Blake Builds A Bike Cave Ep.1 | Mountain Bike Isolation Project

Blake had an empty garage and a lot of bikes, tools, and MTB kit to sort out. So what did he do? He built a bike cave!
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[@TachibanaKyosuke]

Daily dose of Blake say “welcome back you beautiful people” to help me through tough time.

[@BlakeSamson8]

Tachibana Kyosuke 😉👍

[@computerbob06]

I know....... He's never met me, but he thinks I'm beautiful!

[@ZeroSeriesMMX]

I know someone who put Blake's words on a loop, and set it as an alarm tone.

[@painteater19]

Right on. To me it's up there with Sam Pilgrim's "this is the dream!"

[@tomp329]

@@computerbob06 same 😂

[@Pienimusta]

What ever Blake does, his energy is just so inspiring.

[@manuelamadocienfuegos6696]

Facts

[@EllisWaringMTB]

True very true

[@lloydelston4400]

Pienimusta its the pingers

[@randyesyelnat4957]

Crack

[@austinsylvester8654]

Exactly

[@phillmuz5184]

I think a more secure garage door/doors and window would be a good investment.

[@jackshuttleworth6570]

Muz Slingshot Stuff I’m not sure if you can see through the windows if your not in his garden. No one can see what is in but it would be a good idea for the door.

[@rupedog]

Why, what are u planning🤔😁😋

[@hydra66]

Doesn't matter how private your land is. After having bikes stolen through someone getting through a similar window setup I second the need to reinforce the windows before your soul gets ripped out.

[@phillmuz5184]

Unfortunately with the internet it's not hard to find out where someone lives and I know of to many people that have had garages broken into. It's a sad world we live in these days but needs thinking about.

[@stevebutcher6117]

Iron bars on the windows would be a good shout and some bolt with padlocks on each corner of the garage door would secure it.

[@kylescicluna1541]

If you have some unused forks you should make them into a truing stand.

[@prabhanieliyanage6860]

Or an endurabarrow

[@darraghhayes4121]

Good idea

[@glynntranter5348]

Good but can only do front wheels

[@harrydestcroix5516]

Kyle Scicluna or sell them to me cheap because I don’t have any money and mine are broke

[@xanderzumwalt917]

That’s a good idea I will be doing that with one of my old forks thanks for the idea mate!

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

To do list: 1. Leave room on wall and add a flat screen with pivot mount. 2. Heavy duty rubber floor matting (easy to clean, makes it much easier to find dropped small parts). 3. Good work lighting. 4. Bicycle wall/floor security anchors (like Doddy’s). 5. Dedicated space and outlet for tea and/or coffee maker! The shop is looking brilliant! Keep doing what you do!

[@BlakeSamson8]

Dan Kornfeld these are all good ideas!! Thanks

[@Thespecialone1970]

Haha! How cool to see my Bike Cave at the start of the video! Good start Blake! Looks like it's going to be awesome. Top tip...find somewhere to store a compressor in your setup. You'll never go back to those ancient manual pumps once you have one! Perhaps in the corner with the dead space? Just create a removable panel incase you need to get to it. Putting it in there will also keep the noise down!

[@BlakeSamson8]

Spursontour love that idea and you read my mind.

[@Dorkbike]

Bright lighting is always a good thing when working late (dad free time) or on cloudy/rainy days. This is going to be sweet.

[@bensadler4582]

When blake says goes in corner and is quit loud 🤔 air compressor 👍😉

[@vwharman]

Ben Sadler yup!

[@gabrieliuskacinskas6874]

What?

[@gmanmtb]

I was thinking a sub woofer!!

[@joerebello3621]

Whenever I see one of Blake’s videos. My sister tells me how I am smiling like a crazy person. Thank you Blake, love your videos.

[@BlakeSamson8]

Joe Rebello hahaha you’re welcome dude

[@Zachg777]

You are a gift to this world. Please never change

[@richardrahadi]

Blake’s one cheerful and energetic lad, i always love his very own intro “welcome back you beautiful people”, gives a whole lot of positive energy. Cheers mate

[@clubdevoiture1618]

He has more energy than a 5 year with a red bull. THE BEST GUY ON KZbin !!

[@reprobate337]

Blake, you're cheerful enthusiasm is just what I need right now. Impresive joinery skills as well.

[@bikeswithmike164]

Get those walls painted. Will look much better. Looking good so far

[@benjybluehat]

Blake, you are one weird and crazy dude and I love ya. So entertaining, great edit, and your content is always feels accessible. I know everyone's gonna say you'll need a mini beer fridge but the thought of you alcohol and tools fills me with dread. Stay safe you nutter and keep the vids coming, we need stuff like this right now.

[@jimkrug2586]

Who doesn't love a good bike cave build!?!? I'll be following this closely.... great progress thus far.

[@stevedesilets1105]

Love that GMBN has the guys doing stuff at their homes. Very cool to see them outside the shed. Plus cool project. Great, got to add another project to my list

[@Irnzilla]

Add a coffee station ☕ so you can start your mornings in the bike workshop or for those late night bike fettling sessions

[@dotubebros861]

I just know this is gonna help me get through quarantine

[@timothyredman1280]

You’re 14 more mins through with some decent entertainment?

[@tomarchierobinson713]

Same

[@xandersaliba7794]

I love Blake’s intro. Welcome back u beautiful people

[@RhianMair4]

Hi Blake!! we've been waiting for a bike cave of Blake Builds since you made your manual trainer and bike rack!! Looking forward to getting inspiration from your cave for our own garage build!!!

[@BlakeSamson8]

Rhian Griffith hey Rhian, hope the manual machine works out for you.

[@LOVE-62]

Well done Blake, keep it up man. Nothing like a fresh new Bike Cave to motivate “everyone” cheers 🍻

[@Willdrknght]

Little tip for long straight cuts , clamp a long ‘straight edge ‘ to the correct setback of your saw blade , makes life very easy .... or buy a rail saw 👍🏻 love you energy !!!

[@Gunma_garage]

Fridge. Bike stand. Tool storage. Detail shelves. Window thru into living space where bike can shine in its glory while you tv/sleep etc etc

[@nerdexproject]

You need some dope ass lights in there! So you could work even in the evening and in the winter! :)

[@trailattraction3678]

Great Work man; I´m doing the same in my basement it´s gonna be awesome! Don´t forget a coffee machine in there!

[@BlakeSamson8]

TrailAttraction coffee machine!! Good idea

[@williamcoady5492]

I love Blakes positive and quirky energy

[@sorinpintilie1110]

Watching Blake's video of building a bike cave, while sipping a cold beer IN my bike shed if effing great! What would I like to see....... is f***ing episode 2 of this!

[@donbenincasa7442]

Peg board for the tools (beautifully organized) with a shelf above and recessed LED lights to make your tools look awesome and give some ambiance lighting!! Oh yeah!✌🏼🍻

[@gmbn]

Great idea!

[@scottjohn8451]

Blake! Huge fan of your content. Tip for cutting sheets of ply: buy a 4x8 ft piece of insulation foam, lay that on the ground and put the ply on top, set the blade depth a tooth deeper than the thickness of the ply and cut away

[@gmbn]

Seems like that would make a lot of mess!

[@stefanbohme541]

another beloved channel that turns into a DIY-home-improvment saga...seems to be quite common theses days I believe

[@BlakeSamson8]

Stefan Böhme sorry 😬. Down times, is good times to pimp out my garage.

[@stefanbohme541]

@@BlakeSamson8 right you are!

[@judsmtb2484]

Damnnnnn that opener was actually epic! 😍🔥🚲

[@JamesM-T]

Blake should be in every GMBN video ❤

[@Gengerss]

I love this series! I have just made a shed for my motocross bike so its great to see Blake doing the same; solid work Blake! 💪

[@BlakeSamson8]

Conner Hayden thanks dude.

[@yvan2218]

Stuff to add to the bike cave: A ceiling fan Either some paint on the walls, or some wallpaper A wall rack for tools A new garage door

[@brianshinholser250]

Good thing the weather worked for leaving everything in the yard for 3 days! Looking good so far, Blake.

[@maelstrom5230]

Please don't stop Blake, we love all of you GMBN people lmao

[@goldfish5827]

Blake you are such an inspiration. I enjoy your content as a mountain biker my self

[@safrinothman]

you inspired me to build my own bike cave...thanks Blake....you're the best...

[@nosreuter]

Blake puts a face on that awesome #springgivestonsofenergy 🤙

[@tombowman5281]

Blake Samson Phrase Dictionary Welcome back you beautiful people Epic Ive been inspired

[@janikarhu9561]

Blake builds are the best!

[@richardcopson8592]

Any video with Blake in has me in stitches 😆, great job fella. How many men have a new found love for their garage during the lockdown......?? 🙋🏼‍♂️🤣

[@freewheels7544]

Started watching the video , got motivated , went and painted the work shop/pain cave , came back to the video

[@markorrico2779]

If you count each time Blake says “jazz” through out this whole bike cave series it comes to 572. 😂 I made that up but I’ve watched this over tea like 3 times.

[@NotMyFullTimeJob]

Great job, Blake. 🤙🏻 Since I like to ride MTBs, I also like to watch Bike Cave builds videos. Fortunately, I have my own bike cave and this is never ending project, I bring something new every week 📷🎥⚙️🔩⚒🔧🧰🔐

[@gwaping2k]

Thoroughly enjoyed this! Bring on eps 2😂

[@BlakeSamson8]

gwaping2k Stoked!!! Eps 2 is going to be funny

[@christopherbhagwandeen3490]

Love it, Blake! I'm in the planning phase for my own workshed too, so this series is going to be perfect! Keep up the great work!

[@lukerlaforest4039]

Got a glimpse of the finished product on the dirt shed...great job Blake!!

[@steveo0232]

You've made me realise how messy my garage is! This looks great and I feel inspired to have a go at this myself. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@BlakeSamson8]

Steve Edwards stoked!! Clean garage = happy dude

[@brettmarriott7468]

I need your energy and enthusiasm 😁🤣. Good job.

[@thedecliningcyclist3321]

Better lighting and a roller shutter door would make it a much more useable space. You can get some really good LED batten lights from screwfix that connect together so its a nice easy job with minimal wiring needed. Top job so far!

[@trevorfuller1801]

I love watching u Blake u r a awesome guy and funny u sure do know how to build things and shredd a bike

[@spirosntalapas2939]

Every time i see Blake's videos i cought my self smiling. Blake you are so cool dude 🤙🤙.

[@gavindean]

A good tip, I used Ikea kitchen cupboards and benchtop worked out way cheaper than buying all the material + the drawers are easy to install and the wire baskets are great.

[@felipezam]

Hi Blake! the left corner could be a top opening box. that way it's not dead space, can instead be used as long term storage for things that are not used very often

[@Tobester09]

Great video Blake loved watching really interested to see it all finished nice one dude! really want a shed/bike cave now :)

[@robertbransby]

Well impressed Blake, top work so far mate 👍

[@BlakeSamson8]

Robert Bransby thanks dude

[@rollo-m6186]

*starts playing crafted workshop music*. Blake: “EXCITED”

[@derekfairminerrojas8493]

Great vid Blake, a shoe dryer and old towel rail would work wonders in that wardrobe.

[@BlakeSamson8]

Derek Fairminer Rojas that’s a great idea. Thanks

[@ajsonic2361]

Sick build! This is some quarantine vibes!

[@BlakeSamson8]

AJ SONIC thanks dude 👍

[@ajsonic2361]

Blake Samson OMG this made my dayyyy😄😄😄✊✊

[@robertcollins4685]

Awesome job so far Blake! I can't wait to see how it turns out. Two things I would like to see. One is a compact bike storage area. Fit 3 or more bikes in the least amount of space, I do not have alot of room to work with and like to use the space I have to the most efficient use. And B, a movable bike storage stand. When you do not have much room to designate an area to bikes. Something that can be moved and re positioned to another area if needed. Thanks

[@waynea7265]

Bring on part 2 Blakey boy ....brilliant work 👍

[@blakedavenport266]

Not sure if you have space for a tv and a couch in there, but it could be a full on bike/man cave. Also maybe some sort of brushed metal for a backsplash to the bench and just cut out holes for hangers for each tool/tools. Looking good!!

[@janderson7562]

Because of Blake, I have started welcoming my middle school students by calling them beautiful people!

[@hokipokist]

A nifty trick is to lay the ply ontop of a sheet of kingspan type insulation. Supports the ply no matter the cut, and if you don't have too much blade showing it lasts for ages.

[@reishadrajab3538]

Definitely my favourite GMBN presenter that I could watch all day...

[@Animatedron]

That's some solid woodworking there! Impressive.

[@BlakeSamson8]

Animatedron thanks dude

[@Flux_Flow]

THE HAMMER !!! Dude that was a classic one. Love it !

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

Love ya Blake! Just found you, cant ride anymore dude to bad back injury. Nothing like your mate. But C5 is toast. I love watching you and remembering how bad I sucked and telling myself that I can do that, when clearly hindsight is BLIND

[@rossdrake6404]

Maybes paint the garage floor walls and roof to finish it off and varnish the work top, defo mini beer fridge and a compressor. Helmet stands possibly on the wall. Looks mint so far tho Blakey 🤘🏽

[@lucaslennon]

What a flippin' inspirational man!

[@BGH-VIDEO]

Well. I think bikes would be cool in the bike cave😉

[@BlakeSamson8]

BGH yes!! I have a good idea how I’ll be hanging my bikes.

[@BGH-VIDEO]

@@BlakeSamson8 cant wait to see it👍

[@gabriellasola6112]

i really like blake's energy it gives me good vibes.

[@msudz1548]

Blakeeee the builder... can we build it ... yes we can !!!!!!

[@dalejones7886]

Blake you’re a legend. You like super cheer me up. Keep it up Gmbn dudes.

[@manmatemonkey5076]

Good idea blakey, think with limited space you could have done some clever hinge work to create a work bench that folds against the wall when not in use, also think of space above your head , pulley system to loft a floating bike/wheel rack etc. Also that gas main sticking out the wall would have to be shortned and tucked back - who ever did this needs his gas main looking at. Love the m/cycle , i think we share some commonality. Atb Buddy

[@jamesfox3784]

Some quality lighting would be useful 😉 great start Blake😎

[@mattolive1]

Quality bit enthusiasms from Blake to get me motivated for the day 👌, great build so far. Definatly need to have a retractable air hose line and run some sockets for charging station for cameras and power tools. Along with a vise so can get the park tool WH1 etc... Great job Blake 👍

[@ccamire]

Need to paint either some walls but certainly the floor. I painted mine green and with yellow line like a tennis court. Also make sure your bike faces the window to get more air. Include poster from the 50s on a wall to inspire you when working.

[@Matheusfk3]

Man, I didn't what this video to end, Blake's energy is just amazing. I want to have Blake's energy and passion in everything I do. Just amazing. Keep it up Blake. All the best, from Brazil. You're a legend dude!

[@everydayride3930]

Love these videos sooooo much !!! Keep up the great work. Greetings from Germany.

[@liberifatali666]

Blake my man, this is absolutely buzzing - I have watched this mini series like 4 times now haha. Finally getting some tools in and going to make my own little bike hut! DIY noob here more than nervous about this lol wish me luck! keep up the good work and stay safe you and yours an all!

[@philip9175]

love Blake and love watching him make stuff

[@Aleximus81]

Hey Blake !!! I love it to see you , doing things like that , it's allways an Inspiration for me . Keep going !!! 😉😁🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Alex from Germany ...

[@BlakeSamson8]

Alexander Schulz thanks Alex!!!

[@rrobotman]

Blake build stuff - so entertaining and inspiring! Whooo hooo!

[@evobe]

Thumbs up for this! Roller doors on those shelves

[@paulcarpenter2670]

Blake your such a legend ! Give everything 110% !! cave looking awesome dude 🤟🏻🤟🏻cannot wait for part 2

[@connorvlogz663]

Blake is saving us all from going insane in these times of Covid, good on ya Blake mate.

[@BlakeSamson8]

ConnorVlogz stoked!!! Hope all is safe and sound your end 👍

[@salvadorlivio3092]

Always look forward to Blake’s vids

[@janmayen2677]

Hi Blake, good job! I would like to see more about the bike rack/storage you made here in the new garage. I'm very interested in because I need to do something like that. Tx and keep rockin'!

[@joliusibot2465]

Blake made my day "welcome back you beautiful people"

[@BlakeSamson8]

hardtail rider 😊👍

[@joliusibot2465]

@@BlakeSamson8 hi blake I really love your positive energy everytime I watch you in the video! You're my inspiration as a teenager mtb rider!❤️

[@mrmarku]

It is looking good. Bet you have been wanting to do this for years. Cant wait for the next video.

[@BlakeSamson8]

mrmarku for so long dude. I finally have time to build it

[@jonathanjedi640]

Can't wait for your next video...getting some good ideas...cheers Blake 👍

[@vivianfaithfull4748]

Blake you joy machine - can't wait to see the cave....

[@federicobenassi9935]

Woooaaa! Blake n1! Need part 2!!!

[@mtbrider8286]

I do want to say thank you for showing my "Bike Cave" clip in the opening of your video! It made me so happy when Doddy showed it on GMBN Tech. Keep up the great content and kudos to the guys you've got doing the editing for these video's!

[@gmbn]

Any time! Cheers!

[@paulomiranda9775]

Blake is so inspired guy... Nice work

[@MrAnon-2024]

I love a bike cave build 😉 Not so keen on all those gas pipes!

[@danhalliday8858]

Have a look at Colin furze shed. I bet there’s enough inspiration there

[@BlakeSamson8]

Dan Halliday dude, tell me about it. His garage is amazing