How to set SAG: Common way or Race Tech?

Setting the SAG of your bike is a really important skill if you want to make the most out of your suspensions, whether you're a Pro athlete or just a weekend warrior.
However, there's more than one way to set the SAG. Besides the most common way, you have the Race Tech method, which is actually the most accurate way of doing it.
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[@AntiStressKit]

Steps to Podium is the type of channel where you know you can hit the like button before you have seen the video. Thank you for the clear details and explanation, this was very helpful

[@StepstoPodium]

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[@AntiStressKit]

​@@StepstoPodium Thank you very much for your reply. The efforts you put in your videos are evident and I personally benefit from the knowledge you share, as most probably many others do as well. As such, leaving a kind word is the absolute bare minimum. Keep up the good work - I'll be definitely looking forward to future Steps to Podium videos!

[@FabioPradoLima]

Adorei o video, amigo. Obrigado. Abraços do Brasil! 🇧🇷

[@StepstoPodium]

Obrigado eu por veres! Grande abraço! 😄

[@danijordao]

Nice video! Short, direct and easy to understand...👏👏👏

[@StepstoPodium]

Thank you so much Daniel! I really appreciate the feedback 😊 e Parabéns pelas tuas conquistas no TT 💪😉

[@fernykravitz]

Yeah, pretty well explained. Definitely this channel is what I need to set up my bike. Clear and straight!!! Keep doing these videos!!!!

[@StepstoPodium]

Thank you!! They will keep coming 😄

[@xterrential]

What a good video👍. I am finishing up a re-dress of my Beta and setting the sag is something I need to do.

[@StepstoPodium]

Thank you so much! I'm glad I could help 😊

[@nelsonmarcarvalho]

Great!

[@myridinglife7873]

Esse método da race tech tá muito fixe, não conhecia!! Vou experimentar 😊

[@StepstoPodium]

Qualquer duvida, não hesites em deixar um comentário! 💪😁

[@chinengsung8561]

Thanks alot… good video,easy understand…

[@StepstoPodium]

thanks, I appreciate it 😁💪

[@vitorcoelho3245]

Bom video, muito util, obrigado 👍

[@StepstoPodium]

Obrigado eu por veres o vídeo e deixares um comentário! 😊 grande abraço! 💪

[@Escacar_Pedra_TT]

bom vídeo, baixei o meu amortecedor com anilha redução de curso pois não chegava bem ao chão e afinei o sag a olhometro mesmo a tuga embora também à diferenças nas cargas das molas dependendo do peso do piloto que é uma informação importante a ter em conta, mas parabéns está simples correto e direto. vou ajustar na minha exc 300

[@StepstoPodium]

Muito obrigado! 😊 e sim, não te esqueças de ver isso como deve ser que só ficas a ganhar! Ainda por cima acho que nos próximos dias vamos ter muuuito tempo em casa para fazer isso sem contar o tempo 😂

[@trevornugent9680]

Nice gasser!

[@563avenuea]

How should you set the sag on a bike with a low seating position, that you can flat foot? Should you back it all the way out?

[@lewiss66]

Hello, Is there any sag adjustment for the fork? Thanks for your video!

[@StepstoPodium]

Thank you for watching! 😄 Yes there is. It's usually between 60 and 75mm. (Range of reference)

[@claudioteixeira5917]

Uma pergunta,a primeira medida é tirada com a mota num cavalete ou com as rodas no chão? Obrigado pelos fantásticos vídeos 👍🔝

[@StepstoPodium]

Com a mota no cavalete 🙂 Obrigado Claudio!! 🙌

[@claudioteixeira5917]

Obrigado pela ajuda 👍

[@user-yn4ds6dj9t]

Guys, thanks for the video, it's very useful! But I wanted to deduce the determination for the word sag. is it possible to call a sag a range? Sag as a manufacturer's recommended suspension compression range? A static sag is from 30mm to 40 but its a range, it is a recommended range and for a rider sag also is a recommended range. So is the sag a range first of all?

[@StepstoPodium]

The SAG is a measurement 😉

[@ryverdodge5553]

So I just got my first bike I'm a heavyweight rider . So would I compress the spring or decompress the spring to stiffen the sag to accommodate. MY heavier weight

[@StepstoPodium]

Compress!

[@Banlara1702]

what happens if your sag goes past a little bit what the recommended range in the manual is?

[@StepstoPodium]

There shouldn't be a problem! those values are for a broad set of applications. if for what you use the bike for you get far more from a different sag value then the one recommended, there is no problem, as long as that doesn't imply you bottom out too often and cause accelerated wear on the shock/forks 😊 If my info is right, some factory extreme enduro riders have the sag well above the recommended values (more than 105mm - why use that value, you have to ask them!), but since they tune the suspension for each race, they don't cause accelerated wear on the suspensions.

[@FabioPradoLima]

Mate, when you say that "using this method they affirm it can be accurate to 1mm" means that if done again it'll always result in 1mm less or 1mm more everytime, is that it? (assuming no other thing interferes with the measuring) --Thanks again

[@StepstoPodium]

Around 1mm more, or 1mm less :)

[@FabioPradoLima]

@@StepstoPodium so I think it's what I understand corrently if I'm not misuderstanding it lol -- thanks mate

[@helderneves91]

Olá, no video não dizes dividir por 2, mas é fazer a equação de forma normal? Não percebo muito de matematica mas penso que seja 1º x2-x3, 2º dividir resultado anterior por 2 e depois subtrair o resultado com x1 certo? :D

[@StepstoPodium]

exactamente! 😁 primeiro a conta dentro de parênteses, depois a divisão e só no final a subtracção 👌

[@helderneves91]

@@StepstoPodium Tira aí o diploma sfv :D Já agora, por ventura sabe onde comprar um kit de embraiagem para uma wr450f 2016? (original de pref.)

[@StepstoPodium]

😂😂😂👌 por acaso não sei mas se conheceres alguma oficina de confiança, costumam arranjar peças! Podes tratar me por tu, Hélder😉

[@helderneves91]

@@StepstoPodium Obrigado pela ajuda! Tens vídeos mesmo muito bem feitos :) cumps

[@StepstoPodium]

De nada e muito obrigado! 😁

[@270raptor]

Same for flat track racing? Ice racing

[@StepstoPodium]

I genuinly don't know! I'm guesing it might be different 👀

[@250txc]

Going all-in on my suspension ... I'll be doing the old-fashion way here, not that the race-tech method might be best... I'm not not down with mathematics.. -- I did raise the rear-end up and it did make a difference in the static sag for sure...

[@espenlangnes8664]

10.9 mm

[@espenlangnes8664]

19mm