Special Features

Gareth Padayachee Rider Profile

Posted on: 24th April 2012 with a total of 262 views.
Posted by Hank Tank in Rider Profiles, Special Features


Young Gareth is a ripper from Jozi, I caught up with him for a quick Q&A.
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Hangin’ with Craig…

Posted on: 5th April 2012 with a total of 440 views.
Posted by Hank Tank in Rider Profiles, Special Features


A couple of weeks back I had the privilege of hanging out with a fine gentleman by the name of Craig

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Update from the road pt4 – Mash and Mordor

Posted on: 11th March 2012 with a total of 295 views.
Posted by Hank Tank in Special Features, The News, the gravy, the 411!

This is the final installment from our Road Trip in the Cape… We hit up the Potato ‘Night Harvest‘ Jam out in Houtbay and took an epic journey to the middle of what felt like Mordor.

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Update from the road pt3

Posted on: 4th March 2012 with a total of 199 views.
Posted by BMX Direct in Special Features, The News, the gravy, the 411!

Excellent weather over the last 2 weeks while we have been on the road traveling to various different riding spots in Cape Town. Streets, trails, rails, chill missions, crazy missions, hot missions. All good, all fun!
See a little bit more of what we have been up to…

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Update from the road pt2 – Ultimate X

Posted on: 24th February 2012 with a total of 415 views.
Posted by BMX Direct in Special Features, The News, the gravy, the 411!

Checking in from the road before we hit the weekends events.

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News: Update from the road

Posted on: 18th February 2012 with a total of 359 views.
Posted by BMX Direct in Special Features, The News, the gravy, the 411!

Stationed at Blazes‘ cozy home with Jacques and Stuart we have had a pretty mellow week hanging with the locals and riding some of what Cape Town has to offer.
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Tool Tips: Headset Installation

Posted on: 12th February 2012 with a total of 127 views.
Posted by BMX Direct in Special Features
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Installing or replacing an integrated headset is probably one of the simplest maintenance things you can do on your BMX. Learn how to get it done right.
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In your hood

Posted on: 2nd August 2011 with a total of 328 views.
Posted by BMX Direct in Special Features

Every neighborhood has a ledge, a bank, an empty pool, a tennis court that can be ridden… You may not notice it right away, you may have even seen something before and never looked at it like it could be ridden. Find out more »




Schogn Lee Rider Profile

Posted on: 7th July 2011 with a total of 236 views.
Posted by BMX Direct in Rider Profiles, Special Features

I’ve known Hank my whole life and let me tell you, for as long as I remember he’s always rolled phat 20inch dubs! Been a legendary guy and a general all round nice dude.

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Timothy Lee Rider Profile

Posted on: 22nd June 2011 with a total of 278 views.
Posted by BMX Direct in Rider Profiles, Special Features

Ok, so its no secret that this is my bro and its kinda a coincidence that he rides flatland too, right? Wrong. My bro used to skate for a longtime, and was good at it.

He also dabbled in BMX a little bit when he was a laaitie, raced, rode the streets and mucked about as we all have. But I think with big bro having a head start and expecting alot from him(as all big bro’s do) he lost interest, and only now in the last couple of years the itch has returned. Find out more »