So the past two weeks have taken for ever, I am pretty limited to what I can do during the days, being stuck in a full arm/wrist cast. I have been hanging out at the skatepark to get some sun and eating a lot haha.
The healing process is going all great and have my next appointment in 2 weeks to get my full arm cast cut to a wrist cast. I can’t wait.
Thanks for the support
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Tom recently set up a new rig which is looking super slick in the Gloss Black, check the photos and parts list below…
Frame – 2015 Colony Miner in Gloss Black
Forks – Division Formosa
Bars – Colony Hardy
Grips – Colony Much room
Stem – Colony Square Back
Headset – Colony
Seat – Colony Fat Combo
Seat post – Colony
Cranks – Colony Colonial V2
BB – Colony Mid BB
Sprocket – CC Sprocket
Pedals – Colony Plastics with copper Spindle
Hubs – Colony Wasp Hubs
Pegs – Colony Anyway Plastics
Rims – Colony Contour Leopard Rims
Dean got loose for his new video which sometimes didn’t quite go to plan but he came out the other end with a dope new video.
I hung out with Nathan earlier this week and although it was stupid hot we had a blast and got some photos taken care of. Unfortunately the brand new bike Nathan is riding in these shots was stolen at Interbike but Nathan will be back rolling in no time.
Hey guys, the ‘berras had some cracker days. Been Riding a heap of bigger bowls and stuff, she’s to cold for hittin rails!
Other then that, got a new job roofing, it’s pretty sweet, better then being in a bloody workshop hey! Doesn’t give me a lot of afternoons free to ride which is a downer. But I’m goin to Deni this weekend so I’ll hopefully get a ride in then.
Till next time.. Peace
Hey guys – it’s been a long, cold winter down in the south in country Victoria where I’m living at the moment. Still been pushing on though and had got the chance to do some demos at Federation Square in Melbourne in July, then in August went on a 3 week road trip up the east coast with my good mate from Hungary, Andras Pentek, to Brisbane where I was stoked to catch up with the Boss, Clint Millar and get out for some flatland sessions! From Brisbane, I then drove straight to Adelaide for a few days, then back to country Victoria. Good times on the bike and the road.
Stoked that summer is on it’s way. Will be heading to Japan in October for 8 days on a riding trip, then soon as I get back, keep a look out on your TV’s as I’ll be getting busy doing demos at the T20 International Cricket matches in Adelaide and Melbourne. Thanks to Freestyle Now for that hookup, will be good to get Colony and BMX out to the masses.
Keep in touch on Insty @shanebadman Thanks to Greg Barnes and Andras Pentek for the images.
Chris has been stacking clips for the past few months for his welcome video and we should be all done in the coming weeks. Chris has pop!
Ricky holds it down for us in Adelaide and always comes through with cool videos. This one is no different with what seems to be an endless list of combo’s. Make sure you check this out.
Dean Anderson has some footage towards the end of this edit of his buddy Adrian Fox riding their local park of Morwell in Victoria.
Brandon Van Dulken has been travelling around Oregon area on a mission to ride some unique parks and enjoy the surroundings that cover that area of the USA…
“Just on the last couple days in oregon/washington. Trip has been amazing and got to ride some spots I’ve always wanted to hit! Stoked on a lot of the footage we managed to capture in the 4 or 5 days too. Life’s basically consisted of driving, camping, riding. So nice seeing something new every day.
Here’s a shot by Shawn Duffield in Vancouver, Washington. This carve was terrifying haha. Got lots more photos so we will definitely shoot them over soon.”
Shuhei Max Azuma has a bike check over on BMX Union which features a bunch of the new product including the 2015 Sweet Tooth. Check it all here.
The 2014 Canadian Concrete in Brookswood, Langley BC recently went down which we supported and looks like it was another great success thanks to KEA. Brandon ended up coming 2nd in the pro purse which his cool to see, it’s even better to see so many young riders getting in the mix. Filmed and edited by Shawn Duffield.
We are stoked to announce Miłosz Siajkowski is now riding for us over in Poland, below you can see his new set-up and be on the look out for some fresh footage soon. Thanks to Ave BMX for helping out.
Little video showcasing the ever so popular plastic pedals. You can read more about the pedals here.
Hey guys, quick update to let you no whats going on with me. As you might know I broke my hand filming a few weeks ago and yesterday I had a meeting with a plastic surgen to see how things are going. Turns out the break in my hand is quite severe in the lower part of my ring finger and the bone has droped and twisted. They wanted me to have surgery and put two screws and a plate in there but because I did it a wile ago the bone has started healing so they’re just gonna leave it for now and hope it doesn’t move anymore or I will go under the knife. So I need to be real carefull the next few weeks and wear a stupid cast. HopefulLy it all heals up nice and I’ll be back on the bike in no time filming again.
Hey guys, I have surgery this monday to repair my torn cartilage in my wrist. I’m so excited because this means I’m closer to riding my bike everyday again. It took 2 months from when I first did it to now to finally get some answers and to find out I need Surgery, So I’m super excited to start the healing process. My surgeon is one of the best in Brisbane aswell so it’s that’ a little bit of stress of my back.
I am super grateful for the support Colony has given,I wouldn’t of been able to get this surgery Colony. The medical costs are not cheap.
It’s a boring life with out BMX !! The bright side is I have a lot of free time now to work and Save some $$ for surgery & travel plans – I am planning to fly to France for FISE Contest and England for NASS contest next year.
Also Some great news is we are dropping my new Web Video sometime in september.
Check some pics of what I have been up to over at @alexhiam on instagram.
Millar putting his Guardian Forks with brake mounts to good use at a recent jam at Beenleigh. We’re one of the few brands to still make forks with brake mounts, always have, always will. Get your #frontbrakebrethren on !!
Last event I did was the VANS US Open bowl comp where I destroyed my leg and couldn’t walk for a week, well it all healed up just in time for the next VANS contest called Ecsc it’s a massive surf comp on the east coast and they always rock!! I got 3rd place last year so I had high hopes and after my final run I ended up in 4th this year so pumped. Scotty Cranmer and Sandaval where battling for the win and Sandaval came out on top killing it.
Thanks jerry at vans for a good time!! Photos by Colin Mackay.
Hey guys wanted to check in, I’ve been working a lot lately with my air conditioning job and when I’m not working I’m helping my wife Katherine with our boys Stefan and Abel . Just recently I’ve been taking a few hours here and there to ride a skatepark or a bit of street.
Paddy had been talking about filming a front brake video for sometime now, probably ever since he put front brakes back on a year or so ago. I am so stoked on the creative moves throughout this video of Paddy riding his local The Lumberyard. There are also a few guest clips from some of Paddy’s friends who all hold their own. Thanks to Levi Weert and Spencer Wolfe for filming/editing this.
This weekend Cooper Jack and myself packed up the van and headed out on a little road trip to finish up some web videos. Everything was going well until we found this beautiful steep rail I just couldent pass up, unfortunately there was a fence right at the bottom exactly were you would land. Me being me I just thought; dont worry just pretend it’s not there and I will deal with it when I get there. but it was there and I grinded straight into it at full speed. I got straight back up and got the clip then the pain set in and turns out I broke my hand and rolled my ankle so it looks like I am going to be off the bike for a little bit.
I spent the afternoon with Polly the other day and we smashed out a few shots whilst at Reservoir park in Melbourne.
Hey guys, I just got back from my trip over to the UK. The month went so quick, rode in Nass festival and also Bmx Cologne in Germany. Bummer but I hurt my knee in Germany which I’ve been sessioning physio a lot since I’ve been back to get strength in it and is already starting to feel better and better. Stoked! Apart from that just having a goodtime and can’t wait to finish filming for a webvid I have going on. I’ll keep you guys posted.
Stas over in Moscow just dropped a new video filmed with cool moved, I was really into the bars to T-Bog clip, have a watch…
Hey guys just a little update to let y’all know I’ve been out an about lately.. Despite it being around the 5 to 10 degree mark at best for the last few weeks we’ve been out riding some spots. I’ve got a new bike to which I’m over the moon about and it’s made me stoked to ride.
Besides that me the mrs have been busy traveling a bit, been up to the Blue Mountains abseiling and stuff. Just been trying to keep motivated in this weather. But better then being stuck in the house. Can’t wait for some warmer weather!
Jourdan really came through on this video. Unique spots and creative lines had me wanting more the entire time. Shoutout to Larry Alvarado for putting this together it was a banger…
