Setting Up Your Handlebars and Saddle is CRUCIAL to Mountain Biking

In Episode 4 of Understanding Mountain Bikes, we take a look at how to dial in the fit of your bike, from setting up your cockpit to adjusting your saddle. By examining the changes you can make to your handlebar, stem, controls, and saddle, you'll find that you can dramatically increase the comfort of your bike!
In this series, we’ve separated all the parts of a mountain bike into six “systems,” which we'll break down into easily digestible episodes. With a good understanding of how all the components of a bicycle work together, you’ll be able to more confidently approach mountain biking, no matter how long you've been riding!
Table of Contents:
Intro: 0:00
Your Bike's Two Touch Points: 0:29
How to Change Stem Length: 1:33
How To Change Stem Height: 2:18
Handlebars Examined: Width, Rise, & Sweep: 3:06
Stem and Handlebar Clamp Diameter: 5:25
Adjusting Your Controls: 5:54
Brake Adjustments: 7:33
Saddles: 8:07
Finding Saddle Height: 8:46
Measuring Saddle Height: 9:17
Adjusting Saddle Angle: 10:07
Conclusion: 10:40
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[@gogovitch66]

Excellent! As the rest of the series! 😎🤙🏽 Just to ajust the saddle hight: the bend of the knee is a bit subjective to many rides. So I recommend to put the heel (ankle above the pedal axle) of the fully extended leg on the pedal, what makes a more consistent bend of the knee in the pedal position. Hope that helps 😇

[@FanatikBikeCo]

Thanks for the feedback on the series, and thanks for the tip on saddle height measurement! Best - Dan at Fanatik

[@TheRadar2819]

I just installed the Hope rotors( in red to match my Transition Sentinel) and MTX gold label pads, I bought from Fanatik and cant wait to try them out.

[@FanatikBikeCo]

Rad!! The Gold ones are great, but so are the Red-next time you can match your pads to your rotors too ;)

[@christexaport]

Omg, it's years later, but the MUSIC!!! ❤🎶 I KNOW THESE CYCLISTS COOL AS HELL. 😎 SUBSCRIBED. 💪🏾👍🏾🙌🏾

[@Alex-sk1ez]

Really enjoy this series. Keep it up guys!

[@FanatikBikeCo]

Thanks for the feedback Alex, Glad you're digging it!

[@1969Escobar]

Great video, cheers

[@bangWarkop]

Good

[@mopedvieh]

Why do you measure saddle height down to the pedals? This way crank length does also affect the seat height. I would rather take the measurement from the center of the bottom bracket.

[@FanatikBikeCo]

Good question. As you say, your crank length directly impacts how high your saddle will be, so it needs to be included in the measurement. Otherwise, you can't take that measurement from bike to bike and know that it'll put your legs at the correct extension. Cheers, Dan at Fanatik

[@jf8534]

Good video the background music has to go...

[@LucrativeLarry]

Sounds like Miley Cyrus 😂jk