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are now backing up all the news each month in an attempt to
keep the news page a little more manageable. If you want to
find out what went down in June and July click on the links
at the bottom of this page...
We
have just got news from our good friend Mat McLeod.
Matt is currently traveling and riding in the UK, and if you
have been reading the news over the last few months you will
know how well he has been doing at all the European comps.
The bad news is that Mat tore all the ligaments in his foot
a few days ago and will be off his bike until he gets back
home. Mat did say that his body does need some time to heal
up, so his hurt foot is something of a blessing in disguise.
He will be returning back to SA in about 8 weeks, and then
he will be making an effort to hit up a bunch of the local
comps happening in SA. In the mean time, here are some pics
of him riding in the UK.
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Just
a reminder that Federal Foundation complete bikes will be
arriving in September. If you are looking for a complete
bike at an affordable price then look no further. These bikes
are packed with great features like full 4130 cromolly frames,
forks, and bars. Sealed wheels, European BB's, Federal Traction
tyres, Federal grips, seat stay brakes, 36/13 gearing, as
well as sealed bearing integrated head tubes. These will be
hitting stores towards the end of September, so if you are
looking for a complete bike then make sure you check them
out!
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The
new G-Sport "Marmoset" hubs will be here in a little
while. These are CNC machined from 7075 aluminum,
angled flanges, flange thickness maximized and overhang minimized
for optimum strength. Oversized, Standard off the shelf, sealed
precision cartridge bearing units. Hollow 20mm axle CNC machined.
The axle sits inside the dropouts and is held in place by
standard off-the-shelf bolts. This system results in an axle
that is over twice as strong as a normal solid axle yet weighs
less. Threads are helicoiled to eliminate any chance of stripping.
Using off the shelf bearings and bolts also makes finding
replacement parts very easy.
MARMOSET- Probably the lightest front hub, designed for street.
3/8. 36 hole
270g / 9.5oz (Front).
Look
for these hubs to appear in bike stores towards the end of
september.
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We
have just added a number of new Odyssey products to the Odyssey
page. These include Race Cassette hubs, Race Vandero
hubs, G3 gyro cables, Limited edition pedals, GI seat posts,
as well as others. These items will be available within the
next few weeks so if you are looking for any of these items
get your local store to call us.
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For all
of you who didn't make it to the Fox Pro-Am this year
you will be please to know that it is airing on TV on the
following times. The comp was amazing with tons of good riding
going down. The show is also narrated by team rider
Jimmy Reynolds so you know it will be entertaining.
Make sure you don't miss it.
Wednesday
24 August 19:45 SS1
Thursday 25 August 05:30 SS2
/ M-Net
Friday 26 August 01:00 SS2
17:30 SS6
Saturday 27 August 18:30 SS6
/ CSN
Sunday 28 August 04:00 SS1
/ CSN
Wednesday 31 August 17:30 SS1 /
CSN
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We
have just had the new Fly Shipment arrive and there are a
number new items in this lot. First up is the new
Pantera frame. These ones feature a new sticker kit, as well
as a number of limited "Sergio Layos" items. these
include a Etnies sticker pack, a new Fly sticker pack, an
Oakley sticker, and a copy of the new Props issue 54 which
features a Spain and Portugal road trip that Sergio and Ruben
Alcantara went on. All these extras are 100% free and the
price of these frames will be the same as all the others.
There are very limited numbers of these available so if you
are looking for one call your local bike store today!
We also
have fresh stock of Diablo frames. These are only available
in Black with pink sticker kits and come in 21 and 20.6 Top
Tubes. All these frames feature Spanish BB's and Internal
head sets and feature seat stay brake mounts.
The new
Fly soft goods are here. We have zip up hoodys and T-shirts
in 3 different colours. We have also received fresh stock
of KMC premium Drop Buster chains, Inner tubes, and the new
"empire" seat. Yes, this seat is exactly the same
as some other popular models you may have seen on the market,
the difference is that ours retails for under R200.00!!!!
Now you can get the seat you have always wanted at a price
you can afford.
Finally
all our other Fly products are also now in stock. Tyres, hubs,
sprockets, stems, bars, forks, and brakes are all available.
If you have been waiting for any of these items call your
local bike store because all of them should have their fresh
stock any day now.
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The
new Odyssey shipment has arrived. We now have a number
of items back in stock as well as a few new ones.
Linear cables are back in stock, as are GTX
gyros, and Hazard light rims. GTX
Gyros are the only gyros that work with integrated head tubes
and are available in black only. The new limited edition
JC yellow pedals are now available and as with all
of the JC colours they are a one off production run, so snap
them up while you can. We also have a few of the revised
Elementary stems in stock. These are the new grey
coloured ones and Odyssey have refined the wedges on these
models. The wedges now feature steel inserts instead of using
the nut that was previously used. This eliminates the problem
of the bolt not reaching on some setups. All these products
are on their way to stores around the country so look for
them to appear in your local bike store in the next few days.
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Bike
Stores and riders alike will be pleased to know that we are
adding two much needed products to our range. First
up are the Odyssey G3 upper gyro cables. These are the short
ones so you wont have to deal with all the excess cable flapping
around any more. Most complete bikes are coming out with Gyros
these days so these will be a welcome addition to our line.
We are also now stocking Odyssey GI seat posts. These are
a straight forward cromolly post with nice big alloy guts
to prevent your seat rails from bending. Both these items
will be very affordable, and bike stores will see them added
to our new price list. Riders can expect to see these items
appearing in stores from around September.
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Team
Rider Colin Loudon just had a feature in the new blunt mag.
Go to your local news agents and check it out. There
are some pretty funny story's there and some rad photos as
well. The mag should be available all around the country by
now.
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New
Products on the Horizon from Odyssey? Odyssey have
posted a bike check with Jim C on their web page and he is
running a number of new prototypes that we thought you might
like to check out. First up is the new "Senior"
seat prototype. This is basically a bigger version
of the popular "Junior" seat and looks like it will
be perfect for today's all round Street/park/dirt riders.
He is also running the new Modulever prototype.
Odyssey are refining their Modulevers making them much smaller
and less bulky, so if you run a gyro keep your eyes peeled
for these. lastly he is also running a prototype G-Sport
rim. We don't have much info on these but as with
all G-Sport products you can be sure that it will be a winner!
For a run down of exactly what Jim is running on his bike
check out www.odysseybmx.com
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Federal
are releasing a new DVD called "10 Days in Germany".
The video is a documentary of the riding that took
place during the Federal road trip and features Dean Hearne,
Cory Martinez, Kye Forte, Sandy Carson, and other members
of the Federal Team. "10 Days in Germany" will be
available in September.
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New
Stock has just arrived from Terrible One! The long
awaited "Deer Reaper" shirts are now available from
various stores around SA. We also have a few Girls shirts
in stock as well. The new T1 forks are also here. These feature
refined dropouts and a machined crown. Ruben frames are also
available in 20.3 TT and 20.8TT sizes. These feature the popular
Spanish Bottom Bracket, and lowered chainstays. T1 sprockets
and T1 small bars are also back in stock, as well as the new
T1 zine (no. 10).
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The
Riot BMX Store will be opening in new premises from August
1st. The new store will be in Illovo, JHB and will
take up part of the Illovo Cycles premises. The Riot will
be operated independently from the bike store and will simply
be letting space from the current store. For riders who stay
in JHB this means you now have one of the best range of BMX
products available at your fingertips. As per usual the Riot
will still continue to offer mail order and delivery services
all over SA so make sure you give them a call. - 0762210606
New Store Hours:
Monday - Friday : 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
Saturday : 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sunday : Closed
The new address:
Shop G3a, Thrupps Illovo Centre, Oxford Rd, JHB.
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Fly
Bike have just released the "Cobra Tube". This
tube allows you to change tubes without having to remove your
wheels. This type of tube has been used in Enduro bikes before
but bicycle companies have been hesitant to adopt it because
of the "bump" that is created where the two ends
meet. Fly bikes however have modified the design and have
managed to eliminate "the bump" that was present
in previous models. Now you never have to hassle with setting
up your chain tension or wheel alignment each time you replace
a tube!!! These tubes should be available by the end of 2005.
Click on the small cartoon below to
see a full version.
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New
Stock has just arrived from Animal Bike Co. We have
fresh stock of GLH tyres, and edwin grips, as well as the
"Jump Off" stem in the new Charcoal colour. There
is also a new T-shirt available and a bunch of DVD's. In related
news, If you haven't entered the Animal competition on the
"Home" page then do so now! there are only a few
more weeks left before we do the draw.
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