:::WE HAVE MOVED:::
Empire Cycle Supply is now located at the following address.
Unit 11, Henwood Park, 48 Henwood Road, New Germany, KZN
Tel: 031 7057666 / Fax: 031 7057666

New Fly shipment has arrived:

The new Fly shipment has arrived and we are busy packing and shipping orders at this moment. There are lots of new items in this lot and all of them should be in your local bike store by the weekend. We have been so busy today processing orders that we havent had a chance to shoot pics of the new products yet, but they will be up here in the news later this week.

For now here is a quick run down of some of the new products:
- Frames in a bunch of NEW colours: Pearl Red, Dirty Green, Mustard, Light Blue, Lilly (Pink)
- Pantera forks back in stock
- 3 Amigos and Pantera bars back in stock
- Stems in NEW colours: Orange, Pink, Turquoise, Coffee, White.
- Pegs in NEW colours: Orange, Pink, Turquoise, Coffee, White. The pegs also now feature pins that prevent the outer sleeve from separating from the core.
- NEW Fly headsets in new colours: Orange, Pink, Turquoise, Coffee, White, and black.
- NEW Fly rubber bar ends in colours: Orange, Pink, Turquoise, Coffee, White, and black.
- NEW Fly cable hangers available individually: Orange, Pink, Turquoise, Coffee, White, and black.
- Ruben Tyres
- Ruben Grips
- Ruben Pedals
- As well as lots of small replacement parts like, Guiri tabs, chain tensioners, brake plates, brake springs, brake bolts etc, etc.
We will have pics of all these items and other new bits up in a day or so. Otherwise check out your local bike store this weekend.

Posted by: Admin [August 30, 2006]

Matt Macloed Pics:

DK team rider Matt Macloed sent us through some pics of him ripping it up on his new bike. After the recent floods in the eastern Cape all of the trails in PE have been either washed away or are beyond repair. That hasn't been holding the guys back though, and judging by these pics Roscoe's backyard ramp and the Bowl are receiving some heavy sessions. To get a closer look at Matt's new bike scroll further down the news.

Clicked turn down at Roscoe's house.

Big no hander.

Matt has always had awesome tables. He always does so many crazy tricks its easy to forget how good his "regular" stuff is. Here he blasts a real beauty on Roscoe's ramp.

Spinning a flair.

Another beauty but this time a the PE Bowl. Just look how high that is!

Finally we end off with another pic of a dialled ride. this time the bike belongs to Colin Loudon's gardener. He has been building this bike with all the old spares that Colin and his brother have laying around the garage... What a beauty.

Posted by: Admin [August 28, 2006]

Wombolts are on the way:

The wait is finally over! All of you who have been patently waiting for Odyssey's new Wombolt cranks are finally in luck. The first shipment of these revolutionary new cranks is on its way to South Africa as we speak. These cranks feature full 41Thermal construction and come with a LIFETIME GARANTEE on both the arms and the spindle! These cranks are also lighter then other cranks on the market (even when compared to cranks with TI spindles) so you know these are the best you can get. Look for these to be in stores in early September.

We also had a small shipment of FBM goods arrive late last week. This entire order was pre sold before it even landed so these goods are going to move fast! Here is a quick run down of what came in.

FBM Autopilot frames in OX Blood red. This is Mike Tags signature frame and these are the the first of the FBM frames to feature the "NIL8" process as well as "Normalising".

Crown Royal stems. These stems are super light and have a lot of material removed from the underside of the stem. they also come in these crazy velvet bags.

A bunch of fresh FBM T shirt designs.

New Chopper forks are also in stock. The ivory pair was ordered for FBM team rider Brad Illingworth but we like the colour so much we thought we would show you the colour anyway.

We also have Mid BB's in 19mm and 22mm in stock, as well as beer cozies and belt buckles. Call your local bike store if you are looking for any of these goods.

Finally, Toby Gronewald sent us this pic of an artwork he came across while he was riding through the streets of Cape town. BMX!

Posted by: Admin [August 21, 2006]

Matt Macleod Bike Check:

We have just finished building up Matt Macleod's new DK CDL2 and we though we would give you guys a look at it before we sent it off to him. Matt is going to be riding the 21.25 top tube frame and is running a mixture of DK, Odyssey, and Fly bikes parts. The frame is Chris Doyle's signature frame from DK Bicycles, and it is made in the USA by MAAS specialties.

The frame doesn't normally come with gyro tabs as Chris Doyle runs a straight cable, but Matt does a lot of whip and bar spin tricks so he needs to run a Gyro. Our good friend Clive from G-Craft was kind enough to thread the head tube for us so that Matt could use the Guiri Tabs on his bike. Clive works out of the warehouse next to Empire and has more tools then you can shake a stick at. As a result we are always stopping in there asking him for favours. Thanks Clive!

Matt is also running the DK jump seat on his bike. This is the same seat you will find on the DK 4 Pack, and DK Dayton models. These seats will also be available separately in bike stores from October.

Matt's drive train is made up of DK Chop Stix cranks and a 28T DK Iron cross Sprocket. The Chop Stix cranks are the same cranks that come on the DK 4 Pack, and the DK Dayton. These cranks are 4130 chromolly and are RSD and LSD compatible. Iron cross sprockets are also found on a number of the DK bikes and are CNC machined from 6061 alloy. These sprockets will be available in stores in a variety of sizes, and you should start to see them in your local store from October.

Up front Matt is running a pair of Odyssey Pro Race forks, and a Odyssey Pro Hazard Light wheel. this wheel is made up of a Odyssey Vandero hub, Odyssey specialty grade spokes, and a Hazard Light rim.

At the back Matt is running a 48 hole Odyssey cassette laced to a chrome GSPORT ribcage rim with Odyssey specialty grade spokes. This wheel is basically indestructible, but at the same time is amazingly light. Matt is also running a one piece 10T drive in his hub.

Well that is a quick run down of Matt's new bike. It has been sent off to him so hopefully we will see some pics of him riding it in the near future. We have also received a shipment of FBM goods today so stay tuned for pics and info on that lot in the coming days.

Posted by: Admin [August 17, 2006]

New Products and Weekend Jam:

We have a monster update for you today. Firstly, the new Odyssey and Sunday shipment has arrived and there are a lot of new items in this lot!

Sunday frames are now available in red, green, and gray, in 21, 20.5, and 20 inch top tubes.

V2 elementary stems are now shipping to stores. These feature revised wedges with grooves in them to prevent flex. Available in black only.

The new limited edition chrome monolevers are Available and shipping to stores as we speak. These are a one off production run so if you are looking for one you better head to your local stores today!

Speaking of limited edition parts, the new LTD JC pedals are also in stock. This time around the colour is Luminous yellow and these things are BRIGHT! Look for these to be in stores later this week.

Another new item in stock are Dirt Path Tyres in 20x1.85. These are perfect for trail riders who want a more grippy rear tyre, or for people who want a slim knobby tyre for the front. All these new products are on their way to stores so you should start to see them arriving at dealers later this week.

Over the weekend we went down to Amamzintoti for the "Lucky Swine Jam". This has to bee one of the craziest jams we have been to in a while. It was held in and abandoned community hall, and it is clear that the kids in that town learn their ABC's by writing swear words on the walls of this building. There were a few ghetto style rams inside the building as well as some trails out back. All in all it was a really fun day, but rather bizarre to say the least. Here are some pics from the jam.

Jimmy Reynolds with a corner pocket wall ride in the hall.

Cameron Pistorius with a foot plant on the quarter.

Colin Loudon with a turndown through the trails.

Brad Rowlett with a 360 through the trails.

After the jam we went for a mellow street ride in Pinetown and Brad Illingworth fired off this rail hop at a school.

Well that's pretty much it from us. We will keep you updated with more posts in the coming days. Until then head on down to your local bike store and check out all the new products.

Posted by: Admin [August 14, 2006]

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Team News:

New DK team rider Matt Macleod Called us to say that he has been having a good time in the UK and that he is getting ready to head over to Germany for the Rebel jam. Matt has been riding Harrow skate park and also getting in the odd session at John Robinson's trails. He has also been riding with fellow SA riders Tyrone Bradley and James Plumbridge quite a lot.

This nose dive 360 of Matt's was shot at John Robinson's trails in London.

Here is a pic of Matt blasting a table off the flat bank at Harrow Skate Park.

Here James Plumbridge does a tyre slide on the vert wall at Harrow.

Federal Bikes team rider Tyrone Bradley also sent us a mail to let us know that he used his prize money from the comp he won to buy a new digital camera. Hopefully we will see plenty if pics from the Rebel Jam when he gets back. The Rebel Jam takes place this coming weekend and we wish him and Matt the best of luck.

Finally we have a big Odyssey shipment arriving this afternoon. There are a lot of new products in this lot as well as the new limited monolevers and JC pedals. All these goods should be arriving at your local store early next week. We will post pics of all the new stuff as soon as it arrives.

Posted by: Admin [August 10, 2006]

SHOOK Break the Tape:

The new SHOOK DVD is on the way and it is set to be a another amazing production. Shook "Break the tape" is Shook's 7th release and features full length parts from Mike Brannan, John Ludwick, Tate Roskelly, and Brett Walker. The Cali-Quatro introductory jumps the whole video off with four of so-cals underground rippers. Manuel Cantero and Anthony Flores hold down East La, while Chris Gille and Justin Henninger rep Riverside. A few interludes of police officer encounters and old cranky people are interlaced into the main feature as well as a standout random section edited by Will Stroud. These should be in stores by the end of the month.

Speaking of SHOOK, we have just sent out the prize hampers to the two winners of the Sunday Bikes / Shook competition. The two winners were Kyran Collins from East London, and Brett Devos from Assagy in KZN. Congratulations to both those guys, your prizes will be with you shortly.

Posted by: Admin [August 07, 2006]

Google Interview:

We were recently informed of this questionable interview on the internet. These guys claim to have spent "5 minutes" with Empire employee and team rider Jimmy Reynolds, and have put this interview with him up on their web page. The funny thing is that Jimmy doesn't even know who they are! When you check it out you will notice that half the questions come off jim's interview on our web page, and the rest seem to be taken from other sources on the net... Check the link out HERE. Stuff like this is pretty scary, but on the other had it is cool to see people punting SA riders. Its worth looking at just for the laugh.

In other news there are two awesome bike checks up on the net at the moment.

Head on over to www.flybikesbmx.com to get a look at Javi Ortega's new Fly 3 Amigos which is packed with new Fly parts (All on their way to SA as we speak)!

Then make your way to www.odysseybmx.com to get the run down on Danny Hickerson's new prototype T1 which is loaded with new Odyssey parts. Both these bikes are dope!

Posted by: Admin [August 03, 2006]

New Team Rider:

We have some great news for all of you today! SA ripper and PE local Matt Macleod is now on the team! Matt will be riding for DK bicycles in SA, and we would like to officially welcome him on board as part of the crew. Matt will be riding the DK CDL2 frame with a bunch of DK and Odyssey parts. We will be adding his interview and bike check to the team page as soon as he gets back from the Rebel Jam in Germany, so check back for that in the coming weeks.

Posted by: Admin [August 01, 2006]