SEA OTTER BEGINS – Here’s the best new stuff!
Ready? Here’s the mega dump of new products launching at Sea Otter Classic todayI’ve grouped them by category…bikes, components, etc. You’ll find more popping up elsewhere, but here’s the best of what’s new… 2023 Specialized Epic World Cup XC race bike With 75mm rear travel and a frame weight of just 1,765g (painted, w/ shock…
PRE-OTTER: Fox // Mavic // Marin // Sage // Chris King // Wilde // Intense & more!
Four gravel bikes that are completely different for many reasons, three new MTBs, Chris King brings back purple ano, Mavic’s working on an e-bike motor, and more interesting stuff before Sea Otter unleashes the flood gates!
Trek // FREE Unbound Entry // Litespeed // Cannondale // Growtac and…Walmart?
Two exceptionally well shaped metal road bikes, a bikepacking gravel bike & gear, internally geared MTB hub, new brakes, two big trail bikes, ingeniously modern friction shifters, probably the best helmet ever, and so much more! Plus, a chance to win a FREE entry to Unbound!!!
Specialized // CarbonTi // Giant // Mosaic // Campy // Rocky Mtn & more!
Lots of new carbon, titanium, and alloy bikes this week for everything from city to road to gravel, plus an interesting mid-weight eMTB, and lots of very lightweight cranks, bottle cages, and wheels for all disciplines. There’s even an expensive wooden “bike” for indoor training!
Ventum // KS // DVO // Marin // Canyon // Chris King // Goodyear & more!
This week there’s new suspension for gravel and mountain bikes from KS and DVO, high performance road bike tires from Goodyear and Pirelli, a fast new road bike from Ventum, and several mountain bikes and MTB components from major brands.
Fox // Trek // ENVE // Silca x Supreme // Princeton // Battaglin & more!
This week we have two gorgeous steel gravel bikes, one classic and one that’s bleeding edge, plus some ultralight climbers’ wheels, a Silca x Supreme collab (and really tall aero socks), fork tuning bits, a carbon bottle cage, lightweight dropper posts, bold new e-cargo bikes from Trek, a (partially) titanium Brompton folding bike, and more!
Chris King // Giro // Thömus // Stages // Fat Tire Ale & more!
Chris King offers up a stealth headset option for modern cockpits, Giro goes light and compact with new Aries, a couple of interesting all-purpose e-bikes, new power meter options, fresh beer, and more!
Weird & Wonderful CES Tech // Unbound Bans // Longest MTB Trail & more!
New training & recovery tech for cyclists (including a fast e-cargo bike) from CES, some wild derailleur patents, a retro-modern derailleur, MTB trail & gravel racing news, and other oddities kick off the new year.
Ridley // Scott // Ritchey // Predator // Orbea & more!
This week we have a slick new Ridley allroad bike, two incredibly lightweight e-mountain bikes (that go about saving grams very differently), a rippin’ new Commençal trail bike, Ritchey celebrates 50 years, an interesting MTB saddle, wildly expensive (and radically different) TT aero bars, and more!
Moots // BMC // Yeti // Marin // Tacx // AMS // Esker & more!
This week, it’s a good split between road and mountain bikes. The new Moots shows off how integrated titanium bikes can be, and BMC’s not far behind with their new e-road bike, and Esker just adds mounts for everything on their new ti gravel bike. For MTB, there’s a new Yeti XC bike and Marin…
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