I was going to leave this alone - it seems picky to argue - but I have to disagree pretty profusely. I'm really not that persnickety about setup. I don't raise and lower my bars by micro spacers, adjust my saddle height to the mm from BB-center, I don't own a tire gauge beyond my floor pump, and I don't air up my suspension to a certain number and then know to add exactly X pumps to get it where I want it. I have met plenty of riders who do the above - just as examples.
The changes I make are fairly macro differences. I mean, any rider - for better or worse - is going to instantly notice the difference between a 7-9° bar and a 16°. Going up or down 10psi in a suspension fork. The difference between a 1°-to-17° engagement hub and a 1°-to-5° engagement hub - whether it affects their riding experience or not - is not hard to discern when ratcheting through rocks and roots.
Dec. 14, 2021, 1:28 p.m. - Andrew Major
I was going to leave this alone - it seems picky to argue - but I have to disagree pretty profusely. I'm really not that persnickety about setup. I don't raise and lower my bars by micro spacers, adjust my saddle height to the mm from BB-center, I don't own a tire gauge beyond my floor pump, and I don't air up my suspension to a certain number and then know to add exactly X pumps to get it where I want it. I have met plenty of riders who do the above - just as examples. The changes I make are fairly macro differences. I mean, any rider - for better or worse - is going to instantly notice the difference between a 7-9° bar and a 16°. Going up or down 10psi in a suspension fork. The difference between a 1°-to-17° engagement hub and a 1°-to-5° engagement hub - whether it affects their riding experience or not - is not hard to discern when ratcheting through rocks and roots.