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27 December 2007

Brightwater Sesh
Tim, Justin and Devin have been hanging out at Brightwater Common a lot lately and decided to send through some pics f their session yesterday. Enjoy..

Summer X
Here are some pics, mostly from Summer X which happened at Camps Bay High School on the 21st. Riders in attendance were Malcolm "Moe" Peters, Buddy, Nigel, Fran, Adri, Othy,Hendri, Ryan Wycomb, Chris Bester and more also came to hang out and ride a bit. The jumps were large, and the slight breeze made it difficult to bust out. But it was fun. Jam format demo. Props to Calvin Wreck and crew for a rad event and for hooking us up. And thanks ro Buddy for hooking us up with a pad to stay and a sweet ride as transport ; )

Besides the dirt set-up there was also a mini ramp which by the looks of things was owned by Malcolm

This is Ryan Franklins backyard. Ryan is a mountain biker who built rad jumps and who lets the BMX slay them.

It's always a treat when Toobie makes an appearance. Turndown by the OG trail slayer. Thanks Ryan for a fun sesh.

Wayne loves war! See that scar on his neck? Some redneck just ran out of the dark and stabbed Wayne with a broken bottle for no reason on their recent "Suck it up" tour. Check out Blunt's next issue for the full story on that along with some.

21 December 2007

New Goods
We just received a bunch of new goods yesterday, just in time for christmas. Some of these goods have been highly anticipated and are sure to move fast so try get your hands on them first. All the specs and prices are up on the products page. We could totally transorm you into a lumberjack this easy...

We now have the Limited Edition Odyssey Lumberjack Jnr Seats in stock

Plus Odyssey Lumberjack Bars and Sunday Triumph Bars in Black and White

Three new Odyssey Grips are now available - Matt Beringer Signature in Black and Adam Banton's Lava and Red Marble Limited Edition grips.

Oh yes.. Trailmix Pedals! We have the limited edition Blood version as well as the limited edition Polished Sealed Bearing version.

And keeping with the limited edition trend we also have the Odyssey Evo 2 brakes in a raw finish.

There's also a new vinyl version of the Odyssey Senior Seat.

Last but not least the very cool new Odyssey Vandero 2 front hub which uses the same idea as the G-Sport Marmoset hub whereby bolts screw into the hub, eliminating nasty protruding axles and saving weight.

If you are having a hard time thinking of christmas gifts, give us a call, we have some accessories that'll make perfect gifts.

18 December 2007

Fox Pro Am
This past weekend was the summer Fox Pro Am held at Gateway and damn was the riding off the hook. The turnout was the best yet with the "Suck It Up Tour" bringing a huge contingent of Cape Town riders to town. (Check Blunt 12.1, the next issue, for more on the tour). Anyway our very own Malcolm Peters took home the big cheque of R4000 after two flawless runs. The boy was on fire. Here are some pics and the results.

Here is Malcolm with his well deserved big black cheque.

Matt Mcleod came 2nd. In one of his runs he pulled a flip whip and a flair. The boy was on fire and always was a crowd favourite.

Chris Barnes ended up on the podium and earned himself R1000 for 3rd place. Chris has been busting out lately but constantly seems to place just out of the money. Not this time though. Chris's consistent technical runs held there own and changed his bad luck spree.

The Am comp was aimz (ie: dope, shizz, off the hook). Seeing the level of riding was a sign that the level of SA BMX is going places. Here are your top 3, 1st - Ian Whittaker, 2nd - Ray Malinga and 3rd - Kyle Crafford.

Before the comp Tyrone managed to get a few snaps of the boys warming up. Since Tyrone rode in the comp he didn't get any shots of the runs but if you head over to Empire Cycle Supply you can see some more. Here's Brad Rowlett getting inverted.

Buddy is smooth, Buddy goes high and Buddy has style. If you don't know Buddy you don't know nuffin!

Matt blasting the quarter.

Mo aka Malcolm Peters or Mr Gold stretches a no hander on the 6ft quarter. Malcolm had double whips on the 8ft quarter dialed, thought you should know.

This next photo is a just a treat...Brad has been practicing for a role in the life aquatic 2..... sorry Brad, couldn't resist!

13 December 2007

Aaron Ross Bike Check
Whilst at the Dubai X-Games we got to get this bike check with Aaron Ross, check it:

Aaron has always been known to go way out with his colours and this bike is no different. Computers can't even show how bright this bike really is. "This bike is my favourite yet" - Aaron Ross

Frame: 2008 FBM Master Blaster
Fork: Odyssey Director
Bars: Odyssey prototype Aaron Ross spacebars
Grips: Odyssey prototype Aaron Ross Grip
Stem: Odyssey Elementary
Cranks: Odyssey Wombolt
Pedals: Odyssey Trail Mix
Sprocket: Odyssey Vermont 28t
Brakes: Odyssey Evo 2
Brake Lever: Odyssey Monolever Small
Rims: Odyssey Hazard Lites
Front Hub: G-Sport Marmoset
Rear Hub: Odyssey Cassette w/10t driver
Tyres: Odyssey Paths
Seat: Odyssey Veteran Ltd Denim Edition
Seat Post: Odyssey intac
Seatpot Clamp: Odyssey Mr Clampy
Pegs: Odyssey Jpegs

Summer X
Next week Friday (21 December) Summer X is going down at Camps Bay High School Grounds. There will be a host of SA's best BMX riders as well as skaters, FMX and MTB. The event looks like it will be so good so if you are in Cape Town you should go check it out.

Etnies Grounded finally in stock
For some reason the shipping company sent the stock of Etnies DVD's to Kuwait before they got to SA. This caused over a two month delay but we finally have stock of Etnies Grounded and if you don't own a copy you really should get it. The DVD also comes with a 48 page booklet full of photos by Sandy Carson plus a bunch of other stuff. It's selling for R210.

Bite The Curb Video
We would have posted this up sooner but being in Dubai has created a wee bit of a backlog of news to sort out. Thanks Devin Toselli for putting this together...

10 December 2007

Dubai X-Games 2007 pics
Well we have just got back from an exhausting time at Dubai X-Games where South African riders and skaters put SA on the map. The Riot's very own Greg Illingworth was the only Non-American to qualify for the street finals. He qualified in 7th but the result of having taken a few slams doing so left him in stiff and sore shape for the finals. This ultimately lead him to having a very frustrating final packed with bad luck. Matt Mcleod also rode in the contest but the street set-up wasn't much to his style of riding. He rode awesome though but against such stiff competition unfortunately never qualified for the finals. Greg ended up placing 10th. That's a big result and we are so stoked for him.

So here are some pics...

In the finals was: Greg Illingworth, Garrert Reynolds, Sean Sexton, Van Homan, Brad Simms, Gary Young, Brian Kachinsky, Aaron Ross, Ian Schwartz and Nigel Sylvester.

Despite being amongst such big names Greg seemed cool as a cucumber. Here are some of his tricks:

Feeble up to whip off

Wheelchair rail hop whip

Good 'Ol Turndown off the Euro Gap.

Aaron Ross - Smith to Whip

Up rail to 180 barspin off

Garret Reynolds - Up rail to tuck no-hander

Ride up to double barspin 180.

Truckdriver down the double set

Brian Kachinsky - Nose manual down the rail

Nigel Sylvester - Barspin down the double set

Ian Schwartz - Crank arm slide.

Sean Sexton - Hang Five

Barspin to manual

Tuck no-hander 180 down the double set

Brad Simms - Manual up and over the rail

Manual up the round rail

Van Homan - Up rail whip

Derek Duster down the rail

Whip over the rail

Grind up rail to gap barspin over the wheel chair hop

Up rail no footed can

Gary Young - Over toothpick on a borrowed bike

Gap to toothpick

The podium. Garret Reynolds 1st, Aaron Ross 2nd, Van Homan 3rd.

We also have some bike checks from the event for you to see so check back tomorrow. Word.

03 December 2007

Dubai X-Games 2007
Tonight Brad, Greg and Tyrone are heading off to the Dubai X-Games with Buddy Chellan and Matt Mcleod. Buddy, Tyrone, Brad and Greg will be doing demos for Mountain Dew while Matt Mcleod and Greg have been invited to invite in the X-Games street comp. They will be riding against guys like Van Homan, Aaron Ross and many others. If you wanna check out the full attendance list check the official website (flash site, so expect it to take a while). Tyrone is taking his camera with him and we'll post pics as soon as possible.

R.I.P Evil Knievel
If you didn't already know, dare devil legend Evil Knievel died this passed weekend. Unfortunately not on a motorcycle but as a result of some medical condition. If you wanna check out the whole story click here. He was 69 years old.