Sea Otter 2009: Promax
Stopped by the Promax booth to check out some brakes. The Hornet: Hydraulic brake usies Dot. 4 fluid. This little Hornet had a little cylinder that helps to improve the modulation of any brake. This piece can be used on any other brake. On the demo booth…
Sea Otter 2009: Rocky Mountain’s New 29ers
Before I get to the pictures I’ve got to give props to the crew at Rocky Mountain. They had a great group at Sea Otter. I got a chance to meet Andreas, Alex & Joanne and they were really good people. Joanne, the super engineer, and I had a…
Sea Otter 2009: Camelbak
We stopped by the Camelbak booth for a bit and talked about the Racebak which is a wearable hydration system. The Racebak is great for the athlete who just needs fluids and gets annoyed when the hydration pack dances around on their back. This is also…
Sea Otter 2009: Ride with Gary Fisher and Laura of Momentum Mag
Scissors and I picked up our Specialized steeds, the 29 S-works carbon HT for Scissors and 29 Epic FS for me (first ride reviews will be coming shortly). As we were heading out to the trailhead, who did we spy? Gary Fisher himself and Laura of Momentum…
Sea Otter 2009: Turner Flux Quick Ride Review
Tim “Scissors” got a chance to ride the 2009 Turner Flux, a 4″ travel DW Link equipped bike. Here are his thoughts of the red beauty: DW Link Turner Flux So the Sea Otter did not fail to deliver new products and rides as usual. For my…
Sea Otter 2009: Sette’s Carbon Frames!
Met up with Brian and Mylo of Sette at Sea Otter. They were displaying their two new 26″ carbon frames, the more XC oriented Impulse and the very racy Phantom. The Phantom comes as either frame only or fully built up. The fully built Phantom has an…
Sea Otter 2009: Fox F29 15mm
I came upon a bike with the Fox F29 in 15mm form. This is Fox’s new change to their highly regarded F29 fork specifically built for 29ers. The 15mm is a design between Fox and Shimano designed to be stiffer than the normal quick release, but…
Sea Otter 2009: Bebop Pedals
In my rush to get this up earlier today, I forgot to mention that the much lighter Tim “Scissors” rode the BEBOP pedals. Here are Scissor’s thoughts: You know what I like about quality pedals? Not thinking about them. I just wanna clip…
Sea Otter 2009: Lezyne
Lezyne was a must stop for me at Sea Otter 2009. I’ve got one of their saddle bags and it’s pretty cool. Very functional, great material and the zipper has never let me down. We got to meet some cool people from Lezyne and were shown some of…
Sea Otter 2009: Manitou
Stopped by Manitou for a rundown on some of Manitou’s cool products. The first one that we asked about was Manitou’s very light carbon R7. Make sure to click on the picture of the R7 for a shot of the carbon weave We also got to see…