Here is the first photo of Ryan & his new ride. At the moment he is on a Rebirth frame while we wait for his prototype The Living frame to arrive in the next few weeks. More on that frame soon. We will also post a full bike check in the next few days ahead.
Thanks to Colin Mackay for the photo.
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When you can bomb any rail in sight & have been doing it for as long as anyone can remember, then you deserve your own signature frame. Especially if your name is Mick Bayzand. Mick has been a staple part of the team for more than a few years now & is always putting himself on the line doing what he loves. Mick’s frame, the Teddy handles this abuse with ease & is one of our more popular frame choices of the team. Check it out by clicking here now or at a Colony dealer near you now.
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Effective immediately Ryan Guettler has left Mirraco on good terms to ride exclusively for Colony for 2011 & beyond.
I am really stoked that we could make this work & so is Ryan. I have known & ridden with Ryan since he was like 7 or 8 years old & this just seems natural that he would eventually ride for my company. Ryan has always been a big part of the Colony family but now it feels complete with Ryan on board 100%.
You can expect out in August 2011, a signature frame & complete bike called, ‘The Living’ with Ryan.
Once again, I am so stoked to have you aboard Ryan… looking forward to the years ahead mate.
Press release from Mirraco below…
Ryan Guettler has decided to leave Mirra Co and sign with Colony Bmx for 2011. “Ryan has been a huge part of Mirra Co since the beginning and has done an amazing job representing the brand.” explains Mirra ” As an athlete, I will always respect and support a riders decision to explore new opportunites.”
In 2005, Guettler turned pro and also proved to the other riders in Austrailia he could fly across the ocean to America and “Make it”. Ryan made Dew Tour History as a rookie by collecting Year end Titles in both Park and Dirt in the same.
“I’ve been with Mirra Co since 2006 and we’ve done some amazing trips together but now it’s time for me to become a 100% Colony rider.” “Colony is the largest brand in Australia and I want to help them get their name out in America.” “I just want to thank Mirra Co for all the support over the last 5 years.” says Guettler.
“On behalf of Mirra Co, we want to wish Ryan the best of luck and a fresh start to a brand new journey.” says Mirra.
Our Mountjoy grips come in six different colours & are available now at your favourite Colony dealer.
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Spotted a few cool photos of Liam Zingbergs in the recent photobook by James Wade. Basically if you wanted to see what’s been going on in South Australia you should check this out.
Our flow rider Attila Godi from Hungary hit me up with this web edit he recently made. Attila tells me it’s snowing over there so not much riding going on, I don’t think I could handle living anywhere near snow.
For those in Australia patiently waiting for new stocks of our Bull Bars they will land this week & be in stores early next week, just in time for those Christmas orders. Available in all our 2011 colours as shown here now. Check with your favourite Colony dealer to secure your pair now.
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Our poster boy for this month is none other than Cooper Brownlee & the featured product is our Variant stem. Hit ’em with it !!
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Zac Miner sent over a few photos from the USA trip we took a couple of months ago. Zac stayed on over there for a couple weeks after most of us left. He was stoked on these photos as they all remind him of good stories from the trip. It’s summer, everyone should be out road tripping!
Chris recently started riding again after 7 months off the bike because of a knee reco, whilst in Brisbane a couple weeks ago I caught up with Chris for a few sessions which is where this footage came from along with some questions to see how he is doing.
Spotted this on Facebook of Chris Courtenay that Ryan Guettler shot recently. Stoked to see Chris back riding after a long long knee injury.
Simon recently did a demo in Orange, NSW & the trip there took much longer than expected due to flooding in the area. The 6 hour journey turned into 11 hours but he made it OK even though his car nearly died. The demo was fun though even with the small bouncy stage he had to ride on.
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This one is of Marnold at the Lilydale bowl jam that went down on Friday night in Melbourne.
Our flatland guru in Japan, Rayyan Ibrahim (formally known as Shintaro Misawa) was in Malyasia recently for a comp there at a festival called Kulsign. He did well enough to get 2nd place behind Mat Dagu who also rides for us through our Singapore connection, 20 Inch Circle. Good to see the guys out there killing it, congrats !!
BMX Flatland Top 3:
1st. Ahmad Shaiful Azis (Mat Dagu)
2nd. Shintaro Misawa (Rayyan Ibrahim)
3rd. Hezlan Abdul Ghafar
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Some footage of Rayyan from back in 2009 at the Voodoo Jam in New Orleans, USA.
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Cooper brought this fun video to my attention & it made my night. Some funny shit in there for sure.
To the Ringwood locals… Canadian nose picks is where it’s at !! I gotta come down one once I am riding again & have a roll with you all. Thanks for the shout out. Peace.
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We have teamed up with Lux BMX to offer you a special deal this side of Christmas. Put simply, for every $50 you spend at Lux BMX on Colony gear you will receive a ticket into a draw to win a 2011 Rebirth frame. Simple as that. So get to it & get yourself in the running.
Click here for more info on the Lux BMX site & to get shopping.
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Available now at your favourite Colony dealer, are our new design fitted caps. We have the Team design & the Cee design. Both come in sizes 7-1/8″ through to 7-3/4″ in 1/8″ increments. Check them out by clicking here now. Sorry but these are only available in Australia & New Zealand.
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Available mid next week all over Australia, are our first ever singlet designs. Check with your favourite Colony dealer for them but hurry, as only 99 have been made. Click here for more info now.
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Our Apprentice Am complete flatland bikes will be available in the weeks ahead exclusively in Australia at Newcircle, Japan at 3edge works, Taiwan at Friendly BMX & the United States at Flatland Fuel. Check them out with full specs by clicking here now.
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Henrique Castro recently put together a new bike & wanted to try out Mick Bayzand’s Teddy frame for something different & loves it so far. Looking good in Red Storm with the Chrome bars. Thanks to Marcelo at Dream BMX our distro in Brazil, for helping Valvo out.
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Flatland Fuel are having their holiday giveaway again & you can win yourself a bunch of stuff for simply making a purchase including the chance to win one of our Apprentice complete flatland bikes which are due out very soon.
Click here now for the full details.
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The guys at The Sanction are very much behind the local BMX scene in the Albury/Wodonga area on the NSW & Vic border. Simon & Dre really live & breathe BMX & it shows in their passion & dedication to their store & BMX as a whole. If you’re in the area make sure you check them out. Click here to check out their site now.
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Just a couple more weeks until the raffle is drawn for the fundraiser for Allan Briotti’s funeral bills. Get in quick for your chance to win some great prizes. Thanks again to The Sanction for putting this together. You can enter here.
This is really well filmed & edited with some really good riding from our main man in France, Bruno Faucon. Filmed during November by Lénaïc Marechal. Check it out now, word.
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Pete Radivo caused himself a little bit of mischief recently at work. Damn. He will be OK though & is out of hospital already.
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Doing limited edition stuff is something I really dig, you may have seen these already but here is a video on the process of Mick Bazyand sticker bombin the 10 limited colourway Teddy frames that Strictly BMX have out now.
The guys at Sanction BMX are at it again with the second instalment of Jamuary. Get yourself there for this one as it’s gonna be huge. More info soon.
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