BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Commençal debuted their new Carbon Meta 5.5 all-mountain bike.  Shown in these pics is a prototype; colors will change, but…
 BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Kore had a lot of new goodies at their Sea Otter booth, including a prototype mold for their upcoming…
 BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Manitou unveiled their new TPC-based Absolute+ damping technology at Sea Otter Classic. Quick background: A long time ago,…
 BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Full Speed Ahead debuted two new cranksets at Sea Otter, both 2×9 mountain bike setups with a unique…
FROM ELLSWORTH BICYCLES: Got a tall friend or family member who’s having trouble finding the perfect frame size? Ellsworth has them covered with our XL…
PRESS RELEASE: Trips for Kids (TFK) announced it has taken 50,000 underserved urban youth on mountain bike rides since its inception more than 20 years…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Where Fox moved to fully enclosed FIT dampers in their forks, Marzocchi is reintroducing their open bath systems for…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Continental was showing three new aggressive freeride / downhill mountain bike tires that use their Black Chili compound.  The Kaiser…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: TwoWheelogic was showing off several brands at Sea Otter, including Nokon.  Famous for their aluminum cable housing, they’ve launched…
KONAWORLD – Sure, naming our new all-mountain jewel may have stumped us, but you, oh glorious Kona people, had no problem. After hundreds of emails, our…
The following is from Tomac and does not represent Bikerumor.com’s aesthetic opinion on interior design: Tomac Bikes announces today the completion of a limited edition…
FROM IMBA: The 160-bill Public Lands Omnibus Management Act, has been signed into law. Many of the bills – including those in Oregon, Virginia and Colorado…
About 14,000 Specialized 2009 model bicycles, made in China and imported by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., of Morgan Hill, Calif., because the handlebars can break,…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Tom Ritchey weighs in on his new SuperLogic carbon-rimmed mountain bike wheels and how they held up during the…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: At long last, Industry Nine has started building complete wheels with their own rims.  Available with Downhill / Freeride, All…
 BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Industry Nine, known for their signature mountain bike hubs and spokes (and their notoriously long lead times!) introduced…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: These are considerably newer than the Curbside we just posted…Felt’s first ever carbon fiber hardtails.  They come in both…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Fox Racing Shox is introducing the FIT (Fox Isolated Technology) damper into their full range of shocks. Previously, the…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: The Geax Saguaro isn’t exactly a new tire, but I’d never seen it before…nor did I know that anyone made…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: For 2010, Rocky Mountain Bicycles is using the Vertex 29 to give all of their 7005 aluminum Vertex frames…
BIKERUMOR.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Rocky Mountain Bicycles had two new prototype 29ers on display, the Altitude 29 full suspension (above) and the Vertex…
