Our inaugural King Of The Jibs event is set for this weekend in Melbourne. Make sure you get yourself there to check out some great riding from 25 of Australia’s best on our purpose built course. Click here for details on how to get there & how to get in to watch.

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About 3 years ago I flowed an old friend a Sect frame & a bunch of our parts to go along with it. Well Dustin Guenther recently sent in an email to catch up & says he is still riding that same bike. Here are some pics to prove that Dustin is still a god on a bike. Some of you may remember Dustin doing rather well back in the old Metro Jam days & more often than not, having a top 3 finish at these events. Stoked to see him still riding & having fun. I just love those x-up canadian nose picks… such an awesome trick especially when done on an 8 foot quarter.

Photos by Ken Paul.

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Ryan sent us an update on his recent injuries. Wishing you the fastest recovery mate. Read on below…

Wow what a crazy year 2010 has been… As many of you know, I crashed badly at the Chicago Dew Tour doing a 540. From the crash I suffered a 3rd degree separation on my left shoulder. This only aggravated years of abuse and past injuries to the point that time and basic rehab will not heal the injury to extent I need.

Since the Chicago Dew Tour, I’ve ridden in the X Games, HB US Open, and Portland Dew Tour with the injury. Unfortunately now with both shoulders popping out every time I ride, I decided to get X-rays & MRI to find out how to fix what’s going on.

I’ve been told by sports doctors the only way to fix the problems with my shoulders, so I can compete without any issues, is to get surgery and have them repaired. Therefore, I will undergo surgery this week. Then I will be fully recovered by end of this year as I’ve been told that it is 4 months of rehab post surgery. That will put me in a good position to return for the start of next season with a healthy body allowing me to compete at 100% once again.

I hate that it’s come to this, but I can’t keep riding with this injury and need it fixed now.

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Strictly BMX have got behind a series of comps to be held in & around Melbourne between now & Xmas this year. Check out the flyer below for the dates & places, should be a good series by the looks of it.

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On the weekend Cooper Brownlee did a trip to Adelaide to ride & met up with Liam Zingbergs while down there. He also went to the United DVD prem put on by the guys at Little Black Bike. Good times where had by all I am told. Check out LBB site for proof.

Both Cooper & Liam among many more will be at this weekends King Of The Jibs in Melbourne. More good times in store no doubt, can’t wait.

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We get quite a bit of fan artwork sent to us here & some of it is really cool. This piece here is no exception, sent in from Jimmy Nguyen from Stockton, CA in the USA. Thanks heaps for the support for Colony Jimmy, it’s appreciated.

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Our first ever brake set will be available in September in most corners of the globe & here you can see the first photos of them. CNC’ed from forged 6061T6 alloy for stiffness they come in an array of colours (L to R Gold, Wasabi, Black, Red, Blue & Purple) & come stock with clear brake shoes. For those that don’t use their shoes to slow down these could be your next set of brakes.

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Valvoline sent in a quick update on what he has been up too of late. He recently went on a small trip to the south of Brazil in Florianópolis. He has also been working with Marcelo from Dream BMX building a hot rod as you can see in the photo below. He is also working on a fresh new web edit for us, so keep an eye out for that one.

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We have a new grip due out September & is shipping to most countries right now. The Mountjoy Grip will come in a smaller diameter than our current grip & will come in a large array of colours for 2011. Black, Purple, Blue, Clear, Nuclear Green & Nuclear Orange. Keep an eye out for them in September near you.

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To help celebrate the release of our 2011 range we have teamed up with Brisbane’s newest BMX store,
LUX BMX to bring you, Death by Wasabi !!

Basically, we’re gonna give away a 2011 Teddy frame in our new Wasabi colourway for the person who wins by eating the most wasabi on the night. There will also be other give aways on the night so make sure you’re there for it. Even if it’s just to laugh at who ever is crazy enough to eat copious amounts of wasabi for a frame. Should be entertaining to say the least. See the flyer below for details.

We will also have on display a teaser display of our 2011 range which is due in the country in September.

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South Australian shredder Liam Zingbergs recently got added to the flow team, you can now check his bio out here, long long nosey…

We have nearly finished everything for this event. I am psyched! This is the roller coaster rail which I had a quick test of, grinds real well and is crazy fun grinding on 4 pegs!

Our flow rider from the UK, Jonny Devine was in Australia a couple of months ago with some of his crew. They made a fun edit from there time here, good vibe in this…

Danny Heng has been added to our international flow team with the helps of the good folks at Twenty Inch Circle in Singapore. If you’re in Singapore, Malaysia or any other surrounding countries in the area, make sure you contact Simon at Twenty Inch as they will look after you with all things Colony.

As you would know by now the King of the Jibs comp is coming up in a few weeks. We started work on the angle and rails for the course today, It’s all starting to come together and I am looking forward to seeing it all layed out and not piled up in our carport.

Here Shane Badman gives you a run down of the location of the finals for the Newcircle DownUnderground series. Happening in Redcliffe Queensland on the 28th of August.

Cooper Brownlee recently invested in a Canon 7D & this is the first trial edit with his new toy. Look our for a few clips from both Cooper & Marnold. Enjoy !!

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… always busy !! He recently has been keeping occupied building the set up for the King of the Jibs contest we’re holding in a few weeks, stripping his bike back to bare metal & riding as much as humanly possible. Cooper is setting off on a road trip to Adelaide this coming weekend to shred & film. He will also be up here in Brisbane in a few weeks to photograph our entire 2011 ranges which will hit stores in September across the country. Never a dull moment for Cooper.

Photo: Sam Illman

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Jens Kahlstrom our flow rider from Sweden, sent in a quick update to say he will heading to the Summer Session in Helsinki, Finland on August the 13th. You can click here for full details on the event. That park course looks fun for sure.

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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.