Sea Otter Classic

You should know by now, that Airborne is back albeit with a slightly different direction. Gone are their bevy of reasonably priced Ti frames, only…

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.…

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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…