Setting a Beta up Before an Enduro Race Part 2

Let's go! Alex, can you check the height of the brake pedal? If it's right. It's quite high. Let's raise it a bit. A bit? Yes, just a bit. Just a bit? Yes. Perfect. I use a very high brake compared to the standard. This is because I'm not someone who keeps his foot on the brake a lot, so when I'm riding on the tips, I want to find the immediacy of the braking when I'm looking for it. When I'm riding on the tips, I also have a 5mm retractable footpeg, made to my needs, with much more grip on the upper part, so that I have more grip on the boot. Alex, let's look at the sag. Yes. The sag is the static balancing of the bike, between the front and the rear, when it's set up in gear order. To verify it, it's quite simple. You have to take a measurement, when the bike is raised from the ground, taking a precise reference, in this case I stop at this edge, a reference at the upper part, so in this case where there is the letter F, and it gives me 54.5mm. At this point you put the bike on the ground, you compress it slightly, you let it come back on its own, and you take the same measurement again. In this case it's 51mm. At this moment the bike has 35mm of negative, that is, this part that can be moved without being pushed by the spring of the shock absorber. I, compared to the standard, use a slightly larger sag, I use 37mm, so now we're going to preload the spring by 2mm, so that the bike is slightly lower. In this case we have a slightly more convenient system to adjust the preload of the spring. To increase the negative, as Alex requires, we have to preload the spring, in an X-measure, which in any case we will look at for safety. Same reference. We gained 2mm, so we have 50mm and 8mm. 2mm more, so the negative is 37mm. Perfect. Let's also look at the air in the forks, the height. I take the screwdriver. This is an operation that is evaluated from race to race, compared to the terrain you have found or that you will find. In the last race we had a slightly softer terrain, a little faster, so I preferred a slightly higher preload, a little higher in front. Now, for the next race, we put the second plug, which is my standard set that I use, which is slightly more threaded, so it helps a little more manageable cornering insertion. So guys, to recap, what did we do? We went to check the measurements, both the footpeg and the handlebar, and the adjustment of the controls. This is where the bike is driven, so a good position for me is essential to go to the race and do my best.