How To Set Up Your Cross Country Mountain Bike | XC MTB Set Up Tips

Mountain bike set up is a very personal choice, everyone is a different shape and size so getting your bike dialled in to maximise comfort and efficiency is worthwhile. XC bikes and racers can take this to the next level, it’s the kind of bike or ride you’ll put hundreds of hours on so having your cross country MTB set up either for mile munching or racing is really important. Here's Rich to show you how.

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[gmbn]

Do you want to see more cross country videos?

[eduardosalgado]

probably you have heard this, but you are like "Top Gear" of the mountain bikes!! y really enjoy your videos greetings from Mexico!

[olas]

Glad that you gave us xc riders some attention. Love this channel

[davideriksson]

In a context of XC, calling a Vittoria Barzo "something faster rolling" is like taking a tractor to an F1 race for its "improved handling". It has tons of grip but rolls as well as a cube on flat ground compared tires like the Mezcal or Peyote, or even Terreno which offers superb rolling and way more grip than people think when it's not muddy.

[davidcawthorne]

We want lots of stuff like this. Brilliant stuff. At last. Especially for a 62 year old Yorkshire man from Barnsley riding a 2009 Kona Kula (no car just bikes). Heading out to Peak District year round. I think you covered everything n spot on. Even water and mud guards.

[adriantrowbridge]

‘Crazy contraption Blake comes up with’ cue advert for swych bike 😂

[kwozk]

I busted my Garmin when mounted out front, as you show, in a crash. I now use the Edge mountain bike mount for my replacement Garmin.

[nikverschuren]

Loving the xc gets more attention lately. Love rich and gmbn. 👍🏻👍🏻 my stem is also a dropper, aggressive posture and more pressure on the front wheel. I did a cycle fit, for me it’s the most efficient position.

[ianfleischhacker]

At no point in xc history was a race ever won or lost due to the weight of the chosen grips. In fact, I'd wager that no placing has ever been due to the weight of a grips.
In any endurance event, mental fortitude, focus, and strategy are by-and-large what separate anyone from their nearest competitors (gearing range excluded).

[chrisinstasis]

Love the "tilt" sound effect! 😂 Urk? Erk? Eee-irk?

[the_spanner_chmp]

Great video Rich 👍
I have Barzo's on my Scout excellent tyres real game changer when I fitted them.
Garmin out front mount getting fitted this week for a 80-85 mile epic I'm riding this weekend 😁
Awesome stuff #GMBN 🤘
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[bernag]

Seeing Rich saddle is up high giving me confident on some dh part at xc trail

[martynprice]

I upgraded my specialized camber 750 bars for 800mm, feel much better with the extra width and rise, I'm a tall rider with log arms lol

[flybuster]

Very good info especially for beginners 👍. Thanks for sharing

[karl_okohan]

Here in the Philippines, you can find a lot of XC bike with 30mm stem and a 780mm bars, no spacers. And they're using it as a road bike

[christiansantos]

@0:46 That's a real person right? (Background)

[YTViewer]

How about wheel/rim width? 25mm? 30mm? What goes well with what tyre width? #GMBN

[Thiaspeed]

I ride mainly on Vittoria tyres (Barzo and Mezcal), it''s written that it's not recommended to use a pressure under 2, 0 bars.
You say you inflate them at 24 psi (1, 6 bars) for the back and 22 psi (1.5 bars) for the front, is it safe despite what Vittoria says ?

[JohnBJr]

Spotted the Orbea Alma; mine is a lower-spec M25 with XT mechanicals. Just wondering if your air-pressure is based on tubeless (assumption) and how much more pressure would be necessary for running tubes. We have well-groomed trails around the SF Bay Area and I use 28 PSI front and 30 rear. Too much? Can I safely air down a few pounds?

[MrElvean]

I love your bike setup. Gonna do that too to mine if you don't mind 👍