Mega bike & gear showcase from Sea Otter Classic 2024

[@AceMBP]

Of the Sea Otter coverage i would rate that about the best. Interesting product choices and lacking cringe segments. Thanks Ben!

[@quikrstuff]

Great seeing you! What a show! Our first Sea Otter, so learning and loving. Bryan.

[@mrseaweed5587]

Nice seeing Gary. The clunker is cool. He lives around the corner from me!!!

[@robbchastain3036]

Wow, thanks, Ben, for walking all the floors of the Laguna Seca Sears store! And that gent with the World's First Gravel Forks has sold me, I'm convinced that we've been riding on small mountain bike forks, lol. And I still have a pair of NOS road suspension forks from the '90s and I think about actually installing them on a retro build or something. And not to be a wiseacre, this time, but how cool would it be to have a modern vintage class at gravel events, modern components paired with a replica Schwinn frame or thereabouts and MX bars. Gary is like Santa with all these gifts he presents us. 😀

[@RobertDominguez-ql2xg]

Appreciate all the work (fun) you do (have), Ben!

[@lazlo2511]

Hey Ben, appreciate your efforts… nice great weather… what a bumper edition of gear! Enjoy and stay hydrated.

[@carbonflightMN]

I had a Bianchi Via Nirone 2006 Aluminum and Carbon fork and upgraded components over the years to sram force group set and Hed Jet RC6 20 Spoke wheel set. In 2018 I upgraded the frame to a Wilier Triestina frame. So basically an upgraded mechs on an older bike. It rides amazing and feels like a newer bike! I don’t miss all the internal cable routing, not with such a great deal the frame was at $500 used. Great to see older bikes getting new life with new components!

[@RunRideHikeThrive]

Weather was perfect this year too, great Vid 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@jimmyz5831]

Love the simple inverted gravel fork. Can't believe the $475 shoes. Folks on crack. Thanks for the show!

[@HD46409]

That's a $11-1200 fork....

[@jitterspec]

Wonder how ride compares to lauf grit. Air suspension versus fiberglass springs. Cosmetically it looks different and can put some people off I guess. But it works well, 5 watts faster than normal fork (thanks Ben for testing) and simpler and cheaper.

[@PermaTimmy]

@@jitterspec Gravel to me is full rigid..

[@jitterspec]

@@PermaTimmy not even a carbon seatpost? ,:)

[@Timtimzi]

I was there. There was soooo much to see !

[@larryt.atcycleitalia5786]

Glad you went to this thing..so I didn't have to!!! Watching these things makes me SO glad I'm no longer in the bike biz!!!

[@ElijahGrundel]

Feels like I was there! Nice video, Ben!

[@bobfoster687]

I miss the Time shoes and pedals from the 80s/90s. Great cleat fitting system!!!

[@TimR123]

One of the better walk around videos I've seen. Good images and good extracting stories from the reps. It's actually interesting to see the different versions you got than I did in talking to some of the same people. My only ask is work on the audio (I know it's challenging)

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Thanks for the feedback on the audio. I thought I had a good solution with a DJI gimble cam and two mics… but then that camera got smashed and I had to scramble, using a single action cam and a single mic. Doh! Thanks for your patience. 👍

[@TimR123]

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney Yeah. It happens. That explains why the issues with two people talking. Keep up the good work.

[@rorywalsh7799]

Super report Ben, Thanks

[@gearsofmedicine]

Super excellent and comprehensive coverage - 2 awesome parts from the video “pray for speed”, and all high-end bikes should come with a power meter - stated Elegantly and respectfully of course 🙏 and man! That 3T bike - super capable and likely with a separate wheel set can be 1 bike for road and gravel - super cool geometry.

[@IsaacRC]

The fish! Awesome to see a klunker og bike 😀

[@PermaTimmy]

Props to just making one giant video!

[@hardmtnbiker]

I’m excited to hear your review of that CaneCreek gravel fork and the Berd Spoke gravel wheels. I actually have a custom set of Berd spoke alloy wheels for my hardtail that has super wide i35 and i40mm RaceFace ARC rims and absolutely love them. I’ll be getting a gravel set this summer, just deciding on the rims.

[@northernguy8860]

Nitinol has been used for orthodontic wires for decades. Cool tire.

[@perjensen1962]

Nice video Ben. Thank you 👍

[@stephenmeadow9587]

Just to correct the gentleman at smart tires nitonol was invented at Goodyear aerospace. My father-in-law was the project manager. The initial purpose was to use with satellites.

[@stevenagy7152]

Even before that, NITINOL, Nickel Titanium Naval Observatory Lab. It was originally investigated for sub launched nuclear missile nose cones.

[@aaronedgeart]

Great coverage, as always.

[@fenderperry]

Yes, awesome coverage.

[@galenkehler]

The claim of the "first" gravel fork is the funniest joke of 2024, cane creek should have announced on April 1. I mean you can argue for looks, it is a nice looking fork, but thats just subjective. The fact of the matter is Fox, Lauf, Rock Shox, and who knows who else have already got proven gravel forks already. (And the lauf already is an undamped gravel fork that looks better)

[@galenkehler]

Castelli: "it's the first time that we focused on making a jersey that fits well" 😬😬😬

[@thedronescene7474]

Almost all brands claimed a first lmao. So much marketing BS with all those brands.

[@Mockle07]

@@thedronescene7474The Cane Creek spiel about the “first gravel fork” was painful. It’s like these brands think their entire consumer base is made up of idiots.

[@SnowMongoose]

Cane Creek 100% found the Invert sales dude at a used car lot.

[@Mockle07]

😂😂😂

[@galenkehler]

"This car is lighter and simpler, because it doesn't have any shocks! But you still pay full price 🎉🎉🎉"

[@harrylook7810]

NASA indestructible tire is awesome. I loved every bike. If money were no object...

[@ANTPS32CREWCHIEF]

Everything the sponsored pro rider could want!

[@spdaltid]

Thankfully, none of my bikes have fully integrated cabling through the headset. Therefore: equally thankfully, I can continue to travel happily with my classic Evoc or Scicon cases!

[@DickSpencer1954]

Wren has already built the first inverted fork!!

[@Emtbtoday]

Buy cycles pretty awesome have to admit!

[@Ecoroof1986]

I'll have the 3T gravel bike please 🙏🏻

[@chrisgrigsby4475]

Hope it’s better than the 3T Exploro that delaminated a few months into ownership that they refused to warranty. That thing was literally trash.

[@markdragovan9466]

Does anyone know what the rolling resistance of the smart tire is?

[@mike_p941]

900 brands well 899 RIP Kona

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Pour one out for them, eh? Did you see BRAIN’s coverage of how they set up a tent and then took it down before the show opened?

[@donjohnson487]

Would the first gravel fork not be the Lauf? 🤔

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Lauf, Fox, RockShox and MRP would all take issue with that 'first gravel fork' moniker, yes. 😀

[@Mockle07]

@@TheRidewithBenDelaneyThe Cane Creek guy’s explanation of “first gravel fork” was excruciatingly cringe to listen to, your dubious tone was appreciated! 😂

[@robbchastain3036]

@@Mockle07 He was just doing the song and dance and the product looks good, maybe not the first but the first of its type, the upside-down gravel fork? 😀

[@Mockle07]

@@robbchastain3036 haha I like Cane Creek products, the fork looks pretty decent for what it is too but the guy is straight up lying and sounds like a sleazy lawyer or used car dealer when trying to justify the “1st” claim. I’m sure he’s a nice guy btw, the sales pitch was just was too cringe. It seems most people at shows like this feel like they have to go the extra mile and end up sounding like snake oil sales people.

[@robbchastain3036]

@@Mockle07 We need a 60 Minutes report from Ben, is it real or marketing hype, lol.

[@dyadyaBOB]

Marketing from Cane Creek is just ridiculous. Did they forget lefty exists for more than two decades and it’s not the only inverted fork

[@bobfoster687]

Gravel fork: will the tire hit the top of the fork upon full compression? Does the front end of the bike need to be higher to avoid this?

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

No - that would be a major issue. Frame geos need to be built to accommodate a suspension fork, even a short one, without affecting the head angle, but we are seeing many go that route.

[@DG-dv6ep]

😊

[@decoherence926]

Where's David Arthur?

[@MacMasore]

LUCY!

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

I always maintained that Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick would provide a Newer Breezier Prospective to all the bike Channels not just this one .

[@mikeskaggs3763]

Thanks but during your interview of Cane Creek guy, you had camera on his face entire time and not on fork as he was explaining and pointing out functionality. Otherwise...great job as always.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Good feedback, thank you. I had a camera get smashed up and die - which kinda threw me off my game a bit.

[@Mockle07]

Firstly, thanks as ever for the videos. Ben, as a former marketing man, how do you view shows like this when you have myriad brands basically just lying to you and the wider consumer base? So many brands claim things that aren’t true or put a wildly positive spin on something that is literally just yet another version of what has been around forever. I understand that brands need to create stories and/or headlines but you can’t just say any old shite and expect people to believe it can you? I know you show an honest, balanced view in your actual reviews so listening to the guy from Cane Creek (to pick one) must surely have been slightly cringeworthy? P.S. those blue S-Phyre shoes have surely got your name on them? 👌🏼

[@thedronescene7474]

Imaging working for a bike company, presenting at a show and then struggle to even mention the key features of the product……. Looking at you Chandi……..

[@walterlippmann4361]

even the shoes are outrageously expensive 😟

[@kangsterizer]

still lose my atac xc12 for basically everything lol.

[@dingle9897]

3k for an alloy gravel bike Scott be tripping 😂

[@bobfoster687]

Thumbnail: Does Ben look like Keegan Swenson???

[@bobfoster687]

So, Ben is Keegan’s father? Who knew?

[@RealAuntDee]

Unfortunately, the bike industry is only catering to a subset of people that already own bikes. Local bike stores are struggling, trying to sell ridiculously expensive gear (including bikes), forcing people who just want a bike to ride for fun to go to Walmart. It's like if the car industry only sold Lamborghinis or Porsches to car racing enthusiasts and people who just wanted a car for regular use had to buy from a used car lot. In short, make more bikes for regular people.

[@jitterspec]

Funny thing witb all the bikes showcased at SO - they push king headsets and high pivot point chain idlers. Just dont see either on the trail. Does market really want it or just something new to sell? It wasnt long ago that manufacturers had us abandoning standard frames for integrated hesdsets.

[@terrillford7784]

Hey Ben grab your friend a whole bunch of free stuff

[@SeanMatson]

That giant bike was so lame What in the world are they thinking lol

[@Carftymk]

just 15 seconds for the most interesting brand of the video? :/

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Which one is that?

[@Carftymk]

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney ltwoo

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

@@Carftymk I rode their gravel group the second day along with the Invert. Stay tuned for more.

[@DaveTheAligator]

Sad to see what mountain bike world has become…..used to be just the big brands and their idiot marketing… now it is a generational problem as well. I am glad I gout totally out of the bike industry before it became this.