I've been using various Juicy's on all my bikes for a few years now and have developed a very close bond with them. They are simple, low maintenance, reliable and super easy to bleed and in my opinion were perfect – but I guess not perfect enough for the tireless designers and engineers at Avid. I was pleasantly surprised to see Avid launch a totally new brake at the Sea Otter Classic this year – the Elixir R.

e.thirteen is up to something. I was just on their site and saw this thing about "Staccato 8". I have no idea what it's all about, but if you're lucky enough to attend the US open this weekend, go check it out!

Since my last piece about the Push Pike, I've had the chance to ride and compare a stock Pike to the Push Pike. I took both forks and did back to back rides on the same trails using the same bike.

Established earlier this year, The Hive is a company formed of avid cyclist committed to improve cyclists experience with innovative products. They picked the Sea Otter classic to give people a sneak peak of what they have to offer.

Many companies choose the Sea Otter Classic to hold new product launches. SRAM presented a few new 2009 MTB components and Pinkbike was there to check to get the latest scoop.

I was out in Grand Junction this weekend riding and I saw this bike in the parking lot. At first I thought it looked a lot like those pictures of the new BOS fork with that external reservoir. When I quizzed the rider of the bike he told me a very different use.

Since we recently featured the Mongoose Nugget, thought you guys would enjoy this feature. Andrew Neethling just got his new 2009 Prototype Mongoose DH bike and has been nice enough to give Litter Mag the full scoop on his new ride.

The latest, and highly anticipated, movie from Clay Porter (Distinction Productions) is the epically filmed "F1RST", and today sees the launch of the new web site featuring the captivating new trailer.

www.f1rstmovie.com also features information on the World Premiere set for April 18, in Monterey, during the week of the Sea Otter Classic, as well as how people can order tickets for the limited seating for this film event. There will also be, coming soon, information on the various Regional Premieres taking place all over the world, from May onwards.

Read more to see the TRAILER!

With the ever growing demand for wider riser bars and since the fastest DH racer in the world exclusively uses Full On bars. I knew it would be a matter of time before FUNN introduced a bar wider than 28".