Sea Otter is here for another year of breaking new tech trends in mountian biking and, increasingly, gravel racing. With Avinox dominating headlines with its crazy-powerful motor last week, this weekend appears to be all about seeing who has new big wheel bikes and components hiding in their booth.<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re excited or apprehensive, the big wheel future is looming and looking unavoidable. Godspeed, all.<\/p>\n
Finn Iles x Brembo<\/h2>\n
Before we wade into the weird world of big wheels, Finn Iles\u2019s Specialized Factory Racing S-Works DH was showing in the combined Brembo and Ohlins booth. Brembo? Yes, Brembo. The Italian motorsport brand is officially expanding into mountain bikes. The bright red levers and calipers have featured prominently on Iles\u2019 and Loic Bruni\u2019s bikes for a little while. Now the GR-Pro brakes are going public. And in more colours than red. But the red and yellow Ohlins \/ Brembo combo does look pretty fast. As does the less-prototype-y version of Iles\u2019s DH race bike. Can\u2019t wait to see that in action in a couple weeks in South Korea!<\/p>\n
Fox x Ari 32\u2033 full suspension prototype<\/h2>\n
After a year or so of mostly smaller brands and boutique builds, and just a single tread of 32\u2033 Aspen\u2019s from Maxxis, the dam looks like it\u2019s about to break. The big players are here. Fox partnered with Ari to show off its RAD prototype 32\u2033 fork. It\u2019s a full suspension bike that really doesn\u2019t look that weird, at least in that size. Sitting on it and rolling around the grass doesnt\u2019 feel that weird, either. But also, pretty weird. The bars are in the right place, but the visual feedback of the wheel is odd. It just looks like its way out there. Talking to the Fox humans, several already have a ton of time on this fork and the spec is getting pretty dialed. 32\u2033 really is here.<\/p>\n
Revel bikes shows the future, and the near future<\/h2>\n
Revel Bikes is back, in a big little way. The brand\u2019s reigned in it\u2019s pre-collapse structure to something more sustainable and closer to what it\u2019s founders intened. Which isn\u2019t surprising, as the original co-founder, Adam Miller, is back and brought a few other founders back on board too.<\/p>\n
The brand\u2019s booth mixed very soon to be released bikes, just a little blurred out, and some more futuristic projects. The latter included a titanium full suspension 29er with 3D printed bikes that is stunningly smooth but, apparenty, so prohibitively expensive to make it\u2019ll never see production. Or at least not any time in the near future. It\u2019s part of Revel\u2019s \u201cConcept Labs\u201d program where the brand experiments with prototyping in a more public-facing way. That included a 32\u2033 hardtail and a 32\/29 \u201cmega mullet.\u201d Neither is headed to production yet but, like everyone seemed to be at Sea Otter, they\u2019re working on things.<\/p>\n
Prevelo outfits the other future with new FS rig<\/h2>\n
While 32\u2033 are the industries future, groms are our collective future. Prevelo is outfitting the children with a new full suspension bike fit to shred. A sparkly black paint scheme is one option, and this isn\u2019t actually a prototype anyomore. Prevelo says FS was its most requested product behind pink bikes. Having fullfilled the latter demand, they\u2019re now offering a FS too. With upgrade options like Heir components and shocks tuned to each wheel size, Prevelo is here to get your young shredder riding in style.<\/p>\n
Maxxis keeps pushing 32\u2033 with five new tires<\/h2>\n
Maxxis is perhaps the brand doing the most to push the 32\u2033 standard, at least publicly. The Aspen was the first mainstream 32\u2033 tire to drop. Now Maxxis is up to five treads, including the new Aspen ST and a non-XC option: a 2.4\u00d732\u2033 Dissector. That was showing on a wild Btchn\u2019 hardtail, resplendant with all sorts of titanium goodies.<\/p>\n
Ibis Ripmo AF <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n![](\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ibis-Ripmo-AF-purple-2-1024x683.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nwith parts to match <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n![](\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ibis-Ripmo-AF-purple-5-1024x683.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nMechanical shifting <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n![](\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ibis-Ripmo-AF-purple-3-1024x683.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nAnd a stylish silver dropper from PNW Components<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIbis Ripmo AF purple shredder<\/h2>\n
Why don\u2019t we end with a pallet cleanser. This stunning purple-pink Ibis Ripmo AF was stunning and also possibly one of the least expensive mountain bikes on display at Sea Otter. A polite reminder that you can make a really awesome looking, and riding, bike with just readily available stock parts. They don\u2019t even have to be crazy expensive. A silver dropper from PNW and silver rims make this one stand out, and compliment pink parts from Title nicely. An aluminum Ripmo AF frame from Ibis does everything you need it to. Mechanical shifting, via SRAM Transmission, works fine, no batteries required.<\/p>\n
Whatever happens next, your current mountain bike will still work just fine for having fun in the woods.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nwith parts to match <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nMechanical shifting <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAnd a stylish silver dropper from PNW Components<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIbis Ripmo AF purple shredder<\/h2>\n
Why don\u2019t we end with a pallet cleanser. This stunning purple-pink Ibis Ripmo AF was stunning and also possibly one of the least expensive mountain bikes on display at Sea Otter. A polite reminder that you can make a really awesome looking, and riding, bike with just readily available stock parts. They don\u2019t even have to be crazy expensive. A silver dropper from PNW and silver rims make this one stand out, and compliment pink parts from Title nicely. An aluminum Ripmo AF frame from Ibis does everything you need it to. Mechanical shifting, via SRAM Transmission, works fine, no batteries required.<\/p>\n
Whatever happens next, your current mountain bike will still work just fine for having fun in the woods.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nMechanical shifting <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAnd a stylish silver dropper from PNW Components<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIbis Ripmo AF purple shredder<\/h2>\n
Why don\u2019t we end with a pallet cleanser. This stunning purple-pink Ibis Ripmo AF was stunning and also possibly one of the least expensive mountain bikes on display at Sea Otter. A polite reminder that you can make a really awesome looking, and riding, bike with just readily available stock parts. They don\u2019t even have to be crazy expensive. A silver dropper from PNW and silver rims make this one stand out, and compliment pink parts from Title nicely. An aluminum Ripmo AF frame from Ibis does everything you need it to. Mechanical shifting, via SRAM Transmission, works fine, no batteries required.<\/p>\n
Whatever happens next, your current mountain bike will still work just fine for having fun in the woods.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nAnd a stylish silver dropper from PNW Components<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIbis Ripmo AF purple shredder<\/h2>\n
Why don\u2019t we end with a pallet cleanser. This stunning purple-pink Ibis Ripmo AF was stunning and also possibly one of the least expensive mountain bikes on display at Sea Otter. A polite reminder that you can make a really awesome looking, and riding, bike with just readily available stock parts. They don\u2019t even have to be crazy expensive. A silver dropper from PNW and silver rims make this one stand out, and compliment pink parts from Title nicely. An aluminum Ripmo AF frame from Ibis does everything you need it to. Mechanical shifting, via SRAM Transmission, works fine, no batteries required.<\/p>\n
Whatever happens next, your current mountain bike will still work just fine for having fun in the woods.<\/p>\n
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