News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The barrel adjuster on this lockout button says “Gate +/-.“ Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Specialized 29ers use Specialized crown/steerers with RockShox internals. The lockout is new. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: This carbon lever blade looks new… could it be part of the XX group? Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: A look at the underside of the secret push button lockout on Wells’s bike. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The (likely) XX lockout is incorporated into the brake lever clamp. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Found on Todd Wells’s Specialized hardtail 29er, the remote lockout looks super clean. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: A lucky peek at an element of the SRAM XX group: this new remote lockout button. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Waxham used remote levers from a Crankbrothers Joplin seatpost as brake levers. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Chainring bolts thread into the ring itself, eliminating the need for nuts on the backside. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The front ring for this belt driven bike gives the Dura Ace crankset a clean look. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Engineer Ray Waxham earned his first patent for this eccentric rear dropout assembly. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: This funky flat bar, belt driven Trek Madone road bike is claimed to weigh less than 12 pounds. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Schwalbe Snake Skin sidewall protection is now in the 29er Racing Ralph. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The other Schwalbe DH tire is the Wicked Will. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: One of the new downhill tires from Schwalbe is meant for the mud, appropriately named Dirty Dan. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The lightest, lowest profile wheelset from DT Swiss is the RRC 425, with a 32mm rim depth. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: DT is prototyping a 36 tooth freehub ratchet set, which would speed engagement. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Sturdier carbon rims are now made for enduro riders by DT Swiss, in this EXC 1550 wheelset. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The DT Swiss carbon mountain bike rims use internal ribs for strength, seen in the spoke holes. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: A limited run of the XRC 100 Race fork is being produced with a weight around 1200 grams. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The new wheels from DT Swiss are offered in 3 rim depths; shown here is the RRC 46mm set. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: DT Swiss joins the road wheel fray, offering the new line of RRC carbon deep section wheels. Published Apr 20, 2009
News The 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré will be a particularly tough warm-up for this year’s Tour de France hopefuls. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Justin Spinelli tries to bridge on Meeting House Road. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Riders scamble to find the best line on Juniper Swamp. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Grit and determiniation on this rider’s face on Juniper Swamp hill. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: The peloton passes through Greenwich, New York. The Battenkill River is in back. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Parisien rides through the state forest preserve on the second lap. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: A Mountain Khaki rider working hard on Juniper Swamp Road. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Charles Marzot takes a flyer on Meeting House Road. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Planet Energy leads the pack, followed by Team Type 1. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Bobby Lea rides on Ferguson Road in second place. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: The covered bridge is a scenic landmark, and a tight fit for a big pack. Published Apr 20, 2009