News

It’s finally here. The answer to ALL your hopes and dreams. The new smaller, lighter GLAND with bigger cable-tie-holes and BOBBLES!

Because GLANDs fix to, (and rotate with) the wheel they can use the very spokes they protect to help support them. This also means that they dont effect the dropout spacing or put any load on your hub axle. And because they are plastic they slide faster and are lighter too.

The BOBBLES! help to take some of the load off the cable-ties and keep the GLAND central, whilst still allowing the guard to fit virtually any hub, with any lacing pattern, front or rear.

And at just $11 they are probably the cheapest as well.

These have actually been available in Australia and some other countries for a while, but they are now in the Odyssey warehouse ready to ship to distributors, so North Americans should be able to satisfy their needs within a few weeks, and the rest of the world wont be far behind…

Head over to the G-Sport site for info on the new Gland MKIII. Smaller, lighter, more affordable and with lots of little details that improve on the already proven MK II version. Shipping to distributors and shops now.

After receiving a bunch of phone calls and e-mails about this, we’ve got to say that we’re flattered (and a little confused) by the profound influence that Adam Banton’s BETA Bag seems to have had over Carhartt Europe’s latest backpack.

Check out Mike Aitken styling through the Long Island trails during the Fox trip.

Thanks to Ted Stachnick for the photos.

Chase Hawk’s got the cover of the next Ride BMX. Congrats!

Jim Cielencki’s Hey Man Woo! part HERE.
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The new Props also showed up today. It features a QBP roadtrip which is really good, and Adam Banton represents for us. QBP is one of our distributors here in the states, and they pulled off a pretty rad trip featuring a rider from each of the BMX companies they distribute.

Gary Young also has a rad interview/bio in there with really good footage, including that wild ditch pipe jump that was in Ride a few issues back.

Check for those.

Blackout and QBP should have them in stock. International Distributors should be getting them sometime in the next few weeks. Or you can visit the Odyssey store to buy them direct here.

Details:
Same length and thread as the old stock Monkey and Marmoset 3/8″ bolts but with a head to take a 17mm socket (rather than the old 9/16″). This allows you to use the same socket you use for your cassette hub. Broached the centre for a 6mm Allen Key.

Chase and Mike Gave their bikes to the locals in South Africa. Here is Chase’s new whip. I just realized he gave away prototype TrailMix pedals. Lucky kid over there…..

Photos: Devon Hutchins

frame-The Hawk. 20.5″
fork– Odyssey Classic Race fork
bars– Odyssey LumberJack
stem– Fit
headset– integrated
lever– None
saddle– Odyssey Aitken
seatpost– Fit
clamp– integrated
F wheel– M-7 (GSPORT Marmoset w/ 7K-A rim)
R wheel– Odyssey Csst, 36, lhd w/ 7K-A rim
spokes– Odyssey
sprocket– 31t Aminal
cranks– Wombolts. 175
chain– generic
pedals– Odyssey JC sealed/Mag
brake– None
tires– Odyssey Path, Plyte (20×2.1) rear/ Aitken, 2.125 knobby front
pegs– Jpeg Lighter
cable– None
grips– ruben
barends– Par Ends

Check out Chase’s travellog from South Africa. Courtesy of DevonHutchinsDotCom.

Some new Odyssey shirt colors have come in, and gone out.

“Factory ODSY” in purple
“Billboard DAY” in light blue
“Billboard NIGHT in black (not new)

These will be available in the US soon, international in few weeks.

Jeremy Murray is doing limited edition prints of ICONS OF BMX. It makes perfect sense that his first subject is Taj. This is the perfect thing to frame and replace your wrinkled Reservoir Dogs poster. No girls will date you with beat posters in you living room. Step up your game and get some real art.

Taj has signed all of these which may or may not be a feature in future editions.

The posters are 18×24 handmade silk screened prints that are on heavy french paper stock.

Choose from maroon over light blue or blue over green.

Head over to Empire to purchase these if its your stylo.

If you guess our Mystery Intern you win….nothing…its so easy.

frame– Kink Lost Dutchman 21″ , Copper
fork– Odyssey 07 Classic Race fork, Copper
bars– Kink Badger Bars – Copper
stem– V2 Elementary
headset– Kink
levers– Monolever Medium
saddle– Odyssey JR saddle – Snakeskin
seatpost– Intac
clamp– integrated
rims– Odyssey Hazard light – 36H – Copper
hubs– GSport Marmoset front. Odyssey Race Cassette rear
sprocket– 28T Vermont
cranks– Odyssey Wombolt cranks, 175 RHD, Copper
chain– gold
pedals– Odyssey Jim C. Copper
brakes– Odyssey Evo II
tires– Odyssey Mike Aitken 2.25 (F) Dirt Path 1.85 (R)
pegs– no pegs
cable– Odyssey Linear Slic Kable, Seafoam
grips– Odyssey Matt Beringer
barend– Odyssey Par End

24.41 lbs

If your tired of the standard gearing combinations, and wish to protect your chain, the new 27t M.D.S. sprockets are for you.

The 27t M.D.S. sprockets/guards are available now.