It’s Steve Woodward’s 27th birthday today & we wish him the very best of days. I am sure he will spend it riding his bike as usual & then getting plastered at one of his many favourite bars. Maybe even some mexican for dinner beforehand? Either way, Happy Birthday Steve !!
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Check out the new issue of BMX Plus! for a little interview with Steve Woodward. It’s out in the USA right now & sure to be in other countries soon enough. Check back tomorrow for a web vid with footage of Steve, Ryan & myself from a trip we did after interbike in So-Cal.
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Spotted this cool pic of our Hungarian flow team rider, Attila Godi, up on his myspace. Thought it was cool, so I stole it & posted it here. Enjoy. Attila rides for us through our Hungarian distributor, Harlee Distribution.
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We have gone Vimeo crazy here & uploaded all our web vids from the past 12 months on there. Click here to check them all out. In the meantime, check out little Alex Hiam’s first web vid with us here at Colony, the kid rules.
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My good friend, Ross D Lavender is doing his part for Movember & wants some support from you out there. Hook a brother up & sponno him by clicking here now. Be on the look out for progress pics of his mo’ throughout the month.
Ross looking all military with his mo’.
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Ryan sent me a quick email about a little edit he made the other day from two afternoons worth of riding his backyard. Turned out pretty cool I say. That ramp looks so much fun & I gotta get myself over there sometime soon.
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Looks like Cooper & Flagz have been busy on an awesome new project. You can read all about it here. Check the promo below which looks amazing. Can’t wait to see what this has to offer as I know Cooper & Flagz will only give it their absolute best.
I gotta say I am so stoked on how the BMX scene in Australia is coming of age the last few years. Such a good crew of riders who are doing so many good things. I am proud to be a part of BMX in Australia.
Yo, here is a random pic that Cooper Brownlee from Focalpoint sent me of Zac at the Halloween jam in Sydney on the weekend. Thanks Coops !! Word on the street is that Zac has some big news popping soon… keep an eye out in the media over the next few weeks is all I am going to say.
Zac has a section in an upcoming new DVD from Troy Charlesworth, called Epic Invasion. The premiere is on Friday the 14th November in Canberra at Zac’s house. If you don’t know where Zac lives then it seems you’re not invited, haha. Gotta be in the know on this one.
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Spotted this random riding pic of our French team rider, Bruno Faucon up on our French distros site, Unleaded. That park looks amazing & as always Bruno comes through with the goods with his riding. Bruno has been on an Unleaded team trip throughout France the last few days.
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Just thought I would post this random pic of a recent poker night at Ryan’s house that Scottish John sent me from his travels in the states. Are those Colony poker chips they’re playing with? More news on those in the near future…
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Just spotted a review on Liam’s Hell Stallion frame up on Diversity. Seems Mitch just purchased one from ForTheRiders & is pretty stoked on it. Click here for the full review. You can also check our products section for full details as well. Thanks for the support Mitch, for both Colony & the local BMX industry in Australia.
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Kurt from over at BMX Union sent me an interview a few weeks ago & I finally got the chance to complete it. You can check it out on Kurt’s site by clicking here.
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The guys at Unleaded in France sent me this new web edit of our French team rider, Bruno Faucon. Enjoy !!
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Today I went to the Core Series final at Kuraby skatepark in Brisbane & it turned out to be a really good day. Alex Hiam ended up getting 2nd overall for the year in Pro & pocketed $250 towards the ‘Woodward’ fund. Stoked. I didn’t get around to taking any pics or getting any footage but I did capture this classic moment of a rider we all affectionately call, Snappa. He rules & this was definately the highlight while the skate finals were going. Pure BMX at it’s best. Enjoy.
Click here to check out the action.
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On my last day in the states last week I visited a cool shop I had heard heaps about from Guettler called, Epic BMX. This shop certainly had one of the largest ranges of BMX stock on hand & are a very rider friendly shop. These guys know BMX & if you’re ever in the area do yourself a favour & drop in & say what up. Check out their website here as well.
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Just thought I would share our next advert featuring Ryan Guettler & our Clone hubsets with you all. It’s due to appear in Ride BMX, 2020, Dig & Focalpoint magazines in the coming weeks.
You can get them everywhere now & for full details on them please click here.
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Better late then never but our distributor in the Ukraine, VeloJam, sent me this email about an event that happened over there a couple weeks ago & now I finally got around to posting it here. Read on below…
Yo Clint,
We just came back from a small but definitely nice event, called Broken Bones Session, held by VeloJam and sponsored with Colony, which took place yesterday in Kyiv at a small hand-made bike park. We had two categories – amateurs and pros. For the 1st place in pro we gave a way a Sect frame & many other Colony prizes.
We of course, experienced some probs with the weather, however, we did it! The dirt and water could not stop us to make those crazy people do some crazy stuff, like 360 from a drop or the flair in a small quarter.
Cheers, Bogdan.
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A few weeks ago Zac & Liam thought it would be a great idea to go ride Rampfest one afternoon but when they arrived were told the park had been privately booked out for a birthday party. This meant they couldn’t ride, damn. Fortunately, the kid who’s birthday it was was cool enough to let them join the party & they got to session with the crew. Many thanks go out to Tom, the birthday boy, for letting Zac & Liam in on the fun. Greatly appreciated mate.
Due to Liam’s shoulder problem’s right now he has been only able to ride ramps of late & more so the foam & resi at Rampfest. Word has it that tricks like fronties, frontie drop-ins, double backies etc have been happening. Can’t wait to see Liam take those to the streets. He is due for keyhole surgery soon to have his shoulder fixed but will be back before you know it.
In other news Zac learnt flairs in like 3 goes which I guess helped him get 4th place at the recent Spinal Disorder in Melbourne. The boy killed it, good shit.
Zac with Tom on the left.
Is that a chain & sprocket on Liam’s bike? Liam & Zac at the b’day party.
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I did this how-to for Ride BMX on Saturday while out at Woodward West.
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I am heading home from the US tonight & I gotta say it’s been an amazing trip. Thanks to everyone who showed us around, took us riding or partied with us as you all made it such a great time. Here is one last little bit of riding from Josh Boatright at Woodward West, he learnt these in like 4 tries, awesome.
Josh’s first 360 backie… stoked.
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Ryan had to leave the trip early for an LG comp elsewhere in the US. So Josh Boatright & I arrived at Woodward West today & I felt like a little kid again. This place is a ramp mecca beyond what I could ever have imagined. It’s totally ridiculous. Check some of the pics below for proof.
Tomorrow, weather permitting, we will go and check out Nasty’s trail jam nearby. Should be good to see.
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Jerry Badders took us to Benihana’s last night for an amazing dinner. It’s the 2nd time I have been there & it is an amazing place for dinner. Jerry & Ryan even rang ahead & said it was my birthday as a joke (it isn’t my birthday) & they sang me happy birthday in Japanese & they took our picture as seen below. Good times. Many thanks to Jerry for the hook ups while we were at his place the last two nights.
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We visited the Vans offices yesterday & had a good little session on the mini ramp set up they have. Jerry Badders the team manager also showed us around the offices which was cool to see. We were also lucky enough to meet Steve Van Doren, the legend who started Vans back in ’66. He is a cool, totally down to earth guy, it was a treat to meet him.
We also saw some of the new colourways for Ryan’s Whip 2 shoe & they look awesome. Be on the look out for the Vans/Colony Whip 2 due out Jan/Feb next year.
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Justin Kosman took us to a spot yesterday called the Pit. Ryan had been there before & loved the place but mine & Josh’s experiences were a little different to say the least. It’s basically a huge derelict waste water pit that has huge banks with subs all around it with various other obstacles to ride. A rather ghetto spot which I am sure can be lots of fun on the right day. Just wasn’t our day with the drinking that took place the night before… haha.
Today we’re going to Vans to ride the mini ramp there & then do some street riding in the arvo.
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We had our last day in San Diego yesterday & it was a fun one for sure. First we had to hit up the local BMX shop for some parts & it was a really cool store with everything 100% BMX. So good to see. EastCounty BMX was the name of the shop & they carried pretty much every cool brand around, including Colony. Stoked. If you’re ever in the area make sure you drop in & say g’day.
After that we went to the legendary Home Ave ditch & it was a real treat. We then headed back to the Mission Valley park for one more session. We are now in Carlsbad for the day & will do some street riding.
As you can see EastCounty BMX have a great range of BMX parts.
Ryan at Home Ave.
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Here are a few random pics from our trip down from Vegas to San Diego. Thanks to Ryan for the pics.
Our rental is rather packed.
Driving down on the wrong side of the road for me.
Chris & his girl April.
There isn’t much to look at between Vegas & Cali except desert.
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Myself, Guettler & Ryan’s friend Josh Boatright, arrived into San Diego last night & meet up with Steve Woodward & his mates. We had a bit of a night out on the town & witnessed the Woodward show in full effect. The man is an animal on & off the bike, it was a fun night. Today we are gonna go ride the Mission Valley park we have all seen so much of in videos & magazines. Should be a blast.
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