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
Pearl Izumi Launches New Pi PRO/BLACK Line of Premium Aero Road Apparel Pearl Izumi has a new lineup of race-oriented road and gravel apparel, and they’re calling it Pi PRO/BLACK. Written by Jeremy Benson April 22, 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
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
Will the 32″ Wheel Dominate the 2026 Sea Otter Classic? Excited for Sea Otter Classic coverage? So are we!! Written by Ron Frazelle April 15, 2026
Wolf Tooth Components Now Has Colorful New Bottom Brackets to Match Their Headsets WTC’s first big product launch of the year… NEW Bottom Brackets! Written by Ron Frazelle May 21, 2025
Interesting Sea Otter Finds: NICH Bikes, Aero Road Shoes, and a Spinning Tire Sealant Applicator? Do we need a machine to help evenly distribute tubeless tire sealant? Or just better inner tubes? You’ll find both inside. Written by Jordan Villella April 25, 2025
New Component Roundup: Magura Gustav Pro Brakes, Hope RX2 Brakes, Sustainable Tires, More Exciting torque wrenches, tires made from 100% reusable materials, pink derailleurs, and more highlight this post-Sea Otter roundup. Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2025
Post Sea Otter Roundup: New Apparel, Eyewear, Protection, and Bags for Bikepacking & Bike-Packing Time to empty out the Sea Otter photos with interesting new gear from B&W, Tailfin, D3O, Smith, Ornot, SDG, and more! Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2025
RotaLuber 3D Prints Their Way To Better Chain Lubrication + New eBike Backpedal Tool RotaLuber may be the fastest and most efficient new way to lubricate your chain – saving time and chain lube in the process. Written by Zach Overholt April 21, 2025
MRP Shows Off 38mm Suspension Fork Prototype, Lift & Ramp Control V2, More An MRP 38mm suspension fork? It could be here soon, plus some new drop-in suspension tuning goods to improve the forks you already have. Written by Zach Overholt April 21, 2025
Stromm Raktt: The Fastest Road Bike at Sea Otter Classic? The Stromm Raktt might be the fastest bike on the market, it saves you 10 watts at 40kph and—hold onto your aero socks—30 watts at… Written by Jordan Villella April 18, 2025
Kuat Piston Ion E-Bike Rack Increases Weight Capacity For Heavy Bikes, Off-Road & RV Use If you’re looking for a way to carry around heavy e-bikes, or go off roading with normal mountain bikes, Kuat has a new option in… Written by Zach Overholt April 18, 2025
Sea Otter Classic: Ron’s Rad Rando Roundup and a Best of Show Surprise! Sea Otter has a little bit of everything, kinda like Ron’s roundup. Written by Ron Frazelle April 18, 2025
Abbey Gets Heavy Duty with Shop Whip-It & Crombie Tool, Reinforced Spoke Wrench Always the crown jewel of the traveling mechanic’s toolbox, Abbey introduced some tools specifically for the stationary mechanic – and more. Written by Zach Overholt April 16, 2025
Gary Fisher’s Morelle eBike Fully Charges in 15 Minutes Using AI? The Morelle eBike claims to be fully rechargable in just 15 minutes! Written by Ron Frazelle April 14, 2025
Spotted: Prototype Ventum GS1 Gravel Race Bike Gravel speed with bigger tires. Ventum is gearing up for race season. Written by Jordan Villella April 12, 2025
The Hudski Dualist is a Do it all ATB With Personality Hudski Bikes’ new Dualist is “a Jack of all trades, and a master of most” Written by Ron Frazelle April 12, 2025
Praxis Works Uses Hinged Gears to Create Unique Prototype HiT Transmission Gears that fold and electronic shifting under full power highlight the HiT gearbox prototype from Praxis. Written by Zach Overholt April 12, 2025
Prototype Cane Creek MTB Inverted Suspension Fork Joins the Party at Sea Otter Cane Creek already has one inverted fork. Are they about to launch another? Written by Zach Overholt April 12, 2025
