Bike fitting is something that is mostly overlooked by us mountain bikers. But Rich Payne and former Olympian Oli Beckingsale are here to so us why we should really pay it more attention. Rich heads over to Oli Beckingsale's bike shop get get a bike fit on his new Canyon Grand Canyon. They talk about the importance of saddle height and position, bar width and stem length and even go into tyre pressures.
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Welcome!
00:19 - Why would you want a bike fit?
02:42 - What do we check on a bike check
03:29 - Bike setup without a bike fit
06:30 - Correcting the saddle height
09:00 - How to set saddle height at home
11:10 - Adjusting your saddle fore and aft
13:28 - Setting up bar width and stem length
16:17 - Lever positions
19:54 - Tyre pressures
22:48 - Suspension setup
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