Zac Miner shot me an email today letting me know how his knee was going, you may remember he dislocated it when we were in France a couple months ago. Well Miner tells me that it’s getting better but not 100% yet, some days its fine then other days not so fine. hopefully he is back in action for the King of Jibs in a few weeks! The photo below is from a few months ago at a very unique spot we were fortunate enough to ride.
Our Clone rims feature proven 6000 series alloy construction with weight saving cut outs on the inside wall. A great strength to weight ratio along with a wide range of colours these are an easy choice for your next set of rims. We even give you a set of our own Clone Rim Strips with them as well. Check them out by clicking here now or at a Colony dealer near you now.
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I build the last bank for the comp today, this is the closest thing to transition you will see in the course. Just got the rails and coping to go! Check here for all the info about the comp.
As seen as part of the Ride BMX feature earlier this week, our Clone Cassette hubs are one of the lighter & more reliable rear hubs out on the market today. We offer them in both male (shown) & female axle versions. Both versions feature a 9T driver with polymer driver bushing & come in 36 hole only. They come in a range of colours to suit anyones tastes. Check them out at a Colony dealer near you now.
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There was recently an old school BMX show ‘n’ shine in Brisbane at Lewis & Sons Powder Coating. A bummer I was out of town as it’s always a good day for sure. Always love checking out the old school bikes, so many memories, some good & some not so good! It’s cool to see how bikes have improved over the years & see what was once old is also new again. Click here now to check out some pics over on the Newcircle site.
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I received via email today this photo of an awesome stained glass Colony logo made by Trent Griese from Balnarring in Victoria, Australia. Thanks for the support Trent !!
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This is quite interesting, if you ever wondered what the two black bands on Ryan’s forearm meant well have a watch as he talks about how important they are to him.
Cruised around Cali today & checked out the famous beaches of Malibu. Spotted the new offices for Colony perhaps, not really. It seemed almost everywhere we looked in Malibu, something was referred to as Colony something or other, pretty cool.
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We have been out and about alot lately rolling around town here in Melbourne. Quite a famous spot this one. Marnold was psyched to learn new moves…
Over on the Ride BMX site they’re featuring our Clone rear wheel set with the help of Barney from Tip Plus. Check out the video below. Thanks to Ride, Barney & Tip for show casing our complete wheel set, yeah yeah!
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Liam Zingbergs has been riding for Colony through his local store Little Black Bike for a while now but we recently decided to make it official and put Liam on the flow team. Keep an eye out for a team page in the near future along with no doubt some solid edits from this young street shredder. This edit from nine months ago is pretty rad also.
Our good friends over at Twenty Inch Circle in Singapore are helping out Mat Dagu who in the words of Shinatro Misawa – ‘He is best flatland rider of Malaysia.’ Check out Mat’s new Dejavu below. Thanks to Simon at Twenty Inch Circle for hooking Mat up with a Colony.
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Today we watched the street eliminators in the morning which was amazing to see. So much good riding went down. A real treat to watch. Then we checked out the vert prelims & finals. It was great to see vert as the centre piece show it was. A real close competition for sure. Tim Wood just missed out on a finals spot but still rode amazing with a perfect 900 & huge turndown flair amongst other stuff. Nice one mate. Tomorrow is park finals & big air, should be good to see.
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We’re proud to present the ‘King of the Jibs’ series of street comps happening around the country starting in Melbourne at the Ausbike trade show. We have been working very hard on these over the past months & you may have seen photos of the progress of the building here on our site.
25 invited riders only doing their best for a share of some prize money & glory. This is a strict invite only event to ride. Helmets are also compulsory to ride.
Spectators are more than welcome & check the Ausbike site for ticketing info by clicking here now. Ride your bike there & get $5.00 off the spectator fee. Under 18’s are free to spectate.
There will be a second comp in Brisbane on the weekend of October 9th & 10th, more details soon.
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Simon O’Brien sent through some news about a recent exhibition he was apart of….
“Not long ago I was part of an art exibition in Venice, Italy. the topic was spinning. A backwheel spin shot in a grimy location played back in super slow mo. The exibition was then recently turned into a hard cover book. It’s always fun to be part of one of Sydneys most young, contemporary and outstanding visual artists Shaun Gladwell’s projects!”
Don’t forget to check out Simons latest DVD Dejavu.
I’m over here at the X Games in LA right now & the comp starts tomorrow. Just chilled out today watching park, street & vert practise. Should be good to see what goes down in each event over the coming days. It’s great to see a lot of faces I haven’t seen in a while as well. I snapped this photo of Tim during vert practise today on my digi cam. Expect a few more photos to come over the days ahead. Ryan has park eliminators tomorrow morning even with his bad shoulder but should be OK. Fingers crossed.
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The other night we went over to an indoor mini setup that Pete Radivo frequents and he killed it! You may remember this recent edit we did with Pete at the same place. This superman seat grab is rediculous, the spine is maybe 4 and a half foot high. Nice!
Shane Badman sent in a quick update of what he’s been up to of late… read on below.
Recently headed over to Bali for just under a week to go to one of my closest mates wedding (congrats Kieren & Nikki!). We stayed just outside Kuta and spent the time chillin by the pool, hitting up Balinese massages (for $8AUD you can’t go wrong!), crazy shopping markets, booting around on scooters like the big kids we are & just generally having an awesome time. Unfortunately the bike didn’t come with me (first time ever!), but sussed out a few spots to ride for the next visit.
If you are a surfer, you definitely need to check out around Bali, some awesome surf beaches!
Been super busy helping to get the finals of the DownUnderground underway as well. It’s going to be an awesome event for sure & myself & the crew at Newcircle are busy putting together a little promo edit for the event so stay tuned! – Shane.
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I called Ryan this morning cause I heard through the grape vine that he crashed & hurt himself at the recent Dew Tour. He has a 3rd degree seperated shoulder right now but says he will be good for X Games this weekend coming. I am actually heading over to LA to check out the games, will be good to see what it’s all about. Should be a fun week ahead.
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The Newcircle Dowunderground flatland series final is coming up & it’s held in Brisbane once again. Should be a great day for all involved. If you’re keen to see Australia’s best flatland riding then make sure you save the date.
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It might be sunny all year round up in Colony HQ land, Queensland. But down south here in Melbourne we sometimes have to retreat to the indoors to escape the rain. Last weekend we had a real fun session at a skater built spot (no beef here as far as I know). It works both ways you see. They skate spots we build and vice versa. Here are a couple photos from the day of myself and Marnold. Thanks to Sam Illman for pressing the button on my photo.
There will be a fund raising jam at the Albury skatepark to help raise funds for a much needed make over at the park. Check the flyer below for info. It’s proudly supported by The Sanction amongst others. Get there & support your scene if you’re in the area. Should be a great day for sure.
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This is our most recent advert which is currently on the back of the new issue of Focalpoint. Marnold riding an amazing spot with no run-up.
Strictly BMX have a couple new custom bikes available now that they have made a small video for. Check them out, packed full of Colony stuff as well as a Sweet Tooth custom bike.
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While Alex & I were staying at Ryan’s house a couple weeks back we put together this fun little edit riding Ryan’s new backyard mini ramp. It was crazy hot this day & so humid but was great fun doing it. I haven’t sweated that much in ages !! We even did a bunch of synchro stuff just for fun. Enjoy.
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Thanks to Stu Munro for sending this photo over of Tom Stretton from the weekend whilst they were out rolling. Be on the look out for more on Stretton in the coming months.
Tim Wood is of to LA this weekend for the X Games there next week. He has scored an invite in vert & we wish him the best of luck. Tim recently put together a fresh new Teddy frame complete with all our parts lines as seen below. Gotta love the Candy Red look.
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