staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: It’s still in prototype stages, but Feather’s new bicycle stem has a target weight 116g for a 110 stem.  MSRP…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Michelin had a rainbow of colors, but the new tire is the “Ivory” at top left.  These are the Pro3…
 staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Zipp’s new 303 wheelset is “Ready for Anything” and was designed with the cobbles of classics like Paris-Roubaix…
 staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: The VooDoo D-Jab (dee-haab) is a new Titanium mountain bike with adjustable dropouts that give the frame a…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Rotor was showing their prototype elliptical chainring crankset that’s being tested with the Cervelo Test Team.  The aluminum crank arms…
 staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Camelbak’s new BetterBottle stainless steel water bottles come with a variety of prints, and, like their awesome plastic…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Commençal debuted their new Carbon Meta 5.5 all-mountain bike.  Shown in these pics is a prototype; colors will change, but…
 staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Kore had a lot of new goodies at their Sea Otter booth, including a prototype mold for their upcoming…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Vaude (pronounced vow-day) had a huge range of packs on display.  The German brand is one of Europe’s leading outdoor…
 staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Manitou unveiled their new TPC-based Absolute+ damping technology at Sea Otter Classic. Quick background: A long time ago,…
 staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Vision, a sub-brand from Full Speed Ahead, had four new wheels on display at Sea Otter.  The biggest…
 staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Full Speed Ahead debuted two new cranksets at Sea Otter, both 2×9 mountain bike setups with a unique…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Where Fox moved to fully enclosed FIT dampers in their forks, Marzocchi is reintroducing their open bath systems for…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Clif Bar had several new flavors and packages on demo at Sea Otter, but the coolest thing was their change…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Continental was showing three new aggressive freeride / downhill mountain bike tires that use their Black Chili compound.  The Kaiser…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: TwoWheelogic was showing off several brands at Sea Otter, including Nokon.  Famous for their aluminum cable housing, they’ve launched…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Niner shows you how to build up a 17.4 lb mountain bike…with gears.  Start with their Air 9 frame,…
Giant’s Rabobank team replica, which we announced in a previous post (with more specs), uses a full Dura-Ace drivetrain and Shimano PRO cockpit components.  Wheels…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Besides the new shades, Giro had their new line of gloves on display.  They feature a full line of fingerless…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: The Giro Cymbal, one of two new style models shown at Sea Otter, is a women’s frame.  The Fader, below…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Formula’s R1 hydraulic disc brake isn’t brand new, it’s been out for a bit, but it seemed to be on…
— updated 4/24/09 — staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Easton released a 50/34 compact version of their EC90 carbon crankset. It uses the same carbon nanotube…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: We posted a phone pic last week directly from Answer’s booth…here’s the good versions.  Answer is debuting some heavily machined…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: Tom Ritchey weighs in on his new SuperLogic carbon-rimmed mountain bike wheels and how they held up during the…
staging.bikerumor.com 2009 SEA OTTER CLASSIC COVERAGE: At long last, Industry Nine has started building complete wheels with their own rims.  Available with Downhill / Freeride, All…