Chris just recently started riding after being off the bike for a couple of months with a broken wrist. He is heading over to the USA next month to hit up a bunch of places. This photo is from an evening ride we had at Woodridge park in Brisbane the other night.
In stores now around Australia are our latest grip, the Much Room. I am really stoked on how these came out. Guys on the team that are running them right now include Alex Hiam, Cooper Brownlee, Chris Courtenay, Marnold & Tom Stretton. So far feedback has been very favourable from everyone. Check them out at your nearest Colony dealer now. For those outside Australia you need to wait till October to get your hands on these, sorry.
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Marnold has been riding alot of late, filming for a few projects. With the weather being very average in Melbourne at this time of year and no daylight savings we have been lighting up a bunch of spots whenever it’s dry.
Long time friend & Carhartt team manager, Mike Emde has had his own shop called The Local Face for a couple years now. It’s based in Wuppertal, Germany & they stock our full ranges including our new DVD which Mike wrote some really kind words about which you can check here now, if you read German of course. Thanks for the support Mike !!
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Next up in our Ten Clips series of video’s is Alex Hiam. One of his favourite parks here in Brisbane is Fairfield, so we hit it up one weekday so it was a bit quieter, which it was but it was crazy windy at times. You can probably tell how windy it was in the background of some of the clips. Alex was keen though so we spent the afternoon filming this. Thanks to the locals for being patient at times.
Filmed and edited by Cooper Brownlee with additional filming by Rhys Yeomans.
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The finals for this years Down Underground flatland series presented by Newcircle, is set for August 21st inside the Ausbike trade show in Melbourne. Come along to check out the very best of flatland in Australia & abroad with it being reported a Japanese contingent is heading over for the comp.
Check the video below from Round 2 earlier this year. Filmed & edited by John Young.
Should be a great weekend of BMX with the King of the Jibs the day before also at Ausbike & then on the 21st of August, is the second annual Slay The Rail comp also in Melbourne. A very big weekend of BMX here in Australia, the way it should be.
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This Sunday at Beenleigh BMX park is the 2nd annual BMX Day Out as organised by Peter James. In memory of Leif Nielsen it will be a great day of riding & fun in the sun. There will even be various over 30’s only BMX comps to be held on the day. There will be concrete bowl, flatland, vert & park comps throughout the day. Should be some good times for sure, see ya there !!
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Mick Bayzand sent in a quick email from his backpacking travels around Australia…
We went through Bundaberg today and had to stop at the Bundy Rum Distillery for Millar cause it’s his favourite drink. We wanted to get a shot with the Bear but he was hibernating so we got one with the giant bottle instead. This is what happens kids when you drink too many Bundys! Hope you enjoy Millar… I sure did.
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Backbone BMX have put some work in & organised a jam to celebrate the opening of the new park at Belco down in Canberra. The park looks amazing & I myself cannot wait till I get the chance to check it out. For those who are luckier than me & live closer, get yourself there this Saturday for a fun day of riding & you could even win some prizes for your efforts. There is even a 2011 Rebirth frame amongst many other prizes from us here at Colony up for grabs.
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Mick is currently travelling around Australia, I will let him tell you the story though…
“Hey! This is Mick here checking in. After the DVD launch in Brissy I packed up my life in Melbourne and hit the road with my girlfriend to show her around Australia before she heads home to Canada. We rented a van to sleep, cook, and do pretty much everything in. First stop was Byron Bay where we explored the beautiful beach and hiked up to the lighthouse. I abandoned my shoes and became a barefoot bushman. We had mad adventures exploring the bush. We then kept moving until we arrived at the Glass House Mountains and spent the day at Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo. Turned out to be Bindi’s 13th birthday, so we got to see some crazy croc shows with the whole family. I even got a piece of her birthday cake! Next stop we came to Noosa where we explored the mangroves and the river by kayak. We spent a few hours on a deserted island where we hung out and I had a stab at spear fishing. We got out of there quickly after our car was broken into and made our way to Rainbow Beach. Now we’re here for a few days exploring the sand dunes and hiking through the National Parks. This is such a chill place I almost don’t want to leave. The plan is to head up the East Coast until Cairns. I’ll keep you posted with anymore wild adventures we come across. Peace.”
We are proud to present the King of the Jibs 2 in conjunction with the Ausbike 2011 trade show down in Melbourne next month. As per last year, it is an invite only event with 30 of the best street riders from around Australia. Check the flyer for details & click here to get your tickets to watch the comp. A big thanks to Focalpoint for their support of this event once again.
Check out the video below from last years event for a taste of what to expect. Hope to see many of you there.
Thanks to Glen McLaughlin for editing the video.
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Our flow rider in Italy, Daniele Piccoli recently scored some coverage in the recent A.R.T. BMX magazine & he is also taking part in the Nike Chosen video contest with some of his friends. His crew is called the Wild Bunch so show them some support by clicking here now.
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There is a premiere set in Vancouver for this Friday… check the flyer below for details. Did someone say free beer?
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Our Pivotal Seats use a improved base for strength & come in a wide variety of colours. Check them out at a dealer near you now. Or click here now to read more about them.
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After working hard on filming for the Colony DVD, we wanted to play around with a web edit series that was a bit more relaxed, so the deal is…. The rider picks out a spot or park they enjoy riding and then they film ten clips at that spot. No pressure, just keep it fun and do the things they enjoy doing.
This is Tom’s local park so I knew this would be the place we would hit up for his Ten Clips. To mix it up and to work in with Tom’s work schedule, we got out the generator and filmed it at night whilst the local kids lurked in the background.
We moved the generator set-up around to each part of the park to film each clip which worked well.
Filmers: Cooper Brownlee (fisheye) Troy Charlesworth (long lens)
Edited by: Cooper Brownlee.
Available this week at your favourite Colony dealer are our Beanies to keep your noggin warm in these cooler winter months. Limited to only 30 of each colour & only available in Australia.
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Zac Miner, Alex Hiam, Tom Stretton, Brock Olive & myself headed down to Newcastle on the weekend to ride & to attend a DVD premiere hosted by the guys at Drift Bikes. A huge thanks to everyone at Drift. On the way down we also hit up the new park in Nimbin which was a blast. Get yourself there sometime soon if you wanna ride a great snake run & park.
A huge thanks to Adam Ingles & all the Newcastle locals that showed us a great time. A special thanks also go to Matt & his boys for letting us ride his backyard ramps. Thanks for the Jack’s too, good times !!
Tom enjoying Nimbin’s new park.
In-store at Drift Bikes.
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This is the first print advert for us with the new layout featured in the current issue of RideUS which tells a bit more of a story of the photos within the advert. I am really stoked on these. Zac Miner riding Ryan Guettler’s backyard. Photos also shot by Ryan.
Thanks so much to Calvin Kosovich for taking the time to film this. The guys at Royal BMX had an instore premiere evening for the DVD and Calvin caught up with a few local crew to see what they thought of it. If you watched the interviews we did with the team about filming for the DVD you would know we talked alot about Perth, well most this crew in this are the guys that helped us out alot.
If you can read French then make sure you check out the review that Data Bmx did on the DVD. It seems like they enjoyed it so we are stoked! Thanks guys, you can read it here.
For those in the Newcastle area Drift Bikes are hosting a premiere for our DVD tonight. Alex Hiam, Tom Stretton,Brock Olive & myself will also be at Drift Newcastle for an in-store & then going down to the park for a ride afterwards. Should be a great day on & off these great little bikes we all ride & love so much. Check the flyer for details.
Valvo recently did a box jump demo and sent in a couple of photos from the day, thanks for that Valvo.
If you live in France, you most likely read Soul BMX Magazine on a regular basis. Well this issue they are giving you the chance to get The Colony DVD for a very small price with selected copies of issue 71. Check it.
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Tim Towie put this together to test a new camera, liam throws down some good moves on an up-ledge.
Our rider in the USA, Broc Raiford has been an integral part of organising a DVD premiere at his local indoor park in Harvey, Louisiana. Check the flyer below for full details… it’s on this Saturday. Get yourself there if you’re in the area.
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Brock Olive has the current advert in the 2nd issue of The Albion. Solid truckdriver in Canberra.
