While Alex & I were staying at Ryan’s house a couple weeks back we put together this fun little edit riding Ryan’s new backyard mini ramp. It was crazy hot this day & so humid but was great fun doing it. I haven’t sweated that much in ages !! We even did a bunch of synchro stuff just for fun. Enjoy.

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The Core Series final was on Sunday & was a good day for sure. A good turn out & the riding level was really high with a few first’s done at the park. Decade airs, flip whips, front flips, smith to whips were a few stand outs from the day. So good to watch. Our own Peta Shepherd did well enough to get 7th on the day & 5th overall for the year in expert. Well done Peta !! Alex Hiam also rode well yesterday & took out 3rd place in the pro class. Thanks to Ange for the pics.

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Yesterday we visited the Vans headquarters here in California & met up with none other than the Vans TM, Jerry Badders. He gave us the grand tour of the offices there & Alex was blown away by the sheer size of the place. So much cool stuff to see too. Jerry was also nice enough to take us shopping at a nearby Vans store. He hooked us up big time & you can expect to see Alex decked out in some fine Vans kicks & fresh new clothes.

A huge thanks must go out to Jerry & Vans, thanks heaps mate, it is appreciated.

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It’s been an amazing few days here & we are all pretty much ridden out now. I haven’t felt this sore from riding in a while… all good though for sure. Today we are leaving Woodward to go back to Ryan’s place in Greenville for a few days before returning home. I would like to once again thank everyone at Woodward for letting us stay & ride, it’s been an amazing time. Here are a few random photos from the last few days – Alex on the go-karts, Ryan & Broc on the new dirt jumps.

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Alex, Ryan & myself arrived at Woodward yesterday. We meet up with Broc Raiford here as well & rode all day. It was amazing. I haven’t been here since 1998 & the place has changed so much since then. So much stuff to ride that I don’t think we will even get to ride it all during our 4 day stay. Thanks to the friendly staff at Woodward for hooking us up, appreciated.

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Today we went riding in the crazy 100 degree (38 degrees celsius) here. We went to Raleigh today to do a little street jibbing in the crazy heat. Was a fun day for sure. Below are some photos taken by Colin Mackay – one during the drive home today & the other while chilling at Ryan’s place yesterday.

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Alex finally made it to Greenville after a mammoth 29 hour trip from Brisbane. This morning we woke up at Ryan’s place & he took us to Mirra’s warehouse, such treat. It was amazing to see Mirra ride there & Alex was very stoked to get the chance to meet him. This arvo we’re heading to Jaycee park for a session, should be good.

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Alex Hiam is off on his first ever trip to the states today. We will head firstly to Greenville to stay with Ryan & then head to Woodward East for a few days then back to Greenville again. We will also spend couple days in Cali on the way home. Expect various updates from the trip here every few days.

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Alex Hiam recently put together a new bike with a 2011 Sweet Tooth frame packed with some of our new 2011 parts. The colour is our new Red Storm which will be available in September.

Alex & I are also off to the states this Friday for two weeks. We will visit Greenville & stay at Ryan’s place as well as a road trip up to Woodward East, can’t wait. Looks our for web updates here & a full story in 2020 magazine in the coming months.

Oh yeah, click here now to check out Alex’s bike shop sponsor, Crossley Cycles.

Thanks to Ange for the photos.

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Everyone worked hard to get some new photos for their team pages along with new Q&A’s. I am stoked on how they came up! Check them here, have a read to learn a bit more about the team. Extra thanks go out to the photographers from around the world that helped out with team riders photos. The photo below is of Liam Fahy-Hampton from a fairly recent trip from Brisbane down to Melbourne, it’s amazing what you will find in small towns.

Ools from Strictly BMX did up a little iPhone holiday edit from a trip up to the Gold Coast earlier this year. Not the best quality but worth checking out. Look out for clips of Strictly team rider, Mick Bayzand & a little of Alex in the mix.