Got A New Bike? How To Make It Work Perfectly For You!

Have you just bought a new bike and are struggling to set it up? In this video, Anna Cipullo shows you the most important parts of your bike to have set up properly. The perfect bike setup will vary from person to person, even at the highest level of cycling the rider's setups will differ. So Anna gives you the information you need to take to the trail and get your bike set up perfectly (for you)!
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00:00 - Welcome To Another GMBN Tech Video!
00:17 - How To Set Your Saddle Height
01:03 - How To Set Your Saddle Position
03:48 - How To Set Your Stem Height & Handlebar Position
08:52 - How To Set Up Your MTB Controls
10:34 - How To Set Up Your MTB Suspension
14:10 - How To Use Test Riding To Set Up Your Bike
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[@gmbntech]

Do you play about with every setting on your MTB, or are you a love-it-and-leave-it type of person? Let us know in the comments below!

[@semadragun]

This was fantastic thank you!

[@brettneuberger6466]

Great explanation!

[@pjdava]

GMBN Tech, This is fantastic! I subscribed right away!

[@gmbntech]

Thank you 👍

[@ShadLife]

Good information. A good shop, if you purchased your bike at one, should set you up properly. Of course if you order direct to consumer and don't get your bike put together at a shop, then all of this info will be helpful. You also can use this info to determine if a shop is setting you up properly or not.

[@bogdanpali]

Just in time. I've just got a new Marin Rift Zone 2023 🥰

[@yengsabio5315]

Congratulations on having your new ride! 😊

[@stevebennett3587]

👌great vid, tried a few tweeks on my ragley, stem length bar width/ rise😂ended up going back to the stock stem an bar, i feel dialed in now👌

[@gmbntech]

You'll never know what works until you try something new, good on you for trying 🤘

[@colesoncaparella1881]

Hey I love the videos! Looking to upgrade to my first ultra premium bike, price really isn’t an issue, any recommendations for an enduro bike that is as playful as possible, I never ride for time, I just love going down difficult terrain and hitting every jump possible, also love learning ground tricks whenever I can!! Thank you

[@madtownangler]

What if all your bikes are single speed without shocks like mine are.(except my fatbike)

[@reefbloke]

Good luck getting your pedals in a 3 o’clock and 6 o’clock position 😂

[@PsyMongSki]

Depends on hoe buggerd your cranks are😅

[@greegm3304]

You beat me to it.

[@WhitewaterOutdoors]

LMAO 😂

[@matt_acton-varian]

Pretty easy mistake on an old square taper crankset 😂😂

[@reefbloke]

@@matt_acton-varian Those were the days, made for a ‘challenging ‘ ride 🚵🏻‍♀️😜

[@05GDF]

New frame build 😊 Specialized stumpjumer evo alloy mullet set up 🤗

[@gmbntech]

Nice! What fork did you choose?

[@05GDF]

@@gmbntech 160 fox factory 36, thought bout 38s but 36 plenty! Loving my brake combo lil bit of Frankenstein aka Poor man’s Saint brakeset… Zee calipers paired up with XT levers, worked sooooo goood🤙🏽

[@alcosamwel]

Wil gmbn racing be covering this years/season xc,enduro,downhill? Live or highlights ?

[@EMTBAFV]

Wish ergon would do a pair dark Grey grips anyone using or used them vitoria mazza tyres on it? My new bike came with a magic mary on front and big Betty on the rear but hearing the are quite soft and puncture prone?

[@BoomerMTB]

Where are all the Anna's in New Zealand is my question?

[@archiekins82]

Whats the best way to get the handle bars backsweep angle right? I seem to struggle a bit, and suffer after rides (wrist pain) ... Been trying to adjust the rotation on stem to match my usual riding position.... Help pls.

[@dummiemann]

Does it have risers too?

[@GDTHobbyist]

#askgmbn is there recommend correlation between the saddle height and handlebar height? There is often times to little adjustment to handlebars in my opinion. I like the bars roughly level with the saddle and had to install a higher rise bar to achieve it.

[@thetruelefty9302]

3 & maybe 9 😅

[@jamesmincher3435]

Can't add spacers to stem if forks already cut lol

[@PsyMongSki]

You not seen the new Bluetooth stem😅

[@martinmorais7780]

7:27 “you can move your bar until they perfectly align with the wheel” … no such thing!😂😂

[@43TH3R]

How does the saddle setback (aligning knee with pedal) work with steeper seat tubes on modern bikes? Moving the saddle back effectively slackens the seat tube angle, negating the supposed climbing benefits. #AskGMBNTech

[@lucideuphoria7092]

I can't stand modern bikes for this reason. 76 degree seat tubes and inline posts from factory. I'm directly over the pedals and my knees are half a foot over my toes. End up with crazy knee pain. I'm used to riding a GT force LE with a 66 head angle, 72.5 seat angle with a setback post. Knees end up over ball of feet at 3 and 9 with no pain.

[@andeeest205]

She doesn’t even have to try 👀👀👀👀👀👀😁😁😁😈😈😈

[@RAP4EVERMRC96]

Is this her correct size bike? looks so tiny on her.