News

This years booth. New couches. 2006 catalog. S&M LAF. Metal Rebel Contender with digital camo bars/forks w/ Elementary SL. Ribcage/Wombolt display. Pedals/Crank tree.

Close up- Digital Camo…

Devoted to Odyssey @ Interbike.
Here is the tech sheet from one of our “unveiled” parts, The Wombolt, 2-piece crankset.

Here is a pic of the Twenty BMX cover with KC. Nice.

Here is the Wombolts on the LAF showbike

Before you say anything, this end will be sealed up, its just open here to show the hollow insides.

Some cool Magazine stuff this month:

We received the new TWENTY BMX and KC BADGER is on the cover doing a sweet turndown with his custom junior saddle colorway, which will be available any day now.

The new RIDE BMX has arrived and features the Jim Cielencki/Jimmy Levan poster. We told you it would be a good one.

Also, for a random one, Tyrone Williams is in the new COMPLEX doing a tailwhip with some nice Odyssey products in plain view.

The Ribcage is the first NEW product from Gsport since merging with Odyssey. Check this drawing out for everything you need to know about the new rim. It is exactly what you would expect from George.

“I always wanted to do a rim. Some of these concepts have been floating around in my head for over ten years. The primary aim of the rim is to be VERY strong, a rim that will take the harshest riding, while remaining close to the weight of some the lightest rims that are currently available. Another aim was to try to put a stop to pinch punctures once and for all. While a puncture caused by glass or nails is down to the tyre; pinch punctures are all about the rim. By carefully detailing the design of the rim section, we hope that a properly installed tyre and tube will be almost impervious to pinch flats (A properly installed tyre should be well inflated, with chalk between the tyre and tube). A lot of thought also went into the spoke positioning. For many years I have called for spokes to cross to the opposite hub flange, so obviously when the chance came up to design a rim I incorporated this feature, but I also wanted the spokes to have a really solid seat to avoid cracking around the nipple. The traditional way to reinforce spoke holes is with eyelets, but eyelets do nothing for the overall strength of the wheel and leach a small amount of precious weight. Instead we developed the “ribs” that this rim is named after. These ribs run all around the inside of the rim section and serve to strengthen the wall of the rim against cracking. In addition to improving the rim’s overall strength, the ribs also incorporate angled shoulders to help create a precision seat for the spoke nipple, thus further distributing the load from the spoke. By keeping the spokes and the ribs close to each other at the centre of the rim we have created a “spine” that runs all the way around the inner circumference, and this consolidates the entire structure of the wheel. The rim is now in the final stages of testing and should be available in 36 and 48 hole towards the end of this year (if not sooner). More information will follow at a later date.” — George French

If you have sent any emails to anyone at odysseybmx.com this weekend or monday, we were down. We did not recieve any emails. Please resend anything you didnt get a reply to. Sorry for the inconvenience.

SEATS

The new SENIOR saddles and JUNIOR saddles will be arriving in the warehouse soon.

Along with this shipment we will also be receiving a limited edition KC BADGER colorway of his favorite seat, the Junior seat. The KC seat will be seafoam green and orange to match the paint job on his frame.

Contact your local shop or mailorder.

*This article first appeared in Ride UK (#88) and is reproduced here by kind permission of Ride UK.

This month’s tech column is going to be about chain tension. But before I get on to that I should probably ramble on about something pretty much unrelated for a while. In this case I want to get you to take a minute to think just how awesome bicycles are. I was awestruck the other day watching the aftermath of the London tube and bus bombs. People were talking about their fear of getting back on the underground but saying they had no option… No option!?!? It’s the middle of summer the tube network only extends about 8 miles from the centre of London anyway and London is virtually flat. Why not get on a damn bike?! Do you know what the statistics for terrorists bombings of bicycles are? I had dreams of seeing the roads of London suddenly full of cyclists cruising down the empty bus lanes, saving their tube-fare and getting some much needed exercise… Sadly it never happened. But remember that that bike of yours can do more than just tricks.

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teal?

Nothing says early 90’s Like Metallic Teal/Turqouise. During this time there were waiting lists on IROC Z’s and Civics in this color. You HAD to get your new car in this “cutting edge color”. As fast as trends rise, they fall. Nothing brings down the resale value of your car as this color. Maybe like the neon 8O’s this era will return. So get em before the trend re-strikes! The newest JC limited edition color is dedicated to Adams car, and anyone who remembers the “Teal Tide” of the early 90’s.

shipping now.

Jersey, Obviously

Packaging
Hubs

We just got in the new Gsport Hubs and they look great.

CNC 7075 aluminium. Angled flanges. Flange thickness maximized and overhang minimized for optimum strength.

Oversized, Standard off the shelf, sealed precision cartridge bearing units.

Hollow 20mm axle CNC machined. The axle sits inside the dropouts and is held in place by standard off-the-shelf bolts. This system results in an axle that is over twice as strong as a normal 14mm solid axle yet weighs less.
Threads are helicoiled to eliminate any chance of stripping.

MARMOSET– Probably the lightest front hub, designed for street.
3/8. 36 hole
270g / 9.5oz (Front)

MONKEY– Super durable front and rear hubs.
3/8. 48 hole
390g / 14oz (Rear) 350g / 12oz (Front)

HOMER– Bomb-Proof front and rear hubs.
14mm. 48 hole
540g / 19oz (Rear) 510g / 18oz (Front)

Shipping next week, pending QC.

NEW ISH!!

The following new items are shipping out.

J-PEG LIGHTER– Similar to the popular J-Peg lite, but with more machining.

MULTI-BUTTED CIVILIAN BARS– High and Low models now available in black, as well as grey, and red.

RACE VANDERO HUB– Similar to our regular Vandero hub, but with a shorter hollow 3/8’s axle (no pegs) and aluminum hardware.

Contact your favorite shop.

Hot Model

Yeah, everybody has an army hat, but I like em, so I wanted my own.
These are nice and worn-in, vintage style. soft and comfy. Subtle red and black embrodery.

Khaki and Camo, Large(7.5) and Medium (7.25)

Check the online store in specials..