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- These are some small bike style tips
- These are some small bike style tips

that are going to make a big difference.
that are going to make a big difference.

- Yes, aesthetically pleasing looking ones,
- Yes, aesthetically pleasing looking ones,

and help make life a little bit easier out on the trail.
and help make life a little bit easier out on the trail.

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- Number one is think about your shifter angle.
- Number one is think about your shifter angle.

So, mines attached to my brake lever
So, mines attached to my brake lever

so we get my lever angle set up first.
so we get my lever angle set up first.

Then I like my shifter to be really steep.
Then I like my shifter to be really steep.

If you look sidelong,
If you look sidelong,

it looks like it's really pointing down.
it looks like it's really pointing down.

But that helps because when I'm stood up, really cranking,
But that helps because when I'm stood up, really cranking,

my weight is actually quite above the bars.
my weight is actually quite above the bars.

I need that shifter to be reachable.
I need that shifter to be reachable.

If it's too far around, I would have to
If it's too far around, I would have to

slide my arm back down to reach that shifter.
slide my arm back down to reach that shifter.

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- Okay, so this is a cool little hack
- Okay, so this is a cool little hack

that I like to do on most of my bikes.
that I like to do on most of my bikes.

I run an 800 mil bar on most of them
I run an 800 mil bar on most of them

just cause I'm quite a tall sort of guy.
just cause I'm quite a tall sort of guy.

And what I find is my hands always find
And what I find is my hands always find

themselves towards the ends of the bars.
themselves towards the ends of the bars.

So using a lock console grip like this Aragorn
So using a lock console grip like this Aragorn

I actually just run it about 10 mil over the end of the bars
I actually just run it about 10 mil over the end of the bars

just to give myself that extra length.
just to give myself that extra length.

I'll take the grip off just to show you though.
I'll take the grip off just to show you though.

It's quite a sturdy base on this particular one.
It's quite a sturdy base on this particular one.

You can't do this with regular grips.
You can't do this with regular grips.

But on the lock on design this has got a really tough
But on the lock on design this has got a really tough

plastic sleeve on the inside of it.
plastic sleeve on the inside of it.

Obviously on the traditional lock and grip
Obviously on the traditional lock and grip

they're on both the inside and the outside is not gonna work
they're on both the inside and the outside is not gonna work

so the sleeve is supported by the inside collar.
so the sleeve is supported by the inside collar.

Just slide it onto your bar, get it in the correct
Just slide it onto your bar, get it in the correct

position you like, leave yourself just a little bit
position you like, leave yourself just a little bit

of room at the end there, securely tighten up that collar.
of room at the end there, securely tighten up that collar.

When the grips in the right position.
When the grips in the right position.

Make sure it's not going anywhere,
Make sure it's not going anywhere,

reinstall your bar end plug.
reinstall your bar end plug.

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- Right this ones gonna help keep your cockpit on your bike
- Right this ones gonna help keep your cockpit on your bike

super tight especially when you've got loads of cables
super tight especially when you've got loads of cables

like I have on my new Scott Genius here.
like I have on my new Scott Genius here.

We've got this twin lock which adds another
We've got this twin lock which adds another

two cables into this whole spaghetti junction.
two cables into this whole spaghetti junction.

And what I've done here is I've got this rad little
And what I've done here is I've got this rad little

plastic tubing, it's cable tidy
plastic tubing, it's cable tidy

especially if you use them under your desk
especially if you use them under your desk

and your computer and your office, whatever.
and your computer and your office, whatever.

It's perfect for these cables.
It's perfect for these cables.

So it just winds itself all around,
So it just winds itself all around,

keeps it nice and tight and snug.
keeps it nice and tight and snug.

Right if you haven't got time and you wanna shred your bike
Right if you haven't got time and you wanna shred your bike

the next time and you haven't got time to go out and
the next time and you haven't got time to go out and

buy all this stuff, all you just need is a cable tie,
buy all this stuff, all you just need is a cable tie,

and one of these flat little washers, this is a big washer.
and one of these flat little washers, this is a big washer.

And you can use a real small normal washer.
And you can use a real small normal washer.

And what you wanna do is to thread it through the washer
And what you wanna do is to thread it through the washer

like that, go around the cable, like that,
like that, go around the cable, like that,

back through itself, that's key,
back through itself, that's key,

go through the washer itself like this.
go through the washer itself like this.

Push it right up around the cable you want.
Push it right up around the cable you want.

Wrap this one around the next cable,
Wrap this one around the next cable,

and then zip tie it up.
and then zip tie it up.

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- So putting grip tape on your controls,
- So putting grip tape on your controls,

on your shifter levers and on your drop posts,
on your shifter levers and on your drop posts,

is really gonna help give you some friction.
is really gonna help give you some friction.

Especially in wet conditions, so your thumb
Especially in wet conditions, so your thumb

doesn't slide off those controls.
doesn't slide off those controls.

It's definitely something you see a lot in pro bike checks.
It's definitely something you see a lot in pro bike checks.

Occasionally you even see it on the brake levers.
Occasionally you even see it on the brake levers.

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- There's something else I just wanted to mention here is,
- There's something else I just wanted to mention here is,

little custom tyre set ups, so depending on where you are,
little custom tyre set ups, so depending on where you are,

how you ride, the conditions you ride in,
how you ride, the conditions you ride in,

kinda dictates what sort of tyre you're gonna use.
kinda dictates what sort of tyre you're gonna use.

The tyre I really like at the moment
The tyre I really like at the moment

is this sort of [Indiscernible] Type, by [Indiscernible]
is this sort of [Indiscernible] Type, by [Indiscernible]

and it's got really good side wall looks on here.
and it's got really good side wall looks on here.

But it's a bit slow when I run it on the back
But it's a bit slow when I run it on the back

for some of the trails, alright?
for some of the trails, alright?

So I've just clipped sort of the main tread down,
So I've just clipped sort of the main tread down,

taken that sort of lug profile off
taken that sort of lug profile off

so it's just got good square blocks.
so it's just got good square blocks.

It rolls substantially faster, it's a nice little hack
It rolls substantially faster, it's a nice little hack

you can do to sort of modify your tyres.
you can do to sort of modify your tyres.

And of course while we're speaking about that
And of course while we're speaking about that

there's tyre pressures, a firm tire's gonna roll
there's tyre pressures, a firm tire's gonna roll

a little bit quicker, but it's not gonna give you the grip
a little bit quicker, but it's not gonna give you the grip

you need so you wanna experiment with tyre pressure a bit.
you need so you wanna experiment with tyre pressure a bit.

Generally on the back I run somewhere around 29 pounds,
Generally on the back I run somewhere around 29 pounds,

and up front around 26 to 27 pounds.
and up front around 26 to 27 pounds.

Makes a huge difference in the sort of traction you've got.
Makes a huge difference in the sort of traction you've got.

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- Right this cable tie and this little washer
- Right this cable tie and this little washer

can come in handy on other parts of the bike as well.
can come in handy on other parts of the bike as well.

Such like the front end, especially this front brake hose.
Such like the front end, especially this front brake hose.

Rattles a little bit there on rough terrain.
Rattles a little bit there on rough terrain.

And also when you crash it can rip part of this little guide
And also when you crash it can rip part of this little guide

here, and you also can kill two birds with one stone.
here, and you also can kill two birds with one stone.

You can tie your mud guard on and tie your cable
You can tie your mud guard on and tie your cable

back down as well with this little thing.
back down as well with this little thing.

Just like this, look, see thread it through,
Just like this, look, see thread it through,

then you thread it round the cable, like that,
then you thread it round the cable, like that,

back through, it's a little bit fiddly, but,
back through, it's a little bit fiddly, but,

it's gonna be aesthetically pleasing and
it's gonna be aesthetically pleasing and

keep your mud guard back in place as well.
keep your mud guard back in place as well.

Then you run it through, your mud guard, like that.
Then you run it through, your mud guard, like that.

And look at that.
And look at that.

Perfect little hack right there.
Perfect little hack right there.

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- A simple, fun, mud guard just like this one
- A simple, fun, mud guard just like this one

makes a big difference how much spray you get
makes a big difference how much spray you get

up in your face, I actually think
up in your face, I actually think

they look really good on your bike as well.
they look really good on your bike as well.

Of course you can get a GMBN one like this,
Of course you can get a GMBN one like this,

but you can also make them yourself really easily.
but you can also make them yourself really easily.

Just attach them to a fork using zip ties.
Just attach them to a fork using zip ties.

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A super easy set up tip is to think about
A super easy set up tip is to think about

the rebound on your rear shock.
the rebound on your rear shock.

- Yeah that's correct, depending on what terrain
- Yeah that's correct, depending on what terrain

you like to ride, for myself I like to hit some jumps.
you like to ride, for myself I like to hit some jumps.

I like to nibble about on the trail.
I like to nibble about on the trail.

And what I've done is slowed mine down
And what I've done is slowed mine down

cause I don't want to have that quick rebound
cause I don't want to have that quick rebound

when I hit a big jump and, you know,
when I hit a big jump and, you know,

it send me over the bars or something.
it send me over the bars or something.

- Whereas I like to ride downhill tracks with rougher,
- Whereas I like to ride downhill tracks with rougher,

let's say rooty terrain and I want my rebound
let's say rooty terrain and I want my rebound

bout a little bit faster, so my rear tyre stays
bout a little bit faster, so my rear tyre stays

on the floor and I get really good braking
on the floor and I get really good braking

and traction on that rear tyre.
and traction on that rear tyre.

- Don't forget it's really easy to make these
- Don't forget it's really easy to make these

sort of adjustments when you're at the side of the trail.
sort of adjustments when you're at the side of the trail.

But what'd make your life a lot easier is
But what'd make your life a lot easier is

when you set up your suspension in the first place,
when you set up your suspension in the first place,

make a bit of a note of what sort of settings you have
make a bit of a note of what sort of settings you have

on your rebound and compression dials.
on your rebound and compression dials.

Manufacturers tend to refer to it as "from fully closed"
Manufacturers tend to refer to it as "from fully closed"

but it doesn't matter if yours is from open or closed.
but it doesn't matter if yours is from open or closed.

Just have that in mind so you can add on two or three
Just have that in mind so you can add on two or three

clicks here and there and you know where to get back to.
clicks here and there and you know where to get back to.

- Excellent advice Donny.
- Excellent advice Donny.

If you wanna see a more in depth
If you wanna see a more in depth

suspension set up video click over here.
suspension set up video click over here.

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- And for some mtb life hacks, click down here.

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