News / 2009

  What’s in a name?Back in 1985, the original owner, brother of the current owner Richard, saw the name on the side of a truck. Odyssey. Legend has it that they created the logo in black and white and gave it to his kid to color in. That logo is the logo we now call “retro,” Aaron Ross’ favorite […]
  Too Much Information?I just started a rough Twitter page for Odyssey to give you all of the latest info at the drop of a Driver hat.  Are we looking at prototypes?  Eating at Wood Ranch?  Dodging 18-wheelers with RC cars?  In a meeting?  Shooting an ad?  Designing new stuff?  Building wheels?  Learning new tricks?  Watching “sponsor me” tapes?  Admiring graphite […]
  Odyssey fitted capsThe hats are available now in select shops/mailorders or on our online store (while supplies last).
  Electronical: Gary YoungThe first rider section in Electronical belongs to Gary Young and it’s packed with some highly ridiculous moves, smooth style and a couple wild gaps mixed in for good measure. Watch his part above and discover that everything looks better with a Gary Young table thrown in. When you’re done watching, check out his sweet […]
  Terry Adams and Taj MihelichWe check Terry Adam’s website and Taj’s blog on the regular so we figured we might as well give each of them some room on our Daily Word. If you look at our sidebar on the right, underneath the “Recent Comments” section, you’ll see the latest 5 updates from each of their blogs.
  Electronical: IntroOver the course of the following weeks, Electronical will be making its official internet debut! Sections will be loaded into our TV and HD downloads will be available on our site. The first one up is the intro section and since it’s short, we’ll be putting another section up later this week. As always, you […]
  Another Taj Mihelich interview!Taj is blowing up the internet with another interview. This time, it’s the BMX Union edition. After reading that, you can check out his new bow wow, Monty Mihelich.
  Give D! editThe Give D! crew uploaded a new San Diego edit a couple days ago. As always, there’s plenty of mustaches and good times to go around. Watch it above.
  G-Sport RollcageThe new G-Sport Rollcage rim is shipping now. What’s a Rollcage? It’s a more affordable version of the Ribcage. How’d we get a lower price? Well, the Rollcage uses standard 6061-T6 aluminum instead of the Ribcage’s proprietary grade, and the Rollcage also goes without the Ribcage’s outermost reinforcing ribs for the spoke nipples – a […]
  Taj Mihelich InterviewScan from an old Ride BMX issue Bicycle Union interviewed Taj Mihelich recently and along with the interview are a handful of throwback pics and scans. Click HERE to check it out.
  Wallpaper: Mike AitkenHere’s another wallpaper download to spruce up your digital interface. Photo by Jason Eichhorst. To check out more of Jason’s work, visit FromOverHere.com. More wallpapers can be found in the Downloads portion of our website.
  Matt Beringer’s Cobra SynthOrchid Footwear recently put up a sneak peek of Matt Beringer’s Cobra Synth shoe. It’s a synthetic version of his signature model, which is coming out in Spring 2009.