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DIY Full Suspension Build Gone Wrong! | Blake Accidentally Builds A Hardtail

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This episode of Blake Builds goes a little bit wrong! After riding the Mk1 DIY full sus a few months ago, Blake returned to the drawing board to try and improve things like tyre clearance, the rocker link and how the pesky cranks kept hitting the frame! With some new methodology and even more help from BTR Fabrications (thanks Paul!), the next full sus is ready to go... only it doesn't work properly... so it's basically a glorified hardtail 😅 ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - We've Built A Full Sus Before... 00:55 - Build Day 1 - Getting Started 08:28 - Build Day 2 - Help From BTR 10:50 - Build Day 3 - Getting Rocked! 20:27 - The Finished Build! 22:30 - First Ride! 25:32 - Conclusions Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://gmbn.eu/YouTubeMembership 🛍 Explore The GMBN Shop 👉 https://gmbn.eu/Jerseys Subscribe to the channel for more! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/Subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://www.gmbn.com/uploader Looking for MTB Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter Does Blake Builds inspire you to get into the garage and bodge yourself together something cool? Let us know what you would attempt to build! Watch more on GMBN... 📹 More Blake Builds! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/BlakeBuilds 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Assume Shape - Truvio Beat Street - V.V. Campos Blush Response - Hampus Naeselius Booming - V.V. Campos BUZZER - Cushy Don't Sleep - Nina Extreme Racing - Paeta Fearless Whispers - Out Linear Glacier Come Alive - William Claeson Hangscapes 4 - Danny Cudd Labyrinth - Lennon Hutton Mistaken Identity - Blue Saga Overdrive - Hampus Naeselius Parachute Hunt - V.V. Campos Rep - Carl Henriksson The Master - Scientific The Path To Innovation - Airae Things on My Mind - The New Fools Titane - ELFL Undead Digital Minds - Polar Nights Violent Distraction - Truvio #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking #blakebuilds 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Propain Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Propain Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria Reynolds wheels: https://gmbn.eu/Reynolds FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Watch our sister channels: GMBN Tech - https://gmbn.tech/YouTube Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://embn.me/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube Global Triathlon Network - https://gtn.io/YouTube GCN Italia - https://gcn.eu/ItaliaYouTube GCN en Espanol - https://gcn.eu/EspanolYouTube GCN auf Deutsch - https://gcn.eu/DeutschYouTube GCN en Francais - https://gcn.eu/FrancaisYouTube GCN Training - https://gcn.eu/TrainingYouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube

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