Sea Otter Wrap-Up: Anodized Parts, Radial Tires, Gear Storage, NA Beers, & More There was no shortage of anodized parts and other cool products at the Sea Otter Classic, and here are the photos to prove it. Written by Jeremy Benson April 30, 2026
Spotted: Viair Has Clik Heads and Upcoming On-Bike Carry Solution for Recon Mini Inflators At Sea Otter, Viair was showing off its Clik-compatible heads and a new on-bike carrying case for its Recon Mini and Mini SL electric inflators. Written by Jeremy Benson April 28, 2026
Kuat’s New Rooftop Cargo Box Opens From The Back, Plus Vertical Hitch Rack Concept & More! Kuat is reinventing the cargo box with a novel forward-opening design, plus a new vertical rack concept, 32″ bike carrying, and more. Written by Jeremy Benson April 27, 2026
Tasted at Sea Otter: Lachlan Morton’s Pretty Great Instant Coffee Instant Coffee is notoriously bad, but Lachlan Morton’s Pretty Great Instant is by far the best I’ve ever tried. Written by Jeremy Benson April 24, 2026
Spotted at Sea Otter: New MTB Helmets from Bell and a Sub $100 Model from Smith A new entry level adult model and a kids’ helmet from Smith, plus the new Lightweight Full Air Mips and 3QTR Air Mips helmets from… Written by Jeremy Benson April 23, 2026
Dunlop Enters the MTB Tire Market With Geomax Tire Range Launched at Sea Otter Dunlop is aiming to bring its decades of motocross and supercross expertise into the mountain bike market with new Geomax range of tires. Written by Jeremy Benson April 22, 2026
The New Xtracycle OmniTierra is a Titanium, Gearbox, Belt-Drive Cargo Adventure Bike Purpose-built for long-haul bikepacking and touring, the new Xtracycle OmniTierra titanium cargo bike is unique and available now. Written by Jeremy Benson April 21, 2026
Giro Unveils Eight New and Updated Road, Gravel, and MTB Shoes at Sea Otter Giro rounds out its lineups of road and off-road shoes, debuting eight new and/or updated models at Sea Otter, which are available now. Written by Jeremy Benson April 21, 2026
32” Mountain Bikes of Sea Otter 2026: All the Big Wheeled Bikes We Could Find There were lots of 32” MTBs to see at Sea Otter, but most of the major players still aren’t showing their cards. Written by Jeremy Benson April 20, 2026
Neko Mullaly Wins Sea Otter DH on His 32” Frameworks “Mega Mullet” We only just caught our first glimpses of 32” mullet bikes, and now, one has already been raced to the top step of the podium… Written by Jeremy Benson April 20, 2026
eMTBs of Sea Otter 2026: Some May Look Familiar, Others Won’t The EMTB story as of late has been centered on the new Avinox motor. But not all the eMTBs at Sea Otter took the same… Written by Travis Reill April 18, 2026
2026 Sea Otter Classic Overland Rig Roundup Plus an Off-road Buggy and a Harley 2026 SOC brings the Overland rigs, check ’em out! Written by Ron Frazelle April 18, 2026
Pretty, Unique, and Eye-Catching Custom Painted Bikes of Sea Otter 2026 Check out a photo gallery of some of the most eye-catching custom painted bikes at the 2026 Sea Otter Classic. Written by Jeremy Benson April 17, 2026
Sea Otter 2026’s Weird, Wacky, Unique, and a Little Bit Funky At the Sea Otter Classic, there are new bikes, new clothing, new shoes, new helmets, new, new, new….and then there is the fringe Written by Travis Reill April 17, 2026
Confirmed: Prototype Fox 32″ Fork Spotted at Sea Otter Fox’s 32″ prototype 34 SL fork spotted hiding in plain sight on an Ari Signal Peak 32″ prototype frame. Written by Jeremy Benson April 16, 2026
Life Time acquires Sea Otter Classic, growing their event empire After 30 years in the running, the Sea Otter Classic is getting a change of ownership. Life Time announced today that the lifestyle brand has… Written by Kristen Arendt August 03, 2021
