Making Bikes From Titanium & Carbon?! | How Are Atherton Bikes Made?
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2 жыл бұрынThe Atherton's have spent their lives racing and developing mountain bikes and so we were excited to see they they have started their own MTB brand, all built in the UK! We have been following the Atherton Bike company journey from the very start and it's been amazing to see to their UK based head quarters to check out the full process of building one of their high end bike frames! Atherton use a combination of 3D Printed lugs in combination with high end carbon tubing which they say has many benefits, such as being able to produce quickly produce rapid prototyping, a lot of sizes and even custom geometry!
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@gmbntech 2 жыл бұрын
What do you think of Atherton Bikes and their manufacturing process? Let us know 💬👇
@davetbassbos 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing detailed explanations, thanks! Good thing I used to watch Torchwood though so I could understand the language, lol!
@tomulinek 2 жыл бұрын
👏🏻 One of the most interesting videos on the channel ever. A manufacturer that doesn't play on exaggerated NDAs. Very illustrative. 🚲 (And I've been in the pro additive manufacturing business for years.)
@rubenconzales9718 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic looking niche brand. Love the low waste manufacturing process and individual size options. All of which would dictate cost which is fair, but still would place it well beyond the reach of most.
@stinger7369 2 жыл бұрын
Do they make Trail, Enduro bikes?
@linea2000 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing riders with an amazing British [Welsh?] brand.
@dougk2991 2 жыл бұрын
As an engineer that has worked on metal additive manufacturing applications, it is awesome to see this used in production, not just prototype applications. The design and material choices are brilliant. I'd love to see a 3rd party review of the ride.
@tommycooperfish 2 жыл бұрын
Have mad respect for that whole family. All I have to say really, but love the grass roots riders in this country. Glad to see Gee's got well again, absolute madman.
@willlange9978 2 жыл бұрын
Carbon, Ti, Athertons, and home-shoring of bicycle manufacturing! What’s not to like? This is the feel good story of the year with family cooperation, new jobs, great technology, and a beautiful product. Thanks Doddy and GMBNT.
@IDrNik Жыл бұрын
The amount of personal attention put into every aspect of the process is amazing. I think it's totally worth the price to be able to ride one of these works of art.
@geoffsimons3475 2 жыл бұрын
At 9:45 into the video you can actually see Doddy’s mind being blown 😂😂😂. Excellent factory tour, super in depth. More of these please 👍👍👍
@jpfidalgo7 2 жыл бұрын
This was incredibly interesting to watch. The engineering was superbly well tought out. It's not just because it's different, but because it's actually a very efficient concept from structural, waste and optimization standpoints. I am ATHERTONished!
@steezymtb5876 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! Thank you for the awesome video and a MASSIVE shoutout to the Atherton's not only for following their dreams but also for letting us see this process. I'm promising right now that if I ever win the lottery the first thing I'll be purchasing is one of their bikes. This craftmanship is mind-blowing.
@CallumCussen 2 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest things to see and makes me want to purchase one because of the amount of material they save. Really impressed!!!
@finroddd 2 жыл бұрын
Athertons are doing a great job! Best wishes to all the crew and the brand!
@nickporter3531 2 жыл бұрын
This is superb. Only wish some other “mainstream” manufacturers would take this much care and attention in their design work. I wonder how many other manufacturers will go down this very sensitive and sensible route.
@baddreams0919 2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure they would like to but, you know how much would that cost you? i mean you as consumer
@ickebins6948 Жыл бұрын
If you have a need for this kind of attention and quality there are alot of manufacturers for you do choose from, outside of "mainstream". There rest of the people still have limited money to spend on bikes :D
@MBdrummer3288 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to ride one of these bikes. I think they look pretty and the build process man, out of this world!
@Graeleaf 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible! Such limitless ingenuity is very impressive! Thanks for sharing it Doddy!
@kukuhwanengkirtyo861 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible….passion, love, high tech, precision not to mention geometry design all in one go…!! What an innovation…!!
@gmbntech 2 жыл бұрын
Watch the Athertons Documentary on GCN+ 📺 The Athertons: Mountain Biking's Fastest Family 🔗👉 gmbn.eu/TheAthertonsDocumentary
@utube091116 2 жыл бұрын
XXLnt! next level lug&carbon tech! big thnx for letting us peek into the process🙏🏽
@deedontworry 2 жыл бұрын
Unique and very clever way of producing these amazing bikes!!! Massive Respect to Atherton family!!! 💯💯 Great content Doddy 👌
@daviddjerassi 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Doddy another great video from you and GCN.
@EMTB17 2 жыл бұрын
Finally a decent video!! It’s been sooo long since gmbn put out a video worth watching.
@dan1one 2 жыл бұрын
Mind blown. Super happy for those guys!! I wont be running one of their bikes soon. I believe for the right kind of riding they are absolutely on the money with their manufacturing process. I wish them great success.
@the_spanner_ch7mp 2 жыл бұрын
Love what the Atherton's are doing What an awesome bike/bikes They look absolutely mint 🔥🤘
@andyamos8594 2 жыл бұрын
Thats a mega investment! I've been dreaming of doing stuff like this for years! Really impressed by their process!
@Humboldt710 2 жыл бұрын
Seems like a great bike with really cool, enthusiastic people building it! Such a great time to be alive!
@RobHill00 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to try one! Incredible construction, hardly any waste!👍🏻 Will definitely head over for one of the open days!
@1969Escobar 2 жыл бұрын
TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THE BRAND!!! LOTTO COME TO ME 😋
@michaeldouglasmason 2 жыл бұрын
Sickest Bikes on the Planet! Absolutely beautiful!
@bikepackingadventure7913 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t ride MTB, but these bikes are definitely worth buying 🙂🙂 Even I want one If they did road and gravel bikes using the same bespoke system, I’m sure they would have loads of customers.
@jamlee344 2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos that visit the factory to see how it's made 👍 cheers!
@irwannasit 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely a different way of development. Nice. The process and R&D disclosed is something they really have considered before putting it in the video but its really worth it for us consumers.
@TheMTBPOV Жыл бұрын
Really impressive, fantastic looking frames from the Athertons!
@lopon12 2 жыл бұрын
Epic. Lots of work going into a well thought out bike.
@RickyDownhillRDH 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. I had no idea this amount of work went into these bikes. Impressive!!
@newtonsantos_photo963 Жыл бұрын
Congrats to the Atherton Team for such nice project 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 and thanks to the GMBN Tech team to provide such opportunity for us all over the World 🤙🏻🍀🚲 See ya, blue skies, be safe guys !!!
@DarrenLamb-on3py 10 ай бұрын
Why a shamrock? They're not Irish.
@unzulaessig Жыл бұрын
Awesome Ahterton bike intro, got shivers!
@Muggles87 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up with these guys through primary and some of secondary school, sadly lost touch when they moved away but I've followed their careers and it's so great to see where they've got to. Must head over to the factory one day to catch up and see the amazing build process. Would love to own one of these although I'm nowhere near good enough to justify buying one 🤣 amazing vision and engineering
@NoBrakes23 2 жыл бұрын
I was stoked on Robot bikes and the idea of DW6 when I first heard about it. When I heard that the Athertons were going that way, I was even more stoked. So much rad tech going into this juxtaposed against the retro look of the lugs. I'm a fan.
@rumblefishes 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, very enjoyable. Damn smart way to make bikes. What a family. Wonder if they might adopt me. (Love a good factory tour, thank you!!)
@chassdesk 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing fabulous design next level! 👍
@olrenison Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. So interesting 👏
@mogulhopper 2 жыл бұрын
Atherton Bikes have rapidly become the coolest bike brand for me. If I was younger I would love one of their downhill bikes , actually I would love one anyway just as wall art in my hall ! Everything about the bikes, the family and the park all ties together seamlessly, you can clearly see the way they all approached their competition riding years is now being transferred in the way their business's are being ran and marketed. I understand there is an Ebike in the background and new Ebike trails coming up at Dyfi where no doubt a lot of the R&D is being done for them. The ultimate package to get the products right. Looking forward to seeing GMBN Tech return for a follow up to actually ride the bikes , both DH and Trail, and hopefully show how the test guys approach their job when testing components. Great show as always guys.
@scottyfpv5651 2 жыл бұрын
If I had the money to buy a brand new bike for $7000 or so..I think I would feel a lot better to buy from these guys. You know every inch was taken care of and meticulously checked. Very cool.
@dcv9460 2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME!!! MIND BLOWN!! 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯
@gmbntech 2 жыл бұрын
🤯
@S2otgonbaatar 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, first of all very excited, I was watching your channel few weeks ago. This content too much liked me, thank you so much and goid luck, I wish all the best-.-
@matthewelliott1976 2 жыл бұрын
these bikes are at the top of the MTB food chain boys, sick as fuck! love em'
@TrainDriverRob 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always, saw these bikes in 2019 at the London Bike Show. Renishaw is such a great company, local to me and their AM machines are ground-breaking, but the outlay for one is staggering £££
@sutusmihaly 2 жыл бұрын
..awesome tech..I really like what the athertons are doin..
@snat6299 2 жыл бұрын
Wow this was amazing, these bikes are a work of art.
@gmbntech 2 жыл бұрын
They sure are! 👍
@ArmorOfZeus Жыл бұрын
@@gmbntech don't think of a minute I didn't spot the markings on that jig of a 130 am 29er that's obviously not in production yet🧐
@badlarry172 2 жыл бұрын
fantastic upload, super interesting ta
@Paulthenutter34 2 жыл бұрын
Saw one of these in Nelson, New Zealand, just the other day. Very interesting and thanks for showing us.
@greengonzonz 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, yeah, yeah.... it's a great feat of bicycle engineering but.... it's also gorgeous 💙💙💙
@razmtb5028 Жыл бұрын
awesome bikeee! its my wishlist
@HustleHabit 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
@gmbntech 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! 🙌
@miless2111sutube 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best things on the tech channel ever. Excellent video and respect to Atherton bikes being so open about the process. I am still confused as to how the bike is actually put together at the end - there's no flex in anything so how is the triangle put together; I can see how each corner can be done but how is the triangle completed? :) Rather like Koenigsegg, this is definitely a lottery win purchase if only for the joy of the engineering that goes into it.
@stefankleynhans4838 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@SC82 2 жыл бұрын
I've done the Friday afternoon tour and the printing machine is something else
@noelmoloney8840 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Bloody wow.
@Panslapper 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my old Raleigh Dynatech from the very early 90s. Rode one for a while up on the Quantock hills, Somerset ( very early 90s) for a while. 26 inch wheels though and bogged down pretty easy...
@paulbygrave6859 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic is all I can say
@danielboghossian8688 2 жыл бұрын
I love the vids guys keep it ip
@Bob_Shy_132 2 жыл бұрын
Good job Doddy. They are making about the perfect MTB! I like the philosophy of a 'forever bike'.
@gmbntech 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Bob, Thanks so much for the support! It's interesting to see where the industry is heading! 🙌
@niclaskarlin Жыл бұрын
It will probably last a long time, but what about development of new geometry, isn't that a thing in DH? (I'm only riding trial and that has changed a lot in the last couple of years)
@Bob_Shy_132 Жыл бұрын
@@niclaskarlin I'm thinking if you were to pay $10k + for a bicycle, you'd keep it forever. I paid $3,600 for my Santa Cruz superlight back in 2001. I still have it today, slightly improved with a more current model, slightly longer fork.
@jez5180 7 ай бұрын
Saving up for a AM200. These bikes are epic!
@MarkJolley 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@GiovaniUrrutia 2 жыл бұрын
Knowing what I do about the super and hyper car industry, scaling down those manufacturing processes for the bike industry makes so much sense. Glad to see Atherton pushing the envelope in this way-it’s clear that this is the beginning of the future for MTB.
@jinavl 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who used to make jigs, they did a really nice job..making jigs is a pain in the ass..
@diveaddict6885 2 жыл бұрын
Great quality control
@dannylogue8210 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing 👍👍👍
@bobhopeandnohope300 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see how light they could get a 120mm 29er down to.
@philiphawkins4684 Жыл бұрын
Won't be as light as a full carbon frame.
@niclaskarlin Жыл бұрын
@@philiphawkins4684 I'm not sure there, since they can control in more detail where they need the strength, they can actually make some parts thinner than an all carb is in places.
@user-pj4sw8ci3l 2 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@darrenelliott9519 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Best of British :-)
@plainuser48596 2 жыл бұрын
That is super cool, I almost regret already having a relatively new bike.
@mwt1722 Жыл бұрын
This is like the perfection of SCOTT and Tomac’s idea from long ago.
@MountainPerson 2 жыл бұрын
Hoping that they release a longer travel single crown bike. I would totally get a 160-170mm
@williammaywhite 2 жыл бұрын
Watch this space ……
@ThunderStruckMTB 2 жыл бұрын
This is basically Star Trek unbelievable to me. So freaking cool. Atherton, if you ever decide to make a 29er hardtail trail bike, my money will be in your account the day it's announced. So, so rad.
@Smegma_pirate 2 жыл бұрын
Can I borrow 100 dollars? Apparently you are filthy rich
@ThunderStruckMTB 2 жыл бұрын
@@Smegma_pirate Nope. Work for it.
@johnamiellorzano677 2 жыл бұрын
hell yeah, lets hope atherton will make a hardtail
@ssjj9584 2 жыл бұрын
Will they ever be able to change the shape of the tubes and lugs for different /new looks of the frame or will the frame shape always have the same tube look?
@ZenEndurance 2 жыл бұрын
The powder is the spice. Who controls the spice controls the universe! My Arakis, my bike!
@MN-rq5pc 2 жыл бұрын
Take my money, 120mm - 100mm trail/Xc bike please
@bertusbob 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@pistol9590 Жыл бұрын
very cool
@nobrakes7247 2 жыл бұрын
When will there be a ebike frame available with choice of motor manufacturers mounting and battery compartments????
@Perception_ 2 жыл бұрын
It's great that it exist and given how custom it is, I can only hope that people who buy them actually know what their needs are. This has been created by someone who truly care about functionality and that this is something you can purchase is a bit bonkers. I say that because it looks like a prototype bike you'd only see in a magazine somewhere. Will be interesting to see where this brand will sail in the future.
@dl6860 Жыл бұрын
Cool. I wonder how the adhesive holds up over time... I get the lifetime warranty, but have concerns around that... and the carbon taking a beating from rocks or falls or otherwise
@danielforward8218 2 жыл бұрын
@GMBNTech would be cool if you mentioned the history involving RobotBikeCo etc next time.
@vlbz 2 жыл бұрын
Just checked out their size calculator. I think it's spot on. At least for me. I ride a bike with 480 reach, they would suggest 470. I do feel my bike is a tiny bit too long.
@svenweihusen57 2 жыл бұрын
Really best of both worlds. In then end this could be they way the whole industry might go. Making a carbon fiber bike is incredibly complicated. This takes out the complexity while maintaining the advantages. And when these parts are manufactured in an industrial process they will become much cheaper. For mass production you could even work with lost forms while doing the prototyping on these laser machines.
@stevebzz839 2 жыл бұрын
awesome, my next bike if I progress to enduro/DH
@Tibiscuit_OW2 2 жыл бұрын
Just wow ! Juste a question, which software do they use for the 3D model ? Thanks
@Tibiscuit_OW2 2 жыл бұрын
That's SolidWork
@user-yv2cz8oj1k 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at the frame it's a very conventional modern design, but they don't seem to have taken the construction method and reworked the design to make it fit to that method. Considering the strength of the printed titanium I think they could have changed those areas to reduce the complexity and take more use of the advantages of the material, especially on that bottom bracket on a good mid pivot design.
@Simon-Simon-Simon 2 жыл бұрын
Bit like BASTION bikes Melbourne Australia Very nice. Love to have one from each company 🤣
@galenkehler 2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully they don't snap the same way under use 😬
@kevbev1524 Жыл бұрын
Kinda reminds me of the GT/ LTS frame set ups in the late 90s early 2000s
@patrolmaverick 2 жыл бұрын
I've wanted to see their process for a while now. I remember seeing a video on their channel ages ago where Rachel filmed the process, but then lost the footage.
@MikeTheYokel Ай бұрын
Also worth watching the video on Dream Bike builds (Gee Milner): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9mle8yQvcqsaI0.htmlsi=HMXdZimX0wAGZrZr
@irvsstella 2 жыл бұрын
WooHoo! tours on Fridays, that's when I get paid.... 😅
@vmacthepackgod9435 2 жыл бұрын
Im buying one this summer i passed on buying a new one last summer to save for one they are simply gorgeous
@AthertonRacing 2 жыл бұрын
that's awesome, drop us a mail...
@jesusaliaga3981 17 күн бұрын
Im amazed, i will definetly consider buying a atherthon dowhill bike when the time comes
@gerardogallardo8025 Ай бұрын
Is the best way yet to build bikes😎
@alfie9974 2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@FalcoBikes 2 жыл бұрын
This may not necessarily be stronger/lighter than all carbon frames, but the style points and uniqueness points are through the roof.
@Andy-co6pn 2 жыл бұрын
Allows much faster changes to be made to geo than a conventional moulded carbon frame
@chrisruss8332 2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see some of the physical testing they do on their components / assemblies plus some geek stuff on the computer modelling / optimisation
@chuckdungan 2 жыл бұрын
You just have to watch them ride 😀
@chrisruss8332 2 жыл бұрын
@@chuckdungan true, but lab testing is very interesting
@AthertonRacing 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisruss8332 All our bikes are lab tested by EFBE in Germany - and they passed with absolute flying colours - they are strong!!!
@chrisruss8332 2 жыл бұрын
@@AthertonRacing that would make a great video. Would any of it be possible to see?
@corsadonk 2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully in a couple of years I'll be in a position to buy one.
@StevenEliuk 11 ай бұрын
Amazing~!!! Full bike price is solid but frame kinda breaks the bank. Luv it though~!!!
@sirvince7853 Жыл бұрын
Composites can handle complicated loads just as good, if not better than titanium. A lugged frame allows for faster prototyping and design tweaks verses carbon molds.
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