Blake Builds A Manual Trainer
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- Building this simple trainer will allow you to practise your balance skills on your mountain bike at home. Being able to find and hold this position will develop your technique for manuals and wheelies and you’ll start to use the rear brake less and your hips more. Let Blake show you how he built his 🛠
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When using power tools of any kind we advise you to exercise caution and use the appropriate safety gear⚠️
You will need:
Power drill
Hand saw or Power saw (Only if you have parental guidance)
Tape Measure
Pencil
Straight edge (Right angle rule)
Eye safety goggles
Screws 4x50
4x2 planks x2
6x2 planks x2
Measurement.
Full length = 240cm / 2400mm / 94.5 inches
Full width = 114cm / 1140mm / 44.5 inches
Full height = 54cm / 540mm / 21.2 inches
Length of wheel trough 58cm / 580mm / 22.8 inches
Length of each side of the wheel trough 61.5cm / 615mm / 24.2 inches
Height of the wheel back plate 50cm / 500mm / 19.6 inches
Length of the side supports (Cut a 45 degree angle) 38cm / 380mm / 4.7 inches
Hopefully this has helped you out and now you can start building your own and start practicing your manuals in your front room in front of the TV.
Just remember if you have a fat bike or a plus size tyre, you'll need to compensate for the difference in wheel size and use a wider base plank.
If you have any questions about the build, or about how to manual, leave them in the comments below 👇
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Has Blake inspired you to build your own manual trainer?
Oh yeas Blake, you are!
Yea
YES DEFINATELY! BLAKES A LEDGEND! I am thirteen years old from Cork Ireland and love your videos! I am planning on buying a second hand downhill bike and I will 100℅ make one of these! Thanks Blake:) Keep up the awsome work as usual GMBN
Hell yeah
Global Mountain Bike Network it is also like a bike stand!
After watching him use the handsaw, I had to assume Blake didn't have any parental supervision lol.
Great video by the way, Blake.
motivatedbyhaters85 excuse me dear sir where can i find ur profile picture?
Lol
My thoughts exactly
Jannis Bülow It is actually the album cover for a band called "Porno for Pyros"
good ol Perry Farrell...
I love Blake's enthusiasm in every video he does. All the presenters are great, but Blake just always seems so happy and enthused! Makes the videos even more enjoyable.
He is the croc hunter of the mtb world....except not aussie.
I thought he was doing a bit of a Colin Furze impression at one point.
Bob Ross of MTB‘ing
more of these DIYs plz
agreed, would highly appreciate
this has a Seth bike hack vibe
i likey
Seth mixed with Colin Furze...
Blake is my favourite GMBN presenter, any1 else?
But we miss Scotty :-)
He’s mine
Add a rope at front to wheel or to frame so it doesn’t flip back ward and land on that long wood, it’s to avoid unnecessary major spinal injuries.
Nice idea, I have to have a go
dave m c very good idea. Tho, what is a necessary spinal injury?
Put an old single mattress over it.
Learn to jump off
@@DerekVerLee that Sir, is a very good question!
“I'm gonna mark it about... Prrrrr... here“ Laughed my ass of 😂😂 I like that your build is 100% live built, without any script so it's more realistic.
Love that bike!!
Make it a little fancy and it can be kept in the living room as a piece that not only holds your bike as a bike stand but doubles as a manual trainer.
Blake is the man. Straight away. Love watching his videos. Thanks!!
I built this and it worked so well!!! Thanks a ton Blake!
Blake’s super excited. He’s just like a big kid. I love the enthusiasm.
I just love Blake's energy and enthusiasm. It's infectious and makes me feel like I'm having fun just watching him.
Thanks Blake! I will be making one of those for sure.
THANK YOU BLAKE! I have been struggling for a long time. This will surely help me!!!
Hands down, the best how-to vid I've seen yet on the manual machine. I may just have to build one for winter training! Thanks Blake and GMBN!
I made one recently, made the section that clamps the tyre a bit of a tighter fit though, usually have to drop 10 psi to get it to fit so it's nice and firm, and I recommend taking your chain off to practice (just slide it off the front cog onto the frame) - it's too easy otherwise to use the pedals to balance.
love blake and his videos..so funny and full of enthusiasm and wit!
finding my balance point has been the hardest part of learning manuals and wheelies for me. This is awesome! Going to build this now. Thanks!
Thanks. Those were some impressively clean cuts too. I will be building one of these, thanks again.
I laughed that he did them by hand though he showed the cordless saw in the intro. Glutton for punishment he is ;-)
I know what I'm doing Sunday lunch time.
Chop it down abit, and you a got some classy bike storage.
Let us know how you get on Rich 👍
Yep same here. Got enough scraps out in the shop I think to make one. Would like to see more of blake testing it out..is it worth it? no brakes probably will help me.. I tend to grab a handful when I "think" im going over.
Thank you for this video. I built one of these the day I saw this video. Great confidence booster and great way to get that muscle memory down less than a day I was getting that front wheel off the ground consistently. Thanks
I'm gonna build this tomorrow but with a tether on the front wheel! Thanks for the inspiration!
Nice vid Blake. I made one a few weeks back. I hinged the wings so they fold back for easy storage.
Clever, good work Adrian
Adrian Moore does help your manuals?
yes. Its very good. Taking the chain off makes it feel more realistic.
I did my manual machine with a wood shipping pallet, easy to build, super sturdy and very cheap
Made one of there thank you real easy to follow now it's time to practice lots!
Awesome bit of kit can also be used to store the bike Blake absolute LEGEND!
Leaving out the wings helps you learn better balance. They're not really needed and also having them can damage your wheel if you put to much pressure on it.
Great video blake, ive got the wife building me one as we speak 🤘
Sounds like a good wife hope you do the dishes in return lol
XAXA whife abuse
Why don’t you just build it? To lazy watching CZcams?
Built this today coping this vid step by step! and been practicing, I’ve never been able to manual and this is perfect practice! Thanks! 😁🤟
OMG wow. Wait. Let me get a drink for this one. cant wait to do this thing. Awesome dude
I love how genuinely surprised Blake sounds that what he made actually worked!!
What!! I didn’t know the handle on the saw had 45 and 90!! Going to check my saw now...
Thanks Blake, you're a blessing.
Never thought of building one of these,love the way you guys present stuff keep up the good work
Does it make anyone else uncomfortable that he said 4 by 2 instead of 2 by 4?
Great vid by the way!
I built one of them and I'm getting better at manualing
does it actually help for when you are on the trail??
This is the treasure trove of the season right here.
My yard needs this simple machine. Time to buy some lumber!!!
You’da man. Thanks dude - next project!
If you want even a bit more support on the upright plate, I'd imagine you could pretty easily add in a pair of braces in the back as well. Also, if you attach the wing to the underside of the bottom plank, there's no need for extra cuts for the feet.
but it will elevate the base plate
With Blake's setup, it'll tilt the plate at about 1.5 degrees, which pretty much negligible. If having flat is a must, a single foot in front would do the job too.
Daniel Griffin your a genius!
If you use a single carriage bolt or similar to attach the brace underneath, it can pivot and only be 6" wide for storage. And if the height of the front being lower bothers you, block the front up the 1.5".
I got really good at manuals by practicing in set gaps. For example the space between tar fill ins on some roads or for very beginner stuff a hopscotch course at a playground. Then I went for bigger distances and within about a week I could manual for as long as I had speed to keep going. I'm a master at manuals now lol hopefully people see this as it's a very simple technique and it doesn't cost anything or take any building anything
Doodle bob exactly how I learnt in my bmx days, i mannied on the paths where the curb drops to road level on driveway entrances, this also helps getting front end up when your first starting and helps with bumps on the road.
Personally I think a standing trainer like this is useless as it's completely different to doing it while moving, moving also helps with balance including leaning from side to side to turn and keep balance 👍
That's a Nice thing to make for someone who loves to ride and build...thanks Blake 🖒🤘
Love my new Blake inspired manual machine!! Now the whole family is doing that manual machine thing!
To truly simulate a manual, you have to take your chain off, or at least off the chainring. Otherwise you are doing a static wheelie with the pressure exerted by your lead foot turned into lift. With the chain out of the system, you are really balancing. It's a lot harder.
not only that but use the rear brake only to prevent looping out, not to stop the front wheel from dropping.
True that
I can't understand how to chain prevent you from manualing with the machine
@@spookyboi4123 it won't stop you from being able to practice the manual L but you won't be holding a true manual because you would more than likely be pushing on one pedal to keep your balance, hence- more like a wheelie
@@mikee8244 wowwwwww thanksssss
Why weren't your wing side supports on a 45 degree off of your back brace? It would be more compact and stronger.
So you taco your back wheel maybe?
Built it, tried it, just got back from a ride and was able to manual a hell of a lot better. Thanks Blake
Watched it, liked it, built it, awesomeness thank you Blakey!
I thought it was "Bob the builder " not "Blake the builder " 🤣
Haha, new nickname!
B&Q have suddenly ran out of 3x2 and 6x2😋
Thank you so much!!! I have been struggling with my manual on my XC bike maybe this with help! your awesome blake!
I love that sincere excitement when you checked the result
You dont need the Wings. I build one without because I feard to Bend my Back wheel.
Matthias Geist I built one also with the “wings” and bending my wheel is a concern, I plan on removing it, I would rather fall over than ruin a wheel.
I never fallen over. my base ist ~20cm, and it is enought to hold balance left to right very easily
I put the trusses on the backside. That way I get the support without potential to ding my rear wheel.
Make your 45° boards longer, will stabilize MUCH better.... not too long that rear mech or rotor hits it.
now find someone that can't manual and make a timelapse manual machine vs normal learning
forgottengateway now that would be something pretty cool to watch
i can be the candidate
This is a comment we needed not the one we deserve
I️ think Mr Tonka? Did one a year or so ago and you can watch him build and him improve on it.
And watch them bend their wheels while at it xD
Blake, I absolutely love your scraped elbow, and you being a DIY man. Massive respect for you, for both your riding and your knowledge.
wouldn't recommend screws for any of the critical connections. Screws eventually pull out of wood. Use bolted connections and check them regularly.
I love the energy blake!
Hey guys you can make that thing way stronger if add 45-degree plates AFTER vertical plate but not BEFORE it =)
Thats because vector of force you apply to trainer is backward, not forward. In case just showed in video you pull bike back on vertical plate and 45-degree plates holds it in place just by screws, but if you place your 45-degree plates after vertical plate - it holds way stronger because 45-degree plate support your back and transfer force vector into base plate and finally into ground. Thanx for video and have a nice day guys =)
You are right, that would be stronger. However, the placement of the 45's are not just to support that back plate, but also to support the wheel and keep it from bending. If you think about it, there is not all that much force on the back plate. There is a ton of force on the rim though.
You are right, that plates support wheel, however, that type of wheel support is incorrect because you guaranteed bend your rim if loose width horizontal balance. Correct wheel support must be based via rear axel. Just take a moment to read da comments - some guys already talkin about that here =) And yes, i agree in this case we dont realy need extra firmness, however, some of listeners can use poor wood/screws/do something wrong. If something can go wrong - it permanently happens, just a question of time. Iam, as engeneer, strongly prefer reliability schemes.
Yes, but the braces in the front disperse the lateral force on the wheel around a greater portion of the rim.
Undoubtedly having the 45° plate behind is stronger, structurally. But I can see both sides of this discussion concerning how it might affect bending of the wheel. Rear means keeping the higher 45s away from the (upper parts of the) wheel, but front should seemingly distribute the load across greater area.
Seems like best would be to take advice of OP of similar post above, and just do without any wings. He said it’s not difficult to control side-to-side balance without them, and I would certainly rather tip over and throw a foot down occasionally than bend or break (carbon) a wheel.
The comments about adding a rope to prevent falling backwards into the upright are spot on too. Easy to see how that could happen and potentially cause serious injury. Might secure a bit of pool noodle to top of my upright too, just for good measure.
Or cut the sides of the vertical piece at an angle to make it narrower. @@kevinhill.8
hey you can do 1 more thing to prevent yourself from falling back.. and that is... that you can add an extra piece of wood vertically in the front and then put question mark nail at the top of it, then pass a rope through it and tie it to your front tire, so when you will be falling back that rope will stop you and pull the front wheel back to the ground and will stop you from falling back.... plese like my comment if you liked my idea.
Aside from begging for likes its a nice idea
Great video Blake! more of these please
GENIUS!!! I'm heading to Home Depot now. Thank you Blake! I have been wanting to build a bike stand for some time now. This is just a beefyier version. Freaking awesome man! Thank you so much for the idea!
Wat are the width and height of the planks in cm? (the 2x4 and 2x6)
I just wanted to ask this. Please write here if you found out. Thank you.
It's posted above.
I don't know what made me smile more, Blake's enthusiasm for being allowed to build something for the first time using materials other than lego, or watching him use an impact wrench with a rotary hammer action to tighten up screws! :-D :-D Someone please buy him a drill/driver for Christmas!
Nice build for a fun gadget though.
We should totally make one out of lego!
looks like a standard impact driver to me - totally legit for timber fastening
Yeah not a hammer action, nothing wrong with those tools
You can hear the action. When you use a drill driver, it's a super smooth sound.
It's called an impact driver, the sound you hear is not a hammer, it's torque being applied, in the axial direction. Different from a hammer drill where the oscillation is used to thrust a drill into stone or other harder materials to chip away at it.
Great Blake.....well done ...more manual constructions please...
Thank you for this video! Excited to make one of my own!
Does your wheel not bend from this
I was thinking the same.
Absolutely yes it does, just ruined my DT swiss brand new rim....do not build this or if you do don't put on stabilising wings
Make your 45° boards longer, will stabilize MUCH better.... not too long that rear mech or rotor hits it.
I know this video is old now but is there any reason you couldn’t put the angled braces behind the back rest away from the wheel? And then make the trough less deep to avoid bending the wheels. This is my only worry about building this.
Blake did you start googling how to manual since you fell off the other day? Scar looks better btw!
Such a good work, Blake!
What a great idea, as an old but new rider lol I've been struggling with wheelie and manuals so this is a great way to practice safely
Snug as a bug in a rug aahhh haha
Important question: what is your cats name? #askgmbn
diluteduk 😂😂😂 his name is Bo
Thanks, Blake. Now I have a winter project!
Great video Blake. Learning to manual at the moment. This looks like a great way to learn 👍
4x2 is a British way of saying 2x4?
Or 5x10 in the non retarded system :)
@@IvoHristov1 i think u mean 47 x 100
Blake great video, but you forgot an important thing: With the chain on the bike it's too easy , you can stay in balance for hours using pressure on pedals, absolutely take the chain off if you want to learn well.
You are hilarious and very talented !! Truly enjoy all your videos
Thanks man. I have been wanting to learn how to manila for ages. Going to build this thing this weekend..
Jesus carried one of these, allegedly! Didn't end well for him.
He rode a Triumph it says in the bible "They could hear his Triumph throughout the land"
id be a bit worried bout bending the rear rim in this thing
I'm thinking the same. @Blake Samson and @GMBN - what do you think?
just make the sides a bit lower, so they only cover the sides of the tyre - then You´ll be okay
Amazing, beautifully simple, cool!
I'm definitely doing this for the winter so I can practice in my garage!
Jason W:
Remove the chain also, so you'll really have to balance the move using ur hips and not just put pressure on the front pedal in front of your balance point.
Too bad we can’t build these in the states. We don’t have 4 x 2 s or 6 x 2 s.
XD
Yes you do.
We only have 2x4 and 2x6. Sigh.... Guess I'll have to import lumber from England
Lumber over there is probably 2x4 actual and not 1.5x3.5
Ryan Abbott you would think. But nope.
Hahaha I've been riding for 40 years, even have an old expired BMX pro card around somewhere. I can manual a BMX bike as far as I want and can pedal a wheelie on the MTB the same but I cannot for the f***ing life of me manual the MTB. I'm going to build one of these "so my son can learn to manual"
@@jackhunter4574 :-D no wife, just me and the mini-me. Can't have people thinking I'm not up to par. LOL. I kid, of course. (oh, and that comment is from my other YT account. Same guy)
Just built one exactly !! Works minta! Cheers lads, great video. Thanks 👌🍻
Thank you so much buddy! Was looking for how to make It!
Your impact driver is misfiring ol the time, mate!
Safety glasses if you use any power saw..
AkaComeau, no power tools used. If glasses are present that's safe but no one mentions gloves. Splinters and screws. Actually, a jig or a mate should be present to help hold the wood. Luckily, OSHA won't be around or care how we build it. Lol
Michael Byrd working around power tools, always good idea to use safety glasses even with a drill but yeah he won’t know how I’ll build this ;)
He didn't use any power tools tho? Parents should know this.. Your statement is redundant.. What about a GFCI? How about inspecting the ground on the cords.. I have my Osha 500, basically I'm a safety instructor.. Blake used a hand tool.. You comment just to comment. No power tools used. Wait, yes you're correct.. Maybe they have some cookies they can mail out to you.. Good job on calling a unsafe condition... That actually never happened. You forgot ear plugs, gloves, a respirator for saw dust.... I'll stop there lol
Zyanteme, lol no matter how far away i park my truck with 300k... Always that 1 person that wants to find comfort in parking next to me, over their line..
Thank you Blake for your time and effort to help me and many others also thank you editer for your time 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Great!!! I am SOOO building one of these!!!
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I'd love one beacause i cant manual
kayle mallillin same
If your Christian you could put it upwards in your garden as an ornament.
Or upside down if ur not.
Le Typ upside down lol didn't even think of that. Perfect!
Of course it's heavy end down! XD
Good looking out Blake!!
Excellent video going to make one right now!!!
Useful thing. But Let's don't pretend we don't see the elephant in the room. If you loose balance and lean even slightly to one side, you rim will be hugely bent, most likely you will need a new one.The support should be on the rear axle, not the rim :)
IMO: if you can't hold ur side-to-side-balance on that thing or get your foot down in time, u probably shouldn't even attempt manuals in the first place.
Le Typ Thank you for your life lesson. Does this change the fact it will bend a rim?
np
Of course it will bend the rim, since this contraption basicly is a vise to keep your rear wheel upright ... the rest of the bike is a giant lever!
Remove the wheel and replace the axle by a piece of metal rod attached to the bracketry and you'll save your wheel ... but won't have brakes and put more stress on the frame/dropouts ... and so on ...
Le Typ I wonder if much shorter wings would provide some stability but allow the whole thing to tip over as a last resort. But, yeah, this was my exact thought to.
I used a turbo trainer instead, and its probably safer. The metal screws that clamps to the axle became slightly bent, but there was no damage to the bike. I'm sure the diy manual machine will eventually damage the rear wheel.
Why do you call them 4x2 it pisses me off
Jacob Thomas I too was very hurt by that
Jacob Thomas Because that's how the trade say it in the UK.
But u can only buy metric in uk, which is slightly smaller than imperial...
Oh no, couldn't buy 2x4s ... they only had 4x2s! XXDD
it pisses me off that 2 by 4’s are not 2 by 4
Love this video. I'll build my trainer tomorrow :D
Well done! Helpful for sure
Sweet, thanks man!
Blake. Gmbn's own hype guy. Love this vid!!
Man of many skills. Well done Blake
I liked the video because of the excitement you showed 😄 very funny, and great machine