Day Zero - Sea Otter 2013
Day 0 at the Sea Otter Classic - set up day. Day 0 provides a chance to get some candid images of the machinery behind the proverbial bike show curtain. For the most part it's too early to see the polished final product that manufacturers will have on display for the public. What you will see are marketing dudes, road managers, forklift drivers and various crews all hustling to get shit done before dark. Not finishing set up on Day 0 means a super early start to opening day, and that can make for a rough week altogether.
Either way, it all gets finished - enjoy the first nugs from Sea Otter 2013.
Either way, it all gets finished - enjoy the first nugs from Sea Otter 2013.
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 Laguna Seca Speedway, Sea Otter's home sweet home. |
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| This is what happens at Laguna Seca Speedway when Sea Otter is not here. |
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| Pinkbike handyman Jay Louden helps set up one of the most intricate booths at Sea Otter. |
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| We love this guy. |
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| If it ain't carbon, it's crap. Welcome to the future. |
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| Lunchtime entertainment at Sea Otter. |
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| Shape of things to come. |
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| Randy Spangler and Josh Bender...the dudes in charge of anything dirt at Sea Otter. Big thanks boys. |
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| Bulldog and Monkey take some time in the afternoon after getting the Trek World Racing pit set up. A very windy day left a lot of folks hanging out seeking out protection from the wind. |
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| Merica. |
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| 2013...the year of colour. |
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| If you build it, they will come. |
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| Danny Hart and Co. |
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| The pump track this year is balls out huge. |
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| Spangler and Bender decided the dirt needed some prettying up, hence the flowers. |
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| The reason for the massive upgrade in the pumptrack this year is to get more kids pumped. |
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| Norco Factory Team riders Zander Geddes and Lee Jackson head back from the registration center. |
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| Everyone loves the tunnel over the race track. |
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| The dual slalom course getting all flagged up. |
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| ...and bermed out. |
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| Getting stocked up on Powerbars. |
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| Booth boy shot #1. |
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| Booth boy shot #2. |
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| Booth boy shot #3. Lots of boys and their booths action during day zero of Sea Otter. |
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| Jill Kintner, working on her DH rig for Sea Otter. Norco's on the carbon program just like everyone else. |
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| Random bad-ass car shot. |
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| King of the wheels. Easton highlighting the full spectrum. |
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| Only air shot of the day. |
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| Speed and style course. |
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| Before and after. This scene played out many times today. |
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| Tune in tomorrow for more Sea Otter action with DH training. |
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As sweet as [many] carbon frames are, not everyone can afford one these days. Perhaps "in the future" they can!
Besides, i freakin love my aluminum frame bike and have no plans going carbon just yet. Just saying!
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just to scoop the PB guys at sea otter who will no doubt be posting pictures of them up in the next day or two.
Jill's carbon bike above in the picture has a 34 Talas on it (you can tell its not the 36 by the QR end cap visible on the dropout is the same as QR15 forks run, not the tullio-style 20mm setup the 36s use.
Thats just not true...
How good have their hubs been?
About as crappy as a hub could be? Yes
Many good, proven ways to build a hub and they choose the way that mostly doesnt work.
And how many people bought havocs that they couldnt get spokes or rims for?
Oh yeah thats right its a bike industry marketing article so it means we get lied to.
Write some truth one day...
He must be with the gt camp, or maybe redbull?