Jenson USA News, Events, and Ride Calendar

Corona Road ride - Sunday, January 13th

   

Join us for a road ride departing our Corona store this Sunday. Meet Jenson USA team rider Daniel Perez in front of the store at 8AM and roll at 8:15AM.

• Plan for about a 2 hour ride
• Helmets are required
• Please carry your own water, tools, etc.
• Rain cancels
• No drop policy - come learn to ride safely in a group

Jenson USA Corona is very close to the Green River trailhead and has ample parking. Use our store as a safe starting point for your rides.

Driving Directions:
Exit at Serfas Club Drive, turn right onto Wardlow Rd. Then right into the parking lot. Meet in the front of the store.

Saturday XC Ride - Welcome Alan back - Powder Canyon

Welcome the return of Alan Eger. Come on out this Saturday, Jan. 12, and enjoy one of our favorite local riding areas this Saturday; Powder Canyon. It is a very local spot and offers some great climbing and single track. We have had some great groups in the past and are excited to start up these winter rides. This is a good ride for those wanting to experience some smooth single track riding. No drop policy in effect. This ride lasts about 2 hours and is all XC rideable.

Ride starts at 8:00am. Please be prompt. Be self sufficient with your own water, nutrition and spare tube/tools. Helmets are required.

Directions: off the 60 frwy, exit Fullerton Road. Go South. Right turn onto Old Fullerton Road. Look for Ride sign at the park entrance. Take dirt road to parking lot.

questions:  egeralan@aol.com

Join us for a night ride

Join Jenson USA staff and team members at an MTB night ride, this Thursday, January 10th. This ride is hosted by the Cycling Connection club, http://www.cyclingconnection.org, based in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

This ride will last for about 1.5 hours and will take place at Claremont Wilderness Area / Marshall Canyon.

• Ride starts at 5:30PM
• Meet in the Von's parking lot on the Southeast corner of Mills and Baseline Road
• Come prepared for a night ride with helmet, headlight, and your own tools, spare tube, etc.

Alan Eger returns! MTB ride Saturday, January 12 - Powder Canyon

It’s been 4 months. We’ve missed him and we know you have too. Alan Eger is back and kicking off the winter ride season at Powder Canyon. This is a great, little known riding area right here in our neighborhood. Singletrack, climbing and fast swoops that give you everything you can take.

• Ride starts at 8AM
• Come on a trail-ready bike in good operating conditions
• Be self-sufficient with helmet and your own tools, nutrition, water
• Rain cancels

Directions:
From Los Angeles, take the 10 Freeway east, and then the Pomona Freeway (60) east. Exit at Fullerton Road. Turn right onto Old Fullerton Road. The park is located at 2485 Old Fullerton Road. Look for the RIDE signs and enter the park road.

From Orange County, take the 57 Freeway north and exit at Pathfinder Road, turn left (west). On Fullerton Road turn left (south). Turn right on Old Fullerton Road. The park is located at 2485 Old Fullerton Road.

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Road ride - Sunday, January 6th

   

Join us for a road ride departing our Corona store this Sunday. Meet Jenson USA team rider Daniel (podium winner) in front of the store at 8AM and roll at 8:15AM.

• Plan for about a 2 hour ride
• Helmets are required
• Please carry your own water, tools, etc.
• Rain cancels
• No drop policy - come learn to ride safely in a group

Jenson USA Corona is very close to the Green River trailhead and has ample parking. Use our store as a safe starting point for your rides.

Driving Directions:
Exit at Serfas Club Drive, turn right onto Wardlow Rd. Then right into the parking lot. Meet in the front of the store.

New Year Bike Sale/ Cannondale Demo Day - Jan. 19

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great Christmas, New Year and every celebration in between. Did you get the shiny, new bike stuff you were hoping for? Or did you get some something even better....giftcards! Well, now is the time to cash in. January 19th is going to be the day to look for that new bike. Come on in to one of our Jenson retail stores and find unbelievable deals on road and mountain bikes. We are moving all 2007 models and even a few 2006 at deals that can't be missed.

In addition, come out and test ride a new 2008 Cannondale bike at Corona on Saturday, the January 19th. The Demo truck will be at the store and Steve, our amazong Cannondale rep, will be there to set you up and let you "Feel It". That is, the ride of one of the 2008 Cannondale bicycles. And these are nice.

Make your plans for January 19th at JensonUSA...

questions:  showroom@jensonusa.com

Sunday Road Ride

Come on out to Jenson USA for a Road ride this Sunday. We are starting a Sunday morning ride that leaves from the Corona store and rolls for about 2 hours. It is being led by one of the Jenson USA race team and should be great for your winter training needs. A No Drop Policy will be in effect.

Meet at Jenson USA Corona at 8:00 am for a 8:15 ride time.

Jenson is very close to Green River, has ample parking and can be used as a take off point.

Exit at Serfas Club Drive, turn right onto Wardlow Rd. Then right into the parking lot. Meet in the front of the store.

Dirt Rides -

Get ready to welcome back Alan Eger as he is quickly recovering from his recent crash. Alan is planning on getting everyone back out on those trails that only he can find in Southern California. We are looking forward to seeing Alan back on the trail.

Questions: showroom@jensonusa.com

Team Jenson Wins Big at Southridge

Jenson USA has a team that just keeps on winning! Huges props to all the racers competing and putting in the blood, sweat and gears (ouch) to even get to the starting line. Racing takes dedication but the payoff is awesome.

Two Jenson USA team riders were crowned season champions and two others received trophies at the end-of-the-year awards banquet for the Southridge racing series.

Timothy Pickett earned his first place jersey for winning the expert men 27-34 cross country category. Rod Leveque earned his in the sport men 27-24 group.

Mark Mumea took second place in the same category, and Dean Long was awarded for his fourth place finish in sport men 35-44.

But the biggest winner of all at the Dec. 16 banquet may have been Mike Barosko, bike builder and mechanic at Jenson’s Ontario retail outlet. Mike took home a #1 jersey for winning the expert 19-26 downhill division, and then rode away with the day’s biggest raffle prize

– a motorcycle.

Southridge is the best all-around mountain bike race series in Southern California. Organizers hosted eight cross country and nine downhill races last season on courses tucked behind and among homes in suburban Fontana, Calif. Super D and 4x races are also regularly on the schedule.

Thanks to Donny and his crew for a great season and a terrific year-end banquet.

The 2008 Southridge Winter Series is just around the corner. The first races are Jan. 12 & 13. If you’re thinking of giving racing a try, Southridge is a challenging and fun place to begin.

Jenson’s Ontario retail store is only a few miles away, and has everything you need to get started. We hope to see you out there next year.

Claremont Night Rides

Are you looking for a Night Ride in the IE area? Join Tim Pickett, Jenson USA Team member, as he leads a ride through Claremont and Marshall Canyon . Tuesday and Thursday evenings, meet at the lot on Mills for a 5:30pm ride time.

This is a Cycling Connection bike club ride and is a great way to meet other riders from the area. Get out in the night and see what you’ve been missing. This is a Fat Tire ride.

Helmets, lights and bike self repair items are required.

Questions: showroom@jensonusa.com

Join the Cycling Connection bicycle club on Saturday morning for a road ride in the Inland Empire. Meet at “It’s a Grind” Coffee Shop in Rancho Cucamonga at 7:45. The ride splits into a 25 or 35 mile loop. Everyone finishes and you’ll be sure to find a level that suits your fitness. Jenson USA joins this club ride and recommends taking a spin.

Then swing on by Jenson USA and check out the selection of road bikes that are screaming deals. Year-End will always get you the best price on a late model bicycle.

It’s a Grind Coffee House

7325 Day Creek Blvd., Ste 103

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739

Specials on Lemond, Colnago, Look, Rocky Mountain, Jamis, Scott road bikes.

BI309C25 - LEMOND BUENOS AIRES D BIKE '07       was $2,419.99 NOW $1,589

BI309C26 - LEMOND VERSAILLES T BIKE '07            was $2,019.99 NOW $1,329

BI405C01 - LEMOND ALPE D'HUEZ D BIKE '07           was $1,759.99 NOW $1,156

BI306C00 - ROCKY MOUNTAIN SOLO 30 '07               was $1,399.99 NOW $850    

BI404C05 - ROCKY MOUNTAIN SOLO 10 BIKE '06     was $1,048.00 NOW $699

Many more In-Store Specials

Questions: showroom@jensonusa.com

Jenson USA Race Results

The 2007 cross country race season has officially come to an end for the Jenson USA racing team, and the guys are looking forward to a couple of months of eating turkey and resting their tired legs.

The last two races of the season were a pair of perennial fall favorites, the Mt. SAC Fat Tire Classic in Walnut, Calif. on Nov. 4 and the Southridge 16th Annual Challenge in Fontana, Calif. on Nov. 17.

Tim Pickett won the expert men 27-34 class at Southridge with the second-fastest time of the day on the 20-mile course. He edged teammate Rod Leveque by a mere four seconds. Rod charged hard to catch Tim with about three miles remaining, but Tim broke loose up the final climb and held off the challenge across the finish line. Rod took 2nd with the third fastest time for experts across all age groups. Mark Mumea, competing in his first race as an expert, took 4th in the tough class. Dean Long finished in 3rd place in the sport Men 35-44 class after contesting for the lead throughout the race.

The team had similar success two weeks earlier at Mt. SAC.

Tim, Rod and Daniel Perez swept the podium in the expert men 30-34 class. Mark took 2nd in the sport men 30-34 group, and Dean finished 3rd in sport men 35-39.

Jenson USA co-sponsored the Mt. SAC race and was well represented on the fun course by a huge contingent of employees who turned out to compete.

Mike Barosko (bike builder and mechanic) finished 4th in the sport men 19-24 group. Steve Mooney (Ontario Retail Store) finished 8th in sport men 45-49, with Rudi Eddy (Retail) close behind in 10th. Luis Razo (Corona Retail Mgr.) finished 10th in the sport men 30-34 class.

Wayne Sharp (Ontario Retail Mgr.) finished 8th in beginner men 35-39 riding his vintage, 20-year-old hardtail with thumb shifters. Nick Boswell (Ontario Retail Store) finished 8th in beginner men 19-24. In the beginner Clydesdale class, Scott McLean (Purchasing/Warehouse Mgr.) finished 5th, Lindsay Mitchell (Ontario Retail Store) finished 8th and Rafael Cuevas (Warehouse Super.)  finished 10th.