News
Colony now in Greece…
We are very stoked to have teamed up with Dark Riders in Greece to now bring the local riders there Colony in full supply. They just recently received their first shipment of 2013 product so hit them up !!
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Courtenay & Winterbotham off to FISE
Chris Courtenay has head off on the peic flight from Australia to Europe to hit up the FISE event in France. Ryan Winterbotham from the UK is also heading over but has little bit less distance to travel. If you’re there & see the guys make sure you say g’day. Have fun over there Chris & Ryan !!
You can follow them both on Instagram @chriscourtenay & @ryanwinterbotham & while you’re at it make sure you follow us @colonybmxbrand
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How to Flair with Ryan Guettler
Ryan gives you all the help he can for anyone looking to learn flairs in this how-to video.
Product highlight – Miner Frame
Zac Miner is the man. Pure & simple. Such a down to earth guy & amazing rider to boot. It’s for good reason he has had a signature frame now for 2 seasons with us & it’s one of our more popular frames out there. You can get his frame in 2 sizes – 20.75″ & 21″ which is what Zac rides himself. You can also pick up some very limited edition frame, fork, stem & headset kits too. Click here to check out the Miner frame in more detail.
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Simon O’Brien joining the Navy
Simon is off to join the Australian Navy so riding won’t be as frequent as in past years but this wont be the last you see of him. Amazing skills… Put together by Stu Munro. Click here now to see the video.
T. Strett at Lux BMX tonight…
Tom Stretton will be at Lux BMX tonight to launch his recent release for his signature Fluro Yellow colour way Contour Rims.
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Bobbie lookback
Bobbie Altiser sent through this photo his friend Dylan Crane shot, it was the first shot they took with their new lens so they hooked us up with it.
Seems like a good time to re-post this aswell…
Advert – Alex Hiam
Alex features in the latest advert we dropped in the new Albion mag showing off all the anodised colours we do. Pick up a copy of The Albion as it’s always a great read.
Brisbane Mixtape
The past couple months Alex has been on and off the injjured list but as always he is cooking something up. He filmed a bunch of his friends and put together this video, he also has a few clips himself in it.
Product Highlight – Limited Edition Frame Kits
We just got in the latest & very limited edition frame, fork, stem & headset kits into Australia. This drop we chose an awesome Black Confetti colour way with a Black Stem & headset.
Only 3 of each of these kits came into the country & you will have to act fast to make one yours.
Hit Strictly BMX up for the Teddy kits & Sweet Tooth kits as they took them all for Australia.
Hit Backbone BMX up if you’re chasing a Miner kit.
As for The Living kits they are still available so contact your favourite dealer to get one now.
Weekend clippin’
I spent the weekend out with Marnold, Mick and Jack whilst we had some good weather. Mick just got back into Melbourne so we should be going in hard in the coming weeks for his next web video. Jack has a web video dropping this week I can’t wait to get out! Marnold is also in the final stages of clipping up for his next project. Good times!
@colonybmxbrand
Our Instagram gets hit pretty hard from all the team all over the world so make sure you are following us for daily insights into the riding world of the team. Be sure to tag us in on any of your photos that relate to Colony as we love to see them all! @colonybmxbrand
Unscene History interview
Shane Badman just released an indepth interview with Ross Lav over on the Flatland Australia website talking about the early years of the Brisbane fresstyle scene and his project Unscene History, you can read all about it here.
Jourdan Barba “The Hunt” section
Jourdan‘s Hunt section from last year was a banger and is now online, be sure to have a watch of this, it’s filled with bangers!
Stretton Contour rims…
If you’ve seen any footage of Tom over the years you would know he loves running extravagant coloured rims. Well we dropped 20 Fluro Contour rims exclusively for Lux Bmx and Strictly Bmx, get on that goodness quick!
Product highlight – Leezy X Clny x LBB
Exclusive to Little Black Bike in Adelaide for the entire planet, are 10 x very special limited edition Teddy V2 frames in ED Gold for our man Liam Zingbergs. Anyone that knows Liam knows he loves bling so these are the perfect colourway for him. Available now from Little Black Bike but I hear there are only a couple left already, so jump to it if you want a piece of history or you will miss out.
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Jourdan Barba – Ten Clips
Jourdan spent some time with Larry Alvarado to film this 10 clips video from a few sessions at a couple parks, some really dope lines in this.
Product highlight – Alex Hiam Seat / Post Combo
The wait is over !! Alex Hiam’s signature seat / post combo is finally out but in short supply & only in Australia for this initial release. You can pick one up at selected dealers Australia wide now or if you’re over seas & can’t wait you can get one right now from our online store. Click here for the full deal !!
This first release is a little thank you to Alex’s previous clothing sponsor, Dishonour Brand. The “Ride More” slogan is something the guys at Dishonour push hard which we can all relate too no doubt. With each drop of Alex’s seat , they will have a different slogan to keep things fresh. So keep an eye out for that one available worldwide in August.
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Liam Vance video
Liam Vance dropped a new web video recently. Liam is a young shredder in the UK we flow some parts to, looks like he is right into the Colony coaster.
Keen for a roll?
Myself, Clint, Chris Courtenay and Peta Shepherd will be hitting up Helensvale park tomorrow afternoon around 2-2.30 then most likely onto Runaway Bay afterwards. If anyone is keen for a roll we look forward to seeing you guys down there!
Freecoaster – How to adjust the slack
We made this video to show all out there how to adjust the slack in our Freecoaster hub. Ran & tested by our team & ready for you now at a Colony dealer nearby or order directly from our site now if not available in your country.
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Zingbergs : Young & Retarded
Liam Zingbergs as some really good clips in the Young & Retarded video from The Come Up. So stoked on how this came out & Liam is on fire right now.
You may notice the Gold Teddy frame Liam is running in the video? Well they are a super limited edition Zingbergs colourway & only available at Little Black Bike in Adelaide, Australia. They will have them mid next week. So hit them up now before they’re all gone. Only eleven were made… & Liam will be running one of them.
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Chris Courtenay update
Courtenay sent through a quick update and a blasting photo…
I’ve been riding a heap of outdoor Gold Coast parks! Trying to finish up filming for my web edit when we get some good weather on the odd occasion! If you see us out come say whatup and have a shred. Peaceeeeee…
Tabes for the Babes – Episode 2
Here it is… Ryan Guettler’s second installment of Tabes for the Babes. Featuring of course Ryan & our own Jourdan Barba. Check it out !!
Ryan and the crew hit the road to Riverside, San Diego and Las Vegas stopping at parks, trails and ditches along the way and ending at the Extreme Thing Dirt contest.
Riders: Alex Landeros, Zack Warden, Ben Snowden, Kevin Peraza, Jourdan Barba, Ross Lanier and Ryan Guettler
Film/Edit: Dylan Pfohl
Additional Filming: Victor Salazar
Sponsors: Vans, Monster, Ethika, Colony, Epic Bike Shop, Hook it, Protec
Music:
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi-Black ft. Norah Jones
Phoenix-Consolation Prizes
AC/DC-Sin City
Three 6 Mafia-Feel It ft. Tiesto
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Tabes for the Babes – Jourdan Barba
To go along with Ryan’s Tabes for the Babes Episode 2 release, we gathered a few words from Jourdan Barba about his experiences on the trip. Read on below…
So how did you joining the trip come about?
I ride trails in Riverside every now and then and I always see Ryan at the trails. I asked him one day how’s the Guettler tours going and when’s your next one? He said he was gonna do one soon and he would like me to join on the next one . So later that month he called me and asked if I wanted to join on this Vegas trip my first response was “Hell Yes!”
Had you been to the places you guys visited before?
Yes, I’ve been to a lot of the spots before but it was rad to ride them with the crew!
Had you met everyone before?
I’ve met some of the dudes before but I met Alex Landeros, Ross Lanier for the first time they’re awesome dudes and have crazy bike skills!
What was your favourite place or spot you hit up?
We stopped at a skatepark in Barstow next to the skate park there was a great double kinked rail that I enjoyed, even though it took me out a couple times!
Who did the move of the trip in your eyes? What was it?
There was a lot of crazy things that went down but one of the craziest was a big gap to wallride that Alex Landeros got done!
Any cool stories or happenings off the bikes?
The first night in Vegas we got a really tricked out limo that we drove around the strip we stopped at a liquor store for some beverages and met a homeless man named Tony that was really nice. We asked him to party with us in the limo and we had a great time! After the limo ride was over we hooked Tony up with some clothes, hats & food before we left he was really stoked !
I hear Ryan wants you back on another one soon, gotta be stoked on that.
Ya that would be awesome I would love to go on another trip! Nothing but good times on the tabes for the babes tour!
Any thanks?
Ya I’d like to give a big thanks to Ryan Guettler for inviting me on the trip. Colony and Index ink for helping support during the trip!
Zingbergs & Stretton clips
Both Liam Zingbergs & Tom Stretton have some solid clips in the latest mix tape edit from Afray. Check it out below.
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