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News from the road…

It’s been a few days since I have had internet access but finally got my mobile broadband to work now, stoked. The trip has been amazing so far.

Day 4 – Monday we rode Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast which was an awesome session. We all got sunburnt but some good riding went down & clips were clocked. Zac Miner wrecked his ankle & had to take a few days off.

Later that night we arrived at Ventoux Cycles in Coffs Harbour for a in store appearance & it was massive. We were 4 hours late yet that didn’t faze the 200 or so kids waiting for us. It was a great time for sure. Many thanks to Al & the boys at Ventoux for putting on the BBQ & beers.

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Day 5 – Tuesday was a day of nothing but driving. Something I feel we have been doing nothing but of late. Before we left Coffs Harbour we got to check out the Big Banana & the Big Slurpee which was a treat. We arrived at AA Cycles & had another in store appearance & it was really cool to meet Les & his local group of riders. It was a cool little shop & everyone appreciated the free stuff we gave out.

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After AA Cycles we headed to Slamfest for a session. That place was packed. Almost no standing room here but that didn’t stop the riding going down. Alex Hiam made about 300 new fans with his bike skills & was one of the crowd favourites. Zac sat this one out with his wrecked ankle & I did a nosepick or three. Ryan made the most of what was on offer to ride & did the first ever flip whip I have seen him pull, perfect. He also banged out a double backie over the box which should not be possible over a box so small. Crazy times.

Day 6 – Wednesday we arrived at Above All BMX in Sydney for an in store & Julian really looked after us so well with an awesome BBQ & plenty of cold drinks. There were again hundreds of people hanging out, chilling & having a good time. Julian’s shop is really well done & one of the cleanest around which is a credit to his efforts.

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After the in store we all headed to Helensburgh park which was a really fun time. That park is pretty fun & has some weird stuff to ride which is always good. We had a few hundred people hanging out once again riding & watching the action. Stunts were done & more sunburn was inflicted.

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Zac Miner back on the bike with his wrecked ankle.

Last night we stayed in Kingscross for the night & a little partying went down. But not before we all at dinner at BurgerFuel & saw a video there of Haimona Ngata & friends from the Redbull Dirt Halfpipe. It’s always cool to see your mates on TV at random places like that.

Today we have an in store at Hell On Wheels then a ride at Five Dock at 4pm, see you there.

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Days 2 & 3

Yesterday we had a shop appearance at Helensvale BMX on the Gold Coast which we had about 200 kids waiting when we arrived. It was a crazy scene & Ryan got a game of foot down going which was cool to see. I got mobbed by kids when I started to hand out DVD’s, stickers & posters. Many thanks go out to Mitch & Jimmy for getting us a bunch pizzas which served as our breakfast. Afterwards we rode at Helensvale park which was a fun time for sure. Check out the short vid Mitch made below.

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Today we had a chilled day & went to the beach & played cricket & had a swim. Good times for sure. After the beach we went to Matt King's ramp for a dusk session & some stunts went down.

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Alex & Richo beach cricket action.

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Tour – Day 1

Day 1 of the tour is over & it was a great start to the trip. First we went to Crossley Cycles for a shop appearance & Richard Crossley put on a bunch of pizzas which was really cool of him. A bunch of freebies were handed out & everyone left with something for coming out.

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Next stop was Ride On BMX & there were plenty of people packed into the store to hang out & get themselves some freebies. Steve at Ride On also organised for a Colony Poker set which was signed by all the tour members to be given away. In true gambling styles like myself & Yonny Wakefield an epic games of rock, paper, scissors went down with Nathan ‘Clurf’ Beauclerc winning in the end.

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Afterwards we went to Fairfield park for a really fun session. There were so many riders there hanging out & riding which was awesome to see. Plenty of great riding went down which you will have to wait for the tour DVD to check out.

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Tomorrow is Helensvale BMX & the park there afterwards, see you there.

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Tour starts today !!

The tour starts today at Crossley Cycles for pizzas then an appearance at Ride On BMX with a session at Fairfield park afterwards. Come along for some giveaways at both the store locations. See you there !!

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Crazy Scottish John’s Mobile Phones !!

John Buultjens from Forgotten BMX has been staying with me the last week or so & is coming on the tour this week. Check him out here at the local shopping centre near my house. If you want to donate to John’s homeless fund please email donations to TheForgottenScottsman.com

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Make sure you make it to one of our tour stops on the trip & check out the flyer here for all the details. We will have many giveaways from Van’s, Colony & Forgotten so come & hassle us for some free shit.

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Product highlight – Endeavor complete bike.

If you are looking for a complete bike that is affordable, yet you can ride at a pro level straight out of the box, you have to take a close look at our 2009 Endeavor. It’s packed full of many of our own after market parts & others from brands like wethepeople. Click here for the full deal now & then check one out at a bike shop near you.

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Zac Miner update

Zac Miner sent me a small update with some pics on what he has been up to of late. He recently went & checked out a park in Pambula, NSW. It’s a really good park that I had the pleasure of riding a couple years ago now, it’s so much fun. The no hander pic is from Pambula.

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The other pic is at Tuggas in Canberra with Zac jumping over his mate, Jamica. All in good fun as BMX should always be. Zac will also be making his way up to Brisbane on Thursday to start off our tour as set out on the website front page. Good times ahead for sure.

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Simon O’Brien back from Japan

Simon is back from his trip in Japan & sent in this email about his trip…

I had the most fortunate opportunity to go to Japan and live for 11 weeks while being part
of a stage show at Disneyland Tokyo! Mike Daly and Matt Holmes were a big help in organising this &
we (Dan Baker, Mike Steingraber and myself) were just one part of this half hour show with all the Disney characters and many other crazy costumed people involved! We were part of a team with the inliners, freeliners and BMXers.

Big thanks to all of them because I had a great time while I was there. It’s pretty crazy to think I was in a show with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and all the rest, doing tricks and all while they carried on dancing, good times!

While I was there I did some day trips to some cool places, thanks to my Japanese girlfriend Akane.
I really miss Japan, what a great country with an awesome culture and best food in the world I reckon!

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Down Underground Series – Round 2

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Peta Shepherd edit

Peta sent me this edit she did from her riding over the last few months. She does some stuff in there that some guys (including myself) can’t do… check it out.

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Nerang Park Edit

The other day we met up with Mitch from Helensvale BMX for a ride at the new park at Nerang. This place is so much fun, do yourself a favour & go ride it soon. Mitch made up this quick little edit from the mornings ride, check it.

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Jonny Devine checks in…

Our flow team rider in the UK, Jonny Devine, sent over some pics of his current bike. A Bloody Oath with all our goodies on it. The weather over there is -2 degrees C at the moment so not much riding happening, just playing with the ice. A little bit different to here of late with 38 degrees C on new years day which was spent on the beach, perfect.

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MC’s bike stolen…

A long time friend of mine, Michael Canfield, had his bike stolen on New Years night from his back porch. Such a low act to steal anyone’s property, especially someone’s bike. If you’re in the Brisbane area keep an eye out for the bike shown below. It’s a Colony Sect loaded with heaps of Colony parts as listed below… If anyone has information please contact us here at info@colonybmx.com.au

-grey Freimuth forks w/mounts
-grey Unlucky 13 bars 7.9″ rise
-yellow Demolition cranks
-G-Sport rims with black Colony Clone prototype cassette, black Odyssey Vandero 2 front, black spokes and Animal GLH tires
-black Colony levers left and right
-chrome Odyssey Evolver centre pulls
-polished 4-Way park pegs (light blue anodised on the inside)
-blue Colony Official 25T Sprocket
-blue Colony Official stem
-polished Odyssey Trailmix sealed pedals

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Warranty guideline change

As of the 1st January, 2009 all our frames & forks will be offered with a one year warranty. This is regardless of any warranty offered previously.

Like most other BMX brands the offering of a lifetime warranty has been removed. We do realise this may cause some difficulties to some out there. But in the event that years from now your frame or fork, does actually fail (like all frames & forks will do given enough time) we will offer you a replacement frame or fork, at a greatly reduced price. We apologise for any troubles caused but please know we will look after you with a great price on a replacement, if or when the time arises.

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2009 Poster…

With 2009 just around the corner I thought I would give you a sneak peak at our team poster/catalogue for 2009. This poster will be available to anyone who shows up on one of the stops of the tour set for January in Australia.

I wish everyone the very best in 2009 & party safe tonight !!

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Product highlight – Official Forks

If you’re after some light weight forks, then you can’t really go past Ryan’s signature Official forks. Click here for the full deal on them & then check them out at a BMX shop near you soon.

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Attila Godi bike check

Attila Godi, our flow team rider in Hungary, sent me some pics of his new set up. It looks the goods with the Black & Gold theme, check it out below. Many thanks go to our distro in Hungary, Harlee Distribution for hooking us up with Attila.

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Product highlight – Official Sprocket

Ryan’s signature sprocket has been out for a while now & we have no reason to change it anytime soon. It pretty much does exactly what it’s meant to do. It looks good, is strong & light weight. Click here for full details.

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Vans presents…

The 2009 Colony BMX & Forgotten tour from Brisbane to Melbourne via Sydney & Canberra for the BMX Games. Check the flyer below for all the tour dates, stops & featured riders on the tour.

The tour is aimed at promoting the release of the Vans / Colony collaboration Whip 2 signature shoe, from Ryan Guettler. Due out in stores in Australia in February & the USA in January.

We will be having appearances at the bike shops listed & will have giveaways at these shops so make sure you get to the one nearest you. Come to the parks listed to have a ride with the crew.

See you there !!

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Welcome Michal Mycek

With many thanks to our distributor in Poland, BMX Forever, we would like to welcome to the flow team Michal Mycek. Check out some pics of his new Bloody Oath below & the quick video of him riding an indoor park in his city, Wroclaw. It’s raining all the time over there right now so not much chance to ride outside.

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Mick Bayzand is freezing

Mick sent me a cool email with a bunch of random pics. It’s snowing over there in Vancouver right now & he seems to be enjoying it as well. He also sent me the first pics of his prototype Teddy frame as well, looking good. Mick also moved into a new house complete with a resident cat named, Millar. Awesome.

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Liam is at it again…

Another amazing web edit from Liam Fahy-Hampton, this time with his long time supporter, Backbone BMX. The last clip is a banger for sure.

Product highlight – Konka Bar ends

Our Konka bar ends were one of our first ever products developed & they have stood the test of time. I guess what else is a bar end meant to do hey? Available in all our colours & named after a good friends brand of TV set, Konka! Click here if you need more details.

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Liam Vance’s new bike

Alan Wood’s from Alans BMX in the UK, sent me over an email about Liam Vance’s new bike he has just built up. Liam is hooked up through Alans with Colony & is now on a 2009 Bloody Oath 19.8″ frame. It looks the goods for sure with all the Tangerine parts on it. Click here for the full scoop on it now. Thanks to Alans BMX for helping out Liam with Colony.

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Blast from the past…

Check this out from 1991, top left is myself while top right is Ryan Guettler.

This was at the FlatAmp Comp Series held at Nunawading & featured in the August/September issue of BMX National. I ended up winning 16 years flatland & Masters flatland while getting 3rd in 16 years ramp while Ryan won the 14 & under ramp class at a mere age of 8 years old.

Thanks to Matt Holmes from 2020 BMX magazine for the bringing back the cool memories that seem so long ago.

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Fantastic Plastic pedals update

OK… it’s been more than a while since we started working on these but they are ready to ship now, finally. Please click here for full details on these babies. Expect them in stores all around the world, early in the new year. Good things do come to those who wait & thanks for those who have been waiting patiently.

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Epic Invasion

The other day I picked myself up a copy of Epic Invasion while I was at Ride On BMX. I forgot that I even bought it after the Corona’s at Steve’s shop & today I got around to watching it for the first time. I was rather impressed & gotta say it lived up to the hype around it. Troy did a great job on the overall DVD & was stoked to see Zac Miner’s killer section & even an appearance from Alex Hiam. Stoked. Do yourself a favour & pick yourself up a copy now, you wont be disappointed.

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Product highlight – Bloody Oath frame

Our 2009 model Bloody Oath frame has been out for a few months now & it’s much improved over the 2008 model. It’s lighter, stronger & refined. Weighing in at a mere 4.4lbs or 1,936grams for the 21″ version, it’s one of the lighter frames out there today. Check out the specs here for the full scoop or check one out at a bike shop near you now.

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Fresh ride for Mark

Mark Mathews-Frederick is the guy who does all my CAD drawings for Colony & recently put together a swag of new parts on his Sect. Mark loves to play around with different paint jobs & colour schemes & I think this is one of his best yet. Check it out below. Plus we got an action pic of him putting his bike to good use… Yo yo !!

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Next limited edition colours

Here are some sneak peaks at our next limited edition colours… Yellow & Bloody Black. Shown here on our Hell Stallion forks & our Official forks. You will be able to get our frames, forks, bars & cranks in Bloody Black. Yellow will be available on our entire range of parts. We will also have Polished on all our alloy parts.

These will be available around the world in the new year.

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