Suspension tuning with data at a BYB Point
Suspension tuning with data means a technician fits position sensors to your fork and shock, records each run on the same trail, and changes one setting at a time against the recording. At a BYB Point a session takes a morning or a day, you buy no hardware, and you leave with a saved baseline setup.
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What a BYB Point is
- BYB Point
- An independent workshop that owns BYB Tech data acquisition hardware and offers suspension measurement as a service. Most are mountain bike or motocross specialists; some also work on quads and cars.
On 11 November 2026 the network listed at least 189 BYB Points in at least 37 countries. Each one sets its own price and takes its own bookings, so the price is agreed with the workshop rather than published centrally.
The BYB Points page searches the same list by city and links each workshop to directions.
What happens in a suspension session with data
- The technician fits position sensors to the fork and shock, which typically takes under 15 minutes
- You ride a trail or track you know, the same way each time
- Every run is recorded 1000 times a second
- Between runs, the technician changes one setting and compares the new run with the last
- A change that makes the run better stays; one that does not comes off
- You leave with the final setup saved as a baseline
BYB Tech calls this a Dynamic Fit. A bike fit measures a rider holding still; a Dynamic Fit measures the suspension while the bike is being ridden, which is the only time it is doing its job.
The order of changes is the same one a rider follows at home, sag first, then rebound, then compression, as how to set up mountain bike suspension explains.
Suspension service and suspension tuning compared
| Compared on | Suspension service | Tuning with data |
|---|---|---|
| What is done | Oil, seals and wear parts renewed | Spring and damping set for the rider and the trail |
| Where | On the workbench | On the trail or track, between runs |
| Evidence | The parts replaced | Recorded runs before and after each change |
| Hardware the rider buys | None | None |
Service intervals come from the fork or shock maker. Tuning with data starts where a service ends: with suspension that works, and a setup that may not yet suit the rider or the terrain.
What you take home after the session
The rider buys nothing and the workshop keeps the recording. What you take away is the setup itself, saved as a baseline, so the next service or the next season starts from a known point.
A rider who wants a recording of every ride needs their own unit. Telemetry V3 and Telemetry V3 Pro record the same fork and shock data, and the app can send each new run to a tuner automatically, as a suspension shop receives its clients' runs.
How a workshop becomes a BYB Point
A workshop becomes a BYB Point by owning BYB Tech hardware and offering the session as a service. The model is the bike fit's: a measured, priced, bookable service, except that the measuring happens while the bike moves.
Common questions
- How much does a suspension tuning session cost?
- Each BYB Point sets its own price and takes its own bookings, so the price comes from the workshop. The rider buys no hardware.
- How long does a suspension session with data take?
- A morning or a day. Fitting the sensors typically takes under 15 minutes; the rest is riding the same trail while the technician changes one thing between runs.
- Can a BYB Point tune motocross suspension?
- Yes. Most BYB Points are mountain bike or motocross specialists, and some also work on quads and cars.
- Do I need my own data acquisition system?
- No. The workshop owns the hardware and keeps the recording; you leave with the setup saved as a baseline.