New United and Federal goods:

Our new shipment of United and Federal goods arrived today and the new products are looking good! The new United frames are here with some subtle changes being made to the Squad and Trinity, and the brand new 40 frame also arriving.

We have Trinity frames in flat black, Squad frames in satin raw, and 40 frames in translucent red.

All the frames now have new CNC machined braces between the stays and the attention to detail is amazing. The satin raw and translucent red frames also do an awesome job of showing of the neat welds on the frames.

The 40 frames also have additional features like built in seat clamps and laser cut dropouts. This helps keep the weight down and this frame tips the scales at just over 4.8 pounds.

Other new items include the new United sprocket, Mid BB's, and the Value 8" bar. This is the most affordable 8" rise bar on the market and if you want a big bar but are on a budget then you should check these out.

The United grips are also in stock. The repeat (mid size) and Jive (thin size) grips are both made from a super soft compound and are available in black or green.

The new United seats and posts are also here. The Trinity seat is a mid size seat suited to those who like to pinch when doing tricks. It also only comes as a pivitol seat. The Squad seat is a slim style seat that features the regular rail setup.

Speaking of seats the Federal seats are also here. these are the slimmest and lightest pivitol seats on the market and come in 4 colour ways. Black / Black, Black / White, Gray / Black, and White / White. The seats feature minimal foam covering and also have a hollow seat bolt to shave off some extra grams. If you are looking for a slim seat then this is definitely the seat for you.

That's it for today. Its the X games qualifier this weekend at the Rand Show so we hope to see you all there!

Posted by: Admin [March 26, 2008]

Gate Crash Tour & Brian Kachinsky:

Well its finally time to let the cat out of the bag! We hinted to you guys when we posted the news about the Riot Jam but now its official. Gate Crash Tour will be happening again in April and this time we have an international Pro coming along for the ride. DK team rider and street machine Brian Kachinsky will be coming along and will be hitting up all the stops with us. Just like the last GCT this is an open invitation for every rider out there to meet up with us at each of the designated stops and come ride with us. This time the trip will be hitting up Durban, Richards Bay, and Johannesburg. Check out the flyer above for the daily schedule. Its going to be a good one!

As always we will be printing up limited edition Gate Crash Tour shirts that we will be throwing out at each stop. We are only printing up 50 of these and they go on a first come first serve basis, so if you want one you need to make sure you come and meet up with the guys at one of the stops. Last year the shirts were hugely popular and we ran out of them at every park. We will also have a bunch of other promo goods courtesy of DK that we will be giving out as well.

So if you guys are keen to come ride a bunch of spots with the Empire, and Riot teams, as well as get to meet BK himself, make sure you come along and ride with us at all of the stops! This years tour is going to the best one yet! If any of you have questions or queries about the trip feel free to get in touch with us via email or just give us a call. We will keep you posted with other tour news in the next few days.

To see what went down on last years tour click HERE.

Posted by: Admin [March 17, 2008]

Animal Plastic Pedals:

the guys from Animal are pushing out some awesome new products lately and the latest product to surface are the new Hamilton plastic pedals. - 12.6 oz. Made of Polycarbonate. Available in Clear, Translucent Black, Translucent Purple, and Translucent Green. these are just the prototype pedals in the pics but you can expect these to hit our shores as soon as the production versions are done. Word is that it should be about 3 months before the final version is here.

Posted by: Admin [March 12, 2008]

Buddy's new bike / Riot Jam 8:

Buddy Chellan is back in town filming and hanging out with the JHB crew. While he was up here he built up his new Fly Luna and this bike is DOPE! The whole bike is so clean and simple, with the total weight being almost nothing. Here are some pics and a run down on his new set up... Thanks to Tyrone for the awesome pics.

FRAME: Fly Luna 21, "Flat Black"
FORK: Fly Tierra
BARS: Fly Luna
STEM: Fly Stem
GRIPS: Fly Ruben Grips
FRONT WHEEL: Profile mini hub(36) Sun Ryno light.
REAR WHEEL: Profile cassette laced to Fly Bikes rim.
TYRES: Odyssey Dirt Path (front), Fly Ruben (back)
CRANKS: Fly Bikes cranks 175mm
PEDALS: Fly Ruben Pedals
SPROCKET: Fly Bikes (25t)
CHAIN: KMC Drop Buster
SEAT: Celica seat
SEAT POST: Celica alloy

This past Sunday all the guys headed to Wits University to hit up some street. While we were there Buddy took a nasty bail which resulted in a pretty weird injury. After tumbling over the bars he ended up splitting the tip of his finger open?! We hope it heals up soon Buddy!

In other news the next Riot Jam is almost upon us! This time the guys are heading down to Durban for the event and will be incorporating dirt and park into the comp. The dirt event will take place at Giba Gorge and the park event will be at the [R]evolution park in Pavilion. As always we are super stoked to be involved in this event once again, and DK bicycles and Odyssey product will be up for grabs in this event. The Guys from the Riot have also organized camping and travel arrangements for everyone attending so get in touch with them on (011) 8883040 if you are interested in coming through. Below is the flyer for the comp, and we hope to see you there!

This year the Riot Jam will form part of the Gate Crash tour! The tour will be kicking off at the Jam and is set to hit up a bunch of new spots including Richards bay and Empangeni. Stay tuned for all the tour details in the next few days.

Posted by: Admin [March 11, 2008]

March Already:

We are already heading into 2008 at a crazy rate and the weeks are just flying by! The big news for this month is that we are now distributing Alienation products in SA! Alienation are making the rims that come on almost all of the complete bikes out there, including DK, Mongoose, We The People, Eastern, Hoffman Bikes, Fit Bike Co, Verde, to name a few. They have a wide range of rims ranging from entry level affordable stuff all the way through to high end premium goods.

We are going to be bringing in a range of the rims to make sure there is something for everyone. Right now there are only really cheap or really expensive rims available in SA. With the new Alienation products we will be able to fill the gap for all you riders who don't want cheap stuff but cant quite afford the most expensive items.

Look for the new rims to be in your local stores by the end of April.

In other product news the guys at Animal are coming out with tons of new goods in the near future. First up are their new rubber bar ends. These are available in all the colours to match the edwin grips, and should be in stores soon!

Edwin Grips are also now available in white!

And finally the Animal rim is also almost ready for production. this rim is designed specifically for breakless riders but will also work with brakes. These are still a little way off but the grips and bar ends will be here soon.

FBM just sent us a mail with all their new T shirt designs and these things are DOPE! As you can see they have been busy with this lot and the designs are looking very good indeed. Look for these to be here in the next few weeks.

On the team front Buddy Chellan and Colin Loudon hooked up with Greg Illingworth and Stu Loudon and went on a road trip to Durban, Richards Bay, and Empangeni. Lloyd went along with them and shot some photos of the guys. Colin and Buddy say that the trip was a lot of fun and the guys spent a lot of time riding with the locals down there. A big thanks must go out to Rico and the crew for hooking them up and showing them around! Here are some pics from the trip.

Well that's it for today. Check back for more news!

Posted by: Admin [March 04, 2008]