04/22/2026
Sea Otter Recap 🤘🏼
What an event! There’s nothing like the energy of the global bike industry descending on Monterey to kick off the season. From friends to new gear to racing, this year did not disappoint!
Cool stuff from the weekend:
- Races: huge congrats to our crew for showing up and sending! Ray, Kaiden, Jorge, Race, Austin, Ryan, Julian, Frida, Emi, Drew, Mike, Winston, Michael, and Tom. 💪🏼👏🏼
- 32” wheels: popping up everywhere, notably from Maxxis, Vittoria, Teravail and Salsa.
- Avinox: we heard that 43 bikes are coming out with the new MS/MS2 drive unit in 2026. Lots of opinions out there. What do you guys think? Share your thoughts in the comments…
- Accessories: digging the click valves, updated hitch racks, on-bike tools, and component customization options
- Demo 11: five years of racing development now available to the public!
- Community: our favorite part of the weekend. ☺️
It was great to see so many of y’all down there. Here’s to an awesome 2026! 🎉