Gravity bikes isn’t my scene, but I had to mention these French downhill machines from Cavalerie Bicycles utilizing the Gates carbon belt drive and a bottom bracket gearbox.
The Sea Otter Classic begins tomorrow, April 10, 2014, at the Laguna Seca Recreation Area south of Salinas, California and east of Monterey. Sea Otter is mostly about mountain bike racing, but it’s probably also the largest consumer bike show in North America. Where else can you demo high end road and mountain bikes all day from over a dozen different vendors for the $12 price of admission and your signature on a waiver form?
I camped by the first set of barriers during the Men’s Pro/1/2 Cyclocross race on Saturday afternoon at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey to shoot a few photos.
My pal Skidmore purposely takes “epic commutes” by bicycle.” I’m lazier than him, but that doesn’t stop me from doing crazy things like riding my bike to a bike festival.
This is just a dump of photos for now with minimal captions. Come back later for more details on several of these photos.
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