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VIDEO: Use Your Feet! | Beginner Braking Tips with Aaron Gwin

VIDEO: Use Your Feet! | Beginner Braking Tips with Aaron Gwin

Becoming more confident on the trails comes from improving your positioning on the bike, and it starts with your feet. Click into the Jenson USA Blog for pro tips from Aaron Gwin on how to properly position your feet and pedals while braking and why it matters, especially in steeper terrain.

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: $450 vs. $2000 Suspension - EPISODE 4

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: $450 vs. $2000 Suspension - EPISODE 4

There's no doubt that your suspension plays a huge part in how your bike rides, but do you need to spend all that extra money on fancy coatings and excessive dials? Well, today we're going to find out with Henry's $450 option versus Jason's $2000 option. What could go wrong?

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: $180 vs. 1900 Contact Points - EPISODE 3

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: $180 vs. 1900 Contact Points - EPISODE 3

This time on Budget vs. Baller Henry and Jason dive into the world of contact points. Grips, handlebars, stems, dropper posts, saddles, and pedals all play a role in a bike's performance but do you need to splash out on the latest and greatest? We're here to find out where to spend and where to save.

VIDEO: Don't Make This BIG MISTAKE! | Cornering With Your Eyes with Aaron Gwin

VIDEO: Don't Make This BIG MISTAKE! | Cornering With Your Eyes with Aaron Gwin

Improving your ride mechanics helps you to go faster on the trail and shaves seconds when it counts. Head into the Jenson USA blog and take tips from downhill legend, Aaron Gwin, as he shows what to do (and what not to do) when cornering and why it matters.

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: $450 vs. $2200 Wheels & Tires - EPISODE 2

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: $450 vs. $2200 Wheels & Tires - EPISODE 2

When it comes to wheels and tires there are so many options of what to buy that it can be quickly overwhelming. Do you need carbon hoops with hubs that engage in an instant or will regular old alloy do just fine? Do tires actually matter? After all, they are just rubber, right? Well, today we're going to find out as Jason pits his $2200 set up against Henry's $450 set up.

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: Buying 2 Used Mountain Bikes & Testing Them - Episode 1

PINKBIKE'S BUDGET VS BALLER: Buying 2 Used Mountain Bikes & Testing Them - Episode 1

Carbon wheels or alloy? Electronic drivetrains or cable-actuated? We're here to answer these questions and more in our brand new series: Budget vs. Baller. Join Jason Lucas and Henry Quinney as they purchase two identical 2017 Giant Reigns and systematically upgrade them with parts and components from Jenson USA to see where to spend and where to save. In episode one, the pair give the bikes a good once over before heading out to the trails to get some baseline timed testing in.