жыл бұрын

My father built my first BMX bike out of some sort of light steel about 35 years ago (frame, handle bars and forks). I sent that bike over every jump I could find or make for about 6 years. My mates use to rip me off as it didn't have a brand label on it and was painted with a spray can by myself. But it was lighter than any of theirs so they loved riding it too. Although, Dad did forget to put brakes on it hence we learnt real quick the meaning of full commitment to any feature. Watching Blake build that bike bought back many great memories...thankyou.

@teddysnaps4786 2 жыл бұрын

best part was Doddy and Blake riding together. I would love to see a behind the scenes of everybody just riding together

@jameswilson2815 Жыл бұрын

Blake's attitude towards bikes and life make him who he is! Keep charging Blake, we are all behind you! Pun intended. Aloha.

@garrettsmith8286 Жыл бұрын

This is "amazing!" Much respect for building your own bike! I work at a bike shop and me & a buddy have been talking about doing this over the winter.

@gmbntech Жыл бұрын

Go for it! It was a really fun project to work on! 👍

@msagoo29 2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who prefers the look of steel hardtail frames, compared to modern carbon frames?

@DR_1S 2 жыл бұрын

Yep 😂

@douwe3300 2 жыл бұрын

No, everybody loves steel. Because it's sleek.

@01FozzyS 2 жыл бұрын

Love this bike check. Again, well done Blake. Do it,Doddie!

@naz9564 2 жыл бұрын

Man well done Blake.. Just the effort of giving it a good crack and getting it done to a product that is actually functional Deserves 100 points and hope to see a version 2 in the not so distant future..

@robbchastain3036 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, Blake, and it does recall the early days of it all, the BMX and mountain bike movements of the '70s when lots of frames were modified or fabricated for racing. And it'd be cool to see the progression with another frame for Doddy, same design, larger frame, better steel and welds and such.

@stefromfortworth 2 жыл бұрын

#askgmbntech I’d love to see Blake do a rebuild of this bike with the help of a frame builder like Stanton or Fiveland bikes. Awesome to watch his welding skills progressing either way

@danjdavison 2 жыл бұрын

Probably the coolest video GMBN has ever made. Well done Blake. Truly inspirational!

@jeembomb 2 жыл бұрын

Doddy's bike is gonna be fookin legendary.

@lukateakle6638 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute favourite GMBN Tech video ever. Thank you. I’ve been looking at making my own bike very much like this but all the videos are done by pros with high end equipment and tubing and I’m not a pro. I think I’ve just been pushed that last little bit. It’s unlikely but if there is any prospect of making more content like this that would be amazing.

@Raymond-Gibb 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so stoked on this. Been mig welding for a while and really wanted to do this. This is the inspiration needed!

@DSIVXX 2 жыл бұрын

Do er up! I built a sim racing rig out of square tubing and angle iron, no welding though, just a crap ton of holes drilled so its fully adjustable/modular

@DSIVXX 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/heCUhslozdHHops.html 😁

@disznajbros9791 2 жыл бұрын

The crazy thing is that it honestly looks very cool! Like a proper modern expensive bike!

@rohanjs. 2 жыл бұрын

Sick!! Iv been waiting for a Q n A on this amazing beast! Great content GMBN keep it up

@Jayneflakes 2 жыл бұрын

Huge respect to Blake for that bike, having done it myself, I know how hard it is to do right. Before I had spine surgery, riding conventional bikes was too painful, so a friend & I made an off road recumbent. Getting the head angle right was a complete pain in the arse, sadly we got it very wrong & it developed an alarming wobble at anything above walking pace. Recumbent off road bikes need full suspension & that worked well, but the rest of it was an absolute dog. Eventually, I got my surgery & scrapped the project. I still can't ride outside, but I put the MTB in my turbo trainer & I'm getting fit. If I did it again, I would love to try bamboo.

@porterdallenbach1639 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man! Respect to you for trying!

@horusgarcia1 2 жыл бұрын

The appreciation of this series is the opportunity to make these projects even possible. He mentioned that he watched many youtube videos to get knowledge. This was not available before and we thank all the youtubers that have put in actual work hours and made their career off of this foundation. KZfaqrs watching youtubers. Its great!

@coreystrong4384 2 жыл бұрын

I still think this is an awesome example of an idea coming in to reality. Full credit to how well this held up and 90% is true to spec. I would love to build one oneday from chrome moly

@SRunningK 2 жыл бұрын

Credits to Blake, bloody awesome!

@markbrown5554 2 жыл бұрын

Watching GMBN Tech inspired me to build my own bike up but frame building is next level! Massive respect to Blake for giving it a go and doing such a wicked job with limited resources👏 The biggest thing I took from my bike build was the importance of having the correct tools. I am sure this video will inspire a few more home made bikes and hopefully we get to see them on the channel🤞 Quality vid🤘

@limyohwan Жыл бұрын

"Go to a junkyard and steal!" - Blake Samson 2022 🤣

@BarryJTaylor 2 жыл бұрын

I made a 16 inch replica bmx years ago and to align it right I mounted the wheels without tyres to the rear mounts and fork then clamped the rims between two DAR 100 X 100 posts.

@chuckmarshall3469 2 жыл бұрын

You MADE a bike! I’ve wanted to do this forever. It’s a bit of an intimidating project though. Nicely done!

@Louie_c_29 2 жыл бұрын

He’s taken building a bike to a whole new level

@ACDCEVER4 2 жыл бұрын

I must say, you guys outdid yourself with some of these riding scenes. They look phenomenal!!!

@sssxxxttt 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I would include the "framing" when in Blake's shed was really appealing too

@johnnyk6906 2 жыл бұрын

Blake is the MAN! love watching his clips with honest comments and funky accent makes it even more entertaining "mon" 😃

@wesdavies2455 Жыл бұрын

We converted a scoot-ex into a motorbike 35 yr ago, we adapted a gonadotropin moped 50cc engine with some other bike and bike parts, it was Frankenfarter by name and it worked, it was a summer off on school project, but fun, would not recommend at all, but bloody good job Blake, laughed my head off… 👌🏽👍🏼quality 👊🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@grumpynerd 2 жыл бұрын

How's this for a bodge: you could dish the rear wheel so the hub is closer to the drive-side dropout.

@oleg.. 2 жыл бұрын

You cannot. I'm pretty sure that the dropouts are not level, putting the wheel diagonally. You could, however, grind one of the dropouts...

@andrewince8824 2 жыл бұрын

It's stronger and safer to cut the defective dropout and fabricate a new one. Dished wheels tend to be a little bit weaker as it is, exaggerating that dish makes it worse.

@alexplane5359 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome that Blake 🤘 Enthusiastic and commitment, you can do anything bike inspired, top job. MkII will be better, learn as you go! Hardtail crew, have it!!!

@Adam-xo7cv 2 жыл бұрын

Good lookin' bike there, Blake! I love it. I was a draftsman for a few years as well and I've always thought this would be a fun thing to do. Thanks for the inspiration! Now go shred some trails!

@brunomuhlemann4492 2 жыл бұрын

that washer, zip-tie hack!!! Way better than just zip-ties!! thanks!

@JuanPalomoM 2 жыл бұрын

So you got Alec to give you some tips, nice! Probs his best tip was: it’s not stupid if it works!

@trefordavies3670 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic job Blake … inspirational .

@chrisanderson8578 2 жыл бұрын

"Thought the bb was gonna fall out". Awesome video. Inspiring for lots of people!.

@the_spanner_ch7mp 2 жыл бұрын

Such a cool achievement building your own bike frame Blake . This has definetly set the idea in Doddy's head Blake must stoked that he's done something Tech that Doddy hasn't Great stuff #GMBNTech

@Pablo_M98 5 ай бұрын

Something significant happened here. A real lesson to be learned. Those welds are so dirty…. But I love the fact that he did what he wanted, rode and raced it, and it worked. The take-away? You don’t need the best stuff all the time and nothing has to be perfect. So many get hung up on perfection or having the latest tech, but it just doesn’t matter. Even the welding. Not saying you shouldn’t strive for the best welding but here again these welds with low penetration and tons of porosity worked. Time and time again in all areas of life, don’t avoid doing something or starting something because you think / have been told / assume you can’t. Screw it, just get out there and do it.

@marcianodemidof7135 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Blake 😯 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 awesome build 👌🏾 for a first one👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.

@peterbagosi3862 Жыл бұрын

As a welder i got a bit confused, BUT im so proud of Blake!

@Jay-qq7so 2 жыл бұрын

Blake the brave and bold. Just glad it held up to the thrashing’s you gave it…. Could’ve been a ball breaker had the welds cracked. 🇨🇦👍🏻

@jonnyscott7772 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure there's many people that thought how hard can it be to build a bike, and it's epic to build a bike from scratch and fingers crossed doddy can do something like this.

@robertm1552 2 жыл бұрын

The best bike you can own is the one that you can build. Well done 👍

@mikkopulkkinen751 2 жыл бұрын

That bike is very impressive, even more with the background story. Bhasikoro 29 FTW!

@gregsavige3587 Жыл бұрын

Good on ya fellas. 👍👍 Been thinking about building a recumbent. Thanks for the inspiration.

@roybaty8550 2 жыл бұрын

Inspirational Blake. The best way to learn - do it. Excellent problem solving. Look forward to the mark II.

@winklertribe5268 2 жыл бұрын

Blake’s bike rocks!! I can’t wait to see Doddy’s bike build!

@eddyjones9395 2 жыл бұрын

"Thought the BB might fall out," 😆 lol! Well done Blake, excellent first attempt.

@dannylilley88 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ! Something we should all try at some point… and yes doddy we would like to see you do the same 👌🏻

@tomcruz3774 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Blake knew drafting. This is cool

@Rowdyness11 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic effort Blake! Inspirational!

@davidsnow1481 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Blake that bike reminds me of the build on a bike I did. But I had a person weld the frame for me in his jig. Then little by Little it came together it was a great bike to ride unfortunately I don’t have it anymore I gave it to a person who was getting into mountain biking. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.

@fattoamanowoodwork3638 2 жыл бұрын

one of the best videos guys. brilliant!

@stuartmoseley 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking bike Blake! Cracking achievement!

@SinisterIGN 2 жыл бұрын

Good for you man, that’s awesome.

@kyled121 2 жыл бұрын

Really cool vid. Great work both of you!

@eMikeBike 2 жыл бұрын

Nice blog, gentlemen-good on ya , Blake!

@arikpeterson6260 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet. Go after it! Nice work!

@perfectlife2359 2 жыл бұрын

Good on ya Blake.. The bike looks damn good.. Really inspiring.. Version 2 coming up I hope.

@johnjfairfull1894 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Blake! Loved the vid!

@porterdallenbach1639 2 жыл бұрын

That's the coolest build so far

@trkg7356 2 жыл бұрын

Okay I'm only 5 minutes into the video and I'm so stoked about this!! Nevertheless, I wanted to mention, that you should at least consider galvanizing your frame, to protect it from corrosion (in case you haven't done it yet)

@travism9376 2 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about building a hard tail thanks man

@snowboardingmtbiker 2 жыл бұрын

Doddy, you absolutely need to build a frame, doesn't matter what material. I think it would give you the greatest sense of accomplishment.

@petet8594 2 жыл бұрын

Looks really cool and doesn’t ride too shabby either! 🤘🏻

@brookegravitt4117 2 жыл бұрын

This is so Awesome Blake!!

@T_C2024 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like riding something you built. I made a little boat and love taking it out in summer. Doddy being so tall could look at a 32" wheeled drop bar gravel bike and experiment with slack head angle.

@bullcity5057 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful job man. Well done

@far1002 2 жыл бұрын

I though I was Tripping lol 😂 I was like that’s Shona 🤣🤣 know way they know what that means . 🙌🏿🙌🏿

@danielribas1109 2 жыл бұрын

Blake was born in Zimbabwe 😄

@gordonglover6011 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Blake.

@patrickmccormack1427 2 жыл бұрын

That is wicked cool good idea and execution.

@jacobjames1171 2 жыл бұрын

Dude going for it that's awesome.

@saterry7984 2 жыл бұрын

he's done the megavalanche on a hardtail before.. why not again :D nice job Blake!

@andrewince8824 2 жыл бұрын

Devizes Steel Supplies is great and their location means one can get a nice ride in while picking up nuts, bolts and other little bits. Bike came out gorgeous, mate.

@pochito_javiercito 2 жыл бұрын

The bike looks sick! Nukeproof needs to make a 'The Blake' frame modeled after this bike in raw aluminum only.

@pureposture 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Blake!

@surf1666 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid couldn’t stop watching, my type of engineer Blake!

@AlexanderTheGrateful 2 жыл бұрын

I love it!! The bike has character

@realdnlsm 2 жыл бұрын

will buy one if Blake starts building frame

@emmabird9745 Жыл бұрын

Thats quite inspiring. My mig welding is pretty scrappy but probably as good as Blake's so maybe I'll have a go at a recumbent project I've had for some time.