Sea Otter 2023 Photo Dump

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?*

*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”.*

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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