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Pete recently put together a new frame and his setup is looking nice!

Frame: The Living
Forks: Colony Official V4
Bars: Teddy V2
Headset: Colony
Stem: Colony Variant
Grips: Colony Much room
Brakes: Colony Transformer
Cranks: Colony Colonial V2
Sprocket: Colony Official 25t
Pedals: Colony Fantastic Plastic
Seat: Colony Fat Shield Logo
Seatpost: Colony Pivotal
Rear Tyre: Colony Agenda
Hubs: Colony Clone Female
Rims: colony Contour
Pegs: Colony Oneway Alloy

I am up in Canberra this weekend filming with Zac, things have been going pretty well, He has taken a few harsh falls but all is flowing along.

Bruno Faucon has entered a video contest in France along with the producer, Chris Dietschy. Vote for them & help them take it out. It’s a pretty cool video as well, so check it out.

SOUTH RULES_SOSH URBAN MOTION CONTEST by ChrisDietschyImage

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It’s on today at Riverslide Park in the City.

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Micky is always up to something…

“Hi guys just checking in to let you know I’ve been off on some adventures again. Sadly, it was my girlfriends last couple of weeks in OZ and I wanted to do something nice for her and it just so happened I broke a few of my fingers on a recent Canberra trip. So I thought what better time for another holiday road trip.

So we hired one of those vans you live in and hit the road. (I highly recommend this by the way, soooo much freedom and so much fun) First stop was Adelaide to see the fam and all the Adelaide homies, we had a nice BBQ at my parents place, then hit the road again set for the Great Ocean Road.

It’s only supposed to take two days to do it but we had 10 days up our sleeves so we hit up everything from caves to beaches, rain forests, waterfalls, lakes and volcanoes. It was so much fun camping out in the forests again going on mad hikes lazing out on the beach and just experiencing so much stuff, we even had a mad water fight, one for the books I tell ya!

If you live in Melbs or Adelaide or anywhere near there and have never done the Great Ocean Road, I really recommend it and take your time. We definitely had a lot of adventures; good times and saw some amazing sites. But like all good things it comes to an end Kimberly had a great send off and I should hopefully be back on the bike soon.

I am currently working on my frame promo edit witch I am pretty psyched on and a few more things in the works to so be on the look out for some web vids coming soon.

Peace out everyone. Go grind some shit!!”

Spotted this re-mix of Marnold’s recent Focalpoint – The Package clips & thought it was pretty good. Check it out.

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This video serves as testament to Brock’s riding abilities & serves as his official welcome to the pro team edit.

I had the pleasure of filming Brock over the past few months whenever I was in Brisbane along with a trip he made down here to Melbourne. Brock is a really fun guy to ride with because he will be keen to hit pretty much anything. Although he is stupidly good at riding bikes, he is very chilled about it all.

Congrats Brock & thanks for putting in the hard work.

Check Brock’s edit below along with a quick Q&A about filming for the edit.

What clip was the hardest to film?
Umm…The switch 50 to over whip because it was the first one I’ve done.

What would have been the most satisfying clip to film?
Probably the switch ice on that red rail.

For you personally were there any firsts for you in this edit? The 360 to smith to whip would have been the first time you’ve filmed that wouldn’t it?
I think probably half the edit was all firsts for me, I always like to film new and different stuff but yeah the 360 smith whip I actually filmed one of them the day before I filmed this one for my edit.

You don’t seem to have an opposite side pegs nowadays, how long have you been running 4 pegs?

Hahaha umm about 6 months I think with 4 pegs.

Any tips for people learning switch grinds?
Lots and lots of trying.

I know when you came to Melbourne one of the main spots you wanted to go to was the yellow flat rail, we also had a bit of a crown when we rode there. Were you happy with what you got at that spot and were the kids an issue for you?
Yeah that spots dope, I was happy with all the clips we got and the kids were fun to mess with they were all just so excited and some of them were telling me to wax the rail, pretty crazy.

Most of the clips we filmed were either on a flat ledge or a rail, what gets you stoked to want to ride those sorts of spots at the moment?

Yeah well since I’ve put 4 pegs on I’ve been grinding heaps more and yeah those spots are fun to grind and good to try and come up with different lines and tricks.

You took a few hard slams aswell, especially in Melbourne. Any of them really get to you?
Hahaha I’m a hack and crash all the time but none of them crashes worried me you just get used to it.

Liam Zingbergs has been killing it for quite some time now & as such proved himself as a worthy pro team candidate.

As of today, Liam is now a firm part of the pro team & we could not be more stoked. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would’ve seen his edit from last week. Even so, check it out again.

Once again, welcome to the pro team mate, you’ve earned it.

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Our Canadian friends KEA Distro recently went on a team trip and our flow rider Brandon Van Dulken was on hand to shred it. Plenty of good moves in this so make sure you check it out. KEA have the entire range of Colony making it readily available to everyone in Canada, thanks guys!

We fired some quick questions at Stretton to see what he has been up to, check it below and look out for more of these to come with the guys.

Last movie you watched…

We Bought a Zoo. Probably one of my favourite movies now!

A musician you are hyped on at the moment…

Been to listening to a whole heap of Ray Charles Classics. Always stoked on Bobby Womack too.

What did you get up to yesterday?

When Riding with Shane Batchler, Yonny Wakefield and Troy Charlesworth. Batcho clipped two bangers for the 20/20 DVD. So Good!

Last time you came off your bike pretty hard…

Last one that springs to mind was at a curve wallride in the valley. Didn’t pull off the wall properly and came straight down bars in stomach. Glad I had Bar ends on.

Websites you have been hitting up of late…

I always check Colony, Diversity Bmx, CrispyStream and Afray.

Last clip you filmed…

Just finished my LUX edit with Troy the same time Batcho got those 2 clips yesterday. Sort of the same as my last clip in the Colony DVD.

Last meal you ate…

Mums Honey Chicken and Fried Rice. So damn good.

Newest part on your bike…

Just put Teddy bars back on my bike and its the best thing ever. Everything feels good again.

Oldest part on your bike…

Would have to be my cranks or my back hub. I put grease in my back hub ages ago to make it quiet and usually they start slipping after a bit but not Colony one!

Last web video you watched…

Liam Zingbergs FTW!

Last SMS you received…

Ummm not any good ones for a while but the last good one was my sister saying they are expecting another baby. Uncle Tom again haha.

Instagram/Twitter… 

Add me to instagram,  @teabaggyballs and get me to more followers than the fake Big Salad haha!

We are supporting The Last Jam to go down at the East Shore park in Lansing, NY. It’s unfortunately closing down after 4 years at the end of April though. But they are going out with a bang with one last jam on the 21st of April.

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It seems ever since Ryan moved to Cali he has being smashing out all sorts of good stuff like this edit and it seems he isn’t slowing down anytime soon, here is a bit of an update…

“This past weekend was the Las vegas Xtreme Thing 2012 dirt comp. Practice was really amazing and the jumps were massive but come the comp day the wind kicked in and no one could get through the jumps so we had a best trick comp on the last jump. We started on the berm and peddled to the last set. It was just like it sounds pretty lame but at least we made something happen. I got a superman flip and a 720, just playing it safe in the wind but I had a good time.

Good mate Jaie Toohey has also moved in so we’re riding alot of dirt everyday, I’ve been showing him some of my spots in Cali and I even got a dirt bike to play on the track which has been really fun, it’s just good to take a day off doing BMX and enjoy something else fast. We have been going to Woodward alot because it’s one of the funnest places on earth that I’ve been to and I am working on a few new stunts for this years comps so I’m keen to show everyone soon.”

Our boy Oskars Zajarskis from Latvia hows some great footage in this split edit with his friend Kristaps Reimanis, the park looks pretty fun aswell!

There is a jam organised by Riding Way at the Riverslide Park in Melbourne City with proceeds going to a good cause.

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These shoes came out today in Australia… so check with your favourite Vans stockist now for full details.

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The guys at Dream BMX sent us these cool photos of Getulio & his brother with their brand new 2012 Descendant complete bikes. They are from the city called Paulista at Pernambuco, Brazil. Stoked to see you guys with your new bikes, enjoy !!

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Jourdan may be new to the family but he is already kicking things into gear, I really love this shot taken by Jeremy Pavia. Download the standard screen size here and widescreen here.

It’s late here Saturday night / Sunday morning but have been watching the live feed from Simple Session in Estonia. Both Chris & Anton rode well in what has to be the worlds toughest comp. Oskars Zajarskis also rode in the comp & repped for us, thanks guys. Should be good to see what happens in the finals.

Update: Anton actually crashed in his runs and has a fracture in his 12 vertebra. He has to return to the UK now and will be off the bike for 2 months. Please rest up mate.

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Chris Courtenay & Anton McGuirk are both over in Tallin, Estonia for this years Simple Session. Read on below for some words from Chris…

Update time… Anton & I have been having an awesome time in Tallinn, Estonia. The course is absolutely amazing and every single rider here is rediculously amazing! The last two days have been practice and qualifying starts tomorrow, will be good to see what everyone pulls out! Anyways Anton and I are out now to have dinner! Peaceeeeee

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We have released our Colonial V2 Cranks in Chrome just for Australia for now. Check them out at a very few selected dealers in Australia now.

Both Strictly BMX & Backbone BMX have them in stock now. Also available on our own online store.

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Alex Hiam broke his leg a little while back so the filming for this project was cut a little short but he still came through with a bunch of quality moves. You can read more about his frame here.

Some people may not be aware but we also offer a line of safety gear including knee pads, shin pads & ankle bone protectors. Check them out at your favourite Colony dealer or our own online store now.

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Marnold no doubt has his ice game on, mellow ice grind on a local rail. Freshen up your desktop here for widescreen and here for standard screen.

Liam Zingbergs spent a few weeks in Long Beach at the OSS house earlier this year & this edit is the end result. Liam had a great time & put some work in for this video. Some bangers for sure but I will let you check it out & decide for yourself. Enjoy.

A big thanks to everyone that showed Liam around & took care of him whilst he was there, it is appreciated.

Filmed & edited by Mike Mastroni.

Additional filming by Tony Malouf, Adam Grandmaison, David Grant & Tim Towie.

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I really enjoyed this. So much good stuff & it’s well filmed & edited. Banging footage from all the Backbone BMX crew down in canberra from the last year. Look out for a section from our own Zac Miner in the mix. Sit back & turn it up loud.

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Although this is two years old it’s a great watch, put together by Troy Charlesworth.

Chris is off to Estonia for Simple session, good luck my friend!

Ryan Guettler’s first signature frame & complete bike with us, The Living is out now in shops worldwide. Built to Ryan spec’s it can handle all the riding he can throw at it & more. Check out his frame in 20.8″, 21″ & 21.25″ sizes. His complete bike comes available in 20.8″ only, just like what Ryan rides himself.

In case you missed his recent edit, check it out below. It’s good to see Ryan back on the bike & riding well after the last two years plagued with injuries.

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