Articles by Herbert Krabel

The Sea Otter Classic goes on until Sunday but we end our daily coverage today. Competitions, bikes, gear and gadgets is what we noticed today.

At the Sea Otter Classic Nino Schurter won the short track race on Friday and the cross country event on Sunday and we looked closer at his Scott Scale race bike.

Another beautiful day in Northern California brought lots of passionate cyclists to the Sea Otter Classic and here is what we noticed in and around the expo.

Every Scott Plasma 5 we featured was equipped with SRAM Red components. Folks have asked about a Di2 version, and now Andres Douzoglou of Beyond Aero delivered.

A strong US dollar allowed German brand power2max to lower their pricing and thus bring more power to the people, with the popular Type S now as low a $899.

Another Sea Otter Classic has arrived and this is now the 25th edition. Thursday is usually the calm before the storm and the weather played along nicely.

Steffen Liebetrau passed away in early April and several pros who knew him and raced against him kindly shared their thoughts about this man who enjoyed life.

Dave Mirra has been in triathlon for 2.5 years and looks now at Ironman Lake Placid to get to Kona. We chatted with him about training, racing, qualifying, gear and cars.

Canadian Rachel McBride is getting ready for the 2015 Wildflower Triathlon and started her California campaign with a 6th place at 70.3 Oceanside.

On Saturday folks gathered to ride the Team Marsh Fearless Fundo to raise money for Amy Marsh’s battle with cancer, and here are some impressions from the event.

Brit Jane Hardy will do the 7.5km Freedom Swim from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand in South Africa. Sharks are in those waters, but Hardy is realistic and prepared.

Dave Mirra is passionate about triathlon and this former BMX superstar is now in his 3rd year in the sport. We followed him around for a day in Greenville, NC.