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Sea Otter 2023 Photo Dump - Riding Gravel

Sea Otter 2023 Photo Dump

By Guitar TedApril 21, 2023

Sea Otter 2023 Photo Dump – by Grannygear

I’m at Sea Otter again this year and have a camera in hand. Here are some of the things I found interesting enough to point at and push the shutter button. Enjoy! (Editor’s Note: We will add more to this thread as we get the images)

Sea Otter Salsa Confluence — Salsa Cycles goes electric with the Confluence gravel bike

Detail showing hub drive motor on the Confluence Sea Otter — The Confluence will utilize a hub drive and Shimano GRX 11 speed drive train

Detail of bottom bracket area on the Confluence Sea Otter — The battery looks to be encased in the aluminum frame’s downtube.

Confluence flat bar as shown at Sea Otter — Salsa also showed this 1X flat bar variant. We will try to get more details on the Confluence range soon.

Detail of the Kenda 4titude tire Sea Otter — Kenda showed off this Belgium Waffle Race inspired “4titude” tire

Tread pattern on the 4titude — The 4titude will be offered in 35mm and 40mm sizes and features a minimalist tread pattern

Wilier Rave SLR gravel bike — The Wilier Rave SLR is their fetching gravel bike/road bike. “All-roads bike” then?

Rave SLR — Featuring a “liquid crystal polymer” carbon frame and fork, the Rave SLR can take up to a 42mm tire.

Detail of Fezarri gravel bike — Multiple triple boss and water bottle mounts were seen on many bikes like this Fezarri.

Detail on Fezarri showing SRAM AXS XO rear derailleur. — That same Fezarri bike also featured SRAM’s new “hangar-less” AXS XO “transmission”.

This wildly painted Santa Cruz Stigmata was seen at the show. It was showing off the new 3D Violet components reintroduced by Chris King

BlackHeart is not a name we’re familiar with, but that may change.

The overseas made frames come in aluminum and….

Titanium BlackHeart bike — …in this stunning titanium design.

Detail of a couple of Boyd Wheels. — Boyd Cycling has just announced the opening of their own rim factory in South Carolina.

Boyd GVL wheel set. — These rims were made in the USA for their budget priced “GVL” wheels. 25mm internal width, $425.00 bucks.

Hunt Wheels 25 CGR wheel set — Hunt Wheels were showing this new 25 CGR Wheel set

Detail of inner rim of the 25 CGR wheels — “CGR” stands for Carbon Gravel Race, and refers to the rim depth. The actual inner width is 26mm. The wheel set sells for $1159.00 and weighs a claimed 1380 grams.

Hunt Sprint SL hub set — The straight-pull spoke “Sprint SL” hubs are also now available separately at $249.00 for the pair from Hunt.

Stay tuned for more from the 2023 Sea Otter Festival!

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