Hey! If you’re going to be at Sea Otter, make sure you keep an eye out for PixieWolf aka “P-Wolf”. If you can track him down and get an autograph, bring it over to the WTB booth and we’ll give you a free pair of Weirwolf grips.

WTB-sponsored rider Max Plaxton stormed to a solid third-place finish in the Sea Otter Classic XC race. Plaxton finished just behind world champion Christoph Sauser and teammate Sid Taberlay. Plaxton planned on racing WTB Vulpine tires until he saw the deep sandpits on the dry and dusty course. He switched to WTB NanoRaptors and commented, “that the Nanos were the perfect choice for the conditions.”

In the talent-stacked downhill race WTB-sponsored riders Greg Minnaar and Brian Lopes finished second and fourth with Mick Hannah taking the top spot.

WTB invites you to drop by our booth at the Sea Otter Classic (booth #410) and meet team rider Bobby McMullen. McMullen will be signing autographs at the booth at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll also be selling the award-wining documentary The Way Bobby Sees It for $20 throughout the weekend and all proceeds from the DVD sales will go to the fight against Parkinson’s Disease. McMullen is an exceptionally inspirational athlete: He juggles an active bike-racing career (he is racing both XC and DH at Sea Otter), a motivational speaking job and he just happens to be blind. McMullen enjoys nothing more than telling his story to other riders, so please come by and say hello to this mountain bike legend.

Spring is a special time of year here in Northern California. The hills are a vivid green, the weather is consistently unpredictable and bike racers make their annual pilgrimage to Monterey’s Sea Otter Classic. Because Sea Otter is WTB’s backyard event, we get inundated with phone calls asking about everything from weather updates to tire recommendations. We’ve compiled our top tire tips here to improve your Otter experience.

Mark Weir and Matt Hunter overlooking Mt. Tamalpais and San Francisco

It’s been a busy couple of weeks around here. What with the Sea Otter Classic attracting bike racers and industry types from across globe. Of course no trip to Northern California is complete without a ride in Marin County. We’ve had quite a mix of characters visiting WTB World Headquarters over the past 14 days and each person left with a smile after some epic trail riding.

Sea Otter wasn’t bad either, with sunny skies and fierce racing. WTB-sponsored rider Greg Minnaar, Santa Cruz Syndicate’s new rider, completely dominated the event by winning both the Dual Slalom and DH in convincing style. In case you’re wondering, Minnaar’s saddle of choice is the WTB Deva SLT in white. The DH podium was stacked with Syndicate riders with Steve Peat charging into fourth place and Nathan Rennie finishing fifth. We’ll have more about Sea Otter, including a video, on the site soon.

Caption: Wade Simmons on the pumptrack. The crew from pinkbike.com, to read their trip report, click here. WTB’s booth at the Sea Otter Classic

Caption: Fred Falk, WTB’s manager of logistics, with Don “Shiggy” Person of mtbtires.com. Mark Weir and Matt Hunter. Barbed wire means that it’s off limits.