News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: New for ’09 on the Niner RIP 9 are a one piece rocker link and outboard, oversized bearings. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Unicrown style construction on the Niner carbon fork helps distribute loads and permit lower weight. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: The carbon fork uses aluminum in the spine of the brake posts for strength and perfect caliper alignment. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Niner’s new rigid carbon fork in an array of colors. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: The Niner RIP 9 is a 4.5 inch travel 29er bike, reworked for 2009. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Rack eyelets on the Rocky Mountain Vertex 29 for adventure riders. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Cut out dropouts and rear rack eyelet; the eyelet on the non-drive side doubles as the brake caliper mount. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: A flared seat tube and wide BB mate with Shimano BB92 press fit bearings for stiffness. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Also from Rocky Mountain, the 29 inch wheeled Vertex 29 hardtail. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Pivot placement on the Altitude 29 is part of the brand’s patented ETS suspension. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Top and down tubes that are mitered before welding cut weight and fully box the head tube area. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: A direct mount front derailleur eliminates seat tube clamping issues. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: The Rocky Mountain Altitude 29, a new full suspension 29er with 120mm of wheel travel. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Like its 26-inch counterpart, the Epic 29er uses a Specialized shock with remote BRAIN reservoir. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: To improve shifting and add tube shape flexibility to the frame, an E-type front derailleur is used. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Specialized uses a custom carbon crown and steerer and RockShox Reba 29er internals and lowers. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Seatstays are lighter to add some compliance to the rear end of the new Stumpjumper. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: The new Specialized Stumpjumper 29er carbon hardtail, introduced at Sea Otter. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: Roval wheels for the new 29er have larger end caps to improve wheel tracking. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter Tech: The downtube and BB junction are oversized for stiffness on the new Stumpjumper 29er. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Historic Roswell Criterium: Brooke Miller (TIBCO), Tina Pic (Colavita-Sutter Home) and Jennifer McRae (Team Type 1). Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Historic Roswell Criterium: Kori Seehafer (Team Type I) seemed to be in every break. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Women: The team celebrates with a traditional victory lap. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Women: Caroline Brown (Pi Beta Phi) claims the team’s first Little 500. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Women: Julie Panzica (Delta Gamma) signals that she is ready for the final exchange. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Women: Junior Jennifer Balbach (Kappa Delta) out of the saddle after an exchange. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Women: The leaders establish themselves early in the race. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Women: Wing It team captin Kristi Hewitt won the individual time trial leading up to the race. Published Apr 27, 2009
News Ted King, of the Cervelo TestTeam, a UCI Pro Continental team, won last month’s Michael Schott Memorial Circuit Race. Published Apr 27, 2009
News Horner not only raced the non-UCI Cascade Classic last year, he performed sag car duties. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Historic Roswell Criterium: Frank Travieso (Champion Porsche) leads out of the final turn. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Historic Roswell Criterium: Team OUCH-Maxxis rider Bobby Lea in the break. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Historic Roswell Criterium: Kyle Wamsley (Colavita Olive Oil) works his way into the winning break. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Historic Roswell Criterium: Tom Soladay (Team Mountain Khakis) takes the win. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: Eric Young (Cutters) posts up with ten fingers for ten wins. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: Clayton Feldman (Cutters) makes some on-the-bike adjustments. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: Senior Clayton Feldman (Cutters) serves the team’s late-race three-second penalty. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: Alfons Eggink (Team Major Taylor) takes a turn on the front. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: The well-timed exchange is key to staying in contention. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: Sophomore Eric Young (Cutters) keeps an eye on the competition. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: The Cutters used their competition’s motto for inspiration. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: The pole team, Phi Delta Theta, gets its final instructions from its coach. Published Apr 27, 2009
News 2009 Little 500 Men: Sophomore Eric Young (Cutters) keeps an eye on the competition. Published Apr 27, 2009