Shane Badman won Flatitude 2010 down in Melbourne, Australia over the weekend. Congrats mate !! You can click here now over on the Newcircle site for results.

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Glennie made news over on the Strictly BMX site… click here now to check it.

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Paddy Gross sent us over some photos of a recent demo he did at a car yard the other week. Definately one of the most random demo’s I have seen.

Jonny sent over some photos from a session he had over at his grandad’s barn where they have a few ramps set up, no doubt it’s crazy cold over there at the moment so riding inside must help keep the guys sane over there in England.

Broc Raiford put some work in for this edit put together by Andrew Sanford. Enjoy.

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It gets stupid hot up here in Brisbane during summer, yesterday some of the boys went down to a dive spot and got pretty loose off the bridge.

Last night was Clint and Niki’s wedding party, it was a pretty fun night with a bunch of crew in town.

We have been working on this for a little while now & finally got the first samples the other day. It’s our top load version of the Official Stem. It weighs in at the same weight of the front load version & is made of the same 7075T6 alloy.

It won’t be available until August/September this year & we will release more details as they become available.

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Today is exactly one year to the day, that I made it official & Colony became an independent company. It has been an amazing past year & we have come a long way. All this could not have been made possible without everyone’s support out there.

So, I would like to thank all our team riders, our employees, our distributors, our loyal shops all over the planet, our agent & suppliers in Taiwan, the websites & magazines that gave us coverage & last but not least, every single rider out there that has supported Colony in some way. Thanks to anyone that has ever bought one of our products, come riding with us or was just down with what were about. Thank you.

2010 is gonna be a banger of a year for us & I can’t wait to show the world what Colony is capable of. Word.

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It just happened to work out that I was going through the small town of Kempsey (NSW) when their jam was on yesterday so I stopped in for a bit and had a roll and watched everyone shred. It was good to see a small town putting on a cool day with a bunch of riders making a fair trip out to be there. Thanks to Brodie for the photos.

Shintaro Misawa sent in a new video he did recently… enjoy.

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Long time friend & all round nice guy Glennie, started work last Monday as our warehouse manager & is fitting in rather well. He also put together a fresh new Gnarkill frame & will be shredding after work most days. Glen also joined the home owners club this week. Stoked.

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Mick Bayzand dropping bombs with his good mate, Kym Grosser. Bloody awesome.

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I found these photos on my laptop tonight, so I thought better off posted on the website then tucked away. Zac Miner from back last November at the new Woden park in Canberra and also a few days before hand in Sydney at the Halloween Jam.

Click here to check out Zac’s new haircut… maybe a few too many drinks that night hey mate?

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Guettler is back in Brisbane now & wrote this little update on what he has been up to of late…

So after Xmas and new years, Vans invite me to there zoomys 100k, which is a huge awards party up in the SNOW, (This is my 2nd time ever seeing snow by the way) I go up there with Jerry badders, Nasty and Steve Van Doren. We play in the snow Nasty & I tried to snowboard for a while which was so funny. Then the night of the big party was amazing, we got to hang out with Snoop Dogg and PJ Penn and Dustin Dollin (everyone was there ) it was a very fun night.

Then the next day I flew home to Australia and meet up with the Colony crew and Richo takes me straight to the trails, we have been filming a lot so wait for an edit to come soon. But now I’m home and having a blast. It was crazy going from snowboarding with Nasty one day to riding trails, getting sun burnt with Richo the next hahahaha such a great time…

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Shane Badman has a little mini interview over on the flatmatters website. You can read it now by clicking here.

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Is the memorial jam in Kempsey for Blake Butterfield & don’t forget that all proceeds go to the Weastmead Childrens Hospital. If you can make it there go & support these guys. Should be a fun day. Word.

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We have got behind a memorial jam being put on at the new Orange park for Steven Dark. If you’re in the area or up for a road trip, then head yourself there for a fun day on your little bike.

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Alans BMX have been our official outlet in the UK for some time now. Alan & the guys have been doing a great job for us over there & they have just put on a new rider to their Alans BMX/Colony team – Alex McGimpsey. You can check out more info on the Colony UK blog site ran by Alans by clicking here now. Plenty of interesting stuff up there including a desk top wall paper of a custom Teddy.

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Our Clone Hub Guards have been out for a little while now but are the best way to protect your rear hub & spokes from grinding abuse. The best bit is there is no need to spread your frames rear end to fit it all in, you simply replace your non driver side cone nut. We offer them in all our 2010 colours.

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Myself, Marnold, Liam and Zac went to the jam/comp at Wangaratta yesterday and had a ball, besides the crazy heat it was a super fun day, big thanks to Dre and the Sanction for organising a good day.

Marnold put some work in with Cooper & Big Salad on this one. Turned out pretty damn good I say. I always love to see what Marnold has to offer & as always does not disappoint. Check it.

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Presented by Newcircle the Downunderground series 1 went down in Perth late last year & the full video will be online soon. Check this teaser featuring our own Shane Badman who won the event.

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Cooper is about to head off on a mammoth road trip from Melbs up to Brisbane via Wangarratta for this weekends Jamuary Comp put on by The Sanction. He will also drop into Canberra on the way to see the guys at Backbone BMX & no doubt ride the amazing park at Woden. He will also be dropping off the fresh new issue of Focalpoint on the way too, straight off the presses. Word. He also sent me this cool photo as well… loving the trails styles. Oh by the way, a Cooper bike check is coming soon.

On a side note: In case of rain, please contact The Sanction for details of an alternative plan & venue.

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If your French is good check out this bike check with our own Bruno Faucon. Some good moves in there to enjoy even if your French is not that good. Word.

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Henrique Valvo Castro sent us over some nice photos from a session at Amparo Diogo Canina park. Thanks to Rui Ogawa for the photos.

Colony is now available in New Caledonia through Leiken Sarl & you can check out their website by clicking here.

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If you live in the USA our 2010 frames are back in stock & available now. Contact your nearest Colony dealer now to secure yours before they’re gone again. Stores in the USA wanting to carry Colony contact Tip Plus Distribution now.

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Simon O’Brien has an interview over on the Same Thing Daily website where he talks about his new solo DVD & you can click here now to check it out.

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