How To Set Up Your New Mountain Bike On A Ride | Trailside MTB Maintenance

Published on December 22nd 2018

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When you get a new mountain bike there are only so many bike set up steps that you can do at home. The best thing to do of course, is ride your new MTB on the trails to really find out what works for you. Subscribe: http://gmbn.tech/subscribetogmbntech The GMBN Shop: http://gmbn.tech/fh Without riding the bike, you can only do so much at home. The basics such as setting the suspension sag and rebound are essential, as is the layout and position of the controls on the bars. But after that you're better off riding the bike down a trail you know well in order to make the micro adjustments that your bike needs in order for it to suit you. What else do you adjust on your bike to make it perfect on your first ride? 🔧 If you'd like to contribute captions and video info in your language, here's the link 👍 http://gmbn.tech/fg More GMBN Tech videos... 📹 Body Position Mistakes | http://gmbn.tech/comfort 📹 New MTB Setup From A Box | http://gmbn.tech/boxfresh 🎵 Epidemic Sound Post Punk Revival Nr 1 - Jack Elphick Lampin' - [ocean jams] Submit your content here: https://upload.gmbn.com/tech Brought to you by the world’s largest mountain bike channel, the Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), GMBN Tech goes deeper into the bikes, kit and technology stories that help fuel your rides. Our mission is to help you discover, dial-in and get the best from the latest cutting edge bikes and technology available. With news and rumours, first ride exclusives, how-tos, the weekly GMBN Tech Show wrapping up and showcasing the week’s biggest tech stories, and more besides, if it’s off-road tech, it’s in. Every week, of every month we seek out, showcase, and ride the newest gear and innovations from across the globe in an authoritative, inspiring and entertaining way to help you get the best from your rides. And when we’re not riding, we get geeky in an accessible, easy-to-understand way about forks. And shocks. And more to help you setup and maintain your bikes perfectly. Engage with us every week on the channel and across social media – we’re here to answer every question you’ve got on mountain biking tech. Facebook - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechfb Instagram - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechinsta Twitter - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechtwitte