Got an email from Ryan about his weekend & weeks ahead…   

What’s up guys…

I went to Germany for the BMX Masters on Monday and got back last night, had a rad time. The first event was mini ramp on the Braun Spine ramp which is almost 7 foot tall (scary as crap) I did a lot of stuff on it that I was pumped on like double whips and no foot can flair. I placed 4th in mini but had some of the best runs I’ve ever done on a spine. Check out Freecaster.tv or bmxonline.com for videos
Next event was dirt and I’m glad to tell you guys I WON son, haha. I had a great time and the jumps were sick, big and fast. Everyone rode super good and top 3 were myself, Corey Bohan and 3rd was TJ Ellis. There are videos around of the dirt comp too.

Next for me is Cleveland Dew tour next week then I’m going to Cali for 2 weeks to film and shoot photos for Vans then LG box jump comp and X Games super park. Can’t wait…. Check the photos I stole from various websites…

Talk soon,

Ryan.

Yo yo !!

Our newest team member is all the way from the UK, his name is Jonny Devine & will now rep for us over there. We here at Colony are super stoked to have Jonny on board with us & he is now decked out on a fully loaded Bloody Oath with a swag of our stuff. Many thanks go out to Alan’s BMX for their help with getting him his new set-up so fast. I also must say a shout out to Will Jackson for putting us onto Jonny in the first place.

Check out this short bio on Jonny below… check back soon for a full bike check.

Name : Jonny Devine
Birthdate : 20/01/1989
City : Preston
Country : England
Riding since : 2001/2002 somewhere around that time!
Favourite riding spot : Anywhere that’s good and I’m with my friends!
Favourite Colony product : Official stem
Favourite Colony team rider : Not to sure either Liam Fahy-Hampton or Nick Richardson. I really don’t know the whole team is unreal!!!

Yo yo !!

Just recently I decided to take a day trip to the inland city of Luxor on the bank of the Nile, about 4 hours from where I currently live in Hurghada. Through a friend of a friend, I managed to get a hook-up for a driver to take me there and back for a decent price and meant that I wouldn’t have to survive the tourist buses for the day! My plan was to visit some of the ancient temples and also the Valley of the Kings – an ancient burial site for Egyptian Kings from roughly 2,500 years ago.

Egypt has a lot of similarities with Australia: they both have perfect sunshine all year round, good beaches and same type of desert landscape that continues forever. The culture is hugely different, Egypt being one of the oldest cultures/civilizations on the planet. The Valley of the Kings is immense & visiting the tombs gives you a good idea of how together the ancient Egyptians were with the story of the dead King drawn in hieroglyphs that you can still see today. Makes you wonder if anything that humans create now will still be around in 2500 years time??

From the Valley of the Kings, I drove out to visit a few other sites including Al-Bahir Temple and the Colossi of Memnon that were built about 3400 years ago. Huge and awesome, all of it built without the technology that we use today & photos never do things like this justice. The city of Luxor is constantly busy, but without all the tourists that Hurghada has so it does feel a little more “Egyptian”. Markets and Bazaars everywhere, you can buy pretty much anything you want for very little.

The trip home was uneventful, my driver constantly beeping and yelling at other drivers in Arabic and dodging the various herds of goats that are being moved along by their Bedouin shepherds. I’m hoping to next visit the pyramids in the coming weeks so stay tuned…

Talk to you soon,

Shane.

Yo yo !!