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Greg Malyas flew in all the way from Alaska to show us his new creation. The Fatback bike is a titanium snow bike built for for extreme conditions. Some features are:
-Ti - Strong, light, corrosion free. Perfect for a winter bike
-165mm Rear Hub allows you to run any tire & rim
-100mm BB Allows for all possible gearing combination
-100 & 110mm Fork Options
-120mm Plus tire clearance built with the future in mind
-Rear rack Braze Ons & 3 Bottle Mounts
Price is $1500 for the frame and fork.
A fun product from the Salsa crew is their new belt buckle. It features dual bottle openers for those critical moments when a malfunction is not an option. Expected price is $40.
Another new product is this new cross lever. The cable entry features a pivot to allow the cable housing to
Haro was showing off some new stuff in the Sea Otter demo area. They have two new 650B bikes, which feature the new 650B wheel size. The Beasley 1/9 and Beasley SS are both purpose-built 650B cromoly steel frames. The 650B wheel splits the difference between the 29er and traditional 26-inch mountain bike wheels. The idea is to find a compromise that combines the snap and maneuverability of the 26-inch wheel with the stability and comfort of the 29-inch wheel.
xDave Weagel and Jon Heim met at Sea Otter to complete e-13’s acquisition of the Heim 3-Guide. Hopefully the e-13 name and marketing will help the 3-Guide become better known and more readily available. The 3-Guide is a super simple, elegant, and effective guide for 3-ring drivetrains. It’s easy to set up, weighs next to nothing, and works really, really well.
e-13 and Heim 3-Guide press release >>
e-13Web site >>
Friday morning was cool and sunny and the Sea Otter downhill course was busy with spectators and racers doing practice runs. The pros were tuning up their lines and showing off on the jumps at the top of the course. It seemed extra busy for a downhill practice day. It’s hard to say whether that was because of the excellent weather or increased popularity of the event. Regardless, there were tons of people out on the DH course enjoying the sun and the show.
We’ve been working on putting together a fast, good quality video player. We’ll be posting videos from events and you can post your videos too. This is the beta version, so feedback would be great to hear. Especially any bugs you run across.
Thanks, Enjoy.
-adam, MTBR Admin, email: adam@mtbr.com
Some snippets from Day 1 Sea Otter 2008 - wish you were here. It was a nice warm day, too hot almost. Wind came in later in the afternoon to help cool down. Sea Otter may break with the classic tradition of rain. Maybe, we've still got 3 more days left.
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