Jenson USA News, Events, and Ride Calendar

Jenson Rides for July 2007

Here is a quick listing of the rides planned for the month of July 2007. You will notice a few new ride locations and some fun in store. Alan will be getting us the exact ride info as it gets closer to ride time. But mark your calendar now...

July 7- Malibu State Park/Bulldog (Ocean breezes)

July 14- JensonUSA Corona store new route (meet at the Jenson store)

July 21- J.P.L.. / Pasadena (a classic)

July 28 - Weir Canyon - (a great ride with official sanction last time)

Jenson Ride 6/30

Come join Jenson out at Chino Hills this Saturday for our weekly ride. Chino Hills is right in our backyard and we expect a good crowd. Plan on some warm weather and great climbing. Is Alan going to wear 2 or 3 jerseys this week? Plan on around 3 hours riding time. 

Ride starts at 8:30 am. Please be prompt. Be self-sufficient with your own water, nutrition and spare tube/tools. Helmets are required.

Directions: The park is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Corona in the city of Chino Hills. Take the 91 Freeway to Highway 71-North, or the 10 Freeway or 60 Freeway to Highway 71-South. Exit on Soquel Canyon and turn west. Proceed to Elinvar and turn left. Elinvar and Sapphire (right) is the park entrance.Look for the Ride sign.

Jenson Race Results

Jenson has had some excellent results from it's race team this late spring and early summer.

Mark Mumea - The Southern California event known as The Traverse was held by the Warrior Society. This is an event that ranks as a very difficult race. Go 44 miles, with 8,000 feet of elevation, make it dry and dusty. You're talking So Cal riding. Mark finished an fantastic 4:42:59 which put him in 12th place overall. As Mark is just getting his racing career going, he is running as an intermediate and he topped out his class. His time would have put him 7th in the Expert class 31-45. Mark, you have found you racing niche. Long and tortuous. Great job, Mark!

Zack Patterson - We have a hot one on our hands with Zack. Zack made the trip back to Utah for the Deer Valley National Mountain Bike Race #4. He finished in 4th place in the XC race. He is racing Expert 18 and under in both the XC race and Short Track. Zack is currently ranked 2nd in Califorina for Expert under 18. Keep your eyes on this guy....

Daniel Perez - Daniel aslso made the trip back to Deer Valley for the NMBA #4 race. He had a tough day and thinks maybe the altitude playing some games with the incoming O2. But Daniel is also ranked 2nd in California Expert 30-34. So keeping the rubber on the road is Daniels motto and keep on rolling. He is going for the National ranking and will continue the series. More to come from Daniel

Team Jenson USA earned four top ten finishes last Sunday at the opening round of the Rim Nordic mountain bike race series in Running Springs, Calif.

The Rim Nordic ski area, which hosts the competition, sits at an elevation of nearly 7,000 feet. Racers benefit from the cooler temperatures up there this time of year, but pay for it with the lung burn that comes from hammering in the relatively thin air of the upper reaches of the SoCal mountains.

The 8-mile course was typically tough, due to both the loose dirt and rocks and the long, painful climb out of the start. The backside of the loop, however, rewarded racers with some of the most enjoyable, shady and twisty singletrack of any course in the state.

Daniel Perez and Tim Pickett, both racing in the Expert 30-34 class, battled wheel to wheel for most of their first two laps.

Daniel charged ahead on the third and final loop to secure a 2nd place finish. Tim, only a few minutes behind, powered across the finish line in 7th place.

Rod Leveque finished 2nd in the Sport 30-34 class. Rod’s two-lap time of about 90 minutes was among the fastest sport times of the day.

Dean Long stopped in the pits at the end of his first lap to repair a mechanical problem, but finished strong to earn 9th place in a typically large field in the Sport 35-39 group.

Look for Team Jenson USA on July 1 at the next round of SoCal State series in Big Bear.

Jenson Ride 6/23

Come on out and ride Claremont, Marshall Canyon and mostly likely Potato Mtn. This is a good ride for those of you unfamiliar with the Jenson rides. A good climb but a little more forgiving  in distance and altitude.

Ride starts at 8:30 am. Please be prompt. Be self-sufficient with your own water, nutrition and spare tube/tools. Helmets are required.

Directions:

From Foothill Blvd.in Claremont take Mills Rd. north till it meets Baldy Rd. Park in the lot under the power lines. Look for the Ride sign and Alan.

Jenson Ride Photos

Saturdays ride led us into the hills in the Santa Monicas. And what a ride the people demanded! We started out with 13 riders and ended up with the same after a day of heat and 34 miles and a very Epic ride. In those miles we gained 5400 feet of vertical climbing and spent 5:30 hours doing so. 

Enjoy the photos.

Future Rides for your calendar

Here's a ride heads up for those of you liking a little advance warning.

6/16 - Dirt Mulholland

6/23 - Marshall Canyon - meet at Mills lot

6/30 - Chino Hills - meet at Elinvar

Same 8:30 am start time.....

Hope you see you there....

Jenson Ride 6/16

Jenson will be riding Dirt Mulholland this Saturday. Alan has yet another new route that should show how fantastic the Santa Monica Mtns are for riding. This is on the Westside so expect some clean air and great views. Expect around a 3 hour ride. We always have a good turnout when we ride Dirt Mulholland so come on out and meet some new riders.

Ride starts at 8:30 am. Please be prompt. Be self-sufficient with your own water, nutrition and spare tube/tools. Helmets are required.

Directions: Exit Skirball Dr. off the 405 fwy. Turn left (west) on Mulholland. Go about 4 miles to the Ride sign. Look for Alan.

Jenson Ride Photos

We had a great turnout on Saturday! Everyone had a blast on the grueling climb of the Skyline trail. Weather was perfect and trail in good shape. The Jenson race team was on hand to pick up the pace. Up Skyline the hammer was down when Zach Patterson and Tim Pickett throttled up and started to hammer with people chasing! Rod Leveque experienced a tacoed rim and Dean Long a cracked frame. These guys ride hard!

And best luck to Zack Patterson as he heads off to Deer Valley, Utah for this weekend NMBA race. Zach is currently ranked 2nd in Califorina Expert under 18 and 23 nationally. He is taking his show on the road and we expect big things from this bullet. Go big, Zach.

Jenson Ride June 9

This week Jenson is riding in Corona. Take on the Skyline Trail and work it out. This is not your grandma's eveing stroll. Plan on climbing. Plan on sweating. Plan on having a good time! Remember...No pain, No gain.

Plan on about a 3 hour tour. We are meeting at the Corona Store as a take off point. We did this one about a month ago and it was great.

Ride starts at 8:30 am. Please be prompt. Be self-sufficient with your own water, nutrition and spare tube/tools. Helmets are required.

Directions: Jenson USA Corona is right off the 91 fwy at Serfas Club Drive. Exit and go North, right turn on Wardlow Rd, turn into the mall parking lot and go around the front.

2410 Wardlow Rd. Corona 92880

And after the ride, come on in the the Jenson Corona store for some unbelievable deals! This is pricing like you have not seen. Components, Riding clothes, Protection, Bikes. Saturday is the Grand Opening Sale for Jenson USA Corona and products are the name of the game. Make sure to stop in and fill out a raffle ticket for a chance at an $1,000 shopping spree at the Corona store. This is one that you don't have to pass by the "accountant". Drawing is a 2pm so don't snooze.