Sea Otter Classic
It’s that time of year again – The Sea Otter Classic starts next week and this year’s schedule appears bigger and better than ever. For those new to the sport, Sea Otter is held in Monterey, CA and is perhaps the largest mountain bike festival in the US, drawing tens of thousands of riders and spectators. The four day event kicks off on Thursday, April 17 and includes races, camping, demos, a huge vendor expo, games, music, food, and much more.
Sea Otter is a classic MTB event and if you’ve never been I highly recommend putting it on your wish list today. It’s unfortunate (not to mention inconvenient) there aren’t mountain bike events of this scale on the east coast – I’m know there are more than a few of us here who would love to attend every year. One challenge to hosting a large event like the Sea Otter Classic is finding a large enough location with trails and amenities that can handle the tens of thousands of attendees. Anyone on the east coast have a huge backyard? 
If you’re going out to Sea Otter this year we’d love to hear from you – send us your pics and ride report!
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April 23rd, 2008 at 8:39 am
[...] The 13th annual Fruita Fat Tire Festival starts tomorrow which, in my opinion, means that spring has finally arrived everywhere. Last weekend the Californians got to play out at Sea Otter, now it’s time for the high country to get back on two wheels. I’m still bummed that there don’t seem to be any big fat tire festivals here on the east coast – though the Ocala Spring Break Fat Tire Festival was a blast back in March. [...]