We’re proud to present the ‘King of the Jibs’ series of street comps happening around the country starting in Melbourne at the Ausbike trade show. We have been working very hard on these over the past months & you may have seen photos of the progress of the building here on our site.
25 invited riders only doing their best for a share of some prize money & glory. This is a strict invite only event to ride. Helmets are also compulsory to ride.
Spectators are more than welcome & check the Ausbike site for ticketing info by clicking here now. Ride your bike there & get $5.00 off the spectator fee. Under 18’s are free to spectate.
There will be a second comp in Brisbane on the weekend of October 9th & 10th, more details soon.
Simon O’Brien sent through some news about a recent exhibition he was apart of….
“Not long ago I was part of an art exibition in Venice, Italy. the topic was spinning. A backwheel spin shot in a grimy location played back in super slow mo. The exibition was then recently turned into a hard cover book. It’s always fun to be part of one of Sydneys most young, contemporary and outstanding visual artists Shaun Gladwell’s projects!”
I’m over here at the X Games in LA right now & the comp starts tomorrow. Just chilled out today watching park, street & vert practise. Should be good to see what goes down in each event over the coming days. It’s great to see a lot of faces I haven’t seen in a while as well. I snapped this photo of Tim during vert practise today on my digi cam. Expect a few more photos to come over the days ahead. Ryan has park eliminators tomorrow morning even with his bad shoulder but should be OK. Fingers crossed.
The other night we went over to an indoor mini setup that Pete Radivo frequents and he killed it! You may remember this recent edit we did with Pete at the same place. This superman seat grab is rediculous, the spine is maybe 4 and a half foot high. Nice!
Shane Badman sent in a quick update of what he’s been up to of late… read on below.
Recently headed over to Bali for just under a week to go to one of my closest mates wedding (congrats Kieren & Nikki!). We stayed just outside Kuta and spent the time chillin by the pool, hitting up Balinese massages (for $8AUD you can’t go wrong!), crazy shopping markets, booting around on scooters like the big kids we are & just generally having an awesome time. Unfortunately the bike didn’t come with me (first time ever!), but sussed out a few spots to ride for the next visit.
If you are a surfer, you definitely need to check out around Bali, some awesome surf beaches!
Been super busy helping to get the finals of the DownUnderground underway as well. It’s going to be an awesome event for sure & myself & the crew at Newcircle are busy putting together a little promo edit for the event so stay tuned! – Shane.
I called Ryan this morning cause I heard through the grape vine that he crashed & hurt himself at the recent Dew Tour. He has a 3rd degree seperated shoulder right now but says he will be good for X Games this weekend coming. I am actually heading over to LA to check out the games, will be good to see what it’s all about. Should be a fun week ahead.
The Newcircle Dowunderground flatland series final is coming up & it’s held in Brisbane once again. Should be a great day for all involved. If you’re keen to see Australia’s best flatland riding then make sure you save the date.
It might be sunny all year round up in Colony HQ land, Queensland. But down south here in Melbourne we sometimes have to retreat to the indoors to escape the rain. Last weekend we had a real fun session at a skater built spot (no beef here as far as I know). It works both ways you see. They skate spots we build and vice versa. Here are a couple photos from the day of myself and Marnold. Thanks to Sam Illman for pressing the button on my photo.
There will be a fund raising jam at the Albury skatepark to help raise funds for a much needed make over at the park. Check the flyer below for info. It’s proudly supported by The Sanction amongst others. Get there & support your scene if you’re in the area. Should be a great day for sure.
Here is a video put together from the trip we did through some of France in June. Extra special thanks to the guys at Unleaded for looking after us so well while there. Edited & filmed by JB of Maniable.
