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Ali Clarkson

Ali Clarkson

3 жыл бұрын

This honestly isn't just my attempt at a clickbait title...in the mid 2000s Trials frames were usually overbuilt and heavy or super light and weak, neither of which was what I wanted.
The result was that it wasn't uncommon for riders with a bit of time on their hands to modify their frames to try and save some weight but still retain enough strength to survive a season or two.
After finding one of my old comp frames at Tartybikes which I had cut a hole into the headtube and BB shell I realised that this might not be something people knew about. This old Atomz frame was pretty conservative, depending on the frame you could go to town with drilling holes so I got myself a new (to me) frame from the correct era...an Adamant A2 which I could use to see exactly how much weight could be saved.
Just like the disclaimer at the start of my video...please DON'T try this on your frame unless you're willing to take the risk. You'll definitely loose any warranty at best.
I'm going to get this bike built and ridden soon and see how it feels.
Thanks for watching!
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@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Before the comments roll in, there’s lots of bad habits and techniques going on in this video...I’m very limited in space, tools, time and experience (and maybe brains) so don’t take this video as advice, it’s simply entertainment and I’m doing stuff so you don’t have to.
@TheWebstaff
@TheWebstaff 3 жыл бұрын
Dremel Speedclic cut off disks are the best for cutting. Worth the extra..
@lukehill6395
@lukehill6395 3 жыл бұрын
Looking at frames like this, i wonder if you could flip the frame upside down (with the bb on the top of the frame) and build a bike up like that, then see how it rides? you might have to get a little creative with the cranks/hub but it would be interesting to see how bad it is!
@treewizzard
@treewizzard 3 жыл бұрын
major props for taking the sharp edges off most of those holes you drilled!
@Aljonone1
@Aljonone1 3 жыл бұрын
A tooth brush works good for stripping paint & sure would have an old one? Have been busy building new trail lines, but could do with some help with knowing how technically difficult to make them? What I can ride is not a good guide, but trails still ride good?
@2nd3rd1st
@2nd3rd1st 3 жыл бұрын
Boring video, but you could have done a hole lot worse.
@joeldriver381
@joeldriver381 3 жыл бұрын
Note to self: Don't let Ali borrow any of my frames. LOL
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Haha!!
@JoelTGM
@JoelTGM 3 жыл бұрын
"I made sure to clean your bike for you before giving it back. There was a lot of mud and extra metal on it. It's so clean you can see through the dropouts again!"
@pinus_nigra
@pinus_nigra 3 жыл бұрын
Taking a dump before riding would be much more effective than doing this
@mojaverc1585
@mojaverc1585 3 жыл бұрын
Facts
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
I see this comment a lot, my issue with it is that there’s a difference between weight on your person vs weight you’re holding. Saving a kilo on a bike is much more noticeable than saving a kilo on your body...plus you can save weight on the bike AND take a dump to get both benefits
@mojaverc1585
@mojaverc1585 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson yes
@mrvapor4791
@mrvapor4791 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson Thats why I put my bike lock in my backpack and not attached to my bike.
@dotubebros861
@dotubebros861 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson facts
@TheVacras
@TheVacras 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if drilling holes into my frame would give me a confidence boost to be honest :D
@Egcmikey
@Egcmikey 3 жыл бұрын
Raw frames are the best!! Love seeing the welds, especially on steel!
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm raw steel!!
@DubsnSubsSessions
@DubsnSubsSessions 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, as someone with a small machine shop at home in his shed, with like 5 things that can drill holes, you're much better with a hand drill than I am! Good job and that hole saw looks pretty sweet!
@weareallbeingwatched4602
@weareallbeingwatched4602 3 жыл бұрын
Hacker skills
@IgorDz
@IgorDz 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr! His hand-drill skills are impressive
@JoshuaSpierVideos
@JoshuaSpierVideos 3 жыл бұрын
These trial folks are a different breed man haha
@orangekj8856
@orangekj8856 3 жыл бұрын
I never clicked so fast. Love your vids
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man that means a lot to me :)
@Coolcmsc
@Coolcmsc 3 жыл бұрын
I remember doing a few things that included a bit of heating of a full suss frame using a mate’s gas welder - ‘‘twas an aluminium one. All went well until a few weeks later charging down to Ladybower...... Well, suddenly, I had an easy to transport folding frame 😂🤣🤣😂
@michael_emtb
@michael_emtb 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed that Ali!! Nice one!! Always great to see different content, and someone willing to do something different 👍🏻👍🏻
@rickspeight5108
@rickspeight5108 3 жыл бұрын
Nice one Ali! Never really seen this attention to detail with frame weight saving. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼
@Tutt1997
@Tutt1997 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this video! Keep up the awesome content Ali!
@felipenavas
@felipenavas 3 жыл бұрын
I really like to see people modding bikes, thanks for the video!
@christhrelfall80
@christhrelfall80 3 жыл бұрын
Thank god your not a dentist! 😂😂😂😂! Great video!
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Lol I’d be the worst!
@ronwhite8503
@ronwhite8503 3 жыл бұрын
You're.
@Andy-Sas
@Andy-Sas 3 жыл бұрын
Love these builds
@andrewterry8661
@andrewterry8661 3 жыл бұрын
You've been smashing out great content mate!
@Lucas-kr5mi
@Lucas-kr5mi 3 жыл бұрын
CONGRATS ON 100k !!!!!
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :D
@euanbeaden74
@euanbeaden74 3 жыл бұрын
As a machinist and engineer, I can say you've done a pretty good job considering your skill and tools available! The only area which might have been substantially weakened is the BB yolk, but as the holes are all round and don't have any sharp corners; it will probably be okay for a long time. Unless you hit it on anything and dent it, it'll be 'reeeeet'! We've all done things like this when we started riding!
@frankanon7693
@frankanon7693 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Modding and drilling parts back in the day was a lot more fun and exciting than just buying light stuff nowadays. I think that bike will ride better than your echo hifi due to the longer chain stays. I think you had a yabaa with 390 back in the day and the a2 are 385 i think. Have fun!
@bikeislife8405
@bikeislife8405 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the rarest metal on earth: Drill-inium
@dzridesbikes
@dzridesbikes 3 жыл бұрын
This was really cool to watch, thanks Ali
@Beesa10
@Beesa10 3 жыл бұрын
You nutter! I've often thought about drilling out material from mtb chainrings to save a little weight but never actually done it. The frame looks good raw and still looks very strong.
@devononair
@devononair 3 жыл бұрын
I think it's a lot safer with some parts than others. Not sure about chainrings, but I would be happier to drill out derailleurs, levers, saddles and rims before I drill frames or other weight-bearing parts! It's also worth weighing the parts on your bike. Sometimes you discover that your tyres or pedals are actually quite heavy compared to others on the market, and you can save as much weight as drilling just by changing a couple of parts. I just spent £40 on some new pedals and saved about 150g.
@Beesa10
@Beesa10 3 жыл бұрын
@@devononair It's definitely worth weighing parts yourself, I've noticed the actual weight is often different from what is stated by the manufacturer. Unless you're a competitive cyclist, beyond shortening a long seat post or cutting the excess off a new fork steerer, taking a saw or drill to your bike to save a few grams probably isn't worth it.
@PaulWilliams1978
@PaulWilliams1978 3 жыл бұрын
Just here for the frog analogies 🐸
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
I use them all the time!
@lynxg4641
@lynxg4641 3 жыл бұрын
Insane Ali, insane :-D I was off by 7g guessing the final weight after "diet", guess 1970g, because I know how little you actually save doing stuff like that having removed guides etc that weren't being used on older frames. Will be very interested to see you ride that built up and then if holds up fine, then maybe look to do further "dietary" actions to it to save some more.
@jonathanarandilla6156
@jonathanarandilla6156 Жыл бұрын
Its 1AM but your video is my favorite to watch
@robinrai4973
@robinrai4973 3 жыл бұрын
Christ! I felt like I was gonna get arrested by opening up the gear cable mounts on my frame, meanwhile here you are doing this!
@thomasstone1363
@thomasstone1363 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Video! Thanks Ali
@wtf2krazy
@wtf2krazy 3 жыл бұрын
Machinist here, in engineering school too... Can confirm I had raised eyebrows but I love the dedication man! Keep up the awesome shredding!
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
@JoelTGM
@JoelTGM 3 жыл бұрын
Good vid and well narrated
@sunreindeerfog
@sunreindeerfog 3 жыл бұрын
A good example of “knowing the rules before you can break the rules”
@imnotgivingmynametoamachine683
@imnotgivingmynametoamachine683 3 жыл бұрын
You're quite good with the cordless drill! Even with the tame riding I do I'm afraid my MTB frame will have problems, I'd be a nervous wreck! My frame could probably handle someone twice my weight riding 3 times as hard ;)
@exitusgx
@exitusgx 3 жыл бұрын
Aww man! This brings back so many memories... Good times
@gtasomogyi
@gtasomogyi 3 жыл бұрын
As building my old-school trial bike, what is based on a UMF Hardy Steel 2 ('10), what I've learned: Yes, that 158g is worth. Here 150g, there 150g (lighter fork), somewhere else 150g (lighter tyres), and maybe another 150g (another pedals!), and you got easily -1kg! That is really something to notice when you ride. And than you can go further: change stem, bar, inner tubes, gearing (f.e. from 32-23, to 22-18), seat tube (if you have a seat), BB and cranks (from square taper/isis/howitzer to GXP/Hollowtech 2), what are not big investments, if not everything is brand new. but that's how my 15+kg (original setup) bike got 12,78kg! At the moment, since a really ligther fork, ligther front wheel, front brake disc is on the way... :)
@BrynKitchenham
@BrynKitchenham 3 жыл бұрын
is that your sunday bike? coz its holy im sorry....
@WIPEYOURLENZ
@WIPEYOURLENZ 3 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ 🤦🏼‍♂️
@desmation
@desmation 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely a Dark Art.. lol A long time ago, I externally butted the tubings. I systematically sanded and counted every stride with a sanding disc on an angle grinder. (You can use a caliper to test how much material each pass removes. Do more passes near the centre of the frame.) It is SLIGHTLY safer than drilling holes. I brought a low end frame down to approx 1650grams. After 6 months of riding, I threw the frame away before hurting myself or anyone else.
@AlexSalikan
@AlexSalikan 3 жыл бұрын
I remember Jeff Anderson and Kevin Liu took a grinder to an entire frame to make the tubing thinner back in the day. The watermelon bike. Based on a Meta VTT.
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
See if I had a bit more time, a shed and a steady hand I’d have tried that with this frame too
@zacharydevan4107
@zacharydevan4107 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about grinding down the welds. It takes off more than you'd think and looks slick too.
@mtbmillar7598
@mtbmillar7598 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome job
@TimInertiatic
@TimInertiatic 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I've cut redundant bosses off frames but was always a bit nervous in case there was just a hole under the braze on, so left an ugly stub. The countersinking is very my mechanics inspired. I'm the same now :-)
@Jskjerning
@Jskjerning 3 жыл бұрын
I am looking forward to this frame riding 🤪 The dropout section is my biggest concern.
@Magister899
@Magister899 3 жыл бұрын
The amount of chips inside that room must've been enormous. :D I personally use my shower stall as my workshop... But a god damn angle grinder inside a flat? That's next level! That hole saw is a cool design that i hadn't seen before. Does it use carbide tool bits..? Great to see someone else doing metal work like this in their home as well. :)
@peglor
@peglor 3 жыл бұрын
You have to watch you don't set the smoke alarm off if you use an angle grinder indoors. You'll never guess how I found out :-P...
@Amiebike
@Amiebike 3 жыл бұрын
I almost cry, I understand that's a common thing in trials bikes, but it still hurts haha
@mikesloan3805
@mikesloan3805 3 жыл бұрын
wow pretty cool. I like that this vid had voice commentary and not just subtitles.
@gafrers
@gafrers 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, being this "crude" made it more real. Did you usually "chase/retap/pass" the threads of the BB where drilled?
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t get much more crude than this haha! I think I did chase the threads in older frames when I worked in a bike shop that had the tool... in this case I’ll use a cheap bb before putting a better quality one in
@gafrers
@gafrers 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson Thank you for answering. Great content as usual.
@TimInertiatic
@TimInertiatic 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson wire brush to remove the loose material probably be sufficient. Apparently you can make your own chase tool by grinding slots in the threads of metal BB cups...? Luckily after an unmasked respray (!) a wire brush on a drill worked for me
@gabiold
@gabiold 3 жыл бұрын
@@TimInertiatic You can! Last time I messed up my BB threads during a spindle replacement. I bought a BB kit for retro bikes witn steel cone cups, it was like $2. I have cut three slots similar to how a thread tap looks like, and it worked perfectly on an aluminium frame. For those who want to make this tool: - identify which is the left thread, so it should be cut accrodingly - search for the start of the thread, and cut the slots far away from that. It is already very hard to align the tool properly in an already damaged thread, and without the proper leading edge it is even harder. - don't force in this tool in one pass. If the thread is more worn or full of dried thread locker, that won't fit in the shallow groove. Remove the tool and brush out the chips.
@rollinrat4850
@rollinrat4850 3 жыл бұрын
Just find some old steel bb cups, use a dremel or die grinder with a slitting saw and make some chasing taps. This is a really old mechanics trick you can do with bolts as well.
@jackhume4532
@jackhume4532 3 жыл бұрын
That was really interesting Ali, the only other way to save weight is for the rider to lose weight as well, however Ali my build is now finished and I went with an 18 tooth cog on the rear wheel and that’s perfect for now an then one day when I am used to riding my single speed cruiser I might put the 16 tooth cog back on, anyway you keep your good work on these interesting videos and I will see you on the next one, buy for now.
@judechandler5102
@judechandler5102 3 жыл бұрын
I know you said you wouldn't. But would you please reconsider a video about making brake pads? Please...
@MaYbYl8eR
@MaYbYl8eR 3 жыл бұрын
His big secret
@HavokTheorem
@HavokTheorem Жыл бұрын
Pro tip: Use soap as a lubricant on your cutting and grinding tools when machining aluminium. Makes the chips stick a lot less.
@ChrisTrunek
@ChrisTrunek 3 жыл бұрын
the title got me, what are you doing...
@WestonWill
@WestonWill 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how may years before we get 3D printed frames that look like crazy spider webs and are twice as lite and twice as strong!
@devononair
@devononair 3 жыл бұрын
That would be awesome!
@Aljonone1
@Aljonone1 3 жыл бұрын
Crazy spider webs would not make a good frame design, so no?
@Ivan_trialist
@Ivan_trialist 3 жыл бұрын
Did you make logo "crank brothers" in head tube 😁
@davideiotti9725
@davideiotti9725 Жыл бұрын
When you remove paint like that is there any downside? Is it better to apply a bit of clearcoat afterwards?
@petewright2283
@petewright2283 3 жыл бұрын
I think you can improve the current mods to make them more of a professional finish and weight saving. Increase the size of holes. That read how can open right up. Radial the edges for the stress relief. Shot blast it, remove a layer and make it cleaner. Ditch the cable mounts. Tape, cable tie or internal now. It’s a comp thing as you said. Your drill is not idea. Get some man power!
@jamesconroy7030
@jamesconroy7030 3 жыл бұрын
I used to work at a bike shop that carried Litespeed Ti frames. The sales rep would always brag that since it doesn't need to be painted, that saved 1/4 pound right there.
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think I remember a few ti frame brands claiming the same thing!
@benpc1794
@benpc1794 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson do you remember Pete Wright from back in the day on Trials-forum? I recall titanium holes and other such shenanigans!
@Aljonone1
@Aljonone1 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson Remember cutting up a Ti frame & designing full sus frame for titanium red back in mid 90s But Titaniunm red got ripped off by Russian's that built frames in mig fighter jet factoty & never saw frames built, sad but true!
@gigakernel
@gigakernel 3 жыл бұрын
I think you could also heavily drill the top and "seat" tubes to the state they'd look like modern gaming mice backs without much rigidity loss :)
@richardmiddleton7770
@richardmiddleton7770 3 жыл бұрын
I've done this on a Zoo Pirana (I think) which was massively over engineered for me. You have to take into account that these frames have to survive a 90kg+ rider dropping off a 10ft wall so for me at 64kg pottering around jumping off nothing higher than say 5ft, I could really go crazy with the drilling. Of course noone is going to want to buy the frame afterwards so you have to keep that in mind! Also you can save twice as much weight simply by changing tyres or even going tubeless as tubes are around 250g each!
@enzodougherty9429
@enzodougherty9429 3 жыл бұрын
Taking the term "weight weenie" to a whole nother level :)
@peglor
@peglor 3 жыл бұрын
That lad on a recent Pinkbike video with a sub 8 kg Scott full suspension XC bike would beg to differ...
@Max-xl3ml
@Max-xl3ml 3 жыл бұрын
I'm curious is a set of rims that have been through a bunch of grinds lighter than a fresh trials rim? Could you have a "race day" wheelset that only has a handful of grinds left just for use in competition?
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Yes they do get lighter BUT they also dent easier which wouldn’t be ideal in the middle of a comp
@Max-xl3ml
@Max-xl3ml 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson ah I see, basically like any standard rim brake rim.
@connorcampbell144
@connorcampbell144 3 жыл бұрын
Ali have you been to Tesco by any chance? Every little helps.... even taking the stickers off
@invertrialsbiker9391
@invertrialsbiker9391 3 жыл бұрын
Adamant lovers look away now 😂 I never knew anyone that used to do that to their frame's but a few of us used to do it too our magura hs33 lever blades
@wonderwatch2239
@wonderwatch2239 3 жыл бұрын
The fine art of drillium👍😂
@domoakley781
@domoakley781 3 жыл бұрын
i liked the frog bit
@intoxicateddog12
@intoxicateddog12 3 жыл бұрын
This man needs some tool sponsors
@Pickfordr100
@Pickfordr100 3 жыл бұрын
We haven't all left the room 🤣
@Gordonhaymes
@Gordonhaymes 3 жыл бұрын
Innovation is the mother of invention...someone steps forward...makes the risk...we all move one step forward... Dremel or not... that’s engineering 🤘🇨🇭👀
@VansonG
@VansonG 3 жыл бұрын
8:47 "Drilling through weld is not what you want to be doing"....True, you don't want to drill through the weld but do you ever notice that it's not typically the weld that breaks? It is usually the strongest part of the project if done correctly.
@weareallbeingwatched4602
@weareallbeingwatched4602 3 жыл бұрын
Frame drillium. Scary stuff.
@idesantiago
@idesantiago 3 жыл бұрын
Would say most of the mods would not be a problem, obviously holes are stress raisers but seems to be enough material. Not too happy with the dropouts though. By getting rid of the walls all the loads from the rear wheel are fed into the frame in bending, rather than in shear (which is the preferred way). In a heavy landing the ¨beams¨ connecting the wheel axis to the frame will surely bend or even break. Next time leave a minimum of 1.5 mm wall thickness if you can. And that is my unnecessary, unasked for comment for today :-)
@bobjow5341
@bobjow5341 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video good job
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@hugomartin419
@hugomartin419 3 жыл бұрын
Where can you buy the paint stripper?
@ellerybice3787
@ellerybice3787 3 жыл бұрын
Nuts!
@baconfister
@baconfister 3 жыл бұрын
Awfully painful seeing you struggle with the cordless and rather anemic cordless Dremel tool. The corded one will give you back 50% of your precious wasted time. I have endured using the “wrong” hand tools in the past so I can totally appreciate your painstaking (and obviously frustrating) efforts for this video. Mad kudos seeing you struggle how I have in the past (I was using cordless tools to modify car engines - internal reciprocating components and porting/polishing intake/exhaust runners and stuff like that - only to gain 4HP in a stupid car!).
@idhoppers
@idhoppers 3 жыл бұрын
Good work! Everything goes for lighter weigth, even computer mices are full of holes nowadays :-)
@hedf
@hedf 3 жыл бұрын
My phd went to antarctica after watching this
@lorenzorighi99
@lorenzorighi99 3 жыл бұрын
I think that this format with voice comment would be much better even for builds videos
@jackandi1
@jackandi1 3 жыл бұрын
I have 2 jokes #1 this is the most holly bike I’ve seen #2 what is this video about how to make Swiss cheese Hope u like the jokes
@SaintVes
@SaintVes 3 жыл бұрын
Well, I did not started the video yet, but I already want it to be longer!!! :)
@shaharsdechen2537
@shaharsdechen2537 3 жыл бұрын
Waiting for for another rainy day so you will build the bike
@sylvaner01
@sylvaner01 3 жыл бұрын
Do what you can with the tools you have, just buy a better drill when you can ;) go makita. Thanks for the video it’s pretty interesting. Looking forward to the build video for this frame.
@matthewkuhl79
@matthewkuhl79 3 жыл бұрын
This is the first time i've ever stopped to look at a train wreck 😬 This reminds me of my sportbike days where guys would spend disgusting amounts of money to save less weight than getting fit and eating right would yield for free (obviously not applicable in your case)
@Nickporter17
@Nickporter17 3 жыл бұрын
Every filing flake is another bit of weight saved. Wow 😂
@jackolson8775
@jackolson8775 3 жыл бұрын
As a machinist, you are correct, I was cringing. Ha ha ha! Id say the #1 thing ( besides using more cutting fluid - vegetable shortening works great on aluminum, believe it or not ) would be using a vice or some sort of clamp down set up. It'll save a LOT of time, headaches & broken bits. I was entertained, however. ;)
@paul-sm3wh
@paul-sm3wh 3 жыл бұрын
Yh just ad one hole for good luck.🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂your crazy bro no harm in a third ppphhhaaahaaahaa mad man. Looks sick though. 👍🏻💪🏻✊🏻
@paullmight42
@paullmight42 3 жыл бұрын
daaaaaaaang...Also, pspspspspsps
@gusrodger6897
@gusrodger6897 3 жыл бұрын
Do as I say not as I do !
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@_tuxedocat
@_tuxedocat 3 жыл бұрын
Hey! I like your cat! And your videos of course 😉
@tumbas5042
@tumbas5042 3 жыл бұрын
im just "waoow"😯
@jeremywatts2768
@jeremywatts2768 3 жыл бұрын
Now you can install like 7 OneUp EDC tools.
@karlovuja5034
@karlovuja5034 3 жыл бұрын
I was just wondering about this. Thanks. Maybe do it.
@budycelyn
@budycelyn 3 жыл бұрын
with all the weight most of the time being on the rear wheel i'm not sure the drilled dropouts would support the stress. removing the thinner sections takes away a lot of strength from that area alone.. but as an exercise in weight reduction, good try :)
@duroxkilo
@duroxkilo 2 жыл бұрын
i did that to a pair of freeline skates and ended up reducing the weight by about one steel bearing :}
@glennpettersson9002
@glennpettersson9002 3 жыл бұрын
That reminds me, I am due for a dental checkup 😁.
@ps3customgamer
@ps3customgamer 3 жыл бұрын
Would be a good idea using some cutting compound next time
@robadobdob
@robadobdob 3 жыл бұрын
Frames and components made with "drillium" were all the rage int he 90's.
@devononair
@devononair 3 жыл бұрын
Ali is very much a product of the 90s!
@YanDoroshenko
@YanDoroshenko 3 жыл бұрын
Alistair, my lad, would you please explain, how exactly did you "find" a frame? It's a bicycle frame, not a penny forgotten in the old winter jacket.
@Aljonone1
@Aljonone1 3 жыл бұрын
He found it under Danny's bed or behind the couch?
@YanDoroshenko
@YanDoroshenko 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aljonone1 Makes sense.
@waldodewaal4123
@waldodewaal4123 3 жыл бұрын
That disclaimer though lol
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
As much as I think most of my viewers are sensible and able to think for themselves I felt like I had to at least put something
@jatayuluthi8397
@jatayuluthi8397 3 жыл бұрын
Nice videp 😁👌
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers dude :)
@shaunbeakley348
@shaunbeakley348 3 жыл бұрын
Please don't do this to bikes, also Ali, don't ride this, we all love you
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
I agree, don’t do this although I’m confident this will still be strong, you should see some of the older frames I ran...actually spoiler... the Atomz want the only old comp frame I found, also have a very highly modified comp frame which I’m going to build into a full bike soon
@rollinrat4850
@rollinrat4850 3 жыл бұрын
Check out 'drillium' from the '70s. Believe me, it never ended very well.
@lennartdelarambelje1154
@lennartdelarambelje1154 3 жыл бұрын
I can understand the experimental factor of doing this, but the amount of effort and actual total weight saved does in no way add up to the loss of structural integrity of your frame.. But you knew that already ;) Nice vid nonetheless! :)
@ecols
@ecols 3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you featured my former bike in the video, but please ask next time for usage rights for the pictures. The abused downtube was mine...
@Ali_Clarkson
@Ali_Clarkson 3 жыл бұрын
Point made and it’s been noted, apologies if it annoyed you. Hopefully you can see it from my side too though, I needed ANY picture of a scratched up/dented down tube on a trials bike but you’d be surprised how few there are on-line (certainly in a high enough res). Yours was the only suitable one I could find after an hour of looking, it looked to be an older photo from a sales description and not anything that was earning the owner any money from royalties. My video was due out that same day on Patreon and to try and figure out the owner of the photo would have taken too long and posting it on social media to find the owner might have given the frame away. I seriously never expected the owner of an old photo of a down tube from a sales advert would want to arrange usage rights. I’m in the wrong for using a photo from Google without permission but hopefully my reasons give some insight to why I did.
@ecols
@ecols 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ali_Clarkson no worries! I never intended to claim anything. I am glad to help out a fellow trials rider any time. In case you need additional pictures you can get in touch any time. The profile you got it from is flickr.com/photos/ecols feel free to flip through and see if something can help you out.
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