Brief Background:I never considered myself much of a “technical” rider, nor a downhill rider. After RL and I created Team MtnBikeRiders.com, I focused on racing SuperD and didn’t consider downhill, especially since I didn’t have a downhill bike. Since half of the team were downhill riders, I picked up the phone and called my buddy…
Year: 2009
I had super long week that started with Sea Otter and ended with some business travel to North Carolina. I finally came home on Friday night and was looking forward to some weekend riding. I sent out my usual email telling people about a trail I had planned on riding. One of our riding buddies,…
One if the bigger things to hit Sea Otter this year was the full suspension 29er bikes that were introduced. Last year a handful of companies started coming out with them, but this year it seemed like more of them were showing up from various brands. Some of the FS29ers were considered “All Mountain” due…
Ergon just introduced their new GA1 All Mountain/Free ride/Downhill grips at Sea Otter Classic. The GA1 was Ergon’s answer to ergonimic grips for aggressive riding. I’ve been waiting for them to come out with these style of grips for the longest time. Now that they have, they even came out with it in WHITE! Specs:…
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 of…
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…