Ride right – Bike set- up advice

Adventure Rider Issue #20

• It’s what we do
• Northern Congregation – Fantastic!
• Gone pear-shaped – On the SPOT
• Tread carefully – Adventure Tractionators
• TransTerra Four Day – Mark your calendars for 2017
• Reader’s Ride – Good mates and good riding
• Tech – Lubing cables
• Ride right – Bike set- up advice
• Ténéré not so tragic – another Peter Payne creation
• Doohickey demystifed – KLR owners pay attention
• BMW F800GS – Last ride…almost
• Kashmir: mystic adventure – Part two
• Inspirations with Karen Ramsay
• How To Ride with Miles Davis
• Preparing For Adventure with Andrea Box
• Checkout
• Fit Out

Regardless of style or bike, the difference between a comfortable ride that feels great and an out-of-control ride that’s hard to handle can be as simple as a few minor set-up tweaks. Alex Kelly starts from the beginning with a few pointers that can make a huge difference to how you and your bike feel.

Author Alex Kelly shares some good, basic knowledge that can make a big difference to your comfort and control.

Let’s start from the front and talk about forks and handlebars.

Depending on the bike you have this can be a cheap and easy fix or a huge effort that seems almost not worth it.