BOOK YOUR PRE-OTTER DEMO! 4/12/2026 9am-4pm
POSTPONED! :( due to rain.
UPDATE 4/10/26
We have made the decision to officially cancel our demo day due to the immense amount of rain we are going to receive in the next 48 hours.
The decision does not come lightly due to the amount of time, energy and resources used to pull an event like this together - but mother nature has different plans and we must respect that.
HOWEVER! There is a an alternatve plan in place. We will have all the bikes available to see, touch and sit on in our Wrigley Building suite from 3-6pm. While it's not a ride, you can still see all the new stuff in person. After, we are hosting a little party with a vintage bike collection and refreshments, so come by and stick around.
2801 Mission St, suite 246- upstairs.
We look forward to hosting you at a future demo event.
UPDATE 4/9/26
Things are ramping up for this weekend, and everyone's getting pretty excited about all the new bikes. If you're on this email list, that means you reached out to us about a bike demo for Sunday the 12th.
We have been watching the weather closely, and so far it had been looking like we were in for some seriously hero conditions.
Due to our positioning on the coast, Santa Cruz can have some pretty unpredictable forecasts. It's changing by the minute. Seemingly overnight, the amount of rain has turned into quite the atmospheric river event.
With over an inch forecasted in town on Saturday, that can translate to several inches up on the mountain, and with a half inch forecasted on Sunday, there's a potential we may not have a clear window.
Additionally, with weather events like this, Wilder ranch will close as the trails will be too muddy. As for the rest of our trails in the area, they can become very sensitive with a certain amount of moisture.
Many of these trails are hand built and maintained, and it is in our best interest to make sure that they are preserved and rideable for the rest of the year.
At the moment, we are going to push all reservations to 12:00 noon, and we will make the call tomorrow as the forecast shapes up to potentially cancel the demo event and move it indoors.
We will also have a vintage bike display up inside our space in the Wrigley Building in the afternoon and a party at 6pm so regardless of being able to ride or not we will have something cool for you to check out, including all these new bikes.
It's easy to be disappointed when things like this happen, but the reality is that it's really great we are getting so much rain so late in the year for us. It has been quite a dry winter so it's nice to get those rivers flowing and the ground saturated.
Fingers crossed for hero conditions!
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