By: Zap

Over three decades ago someone had the idea of putting on a mountain bike race at the Laguna Seca Raceway located on the outskirts  of the seaside town of Monterey, CA.  Although the event has lost most of the prestige that it once held as a major mountain bike race, it has continued to explode in popularity, not only for the vast array of competitive events it still hosts, but more-so as America’s largest public bike expo. The infield of the race track is overflowing with hundreds of vendor tents showcasing everything from carbon wheels to floral doo-rags.

Here’s some of what we saw in the aisles that we found particularly intriguing.