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Every top rider likes to thank his team on the podium. And all of those teams feature a suspension guy, who helps tune perhaps the most important element of a race-winning machine. What exactly does a suspension guy do? We sat down with Muscle Milk/Toyota JGRMX's Jonny Oler to get an inside look.

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The Conversation

mx_579 wrote: 11:55am July 1, 2011

I love these in preparation articles. It's nice to get a behind the scenes look at what actually goes into getting ready for a national. Obviously it's alot different than the average guy getting ready for a local race. Seems like you got the perfect guy to explain the life a suspension guy. Very well spoken and explained well enough without going into too much detail.

mx_579 wrote: 11:56am July 1, 2011

Oh and thanks for going back to this format on the site.

joemotocross589 wrote: 12:10pm July 1, 2011

Very informative and interesting. Ya know, thats the beauty of running a super combat wombat rear suspension...soft, medium, and stiff...spring setting, and yer done.....forks, just dump or add oil till desired handling. Use the time you would have to work on all this fancy stuff on the new bikes, to drink beer, and chase woman. Even more simple.

Hot Rod wrote: 12:15pm July 1, 2011

Every good suspension guy MUST have a Rat Tail. I'm pretty sure i just witnessed a Rat Tail Mullett... Sorry, had to point that out

Quasimotox wrote: 5:55pm July 1, 2011

Best In Preparation thus far. Well done Jason/JonnyO. Free lunch Jason.....Davi's buyin'.

Frank B Newman wrote: 12:08am July 2, 2011

What a crock... Suspension settings have been around for 40 years and this guy acts like it"s a 70 hour a week job . with computers and all these days you punch in some info and walla theres your tweek. but gotta hand it to him he makes it sound tireing as hell. it" either to hard or to soft!!!!

Barcode wrote: 8:49pm July 5, 2011

Hot Rod, I don't see any Rat Tail. It could be there, but I can't see one. Maybe he had one as kid?

Maybe I will try an find Jonny some time and have a beer with him. I bet he drinks a lot! Look at who rides for him. I bet its like trying to make a "B" class rider happy in the woods. Just not going to happen.