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Our website is absolutely chocked full of bikes, components, apparel, and accessories. We've created the Jenson Blog as a tool for cyclists to learn all about the ins-and-outs of the bike world. Use our guides, how-to's, and reviews to navigate the immense options of bike parts or just a bit of two-wheeled entertainment.

Just Landed: The Reserve Fillmore Valve

New rubber on your rig may elicit fantastic dreams of drifting corners, cutting berms and hookingup at crucial moments, but the sheer thought of getting those new tubeless tires mounted, inflated and seated can cloud those dreams with dread. The reality is that as mountain bike technology has evolved exponentially year after year, that silly little Presta valve you’ve been cursing has held steadfast for nearly a century. A CENTURY!?!?!

Until today.

Jeff Kendall-Weed's Unboxing and 1-Month of the Yeti SB130

We all know that Jeff Kendall-Weed can absolutely send it on some of the most creative lines that a backwoods mountain bike trail can offer. Often this means Jeff chooses bikes with a lot of travel to handle what he throws at them. We challenged Jeff to try out something a bit shorter travel and see how well he'd get along with the SB130 Lunch Ride edition bike from Yeti. Check out his first look and 1 month ride review video inside this article to see what Jeff thinks of this short travel bruiser of a bike.

Bikes Are Better Together - MTB Riding Session with Friends

What happens when you load up a truck with four friends decked out in the raddest gear, four bikes, two large pizzas, and a ton of stoke? Find out in our latest video featuring freehubs screaming, hair flying, and tires skidding kicking up dirt.

Bikes are better together- remember sessioning that feature with some friends a couple of extra times to really nail it? We’re all kids at heart so here’s a reminder to make plans with your friends, order those pizzas, and go play outside.

VIDEO: KING KONG Trail | On An E-Bike!

Searching for and sending it down Redbull Rampage-esc trails are at the top of the bucket list for many gravity, freeride and downhill riders. Although, many would never dream of riding these types of trails on a trail E-bike, Aaron Gwin makes due with what he has. Head into the Jenson USA blog to watch Aaron Gwin send it down Utah's King Kong Trail on his E-bike.

Matt Bolton Gives Remy Metailler a Private Tour of His Latest Trail Masterpiece in Squamish

What happens when the creative mind and riding talent of Matt Bolton is set free to design a new trail? ABSOLUTE MAGIC! Matt spent the last year crafting his new trail, Jurassic 5, and invited Remy Metailler to take first runs with him down this raw, rowdy, and massively sendy trail. Click into our article to watch their full video edit.

Maxxis MTB Tire Review by Jeff Kendall-Weed

Jeff Kendall-Weed has had a long relationship with WTB and has spent a lot of time testing those tires and giving his feedback on the best options from them. But, the Maxxis fan club is real, and the requests for Jeff to try them out have finally been answered! Head into this article and watch the video to see what Jeff thinks of these fan favorite tires and his thoughts on how they compare to the competition from WTB.