Building My 2023 Inspired Hex Street Trials Bike!

Better late than never, I present to you my bruised themed 2023 Inspired Hex :P
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I'll be taking this on the streets and trails soon!
I'd love to know your thoughts!
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[@RaittyRat]

Ali's neighbours whenever he builds a new bike must be like 'Muuuuuum, the English lad is defying physics again'

[@spottedmarley]

Maybe a dumb question to ask about a trials bike but why do you need the chain tension-er on a single speed hard tail build? My first thought is maybe you want it to take up the slack caused by chain stretch? .. is that correct? Rad bike my friend

[@Ali_Clarkson]

You need some way to take up the slack in the chain…either horizontal dropouts you can slide the wheel back in or if you have a 12mm axle (like this has) you’d need some sort of sprung tensioner (or you can combine the two and have 12mm sliding dropouts but they’re usually more flexible than you’d like for trials). If you can picture my bike without a tensioner the chain would be really baggy and slap about making lots of noise and potentially even coming off the sprockets. My last bike didn’t have any tensioner though as my 22-18 gear ratio and 380mm chainstays is practically the perfect distance, it’s not perfect though as it can be too tight with a new chain and a worn one ends up being a bit baggy (especially when putting power down)…a tensioner is just a fail safe way of doing it

[@nukacookie4755]

Wow, you're going to have a great time on that bike :D looks absolutely amazing. Thanks for uploading 🙂

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

[@markpeterson8978]

Looks like a fun build Ali. I love the color scheme. I am stoked to see you give it a serious go. How is the Bike cave progressing? Any way, great job and give the cute thief a cuddle for me. Cheers Bro - M

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you :) bike cave had a nice update recently but I’m waiting for a couple more things to arrive before I make the next video on it 👍🏻

[@tharunshiv]

So sick! Been waiting for this build forever haha, the colour scheme is awesome too and hasn't the headangle become a little steeper this version?

[@judechandler5102]

I love that the hex now stays largely the same each release, and it's just fettling now. It peaked a couple years ago and there's really not a lot that could make it any better. In a good way. I think I watch your videos equally for the cat as the bikes and riding. Very tasteful build as always. Are you planning on visiting Malverns classic this year?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Yeah I can’t really think of many ways it could be improved, maybe mounts for 203mm rotors? It’s pretty dialed otherwise 🤘🏻

[@customerisalwaysrigh]

​@@Ali_Clarkson yeah makes sense, i don't really know of any trials riders that opt for smaller rotors.

[@MatteoCorvo]

I just dream about a serious DJ street trial!

[@alimantado373]

Ive builk what I ride, built 4 so far cranks and BB are the main problem, Nothing strong enough as yet! But gearing is a problem. I want to commute and use it as a trials , park bike. There seems to be no compromise!

[@bigbird2451]

Damn. I was hoping for a one off trials frame from Pivot like from Santa Cruz and Marin. Perhaps that's just cooking on the back burner. There's always next year.

[@mateodelgado3188]

How do you bed in your brakes? Ive seen a lot of different methods and some say others are bad or have problems. What do you think?

[@YanDoroshenko]

I actually love the color scheme. I'm sick of black and grey bikes. What's less fun than a black bike?

[@alimantado373]

Rebuilding my bike at the moment Brought some Inspired hex BB's I hope they last well. Im changing out BB bearings every six months is this normal! What are the strongest BB's for trials on a normal BSA screw in frame! Bike looks sick by the way :)

[@melwalshmtb9121]

FINALLY! Been so keen for this video to come out. Time to procrastinate, and put off my evening ride until after this video

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Hope you enjoy it Mel!

[@bigbird2451]

I use a drill too, with the torque turned down of course. But I at least start the bolts by hand with a wrench to avoid cross threading and ruining the hub. Baby steps. You'll have it soon enough. The color at least is Big Bird approved.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

True but I’ve now put in 60 bolts (multiple bikes and a couple of wheels multiple times) and it doesn’t seem like stripping is likely if they’re started really slowly

[@dmitryk.3716]

Great colour scheme! The front axle bolt calls for a permanent black marker :) Very interested in the resulting bike weight - is it below 10kg? Also wondering how billy bonkers tires will coupe with natural terrain - it's a big difference to Ikons you usually use

[@SEproducti0n]

So Inpired Hex cost about the same as Cannyon Stitched CFR (2900 pounds) Why Insired so damn expensive ? :D

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Smaller batch quantities so they can’t reduce the price by bulk ordering from the factory plus the components are generally much better…good brakes add a lot of money to a bike, so does a reliable rear hub

[@SEproducti0n]

@@Ali_Clarkson but carbon frame vs aluminium and Canyon put alot of money into advertising. Just dont get it. Maybe Hex frameset alone not that expensive? I could not find any price for frameset

[@petefunny488]

The Billy Bonkers aren't actually tubeless ready, right? All variants I found require a tube as per official statement. How come you run them tubeless?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Any tyre can be tubeless, just some aren’t advertised as being tubeless “ready” (IE they don’t have sealed sidewalls). Adding sealant to a normal tyre will eventually seal the sidewalls but it just might take a little longer until it does and becomes fully air tight

[@petefunny488]

Makes sense, thanks for your response. Yeah, I ended up getting them as well and run them in a tubeless setup and they are great for what I am doing.

[@MonkeyShred]

The lighting is spot on in the new workshop 👌 The bike looks spot on too. Cute thief steals the show as always though 😅

[@planeandsimple431]

Wait. A 2023 bike, of any sort, and it's not the color of the average grandmother's bathroom tile and or living room rug? Someone call Inspired, it appears they didn't get the memo...

[@flurgerbla7609]

looks awesome! yellow and purple is such a good combo!

[@Hedrix44]

theres something about yellow bikes, theyre just, beautiful. simple as that

[@Ali_Clarkson]

It depends on the yellow for me, I wasn’t so impressed when inspired first said yellow but when I saw this deeper matte version they did I was impressed

[@Yellonet]

Looks great, nice colour-combo, great presentation, well filmed and great humour as usual!

[@thuggooch1776]

If I could name my own set of Schwalbe tires I'd name them "Rapolators". What is a Rapolator? You'll have to get the tires to find out.

[@thebiggerbyte5991]

Purple Hayes are in my brain? ;) Another lovely build with some really nice subtle bling. What name would I like to see on some Schwalbe's? Cute Thief, obviously :)

[@luv-lost]

Im a Street BMXer (no brakes, i do alot of trucks and bar spins and have really fkd fingers up) I want that chain. I love our HD half link chains but those boxed up kmcs were dope. I didn't have on for long before I went half link.

[@YukiTsunoda7]

*NGL yellow has nevr been my fav clour but this bike is really nice, fantastic job ali, keep pushing and keep moving forward, Godd Bless and God Speed King*

[@martinhagen2913]

Awesome bike, but doesnt it need more purple though? Wheres the fatbike Ali? :D If i could name a schwalbe tire it would be Gnarly Larry, or Granny Gnar!

[@nilz6432]

We should get you a sponsor for a compact lathe-mill combo. There are some compacts out there like Proxxon 34104...

[@jeehoonjones1389]

I just ordered myself some ODI longkneck grips for my dj, waiting for them to arrive but inspired (hehe joke) by you Ali.

[@benm8605]

Awesome build- love the color scheme! If for some reason you have to go back to the bronze Dominions, you'll still have the bruised theme going :)

[@ToddNZMTB]

Backwards manual?! That looks incredibly difficult, not sure I've even seen one before.

[@corail53]

Why do you need a chain tensioner- just take out a couple of links and run it like a bmx. Always confused about that on hardtails, dj, and trials bikes. Sick bike over all though!

[@dctreemtb]

Does the billy bonker come in 24”?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Yes but only in 2.1”

[@patricksullivan6478]

Nice build! Keep up the good job . Q- thieve Cool Kitty. Like the rim build. Want build pump dirt jump ! Think you can hook to some hoops ? Lol , I , like i9 hubs as Hope Never had their hubs yet . Have a good day.

[@bengray5013]

Looks awesome, Ali 👍

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you 🎉

[@ashleytombs]

Yes finally the video with all actually been waiting for and hopefully another XXX bike built lol Ali’s dreams have finally come true your new hex is finally here

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Slightly toned down the innuendos this time 😂 I hope it’s still entertaining though 😊

[@ashleytombs]

@@Ali_Clarkson lol Fitting the BB was absolutely hilarious

[@TimInertiatic]

That's lovely...although the silver end cap on the fork axle bugs me 😁

[@haski888]

All cool as always, just please buy a 25hex screw driver - it's as fast as getting your drill and doesn't hurt anyone ;) say hi to your cat

[@feldybikes]

Conspiracy theory: Ali doesn’t install the headset with the wood block anyway. He just edits out one turn of a headset press in between every swing that’s just for show.

[@MrRobLarkins]

You're getting more confident and your comedy is flowing better mate. I'm sure you do things wrong just to get people commenting haha. Lots of grease and hairs ftw

[@dorothyclarkson772]

Al, I need you to visit with your toolkit - my front wheel is making a horrible noise and I think it might be a problem with the disc. Heading south anytime soon?

[@grahamleach9639]

Watching today i realised you don't put any frame protection on your bikes, is that simply because they get super bashed so it makes little difference?

[@usbsol]

Isnt the geo the same as the Flow? Cheers 🤙

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I don’t think so, I think the flow has a slightly slacker head angle and longer chainstays

[@jnavonoD]

Fun name for Schwalbe tyres, Schwalbe Silly Simons

[@mariusmyle]

Crank length? And Billy isn't tubeless, I wonder how it holds the beer.

[@jugaloo5873]

5p in molegrips for pre load.

[@livefree6639]

so then i can ride with shorter crank arm which 165mm? i cant ride 175mm kill my knees.

[@seville6900]

What's brakes are Best for learning wheelie mtb, which not sharp and smoot

[@YanDoroshenko]

Suggestions for a tire name - Enduro Ed, Freeride Fred, Shreddie Eddie, Wet Matt, Sandy Sam.

[@jamesbastille]

are you disc rotors the right way around? because it would make more sense to me to put them the other way around so the arms dont crumple under braking load but are rather extended takinf advantage of the elastic of a steel

[@timothydubber549]

Tightening the Shimano bolt with a set of callipers has made me wince slightly.

[@jamesrisker4143]

Have you been watching Allen Millyard!?

[@eartharrow6772]

Do very much like the yellow, and a Saiga super cool animals

[@Daniel-ig9cq]

My favorite build so far, and you do alot of good ones (the couple vintage builds you have are excellent as well)...Thank you Ali, great stuff here and always entertaining! 👍👍

[@MTBScotland]

just to freak you out some infinities are bigger than others.

[@weatheranddarkness]

Are Inspired not doing the seat-post combo in 27.2?

[@YanDoroshenko]

Purple Hayes all in my brakes, lately things they don't seem the same.

[@draggonhedd]

Abusing that caliper made me wince..... Dude get some purple cap bolts with hex holes hahaha

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Abuse?

[@draggonhedd]

@@Ali_Clarkson The vernier caliper, not the brake calipers haha

[@Ali_Clarkson]

@@draggonheddahhh 😂 I didn’t think I’d done anything weird with the brakes haha

[@metalmuchkin1342]

Purple hayes..... sure that's from pineapple express hahaha

[@timgrant3742]

The bike looks super dialled and good to see the cute thief too.

[@rogermorse_]

I didn't know they allowed porn on KZbin

[@KoyotBravo]

Umm, grips should have been purple too imo

[@InitialP_Photography]

I seem to do my bikes red and green (never to be seen) but I think it works.

[@00networker]

Ali can i ask what is that chain that you use on your bike cheers mate

[@KaizersPOV]

I dont know but that sahde of Yellow look like it will be fast. haha

[@redhatfactory]

You know what else is inspired? Your humor.

[@pauldavies3943]

Wood tubeless work on 20" trials bike

[@hacker33]

How much is weighs?? Yellow - i love it!❤

[@sergheivatamaniuc8927]

Nice ❤. Congratulations 🎉

[@lvburik]

Is there a reason you opted for Shimano instead of SRAM gx like you did some previous years?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I don’t really like using alloy axle cranks after seeing Hope ones snap and DUB cranks rotate around theirs. They stopped making the GXP model so finding new ones is getting harder and harder. Shimano have always made decent cranks in my opinion but they had a fixed 4-bolt spider so you couldn’t get a nice low profile bash…now they have a removable spider and Inspired make a bash for them it’s a no brainier to use this combo

[@bikerboy1993]

missd a few purple parts lol but nice build dude

[@DannyxWave]

Weight?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

From memory I think it was around 9.2kg or there abouts

[@expresslux6942]

Looks so gorgeous ❤❤❤

[@jankomaras]

You are one hell of a rider, content creator and awesome person. You are inspiring in many ways! Thanks and keep going! 🙌🪴

[@alextopfer1068]

That pronoun joke was a bit shit

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I disagree

[@alextopfer1068]

@@Ali_Clarkson shim, when used to refer to a person, is a slur used against trans women. That makes it sound like you are just invoking our existence to laugh at us with the rest of the joke (it's fine in an engineering context)

[@barabolak]

Try kenda small block 8. They make them in 26 x 2.35 size. Best feeling tire I've ever had, but wears out quickly

[@FrancisJr86]

Looks insane! Good Job! 👏🏻

[@samoartesgerais143]

Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Hugs back from Scotland ❤

[@gourimgm]

Looks cool 👍

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you :)

[@unzulaessig]

listen to the trial bar XD

[@pirate_duck4985]

Watching this with my son, he's veeeery nearly 3 & some of your build has blown his mind haha. He's only seen me build my BMX's so there's quite a few bits on your bike he hasn't seen before. He has shouted at me multiple times that your Purple Parts are absolutely not Purple, they are PINK!!! 😄

[@rob1984p]

Alright drillboy! Haters gonna hate but we used to drive the M5 taps into all the frame holes with drills at the touring bicycle company when prepping frames for builds or frame sales and VERY rarely had an issue. Pretty sure those different settings you showed us will have different torques though, technically.

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

your cat loves a pepperami

[@frankthetankricard]

You can insert an 8mm and a 5mm allen key at the same time to turn Shimano crank bolts. Not the best fit but will do the job and save big bucks on calipers. :D Also your drill's Auto setting (next to the Hammer and Drill modes) is a function for driving screws. It senses the screw (bolt in this case) bottoming out and stops applying full torque.

[@aaron.biketrials]

Any plans for your old one Ali?

[@vianosuze]

wow wow, finally new hex =)

[@Mikeyboofboof]

Nice bike-hope there’s lots of fun times ahead for both of you. Loved the video too-made me chuckle😃

[@jamesmincher3435]

Shwable jibby James

[@joeldriver381]

I would ride on a Rally Ali 🤪

[@Jordan_94]

Cheers from Germany 🍻

[@csm101000]

Geat build 🎉

[@kisong1960]

Looking forward to your vids on the new Hex! I would personally love to see the rim brake mounts coming back to the Hex for the next version.

[@oheso]

Where's the purple bell?

[@RobbiePfunder]

weight?

[@jackherbert3780]

Downhill dave.

[@b3rnard_]

don't think I've meet anyone who owns a crank tightening tool, I just use a pair of pin nose pliers and jobs a good'un but I have noted that a vernier calliper works just as well thanks Ali

[@alessio5979]

Spectacular 👍👍

[@5h0my]

give me parts bro

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Body parts? They’re being used currently sorry

[@5h0my]

@@Ali_Clarkson haahhahahahahah

[@Kohlwheelz]

In the beginning, I wasn't so enthusiastic about the yellow, but somehow I like it now🤩

[@2Swift4u]

I love yellow frames. The purple parts are not my cup of tea though but to each their own. Looking forward to seeing you ride it.

[@ashcroftttt]

Super sweet looking bike, can't wait to see it in action! Also almost choked on my drink at the side business pun, should know better by now 😅