Event Coverage

The Best RollerRacing Talent Converges At Interbike With The 2010 Goldsprints World Championship

What: 2010 GoldSprints World Championships When: Thursday September 23rd, 2010 Where: Las Palmas Mexican Grill, 953 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV Time: 8pm –…

Written by Kristi Benedict September 20, 2010

Look and Polar to Release First Pedal-Based Power and Cadence Measuring System

Last year at Interbike, all the road guys obsessed with watts couldn’t stop talking about MetriGear’s Vector Power Meter, and for good reason. With a…

Written by Zach Overholt September 17, 2010

Interbike to Move to Anaheim California for 2011

Viva, Las Vegas. At least, that is, for one last year. Next week’s show, will mark the 13th and final year for the week long…

Written by Zach Overholt September 13, 2010

US Rep. Earl Blumenauer To Open Interbike 2010

Press Release: Interbike has announced that it will open its 2010 International Bicycle Expo in Las Vegas with a special press conference featuring keynote speaker…

Written by Kristi Benedict September 09, 2010

53×11 Coffee Brazil Ipanema Dulce Roast Brews Up Support for Bike MS

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – I met Evan from 53×11 Coffee at Sea Otter where he enlightened me on some of the coffee trade practices…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 26, 2010

Chiru Bikes’ Carbon 29er, Full Susser and Hardtail Mountain Bikes

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Chiru Bikes is a relatively new company named after the Himalayan antelope and is the brainchild of Pierre-Arnaud Le Magnan.…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 24, 2010

Avid Updates Code Brakes With Taperbore Tech – Power Up and Weight Down

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – By moving the downhill oriented Code brake series to their Taperbore design, Avid managed to drop 39g from the top-end…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 24, 2010

Tech Bits, Cutaway Photos on Manitou Circus DJ Fork and Hayes Prime Disc Brakes

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Hayes Bicycle Group, which owns Manitou, Hayes and Sun-Ringle had all their new goodies on display.Â We showed you the…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 21, 2010

Prototype Geax DHEA Downhill Tire, New AKA XC Mountain Bike Tire

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Geax had some new rubber, including a prototype of their completely revised DHEA downhill tire, shown above, and their all…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 20, 2010

Spy Shot! New XC Mountain Bike Helmet from POC, plus Carbon DH Helmet, more from Sea Otter

SPY SHOT! POC Sports, better known for their downhill armor and full face helmets, is apparently working up some XC magic for debut later this…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 17, 2010

Downhill Mountain Bike Coming from Pivot Cycles

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – If you follow the downhill scene, this should come as no surprise.Â I spoke briefly with Pivot Cycles founder Chris…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 13, 2010

Shimano SLX 3×10 Tech Specs and Photos

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Along with the XT group, Shimano gave the versatile SLX mountain bike component group the new Dynasys treatment by shrinking…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 11, 2010

Michelin Gets Wild With New Mountain Bike Tires

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Michelin has developed a new series of tires called Wild, with three versions for varying terrains. Rather than specify the…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 10, 2010

Thule Improves 29er Capability, Adds Lock Cores Standard-on T2 Bicycle Hitch Racks

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Thule has updated their popular T2 hitch-mount bicycle rack to be more compatible with 29er mountain bikes.Â In the process,…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 10, 2010

Rockshox New Argyle RCT Slopestyle Fork and One-Sided Maxle Lite

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – In addition to the Vivid Air, Turncoat and some spied SID and Monarch models, Rockshox was showing off their new…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 08, 2010

Carbon Santa Cruz V10 Downhill Bike…. What?

UPDATED: Now with more photos! You knew it was coming. The writing was on the wall. Santa Cruz has been beefing up its line of…

Written by Zach Overholt May 06, 2010

New XC and Freeride Wheelsets from Syncros

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Syncros is upping their wheelset count with new alloy rim models for everything from hard core XC use to full…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 06, 2010

New Carbon Fiber Mountain Bike Saddle, Stem and Seatpost from Syncros

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Syncros took the wraps off several new carbon fiber mountain bike components, giving you the ability to run a full…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 06, 2010

260g Carbon Tubular Mountain Bike Rim from Ritchey Logic, Other New Components

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – If this doesn’t take the cake as the lightest mountain bike rim on the market, I don’t know what does.Â …

Written by Tyler Benedict May 05, 2010

Real World Photos of Orbea’s New Rallon

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Orbea had a prototype model of the new Rallon hanging around the booth for visual inspection, and it’s as strong…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 05, 2010

Kona Proves You Can Build A Lightweight 6″ Travel Mountain Bike

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Besides the prototype carbon Jake cyclocross bike, Kona wanted to prove that you can indeed build their 6″ travel Abra…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 05, 2010

Intense Tracer 29er Mountain Bike – Real World Photos and Weight

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Intense had their brand spankin’ new Tracer 29er on display for all to ogle.Â In person, the frame looks a…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 05, 2010

Shiny New Chromed Felt Brougham Fixed Gear Bicycle

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Felt apparently had a super-top-secret new full suspension bike hiding somewhere in Monterey, but it wasn’t in the trailer when…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 04, 2010

New Wheels Coming from Zipp Speed Weaponry, 101’s Finally Available

Zipp Speed Weaponry just posted this teaser video about something new called FireCrest coming May 7, just a couple days from now.Â In the meantime,…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 04, 2010

Ibis’ New Mojo HD Photo’d and Weighed

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Prototypes of the Ibis Mojo HD were first seen at Interbike, then they released pricing and specs, and now they’re…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 29, 2010

Tasty Gearhead Go Bars from Kinetic Koffee, plus Artwork from Bulk Coffee Bags

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Go Bars are about $3 each, and they’ll be available in about a week via his website.Â For dealers, they’re…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 29, 2010

New Anodized Colors from Ellsworth

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Ellsworth was showing some new anodized color options for the pivots, rocker arm and dropouts on their bikes, which according…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 29, 2010

Prototype Norco Shinobi Full Suspension 29er Freeride Mountain Bike and Steel Judan Belt Drive Hardtail

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – I walked over to the Norco booth with the Gates PR guy to check out the new Judan, a steel…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 29, 2010

Lightweight Scandium VXD-1 Mountain Bike Wheelset from A-Class

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – A-Class debuted their new superlight VXD-1 mountain bike wheelset that features Scandium rims for a 1360g weight. By going with…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 28, 2010

Industry Nine’s New Carbon Mountain Bike Wheels with Proprietary Edge Rims

SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Industry Nine had some prototype versions of their new carbon-rimmed mountain bike wheels that use a proprietary Edge Composites rim.…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 28, 2010