Sea Otter Enduro 2016 - Race Report by fraserbritton

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juanpkumicho (Apr 15, 2016 at 0:41)

Dear PB, it is Colombian, not Columbian.

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davetrumpore (Apr 15, 2016 at 6:22)

Funny enough that same phrase is exactly what Marcelo has painted on the back of his helmet

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WayneParsons FL (Apr 15, 2016 at 6:47)

Marcello Guttierez wearing shorts. I have now seen everything.

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tadpoledancer (Apr 15, 2016 at 0:46)

Now, what the hell is Marshall Eames wearing?

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Whipperman FL (Apr 15, 2016 at 0:55)

This cannot remain answered

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ridesohrdmthrfckrsgonfineme (Apr 15, 2016 at 1:29)

I'm trying to work out whether he's taking the piss or not?

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RedBurn (Apr 15, 2016 at 2:02)

he always wanted to be a banana

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fingerbangextreme (Apr 15, 2016 at 4:11)

he made a conscious decision to go MAXIMUM ENDURO

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IllestT (Apr 15, 2016 at 5:11)

He's wearing the spirit of enduro

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fabdemaere (Apr 15, 2016 at 5:15)

never go full enduro

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The406 (Apr 15, 2016 at 8:05)

I'm at work and had to turn down the volume on my speakers when I got to that picture!

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Reignonme (Apr 15, 2016 at 10:21)

@fabdemaere: oh man such a good movie reference. Ten ups for you man!

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louif23 (Apr 15, 2016 at 11:04)

It's the new "do it all" endurowear. It comes in metric size only so watch that sizing chart before you order...

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Motivated (Apr 15, 2016 at 0:35)

Teal Stetson-Lee looks like she's on a post-work ride, totally casual.

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jwetzl (Apr 15, 2016 at 7:02)

dear PB,
peddled: to sell something
pedalled: past tense of pedal

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trialsracer (Apr 15, 2016 at 12:02)

This isn't even a lack of editing skills; there are too many mistakes that just shouldn't be made that often. It only irks me because it is improper (language is important) and it's being done by professional journalists. I know this is mountain biking guys but come on!

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Rider656 (Apr 16, 2016 at 22:24)

Dear jwetzl and trails racer are you guys perfect, do you make mistakes? Unless your perfect you should not point out people's mistakes and rather look at your own imperfections. You too make errors, people come from different background and to point out someone's flaw is just wrong and shows your own ignorants/flaws

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CliffRacer (Apr 17, 2016 at 20:30)

@trialsracer: Mountain bike journalism is pretty much just Frank Zappa's quote on music journalism, just applied to another genre.

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jwetzl (Apr 20, 2016 at 6:35)

@Rider656: Yes we make mistakes, that's an obvious point. This IS their job though as a journalist and in my line of work if I make a mistake, I want people to let me know so I can learn from it. Is it wrong to want a high level of quality from the main source of mountain bike news I tune in to?

p.s. You're

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Rider656 (Apr 20, 2016 at 18:44)

Yes it is wrong, because it's free. Sorry it can be high enough level for you.

P.S. you want to make more friends? Don't criticize, especially in public.

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fraserbritton (Apr 23, 2016 at 17:06)

@Rider656: Actually, I can guarantee you that it's wrong because of MAC OSX auto correct. It does not like the term pedalled. It gets changed every. Single. Time.

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jwetzl (Apr 23, 2016 at 18:08)

@fraserbritton: edit:
dear apple: pedalled.

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diego-b (Apr 15, 2016 at 6:04)

So I'm guessing Graves rode a new bike since it is not on the podium and all pics blur the bike out.

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ryansimonovich (Apr 15, 2016 at 8:04)

Conspiracy!!!!!!!!!!!

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rizahafas (Apr 15, 2016 at 2:14)

Its cross country way down.

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mudmandhbrazil (Apr 15, 2016 at 4:10)

Track looks lame like the DH track used to be

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Happymtbfr (Apr 15, 2016 at 11:03)

Quite lame version of enduro indeed!

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OriginalDonk (Apr 15, 2016 at 15:36)

@Happymtbfr: Very true. Very lame version of the XC as well but it's the terrain they have next to a space where they can pack a few hundred booths into a single controlled area so the likes of PB and other can spot new products.

It's always been the best weekend to ride other trails as others flock to ride AM bikes on cyclocross bike terrain at Sea Otter.

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mikeep (Apr 15, 2016 at 0:16)

Might be the angle that the photo has been taken but Jared's wheels look quite large. :O

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Enduroscotland (Apr 15, 2016 at 6:27)

It's metric

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hardboiled FL (Apr 15, 2016 at 9:52)

he was riding a Camber 29er

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Dustfarter (Apr 15, 2016 at 8:11)

Show CK and Grave's bikes please!

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ryansimonovich (Apr 15, 2016 at 8:00)

10 minutes of total race time. I'll just leave that here

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JeffWeed (Apr 15, 2016 at 8:16)

Go Dillon! Right in the mix with some fast company on the podium!

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AdustytrunkMonkey (Apr 15, 2016 at 0:25)

Why no action photos of Essence? She's young and killin it!

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fraserbritton (Apr 15, 2016 at 6:43)

The way enduros are generally run, you have to pick a cutoff to be able to make it to the next stage before the top riders come through. At ews events, they break up the fields to make sure all of the fast men and women are above that cut. Here they did not. Combined with the extremely short stages, it's impossible to get shots of everyone, unfortunately.

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siderealwall2 (Apr 15, 2016 at 8:22)

Sea Otter requires only one bike for all events.

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Murbahman (Apr 15, 2016 at 2:04)

So 29ers are apparently quite good

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digitalsoul (Apr 15, 2016 at 6:57)

29ers are so last year, haven't you read all the articles on this site. You now need a 27.5+ bike in order to "enduro"

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dirtnapped (Apr 15, 2016 at 7:01)

For this track. Pedal pedal pedal pedal.

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evanwoodard (Apr 16, 2016 at 22:55)

@bikeboardorblade: I raced in the open men category 12.6 miles of pedaling for all 4 stages.

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dirtnapped (Apr 17, 2016 at 8:41)

@evanwoodard: Maybe I saw you, I did too! I was more referring the lack of vert that most enduros have. It's expected, but you can't rely on gravity at Sea Otter. It was still a great time though!

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evanwoodard (Apr 17, 2016 at 20:55)

@bikeboardorblade: I was on the powder blue Trek Remedy 7 with the 2016 fox air dh jersey and red and black Troy Lee Designs Ruckus pants I was hard to miss and I agree with the vert on the event. Do you know where we can find pictures of us riding.

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dirtnapped (Apr 18, 2016 at 12:54)

@evanwoodard: Not sure. If it's anything like other races I've done, it's usually a week or two, and they'll send out an email with a link.

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nug12182 (Apr 15, 2016 at 2:24)

teal sure don't look endure!!!no knee pads!no pack!no goggles!shes so not endure.but she is a winner.

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Orangesicle (Apr 15, 2016 at 9:57)

Sea Otter - When all things MTB goes full roadie. Go home MTB, you're drunk.

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bridgermurray (Apr 15, 2016 at 15:12)

Frankly I think that you would be better served racing a CX bike down this course.

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anton1964 (Apr 18, 2016 at 7:10)

where is Richie Rude???

And the athertons?