:::WE HAVE MOVED:::
As of February 1st 2006 we will be located at the following address.
Unit 11, Henwood Park, 48 Henwood Road, New Germany, KZN
Tel: 031 7057666 / Fax: 031 7057666

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Animal All Day!!!!:

The new Animal DVD "All Day" arrived today and it is ridiculous!!! Its 40 minutes of non stop progressive street bangers. Every clip from start to finish is awesome, and if you are going to buy a "Street" DVD then this has to be it. The premiere is taking place at the Rondebosch bowl on the 12th of March, and the DVD will be available nation wide from the 13th. We are almost completely sold out on pre book, so if you want to get a copy you better make your way to your local BMX store and order a copy today. You wont be disappointed!

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Odyssey Goods:

Here are a few pics of some of the new Odyssey products that have come in. First up are the new Odyssey Pro Wheel sets. These are hands down the best value for money wheel sets on the market today!

You get Hazard light rims front and back, Hazard light cassette hub in the rear with a 1pc 11t driver, Vandero front hub, all laced together with black Odyssey spokes. You can also get your back wheel in a choice of 36 or 48 hole.

If you are looking for a complete wheel set you wont find a better deal then this. Call your local bike store for more details and pricing.

We also have 7KA, Midway, and Hazard light rims in stock.

Fresh stock of the Hazard light cassette hubs are also back in.

The new 2006 Odyssey catalogue are now shipping to stores. If you would like to get your hands on one of these then stop by your favorite BMX store. The new catalogue is amazing and features some awesome photography.

We have lots of other new items in stock including, Civilian svelte Bars, Race Vandero hubs, Race cassette hubs, 41T cranks, 41T race forks, elementary stems, JC pedals, and more. We will post pics of these early next week.

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More product news:

We have just had a bunch of new Odyssey goods come in, and a lot of orders have been going out over the last few days. You might want to pay your local BMX store a visit because the chances are that their new Odyssey products are now in stock! We have also got some new items in as samples for the Cycle Tour Expo happening from the 8th - 11th of March. If you want to get a look at some of these items then stop by the booth and check them out. Depending on the feedback we get we may make some of them permanent items on our price list.

We also have some of the new DK products coming in. Samples of all the completes are here and we are busy building them up for the show, with the first shipment arriving in a few weeks time. We also have DK random wrenches in stock as well as the DK vice grips.

We will post pics of all the new Odyssey and DK items tomorrow, so check back then to see some of the new products.

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New Animal products are in stores now:

The new Animal goods have come in and are available in stores right now. The new goods are awesome and we have a bunch of first time items available as well. These include ASM tyres, back packs, seat post clamps, bar ends, belts and a whole lot of new T-shirts. These are available along with regular favorites like Edwin grips and GLH tyres. Here are some snaps of the new items.

ASM and GLH tyres.

Jump off stems in charcoal and green.

New shirts in a bunch of fresh colours.

New seat clamps in various colours.

the new belts are available in camo, blue, and army green.

The new back pack is awesome. It has tons of pockets, mp3 holder, adjustable straps, cell phone pockets, and a padded camera bag with partitions. This in one of the best thought out BMX back packs on the market, so if you are looking for a new bag you may want to check it out.

All of these items are in stores now so if you are interested in any of them then give your local store a call today.

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Jim is a Trooper!:

About a week ago Jimmy Reynolds said he had found a massive wall ride that we all had to see. Apparently you could crank flat out at the wall and just go as high as you like... Anyway, over the weekend Tyrone, Colin, and Jimmy headed to the wall to get some filming done for the video. On arrival we soon realised that Jimmy wasn't joking! The bank was about 2 meters high with a 1 meter deck going up to the side of a 3 story building. You seriously had to crank flat out at the bank just to get on to the wall, let alone do anything on it.

Tyrone and Colin gave it a few goes but both of them decided that the sprint up to it was way too much hard work... Jimmy on the other had was on a mission. He wanted to whip out of the wall and wasn't going to stop until it was done. The pic above just doesn't do it justice. Jim tried this whip about 10 times and eventually rode away with one foot on the pedal... The only reason he didn't give it a few more goes and stick it clean, was because his shins were so shredded that he needed to go and get them cleaned up. Watching him charge this wall was crazy, and as soon as his legs heal up Im pretty sure he is going to head back there and pull it clean. Hopefully with shin pads!

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Animal "All Day" Premiere:

The New Animal DVD "All Day" has just been released and we are having a premiere at the Rondebosch Bowl in Cape Town on the 12th of March. The Jam is going to start around 5:00PM and we are going to have a bunch of Animal products to give away. Some events we have lined up are, a highest hop contest, a long jump contest, and a best trick contest. there will be animal prizes for all of these events and we may add a few more events closer to the time. The Premiere will take place as soon as the sun goes down so make sure you get there. Click on the flyer below to download the printable version.

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Got Roots?:

The photos keep rolling in and today we were sent some true gems! Garth Carnell from Cape Town sent us these pics of him riding 24 years ago! Now we are well aware that most of you weren't even born 24 years ago so get ready for a bit of a BMX history lesson..

This is a pic of Garth getting RAD at "Red Sands" in 1982. Is that style or what! Garth said that this spot is now completely covered in houses and concrete, but back in 82 it looks like it got its fair share of BMX action!

This is a pic of Garth and his team "Southern BMX" that he rode for at the time the "Red Sands" pic was taken (1982).

This photo was taken at a Alrode BMX national in 1988 when Garth rode for GHP. Garth is riding the #85 bike and riding the #23 is none other the Toby Gronewald! Take note of Toby's JT "Bones" leathers! too good! What's even more impressive is that both Toby and Garth are still riding today! Just imaging what you would get for those bikes on Ebay today!

Thanks to Garth for sending these through! We really enjoyed them.

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Weekend Sessions:

Wayne Reiche from Cape Town sent us these pics from a session that went down this weekend. The first pic is Wayne boosting the ditch wallride. This spot is amazing!!! and Wayne kills it at this place. Wayne has also been filming here for his video so you can be sure you will see some of the action when the video come out.

The next pic is of "Savage" riding the tranny further down the ditch. This ditch goes on for quite a distance and there are all kinds of interesting obstacles along the way. The guys rode late into the evening, eventually using their car lights to light up the ditch. Looks like they had a good time.

Thanks to Wayne for sending the pics!

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Random News:

We got a call from OG team member Gareth Lyle today and it sounds like things are good on his side of the world. Gareth says that "he is back on the streets" so no doubt there is some radical bike trickery going down. Gareth is also working on the new Militia web page so check back for that. We will let you know as soon as that is up and running. If you don't know what Militia is then get yourself a copy of Source issue 3 and check out the interview with Rowan and Gareth in there...

We have also got a bit of a filming expedition planned for this weekend. Some of the team members are going to venture into uncharted territory on their quest to get footage for the upcoming video (provided the weather holds up of course). We will fill you in and post a few pics early next week.

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Visual Treats:

James in Cape Town just got a new camera and has been putting it to good use. Here are two more pics that he sent us from his side of the world. Take a look at these two bangers. The first pic is Fly Bikes team rider Buddy Chellan, and all I have to say is that this is a PROPER turn down fakie!!! Buddy rules!!!

Next up we have Wayne Reiche aboard his Fly Pantera doing a Fufanu out of the Rondebosch bowl. This bowl gets sessioned by the local crew and its clear that Wayne has been putting in some quality time at this spot... Good Stuff!

A big thanks to James for sending us the pics!

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Some Fly News:

Fly Bikes team rider Buddy Chellan gave us a call today to say that he has been hooked up by Red Bull. The guys at RB have given him a hefty travel allowance so you can be sure that Buddy will be doing a lot more traveling this year! No doubt Buddy will be hitting up some international events as well. Its awesome to see local riders getting support like this and we are all super stoked for Buddy.

In other Fly Bikes news the guys at Fly have announced that their rims are almost ready for production. They have posted some info up on their site as well as their new range of colours... Head on over there and check it out. www.flybikesbmx.com

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Animal Soft Goods:

The new Animal order is on the way and we have some fresh soft goods coming in with this lot. We have 2 new T-shirts the first is called the "circuit" and comes in Burgundy and Black. The second is called "mixed up" and comes in brown with a beige print. Good stuff from the guys at Animal!

We also have the new Animal belts coming in. These come in 3 colours, green, blue, and camo. If you are interested in picking up any of these good give your favorite BMX dealer a call!

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International News :

Here is a little international news for all of you who like to be in the know. After riding a T-1 frame for the last few months Danny Hickerson is now and official member of the T-1 team. Rumors have been flying around about this for ages and now it is official. For more info check out the Terrible One web page. www.terribleone.com

In other T-1 news the next T-1 shipment should be here towards the end of Feb. This order includes the new Garrett frames!!! These will be available in 20.5, 21, and 21.25 Top Tube sizes. These frames will be coming in "dark green" and "vintage orange" colours. If you are keen on one of these frames then get down to your local BMX store and order one today, because these wont be sitting on the shelves for very long!

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Life Cycle Expo:

We have a bunch going on here at Empire, so here is a quick run down on what to expect in the coming weeks and months. Firstly we are going to be launching the new range of DK bikes at the 2006 "Life Cycle Expo" in Cape Town. As well as launching the new DK range we are also going to be displaying all of our 2006 products from Odyssey, Fly, Federal, Animal, T-1, and FBM. If you are in Cape Town from the 8th - 11th of March make sure you stop by and check out the booth. The Expo takes place at the Good Hope Center and we are booths 8 & 9 so stop by and check out all the new products.

Team riders Tyrone Bradley (Federal) and Colin Loudon (Odyssey) recently rode in bizarre contest at the Durban Beach park. It seems like the comp was a bit of a last minute event but reports are that it was fun none the less. One of the events was a long jump comp over a wall and out of the park (sketchy or what!). Tyrone Bradley took the challenge and ended up in first place! There was also a jam style park event with Colin finishing in 2nd and Tyrone taking 3rd place.

We don't have any pics from the comp but here is a pic of the two of them in a rather strange situation. One does wonder about these two...

On another note there are also a number of shipments coming in this month. We have the first of the DK orders, Fly Bikes and Odyssey shipments coming in. Check back soon to see what new products are in stock.

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