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 squeeze test, it did feel really good The…
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 good time discussing the numbers behind…
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 popular for runners, bicyclists and triathletes. Wearable underneath a…
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 Magazine. Scissors, Gary and Laura The Pro XC…
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 second demo of the weekend I really wanted…
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 amazing spec sheet for the money, $2,699, a…
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 lighter than the 20mm thru axle. I got a…
You can always count on great Dual Slalom action from the Sea Otter. This year was no different. There was plenty of spectacular racing in today’s Dual Slalom. One of the top gravity racers Sam Hill out raced Cody Warren for the men’s finals. In the women’s side, KHS’ Melissa Buhl bested Olympian Jill Kintner. …
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 in and ride. Sea Otter 2009 introduced us to BEBOP, one of…
Couple of pictures from Niner bikes booth at Sea Otter 2009. Carbon wrap from steerer tube down to the dropouts The new carbon forks. Should be hitting the shops sometime in May Setup like this, the AIR9 is 17 lbs Niner’s new Solid Gold color on the SIR9 the mantra on Solid Gold Solid Gold…