How To Set Up Your First Road Bike

Have you just ordered a brand new road bike? Or have you just got into cycling and picked up a bike second hand and want to adjust it's fit? In this video, Manon takes you through all you need to know to be out on the road cycling in no time!

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ES_Last September - Dylan Sitts
ES_NEAR - SINY
ES_Pomelo - Jobii
ES_Surf & Turf - Toby Tranter
ES_This Is 4 Us - Matt Large

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[keythinwatford]

It's good to hear that Manon has the sweetest of birdsong in her garden compared to Si's pigeons, crows and magpies making an awful racket.

[NinjahPenguinZ]

I want to thank the GCN for these types of content. I always wanted to start cycling since i am already a motorcyclist and an overweight person. Before binge watching this channel, i thought road bikes were just for pros and that they weren't much fun at all but just for speed... anyways i got my first road bike this year and i couldn't believe how much fun it is to ride. I already lost 9 kgs! My life has changed, thank you GCN <3

[IronX]

Fantastic having Manon do these videos. We have enough vids with blokes, a competent woman presenting well is a breath of fresh air. Bravo

[hoopdoggydogg]

I'm starting to love Manon more and more with each video. Her outtakes are funny!

[DimoDimov]

What a great presenter! I really like that she keeps it super chill whilst being informative and useful

[kryzhalid]

Is just me...or ....y'all feel so refresing when sein a women talking about bikes as well!?
I love it ❤🚴‍♂️👊🏻

[mnasonify]

Manon killin it with her quarantine content. Another great video

[StephenYankou]

The shoelace at 2:34 got my heart rate up to 170.

[dalesteenbergen]

I just bought my first road bike today, what good timing this video is!

[zaeda]

I like Manon's voice. I love her funny side. She, as well as other members on the channel, are great presenters.

[borjastick]

Saddle height top tip which worked for me after months of feeling awkward. In bare feet measure your inside leg from the floor to the top of you arch if you know what I mean. Then multiply that by 109%. That measurement is then taken from the pedal top when the peddle is at the lowest point to the top of your saddle. It made an incredible difference to me and my comfort and efficiency etc.

[michaelalbany]

First, ALWAYS use a torque carbon parts! This is an absolute must! Over torque and you void the warranty, then you just have a pile of bike parts.

Second: one pedal is reverse threaded, the simple way to remember how to put on pedals is to pedal backwards to put them on while holding the pedal, pedal forwards to take them off.

At the end of this video you should very much recommend a professional fit when these bizarre times are over. Nothing can replace a good professional bike fit.

Again, always use a torque wrench!

[miikkapulli]

I've been cycling to work for almost ten years and just yesterday I watched this video and thought, I should try and adjust my bicycle following these instructions, to make it suitable for me. I also changed the saddle from that original comfort saddle to more road bike kind of saddle and I was blown away.

My cycling time to work decreased by two minutes and most importantly: cycling made me feel bad in a good way, rather than feeling bad in a bad way (I cycle to exercise so tempo most be hard) . Thank you GCN for these good videos and I also subscribed to your channel.

[petinka]

That lady has it! Well done GCN and thanks for you recruit her.

[teknolover]

Good video re setting up a new bike. But probably not the best bike to do it with. Most out there probably wouldn't have realized that when lowering the cockpit height the fork steerer has been cut down. But all in all informative.. Love the colourway indeed..

[erickeeny]

I want to say thank you to GCN for the quality of your videos, I come from a BMX and Mountain Bike background and over the last few months I have purchased a Used Felt Road bike on Ebay and built it up with components that I feel are good quality based on the reviews and videos that GCN has put out, But by far the biggest advancement in comfort was made today, based on the older videos I watched I saw SI review the Fizi:k saddle line, which led me to the Fizi:k website and the saddle finder that they have, based on the video GCN produced about the Sit bones I was able to measure myself and input everything needed including the type of riding I wanted to do, Fizi:k recommended an Argo Tempo R1 150mm saddle and I found it online for sale for $161, now at first I thought that was a lot of money to put out for a saddle, but after installing it and using this current fit video plus a couple of the older ones I was able to get the saddle set up and set out on an hour long test ride on Zwift. My wallet was saying I spent too much money but my ass is saying thank you and I would have spent double to reach this level of comfort. Thank you for the great videos, great content, and great people you have at GCN. Keep up the great work!!

[dndlab]

Great video! As a returner to biking it's been 15 years since I've done any of this, so I really appreciate videos like this. Thanks GCN!!

[ronbyers]

I would recommend working with an experienced mechanic when setting up your first road bike. That might not be possible in Covid lockdown so this video is first rate. All of the adjustments Mannon makes are important but seat height is absolutely critical. My problem is an old sports injury has left one leg a little longer than the other. That creates a fitting problem which is why I always consult an experienced bike fitter. If memory serves Emma Pooley had the same sort of disparity in leg length. When she had her bike fit the fitter commented that her success as a pro was surprising because of her different leg lengths. In that video she said she hadn't had a formal bike fit before, but I suspect she had first rate mechanics and coaches who had noticed and made appropriate adjustments specially for her.

[alexandervicta]

I’m optimistic about how the gold chain will look on your bike soon 🏅

[nevemacleod]

Just got my first road bike so this video will help me sooo much !