Today’s suspensions are the best we’ve ever had and they get you out of whole heaps of trouble on the trail. But despite the tech boffins’ best efforts this suspension only works as well as you set it up. Luckily, setting up your bike’s rear shock isn’t brain surgery. In under 2.5 minutes mountain bike pro-photographer, ex-bike mechanic and all-round bike nut Dan Milner shows you the fundamentals in setting your shock up just right for you.

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