Salvo News

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I caught some BMX racing from the Germiston Nationals on SABC this weekend and Salvo's Stefan Garlicki was racing pretty well. I think he got 5th.

The Riot Jam # 9

these guys always put on good comps and have the prizes to boot.


Hit The Riot site for more info. One day I'll go to one of these.

Get Ready!

SPORT UNLIMITED just sent these through. Looking good? Check out their site if you are looking for some kicks too.

From a distance

Well we had a good ride at Gen-X today with riders coming out from Northern and Southern Suburbs for the day. Most of the action was on the new dirt jumps and here's some photos. (If anyone puts these on their FB, please tag me in so I can see the comments, if there's any).

Charles is a Gen-X local and is getting better by the day. He's only bee riding for about 8months and is a standout eveytime.


Kim has some good boost.


Kim and Werner M having some fun.

Werner Mathee has tricks for days and style to go with it.

Stephen Savage always puts on a good show. He 540'ed this jump too.

Nicolas is also a Gen-X local and was doing big 3's down the main line.

Werner H of DayLife was trying this whip over the hip a few times but the really soft landing was give him problems. Next time.

Thanks to everyone for coming out and to those that helped me rebuild the frst landing. I'll have these jumps running nice soon.

Oh well.

As some of you might have heard, the comp never happened. With 3 days of solid rain, on tuesday night the park was still flooded and the dirt jumps where not ready. I still wanted to have the comp (because I knew it would dry up in time) but when I heard that there were no other prizes, except the few I got from Giant, it was better to just cancel.

Come Wednesday afternoon the park was dry and the jumps had been made ridable by using a metal kicker to make a hip into the second landing, making it a 2 jump setup. Some great riding went down and some new tricks were unleashed by guys that don't usually ride dirt. Kim had some great style and no-handers over the "hip", James 180'ed the last jump (freecoasters rule!), everyone was doing 360's, no-footers and tables, Scott bar'sed it, Wayne Gorton has the biggest tuck no-handers, Jason and Donavan both had good runs all day too.

We'll be riding there again this Saturday afternoon and shooting some photos for WCBMX and FB. Stay tuned.

Gen-X youth day comp (UPDATED)

Wednesday the 16th is a public holiday and to celebrate Youth Day, Gen-X park is having a BMX comp. Things kick off at 4pm, so be there early to get some good warm up runs in. Entry to the park for the day is R20, wether you watch, ride or enter the comp it's still R20. Bargain!

It will be a combined dirt AND park comp giving riders the option to ride ANYTHING in the park they want. Hit the dirt jumps, the bowls and then the park (or visa versa) 'till you puke!

Confirmed prizes so far are from Giant and Vans Shoes. More details to follow.

I'll be working on the jumps this weekend and they should be running by Wed. This will be a good time. Spread the word and DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

UPDATE: The jumps are looking way better than last week and there are now 3 jumps and a large 1/4 pipe at the end as well as a monster roll-in to start things off.

CT's best riders are coming out for this with guys like Stephen Savage, Malcolm Peters, Werner M, Werner H, Killian, Paul Brusser, Wayne Reiche(back from injury?), Carl, Wayne Gorton, Scott Owen, Brandon Blight, etc all saying that they are coming through. The Gen-X locals are on fine form too with Jason Batt placing 3rd at the Son Skate comp this past Sat. Things are going to get crazy for sure.

Weather predictions are for no rain on Wednesday but the rush will be on to empty the bowls. Anyone planning to come early on the day, your help would be great.

SEE YOU ALL THERE.

Giant Team Cranks!

The new Giant Team cranks have landed and they are hot!

These are 900g incl mounting hardware and are 22mm, 48 splinded with heat treated arms.

Super hollow 22mm spindle.

Look for these at The Riot and other Giant dealers in a couple of days.

I love pegs! (and Wu-Tang Clan)

Yep I do! Pegs are fun and the things you can do at any random spot are almost limitless. Here Giant's Alex Raban shuts down a spot with some trickery. I hope this inspires riders to go put some (DAYLIFE) pegs on.

Giant Bikes: Alex Raban @ The Rec from Giant BMX on Vimeo.

Spent a day fooling around this dope spot in my town.



Filming & Friend Clip: Chet Weidner



Edited: Raban



Music: Raekwon New Wu



www.ridegiantbmx.com

KillianBintheTREE!

Killian has been taking some photography classes and it's paying off. Take a look at his blog and check some of his shots. Def got some good timing on these latest ones and the slow shutter on the previous post is looking good too. CT getting stuff done!

Sport Unlimited giving back!

Ross from Sport Unlimited just let me know that they are building a big indoor skatepark in Tokia area. Work starts next week and it should be done by end of July. Words like "spine", "10ft vert wall", "5ft quarter into.......", "street section" where mentioned. It will be bike friendly and have seperated sessions for the rides. I mentioned evening sessions to Ross and I think they'll hook us up. Looking forward to it.

Sport Unlimited have helped out and sponsored some good comps at the Bellville park as well as helping with the successfull "Via the Backroads" trips. If you are looking for some skate/surf/sneakers stop by one of their shops and see what thay have.

THE RIOT!!!!!!!!!!

The Riot has teamed up with the Sunninghill skatepark and now have their parts for sale through the store there. Mel and Brent, who used to do the Alex Groll Cup comp each year in CT, are running the park.

Now the JHB kids can stop squinting a their PC screens and pick up some good parts while riding a fun looking park. Check The Riot for more info.

There's some other things in the works too, so look out.

Ryan Jarrett just sent these photos through of their t-shirt designs. Looking good. Hit the blog at purplehaze-bmx.blogspot.com or 0829411205 or search for Ryan on FB.


Ryan here, Tk said i should email you some photos of the shirts for the blog. Thanks Man, much appreciated. The details on the shirts are unfortunately no smalls left, 2 mediums and the rest large. R110 each, black or white they are Triple A shirts so quality is dialed i've slammed a few times on the shoulders and its yet to tear on tar even :). Also 2 or more shirts gets half price postage. Depending on response we might make some new ones if it is going to be feasible.


Kind Regards from Purple Haze!
purplehaze-bmx.blogspot.com

City Cycles, BMX Direct and Osiris colours!

BMX Direct has a new site up. Check it out.

I hit Canal Walk last night to go feed my PS3 addiction and stopped by Boogaloos. Here's some shots of the other colours of the Osiris shoes I got a couple weeks ago. I'm VERY happy with these shoes. Built strong, comfortable and light. GET SOME!


I also stopped in at City Cycles and was impressed by the selection. I don't think another store in SA has the range that they do, all in one place. Check them out if you are looking for some BMX bikes or parts. It's still the best place in CT to buy BMX products.




Sorry for the bad photos. I used my phone.