Pictures and Products:

Wayne Reiche sent through these two awesome pics of Sunday team rider Stephen Savage. The pics were taken at the top of cape Town near the Bo-Kaap area. Stephen may be a street dog but he sure knows how to shred a ramp!

A number of new products have come in over the last week or so however due to the tour updates we never had the chance to get them up. So here is a run down on some of the new products. First up are the new Sunday Vinnie Sammon frames. These come in Vinnie's signature glitter black colour way, and feature the "New Wave" down tube and gusset.

We also have a number of new Odyssey products back in stock including 2 new limited colour linear cables. The two new colours are pink, and teal. These are already shipping to stores so if you think one of these colours suits you then head on down to your local bike store and pick one up.

The first of the Coalition Products are also now in stock. We have front hubs and cassette hubs in either black or camo colours. The cassette hubs come with either a one piece 9T driver or a 2pc 10, 11, 12 tooth cogs. Team riders, Buddy Chellan, Brad Illingworth, Stephen Savage, and Tyrone Bradley are all running these hubs and they have been getting very good reviews from all of the guys.

Coalition seats and seat posts are also in stock and these follow through with the black / camo colour scheme. We had the camo seat up at the Cycle Tour Expo and people were loving it. The seats feature the popular slim shape, and feature tough kevlar covers. All Coalition products are in stores now!

Finally, our web page will be switching to a new server tomorrow so if you experience any technical problems now you know why. We have been told that there shouldn't be any disruption to our site but if there is hopefully it will be all sorted out by Monday. have a good weekend, and check back for updates next week.

Posted by: Admin [May 24, 2007]

That's a wrap:

Well the tour has finally come to an end. The last few day in Cape Town were pretty much rained out, so we spent most of our time dodging rain clouds while doing some sight seeing. On Saturday we headed out to West Coast BMX to hang out at the shop and do some autograph signing. When we arrived there the store was already packed with locals watching videos, and it was great to see so many riders braving the cold to come hang out at the shop.

Thanks to James for letting us hang out at the store, and we hope that everyone who came through had a good time. The next few days were spent sight seeing and showing the visitors around Cape Town.

While we were visiting all of the sights Tyrone shot this pic of the crew. Despite the last few rainy days the trip was a huge success and we hope that all of you managed to meet up with us at some point during the tour. A big thank you must go out to everyone who made this trip possible, including, Tyrone Bradley for all his hard work and support, FOX, Odyssey, Leandro at 2 One 4, the Reiche Family, the Wemmers, Brad @ The Riot, Steven Savage and Family, the Siebers Family, as well as everyone else we have forgotten that helped make this possible. We hope to see you all again soon.

Posted by: Admin [May 22, 2007]

Beating the rain:

So we had to move the trail jam forward a day to avoid the rain and its a good thing we did. It is pouring today with absolutely no chance of any riding taking place. Yesterdays trail jam was a huge success though, and the trails were running super smooth. By lunch time the place was packed, with cars parked all the way down the road, and a lot of old and new faces showing up. Wayne and his crew did an amazing job with the jumps, and all of the riders were stoked to be able to ride all of the lines. Here are some pics from the session.

Here is an overview of the freshly groomed trails.

Chase boosting the hip into the clam shell.

Eddy with a whip on the dirt quarter.

Mike with a 360 kan-kan x-up mid section.

Mike blasting the last set.

Mike with a big nose dive 360.

Mike tweaking a turn down mid section.

We are heading down to West Coast BMX today to hang out at the shop and sign some autographs. Then we are going to do some sight seeing and wait out the rain. Thanks again to Wayne for dialing in the trails for all of us! And a big thanks to everyone who came out and rode the trails.

Posted by: Admin [May 19, 2007]

Gum Trails Session:

We just got in to Cape Town and the weather is looking pretty shady. The weather report says that it is most likely going to rain on Saturday so we are going to hit up the trails on Friday (18th) instead. If you plan on coming down we should be riding from around 1:00 PM till late. We stopped at the trails today and they look amazing! Wayne and his crew have got every single line running, so you know it is going to be a lot of fun. Check back for pics tomorrow.

Posted by: Admin [May 17, 2007]

Port Elizabeth Session:

The weather was terrible when we rolled into PE. The plan was to spend a day there and then keep going towards Cape Town, but after the rain came down we decided to stick around for and extra day so that we could do some filming in and around the beach front. Tyrone Bradley filmed the line of the day by pulling a kinked ledge manual, to 50/50 down a rail, to 180 out. A lot of other good stuff went down during the course of the day, and after the sun went down we packed up and headed on to Cape Town. Here are some pics from the PE stop.

Brad Simms with a ledge feeble.

Chad Shackelford with an elbow glide into the sunset.

A big thanks to the Siebers family for letting us stay at their place while we were in PE! The weather isn't looking too good for Cape Town so the trail jam scheduled for this weekend may be moved forward to Friday. Check back for updates and info an any date changes.

Posted by: Admin [May 16, 2007]

Gateway Session:

Yesterday we had a really mellow session at Gateway. Everyone was pretty tired from 11 days on the road, so the session was a laid back affair. Most of the attention was focused on the snake run with Chase and Mike blasting huge airs over the hips. Tyrone, Brad Illing, Brad Rowlett, Rupert, Kyle, and Greg Illing were also shredding the snake run with plenty of high speed trains going down. Here are some pics from the session. Thanks to Tyrone for the pics!

Chase Hawk with a big boost.

Mike with a big turn down.

Mike again with a big invert.

Today we head out to PE so we have plenty of driving ahead of us. More updates coming your way tomorrow...

Posted by: Admin [May 14, 2007]

Durban update number 2:

The last few days we have been in and around Durban riding all of the spots that KZN has to offer. After riding the HUX park on Thursday night, the guys decided to head out and ride the beach park and street on Friday. Here are some pics of what went down.

The sub behind the little bowl was getting a lot of attention. Here Mike sticks a solid foot jam on the wall.

Brad Simms did one of the biggest peg stalls anyone had ever seen! He hopped into this off of the flat!

Stephen has been wanting to spin these stairs for a little while now and finally got the chance to do it. Its hard to see from this angle but these stairs are super long, and the run up is pretty sketchy, but Stephen pulled it no problem.

On Saturday we went out to the Indigo Skate Camp in the valley of 1000 hills. The mini ramp had just been resurfaced so it was running really well, but the vert ramp was as shady as ever. This didn't stop Chase hawk and Brad Simms though, and were blasting crazy high on the ramp.

Here is Chase blasting an invert in the mid day heat.

While everyone was down at Indigo we also went hiking down the river, with everyone taking the chance to swim in the river.

We also managed to catch a glimpse of the "lesser spotted short stop" (a distant relative of the creature known as gollum) while we were walking amongst the rocks.

When it got too dark to ride at Indigo we packed up and headed to the Serepta Church where they have just completed the first phase of their new skate park. Richard from the church was kind enough to organise some lights for us so we could ride into the evening, and there were plenty of locals in attendance as well.

Here is a pic of Brad Simms with a turn down on the mini.

Tyrone Bradley was also shredding the new setup. Here he is with a sweet table on the mini.

Mike finished off the evening with a banger! He fast planted over the tree and into the volcano the other side. Needless to say everyone was blown away by his riding. Thanks to Richard from Serepta for organising the session, and we hope that the park goes from strength to strength.

Today we are heading to Wave House for a scheduled stop so make sure you come through and check it out.

Posted by: Admin [May 13, 2007]

Durban Day 1:

Today all the guys headed to "HUX Skate park" (formerly known as Island Style Skate park) for their first ever bike session. Gavin who owns the park was cool enough to let all of us ride there and the session was crazy. Gavin was so stoked on all the riding that he has now agreed to make Tuesday and Thursday nights bike nights at the park! So from here on out bikes will be allowed to ride there from 2:30 - 7:00pm on those days. Make sure you head down there and check the park out because it is a really fun setup, with endless lines. Here are some pics of what went down.

Brad Illingworth with a big old school no hander from the quarter to the flat bank.

Brad again, this time with a toboggan on the extension.

Colin Loudon with a foot jam whip on the mini ramp.

Jimmy Reynolds with a hang over tooth pick

Mike Aitken with a massive allyoop invert.

Mike blasting a huge look back out of the extension.

A big thanks must go out to Gavin for letting us ride the park last night! Today the guys are heading out to ride some street in and around Durban so check back tomorrow for news and info on what went down.

Posted by: Admin [May 11, 2007]

Tour Update:

We just rolled into Durban last night so now its time to fill you in on what went down over the last few days. First up we have few more pics from X-fest.

Here is an overview of the dirt setup.

Tyrone Bradley with a big no foot step thru on the second set.

Mike Aitken with a big nothing over the last set.

The next day we picked up Chad Shackelford and Brad Simms and then headed to the Lion Park. This place was amazing, and you were able to drive right amongst the lions. The lions were pretty excited to have some people around and proceeded to try and rip as much stuff off of the cars as they could. The bike rack was almost ripped right off Jon's car by these two, and after they were finished with his car the proceeded to rip the windscreen wiper off Tyrone's car as well.

The park was a lot of fun and everyone had a good time. After seeing the adult lions we went back to the main camp where we were able to handle some of the lion cubs. Here is Chase with his new buddy.

Next up on the trip was a session at Wits University. Unfortunately all the still cameras were switched out for video at this stop, but Mike did manage to snap this pic of Colin doing a whip down some stairs.

Our last stop in JHB was the Germiston bowl. This place is always a lot of fun, and all of the guys were blasting at this stop. Here is a snap of Mike with a cranked look back out of the deep end.

Today we are heading out for the first ever bike session at the old Island Style park. If all goes well today they said they are prepared to let bikes in on a permanent basis which is great news. Check back for updates on that session tomorrow.

Posted by: Admin [May 10, 2007]

X-fest day 2:

Due to the Johannesburg marathon taking place today was a lot quieter then yesterday, and a lot less spectators made the trip out to the Festival. That didn't stop the level of riding going through the roof though, and all of the riders were killing it through the section. You could see that all of the Ams were a lot more comfortable then yesterday, and a lot more tricks were being thrown down. The pros were also having a lot of fun and some big trains were going down through the lines. At the end of the weekend the pros voted for the rider they thought deserved to walk off with the prize, and that rider was Devin Toselli. Devin rode very well with smooth style and big nose dive 360's. Devin won a years sponsorship through the Riot BMX store where he will receive a years supply of Odyssey parts! Not bad for a weekends riding.

Here are a few pics from day 2 of X-fest.

Brad Illingworth with an old school no hander over the second set.

Brad Again with a big flip over the last set.

Chase Hawk with a stylish 360 table over the last set.

Am class winner Devin Toselli with a 360 mid section.

Matt McLeod with a big 360 1 hander over the second set in the main line.

Mike Aitken with a one footed downside 360 over the last hip.

Well that is it from X-fest. It turned out to be an awesome event with some of the best jumps we have seen to date. Thanks to everyone who came out and rode, and hopefully we will see this event happen again next year. Tomorrow we are heading down to the Germiston Bowl so check back for an update on that.

Posted by: Admin [May 06, 2007]

X-fest day 1:

Today was the first day of X-fest and it was awesome to see so any riders showing up to ride. The dirt setup is one of the best ever seen in a local contest, with 2 really fun lines that have some great transfers. Everyone has been saying how much fun the jumps are so big props must go out to Tyrone, Colin, Brad, Greg, and all the others who built the jumps. The whole event is very laid back with no real schedule to speak of. Everyone has pretty much been riding at their own pace which worked out great because it meant that there was riding happening all day long. Here are a few pics form the first day.

Here Chase Hawk blasts a big transfer from one line to the other.

Another pic of Chase, this time floating a big 360 over the middle set in the main line.

Colin Loudon with a cranked turn down.

Matt Mc Leod with a nothing over the second set.

Mike Aitken with a massive table mid section.

Tim Dell with a turn down.

That's it for today. Tomorrow is day 2 of the event and then we are heading out to hit up some spots in and around Johannesburg. Check back for updates.

Posted by: Admin [May 05, 2007]

News, news, news:

Jimmy just got back from Mozambique and now has aspirations of becoming a pirate. He says he had an awesome time and they have plans to do it all over again in the near future. Unfortunately Jimmy managed to cut his leg pretty bad while riding street in Maputo which limited the amount of time he was able to ride and surf, but it sounds like he loved the trip none the less.

In other news we have just received confirmation that Brad Simms will be joining Mike Aitken and Chase Hawk on the trip. Chad Shackelford and Walter Peringer will be coming along as well to document everything that happens. Local riders Tyrone Bradley, Stephen Savage, and Greg Illignworth will also be coming along (with possibly a few others as well) so it looks set to become an great trip. Brad Simms also sent us these pics of himself that were taken this past weekend... And you thought he only rode street!

Starting this weekend the news page will be converted into a road trip blog as we did with the Gate Crash tour. You will be able to log on daily and see exactly what has been happening on the road. For dates and info on each of the stops check the posts in last months news.

Fly bikes new DVD "Dos" just came in yesterday and it is super good. The video revolves around two road trips, one to Spain and one to News Zealand. The beginning of the video features some really nice interviews with all of the road trip members, and you get to see where all of them live and what the do on a daily basis. These will be in stores by the weekend so head on down there and check it out.

Posted by: Admin [May 03, 2007]