Ryan is over in brazil right now and from his Instagram photos he seems to be having a blast! Follow him to keep updated on his trip @ryanguettler.

If you have Instagram, make sure you are following us! @colonybmxbrand and hash tag us in on your Colony setups so we can check them out!

Liam sent through an update for everyone along with a dope photo shot by James Wade.

I just got back from a week long trip to sydney to hang out with John Young and Jerry V aka Big Jez aka Jezmond. I had an awesome time and since I got back I’ve just been chillin’ and working, trying to rest a rolled ankle. In other news, some mates and I put a new rail in at Regency skatepark here in the dirty south which you will see from the photo and also I have a 10 clips which will be out very soon so keep an eye out for that, thats about it for now, leezy out.

Ryan put together this video from a rainy day session at Hurley indoor park, loved the bonk to over smith grind…

Ryan has been so busy of late and it doesn’t seem like things are slowing down anytime soon!

“Just had good mate Zac Miner stay at my house for a week we surfed almost every day and even got enough Bmx clips in Huntington beach for an edit that will drop soon. Next we went to Las Vegas for inter bike and Nora cup, both were amazing and even got to do a quick web update on The Come Up about Colony which will be online soon. Zac is now on his way to New York city to site see and ride his bike so have fun buddy.

I came home and had a ASA/ Sony comp today in Venice Beach which was really fun I place 6th so keep an eye on Tv for this event. This week I will be going to Brazil for a comp and road trip with one of my best mates Henrique Valvaline Castro I can not wait nothing but good times then I come back to America for texas toast jam in Austin.

More updates soon or follow me on @ryanguettler (instagram)

Keep it steezy.

Zac has been floating about overseas for a couple weeks now, here’s the latest…

America has been amazing.. I’ve been busy over the last two weeks, spent the first week at guettler which was awesome. Hanging out riding, surfing all around Huntington Beach. Cali is awesome there are so many spots and the people are just as humble as back home. Ryan and I have been putting together this nice edit while we’ve been over here hitting up a whole heap of parks and street spots, pretty keen to see the video hey.

I Came over to Vegas this week for interbike and Noracup.. Couldn’t get into interbike which was shitty but Nora cup was sick. Check the Ridebmx site to see who took out the wins was such a good night being around the big names in bmx. Still in Vegas for a couple of days then heading to NYC so ill hit you guy up with some more up dates. Talk soon.

Cooper has been hard at work on Issue 29 of Focalpoint & the 2nd digital only issue does not disappoint. Check it out.

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Liam Zingbergs recently filmed a ten clips down in Adelaide & word is it’s gonna be pretty darn special. Keep an eye out for it in the weeks ahead. A special shout out to Little Black Bike for always making sure the BMX scene & Liam, is looked after down in Adelaide. Yew !!

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Shintaro hit us up about the comp he just won in Bangkok, Thailand called Double Control Flat. Shintaro said the local riders were really good and was surprised he won. He is in Bangkok until the 25th of this month when he moves onto another adventure. Thanks to Wasuwat for the photos.

Double Control 2012 Flatland Competition from VIJAIFOON on Vimeo.

Ryan Guettler scores some footage in this Monster Energy video featuring a good chunk of their BMX team. Looks like it was heaps of fun. Check it.

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Zac is over in the USA right now, here is a quick update from him

“Costa Mesa is such a good place 5 min ride to Guettlers, 10 min ride to the beach. The weather is so nice. I’ve been rolling around the streets since I was in guettlers neighborhood, when I seen him in the street window. Such a sick 3 nac!! Going to meet up with him tomorrow, which will be sweet. Stayed tuned.”

Bobbie Altiser scored some coverage over on ESPN with a new trick he has been doing – 180 backwards tooth pick grind. Check out what he has to say about it all here now.

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You may remember earlier this year some of the guys went to China and put out this awesome web video. Cooper just posted up a collection of photos from that trip up on Modicalimited which you guys should enjoy.

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Want to win yourself a very special one off 2013 Sweet Tooth 20.3″ frame in Midnight Blue?

Well, simply enter the promo below & follow the instructions & this very special frame could be yours. Like both the Vital FB & Colony FB pages as well as share the image below as seen on both FB pages & you are in the running !!

It’s the only one in the world so get to it !! You could be riding just like our main man, Alex Hiam in no time !!

Oh, don’t forget to cross your fingers as that will help too… yew !!

Ryan has some really great clips in this road trip video he went on with the rest of the Monster team.

Anton recently hit us up that he has taken up an offer to ride for another another company. Anton was only with us for a short time but we thank him for his efforts while riding for us. We wish you all the best & we will be watching your career take fold. Good luck mate in your new ventures & keep shredding.

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Ryan has some good clips in this edit from the Vans LXVI Invitational contest.

Vans LXVI Invitaitonal Video Highlights – More BMX Videos

Over on Weareorangejuice Marnold has a 25 most played songs feature, check it out here.

A bit of a story from Mr Bayzand about the following photo, well worth the read…

I knew of this ledge from last time I was here so I got the lads to take me there one day when we were riding down town. As is turns out they were doing alot of construction there and it was all fenced of and they had put skate stoppers on the ledge. But this ledge was way to perfect to just say oh well and walk away. We sussed out what tools we would need and planed to come back.

So a few days later I met up with the lads later in the afternoon and we missioned it back to the ledge. We stealth in there and start to get to work, we remove all the normal skate stoppers that were on the ledge but then there was this massive bracket screwed to the end of the ledge with a pole welded to it sticking up at the end. We tried undoing the Allen key bolts but there was no way they were budging we would of broke the Allen key way before we could ever crack the seal of the paint. So our efforts to get the ledge rideable had been shut down again.

I was determined to get this clip so we start hitting it with the peg on the bike but it was way to loud, we try using big rocks, kicking it, anything we could think of but still to no avail. Once again I was shattered. We all sit down and chill thinking “well we tried everything but it’s not going to happen”.I couldn’t sit still as I really wanted this clip so I started walking around the building site just looking for something, anything to use. After a while of hopeless searching I stumbled upon a peace of aluminum pipe, I got so exited and ran back to the ledge. I put the pipe over the pole at the end and started trying to leaver it off it wasn’t really working because the stopper was stronger then the pipe we had.

But then all of a sudden the top weld started to crack we all got real exited and everyone got on the end of the pipe and we eventually ripped the pole right off the brackets it was welded to. It was a miracle. I then cut the wire ties of the fence and managed to move it just out the way. so now to our surprise the ledge was rideable.

At this point we had been there for a while so we quickly set up the cameras and were like “lets get this shit quickly before anything else happens”. I had a couple run ups at the ledge to suss it out and I was ready to go. I give the “yep ready bruv? Lets do this” and take off and just as I was about to hop on the ledge a security guard appears at the bottom of the ledge with this shocked and confused look on his face. My heart dropped, after all this work we finally get it rideable then security rock up that would be right! But we put way to much work in to walk away now. I go back to the run up and say “boys lets just do it” I jump on the ledge, slide it but my foot slipped off at the bottom. I grab my bike and as I run back up the stairs the security guard is trying to stop us but is all so dumbfounded at the same time. I jump back on the ledge, slide it perfect, right off the end with the security guard still standing at the bottom scratching his head trying to process what just happened.

We all run off laughing ecstatic at what just happened, it was a epic mission and a perfect example of why I love BMX and especially street riding so much, the situations and the lengths we go through to get a clip. I hope you enjoyed my story and it inspires you to go out and get shit down and don’t let anything stand in your way. If you want something, make it happen.

We have just landed in Australia a fresh new batch of our ever popular 1st Base tee shirt into stock. This time in two new colours – Asphalt & Athletic Grey. Check them out here now & they will be available at Colony dealers Australia wide next week.

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Shane Conlon has been working tirelessly for the past 5 years or more on getting a new skate park for Coffs Harbour & it’s very close now to becoming a reality. But they need all our help. There is an election there soon & the skate park has popped up as one of the election points of interest. We have to make sure the park is not swept away by other election promises.

Do your part so we all have an extra place to ride by voting for “Skate parks & other youth recreation” on the poll after clicking this link now.

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Ryan Guettler gives you an insight into his signature Official Stem which has been one of the better selling stems for a few years now. Check it out. Thanks to Ride BMX.

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Ryan advert featured in issue 28 of Focalpoint, promoting the new complete bikes which you can learn more about here.

Brock Olive recently dropped into the office & picked up a fresh new ride from our 2013 offerings. He went for a 2013 Teddy 21″ Frame in Raspberry along with Raspberry Guardian Forks & Twenty Four Seven Bars to match. Check it out below. Thanks to the guys at Lux BMX for putting his new bike together & for looking after Brock like they do.

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Our newest team rider of Dean Anderson in country Victoria just dropped a solid web video. The first clip is amazing! Put together by Tom Brown.

Dean Anderson – Part one from Tom Brown on Vimeo.

It’s on this weekend…

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We actually had some dry weather in Melbourne on the weekend and Marnold was keen to make the most of it. Opposite crooks, repping his signature bars which are out later this year.

A couple of days ago I drove through Canberra on my way home from Queensland. I spent the evening with Zac, we filmed a few things at Weston which included this downwhip in a line. Later that night we missioned it, lit up a spot and Zac did a crazy gap to feeble first try (thankfully). You will have to wait a little while until we finish filming his web video but I am hyped for it to be seen.

This is awesome. The guys over at Ave BMX who distribute for us in Poland really are a proactive company. They truly get behind BMX so much which is so good to see. Check out this feel good video below & also the website for the BMX Camp program. Well done guys !!

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Our good friend Eric Cuiper from over in the USA recently had a rough incident where a drunk driver took him out whilst he was riding home from work. Luckily Barney is going to be ok though and we wish him a good recovery! Barney kills it on the bike and has been good frends with myself and Clint for a while now, much love brother!