So much going on over in West Oz!

The crew over in West Oz have always got a tonne of stuff happening. The Freestyle Now! posse have been busy doing demos all over the place with Shaun Jarvis, Andrew McDermott & Ben Moran handling flatland duties.

Photos courtesy of Freestyle Now

For more info on what's been going down over there check out Freestyle Now.

Also don't forget this Friday the first contest of the Newcircle DownUnderground series is going down in Perth - be there!!

Australia & beyond news roundup!

The KOG finals will be going down in Japan over the weekend of October 17-18. Colony rider, Shintaro Misawa will be there along with a bunch of Australians: Brett Dighton, Ronnie Rampton & 4 other Brisbane riders will be making the trip over. Brett will be going over for his wedding & luckily the KOG was around the same time. Good luck to all the competitors, i'm sure there'll be some good vids coming out of this!

Simon O'Brien recently had a few pics up on the Colony site of him on his new Colony Deja Vu ride. Check it out by clicking here & if you're looking to sort yourself out with Simon's signature Colony parts then click here!

Kit McKenna has been working & riding over in the UK for the best part of what must be coming up to a year now. Having just finished in the UK, he's currently dodging bad traffic, over enthusiastic street vendors & cold, Northern European weather by spending time in Egypt before coming back to Aus in the next month or so.

Spotted this awesome photo of Andrew McDermott throwing down in front of his new baby on the Freestyle Now! site.

The new Colony catalogue is also out now carrying their whole range including the complete flatland line. Also has a great photo taken by Cooper Brownlee of Focalpoint of Shane Badman doing a blender on top of a mountain in Queensland. Check out the catalogue by clicking here!

Speaking of Focalpoint, Issue 18 is out now so get along to your nearest bike shop & pick a copy up - they're free to a good home! Click here for more info.

Andrew McDermott's new ride!

Andrew McDermott outta Perth just picked up this awesome new ride. Stay clear if you see this coming up in your rearview mirror...

West Oz checks in...

Andrew "Buff" McDermott has been on a mission lately. Not content with the infamous down town marble spots in Perth, he & Mike Brandt have been exploring the city looking for more... & here's an example of what they've found already:

Shaun Jarvis also sent through some pics from a jam that went down the past weekend at the Scarbrough undercover spot. So good to see there is always stuff happening in W.A!

Aaron Bandy

Andrew McDermott

Eric Effinger fixing his bike & Russ chillin..

Joel Kennedy

Russ - hang nothing

Game of B.I.K.E... West OZ style!

As always, the guys over in Perth are keeping busy through the winter. Progression sessions seem to be going down on the daily - cross handed 5's the trick that's opening doors for them right now. Check out the Freestyle Now website here for the downlow....

Andrew McDermott vs. Shaun Jarvis

Colony Down Underground: video & photos online!

The first video of the finals of the Colony Down Underground series has emerged along with a bunch of photos that you can see by clicking here.

Thanks to Anthony Shorten for putting this together.

Colony BMX from Anthony Shorten on Vimeo.

From West to East to South - sessions are going down...

It might be winter in Australia, but the sun is still shining (in most places!) & the sessions are happening...

Chief motivator at large, Shaun Jarvis sent me this cool email about a typical day that he Andrew "Buff" McDermott & Mike Brandt just had over in Western Australia...

I rode to the train station to meet up with Andrew as we were heading to the city to ride. There was a lady at the train station who commented that our bikes were to small for us to ride. I told her that we were stunt men and that my bike is my life and i look at my bike with the same admiration as I do when I look at my girlfriend. She did not get it.

We got to the city at about 10am and stopped at the coffee house for awesome coffee. Always a good way to start off the morning. 30 minutes later we got to the concert hall spot and we both started to be shredding... and then Charlie Chaplin comes alive and how can you miss a photo opportunity like that?? Mike B showed up about 2 hours later and he to got into the real deal. As there was a really large seniors concert on we got mobbed with old people and we were asked to move on as it was becoming somewhat hard to ride there. We were cool with that and the director dude said no problem any other day.

Off to our new spot but we were a bit unsure as it was a weekday and it might be a bust and it was. We got jacked about 2 mins into arriving there. Don't want to screw up that spot so off to the library spot...

Arrived there about 2pm and rode there till 4:30. The spot was a little bumpy but sometimes that can be good to keep your ability to ride any surface when the time is needed. I managed to pull a link I've been working on and it was the first time to get it done right. So stoked oh yeahhhh

From the library spot I decided to ride home. I thought that this was going to be the last non rain day in a while so make the most of it. The 80 minute ride home was awesome. Jump kerbs, dodge traffic, pop wheelies,bomb hills and make people in their cars coming home from work think what the hell is that guy on a bike doing - you gotta love that feeling its awesome!!

As I'm riding along I started thinking how privileged I am to be able to ride a bike. So I dedicated my day of awesome riding to every one who cant ride a bike for what ever reason that might be.


And then over in Melbourne, Victoria - Karl (Paradoxium) Hughes put a few words together about their recent session...

Weather was messued up but we had a great session all the same, using the dry area under the roof. It was my first session in months due to working everyday, so I was really stoked to be there. The guys have progressed a little since last time, so its all good from the Melbourne crew. In attendance were Grant, Jim, Michal, Ritchie, Karl and Jake.







And don't forget Tasmania. I caught up with Damon Fox recently & it was great to hear that along with his family & work commitments he he is now getting back into riding... stay tuned for more on that - but check some of the pics below...

Roll call: Andrew "Buff" McDermott

Hey everyone..!! After 2 months off with RSI in both wrists, I'm back on the bike (minus the brakes), and riding as hard as ever. The bike has been into my dads Panel Shop recently, with some paint being applied. I love the new look, and with Transformers-2 coming out soon, I aptly named my ride 'BumbleBee'. lol Taking the brakes off has forced me to change my riding style... a change that can only help me progress, so it's a welcome one.

Most days I'm at my local High School basketball courts, but once a week, I meet up with Jarvis and Mike B. in the City, and we session the Concert Hall. Awesome spot to ride!! Smooth surface, great 'down-town' vibe, and tons 'o babes walking by, all day. What more could you want..?? With Shaun and Mike both sharing my hunger to progress, every session is filled with an energy that pushes us all to strive for more... a vibe that the scene in W.A. hasn't had for a long time.

Besides riding, I try to get into the gym and hit the weights 4 times a week, and run everyday, also. The X-Box has been getting a workout lately, too, with the new UFC game making my thumbs sore, and with 'Guitar Hero: Metallica' out tomorrow, that RSI might rear it's ugly head again..!!

Colonys first 'DownUnderGround' series is coming to a close, with the last stop coming up in a few weeks, in Brisbane on July 4. I'm really looking forward to it..!! Besides the fun of riding and competing, it's been really awesome to be able to see the other riders from around Australia on a regular basis, throughout the year.

pics thanks to Mike Brandt & Lindsay Wilson

See you all soon..!! Thanks for reading :)