Both Ryan & Nick are on the road to Sydney doing some filming & getting some photos. Troy Charlesworth has gone along to capture the action & Josh Mette is along for the ride as well. They will be hitting up the Orange jam on the weekend as well. Look out for a story in a future issue of 2020 magazine on their travels.
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Late last month we had the entire Australian team in Brisbane to celebrate our one year anniversary of the brands independence. This chilled edit is from the little get together we had. It was a very fun, super chilled day & one that I had been looking forward to for a long time. Filmed & edited by Stewart Munro, enjoy !!
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Here are a few random pics from the KOD of the weekend. Despite the rain the event went off & some good riding was done by all. Check here for full results & info now.
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Liam Zinbergs sent in this quick little bike check. Liam went with our Silver Storm colour way (Black with Silver splatters) which is proving very popular out there. Many thanks to Little Black Bike for hooking us up with Liam through their store, stoked.
Hey fellas here is my bikecheck…
Frame: Colony Teddy 20.85
Forks: Colony Hell Stallion
Bars: Colony Teddy’s
Stem: Colony Official
Headset: Odyssey
Cranks: Colony V2 Colonials
Sprocket: Colony Official 25t
Pedals: Colony Fantastic Plastics
Seat: Colony x focalpoint seat
Wheels: Colony Clones
If anyone needs me, I’ll be at the strippers. Much love, Leanardo Zingbergs. xxxxxxxxxxx
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Let’s hope for some good weather up here in the sunshine state for tomorrow’s King of Dirt.
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One week from today is the Stephan Dark memorial jam in Orange, make sure you get yourself there for some fun times. Rumour has it that both Ryan Guettler & Nick Richardson may now also be attending… so make sure you say what’s up to them both & don’t forget Alex Hiam will be there as well.
It’s also good to see heaps of industry support on this one too. Make sure you support those that support the local scenes around the country. Without them, events like this could not be as good as they are.
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Zac Miner sent me over this classic photo of him from around five years ago. The park he is riding is super fun, it’s in Shepparton, Victoria. I think Zac should bring back the superman one handers!
Henrique Castro sent some pics in of his new Gnarkill he just built up. Silver Storm & Purple looking the goods for sure. He has also been busy filming for a new web edit… expect that to drop soon. Thanks to Rui Ogawa from sistemabmx.com for the pics.
Side note… our new Descendent complete bikes which are about to drop into Australia next week (the USA in early March) are in the same colour way of Valvo’s new bike below, Silver Storm with Purple stem, sprocket & seat. Available at a dealer near you the week of March 1st.
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Recently we had the entire Australian team in Brisbane for some celebrations of the fact Colony became independent one year ago. We had a chilled jam at a street location with a bunch of pizzas & more than enough drinks for everyone, good times for sure. Here are a few pics from the day & DIG magazine did this interview up with myself on what has been happening the last 12 months & what lays ahead. Featured over on the DIG site now.
Liam Fahy-Hampton.
Clint, you must be stoked to have 100% control of Colony now?
Yeah it’s been a huge undertaking but something that needed to be done. I feel the brand is in a much better place now than just over 12 months ago. I now have total control with the direction of the company in all aspects. I could not be happier on where were headed.
Most satisfying accomplishment since the change?
Just knowing that the growth we have experienced has been because of the hard work I have put in along with the team & my staff members. Thanks guys!
What else are you looking forward to for the year to come?
I am really looking forward to sending the team around the world to ride. I will also get out there on the bike myself again which is something I have missed the last few years.
What else has changed with the brand since you took 100% control?
We have had a total brand re-launch with a new logo & look. Cooper Brownlee has done an amazing job with this & I feel it really looks so much better than before. Our product range has also grown & we have plenty in the works for 2010 & beyond. Another big change has also been that Colony now has two full time employees beside myself. It is so good to be able to share the work load now. Maybe I will even have a life a again outside of working on Colony?
Since the change, what has been the response with shops?
Our dealers across the world & especially here in Australia, have been very favourable with their comments & feedback. Colony is now the strongest BMX brand sold here in Australia which is amazing to know, in a saturated sea of international brands.
Until recently you were doing all the warehouse work yourself, it must be a good feeling packing orders for stores and seeing your products being sent out all over the country and world?
Yeah that was one of the most amazing things to be honest, I really enjoyed it. Just seeing the products I designed being sent out everywhere & in such demand is really satisfying.
Alex Hiam.
Liam Fahy-Hampton.
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Focalpoint edit featuring Cooper & Marnold as well as the rest of the boys. Edited & filmed by Troy Charlesworth & Cooper Brownlee.
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Bought to you by Strictly BMX with support from ourselves, is a new approach to a BMX comp. The Us vs Them format puts two teams of 8 riders going head to head for a winner takes all prize pool. This invite only comp is set for March 6th in Melbourne & will be an interesting one to watch no doubt. Riders from Colony that will be competing will be Alex Hiam, Ryan Guettler, Mick Bayzand & Zac Miner. See you there.
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The Orange Jam is coming up soon & it is now confirmed that Alex Hiam will be there shredding. Should be a fun day for sure. So get along for some fun & great prizes from ourselves & all the other supporters.
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Strictly BMX have gotten behind a series of BMX comps to be held in & around Melbourne over the coming months. Check the flyer below for locations & times if you’re up for some comp action. There is also another BMX comp of a different kind happening in a few weeks in Melbourne also supported by Strictly & ourselves… more on that in a few days.
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Our own Shane Badman has an in-depth interview over on the Newcircle site. Grab a coffee, sit back & click here to read it now.
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Yesterday was the Connections birthday jam which we helped support with a bunch of product. Myself, Liam and Mick along with a bunch of crew headed up to Bendigo for the day. There was a boat load of riders there which was great to see. Ash who is doing the bars over the channel in the deep and steep bowl below owns Connections and is a tough dude, no more then 10 minutes before we shot this photo he was carving around the over vert (in the background) at high speeds when his front wheel went over the top, it was a gnarly crash which gave him a deep cut n his chin (look closely at his face in the photo) but it didn’t stop him shredding!
Mick put together a new setup recently, repping as always the gold parts! His Colony parts list goes a little like this…
Frame: Teddy 20.85
Forks: Official
Bars: Teddy
Headset: Colony
Hubs: Clone
Rims: Clone
Seat: Focalpoint X Colony
Seat post: Colony pivotal
Cranks: Colonial
Pedals: Fantastic Plastic
Sprocket: Official
Pegs: Oneway Alloy
Got plastic? If you’re like 99% of riders today, you would. Our Fantastic Plastic pedals have been out for a while now & are tried & true. Excellent grip, low profile, light weight & affordable, what more do you need in a pedal? Check them out in more colours than you poke a stick at… (not sure what that Aussie saying means but we all say it down here?)
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Don’t forget the Connections BMX jam is on tomorrow… get yourself there if you’re in the area for some good times on your bike.
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It’s always sad when a team rider leaves the family here at Colony but we would like to wish Justin Burns all the best for the future. Justin will no longer be riding for us & has been offered a position on the Verde team along with his good mate, Kevin Kiraly. I would like to thank Justin for his time with us & this change has come about under the best of circumstances. Here is his most recent web video again just for good measure. All the best mate !!
Justin Burns Edit - More BMX Videos
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Alex Hiam scored the cover of a local newspaper, the Wynnum Herald. You can click here to read the story which talks about his riding & the King Of Dirt comp coming up on the 21st February. You can also get the latest news for the KOD on their myspace & Facebook.
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Zac Miner has a bike check up on the Focalpoint site where you can see a bunch of photos of his current setup.
Oskars Zajarskis our flow rider in Latvia recently put together a new 2010 Gnarkill frame complete in Silver Storm. Thanks to the guys at We Are Level & Par BMX for looking after Oskars.
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Oleg Alexandrov our flow rider in Russia, sent me this video a few weeks ago but I have been really busy & didn’t get around to watching it till now. Really glad that I found the time to check it out. It’s got some really good stuff in there & Oleg has the skills for sure… wow. It’s taken from the DVD called, ‘Stress’ from over there. You can click here now to see the full length video.
If your interested on what else the Russian BMX scene has to offer check out insidebmx.ru that Oleg runs by clicking here now.
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When you are on the road a lot you see some random stuff all the time, like the other day when we were heading out of Sydney we parked to hit a spot and Mick spotted this goat along with a cow in a front lawn of a suburban house. Every house was packed in like normal suburbs these days yet this one place had a little extra land so Mick fed it some McDonalds chips and the goat was stoked!
The King of Dirt for 2010 is on a couple of weeks in Brisbane, Australia. We are getting behind the event & it should be a fun one as always. Check the flyer for more details & see you there.
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Michal Mycek riding an indoor park while escaping the winter over in Poland. Put together by his friend Piastun who also features in it as well. Enjoy.
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Cooper Brownlee laid this out a few months ago now but I just love the magazine style layout. I just had to post again in case anyone missed it back then. Click on the image to see it full screen.
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