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Mountain-bike suspension tuning with SAGLY

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THE SAGLY APP GUIDEiOS & Android · Updated November 2026

How to use SAGLY.
Make your bike feel right.

Create your first setup, understand your Tuning Score, or find the next step for maintenance and training.

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Find your way around SAGLY

Use the bottom navigation to move between the main areas of the app.

  • Home: edit your profile, create a setup or open Explore Setups.
  • Setups: view and edit your bike settings, open Tuning Score, check maintenance and review History.
  • WSIDO: open the “What should I do when…?” troubleshooting guide.
  • Know How: learn what suspension terms and settings mean.
  • Training: practise riding skills or follow a workout.
Home · Find the main controls
SAGLY Home showing the profile edit pencil, Create New Setup, Explore Setups and bottom tabs
Look for: the profile pencil to the right of your rider details; CREATE NEW SETUP and EXPLORE SETUPS below; the five main tabs along the bottom. Example account and counts. View full size ↗

New to SAGLY? Start with your profile, create one setup, then use Tuning Score to work through your next adjustments. Already have a setup? Jump straight to the feature you need using this guide’s contents.

01 · RIDER DETAILS

Add your rider profile

Your rider details help SAGLY tailor its starting suggestions.

See the profile pencil on Home ↑

  1. Open Home and tap the pencil to the right of your rider details.
  2. Choose your measurement system: metric uses kilograms and centimetres; imperial uses pounds and inches.
  3. Enter your height and body weight without riding gear, and choose your riding experience.
  4. Choose bar or PSI for tire pressure. Save your profile.

You can also connect Strava from your profile. This supports ride imports, maintenance tracking and the ride checks used by Tuning Score.

02 · YOUR BIKE

Create a setup and identify your bike

Open Home → Create New Setup, then choose how you want to begin.

  • LAZY: get a roughly configured starting setup with fewer manual steps.
  • ADVANCED: enter settings you already use, or work through the setup guides yourself.
  1. Add a bike name, riding location and terrain. A bike photo makes different setups easier to recognise.
  2. Choose your parts individually, or select COMPLETE-BIKE to import the bike specification.
  3. Review the imported parts against the components actually fitted to your bike. Confirm the fork and shock model, component year and exact variant. Add fork travel and shock stroke where requested.
  4. Continue through the settings and finish the setup. It will appear in Setups.

A bike’s model year does not always match its suspension’s model year. Check upgrades and replacement parts too. Exact component details help SAGLY select the relevant setup data.

If you cannot identify a part yet, use THIS PART LATER where offered. Finish the rest, then use Add details or review the part from Setups. Free-text models can record your hardware, but may not support an exact model-based setup.

SAGLY Complete Bike search showing bike search and model choices
Search for a complete bike, then review its components. Screenshot shown in German. View full size ↗
Complete Bike · Review the imported parts
SAGLY imported bike parts review with frame, fork, shock and Add details actions
Review the parts: use the green pencil to edit a component, or ADD DETAILS to complete missing information. Then choose CREATE SETUP. View full size ↗
03 · A USEFUL BASELINE

Build your starting setup

Start from your existing settings, or use a guide to establish a baseline for your tires, fork and shock.

Choose the guide that fits your starting point

  • Tires: use the AIR PRESSURE CALCULATOR, then check the result on your own tires and terrain.
  • Fork and shock: EASY SETUP GUIDE offers the SAG method, SAGLY AI- & FACTORY-SETUP, and practical rebound/compression tests.
  • Already have settings? Record them manually so you have a reference before changing anything.

For AI and factory setup, confirm the exact component and provide any requested bike or rider details. Some results need more information or a hardware/OEM tune check. If manufacturer data is limited, SAGLY may leave settings unavailable; you can record them manually instead.

Treat generated values as a starting point to check and test. Selecting AI setup does not mean that every displayed value comes directly from a manufacturer table.

04 · EVERYDAY CHANGES

Manage and edit your setups

Open Setups to see the values saved for your bike. Swipe between setups or use the arrows.

  • IN USE marks the setup currently fitted to your bike.
  • QUICK EDIT lets you adjust saved setting values directly in the setup view. Finish editing when you are done.
  • The options menu includes Edit Fork, Edit Shock, Edit Tires, Edit Parts, Edit All, Copy and maintenance options.
  • NOTES is useful for trail conditions, tire changes or something you want to test next.
  • RAIN/WET shows suggestions for wet conditions.
  • SHARE SETUP opens sharing options.
Setups · Everyday controls
SAGLY Setups screen with In Use, Rain/Wet, Quick Edit and component tabs
Look for: QUICK EDIT below the bike image, then FORK, SHOCK and TIRES above your notes. The service bar sits above the setting tiles. Example values. View full size ↗
Setup tools · Editing and maintenance
SAGLY setup tools menu with Edit Fork, Edit Shock, Edit Tires, Edit Parts and Edit maintenance
Look for: the tools menu at the top right. It groups setup actions, part editing and EDIT MAINTENANCE. View full size ↗

Copy a setup before trying a different trail, race or tire combination if you want to keep your current reference. Give each copy a clear name.

05 · TUNE WITH A PLAN

Understand your Tuning Score

Tap the TUNING SCORE ring or pill above your setup to see your progress and next steps.

The percentage describes how complete, tested and dialed your setup is for your bike, terrain and riding style. Use it to guide your setup process; it is not a measurement of speed or a safety rating.

  1. BASELINE CONVERGENCEmove toward a model-specific starting point. Some suspension changes are linked and may update more than one setting together.
  2. CHECKLIST PERSONALIZATIONwork through five riding-feel checks to refine how your bike behaves.
  3. AI RECOMMENDATIONSconsider further adjustments using your setup details and previous testing.

If the setup is incomplete, use the pencil beside a missing field or tap COMPLETE SETUP. Exact suspension identity, travel, SAG and other requested context can be needed before baseline suggestions are available.

NEXT BEST CHANGES shows the proposed component and adjustment. Later-stage recommendations can also explain “Why this should help.” Availability depends on your setup data and app access; recommendations may require PRO or PRO+.

You can turn Tuning Score off for a setup or choose SET AS DIALED if you are happy with it. Tap SAVE to keep these preferences. SET AS DIALED is your own declaration; use REVERT DIALED to resume suggestions. Skipping a stage does not mark it as mastered and can reduce confidence.

SAGLY Tuning Score showing the three-stage tracker and Baseline Convergence
Tuning Score shows the active stage, your progress and the next available step. The percentage varies with your own setup. View full size ↗
06 · THE TEST LOOP

Apply a change, ride and give feedback

A useful comparison starts with a clear change and a real ride.

  1. Open a recommendation and read the exact changes. Tap APPLY to save the proposed test in SAGLY.
  2. Make those changes on your bike. Keep unrelated settings unchanged while the test is active.
  3. Ride the new setup. With Strava connected, the activity must start after the change was applied and use the bike assigned to the test.
  4. Return to SAGLY to continue. Baseline ride checks unlock the next baseline step or checklist; later tests ask how the setup felt.

For a comparison, choose Much better, Slightly better, About the same or Worse. Choose “I haven’t tested yet” when you still need to ride. Honest feedback makes the next step more useful.

New recommendations pause while a test is active. Finish or skip that test before starting another, including on a different setup. Outside the linked baseline changes, test one controlled adjustment at a time.

Using SAGLY without Strava

Choose REMIND ME WITHOUT STRAVA to request a feedback notification one hour after applying a recommendation. This is an optional reminder, not proof that a ride took place. Give feedback after testing the bike.

Tuning test · Strava or a reminder
SAGLY Tuning Score with Connect Strava and Remind without Strava controls
Look for: CONNECT STRAVA and the REMIND ME WITHOUT STRAVA switch below your score. The screenshot is in German: “Strava verbinden” and “Ohne Strava erinnern”. View full size ↗

For a specific problem on the trail, open WSIDO, choose the symptom and review its suggested solutions. Apply one suitable solution, change the bike and test it before adding another adjustment.

07 · KEEP YOUR REFERENCE

Use History to learn from your changes

Scroll to HISTORY in your setup to see what changed and when.

Setting changes show the previous and new values with a date and time. Your feedback sits alongside the tuning record, so you can connect an adjustment with how the bike felt.

Imported Strava rides and completed services can appear here too. Use the history filters to focus on tunes, feedback, rides or service records. Before another test, check the last change and add a note about the trail or conditions if that helps explain the result.

08 · LOOK AFTER YOUR BIKE

Track rides and maintenance with Strava

Connect Strava in your profile, then choose how each setup should use your rides.

See Edit maintenance in the tools menu ↑

  1. Create or edit the setup and choose MAINTENANCE & STRAVA RIDES, or STRAVA RIDES ONLY if you only want activities in History. You can also open Edit maintenance from the setup options.
  2. Select the Strava bikes that belong to this setup and choose the import starting date. No selected bikes means no ride import.
  3. For maintenance tracking, choose riding hours or mileage and enable the tasks and intervals you need. ADD DEFAULT INTERVALS provides a starting point; align intervals with your component manufacturer’s guidance.
  4. Review the progress bars in Setups. After carrying out a service, open that task and use RESET SERVICE to record it.

Only matching rides are imported when filtering by bike. Check the bike assigned to an activity in Strava if it is missing. Imported riding totals can make maintenance bars partly filled immediately after setup; check the starting date and your actual service history.

09 · MORE CONTEXT

Learn the settings and explore other setups

Use Know How for explanations and Explore Setups for ideas from other riders.

See Explore Setups and Know How on Home ↑

Open Know How from the bottom navigation to understand terms and the effects of adjustments. The “What is…” explanations inside setup guides help when you need context without leaving the setting.

From Home, open EXPLORE SETUPS. Search or filter by frame, fork, shock or tire model and compare the rider and bike information. You can high-five a setup, comment or copy it to your own setups.

Use a copied setup as a reference to review, then adapt it to your own components, body weight and riding conditions. Matching a fork name alone does not make another rider’s settings a direct match for your bike.

10 · RIDING SKILLS & WORKOUTS

Practise with Training and Video AI Check

Open Training and tap the plus button to choose how you want to practise.

  • Create training plan: choose up to three goals and set the days and frequency that fit your week. Riding plans include weather preferences; workout plans include duration and at-home or gym choices where offered.
  • Create training: work through a training without a calendar plan.
  • Do a single training step: choose Riding or Workout, a training and the step you want to practise, then START STEP. This leaves your existing plan unchanged.
Single step · Choose a skill
SAGLY single training step screen with Riding and Workout categories and skill choices
First: choose Riding or Workout, then a skill. This German example shows the riding goals; WEITER means Next. View full size ↗
Single step · Choose a step
SAGLY single training step selection with a Start step button and locked later steps
Then: choose the step to practise and use START STEP. Here “Schritt starten” is shown in German; locks identify steps that need access. View full size ↗

The calendar shows planned sessions. Today’s, upcoming and completed training areas help you find the next session or revisit previous work. Completed single steps have their own history.

In the player, hold the video for slow motion. Swipe up for written instructions and the voiceover option. Follow the steps shown for that training; workouts and riding trainings have different lengths. Later steps and single-step access may require PRO+.

Training · Video demonstration
SAGLY training player showing a jumping lesson video and the Training tab
In the player: watch the demonstration, hold the video for slow motion, or swipe up for the written instructions. This jumping lesson is shown in German. View full size ↗

Bonus Video AI Check

Riding trainings offer a Bonus Video AI Check. Upload a clip of the relevant skill, no longer than 10 seconds; landscape format is recommended. Review the feedback, rating and medal, then use it to choose what to practise next. You can revisit completed riding training to repeat the video check.

11 · HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT

Subscriptions and common questions

Manage your subscription through the store account used to purchase it.

How do I cancel?

On iPhone, open your Apple account’s Subscriptions settings and select SAGLY. On Android, open Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions and select SAGLY. Follow the store’s cancellation steps. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.

Why is a setting or recommendation missing?

Open the message beside the part or Tuning Score. Add requested details, confirm the exact installed component and check whether the feature needs an unlock. When reliable manufacturer data is unavailable, use your component documentation to enter a baseline manually.

Why has my test not advanced?

Check that you applied the recommendation, rode afterwards and used the assigned Strava bike. Finish the current test before starting a new one. Without Strava, use the offered reminder or continue controls after you have tested the setup.

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