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On Show: Sea Otter Classic, 5/2/2008

Trek product development honch Travis Brown
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Brown's one-off polished 69er
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Specialized appeared to be concentrating
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Specialized suspension development guru Mike McAndrews
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Crankbrothers showed off its new Cobalt mountain bike wheels.
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The unique 'Y'-shaped rim
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The new Cobalt rear wheel
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Crankbrothers also recently took over
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Mongoose debuted two new gravity models
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The Boot'R linkage is similar to other Freedrive models
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The Boot'R's new seat tube wears a bigger opening
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Need some street cred?
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The Mongoose Pinn'R is geared a bit more towards freeride
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The Pinn'R's Freedrive suspension system
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Manitou reintroduced its heralded Dorado nameplate
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The new Dorado MRD
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Naturally, Manitou incorporated
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The fork on display was still just a prototype
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Plastic guards are a must on inverted-design forks.
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Post-mount brakes on the new Dorado MRD
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Tifosi showed off a couple of new models
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The big lenses on Tifosi's as-yet-unnamed model
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Even with its big style
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The new Tifosi Torrent is essentially a downsized version
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Vented lenses provide a bit of airflow.
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Whereas the Dolomites are big and bolt
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Brian Lopes recently switched from GT to Ibis
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Who said gravity riders don't want things to be light?
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Lopes' bikes are typically easy to spot
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Air pressures are written in permanent marker
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A mid-cage XTR rear derailleur
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Naturally, Lopes needs a way to get his bikes around
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Marzocchi showed up at Sea Otter
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The new Marzocchi 44 ATA Micro
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Syncros' line is mostly carryover for '09
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Bars and stems are similarly finished
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Syncros did, however, expand its rim and wheel line
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The Schwinn Coffee
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The Coffee blends style and function
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Even with its retro looks
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Salsa showed off a new set of top-mount brake levers
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The ubiquitous Salsa Lip Lock collar
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Kenda had a prototype 'cross tire on hand
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The new Fox Transition helmet
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…at a surprisingly reasonable price.
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Cane Creek's venerable Double Barrel rear shock
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The new SixSixOne pads
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Surly's Big Dummy is ready to haul serious loads…
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…with its integrated Xtracycle rear end.
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SwissStop showed off its new Race Pro pad inserts
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The resurrection of Swobo continues
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The Swobo booth was consistently busy
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VDO's Z-Series computers
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The VDO Z3 PC Link model
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The new Thule Doubletrack hitch-mounted carrier
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SRAM's Greg Herbold and Oakley's Steve Blick
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The folks at Niner apparently think so
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Among the custom purple bits on the Niner
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Even Industry Nine got into the act
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Redline is already ready for 'cross season
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The Rock Racing booth wasn't quite as busy
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A stealth Sycip was lurking in the Shimano booth
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German accessory outfit SKS
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An internal pump cleverly indicates inflation pressure
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SKS did show off a set of limited edition Race Blade fenders
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Spot Brand is bursting at the seams
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New for '09 will be gold-anodized cogs and chainrings
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Sun-Ringle got into the gold game, too
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Need to wash your bike but aren't near a hose?
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Where'd he dig these up from?
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The unique Gel-Bot bottle holds both fluids and energy gel
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Kinetic Koffee is still at it
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Kinetic Koffee also showed off
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Cyclepaths-Wild Cherries rider Forrest Huisman
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Clif Bar is still forging ahead on its sustainability path
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Jama is a new energy food company
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