Here's a look at the new gravel bikes and products on display at Sea Otter 2018 - Immediate Media
Vittoria now has a gravel tread for every type of unpaved road condition - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
The Redshift Shockstop seatpost seeks to take the edge off rough roads - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
The Shockstop seatpost has adjustable preload at the base of the seatpost to firm-up or soften the ride - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
The Redshift Shockstop seatpost offers up to 35mm of travel - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
Former Dirty Kanza 200 winners Yuri Hauswald and Rebecca Rusch were on hand at the GU booth to offer nuggets of gravel wisdom - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
Canyon's new gravel bike, the Grail, turned a lot of heads. Many showgoers stopped by to give the unique handlebar a feel - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
SRAM's booth was full of gorgeous machines, including this stunning Vanilla - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
The Rodeo Labs Trail Donkey 2.0 was also on display at the SRAM booth - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
The 3T Exploro in a "tequila sunrise" paint scheme - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
This Yeti Edition Open UP belongs to Geoff Kabush. He'll race it at several gravel events this season, including the Dirty Kanza 200 - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
This custom-painted Ibis Hakka MX looked amazing. We hope a similar paint scheme makes it to production bikes in the future - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
Niner's MCR 9 RDO prototype turned a lot of heads and divided many opinions about the future of gravel bikes - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media
Kona's Libre DL is billed as a gravel bike for mountain bikers - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
All-City's Cosmic Stallion dips its tires into both the road and all-road markets - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Jeff from All-City flexing behind the brand's Gorilla Monsoon adventure road machine with 27.5x2.4in rubber - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Not all show bikes need to be shiny. This fully-bagged rig at the Teravail booth was nicely well ridden - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
The finish on this Ren Waypoint was a sight to behold - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
A minimal front rack was cleanly executed out of titanium - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Legendary titanium builder Merlin had a few all road drop bar bikes on display - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Skinny tubes for the win! Chumba was showing off its new gravel rig, the Terlingua - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Sliding dropouts give the Terlingua geared and singlespeed options - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Spot collaborated with Allied for its all-red, all-road bike - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Allied Cycle Works makes carbon bike frames in Arkansas - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Mongoose's Guide includes a little frame bag that's good for up to three beers - Russell Eich / Immediate Media
Gravel, gravel, everywhere. That was one of the primary trends of Sea Otter 2018.
Some brands, such as Kona, rolled out their latest gravel bikes, while others teased early prototypes of things to come, like a full suspension gravel bike from Niner.
There were also numerous tire and components on display geared toward the growing number of cyclists who prefer gravel and dirt roads to pavement.
Take a look through the gallery for a look at some of the highlights from this year’s show.
Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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