Registration | 2016 Exhibitors | Course Maps | Veterans Program January | 2016 Show your Skipper pride, check out Sea Otter merchandise! Click here . Stay close to the action, book your camping spot now as sites are filling fast. Click here . Enjoy special hotel rates available only to Sea Otter attendees, check them out here . Save money and pre-order festival passes. Click here . Check the schedule for races, festival activities, and more. Click here . Be sure to read all the way through for important event information! Sea Otter Event News Velofix Provides Bike Service at Sea Otter Events, Sponsors Gran Fondo Velofix, the sponsor of the 2016 Velofix Gran Fondo at Sea Otter Classic , is a premium mobile bike service with the largest fleet of mobile bike shops in North America. The company will be providing vans for rider support throughout the weekend rides at Sea Otter. At home, you can book service from your computer or smart phone. To learn more, Brompton World Championships Come to Sea Otter Brompton Bicycle, the UK's largest bike manufacturer, is bringing the U.S. leg of its global Brompton World Championship (BWC) series to Sea Otter. Brompton, the official folding bike sponsor of Sea Otter, invites fans of the iconic folding bike to don their finest sartorial styles and join them to participate in the BWC 2016. For any stylish stars
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Registration | 2016 Exhibitors | Course Maps | Veterans Program
January | 2016
Show your Skipper pride, check out Sea Otter merchandise! Click here. Stay close to the action, book your camping spot now as sites are filling fast. Click here. Enjoy special hotel rates available only to Sea Otter attendees, check them out here. Save money and pre-order festival passes. Click here.Check the schedule for races, festival activities, and more. Click here.
Be sure to read all the way through for important event information!
Sea Otter Event News
Velofix Provides Bike Service at Sea OtterEvents, Sponsors Gran Fondo
Velofix, the sponsor of the 2016 Velofix Gran Fondo at SeaOtter Classic, is a premium mobile bike service with thelargest fleet of mobile bike shops in North America. Thecompany will be providing vans for rider support throughoutthe weekend rides at Sea Otter. At home, you can bookservice from your computer or smart phone. To learn more,
Brompton World Championships Come toSea Otter Brompton Bicycle, the UK's largest bike manufacturer, isbringing the U.S. leg of its global Brompton WorldChampionship (BWC) series to Sea Otter. Brompton, theofficial folding bike sponsor of Sea Otter, invites fans of theiconic folding bike to don their finest sartorial styles and jointhem to participate in the BWC 2016. For any stylish stars
visit www.velofix.com. with a penchant for speed, registration is now open.
Come Grind Some Gravel at Sea Otter Instead of riding past that enticing-looking side road, why notturn in an head out on an adventure? That's the ideabehind the new Raleigh Open Road Tour, which takesriders off the tarmac and onto some of the most scenicbackroads in the Monterey area. Perfect for a "gravel bike"with wider tires and more comfortable geometry than astandard road bike, this ride tackles a variety of surfaces -just like your riding at home does. We know you're ready foranything (and your bike is too), so check out the RaleighOpen Road Tour and we'll see you out there grinding thegravel with us.
Take Better Pictures at Sea Otter Wondering how to light up your Instagram feed (or maybebeef up that portfolio before pitching a story to your favoritemagazine) during Sea Otter? Check out the first edition of"Sea Otter Stories" for tips from Sea Otter's staffphotographers on how to make the most of your time behindthe lens at Sea Otter this year.
Subaru Owners Can Get a Free Entry!
You have a special place in your heart for your Subaru andthe feeling is mutual. We have a special deal from Subaruand a collection of other Sea Otter sponsors - just forSubaru owners - which includes great products, festivalpasses and a race or ride registration. Save big just fordriving a Subaru!
Book Your Campsite or Hotel Lock in your favorite spot for Sea Otter and start countingdown the days until Monterey. Book a campsite or hotel forSea Otter today - spots fill up fast!
Your club loves to ride, so why not head to Sea Ottertogether this spring? Get special discounts on events,festival passes, and camping, plus a free spot in the expoarea for your club to use as a home base. Learn more on theBike Club Zone page.
Watch the Schedule for New Events From morning to night, Sea Otter's schedule is alreadypacked and new events are being added all the time. Checkout race times, festival events and more.
Check out the Full Exhibitor List Find your favorite brand's booth at Sea Otter! More than 75exhibitors are already signed up with more added each day.See the full exhibitor list here.
Sea Otter Store is Open Get your holiday shopping done early with some Skipperwear, new cycling apparel and more at the Sea Otter store.Order by December 15 to ensure Christmas arrival.
Sponsor Spotlight
When you see a Subaru drivingdown the road or at a trailhead,chances are it will be loaded with amountain bike, kayak, or skis. That'sbecause the Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive System provides driverswith superior performance in all types
SRAM(R) is a global manufacturer ofhigh-end bicycle components.Founded in Chicago, Illinois inSeptember of 1987 with the inventionof Grip Shift(R) - a revolutionary twistshifter that enabled shifting gears withthe twist of the wrist. In 1997 SRAM
Specialized was founded in 1974 byriders for riders. Based in NorthernCalifornia, we focus on the rider'sneed for functional and technicallyadvanced products that provide aperformance benefit.
of conditions - essential fortransporting outdoor sportsenthusiasts to the mountains, theriver and those "off the beaten path"destinations with safety andconfidence. You could say thatSubaru is the official vehicle of theoutdoors.
acquired Sachs Bicycle Components,in Schweinfurt, Germany andexpanded its global reach throughoutEurope. Today, SRAM is the 2ndlargest manufacturer of bicyclecomponents in the world. With 3000+employees, and offices andmanufacturing in 20 countries, SRAMis truly a world-class leader inperformance bike parts.
Primal Wear, founded in 1992, hasemerged as the leading designer andmanufacturer of premier cyclingapparel for teams, clubs and eventsaround the world. Primal is committedto the progression of cycling for allabilities and is dedicated to promotingand sponsoring events that benefitpeople's lives. Our mission is to provide the highest-quality cycling apparel availablewhile fostering the growth of cyclingthrough competition, community, andadvocacy.
For more than 50 years, Kenda hasshown a commitment to designing andmanufacturing quality tires and tubesfor a wide range of activities andvehicles for every lifestyle; frombicycles to motorcycles, automotive toindustrial, Kenda has a tire to fit youroccasion and get you to yourdestination. Having begun with bicycletires in 1962, Kenda continues to pushthe boundaries on bicycle tires,offering a wide variety of tread patternsand sizes for Road, Cyclocross,Mountain, BMX, Juvenile, and Citybicycles.
Bosch eBike Systems provides ahigh-quality drive system for pedal-assist only e-bikes. The Bosch e-bikedrive system consists of a drive unit(motor and transmission), a batteryand a smart and intuitive cyclecomputer. In Europe Bosch is alreadythe market leader, more than 50bicycle brands rely on the e-bikesystem made by Bosch. From 2014 ona selected customer base of e-bikemanufacturers (BH Bike,Cannondale, Currie Technologieswith Haibike and Felt) will startoffering their e-bikes e-powered byBosch on the U.S. market.
Bicycling is the world's leadingcycling magazine and delivers aunique mix of gear, fitness, traveland feature articles about the sport'sdefining personalities, moments andevents for passionate riders who livein high gear.
Park Tool has been manufacturingbicycle specific tools since 1963. Basedout of St. Paul Minnesota, they are theworld's largest bicycle toolmanufacturer. A long-term dedicationto quality, innovation, and customerservice has made Park Tool the firstchoice of professional and home bicyclemechanics around the world.
WD-40 BIKE offers a complete line ofhigh-performing bike care products toClean, Lube, and Protect your bike.With offices headquartered in SolanaBeach, CA, our team travels acrossthe nation to offer free professionalbike wash & lube service at variousroad, cyclocross, and mountain bikeevents with our cleaners, degreasersand lubes. Be sure to find us at thisyear's Sea Otter Classic at the BikeWash Station.
IMBA Extends Regional Coverage to all 50 States The International Mountain Bicycling Association has expanded and realigned itsregional representation to ensure every individual IMBA member in the United Statesnow has the support of a regional director. Beginning in 2016, regional coverage has beenextended to Alaska, the Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New England and Utah through thecreation of new IMBA regions or realigning existing regional coverage. Read more here.
Subaru Visits Yosemite National Park Each year visitors to the national parks contribute over 100 million pounds of garbage tolandfills. But there's good news: if we work together and each do our part we believe wecan reduce that number to zero. Click here to see Subaru's latest visit to YosemiteNational Park and how you can help reduce waste.
Bicycle Leadership Conference
Register Now & Save Registration for the Bicycle Leadership Conference is now open for the 2016 event, April12-14, 2016, in beautiful downtown Monterey. Save $100 by registering before February1. Plus, discounted room rates available on a limited basis. Learn more here.
