Our first ever flatland complete bike is in assembly stages right now & will be shipping to various markets in a limited number in the weeks ahead. Based on Simon O’Brien’s DejaVu frame with forks & bars based on Shane Badman’s Cube series it is ready to shred straight out the box. Directed towards the beginner rider out there these bikes will be affordable yet still offer a great pro feel ride.
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Cooper Brownlee has been hard at work on & off the bike of late. His latest issue of Focalpoint magazine just hit stores this past week & he has been very busy working on a 2012 relaunch of the art direction for Colony. Busy times. He still finds time though to get his shred on as in this sequence shot by fellow media mogul, Stewart Munro.
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Our flow rider from Germany Paddy Gross travels alot and always emails in a nice story/update for us. Read on about Paddys travels to India and Romania along with future trip plans to the USA and Australia!
“I´ve been able to ride my bike at lots of different places in the last couple month and being on the road with and because of that little bike is always a blast and i am just thankful BMX takes me around so much and i am having a chance to meet the world preety much. after being to india for 10 days i went to romania for a contest and some demos. it´s been my first real street contest ever and i really enjoyed doing the things in a contest which i am not doing so much at all, the more i was surprised taking second place, haha good times. first place went to italien simone barraco and he´s the control in person, good tricks and good style this boy has. right after romania i went for the vans “let it ride” tour in portugal and there will be another edit of our “lisbon” crew in the net soon. the vans trip ended up with the rebeljam in portimao and for everyone who´s been at a rebeljam before knows how laid back this contest is even if over a 100 riders just in pro class participate. i was taking it easy and just did the things i felt save with because after 8 days on the road before i was feeling a little out of shape. the guy who impressed me the most on that weekend was tood meyn from australia. never heard of that guy and boom i got slapped in the face with a huge amount of unbelievable tricks performed like it was not even a struggle plus he´s an awesome dude on top of that. well after portugal i went home and straight to work for a week before i left to cologne to ride demos for sony at a photo tradshow. the demo format was the craziest i´ve ever ridden, 3 teams split into 2 BMX guys and 1 skateboarder, a tiny miniramp in the middle of a huge sony booth and each team had to ride a whole hour 3 times a day. there were the newest cameras set up next to the ramp, so the people could try them right on the spot and that was the reason that there had to be movement on the ramp for the whole day. so after 6 days of doing that my body was like: ” hey do ya need me any longer or can i take off for vacation? ” at the end it´s been a good time with my mates and nobody got hurt. after cologne i flew over to belgium to ride demos at a metalcore festival which is taking place every year and it´s crazy because they always built up a huge skatepark with everything you need to have fun just for a couple demos. since i am listening to a lot of metalcore i felt comfortable riding my bike with lots of screaming in the background haha. well after belgium i went home again to get some work done and to chill out for a couple days and hang out with my mates in my local skatepark, sometimes it´s good to be home. so now the contest season is taking a break over here and i am enjoying riding my bike and trying out new things. i am slowly getting ready for the USA in december to spent x-mas and new years eve with my mom and my best friends family where i used to live for 3 years in portland, oregon. my savings for australia are done and soon i will book my ticket, can´t wait to finally sit in the plane to come over. on all the trips i´ve done in the last time a lot of people and kids ask me about colony, and i was fulfilled with happiness and proud to say that colony is making my dream come true with having one of my best friends taking care of me, having a perfect bike and being a part of an amazing team/family. all of these trips, good times and feeling awesome on my bike wouldn´t be possible without colony. thanks a lot for helping me living my dream.” cheers! paddy
It’s always interesting coming over here to Taiwan. A very different culture in so many ways & one of the most interesting changes is the food. I have to say this was a first for me & one that wasn’t all that bad. Deep fried bees !! No real taste, just very crunchy. I can now notch up another new experience had in Taiwan with many more to come I am sure.
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A couple weeks ago Broc won the high air contest and the best trick at a new park that just opened up near his house, High air was at 9ft and the best trick was a 540 air bars and a flair invert, nice! From what I can see the place looks rad!
Micky Bayzand is back in Melbourne and after recovering from a shoulder injury he has been out and about riding a bunch lately. Whilst driving back home from a day out searching schools we spotted this ship wreck out to sea that none of us had seen before, so we pulled out the camera and took some shots. The background in the photo almost seems fake.
Strictly x Colony limited edition Teddy frames are now available at Strictly BMX.
Each one custom slapped by Mick Bayzand and comes with a signed poster, a bunch of stickers, DVD and a laser cut, customised, numbered Strictly skull.
To view all of the frames hit up Strictly’s Facebook album here.
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Good friend of mine and many others here in Australia, Allan Briotti past away in September and the crew over at The Sanction have setup a raffle to help raise some money to put towards Allans funeral bills. We have gotten behind the raffle with some prizes. So if you have some spare coin and want to have the chance to win some great prizes go here to get involved.
This contest that was released a few days ago, has now been updated to include entries from all over the globe with a Colony prize pack with forks, pedals & grips up for grabs for the best entry outside of the USA. Check the Ride BMX site for full details.
After my crash in the USA 5 weeks ago I left my bike there with the guys from Ride BMX with the view to give it away via some kind of competition. Well, it’s out now & here is your chance to win my bike complete with a one off custom frame & our prototype Agenda tyres.
Click here now to get the full scoop & get your entries in for your chance to win my beloved bike.
Make a video that entertains me & it could very well be you !!
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Spotted this amazing scene yesterday here in Taichung, Taiwan. Gotta love it !!
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I am over here in Taiwan for the week inspecting current shipments on working on some new projects with our 2012 line. I will post some news over the week ahead to let you know what we’re working on.
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For all those that live in Australia you should check out your favourite Colony dealer for all new pricing on our entire 2011 ranges. Due to the strong Aussie dollar, we are able to pass on the savings to you. There has never been a better time to get some fresh new Colony gear. Start by checking out our catalogue here or in our online catalogue below.
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After my crash in the USA 5 weeks ago I left my bike there with the guys from Ride BMX with the view to give it away via some kind of competition. Well, it’s out now & here is your chance to win my bike complete with a one off custom frame & our prototype Agenda tyres.
Click here now to get the full scoop & get your entries in for your chance to win my beloved bike.
Make a video that entertains me & it could very well be you !!
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We have teamed up with Strictly BMX & Mick Bayzand to produce some very limited edition frames which will be released in the weeks ahead. Only ten have been made for the planet, so exclusive is the word on these puppies. Check the Strictly site for more news soon.
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Peta Shepherd arrived home on the weekend from her USA trip and is already back into the daily grind. Here are a few random pics from her adventures.
Peta Shepherd has a how-to video up on the Ride BMX site. Check it out below & then leave Peta some love in the comments on the Ride site by clicking here now.
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Tom Stretton features in our latest DIG advert doing a rad curved wall over some bins up in Brisbane. Check it out! You can get more info on the Guardian forks here.
Jens Kahlstrom our flow rider in Sweden, scored some coverage in the latest issue of Case BMX from the UK. Check it out below. Photo taken by Mats Kahlstrom.
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Tom Stretton was also in Sydney on the weekend for the Halloween Jam. I came across this clip of him at the jam doing something rediculous.
Chris Courtenay is back on the bike & got together with Drew Raison to make up this little edit… check it out.
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If you’re in the market for some Colony flatland goodness then check out Newcircle as they are our Australian exclusive outlet for all things Colony flatland. They also mail order to the masses anywhere in the world. Click here to check out their site now & click here to check out their Facebook page for some great custom bikes they have sold recently.
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Ryan’s latest signature forks feature an exclusive internally spiral fluted fork leg tubing. This offers a great strength to weight ratio. The steer tube is also fluted for extra strength. These full post heat treated forks also feature small drop outs that are also peg friendly. Available now everywhere. Click here for more info now.
Shown here in our Red Storm colourway.
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Our Cee seat/post combo is a light weight & cost effective alternative to the Pivotal system seats available. It costs less than a seat alone & weighs less as well. Click here to check out with more detail. Available everywhere right now.
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Cooper & Marnold have arrived in Sydney for a weekend of riding & the annual Halloween Jam. Expect some more updates from their trip here in the days ahead. Click here in the meantime for a little write up over on the Focalpoint site.
Click here to read about a close call for Cooper & the boys in Sydney.
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The guys over at Tabletop Distribution in the UK have been flowing a young Liam Vance a bunch of Colony stuff for a while now & here is his latest new bike. A 2011 Sweet Tooth looking really good in all Wasabi. Many thanks to Alan Woods.
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Peta Shepherd continues her USA trip & reports in…read on.
I can’t remember what the last thing I sent in was, but I can tell you I’ve been having a ball since then! We’ve been on the road now for about 3 weeks and it’s all been a rad and crazy experience. I got to hit up Vegas while the Dew tour was on. Which was awesome, it would be the biggest BMX contest I’ve been to and the vibe was cool. After that we drove over in to Cali. The rain caught us which was a bummer, we got the chance to ride a few sweet indoor parks. I even got the chance to shoot with Fat Tony from RideBMX.
We headed up highway one after our few days in Cali to hit up Portland. The drive was long though beautiful along the coast and into the Redwood national forest. We even tried driving the van through a tree but it was just a bit to big. When we got to Portland it was cold and rainy and we had no where to stay, so we drove on to Seattle because we knew another girl rider Sam Lyons who kindly oftered us a bed at her house. Seattle had been raining a bit too, however Sam was able to get us into a cool little private barn ramp setup, which was weird to ride though very fun. The photo is from the little session we had there.
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from or had much on here about Toby Mathews but the guys at GC Compound sent through a couple pics of him shredding the park down there. Looks like he is still killing it like only he can.
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Spotted this fresh photo of Liam Zingbergs over on the Dave Rubinich site, check it larger here.
