Dave has a new interview over on the UGP site. Check it out HERE. 

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Haimona Ngata, our man in Auckland, New Zealand is shown below repping Colony as always. Ho, as we all know him, is a living legend in the NZ riding scene, whether he likes it or not.

I remember the first time I ever met him was in Brisbane in 1999. He was there with a good selection of my favourite New Zealand riders for the Planet X Gaymes. I remember him & Shoe-G from Japan getting on top of the wall ride on the street course after the finals swinging their male apendages around. I also kinda recall drinking a bottle of Black Sambucca on my back porch while talking about mowing the lawn in my Hoffman Boks shoes, haha. Priceless. Ho rules.

Thanks to Mike from Zombie BMX for the photo. Check out his website HERE.

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Hey everyone, it’s Liam’s 23rd birthday today… hip hip, hooray !! Happy birthday Liam & hope you had a great weekend of celebrations & am not feeling it too much at work today. Thanks for being a part of Colony & I look forward to having a few drinks with you in the near future. 

I am sure Liam will have many nights like this ahead on the piss. Happy birthday mate.

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Ryan sent me a pic of the upgrades he is doing on his already cool backyard set-up in Greenville, NC. Can’t wait too see the finished product. Should make for some really fun backyard sessions. Check back in the next weeks for pics of the finished ramp. 

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There is a cool BMX store called 20Twenty located in Aberdeen, Scotland ran by a rider by the name of Mike Ellington. Mike carries an extensive range of Colony products & we appreciate his support. Mike also hooks up local rider Lewis Watson with Colony with the help of Shindig Distributions.

I visited the store back in 2004 & Mike let myself & James Hitchcox stay at his place for the night. If you’re ever in the area drop in and say G’Day (or what ever they say up there? Maybe I should’ve asked Scottish John for what they say up there?)

An upcoming advert in DIG Mag for Mikes store.

Yeah Lewis is pretty good on his bike.

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I have known Kenny for around 12 years now & he can still manage to impress me with his riding abilities. Take this 360 table for instance… I love this shot. Thanks to Steve Morrisey for the pic by the way.

This is our latest advert that you will see in the latest issue of Ride as well as future issues of DIG, 2020 BMX & Focalpoint magazines. So go out now & buy an Endeavor complete bike & reward yourself with one of the best value complete bikes out there today.

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James Steele, our flow team rider from Canada, sent me an email recently about what he has been up to of late dealing with the Canadian winter. Read on…  

I’ve just been working and riding as much as I can. The weather here is pretty bad right now. We’ve got about 2 and a half feet of snow on the ground right now and it’s not looking like it’s going anywhere fast.

So I’ve been riding the few indoor parks that we’ve got around here, which has been OK. Not the most fun thing to do that’s for sure. Can’t wait for some nice weather. I did get a photo shot that is OK. It’s indoors so its nothing I’m too stoked on, either way I’ll send it along with this email.

Other then that, not to much new happening over here. I just got some flights booked up for May. I’m gonna be going to Vancouver for a month and a bit to chill and ride. So I’ve got something to look forward too! – James. 

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… Others say just well designed BMX parts that meet & exceed todays riders demands.Like our Transformer Levers for instance.

Or perhaps the Official Stem.

What about the Official Forks? 

Even our Headsets are considered a desirable part to any bike. 

Ryan’s sprocket has been refered to as one of the best looking sprockets out today.

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Steve just sent me some cools pics of him riding his new Bloody Oath he has just put together. Looks pretty good & as always Steve can certainly ride it rather well. Steve fucking rules.

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Achim from Fastpace Distribution in Germany just sent me this bike check on our German flow team rider, Benny Paulsen. Check out his sweet new ride below. Word.

Name: Benny Paulsen
Age: 26
Hometown: Moers, Germany.
Sponsors: Colony, Odyssey, Carhartt, Vans, Fuse.

Frame: Colony Bloody Oath 21″ TT
Fork: Official Forks V3
Headseat: FSA
Crankset: Odyssey Wom-bolt
BB Set: Odyssey
Gyro: Odyssey Alu
Sprocket: Odyssey Vermont 28t
Chain: A Chain
Pedals: Odyssey Jim C.Trail mix
Handlebar: Colony Unlucky13 7.9 rise
Stem: Colony Official Stem
Grips: Odyssey Matt Beringer
Saddle: Colony Mid Pivotal Seat
Seat Post: Colony Pivotal Seatpost
Seat Clamp: Built-in seat clamp
Front Hub: Odyssey Vandero 2
Rear Hub: Odyssey Cassette mit 10t driver ?
Rims: Odyssey 7K
Spokes: Odyssey
Front Tire: Odyssey Dirt Path Plyte 2.1
Rear Tire: Odyssey Path Plyte 1.85
Pegs: Colony One Way Park Peg – only left side
Brakes: Odyssey Evo 2
Brake Lever: Colony Transformer Lever

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Check it out… Liam & Colony both get their first cover of Ride BMX & we get a full blown story within the pages of the magazine. The story is based around our US trip late last year with the team.

Check back really soon in the next week for the release of the web videos from the trip & others we have been filming for.

This cover is huge for us & I am so stoked for Liam. Truely deserved for sure with an epic PSI ride down 16 stairs. Fuck yeah Liam.

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Angela Dobbie just sent me some pics of her new bike she has just built up. A 2008 model Sect frame in 20.5 in Metallic Bloody Red. These frames along with our entire 2008 range of frames will be available early April.

The Sect is Kenny Ragget’s signature frame & like all our 2008 frames is full post heat treated giving it superior strength at an incredible weight of 4.5lbs.

Kenny doing what some say he does best, talking on the mic.

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Pete Radivo is back in action after a long 8 months off his bike due to a knee reconstruction. He was at the recent BMX Games killing it & looking like he never took a day off from riding. Pete rules.

I got a couple pics of his new bike here & it looks great. Pete still rides for our friends at wethepeople for frames & Colony for parts.

FRAME: WTP Elektro – Glow Lime Green
FORKS: Colony MVP V2
BARS: Colony Unlucky13 Tall
BAR ENDS: Colony Konka
STEM: Colony Official
GRIPS: WTP Slapshot
BRAKES: Fly CNC Brake
LEVER: Colony Transformer CNC Lever
GYRO: SST
FRONT WHEEL: WTP Supreme Front Wheel
REAR WHEEL: Colony Clone cassette with ceramic bearing 9t driver with Demolition Rim
SPROCKET: Colony Official 25T
CHAIN: KMC K710SL
CRANKS: WTP Royal Cranks
PEDALS: Wellgo MG-1
SEAT POST: Macneil Pivotal
SEAT: Macneil Imperial Pivotal
TYRES: Shadow Tyres
PEGS: Colony Oneway
WEIGHT: 10.7kgs or 23.5lbs

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What do all of the above have in common? Well, besides all living & breathing BMX, all of the above have now teamed up. Zac Miner is now officially a Backbone / Colony flow rider. He just today put together his new ride & is now Bloody Oath mounted with a slew of our fine parts.

Zac at the Civic park in Canberra. Pic courtesy of Nick Gascoine.

Check out Backbone BMX for some info’s about Zac’s recent crash & injury at Cam’s Jam in Canberra last weekend. Get better soon Zac & thanks for being a part of the Colony family.

Interesting piece of useless information # 243… According to Backbone’s 5 Bestsellers, 3 of these are Colony products… Our Konka Bar Ends, Bloody Bath Bars & Official Stem. Nice.

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We’re in Sydney now for the BMX Games… everyone is starting to arrive into town & should be a good time for sure.

I will report more over the weekend… so watch this space.

Toby Matthews, Mick Bayzand, myself, Danger (special guest) & Matt King.

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It’s roadtrip time !! Myself & Richo are heading off to Sydney for the BMX Games in the morning… should be an awesome time.

If you’re in Sydney this weekend you should come & hang out at Olympic Park for the 2008 BMX Games

Make sure you come & check out the Colony BMX Mini Ramp Jam on the 26th January… what a way to celebrate Australia Day. Word.

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The biggest annual comp is set to go down in Sydney this coming Australia Day weekend. You can expect to see pretty much the whole of Australia’s riding population there hanging out, riding, drinking or any combination of all of the above. Should be good times as always.

The vast majority of the Colony team will be there in full effect. Especially for the Colony BMX Mini Ramp Battle set to go down on Australia Day, the 26th January.

Hope to see you all there & look out for the Colony BMX booth on the Sunday with our range on display as well as some of the 2009 stuff like the Liam Fahy-Hampton’s Hell Stallion frame, our Clone Hubs & 2 piece cranks.

We will even have some random giveaway’s through out the weekend including some Colony G-Strings for any hot girls that want to show their Colony pride.

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Here are a bunch of random pics from the trip in Taiwan here so far. It’s been pretty productive & fun at the same time. We will release information on some of the 2009 products over the coming months. So stay tuned.

Anyone who has been to Taiwan will know these two sights well.

My room here in Taipei with personal Jacuzzi.

Ever wonder how an Official stem gets machined? Well, here are some of the steps in the machining process. There are a total of 9 processes using 20 different machining tools.

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We have been here in Taiwan the last few days working on the 2009 range of products. All is progressing to plan & I am very happy with the new products we have in the works.

For 2009 we will have a plastic pedal out which will be very light & inexpensive, our 2 piece cranks, CrMo Oneway pegs, front bolt style hub, cassette hub with ceramic bearing in the driver which we will offer a ONE year warranty. (This kind of warranty is an industry first) We also have a freecoaster coming out as well.

Add all these to the Hell Stallion frame & fork, Mick Bayzand ‘Teddy Bars’, The Cube flatland frame as well as a whole flatland range. Things are looking good for 2009 & Colony. More on all these in the coming weeks/months.

I am over here with Mark Matthews-Frederick, who is my right hand man when it comes to designing the parts you see from Colony. Read on below to get the low down on Mark & his job within Colony.

Mark at his family trails back in Stanthorpe.

* So what’s your age and how long have you been riding for?

I’m 24 and have been riding pretty much all my life but BMX became an addiction for me in ’96.

* What got you into riding?

My brother and watching Jay Miron shred the King of Dirt on the old Wide World of Sports when I was about 11.

* What is your normal job?

I am an Industrial Designer for a train manufacturer, which means I design interior and exteriors of trains taking care of things like function, safety, comfort, looks, manufacturing and assembly.

* How did you get involved with the design side of things with Colony?

Well I have done a bit of bike design stuff in the past and Clint saw some of my work on the web, got in touch when he needed a hand with some more technical stuff and I’ve been working with Colony now for nearly 2 years.

* Has that always been something that you’ve wanted to work towards?

Yeah, for sure! I have always loved product design, so to combine it with something I have a real passion for is awesome.

* Please explain exactly what you do within Colony?

I work with Clint and Chris and the team guys in thinking up new parts, then detail the concept to maximise strength, function, looks, lightweight, etc. until we have a part that we are happy with, then I do the drawings so our manufacturers can create the part.

* What qualifications do you have for designing?

I have a Graduate Diploma in Industrial Design, which is a four year University course. Hard work but good fun.

* I believe this is your first trip over-seas? How do you like it so far?

Yeah its been awesome to learn the finer details of how all of our parts are made, and great talking engineering with the manufacturers over here, even though the language barrier hasn’t made it easy at times. Oh yeah and the food and beers here are pretty tops…

* Have you got the travel bug now?

Yeah a trip like this really opens up your eyes to what actually happens in other parts of the world. Our agent over here has really taken care of us so I have really enjoyed it.

* Any thanks?

My parents & family for all the good times, Clint and Chris for being cool, giving me the opportunity to do something I love and be part of the BMX industry; our agent here for helping us to make the best products we can and all the great experiences in the past few days; thanks to David from Fly Bikes for helping me to get to where I am today and everyone for supporting quality BMX companies like Colony.

Mark over seeing the production of Bloody Oath frames.

Unlucky13 bars half made & Bloody Oath bars ready & packed to go get painted.

Bloody Oath frames getting made.

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Click here to see an awesome little video of 12 year old Alex Hiam who we hook up on flow through Crossley Cycles. This was made before he got his custom 19.8″ Bloody Oath frame. Alex has skills.

I am also off to Taiwan today to work on the 2009 product range for a week. I will post some news from there about new products throughout the week. So keep posted.

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I have just found that we have over 4,000 un-read emails that have been floating around in cyber space now for the past 6 months !!

So, if you have sent an email to us at info@colonybmx.com.au & not had a reply in the past 6 months then that is the reason. We’re very sorry for this & want you to know we haven’t been ignoring your emails !!

Please send through your email again & we will get onto it ASAP. As you can understand with 4,000 emails to reply to it may take a while… guess I better get the coffee brewing hey?

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Here is a sneak peek at what new ramps are coming to the infamous Beenleigh BMX park over the coming months. The BBSA have been working very hard the previous years to get these & has finally paid off with $950,000 being spent at Beenleigh with an amazing new park course full of modern fun ramps to ride.

Expect the return of Beenleigh in 2008 as Australia’s premiere BMX park. Beenleigh is the home of Mark Schneider’s Heavy Metal Heroes competition series. It is also where many of Australia’s top riders learnt to ride over the years… Ryan Guettler, Corey Bohan, Colin Mackay to name a few.

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I found this image here that Guettler did up a while back & I thought it’s too funny not to show you all. Richo rules & he can make even the most simple tricks look amazing. Plus he looks great in spandex. Bwrahahahaha…

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Ahaha, yep, you read correct! on tha morning of the 29th of december 07, my brand spanky new daughter Harmony Brooke Wilson-Ngata entered the world! Props to my Lady Amanda for being in labour 3 days with tha lil Bum Nugget! Its kinda crazy being a dad, but all good though, my schedule hasn’t changed at all, still ride as much as I usually do and everything else, just in the evenings there’s a lil person lying on my chest watching Animal Planet with me! Ha, maybe a Colony pit bike in the future!!? nah, maybe a micro-mini first for that first straight at the track! here’s a pic of me n her on her first day home, and her first mugshot pic! ahaha…what a baby!

I would like to introduce you all to a very cool, young, up & coming rider from Brisbane, Australia, who is quickly making a name for himself out here. He has his head switched on much more than the average 12 year old out there & can do more stuff than guys twice or even 3 times his age. The kid has skills.

A bike shop out here called Crossley Cycles have been hooking him up for a while now & I wanted to help them as well by getting Alex a bunch of Colony stuff to ride. We also made him a very special custom Bloody Oath frame with a 19.8″ top tube with a 13.5″ rear end. We will also offer this special kids size frame for 2009. Available August 2008.

Alex will also be at the BMX Games later this month when he travels down with Peta Shepherd (thanks for the photos by the way).

Read below for a little insight into what makes Alex tick…

How long you been riding for? 2 years now.

What got you into riding? Dave Mirra on PS2, good times!

Who do you ride with on a regular basis? Cool people like Chris Courtaney, Peta, Micky, Ange, Ben Watson, Matt Domagon.

Do you have any riders that you look up to? I look up to basically the whole Colony team, they’re mad. Dave Mirra, Dennis Enarson & Chris Danger.

Any thanks? I woulde like to thank Crossley Cycles as they have helped me so much, Colony BMX as they have also helped me so much and all my kick ass friends!!!!! Oh, and my mum!

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Check this quick little video here of Peta Shepherd from our flow team doing something pretty cool.

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Happy New Year !! I wish everyone the very best for 2008 & I appreciate all your support for Colony… without you guys we are nothing. So thank you !!

This pic was taken January last year in Bondi… by Freimuth.

On a side note… Pete Radivo has now started to ride again after a full 8 months off his bike from a knee re-construction. It’s great to have you back on the bike Pete… can’t wait to ride with you soon. Oh, & have a drink or two…

Yeah Pete is stoked to be back on his bike again.

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A few days ago I went to Australia Zoo up the Sunshine Coast & here are some random pics from the day… enjoy.

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Here are a few random pics from within my iPhoto library that I thought might be interesting enough to post up here… enjoy.

Guettler, Chris, myself & Nick spend a day at the beach.

What time is it?

Osato, myself, Pete Radivo & Nick Richardson at X Air in NZ, 2006.

Haimona looking cool as ever in Melbourne a few years ago.

Pete Radivo… hating my paparazi.

Ryan out the back of an old bike shop in Sydney a few years ago.

Pete & Nick back from shopping.

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I would like to wish everyone out there a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

Everyone here at Colony would like to thank all our team riders, distributors, bike shops around the world, our agent in Taiwan, magazines & websites that have given us coverage & lastly but certainly not least, any rider that has supported Colony in one form or another. Be it by buying some of our products or just checking out what we have to offer. Without all your support Colony would not be what it is today. Thank you.

Let’s hope Santa brings you plenty of Colony goodies like under this humble little tree…

Yo yo yo (Ho ho ho) !!