Pivot // Specialized // Fraezen // Rogue Panda // Trek // Challenge & more!
This week we have two new lightweight premium alloy bikes, an Italian road race bike with the best specs ever, lots of new tech and tires, a top-level helmet with carbon plates, shiny gold carbon wheels, the stiffest road cranks, and a gorgeously unique CNC’d derailleur cage.
Special: Pivot Mach 4SL XC mountain bike
The new Pivot Mach 4 SL may look familiar, but a ~400g lighter frame and uniquely adjustable suspension turn it into a more ambitious XC race bike than ever.
Wilier // Polygon // Crank Bros // Neutron // Onza // e13 & more!
This week we’ve got a more aggressive full suspension XC race bike than last week’s Pinarello & Cervelo models, two affordable “trail” e-mountain bikes, an ultra-aero track bike, and a lot of very interesting upgrades, add-ons, and hacks for gravel and mountain bikes.
Chris King // Cervelo // Pinarello // Specialized // Moots // Ceramicspeed & more!!!
This week we have new road wheels and tires from Chris King, Specialized and Vittoria, plus an all-road bike from Vitus, plus new XC full-sus bikes from Pinarello and Cervelo, Moots goes singlespeed, and Canyon drops in with a monster freeride eMTB! New tech from Suunto and Garmin, and cool bits and kits from Cedaero, Fjällräven, and more round out a big week!
Canyon // Colnago // Specialized // QUOC // Gravel Party Ride & more!
It must be grand tour season because the TT stuff is starting to trickle out. And we’re getting lots of “special edition” eye candy from Colnago, Canyon, and Ridley, plus faster wheels and tires. But there’s also some weird bikepacking and kids bike stuff, new bags, and other goodies, too.
Project 321 // GT // PUSH // Shimano // Fizik // Cannondale & more!
This week’s recap includes a few more of the best things I found at Sea Otter Classic, plus the usual launches. There’s a few road & gravel goodies, and a lot of mountain bike stuff, like the revamped GT Sensor, Project 321’s clever new hubs, PUSH’s upside-down fork, three things for shorter riders (and kids), Vittoria’s wild ultralight tire insert, and a lot more.
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!
Revel // Garmin // Spot // Pursuit // Industry Nine // Forge+Bond & more!
Spot’s new gravel bike is ready to rally alongside a massive price drop for competitor Alchemy’s Lycos, plus three new enduro-ready wheelsets, Silca’s 3D-printed shop tools, and Garmin’s smaller Edge computers get a massive upgrade and solar charging! Plus some fresh kits for spring and summer riding, and more!
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!!!
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