Why You Should Give A Sh*t About Bike Festivals Like Sea Otter

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4 ай бұрын

Every year for the past 30+ years, thousands and thousands of athletes, bike brands, media and consumers head to Monterey for the Sea Otter Classic bike festival. Join Christina Chappetta for a run down on what makes this event so important to the bike calendar.
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@Pienimusta 4 ай бұрын

Definetely worth the 23 hour flight.

@jptothetree 4 ай бұрын

5:17 I was at that same mudfest in 2006!! It was my first ever Sea Otter Classic and my *first* downhill race. The conditions were _god awful...._ trying to pedal my nearly 50 lb Ironhorse down that peanut butter like track is still one of the most exhausting experiences of my life. So many people just collapsed at the finish line, covered in mud.

@RunRideHikeThrive 4 ай бұрын

This years weather is gonna be 👌

@dangermaus72 4 ай бұрын

@Pinkbike you need to cover NW TuneUp Music and MTB Festival in Bellingham!

@OscarCuenca-rx7hj 4 ай бұрын

Second year in a row, can't wait! 🤙

@MegaToren 4 ай бұрын

I used to live near there, in fact I went 13 years in a row. One year I won a bike, a Giant pos comp, which I sold in eBay; and the next year I won a Manitou Dorado Pro, which I ran on my dh bike at Northstar for like 3 summers. And this isn’t touching on all the other smaller things I won at raffles. I also remember the year of torrential rain of 06 (Still have my mud-packed pedals from that year in a box with other bike junk) but there was also another year of torrential rain in 04, or 05 I think. I haven’t been in 10 years, though, I wonder if it’s still as good. I miss Sea Otter.

@Shawn-in-da-Canyon 4 ай бұрын

Laguna Sicka! 🤣 See everyone there!

@jesusduran3687 4 ай бұрын

Shoutout from Monterey!

@unclewickedmtb2023 3 ай бұрын

Dario is a great addition to PB.

@steveduran1664 3 ай бұрын

I remember going to the first sea otter, it was tiny, its definitely changed, i am sad there is no longer anything having to do with bmx and trials comp like back in the 90s

@zach.225 4 ай бұрын

I wanna go so bad! but it's in the middle of my final exam period, a few more years and I'll be there!

@Ferrari255GTO 4 ай бұрын

In short: Cool people, cool places, cool bikes. They're events for our community to enjoy

@saburtierney 4 ай бұрын

Its gonna be a good one!! this will be my third year and it just gets better and better!!!

@sety409 4 ай бұрын

I moved to Santa Cruz recently, I might as well check it out. First time.

@RunRideHikeThrive 4 ай бұрын

We got perfect 👌 weather for it this year.. Good Vibes.. 👍

@AppleJack76 4 ай бұрын

She said Laguna "Sec-ca" twice. 🤦🏼 Class, let's say it out loud so Christina can learn... "Say-ca." Side note... RIP Pole.

@taylorklein2378 4 ай бұрын

Oh man, was Dario's run in 2019? I swear I watched someone do exactly that with Brett Tippie yelling at him the whole time!

@flyinsaucer138 4 ай бұрын

Christina we love you

@themtbproject1422 4 ай бұрын

What happened to Friday fail?

@mellissanash7517 4 ай бұрын

RIP Pole

@daboo2 4 ай бұрын

😢

@samperi01 4 ай бұрын

not everybody lives in North America though

@Shawn-in-da-Canyon 4 ай бұрын

Thank fucking God for that! Stay where you are!

@appelflapdrol 3 ай бұрын

*sad face from Amsterdam

@PacLander 4 ай бұрын

Great Video, but what about this fu** headline? Clickbait?

@dasanoneia4730 4 ай бұрын

cool Dario's origin story

@LaurentiusTriarius 4 ай бұрын

Not sure why should I give any fks still I'm about a border and a 6 hours flight away, if I'd go to Laguna Seca it would be to see cars racing 😂

@sapinva 4 ай бұрын

Where is Friday Fails #319?

@exothermal.sprocket 4 ай бұрын

Not much else are good reasons to congregate in Commiefornia.

@user-xy5kk2ep8r 4 ай бұрын

I was waiting for something like this. There's always a troll under the bridge. Get a life, go to Sea Otter!

@exothermal.sprocket 4 ай бұрын

@@user-xy5kk2ep8r You were waiting for this? I doubt it. California's political, social, and economic troubles are setting an example for the rotten State I live in. I'm only making a statement, agree or not. I like mountain biking.

@Paganiproductions84 3 ай бұрын

The gay state lol lol maby they schould give it to Mexico

@exothermal.sprocket 3 ай бұрын

@@Paganiproductions84 It belongs to the USA. It's going to stay in the USA. Maybe people should fight for what the USA was built on.

@exothermal.sprocket 3 ай бұрын

Someone calls it gay. I personally refer to it as s0domy, perverted intercourse. Nothing gay about it. Just ask that population about sVicid3 rates, @buse, dise@se, d3pression.

@user-tb7rb6lt3d 3 ай бұрын

I remember when pinkbike weren't woke and toxic

@mcbewild 4 ай бұрын

I totally LOVE the idea of bike fests and demo shows but... I've never been a fan of waiting a long time in line to ride a normally fun to ride trail super slow from trail congestion. And that's pretty much what you get here on the East Coast....so I totally avoid any crowd. I ride a lot out west as well (Colorado, Utah) on my hardtail and enduro bike AND my emtb...but I've entirely quit riding areas that strictly forbid emtb riding and I refuse to give those trail systems or shops my money any longer. The destructive stigma that emtb's have gotten over the last few years is a complete fabrication of smug purists.