Crazy Fat Bike Build!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

So, first Scottish trial comp coming up in just over a week, should I enter on this?

[@mistacoz]

Well, obviously.

[@thehenr]

YES

[@Ali_Clarkson]

@@mistacoz 😂

[@motopreneur8058]

That I would like to see

[@lonoreturns]

Best give it a try. Put the ridgid fork back on. Edit .. not cuz I dislike this fork, just rigid is more traditional.

[@KuroNoYuri]

As as bike mechanic I'd be really interested in seeing the Hope Hub mod!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Then it shall be so!

[@mrbear1464]

Same thing, interesting topic

[@nk-dw2hm]

@@Ali_Clarkson i haven't opened one up before, have you had issues in the past with the ground down ones failing to engage? Could be worth including in the upcoming video just for those of who are worried about breaking something

[@htimsdrahcir]

Second this!

[@romana.2599]

For trials use 2 by a time are enough? Video would be great :)

[@WalkerBikes]

I often forget how good your build videos are.... probably my favorite on KZbin...dream fatbike for sure

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Aw thanks Riley!

[@WalkerBikes]

@@Ali_Clarkson I would love to know the lauf engineers reaction to you bouncing around a fatbike on its front wheel like that lol...I'm sure they're proud of their work.

[@ashleytombs]

Street trials on the fat bike now there is a video idea Would be awesome to see that Scotland is probably the only place in uk that you can get snow all year around specially in the highlands lol

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Street trials will be happening 😁

[@ashleytombs]

Awesome can’t wait and don’t forget to take a couple of cans of spinach lol

[@Ali_Clarkson]

@@ashleytombs I don’t think it’s that much heavier than my inspired lol

[@julienherold5171]

Loved the fast-forward edits in this vid!

[@BigBanana55]

I would sure like to see a vid about that hope pro4 mod you did there, build looks great too!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

On it!

[@alimantado373]

Id really like to see a video of what you can do with the Hope back Hub pawl engagement. I have Hope hubs ;) plus there are no videos on it anywhere on utube Those Pinnd pedals look sweet.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Consider it done 👍🏻

[@alimantado373]

@@Ali_Clarkson Thanks Ali looking forward to the vlog!.

[@christhrelfall80]

These vids are both hilariously funny and really informative. Absolutely loving this bike build!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Cheers Chris!

[@FatTraction]

Great build! Only thing I'd change is the tyres. Jumbo Jim's if you want low rolling resistance. Maxxis minions if you want to hit the trails. 45nrth Dillinger 4s or Terrene cake eaters for the snow.

[@greghenderson1362]

Love my 45nrth 4.5 studded Wrathchild tires. We get freezing rain often and a few thaw-freeze cycles here (Ottawa, Canada.) But they are expen$ive!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Well the Cute Thief may have had a hot tip on some Minions so we should be ok :)

[@FatTraction]

@@Ali_ClarksonGreat! Can't wait to see what you do with it. Trials and fat bikes, my 2 favourite things together!

[@banoodel5121]

Hi Ali! Great video! Really enjoyed watching it as all your other bike builds :) Little Tip for sesting a tubeless tire: You can take out the valve core so you have way more airflow! Seating a stubborn tire will be much easier Cheers! :)

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Hi! Glad you enjoyed it :) don’t worry I know about the valve core trick, I could just tell that my compressor didn’t have enough power to get this tyre inflated, it was just too baggy but thanks for the help 👍🏻

[@OldManFatBike]

YES! Fat is FUNNER!! Good for you Ali, good for you! I can't wait to see what you can do on your brand new Fatty 🙌🍻✌

[@Create_o_raptor]

Have you ever watched your wheel build tutorial video while building a wheel?? Therapy at it's finest..

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I have not 😋

[@BleakVision]

Man, these handle bar widths are getting absolutely impractical!

[@peterszucs6132]

The fork might not hold up jumb Jim tyres are good that frame is amazing

[@CoBAT-z9w]

Love your cat (the cute thief) and the bike 😃

[@dorothyclarkson772]

Hi, Algorithm, Al’s vid was a bit of cheerfulness in an otherwise bad news week, and you’ve gotta admire the Cute Thief for trekking over hostile terrain to fulfil his master’s requests when clearly he didn’t like walking in Scottish snow!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Didn’t like walking on the snow but he sure was cute whilst doing it ❤️

[@goshobul]

Pulling the beed helps but what also helps is soap water. Not only does it lube but it blocks some air escaping also.

[@cesaracosta969]

Un sueño !.. no m canso d ver el video !... felicidades esta preciosa la bisicleta

[@twinshock175]

Very cool bike, love the forks actually, just got that aggressive stance. Like to see you put it through its paces soon!

[@timgrant3742]

Those On One fat bikes are smart. the Forks are really weird to watch working too but very clever.

[@Gordonhaymes]

Possibly the most inspiring fat boy I’ve seen.... pity Planet don’t make them anymore... nice build 🇨🇭🤘😎

[@2nd3rd1st]

Awesome bike actually, I like out there designs and bikes that make a statement. Just between us, put helium in those balloon tyres for an edge in the comp. ;)

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Haha I’d end up floating away 😂

[@lewisblackwell6158]

Please do some fast trail riding with this thing. Would love to hear those huge tyres roll over dirt 🥵. Lovely bike btw

[@mrshaneyt43]

Definitely take that beast to a comp 👍

[@motopreneur8058]

Oh yes, fatbikes FTW. I so much want a Lauf for mine.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I’ve heard mixed reviews, I’m not sure if mine is the soft or firm spring (the Cute Thief won’t tell me) but I feel like something a LOT stiffer would be better

[@motopreneur8058]

@@Ali_Clarkson let me know if you want to sell it 😉

[@Ali_Clarkson]

@@motopreneur8058 drop me a message on Instagram, I’ve not had a full ride with them yet but I’m feeling like they’re a little soft for aggressive riding so I’m not sure how long I’ll keep them on

[@turboelephant6298]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!! You should've used 4.0 Jumbo Jims! You'd be over taking road bikers and bunny hopping to the moon on JJ's...

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I guess this is what happens when you leave a cat to choose the parts. Someone on Patreon advised me on tyres (apparently they make or break a fat bike) so I’ve sent the Cute Thief out again to get something decent 👍🏻

[@turboelephant6298]

@@Ali_Clarkson Top man!

[@FatTraction]

100% agree. Cheap tyres will turn a good fat bike into a boat anchor. Jumbo Jim's are the fastest fat bike tyres around.

[@gafrers]

Brilliant. Fatbikes FTW.

[@lynxg4641]

Now that's an interesting build for you Ali and you're 100% right, that fork is "Marmite" :-D Would be cool to try and entre it into the Trials comp, but not sure how those tyres would hold up and the fork seems to maybe be a bit light on spring rate for you. One thing I don't get, is why manufacturers don't drill fat bike rims with staggered holes to reduce the spoke angles, would help build much stronger wheels I'd think.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Don’t worry, after some advice on tyres and forks I’ve sent the Cute Thief out on another adventure to replace these, should make it a bit better off-road and for the comp. Spoke-wise. Because this is a carbon rim you can make it double walled without much of a weight penalty. I think most alloy fat rims are single wall to save weight. The down side of single walled rims is that they’re just not as stiff/supported, the offset spokes give the extra support and stops the rim from flopping about. The only downside to offset spokes is that (in theory) they make a slightly weaker wheel as you’re reducing the triangulation of the spokes. An offset pattern starts to become more of a rectangle and rectangles aren’t as strong as triangles. Because the double wall LB rim is stiffer you can keep the triangulation of the spokes and still have a rim that’s stiff enough even without any support…plus it makes finding spoke lengths a lot easier to calculate

[@lynxg4641]

Interested to see what tyres and fork you end up with, will definitely be keeping a look out for that vid. Get the whole triangle thing, but since the hubs are so wide, I'd figure with normal straight drilling the angles would be significantly more, so offsetting them would bring them back to normalish angles :-\

[@kel5944]

I like it. It looks really supple for landings.

[@notanengineer]

"Missed the box" 🤣 Great video Ali!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you!

[@daylightsensor8695]

love it, very original build

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you :)

[@daylightsensor8695]

@@Ali_Clarkson :)

[@robertomachadotech]

You are insane in bike trial with fat bike. Top

[@TyBraek]

I’d definitely change the fork. I think it looks super weird. Bike seems a really cool. I’ve never had a bike with great brakes. I’ve never even had a bike with disc brakes lol. One day i hope to have a bike that brakes anywhere close to this fat bike

[@Ali_Clarkson]

The fork is a fantastic bit of engineering but it’s not really that great for the aggressive riding I wanna do so it will be replaced soon 👍🏻

[@natandirt]

Yes please show the hope mod !

[@dansacco1964]

Looking forward to a review of the fork. Hard to imagine a leaf spring providing any damping. At the same time it might provide some nice pre-load if its just a spring.

[@eartharrow6772]

The forks look really interesting, I think the fibre glass would provide good vibration resistance rather than true travel

[@nk-dw2hm]

They've been very popular for gravel bikes, so I imagine with fat tires and low pressure it'd be a pretty compliant ride

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

Leaf springs have a huge level of damping. What they don't have is small size or weight... unless you make them out of carbon and put them on a bike. The lauf fork is dead weird looking... but it works fine.

[@dansacco1964]

@@weareallbeingwatched4602 interesting. What keeps them from oscillating like a coil spring? Seems like the compression and rebound damping would always be the same and non adjustable. I assume the lauf had that figured out but its not obvious how.

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

@@dansacco1964 internal friction, and/or the leaves rubbing on each other (as on a lorry or truck). Leaf springs don't have adjustable dampers... well... apart from on racing trucks / jeeps, where it is not uncommon to run gas dampers retrofitted to leaf springs.

[@emanuelgebauer7098]

Pat Smage is absolutely killing it on fat bikes. Be interesting to see whether they are actually good for trials or he's just used to fat tires because of his moto background. Always felt like the geo is more oriented towards bike packing :) Definitely a nice build :)

[@benc8386]

Great video! I guess the reason you might want to grease the headset is if you ever want to be able to get it out again.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Never been an issue in the past but I’ve never fitted a cup this big and deep beige so I figured better to be safe than sorry

[@benc8386]

@@Ali_Clarkson Good idea. If in doubt grease everything.

[@wobbers99]

Those forks are a great innovation! I like them. A nice paint job would make them look sick! I wonder if you could 3D print something similar?

[@ADVtheMISSIONARY]

Awesome stuff... you'll have fun on it. Key in all the fat bikers asking and talking about tyre pressures :D

[@KrankProduction]

Great video Ali!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you 😊

[@flurgerbla7609]

Looking forward to seeing how it will cope with your riding. Ive had some troubles with the on-one fatty frames rear dropouts with the quick release slipping.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Yeah rear QR isn’t the most confidence inspiring but we’ll see how it copes

[@Sined78711]

Superbe ! Belle réalisation, bravo ! 👍

[@Todd66]

Forks are sweet looking. I love the wheels. I’m in the process of building a efatty and I plan to build carbon wheels.

[@hardtailhenry1405]

that is a sweet bike! love the sound effects and you should definitely join the comp on that bike

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thanks man 👍🏻

[@luizcarvalho4245]

Yesss, new video!!!

[@LVCMTB]

Nice fat bike 😍👍

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you :)

[@jamesbailey8449]

You can space the chainline out 2mm with a spacer behind the cassette and driveside bb. That's how I run my fatty trail with 12 speed.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I did that with the cassette but with the bb spaced out the chain line seemed quite bad with lots of noise in the lightest gear, this way seems to run smoother but it’s closer to the tyre, I’m gonna see how this pans out

[@jamesbailey8449]

Yeah that is where the sramano drivetrain rears it's ugly head unfortunately. The tolerances won't allow for it.

[@andywitz5993]

I loved my fat bike but punctures were a nightmare so it went. Should have gone tubeless I guess as carrying a car foot pump in a rucksack everywhere was a pain. Still took hundreds of pumps to inflate it with that!

[@SirZeck]

That's def a weird bike build but cool one.

[@R_milan]

I absolutely love how -even when on a fatbike- he makes every trick look so effortless

[@fwmtb]

I'd like to see a video on the Hope hub mod!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Then it shall be done

[@c.s.4273]

ON ONE... wheel! 😊

[@luisfilipemachado17]

Please, please, please teach us how to mod the hub. I have a great dead angle. Im looking forward for it. Thank you. I enjoy all of your videos. Im thinking buy a trials bike because of you. Cheeres

[@dummyforlove]

Only came for the cat in the thumbnail bro

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Then he did his job :)

[@winterwatson6437]

living in minnesota, usa, and my snow tires are narrower than what you started with 😂

[@Jacob99174]

I’m trying to install a new BB on my bike, but I prefer not to buy all those specialty sockets. Could you let me know where you purchased that self-installing BB, please!?!? My LBS didn’t know even how to respond when I asked them....thanks!!

[@Uratotalbellend]

To be honest as a mountain biker I only clicked on your video to see the cat,nice cat,the video goes on for some time with detail bike building,tbh I got bored, not enough cat.

[@mckennamike1]

I'd love to know how much the build cost and where The Cute Thief sourced the parts.

[@ferguson8143]

I bet thousands just in the front forks he has

[@Mental_Illboy]

That cat is so scary 😱

[@Mike22313]

If you consider snow riding, this tires not good.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Tyres are being changed 👍🏻

[@robertovanzella6134]

Fantastico te puo prendere anche una graziella che riesci a fare quello che vuoi 👏👏👏🤟

[@k1ll4run4]

awesome !

[@hibikiban]

not putting a grease definitely makes a mess if you are using a steel frames. ( i learnt the hard way )

[@Create_o_raptor]

I'd like to change the owner of the bike 😜😜looks so fun to ride..

[@Wannaridebikes]

I need to get a fat bike for my collection.

[@Teeafit]

The Cute Thief doesn’t spell very well, does he? But then I suppose he never went to mewniversity!

[@NanoDex]

You can try taking out the valve core too for faster airflow! Impressed by your bike mechanic skills, I still am scared to try wheel building! Cool bike!!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I would’ve tried that but there was just so much space between the beads I don’t think my small compressor had enough flow to inflate it even without the cores

[@chrissmith6650]

I'd change those forks. I prefer a rigid carbon fork on my fatty.

[@urbanmtb3984]

Yes please show us this mod I have a hope pro 4 can it be done on that ?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I think you need the steel freehub body ideally as you’re effectively doubling the force being put through the pawls and in turn the freehub body itself and there’s a chance it could be damaged but otherwise yes I think it is possible but I didn’t do this myself so I’ll confirm all this when I meet up with Adam again 👍🏻

[@BTB_Works]

now, you say you are somewhat scared of thin, multi speed chains, but wait till you get in my shoes. at the time, 2019 i think, no store back home had a nice 9-speed chain for some reason. I ordered a ( speed, oilslick, light cutout chain from ALIEXPRESS. that thing has and still lasts with all the abuse I put on it (trials on a DH bike). It has lasted so long that it has become a bit of a meme in the trial comunity of RO. did i mention it was only like 15 euros? 2. for such wide rims, i was expecting offset spokes left and right, like a Hasshtag rim. Any reason for them not being offset?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

That sounds sketchy! No need to offset the spokes with a double walled carbon rim, it’s stiff enough to not need the extra support. Alloy fat rims are usually single walled and a bit flexible so a bit of support from offset spokes helps. The only trouble with offset spokes is that it reduces the triangulation which can make a wheel slightly weaker

[@BTB_Works]

@@Ali_Clarkson than i wonder, if it makes the rim weaker by loss of triangulation, why on earth has Hasstag chosen such a crazy offset. From left to right, there is a distance of minimum 2cm inbetween spokes

[@GelMibson-u2y]

with fat bike tires, once you gorilla tape and seat the bead with a tube, take the tube out and lay the wheel on a 5 gallon bucket with the open bead facing down. Gravity will bring the tire bead towards the rim edge and allow it to seal up much easier. Have done dozens of different rim and tire combos with this method and it works 100% of the time. cheers!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Top tips, cheers!

[@Do-andL3arn]

I want one 😍

[@ЧайноСлу]

ahaha) 13:59. cool bike, nice riding

[@Ali_Clarkson]

😋 thank you

[@dinxsy8069]

i've been rocking fat bike setup for past 20 years on my hucker, 3.0 gazzaloddi, super monsters. Fat bike trend was old news to us old folk even when it was "new" 😂

[@Ali_Clarkson]

The OG!

[@jamesmincher3435]

Yea defo want to see how you can improve engagement on hope pro 4 hub

[@bruce.KAY-bike-drifter]

I have a set of those LightBicycle Fat Tyre rims. They are fantastic. After 6 months of hard riding on all sorts of rocky or muddy or rooty terrain, they remain absolutely true. They are strong enough to handle some really big hits. When I ordered them from China I was blown away by the excellent service and quick turnaround from the wonderful staff at LightBicycle. They were such lovely people to deal with. LightBicycle - I really recommend them.

[@raaz2.04]

those sound effects are soo good letssgooo.. thanks

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thanks 😁🤘🏻

[@charlesblithfield6182]

What did you squirt into the cable before installing it? Love your vids BTW. I learn A LOT and it’s inspiring.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Gt85, works great for getting cables running smoothly :) glad you’re enjoying the vids too!

[@KHos73]

Yes Ali, I would love to see how you get on with this bike at a trials comp!

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Stay tuned 😋

[@Trialbike]

Please Ali, let us know how to do this hub, i need one for my scott Big Ed. THANKS A LOT

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I do have a video on how to do it 👍🏻

[@Al_Fel]

Love a fat bike! Daft question but that wall you were jumping on isn't an old bomb shelter is it? It just seems strange the way its laid out.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

lol no it’s just the patio 😂

[@Al_Fel]

@@Ali_Clarkson I'd be flipping up a couple of the flags and having a look haha

[@BTB_Works]

The 2 top tubes remind me of the blue frame you made yourself

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Good memory 👍🏻

[@BTB_Works]

@@Ali_Clarkson Of course, am i not the one that also remembered of te GT avalance😅

[@skinheadjc]

Gotta love a fattie 🥰

[@_-coconut-_]

As a bike mechanic, i would like to have a same cat c:

[@mleavitt787]

Do you know how to play an instrument? If not, how did you figure out how to play your handlebars?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I am not a musician in the slightest haha, can’t play any instrument other than the bike horn

[@fraserelsby6359]

if you cant get a tube less tyer on to a rim use the rope and spaner method put tyer on rim put rope round rim( on top of tyer) put rench between rope and tyer (dosent have to be wrench any long thin thing will do) twist wrench and add air (twisting the wrench to tention the rope)

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I can’t picture this technique in my head 🤔

[@charifchaud]

Super Ali fan du Maroc

[@liudvikasmazurkevicius3784]

I am interested about this hope pro4 mod. How can I make it? How is reliability?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

There’ll be a video on this in due time :)

[@martinhagen2913]

Awesome build! Not sold on those tires though and would personally swap for Jumbo Jims, same dimension :D If you're happy with them go shred and good luck in trials if you bring it

[@Ali_Clarkson]

The Cute Thief has been sent back out to get some better tyres already 😂

[@martinhagen2913]

@@Ali_Clarkson haha ok, which are you getting? Otherwise i really like your build man... those wheels!!!

[@benlisle7623]

Love my lauf carbonara forks, quirky looks and good small bump performance.!

[@brettclarke3817]

Love the Edgar wright nod, Shawn of the Dead is still my favourite movie ever

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Thank you, he’s my favorite director for sure!

[@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842]

Lauf is pronouced something like [løyv], the ö resembling the british i in 'bird' (or the German or Swedish ö or the Norwegian or danish Ø if you like). The [y] inthe diphtong is somewhere between an i as in fish and the ʉ from the oo's in 'goose' in British English. Interesting, this ʉ sound is hardly found outside Scandinavia and the Faero islands and in Icelandic, only used in this diphtong. Like English, but opposed to scandinavian languages, they pronounce the letter Y as an I. Good luck :D

[@Ali_Clarkson]

That would make sense, it would turn the name more into “leaf” which would reflect how it uses leaf springs…thanks for the lesson :)

[@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842]

@@Ali_Clarkson It means leaf ;)

[@inactive67]

So its a week plus did we enter white lighting?

[@2nd3rd1st]

Kajit haz fatbike if you haz coins!

[@thomaskitzelmann7836]

I have to ride everyday in the German Mountains with long hard winter i use Spikes

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Sounds idyllic 😊

[@dvoob]

hows the bleed process on the hayes brakes? Same as shimano?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

I’ve not bled either brake so I can’t really comment sorry

[@rhyeonjoplo464]

why ali's build is so interesting?

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

Surely you should call him the "cat burglar" not the "cute thief"?

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Missed opportunity 😖

[@ohne_speed]

Top tip for tubeless: remove the valve core! ;)

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Still didn’t work

[@htimsdrahcir]

Even though it’s simple stuff in the garden, I just can’t get used to seeing you without a lid, I feel naked without mine! It’s like watching an early 90’s bmx video. Anyway, love the bike build videos, and super interested in the hub mods and also that fork.