Posts tagged sea otter 2014

Birzman makes tools for cyclists, all designed with efficiency in mind, and since cyclocross is nothing if not a bike-repair-heavy sport, having a solid toolset …

When I strolled by the Bollé booth and stopped to check out the lenses, the first thing that popped to mind was, in a word, “Sharp.” …

At Sea Otter, it’s hard to see everything, and even harder to remember everything that you did see in the course of four madness-inducing days …

Dreading the thought of racing in the heat at Cross Vegas, or race year-round in sunny SoCal? Louis Garneau may have you covered—or rather, slightly …

  Bont may not be the biggest name in cyclocross shoes, but the company is hoping to change that. it’s a market that they’re hoping …

Focus and Jeremy Powers have had quite a bit of success together since the 2014 National Champion switched from Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld to Rapha-Focus three …

Raleigh didn’t just launch a new RXS singlespeed at Sea Otter this year—the company also revamped both the high-end carbon models and their aluminum lower-tier …

HED Cycling is always innovating, looking for the combination of light weight, strength, and aerodynamics. Not all these parameters are completely compatible, but there are …

At the 2014 Sea Otter Classic, a handful of companies were showing cyclocross-worthy shoes (see Lake Cycling’s latest offerings from Sea Otter. Sidi, the famous Italian shoe …

On-One is one of the brands of the off-beat British bike retailer Planet-X, and is designed and assembled in-house in Sheffield, England. The On-One brand …

POC may not be the best known name in the road and cyclocross helmet world, but the company is looking to change that. What started …

Raleigh Bicycles has flamed the fires of singlespeed cyclocross racing since releasing its first SSCXWC-themed frameset that we announced in 2009. Since then, the Kent, …

Cyclocross-specific chainrings are becoming more and more popular with the rise of gravel racing, and Praxis, with their cold-forged chainrings, has been in the market …

American Classic is billing itself as the leader in tubeless technology. Perhaps you’ve seen the Robert Role commercials (where he mentions “even cyclocross” — see bottom …

Employees at Lake shoes have been busy in the past few months working to not only have new models ready for Sea Otter, but to …

  Kona is no stranger to titanium, having made titanium hardtail mountain bikes starting in the ’90s, so with the ti market for ’cross and …

Ben Berden has become, in the past few years, a staple in the American ’cross racing scene, and as a Raleigh-Clement racer, of course he …

At Sea Otter 2014, SRAM showed off its Force CX1 single ring component group that we previously reviewed, but hiding on a side table were …

Rachel Lloyd was a staple of cyclocross several years ago, but for those of you who are new to the sport, she was a force …

It’s Fezzari, not Ferrari. However, every time I see the Fezzari name and logo, I see Ferrari, and think it’s odd that Ferrari is getting into …

Jamey Driscoll is one of the young guns of ’cross who—at least partially—left the sport in recent years to focus on a road career. But …

ENVE announced the MSERIES this week, a new collection of mountain wheels featuring four rim models developed for specific rider profiles: the M50, M60, M70 …

Cyclocross in April? With Raleigh’s cyclocross race at Sea Otter and some top-tier pros lining up, it almost felt like fall as temperatures dropped, beers …

Marin Bikes of California unveiled the 2015 update of the Lombard, and Clifford Lee got a good look at the aluminum cyclocross bike. Marin describes …

We saw hints of it at Frostbike, and grabbed a quick look at NAHBS 2014 but it’s official: Challenge has added the Gravel Grinder in …

The Garmin VIRB marks the venerable GPS unit company’s move into POV video, a market dominated by GoPro with its Hero 3+ but filled with competition …

For the women who’d been checking the start lists for Sea Otter’s short track race, they were in for a bit of a surprise when …

Smith Optics has been one of the go-tos for race-oriented sunglasses in the road, mountain and ’cross scenes. This year at Sea Otter, it showcased …

Industry Nine is a company in North Carolina with less than 20 employees, all dead set on following a passion to produce beautiful performance wheelsets. …

Yesterday, we got a sneak preview of the new and very first cyclocross frames from Redline before Sea Otter officially kicked off, but today we …