Does Locking Your Suspension ACTUALLY Make You Faster? We Tested It!

Suspension lockouts are the way to make your bobbing, inefficient mountain bike into an efficient pedalling machine. If at all, most riders reach for them on the climb, some even forgetting to turn them back off again before the descent! The advent of electronics in suspension takes this even further, with devices like Live Valve and Flight Attendant working to adjust settings on the fly. But for those of us without the cash to splash, just how useful is the humble lockout lever? 💻 Submit Top Mods, Bike Caves, Rewinds and more to us 👉 https://www.gmbn.com/uploader Useful Links: 🛍 Explore The GMBN Shop 👉 https://gmbn.eu/SpringTees Subscribe to the Channel for more! 👉 https://gmbn.tech/subscribe Looking for MTB Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter When was the last time you touched your lockout lever? And did you remember to unlock it before the descent? Watch more on GMBN Tech... 📹 Watch us experiment 👉https://gmbn.tech/HighBarsHereToStay 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.tech/editorschoice 📹 Watch our weekly show 👉 https://gmbn.tech/GMBNTechShow 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Enter the Chasm - T-Shirts & Sweats skratch - dreem On Holiday - Gregory David The Cookup - Dusty Decks First Born - Timothy Infinite #gmbntech #gmbn #mtb #mountainbiking #suspension #mtbsuspension 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Propain Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Propain Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria Reynolds wheels: https://gmbn.eu/Reynolds FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Met Helmets: https://gmbn.eu/Met-Helmets Bluegrass Protection: https://gmbn.eu/Bluegrass Watch our sister channels: Global Mountain Bike Network - https://gmbn.eu/YouTube Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://embn.me/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube Global Triathlon Network - https://gtn.io/YouTube GCN Italia - https://gcn.eu/ItaliaYouTube GCN en Espanol - https://gcn.eu/EspanolYouTube GCN auf Deutsch - https://gcn.eu/DeutschYouTube GCN en Francais - https://gcn.eu/FrancaisYouTube GCN Training - https://gcn.eu/TrainingYouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube