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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.

Fox Union BOA Flat Long-term Review!

You asked and they listened... Fox is giving the people what they want! If you've been looking for a full BOA enclosure system for a flat pedal mountain bike shoe, you probably already know how rare it is to come across them. Fox Racing has added this option to their Union line, providing the same enclosure system often shown on clipless offerings, but in a flat shoe version. Join Kevin as he goes over some of the features of the Union BOA Flat shoe and his thoughts about this new offering after spending a couple of months on them!

Taking a Look at the All-New Race Face Era Line!

We got the chance to head up to Scotts Valley to check out the all new Era line from Race Face. Race Face put a lot of time and effort into producing some of the most reliable and compliant carbon products available on the market. With a new approach to how carbon handlebars, wheels, and chain rings are made, Race Face has really stepped it up and released some of our favorite products of the year so far. Join Kevin as he goes over this new line of products, you might be surprised about what you learn!

Ultimate Road and Gravel Bike Helmet Guide

Since Tour De France is in full swing and we know we have some loyal road and/or gravel customers out there watching, we figured we'd drop a quick video showing off features of some of our favorite road and gravel helmets. Join Mark as he goes over just a small selection of some of our favorite road and gravel helmets from some of the best road and gravel specialists in the industry!

Top 5 Must-have Mountain Bike Goggles

Bike park season has kicked off! If you're in a normally dry and dusty area like we are, it's a really good idea to make sure you have proper equipment to ensure you can ride safely and comfortably throughout the entire day. We previously have shot a full face and half shell helmet video, so we thought it might be helpful to put together a handful of some of our favorite mountain bike goggles to accompany that content. Hopefully this video helps some of you out there choose your next goggle that suits your needs! Join Mark and Alex as they go over a small selection of some of our favorite mountain bike goggles!

Our Top 10 MTB Lids!

All helmets aren't created equally and when it comes to your brain, it doesn't pay to be cheap. If there is one thing that you should absolutely never pinch pennies on, it is your helmet. There are many helmets out there from brands who haven't done proper testing that lack safety features in order to be the least expensive consumers. There are also affordable options out there that are packed full of safety features that you might not have known existed.

Guide to the Tour de France

As the Tour de France is by far the most iconic and well-known bike race in the world, it also receives the most media attention and coverage. For this reason, the tour is the most likely cycling event to reach out and grab the attention of cyclists and non-cyclists alike, who may not regularly follow the pro road cycling calendar. Any new viewer will be quick to find out that the tour can be rather difficult to fully understand, as there is a plethora of dynamics that make up the racing. Every July, a new wave of curious viewers may need some basic decoding in order to fully understand everything there is to love about this epic race. Think of this guide as a “how-to” on watching the Tour de France. After all, road racing has been called “chess on wheels.”