Lewis from GT Bicycles took time out of his busy Demo schedule to show off two bikes, the Sanction 1.0 and the Force 1.0.

Jeff from Titus gives us the latest info about two new bikes from Titus.

The first one is a steel/exo-grid cyclocross bike...the first cross bike ever from Titus. This cross bike will also be available in full Ti and Ti/Exo-grid combo.

The second bike is a prototype Iso-grid carbon/Ti 29er, due out for 2009.

….sometimes it’s about the bike carriers or even other two wheeled (or moto styled) forms of getting around, and having fun.

Just a few photos of other vehicles besides bicycles, that I saw around Sea Otter 2008.

Specialized had a couple of Minis to carry their bikes….one new and one old:

Oakley Dodge…and yes…it has a hemi.

DT Swiss mini bike:

Monster Energy Kawasaki KXF450R ATV:

Magura had one of their sponsored riders giving a different kind of two wheeled show. Aaron Colton is a 15 year old stunt rider who was performing shows throughout the day on Saturday. Burnouts, wheelies, stoppies….easy as pie for this guy. To check out more of Aaron’s style, go to: www.aaroncolton.com

Friday, Satuday, and Sunday MTBR gave away so much stuff it is insane. Sock, tees, brakes, bars, stems chain guides, armor, frames and more. Hundreds of people came, and if you were there and saw the big crowd with out stopping to get in on the action....well, next time you'll know better.

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Fuji showed us two exciting new bikes at Sea Otter. Mark Smith and company are making a serious bid to be a key player in the mountain bike market.

The first is the 5-inch travel Reveal 1.0. The frame is shaped and gussetted for extra fork clearance. The bottom bracket is reinforced as well to be 35% stiffer.

And the bike is very well spec'ed as we have come to expect from Fuji.

Please pardon the wind noise as the famous Sea Otter weather attacked us on Saturday.

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Melanie, aka "Cog Wild" goes over some wonderful Oregon mountain bike get-a-ways. The Bike and Brew sounds like the trip for Francis and I.

 

http://www.cogwild.com/

source: Francis, at Sea Otter 2008

Yeti Carbon ASR is a 4" travel bike with full carbon frame and integrated carbon seat mast and bb.

 

Yeti 2008 575 with corrected geo head angle for longer travel forks also a carbon seat stay.

http://yeticycles.com/

source: Francis, at Sea Otter 2008

 

While walking back up to the media center on Friday, I spotted this old horn. If you’re a Northern California cyclocross racing fan, you know what it sounds like. Because it’s at all the races. I asked the guy who was carrying it if I could take a picture because it looked so cool. Then I noticed the sweet, lugged Rock Lobster bike he had and it turns out he is Mr. Rock Lobster - Paul Sadoff.

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Well, it didn’t rain. But it was colder than most people expected during the 2008 Sea Otter Classic.

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Niner unveiled their IMBA bike at Sea Otter and it was a hit! It features trail maps on the panels and its theme resonates with every mountain biker who’s used these maps to navigate through new trails. The maps are complemented by an attractive mustard yellow color. Very smart logos and icons adorn the fork.

Instead of the trademark ‘Pedal damn it’ sign on the top tube, this one says ‘Join damn it’.

The paint job was conceived through a contest where anybody could submit their ideas. The winner was chosen by Niner and the paint job was executed just in time for Sea Otter. Read the rest of this entry »