Category: Sea Otter 2018

BadAsh 29 The Renovo BadAsh XC Marathon Racer represents the first-born frame in the Renovo Racing Development project and was explicitly designed over the past two years by Renovo engineers to excel in XC Endurance races with its lighter, smoother, more efficient absorption, damping technologies for impact, shock and vibration than traditional hardtails. The lightest…

Mondraker is a Spanish bike company that was first introduced to the US last September and they have an array of carbon fiber and alloy trail bikes. Their claim to fame is their forward geometry concept which features a more extended front center with a shorter stem, for improved control and stability at speed. Foxy…

For 2018 Light & Motion has the Rando 500 which is the ultimate crossover light with an extended runtime and on-the-go charging (via a USB connector to a dynamo) that’s perfect for long rides on or off the road. For commuters, the Vya line of head and tail lights are a powerful range of smart…

Seral The Seral is a lumbar styled pack with a 7-liter capacity and a 1.5-liter hydration reservoir. The bag offers an easy access zippered main compartment with an internal tool organization system and dual zippered hipbelt pockets. On the front, it has bungee loops so that you carry additional apparel as required. The pack provides…

Oneup Components They were showing their highly innovative Dropper Post that offers a trimmable shim design to tune the travels lengths so you’re not stuck in some prescribed setting. Their EDC tools system fits into the top of your steerer tube for quick and easy access to essential maintenance items. Dropper Post The world’s shortest,…

Manitou Circus Pro 34mm The Circus Pro is wholly upgraded over its predecessor, and now offers a stiffer 34mm chassis, the Dorado Air spring, and the excellent Absolute+ damping with Hydraulic Bottom-Out. The jumpstack- tuned Absolute+ compression damper can be set up for everything from slopestyle to slalom, and internally adjustable travel lets you configure…

Cane Creek eeWings Cranks The new Cane Creek eeWings full titanium crankset weighs in at a mere 400 grams and costs an extremely pricey $999 (170 and 175mm lengths). The hollow arms, 30-mm spindle, pedal inserts and fixing bolts are all made of titanium and come in a beautiful brushed finish. They toss out numbers of…

Fitness Saddle – ST Core The first of a new generation of saddles that utilizes a TwinShell design that supports the rails without sacrificing comfort. The TwinShell design has a nylon composite with the lower shell being stiff and the upper shell being flexible and resilient. The core is made of BASF’s Infinergy E-TPU closed cell…

Hip Pack Pro 3L The Hip Pack Pro 3L is full of functional and useful features and follows in the footsteps of the Hip Pack Race 3L. It offers optimized back ventilation utilizing the Air Flow Contact System and provides the Ventiflap adjustment system so you can fine-tune the fit for either uphill or downhill riding, pulling…

Topeak For 2018 they have the trick Mountain TT Twin Turbo hand pump and the JoeBlow Twin Turbo floor pump, both utilize their TTwin Turbo technology, which allows the user to pull to compress air, and then push to inflate for 50% less effort. The Shuttle Gauge Digital can be attached to a pump or…

Session Helmet Comprised of proven lightweight in-mold Aerocore construction with an integrated skeletal structure, the All-Mountain Session utilizes Koroyd technology in strategic, zonal impact areas to offer safeguarded coverage for riders to charge harder with confidence. Smith helmets are created to absorb direct impacts efficiently, and all colorways of the Session include a multi-directional impact…

SQlab 60X Saddle The saddle is part of their Ergolux lineup, which is oriented for gravity, eBike, and comfort. It has a bit more padding in the rear, a shorter and broader nose, and utilizes their functional stepped saddle system and comes in 13, 14, 15 and 16 cm widths. It features their effective Active damping system…

Continental Der Baron Projekt 2.6 Continental has severely lagged in doing anything remotely Plus, or Fat sized for tires, but finally, they’re releasing a 2.6″ version of the Der Baron Projekt. The Baron is an Enduro tire that comes in 27.5″, and 29″ (checking on the 29er) sizes and utilizes an open and blocky knob pattern, their…

Leatt The new DBX 2.0 helmet brings Leatt’s DH-proven safety technology at an affordable price point of $99.99 and comes in four colors and three sizes. To help significantly reduce the risk of head or brain trauma it’s equipped with their 360º Turbine Technology that helps reduce the risk of head impact at concussion level…

The Mission Workshop The Axis is a lightweight Arkiv-compatible waist pack built with rugged materials and a weatherproof design that is intended to carry essential gear close to the body. Pack light and go faster, The Axis Modular waist pack is meant to keep essential gear secure and close to the body while on the…