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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.

Top 8 Best Trail and All-Mountain MTB Tires!

Tires are some of the most critically important parts on your bike that can make or break how your bike feels on the trail. There are so many aspects that go into choosing the correct tire so we decided to drop a quick video giving you some insight on what to look for! Join Mark and Alex as they go over some of our ambassador and employees favorite trail and all-mountain MTB tires!

Do You Want to EASILY Improve Your Bike Riding Skills??? Here’s how.

Super Rider is back again with another riding tutorial for those of you out there looking to improve your bike skills! Join Aaron as he goes over 5 simple skills that you can do in a parking lot before, during or after a ride (or even on a day when you don't have time for a long ride!).

The All-New SRAM RED eTAP AXS!

Finally, the time is here! After much anticipation, SRAM released their new RED eTAP AXS road groupset! There have been many updates with this new line of RED products, including completely redesigned lever assemblies, calipers, rotors, front and rear derailleurs and chains.

The Top Women's Mountain Bike Gloves!

April is back again with another review of some of the best women's gloves on the market! April was kind enough to spend a lot of time going in depth about the differences between some of these gloves and what she appreciated the most about each set. Join April as she goes over her thoughts on a handful of some of the most popular women's mountain bike gloves available.

This Bike Might Change the Way You Look at E-bikes: Orbea Rise V1 Long-term Review!

We get a lot of questions about e-bikes, especially the Orbea Rise, so we figured we’d throw up a quick long-term review of one from one of the employees here at Jenson, Alex. Alex lives up in the mountains here in Southern California and has to do a fair bit of climbing and pedaling around at his local trail system to get to trails. Because he is in such high elevation, oxygen levels are different and make it a bit more difficult to breathe. This alone made it hard for him to enjoy long rides, especially when temperatures drop and snow season arrives.

Mastering MTB Skills: Pivot Like A Pro With Super Rider!

Have you ever found yourself riding on technical terrain, doing your best to line yourself up for an ideal line, but not quite being able to get yourself there? What about losing your balance before dropping into a technical section and not being able to reset yourself to ensure you conquer the line safely?