How To Tune Mountain Bike Suspension. A Complete Guide To a Better Ride!

In this video we walk you through an easy to follow process of how to setup your mountain bike suspension. Whether you have a hardtail or full suspension these tips will help you get the most from your bike!

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0:00 - 0:45 Intro & Overview
0:45 - 3:20 Starting From Scratch
3:20 - 6:07 Measuring Rear Sag
6:07 - 10:21 Measuring Fork Sag
10:21 - 13:13 Rebound Overview & How To Measure Clickers
13:13 - 14:58 Setting Rear Rebound
14:58 - 19:42 Setting Fork Rebound
19:42 - 22:18 Low & High Speed Compression
22:18 - 22:54 High Speed Compression Example
22:54 - 25:37 Talking About Tire Pressure
25:37 - 27:08 Volume Spacers
27:08 - 28:25 Quick Recap & Outro.

[hanselsanjuan]

Moving forward. This will be the ONLY suspension setup video I will ever watch and I know I will have to rewatch this over and over again. I would call Kyle not only as a master but also a genius. Suspension is so freaking complicated yet Kyle interpret em in a Simple Way. A Genius keep things simple from something thats too complicated. . The way Kyle interprets settings by translating them to the reality is what made it simpler and really nailed. Simple but not lacking the right details. I also liked the chart that shows comparison which way the dial should go on an Open or Closed way, those visuals made a lot of difference. OMG thank you so much for this video. Intensive and very helpful.

[AprilRideMTB]

Hey Everyone! We hope this video is really helpful for getting your bike setup dialed in! We added a ton of chapters throughout the video so it should be pretty easy to brush up on certain parts.
Also @ 27:08 There is a quick recap of how to measure front and rear sag, and set rebound for both the fork and shock.

We would love to hear your experiences if this helps in any way! You guys are the best!!

Kyle & April

[wwwv]

Ok… I’ve watched many suspension setup videos and NO ONE has explained it so simply but with every bit of details needed. Excellent as usual!

[ilikerealflight]

I can see myself cycling back to this vid for years to come

[JonnyReturns]

I’m 42 and just got into MTB. While I’m waiting for my bike to arrive I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of Kyle and April videos. These are so helpful and well paced. Just wanted to say you guys rock and thanks for the amazing content.

[tdunkerley]

This suspension series is hands-down the best I have watched!

[Asijantuntia]

One thing I would have mentioned is that most forks and shocks only have low speed compression adjustment. That's what the average rider and the average viewer is probably using :) Anyhow, your videos just always manage to explain the things more clearly than anything else despite having watches tens of similar videos in the past. Watching these you get the full picture in one go instead of having to piece it together from bits of information.

[jrelumba]

You really know what you’re saying Kyle. The best tutorial i’ve seen so far. You really explained very well the purpose of every knob in a suspension. Thank you.

[craigd]

This is the best video on suspensiom setup I've come across on YouTube. This one has earned its place on my MTB playlist. Thanks for sharing.

[mtb]

Best Suspension Setup Tutorial Ever! Great job Kyle and April.

[Zimpo]

Just got my first full suspension bike, this video is immensely helpful in getting it set up correctly! Thank you!

[carlbuchanan]

I went out and used your technique to set up suspension and found my fork needed some serious adjustment! Went out the other day and wow! What a difference! You guys are really making us common folk better riders! 😁

[Marionetax]

Great video as usual. One point: in my opinion is really important to make all of these little adjustments wearing all the stuff you use to ride with: your protections, camelback, tools... all of these extra weight could make a big difference most in the sag but in the rebound too.

[willchart]

This is hands down the best video on YouTube on how to set up suspension. Thank you so much for making this!

[rmartinlim]

Lefty loosy and Righty Tighty helped me a lot in recalling the direction controls. Thanks Kyle and April!

[mattdickey]

Love the Half Body Weight. You just saved me from taking picture of my fork chart again!

[KevinT]

We bought a shock pump today so I just rewatched the whole thing while taking plenty of notes. Can't wait for the wife and I to be riding on properly set up bikes! Thanks again you two!

[victorkomarov]

The lbs-to-psi ratios for front and rear are just brilliant. Thanks for your work, it's the best mtb suspension guide on the internet.

[Bearded.Wonder]

DUDE! Suspension setup has always seemed like black magic to me, but you guys took the mystery out of it. Many thanks!

[antaltieri]

Ahh this video helped tremendously! My girlfriend and I ripped our local downhill trail faster and smoother than ever before on her Reign and my Slash. The way you explained opening/closing rebound/compression just -clicked- when it didn't before for some reason.

Rock on!