Shaun Jarvis update from W.A... pt 2

It's been a pretty productive past few days over in W.A. Shaun & crew have been busy sessioning in the awesome winter sun as well as checking out new spots - check the pics!!

Shaun Jarvis... another busy man

Always on the go, Shaun dropped me a line to let me know what he's been up to.

Its been hella busy here lately with us working hard on finishing the new Freestyle Now web site that will officially go live next week. We were off riding for a few hours today at the Concert Hall with Mike B & hoping to get out for a ride on Saturday with Chris (Buff) McDermott & Russ as well.

Last weekend Freestyle Now took the 9 hour drive out to Leonora for some demos 840kms North East from Perth. Crazy weekend - demos went off but the surface wasn't great. All good!

Shaun busting a crazy wheelchair - photo Jason Cho

Down in the deep South...

Chris Letchford from Launceston, Tasmania is a busy man. With winter & the weather officially there & with a new addition to his family recently, he's not letting it slow him too much. Still getting out to session 3-4 times a week, he & a few others are also collecting footage from spots & different riders in Tasmania... stay tuned.

Simon O'brien update

Simon is currently over in Japan having a bit of a break. Here's a snippet of what he's been up to courtesy of the guys over at Colony...

OK, I arrived in Japan last Saturday and have so far been having a great time catching up with friends. My girl and Maja and Bashi, 2 street riders I have come to know pretty well from last years Disney gig. I just needed a break from home, having been so busy this year and just thought I’d get away for about 2 weeks. I’m staying in Tokyo or just outside the city in Chiba, pretty much an outer city suburb.

This is the first trip without my bike which is pretty surreal, it’s great not having to lug a big box around but I miss my bike! So been sight seeing a bit and generally just relaxing enjoying the food and what not. On Sunday I’m heading out to West Tokyo for a little street comp which should be fun to be at. I will get back to you on how that goes.

Its great to be over here with some warm weather compared to back home. That's about it so far. Sorry no pics. I will try and get some soon to you and an update on the street comp.

In other Simon O'brien news Fat Tony over at Ride US recently did an article about the Top 10 BMX Videos on YouTube. And you guessed - Simon's video featuring Adelaide's own Hilltop Hoods came in #1 with over 5 million hits... yep, you read that right.

City Voice Flat - France

Damien Hervieux of France sent me over this email about a contest that is happening towards the end of this month. Will be an awesome event - everyone should try to make it!!

“City Voice” is on its way to Grenoble and will give voice to the 3rd Grenoble Glisse Festival.

This new European Bmx Flat Event will take place at the “Anneau de vitesse of Grenoble” on June the 27th et 28th 2009

30.000 to 40.000 people are expected for the event

In this event you will find :

• Amateur, Expert and Pro contests
  
  
• Art exposition from the “Board Culture” presented by Spacejunk
  
  
• Every contests and animations proposed by the Grenoble Glisse Festival : World Cup Skateslalom, World Slalom Series Roller, Slopestyle Ski & Snow, Bmx Street, etc.

An area of 600m² on the asphalt with a practice area will be there for riders (contests) and kids who want to discover the bmx flat.

A percussion concert of the “40 batteurs”, a party and some “boeuf bourguignon” (famous French food) are planning too in the weekend.

Prize Money Pro, a UCPA journey in France for the Expert winner and other prizes will be given to winners in each category

Registration : Amateur (10€), Expert (15€), Pro (30€)

Websites : www.cityvoice.canalblog.com
www.desaxe-skateslalom.com (For registrations & News about the global event)

Contact : cityvoice.event@gmail.com

Colony Downunderground finals next month!

Don't forget the finals for the Colony Downunderground series are happening next month on July 4 in Brisbane. Check out this thread for more info on what to expect & if you're planning to go & looking for some accommodation check out this thread.


So far riders will be coming from Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland & also from abroad including Shintaro Misawa from Japan!

Shaun Jarvis leading the W.A to the East Coast - Photo: Mike Brandt

Colony/Focalpoint giveaway - winners announced!!

The Colony/Focalpoint contest that has been running recently has finally come to a close. By emailing in a photo of your own worn set you had the chance to win a set of the Colony Fantastic Plastic pedals.

The winners: Cam Norris, John Mcilveen, Jake Galvin, Brenton Pitt and...

Kit McKenna!!

As we know - Kit is living it up in the UK at the moment so i'm sure he'll be stoked.

Here's an example of the pedals that won..