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At NAHBS Challenge introduced their new 30mm line of road tires meant to crush gravel roads and over a supple feel doing so.  This new tire with join the Almanzo in the line and offer a slicker tread and lighter weight. From Challenge: The gentle crunch of white gravel provides the soundtrack of your ride as billows of dust blow through Tuscan vineyards in your wake. Strada Bianca, Italian for “white road,” refers to the classic white gravel that cover hundreds of miles in Tuscany. As our line of gravel tires expands and adjust...

2014 Carbon Major Jake Disc: Kona came to Sea Otter with their 2014 Major Jake, a carbon 'cross bike equipped with all the latest including discs and internal cable routing.  The new Jake with be available complete as the Major Jake and higher spec'd Super Jake, as well as a frameset. The new carbon Jake features a tapered headtube and a WIDE fork crown that has eyelets for running fenders.  Internally routed shift cables keep things looking tighty while the rear brake cable is ran externally. The new frames are fully compatible with...

Place FirstName Last Name Duration City State Category Sponsor 1 Lesley Paterson 03:35:21 San Diego CA Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Women Scott Bikes / 2xU / View Hotels 2 Katerina Nash 03:37:40 Truckee CA Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Women Luna / Orbea / Shimano 3 Kelli Emmett 03:40:26 Colorado Springs CO Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Women Giant / Sram / Schwalbe 4 Evelyn Dong 03:44:45 Salt Lake City UT Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Women White Pine Touring, Smith Optics 5 Georgia Gould 03:45:45 Fort Collins CO Fat Tire Crit an...

1 Geoff Kabush 02:57:37 Courtenay BC Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Men SCOTT-3Rox Racing, Oakley, Shimano 2 Jeremiah Bishop 03:02:47 Harrisburg VA Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Men Sho-Air / Cannondale 3 Max Plaxton 03:04:20 Huntington Beach CA Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Men Sho-Air/Cannondale 4 Ben Sonntag 03:05:41 Durango CO Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Men American Interbanc / Cannondale 5 Fernando Riveros Paez 03:06:28 Colorado Springs CO Fat Tire Crit and Endurance XC - Men Rotor USA 6 Spencer Paxson 03:07:53 Seattle WA Fa...

1   Katerina Nash Truckee CA Luna / Orbea / Shimano 2   Lesley Paterson San Diego CA Scott Bikes / 2xU / View Hotels 3   Chloe Woodruff Tucson AZ Crankbrothers, Scott Bikes, Momentum Endurance 4   Georgia Gould Fort Collins CO Luna / Orbea / Shimano 5   Kelli Emmett Colorado Springs CO Giant / Sram / Schwalbe 6   Erica Tingey Salt Lake City UT Jamis Bicycles, Stan\s Wheels, Julbo Sunglasses 7     Teal             Stetson-Lee   Dur...

1   Max         Plaxton         Huntington Beach CA     Sho-Air/Cannondale 2   Geoff     Kabush     Courtenay BC   SCOTT-3Rox Racing, Oakley, Shimano 3       Sid     Taberlay     south pasadena CA   Kenda, H2O Overdrive, BH Bikes 4   Spencer     Paxson     Seattle WA   Kona Bicycles 5   Derek     Zandstra    ...

Lesley Paterson (Scott/2XU), winner of several Xterra World Championships, made a splash at Bonelli Pro XCT when she started in the very back of the Pro Women's field only to catch up to the lead group full of Olympians.  She turned the throttle and ended up winning the race, surprising her competition and herself.  The Scottish Rocket is once again leaving the tri-suit at home and heading to Whiskey Off Road 50 to line up with another stacked field. Only this time it is a bit later in the season and she will no doubt be marked as a f...

Lake Cycling was purchased by a dutch company last year with the a goal of reclaiming the American market.  At Sea Otter Lake introduced a prototype MX331 Cyclocross, as the name implies a cyclocross specific shoe.  While Shimano and Pearl Izumi have produced shoes with 'cross in mind, Lake has taken a bit of a different approach. Where P.I. and Shimano develop their 'cross shoes with a flexible sole to make off the bike running performance better, Lake decided to go with a stiffer sole and lighter weight for their MX331 Cyclocross.&n...

Hutchinson has resized their Cobra, Cougar & Toro for the 650b movement.  They have also finally brought the 28mm Secteur tubeless road tire to the masses.  Once only available to Team FDJ and then put on the back burner till the market was ready for the tire.   The new Cobra 26" gets a step up to 27.5".  It will be available in the two different models, the 2.1" Air Light at 580g, and the Race Riposte at 730g which is designed with an ideal combination of grip and wear.    From left to right: Cobra, Cougar & Toro ...

Just days before Sea Otter Praxis Works had some ridable samples of their Turn M30 and M35 cranksets.   Praxis has been working on the Turn cranks for some time now in order to offer an OEM option for manufactures looking to spec their chanrings on bikes.  In the background is the M30's 30mm spindle.  Up front is the M35's massive 35mm spindle.  Similar to Rotor, the Turn M30 will be able to fit any BSA, PF30 or BB30 crank when used with the correct Praxis bottom bracket.  The M35 will work with only PF30 and BB30 frame...