Sea Otter 2009: Specialized Epic 29er Quick Ride Review
Specialized Epic 29, waiting to be ridden I got a chance to swing a leg over the new Specialized Epic 29er at Sea Otter. Nic of Specialized was great. He spent a good twenty minutes talking about the bike and getting it set up for me. What he did not…
Sea Otter 2009: Specialized S-Works Carbon HT 29er Quick Ride Review
Tim “Scissors†was able to get some ride time on the new S-Works Carbon 29er HT from Specialized. Here are his thoughts from the short loop we rode: So here I am on an all new Specialized S-Works Hard tail 29er made from the fiber of the gods,…
Sea Otter 2009: I met Guitar Ted!
Actually all of us got to meet him but since he is Mr. 29er, it was sort of a big deal to me. Guitar Ted is an absolute fountain of 29er and general bike knowledge. We got to sit down and hang with him a bit over an extended lunch on Saturday, our treat…
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: 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: Foe’s 29″ Trail
Foe’s Racing has come out with a really cool 29″ full suspension prototype. Meet the Foe’s 29″ Trail bike. Foe’s unique 2:1 full suspension system The low down: – 29″ front and rear wheel design specific –…