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Sea Otter Tech Sampler, Part Two

  • By Matt Pacocha
  • Published Apr. 16, 2009
  • Updated Apr. 17, 2009 at 9:18 AM UTC

By Matt Pacocha

The EC90SL wheelset weighs 1,230 grams and ships with branded SwissStop Yellow King brake pads.

Photo: Matt Pacocha

When you come to Sea Otter with a sharp eye, you’ll bound see all sorts of cool stuff, whether it’s new team equipment or an in-the-works prototype. We saw wheels from Easton, a new bike from legend John Tomac and some natural wax lube designed by a MIT grad student — among other things.

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Matt Pacocha

Matt Pacocha

Pacocha, the VeloNews test editor, started in the industry sweeping shop floors at 13. Since then he’s wrenched, raced mountain bikes on the national circuit for four years, worked at IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association) for two years, raced on the road in Belgium for six months, and served four years as the tech editor for VeloNews. And, of course, Pacocha is the staff's resident cyclocross fanatic.