The
new Federal goods we showed you guys in the interbike
report are now on their way to us. This will be the
first batch of the new items so everything in this
order is going to be a brand new product. All of these
goods should be in stores early next month, and here
is a run down of what you can expect.
Pictured
above is the new 1066 frame. This is a good all round
frame for people who ride street, part,a nd a little
dirt. It has a mid BB, peg sized dropouts, and will
be available in 21TT for Christmas with more sizes
available next year.
The
Hamilton frame remains in the Federal lineup but has
undergone some major changes. These include mid BB,
smaller dropouts, butted tubing, and removable gyro
tabs. The Hamilton frame will be available in 20.5TT
length.
The
Notorious frame is Federals new light weight trails
/ park frame and comes in 21TT length. these frames
use slimmer tubing and are designed with smooth riders
in mind. They also feature slacker head tube angles
then the other frames and tip the scales at just under
5lbs.
Federal's
new High bars are fully butted and heat treated, and
are available in the popular 8" rise / 28"
width size. these will be available in black and emerald
green.
Federal
also has a new light weight seat clamp on the market.
these will be available in black and silver.
the
Federal grips are now available in a bunch of new
colours. The grips also feature new push in style
bar ends similar to the ones Fly uses.
Along
with all the other new products Federal has also released
a new sprocket. The new sprocket is a simple 4 spoke
design and has been lightened up considerably over
previous models. Look for all the new Federal items
to be in store in the next few weeks.
Wayne
Reiche has also pasted some awesome pics on his blog.
Head on over to albmodnar
and see what he has put up there... And while you
are there add it to favorites! There is always good
stuff to check out and its updated regularly.
A
new Odyssey Shipment came in yesterday and once again
there are some great new and limited edition items
in this lot. This is the first of our christmas orders
and we have many more arriving in the next few weeks.
All of these products you see here should be available
in your local store in the next few days.
First
up we are fully stocked on a bunch of brake related
items. Linear cables, G3 gyro cables, and short monolevers
all came in with this lot.
Classic
stems are also back in stock and are available in
black. The stem is CNC machined internally so as to
shave off any excess material and keep the smooth
look, and available in a 52mm reach.
Evo
2 brakes are now available in limited edition bronze.
13t
freewheels are also back in stock in RHD and LHD options.
Hazard
light rims in hard anodized black are here and by
now everyone is familiar with these rims. Super light,
super strong, and a black finish that lasts for ages
and brakes like chrome.
Over
the last few months we just cant seem to keep any
big bars in stock. Between the Triumph bars and the
Lumberjacks we just seem to be constantly shipping
them out, so if you are looking for big bars then
you will be please to know that Lumberjacks are back
on our shelves. 8 1/4 rise, 28 wide, and a 41T lifetime
guarantee.
Another
new item we have in stock are the Par Ends. These
are some simple, light weight, plastic bar ends that
wont just shatter like the regular bar ends that are
included with most grips. They come in the jar pictured
above, so when you looking for bar ends keep an eye
out for this jar on the counter at your local bike
store.
Another
much anticipated item are the Odyssey twisted PC pedals.
Sunday team rider Stephen Savage has been running
these while in the USA and is raving about them. These
are not your regular "plastic" pedal and
are constructed to take a considerable amount of abuse.
The material is similar to that of the old "Graphite
X" pedals (remember those?) and they now feature
upgraded spindles over the previous models. They are
super light, affordable, and durable as well.
Finally,
Wombolt cranks are back in stock and these are available
in 175mm length / black. We have bunch of these on
back order, so if you are one of the people waiting
for your set you will be please to know that they
are on their way to our stores.
That's
it for today. Check back soon for more news and updates.
The
guys at Animal sent us a mail to say that the new
Vinne Sammon sprockets "Sprockey Balboa's"
are done and will be shipping this week. These things
are looking super good and come in a wide range of
colours as well. As with all of Animals sprockets
these are CNC machined in the USA and come in sizes
ranging from 23t - 30t. Look for these bad boys to
be arriving in SA in the next few weeks.
Odyssey
Team rider Colin Loudon is back from the USA and put
together a new bike last week. Colin has a bunch of
new stuff on here including the new Odyssey Trail
Mix pedals, and the Odyssey Ltd Denim junior seat.
We have updated his bike check in the team page with
the full run down on his ride so click HERE
to check it out.
The
guys at Sunday bikes have also posted a really intersting
update on their news page with detailed info and pics
of the new 2008 frames. There is so much new technology
in these frames, and its awesome to see how Sunday
have put so much thought into building a frame. Head
on over to www.sundaybikes.com
and get a look at those.
George
from G-SPORT has just posted a big update on their
site about the new ODSY/G-SPORT cassette due out early
next year. The hub is LHD and RHD interchangeable
with no "Side specific" parts at all, which
means parts will be completely interchangeable no
matter which side you run your chain. Here is an excerpt
from the G-SPORT site that tells you a little more
about the hubs features.
"RATCHET
HUB FEATURES:
1. Hollow 20mm axle system, as proven on the Homer
hubs. Over twice as strong as a solid 14mm axle. Lifetime
warranty against bending or snapping, even if it gets
run over by a truck.
2. NEW custom hollow 14mm thread bolts, with a 17mm
hex head and broached for a 6mm allen-key for maximum
compatibility.
3. Oversized cartridge bearings for the hub itself
as proven on the Homer hubs. Rated at over half-a-ton
each.
4. Threadless press-on collar system for bearing and
driver retention. Nothing to adjust or come loose.
Again, as well proven on the Homer hubs.
5. Square tooth-profile ratchet-ring and symmetrical
one-piece driver for easy left/right hand drive switching.
6. Three (the optimum number) over-size, high-precision,
individually-sprung, pawls that work simultaneously.
Fully retained to prevent "wandering" and
to simplify cleaning without the risk of loosing parts.
7. One-piece drivers down to 10-tooth running on high-load
capacity needle roller bearings. Run your chain as
tight as you like and NEVER blow a driver bearing.
8. Angled spoke flanges for the absolutely ideal spoke
line. If you need a spoke guard, then you need a spoke
guard. Fancy machine-work and limited lacing options
will not change this.
Most
of the problems with existing cassette hubs stem from
the axle bending. Not just bending when you land hard
or use pegs, but even the gentle bend they sometimes
adopt just to match your slightly bent or crooked
frame. Using the 20mm Homer axle system that has proven
itself so well over the years that it will eliminate
this problem a single stroke.
Other
problems typically stem from poor driver/pawl tolerancing,
or simply everything being made "too small".
By concentrating all our efforts on making one set
of three oversize, rock-solid, reliable pawls, the
Ratchet hub will avoid these issues too. There are
dozens of little design details that have gone into
making the Ratchet Hub the most carefully excuted
"cassette" to date, and we're confident
that they will shine through when it comes to the
hub's function and performance."
For
more info and pics of the new hub check out the G-SPORT
page HERE
We
came across this web video shot at Interbike which
previews all of the new items that Odyssey are working
on. There are a lot of new products here including
the new cassette hub, and freecoaster hub. There is
also a look at the new pledals (plastic pedals) and
a bunch of other cool stuff. Definitely worth a look!
Today
we are launching the new 2008 range of DK completes!
Click on the banner above to see what the new range
of bikes has to offer. The 2008 line of bikes features
a number of changes across the range, and some of
these include slimmed down tubing, lower slung frames,
upgraded wheel sets across the range, upgraded cranks
across all models, CNC machined DK iron cross light
sprockets, new seats, machined front load stems, as
well as many other model specific changes. For 2008
we are also introducing a range of race bikes, as
well as a flatland specific complete.
Click
on the banner and get a full run down on each model.
This
past weekend was the South African Grand Nationals
at Kempton Park BMX track and we all headed down these
to check out the action. We had a booth at the track
with all of our products up in there and shared the
space with the Riot store who were also attending
the event. It was great to see so many old faces at
the race track and you can be sure that we will be
attending more of these events in the future.
The big news of the weekend was the UCI announcement
that South Africa has been awarded the 2010 BMX racing
world champs! This will no doubt be a huge benefit
to the local racing scene, and we cant wait to see
the world champs happening on our shores. The Pro
racing was absolutely amazing with the local boys
taking on Randy Stupfhauser and Joey Bradford from
the USA. Sifiso Nhlapo was on fire all weekend and
pulled of two incredible victories during Saturdays
finals. On Sundays main he was leading the whole way
but was just passed by Randy and Joey on the last
straight. All in all a great racing weekend for Skizo
and the local boys. Below is a pic taken from one
of the Elite races.
Many
of you will be familiar with Brad Rowlett for his
freestyle riding, but what some of you don't know
is that he raced the elite class this year as well.
Brad doesn't touch his race bike between nationals
but still manages to kick ass at every race. If was
really cool seeing a freestyler doing so well at the
racing. Here is a pic of him taken during one of his
races.
In
other news, this past week was the Interbike trade
show and our USA correspondent LL Ramsay was on hand
to take pics of all the new products for us. As always
we like to keep you guys updated as to what goes down
each year at interbike, so here you have the low down
on this years event...
First up we have news
from the FBM camp. The guys from FBM have a bunch
of new products coming out in 2008 including a new
fixed wheel bike that was getting a lot of attention.
The
new frame is called the sword and is designed specifically
for a fixed wheel setup. For those of you who are
not familiar with the fixed wheel scene I suggest
you check out www.mashsf.com
and check out their site. MASH are a crew of fixed
wheel riders based in San Francisco These bikes may
not be BMX bikes but they are taking the cycling world
by storm and are a lot more fun to ride then your
regular road bike.
FBM
also had their chrome ape hanger bars and their new
line of purple parts on display.
They
also have a whole range of new coloured parts coming
out. Pivitol seats in Blue and Orange, as well as
regular seats in orange and green.
Federal
released their new frames at the show as well. All
of their new frames will be available in South Africa
in the next month or so, and they have something for
everyone in the new range.
The
range consists of 3 new frames ranging from street
specific through to a long and light trails frame.
The Hamilton frame remains but has significant changes
to it including revised tubing and dropouts. The "1066"
is a frame designed for all round use and comes in
pearlescent black and cranberry. Finally the "notorious"
frame ends off the line and is a longer lighter frame
designed for trails riding and light park / street.
Federal
also had their new bars on display including the new
Bruce Chrisman signature bar. Under the bars you will
notice their new line of soft goods that is also looking
very good indeed.
Finally
all more colours coming at you with Federals new grips,
sprockets, and ultra light seat clamps. These will
be available with the frames in a few months time.
Once again coalition had a awesome booth
and displayed all of their products on frames which
looked really good. Here you can see the new colour
ways for the seat posts.
DK
also had the 2008 bikes up on display in the System
booth. The 08 models are looking better then ever
and feature some nice changes from previous models.
The 4 Pack now comes with a sealed 10mm front hub,
new DK front load stem, DK social cranks, new jump
seat, and bigger bars.
The
8 Pack is also looking better then ever with new graphics,
new DK front load stem, mid BB, and new jump seat.
Look for all the 08 DK completes to be hitting stores
towards the end of the year.
Once
again the Fly booth was pained by David's brother
and looked absolutely amazing. his art is so detailed
you can look at it for hours. Here you can see the
new Tierra line that is already available in SA. We
were lucky enough to be one of the first countries
in the world to receive these items and all of them
are available in stores as we speak.
The
new red components were also on display.
Here
you can see the new seats and seat posts. the seats
are already available in SA and the seat posts will
be arriving shortly. These posts work on a system
similar to the pivitol system but hold a regular seat
with rails.
The
revised Pantera line was also on display as was their
new hubs. Unfortunately the prototype hubs were stolen
from their booth on the first day of the show! Its
pretty crazy how far some people will go to get their
hands on these new products.
Some
of you may also have seen the pics of the prototype
Fly leaver floating around on the net. Well the lever
was on display at the show and it looked very good
to say the least. CNC machined, hinged clamp, and
ultra light construction.
The
Ruben tyres are now also coming out in colours. the
first one to be released will be brown with other
colours to follow.
Odyssey
were at the show in their plexiglas booth and had
tons of new stuff on display.
Aaron
ross has a new signature grip coming out. Seems like
his internet addiction has finally caught up with
him and as you can see he can now keep his hands on
the keyboard at all times. Look for these to be arriving
in SA before the end of the year.
Instead
of doing their regular show bikes Odyssey decided
to go for a custom built tandem! This thing was packed
with all their latest components including Director
forks, revised PC twisted pedals, and topped off with
a few sets of Lumberjack pad sets.
Sunday
had their own booth for the first time at the show
and they had their new 08 frames on display.
The
new frames have been slimmed down considerably and
now tip the scales at 4.75lbs! All the frames still
carry 41Thermal construction and still have a lifetime
guarantee. The new frames feature slimmed down and
tapered seat and chain stays, smaller dropouts, and
an extruded wishbone behind the BB which is made in
the same way as their hollow dropouts. These new frames
should be available in SA during february next year.
The
Sunday morning forks were also up in the booth painted
in their new colour "postal blue". The whole
set (frame, forks, and bars) will be available in
this new colour.
The
T1 booth was present once again, and the Revised Ruben
frame was on display. Rubens new frame features a
revised chainstay / BB junction that allows for the
use of his new Fly bash guard.
they
also had their Sieben designed soft goods up on display.
United
also launched a bunch of new products at the show
including their new seats. The seats are available
in regular and pivitol designs and come in a wide
range of cover options.
Another
new item in the United booth was the new Magnolia
frame. This was a collaborative frame they did with
Leland Thurman and Mike tag. Look for these frames
to be available in SA early next year.
Well
that's it for today. We have some more product pics
and news from Interbike coming to you in the next
few days so check back for that.
