New bikes:

James from West Coast BMX just mailed us some pic of his new ride. James built up a 20.5 Sunday and this bike is looking super good to say the least!

In other West Coast news, the shop is now sponsoring fellow Cape Town rider Clemie Debruin. Clemie has been on the scene for many years now and we are stoked to hear he is getting hooked up through this shop! Clemie will also be riding a Sunday so keep an eye out for a bike check in the near future.

Finally, Tyrone Bradley, Brad Illingworth, Matt McLeod, and Colin Loudon are all going to be at Giba Gorge this weekend doing demos. Tyrone and Brad arrive today, and Matt flies in tomorrow morning. If you haven't been to Giba Gorge then you should come through and check it out. It is going to be an all day affair so bring your bikes and come ride with the guys. After Saturdays demo at Giba everyone is going to be at the Winter Spine Session on Sunday. We will do an update with pics and info on each of these events on monday.

Posted by: Admin [June 29, 2007]

Road Trip Weekend:

This past weekend Jonathan, Colin, and Jimmy headed up to JHB for the opening of the new Riot BMX shop. The opening of this store has been a long time coming and it was really good to see it finally become a reality. Brad and his crew have been working super hard on this and the results speak for themselves. Below is a quick rundown on the weekends festivities...

About 200km outside of Durban we drove past a goat with its head stuck in the fence that runs down the center of the freeway. After Jimmy did a quick "U" turn, Jonathan and Colin managed to squeeze its horns out of the fence, carry it across the freeway, and then push it back through the fence into the field it came from. No doubt the goat was very happy to see its field again...

On our trip up to JHB it also became clear that Ghost Rider is now in South Africa, and has traded in his turbocharged Hyabusa for one of these! Progression is certainly the name of his game.

On Saturday morning we headed straight for the new store and were greeted by a mob of BMX riders and friends. The new shop looks absolutely amazing and it was great to see so many people there for the opening. Here is a pic of the new store front and the always enthusiastic Tyrone Kelly.

To say that the new shop is dialed is an understatement! These guys have absolutely everything you could possibly want, and to make it even better it is run by riders as well. If you live in JHB and are looking for BMX goods then this is hands down the best place to come and check out.

In the parking lot outside the shop the guys from the Riot set up a mini ramp for the local kids to session and it was put to good use. Here is a snap of Heindri blasting a one footed table.

As the afternoon started to wind down Brad threw out some free goodies into the crowd. It always amazes me how crazy kids go for free stuff and this was no exception. There were tons of products thrown out so almost everyone walked away with something for their efforts.

After all the riding was done and most of the kids had headed home Brad held a private party on the roof of the shop for all of their friends, team riders, and the industry folks that work with the riot. It was a really relaxed afternoon and the festivities went on well into the night. A big thanks must go out to Brad Illingworth and Tyrone Bradley for organising such and awesome day. These guys have got a kick ass store and if you live in the JHB area get yourself down there and check it out!

Posted by: Admin [June 25, 2007]

Jimmy Pics :

Barry Tuck just sent through some pics of jimmy riding on the Mozambique trip. There is going to be a full article on the trip in the next issue of Blunt but for now here are a few snaps of Jim.

Colin Loundon just called to fill us in on his USA trip plans. He is leaving next month to head to San Diego where he will be one of the "Models" in an upcoming Iron Fist catalogue! Finally all of his Blue Steel poses are starting to pay off for him... After that he is going to be traveling the states hitting up some spots and doing the traveling biker thing. Sounds like fun to us!

We have also just had a meeting with the guys at Wavehouse regarding the upcoming Winter Spine Session! The crew over there are busy working on the ramp as we speak and are getting it dialed in for the day. The Pro's will be riding for cash prizes, and the ams will be riding for product from Odyssey, FOX, as well as membership packages from wavehouse. Wave house are also in the process of finishing up on their massive bungee jump. This thing is HUGE, and rumor has it that the 4th place finisher in the event will be made to walk the plank! We hope to see you there.

Posted by: Admin [June 21, 2007]

Event Horizon :

There are two exciting events coming up in the next few weeks so we thought we would fill you in with a little more info.

On the first of July Wave house are hosting the "Winter Spine Session". This is the first time a mini ramp specific comp has been held at Wave house so it should be a really good one. The mini ramp at Wave house is arguably one of the best mini ramps in SA so there will no doubt be some awesome riding going down. There is going to be a cash purse for the Pro riders, and product hampers from Odyssey, Wave house, and FOX, for the Ams. If you are going to be in town make sure you don't miss this one.

Then this coming weekend The Riot are hosting their official "Store Opening" celebration. The event is taking place at the new store in Greenside Johannesburg and should be a lot of fun. The Adio footwear mini ramp will be there for everyone to session, and the Guys from the Riot are offering a bunch of specials and give away's. If you live in JHB you have to go through and check this out!

Posted by: Admin [June 18, 2007]

New News:

The new Odyssey limited edition "Denim Series" seats are on their way to us so you can expect to see these in stores in the next week or so.

These seats look super good so make sure you grab them while you can. Each of the seats has a unique denim cover and stitching. As with all the limited products once they are gone they are gone for good.

We also just got a copy of the new Blunt mag and there is some good BMX coverage in this issue.

There is a rad article in there with pics of Wayne Reiche. The article is about the full pipe mission that he and some friends did and Wayne has a nice spread in there.

Chase Hawk also got a double page spread which was taken during the FOX / Odyssey tour last month. We also heard that Blunt will be running a full length article on that trip next month which should be awesome.

In other news Stephen Savage sent us some mail saying that he is currently in NYC and is having a great time. He has spent some time at the Animal warehouse and is no doubt searching the streets of NYC for the worlds most desirable flat peaks!

Buddy Chellan also gave us a call to say that he is heading to the USA during the months of July and August to escape the bad weather in Cape Town. Colin Loudon is also threatening to join him on the trip so we will keep you posted on what goes down.

That's it for today, enjoy the weekend!

Posted by: Admin [June 15, 2007]

Two new bike checks:

We have 2 new bike checks up for you guys today...

Matt McLeod's new DK RT...

and Stephen Savages Sunday. In related news Stephen left for the USA over the weekend. We hope he has a real good time over there, and wish him all the best in his travels.

Posted by: Admin [June 11, 2007]

The new Riot store is open:

The Riot have finally opened their new store in Greenside Johannesburg! This has been a long time coming and we are really stoked for Brad and the rest of the Riot crew. Tyrone Bradley has been helping out with the stores new layout and art direction and the place is looking super good. The whole feel is almost like an art gallery for bike parts, and Tyrone has some big plans for the place. We stole this pic of their news but we will be heading up to JHB for the grand opening in a few weeks and will post more pics of the shop after that. For more info on the new store check out www.theriot.co.za.

Posted by: Admin [June 06, 2007]

Colin Bike Check:

Colin's new bike check is up in the team page. Head on over there to see his new setup.

Posted by: Admin [June 05, 2007]

Team Update:

Its the 1st of June and we thought we would kick off the month with a bit of a team update. Here is a quick rundown of what has been happening...

Sunday team rider and monster pop artist Stephen Savage is heading to the USA! Stephen just got his Visa and will be leaving in a few weeks time. He is going to be heading out on a number of road trips with Chad Shackelford from SHOOK, and also filming for the upcoming Sunday video with the rest of the Sunday international team.

Colin Loudon is back at home in Durban for the first time this year! He is busy building up a new ride as we speak and you can be sure that it will be some crazy colour combo / zip tie creation. Look for an updated bike check soon.

Paul Soderlund just sent us a mail to say that he is hard at work behind his computer, and also sent us the most random video clip of some people in Pretoria...

Tyrone Bradley is up in JHB working on his clothing label Bicykiller, and threatening to print some new shirts... he is also helping out a bunch at The Riot BMX store, and is officially their new art director.

Brad Illingworth is a busy man these days. The Riot are moving into a new store in Greenside Johannesburg and he has spent the last week shop fitting and painting the place. We were treated to a sneak peek at the new premises while on the recent tour and the new spot is DOPE! Look for an update on this soon...

Matt McLeod recently had his bike stolen! If you see anyone riding a super long DK CDL in the PE area feel free to deliver a Jean Claude Van damme inspired fly kick to the perpetrator! Jimmy is packing Matt's new bike as I type so he should be back in the saddle in no time at all.

Brendon Jacobs is finally healed up from the broken collar bone he sustained during the Gate Crash Tour and has started riding once again. No doubt he is busy spinning off a curb in Cape Town right now.

Buddy Chellan is at home in Cape Town and is taking it easy. He has also been bitten by the "Big Bar Bug" and we are sending him a new set of hold ons to satisfy his need. Butter smooth with big bars.... we cant wait!

Jimmy has been holding it down here at the warehouse and also just got a new fisheye lens for his camera. No doubt he has plenty of new lines planned which he will be documenting with his new lens. This is of course only after he has attended the Guns n Roses tribute concert tonight because nothing else really matters to Jimmy at the moment.

That's pretty much what is going on with the team right now. We have a bunch of new orders coming in this month so stay tuned for plenty of updates on that front!

Over and out.

Posted by: Admin [June 01, 2007]