Sea Otter gallery, pt 1: Long-travel 29ers, gold SRAM Eagle and more

New gear from Open Cycles, Vittoria, SixSixOne and others

Here's a look at some of the new bikes, components and other cool things on display at this year's Sea Otter expo

Josh Patterson / Immediate Media

Josh Patterson

Published: April 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm

The annual Sea Otter Classic expo in Monterey, California, is in full swing. Up first on our hit list of cool new products is a redesigned hardtail from Open Cycles that is 29 and 27.5 compatible. Also on display were new treads from Vittoria and new knee pads and body armor from SixSixOne.

The elusive golden eagle : the elusive golden eagle

The theme of this year's Sea Otter? All gold everything.

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Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.