We are getting behind this years Spot Roast Jam in Florida at the Skatepark of Tampa during December so make sure you hit it up and make a trip out of it.

We would like to welcome Luke Parker to the family. Luke has been killing it over in Australia for the past couple years and is currently living over in California hitting everything he can whilst he is there. Something that stood out for me with Luke is that he rides everything, be it park, street or dirt this kid can do it and do it well. It seems as long as he is on his bike he is happy and that is enough for us to want to help him out. Be on the lookout for a welcome video very soon.

Today is a sad, sad day. Our great long term friend Henrique “Valvoline” Castro, has decided to step down from the team & take a back seat on BMX in general. Saying he needs to focus his life in different directions & concentrate on the more serious things in life. He also says he would rather give his spot on the team to a new, younger rider in Brazil who has more energy than he does for BMX right now. I expect you will still see him on a bike around but just not in the public eye as much.

It will feel empty not hearing from him with his travels in Brazil but I guess all good things do come to an end eventually. It’s been a great time having him on the team over the past 4 years or more my friend. You’re family for sure & this news has taken us all by shock. We are going to miss you mate !!

Click here to check out all the news posts from Valvo over the years. Thanks for the good times mate !!

Keep an eye on our site here as we work with Dream BMX in Brazil to find a new team rider. News soon we hope !!

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Brandon does one of the biggest tables in this video from Vital, Killin’ it brother.

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We have almost made it to San Fran on the way back to LA. The drive has been good and the last day in Oregon was dope. Hitting up a few spots in town, hanging out and just enjoying BMX.

A huge congrats to Brandon Van Dulken who placed an amazing 12th place at Texas Toast on the weekend just gone. To make the final in such a huge event is an amazing feat & we’re stoked for Brandon. Well done mate !! Here is a photo from Brandon’s own & Kill Em All Distro’s Instagram feeds. Make sure you go follow them both while you’re at it. Congrats again Brandon !!

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Shane shot over an update of his travels…

“Hey guys! So I’m back in Australia now after spending the past Australian winter over in Europe riding in their summer. Good times. We flew back into Perth where we spent a few days riding with the local crew before heading out on a roadtrip around south western W.A.

I managed to do a quick photo shoot with Andras Pentek near one of the big bridges in Budapest before we left so check out one of the photos of me doing a blender. Andras is also out with me for a month in Aus, so look out for this dude!

The other cool thing to check out is a small interview I did for one of Hungary’s major BMX sites; www.livetoride.hu. You can check out my interview here which also has an English version when you scroll down.

Will be heading back across to Adelaide soon with a bunch more riding and road trips planned. The DownUnderGround BMX jam will be going down in Melbourne on Sunday, October 20 at Imax so come and say hi!

You can follow me on Instagram @shanebadman

We made it to Portland yesterday and damn did we have some fun getting here riding some amazing parks and the first day here was also a treat! Thanks to all the locals we’ve hung out with, you’ve made it so much fun. Also an extra shout out to Paddy for the beds to sleep in and showing us The Lumberyard.

Mike has a dope first clip in this video from Jam Chowda. Besides the weather it looked like a real good time.

Valvo sent through this video that Rafael Bueno put together of him riding down in Belo Horizonte.

We are still heading north to Portland right now and yesterday we came up on this park in Sacramento called Granite which was seriously the most amazing park I’ve ever seen. If you have any interest in riding bowls this place would be the ultimate! 8 bowls with endless lines, chilled local riders and skaters and perfect lights. If you are ever in the area be sure to hit it up. Thanks to Cody for the help on this one.

Myself, Ryan, Tom, Jourdan and Bobbie are heading north of LA at the moment on a filming trip. So far it’s been a blast, hitting up some nice parks and spots and just sort of playing it by ear on where we are going. We will hopefully get to Portland in the next day or 2. Here are a few random shots from the trip.

Ross D Lavender has been hard at work for a few years now on this exhibit he has planned & it’s almost here. October 26th & 27th are the dates for it all to be revealed & I for one cannot wait. If you have any interest in the history of freestyle BMX in Brisbane, Australia from 1985-1995 then get yourself there. Click here for full details now.

You will also get to see a very cool new Colony frame release at the exhibit which is set for release in the first half of 2014. Plus get to see throughout the weekend the Prody series of videos playing via DVD.

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Round 3 of the 2013 dowunderground flatland series is going down this weekend in Melbourne. If you’re in the area & keen to get in on the action head on over this Sunday to the iMax in Carlton. Hats off to Freestyle Now for putting these events on & for guys like 2020 for getting behind them as well.

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We stopped by Epic BMX today in Westminster, CA and dropped off some fresh new stock of Colony product including the new Wasp hubs. The shop is dialed and the crew involved with it know what’s up! Follow them on Instagram at _epicbmx

Yesterday we had the pleasure of riding the Home Ave Ditch, for me this has been a spot I have wanted to hit for years and it didn’t let us down. Massive shout out to anyone that played apart in making that spot what it is today.

Myself, Bobbie Altiser and Tom Stretton are out in San Diego for a few days before we start the long drive to Austin. We’ve been hitting up the Ocean Beach park which is a blast and the locals are real cool so hit it up anytime you are in the area.

The 2014 Colony Premise complete bike would be one of the better spec’ed bikes for the money in the market right now. Plus it looks bloody awesome !!

Features include… Full CrMo frame, Full CrMo forks with one piece steer tube, Full CrMo Bars, Full CrMo 3 pce cranks, full sealed wheel set with 9T cassette & female front hub. It also has our own Fantastic Plastic Pedals, Much Room Grips & more.

Ready to shred right out of the box & available now in Australia with other countries to follow very soon.

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With all the new product coming in Cooper just set up a fresh rig. That new Trans Gold Teddy frame is looking mint! Available in the USA right now, Australia and the rest of the world will have it in the coming weeks.

Frame : Colony 2014 Teddy 20.85
Stem : Colony Square Back (Still running the original sample)
Forks : Colony Guardian
Bars : Colony 24/7’s
Cranks : Colony Colonial V2
Sprocket : Colony Official 23t
Pedals : Colony Fantastic Plastic
Seat : Colony Shield Fat Pivotal
Seat Post: Colony Pivotal
Rims : Colony Contour
Hubs : Colony Clone front and Freecoaster rear
Grips: Colony Muchroom
Tyres: Colony Agenda
Pegs: Colony Anyway Plasitc
Bar Ends: Colony Konka
Headset: Colony

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We are supporting the Sealy’s Cycles/YMCA jam being held down at the Frankston park in Melbourne next month. Be sure to head down and check it out.

Brandon shot through an update with a lofty table photo. Follow him on Instagram (@brandonvandulken) as he is always posting up some epic photos of landscapes in Canada.

“I Took advantage of the few nice days left with a little weekend trip down to Portland to ride some amazing spots. Good people, good vibes. Really looking forward to Texas Toast! Mad hype.”

The full video of the French Ride Sessions who came over to Australia in january for a month just went online. Both Clint and Tom have a couple clips throughout.

I’ve been getting some great emails from Valvo lately with some nice shots. These are from a recent trip he took to Belo Horizonte-MG in Brazil.

Jack has been collecting some serious footage for his next web video, this may not be the craziest of moves but he was hyped on getting a photo of it and I am stoked on how it came out.

Since it’s the weekend, here are some recent videos to get you stoked too go ride!

The 2nd annual New England Jam Chowder BMX Festival is on Sunday & our own Keith Treanor is over there repping for us & showing support for everyone involved. If you’re in the area no doubt you will already be making sure you’re there for the event. It’s set to be awesome. Get yourself there & have a blast & show support for all the awesome local bike shops in the area.

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I think this video really shows what these two are really like, they don’t take things too seriously and have a lot of fun doing so. Have a watch and enjoy your weekend.

So every day or 2 I have been getting sent photos from the guys in Brazil documenting their trip and I must say I am very jealous. It really does look like they are having such a good time along with the locals, just seeing how stoked everyone is in these shots makes me love BMX more and more. Go ride.

Thanks to Renan Souza for the photos.

We are stoked to announce that one of New Jersey’s finest, Mike Brennan is now riding for Colony. I’ve known Mike for a little while now and everytime we would talk I could tell more and more that he was on the same page as us and things just fell into place from there. Next minute we are sending some product and the rest is history. I look forward to hanging out with Mike some more and collecting footage for future Colony projects because we all know he goes hard! – Cooper.

A few months back Cooper had told me that Mike had expressed interest and good words about what we have going on at Colony. I was stoked to hear this for sure. It wasn’t until a few months later that we had the chance to meet up at Interbike and right away from that first meeting, I knew this was going to happen. Mike is a down to earth guy with the right out look on BMX and life in general. I am stoked to have him a part of the family and I look forward to the years ahead. – Clint Millar.

Tom, Dean and Mick all pop up in this left overs section from the recent Antipodes DVD from the French magazine Soul. The DVD was filmed from a months trip 5 French riders took to Australia.