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 their products. First up is their floor…
Category: Sea Otter 2009
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 Manitou’s 10th Anniversary edition R7. This thing get’s…
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 – 4″ rear wheel travel – 2:1 leverage ratio – Exclusive Curnutt XTD AIR or Fox RP23 shock –…
We got to check out Whyte bike’s 120mm travel full carbon full suspension bike. Whyte is making it’s first foray into the U.S. and they’re doing it with a lightweight splash. The bike comes in at a miserly 22 lbs fully built. Whyte 120mm, 22lb FS when fully built How’d it get down to 22lbs?…
This brown fella, no not Joe is my long time friend, the Sea Otter. We’ve been meeting up every year at the festival and for some odd reason, he’s way taller this time. Then later on when we saw him again, he was was shorter…it was as if he shrank or someone else was wearing…
I hooked up with the fellas of Dirty Dog MTB (Nick DeBeer-what a cool name…BEER). I had told him about a project bike that I recently received and mentioned that some sweet Dirty Dog Rotors and Reaper Stem would make this bike look really awesome. So when I get home, I’ll be installing the goods…
We arrived at Laguna Seca, home of the 2009 Sea Otter bright and early – 7:30 am! This has been the earliest I’ve arrived here in years. After meeting RL, Moe, Jeremy and Tim for a super early breakfast at Dennys, we headed straight to the Sea Otter. The crew getting ready in the Media Parkng lot. …
If you didn’t know, the Sea Otter Classic happens not this coming weekend, but the following on April 16-19th,2009. With that said, MtnBikeRiders.com will be sending a crack commando unit to cover the event. We’re hoping to provide you some fun race photos and videos as well as some of our trade mark shenanigans or…