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A short edit I found of my manlover Samson Ross. -Mitch

Merry fucking Christmas from diversity! -Mitch

Jordan Mang (who has the coolest last name I've ever heard) sent me this video of himself to put on the site. Some cool stuff in there. Check it out. -Mitch

The TempereBikes Online store is finally up! After months and months Mitch and myself finally got our heads around this and you can now purchase any Tempered gear simple and easily over the net. Head over to the tempered site and click on the Online Store. - Matty .

Matt Bell just spent a few weeks over here in brisbane and we hooked him up with one of the new Temperedbikes Treason frames, so i thought it would be a good idea to get up a bike check. We didn't seem to get any good weather so the pics were taken in the rain. enjoy. Frame: TemperedBikes Treason “21” Bars: Fit northwests Stem: EDH Fork: Odyssey race classics Headset: Flybikes Cranks: Primo powerbites = no snapage = no shredded shins BB: Odyssey Mid Seat clamp: Shadow Alfred light Seat/post: Macniel sl with stump post Sprocket: Tree light 25t Grips: Odi longnecks Bar Ends: Kink lighter Chain: Khe hollow half link Front wheel: Odyssey sevenka, ? spokes, TemperedBikes revolt hub Back wheel: Odyssey sevenka, Dt swiss spokes, profile mini lhd 9t driver Tires: Front fly ruben, rear animal asm Extras: ti spindle, ti seat combo bolt, ti axle, ti driver -Matty .

Micky Soole sent me an email discussing why again he is off his bike for a few months. It seems Micky keeps hurting his back and is being forced to take a few months off his bike each time, After previously inflaming some discs in his lower back. Get well soon Micky. -Matty

I just noticed over on vital that west oz ripper Todd Meyne won the Levi's Red Tab Awards and got himself a $500 levis gift certificate. I have ridden and spent a lot of time with Todd, the dude has a lot more tricks in his bag than whats on this video. Check the Levi's other winnders and Todds video here. - Matty .

A few people have let me know about Christmas Jams on this weekend. The first one is on Saturday and is at Jindalee in QLD. Not too sure on the details but the halloween jam was a blast so I'm guessing this one will be too. The second one is on Sunday and is at Mullum in NSW and starts around 10am. Email Callum (bodyboarderforlife@hotmail.com) or Jaya (grubtec@hotmail.com) for more details about that one. -Mitch

I finally got a bit of spare time to put together this quick edit from the TemperedBikes Filthy Drains Jam. Thanks to Emancipate, Cropthorn, Stowaway, Animal, Focal Point and of course Tempered for making the jam the success it was. Enjoy. -Mitch

Shane Batchler sent me the link to this cool video he made of Brisbane northside shredder Daniel Kershaw. Check it out. -Mitch

Paul from Stictlybmx sent me a few days ago about a raffle they are having to raise money for Jimmy Levan.

Theres a bunch of pictures and mini write ups from the 07 LiveWire Jam that was in West OZ over on WestOzBMX. I really dig this photo of my boy, warren. Check here for the Article. -Matty .

FINALLY, the long awaited "HOW HARD IS IT" dvd from westozbmx is finally here, you can grab your copy from Graeme himself by email, howhardisit@live.com.au I watched this dvd just the other day and i was amazed by the level of riding in the dvd. Definitely worth the buy. WESTOZBMX. - Matty .

Theres a really fresh bike check of Daniel Johnson over on the FocalPoint site, click here to check it. - Matty .

Hush session from scott greentree on Vimeo . I was just over on the NaturalBMX site and watched the video, i really fucking enjoyed this edit. I read the trails are now being demolished in just a few days, someone tell me what went wrong with all the signatures from the petition? - Matty .

Pulled this video from the FBM Website of West Oz Kie Ashworth. Theres some solid clips in there, but i did notice there was some re used scrap clips from the WestOZ DVD "How Hard Is It" Whats up with that? Also: The lack of updates are due to both Mitch and I be very busy in the last few weeks leading up to the drains challenge,

The TemperedBikes Filthy Drains Challenge is on tomorrow and its going to be off the hook. Animal and Stowaway are now on board as sponsors as well as Diversity, Cropthorn, Emancipate and of course Tempered. Be there tomorrow for your chance to win some great gear and witness some crazy riding. Springfield Drains, next to the tavern and across the road from the skatepark, 2:30pm. -Mitch

Another teaser for the Tempered Bikes Filthy Drains Challenge. It's on this Saturday and starts around 2:30. If you're unsure of the location holla a comment on the diversity myspace and I'll try and sort you out. Also, if you're thinking of drinking on the day, please don't buy your drinks from the bottle-o next to the drains and walk straight over, they're starting to get a bit suss about it. -Mitch

Nice little section of Brisbane killer Shane Batchler. Shane seems to be pumpin out the vidoes these days and they're always fun to watch. Check it out. -Mitch

Spotted this video on youtube of a David Girsch, 15 year old shredder from Cairns. Check it out, some cool stuff in there. Also, Apologies for the lack of updates, Matty and I have been busy working on the drains for the TemperedBikes Filthy Drains Challenge

Just another little teaser video I threw together for the Filthy Drains Challenge. As you can see its right next to a bottle-o. Be there December 8th to get loose and have a good time. The jam will start around 2:30 and should go well into the night. Please don't go to the location beforehand as the last thing we want is the spot getting shut down a few days/hours before the jam. -Mitch

I just spotted on FocalPoint that Cooper Brownlee has not one but TWO interviews come out, one with sponser wethepeople and another with Australian NaturalBMX. Natural Interview. Wethepeople Interview.

This is the official flyer for the TemperedBikes Filthy Drains Challenge. Make sure you keep the 8th of December free. You won't want to miss it! Stay tuned for more details. -Mitch

Adam Stone sent me this video from a benefit jam for Stephen Murray on the 11th of November. All up they raised $2425 dollars which Stephen got around a week ago. -Mitch

TemperedBikes have just released their 08 Treason frames to the public for sale. If your local bike shop does not stock Tempered then get in touch with matt via their myspace here , Their site is still in the works. You saw it first on Diversity. - Diversity .

Our very own Mitch Wood submitted his Pirate Video into the Ugzine video competition and came out winning hands down. For those who haven't seen the edit, i reposted it for your viewing pleasure. Check out some of the other entries here . - Matty .

I don't know much about this jam other than whats on this flyer, if your in the area, Check it out! Also: I heard there was a new skatepark opening somewhere in Brisbane this weekend. Any one - Matty .

HARMONYBMX is a new online apparel store based in sydney, i don't no much about it so to give you a better idea i pulled this from their site. "We're a new clothing mailorder in aust selling bmx softgoods exclusively based in Sydney. We're only small at the moment but our goal is to carry the widest range of soft goods you'll ever see! Shirts, stickers, caps, belts and banners are what we're carrying at the moment, but hold on for more and a bigger range of proddy!"

Just checked out some new pics that have just been uploaded to the WESTOZBMX main site, theres some pretty solid shit in there! And i noticed theres still some shots of me in their from like 4 years ago. On another note we apologize for a non update yesterday, Mitch has been real busy getting his filming on for some high profilers and i was away on a trip, excuses dont mean shit tho. - Matty .

Cooper from FocalPoint just sent me this NEW flyer for the Flem Banks jam, they changed the date from the 8th of december to the 15th, so change your diaries. - Matty .

Spotted this nice edit on westozbmx , these dudes are definately killing the streets of perth. - Matty .

Oddly enough it seems ben from westozbmx has found himself a new computer after 12 months of no updates and is now starting to rebuild the site. Its looking pretty fucking tight. - Matty .

Stowaway are giving out free dvds AGAIN! All you need to do is head over to their site and read all about it. Also check out the new covers of their winter catalogues featuring my boy Kie Ashworth. -Matty.

Theres a review of Focal Point's new DVD "Clocked In" on the infamous thecomeupbmx.net. Click here to check it out. -Mitch

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Cooper has done a review of Troy Charlesworth's new DVD, Droppin' Clips on the Focal Point site . Check the review out here. -Mitch

This photo has no relevance to the Canberra scene at all, just a cool photo. If you ride a bike, no matter where you are, click here and sign this petition to save the "Hush" trails in Canberra. Simple as that. -Matty.

Video of a shredder by the name of Adrian Fox. Dudes good. Taken from the Last Chapter myspace . Check it out. -Mitch

Matty filmed some clips of Mitch Lowry today and he decided to bust out. Check it out. -Mitch

Theres a bunch of photos for the Local Assualt jam held by EDH and a bunch of other sponsers over on the Local Assualt website. so go check them out. - Matty.

Something big is happening very soon. Start saving money for flights now. Stay tuned for details. -Mitch

> Just spotted this pic on the Stowaway Distrobution site. Not sure who or where it is or who took it, only that its gnarly as fuck. -Mitch

Click picture to enlarge. I got a hold of my boy Kie Ashworth for a rad story with his bike by FBM Bike Co . the frame is the grey stairmaster fbm frame its pretty gnar i like it heaps, i tried to keep my stuff simple grey or close to grey, so i have chrome ape hangers they are cut down like 1cm on each side and running coalition grips grey city series think they are rochester ones and seriously my favourite new thing real soft thick, i reccomend them to all my friends they love them too. my fbm seat is grey also is sweet i love it lots... they are pretty much my favourite parts on my bike that make it what they are, so i got new wheels yesterday coalition hubs with alex rims kane built them real good. primo cranks(no hollow bite no snapped arms no hospital) 25tooth fbm wurlitzer sprocket its been strongest one ive had which was good. got some real homo pedals called 'da bomb' i got them mostly because of the colour described to me as 'bird shit' yeah ...

Congratulations to Jamie and Josh who won the doubles video comp. There were a decent amount of entries, some good, some not so good. In the end this was the easy winner. Jamie and Josh win some hot shirts courtesy of Last Chapter and a swagger of other goodies. Keep up the good work! -Mitch

- Got this in an email from Josh Mete. As you may or may not know. On July 22nd at the AST Dew Tour in Baltimore, Stephen Murray suffered career ending injuries to his spinal cord and vertebrae in BMX Dirt finals. Stephen is recovering, but his medical bills are reaching astronomical dollar amounts. So the BMX community has come together all over the world to help support Stephen Murray and his family through this difficult time. There has been benefit jams and competions all over the world to help raise funds for his medical bills and other expensive. Well a few guys from Melbourne Australia have decided that it was time to show our support and have a benefit jam also. On the 11th of this month there will be a benefit jam held at hill and dale box Jumps Park to raise money. Forgotten Bikes, Tempered Bikes, Fly Bikes, Triple Six Distribution Worth Ten And Rural Clothing are sponsoring the jam so far but every bit counts! There will also be sausages and soft drinks available for $2 ea...

Back Issue 9 of Focal Point is now available to download in PDF form. Click here to download issue 9 and here to download issue 8 if you haven't already. -Mitch

I got a chance to speak with Perth animal Calvin kosovich and decided to get some bike checks from him for you all to read, check it. Click picture to enlarge Frame : hoffman bama Forks : sunday night. Bars : mutiny glams baby. Stem : slave and master xlt. Cranks : profile race ti spindle. Pedals : JC no studs. Sprocket : 25 tree. I roll with profile minis front and rear midway back 7ka front. Macneil sl seat , animal seat clamp. Two pegs. "All up its a ghetto but i like it." -Matty .

Focal Point's brand spankin' new dvd, "Clocked In" is available to buy. I saw this at the Brisbane premiere and it was off the hook. Only $25 from any decent bike shop or straight from Focal Point via mailorder. Check the site for more info. You might wanna buy two incase you wear your first copy out. -Mitch

Heres something new for everyone to read, tell me what you think in the comments. Tight jeans or Loose fit? Tight Myspace or Facebook? Facebook 2020 or FocalPoint? 2020 Whips or barspins? whips Trails or rails? trails Blondes or Brunettes? Both, yes asian Sponno or no sponno? Sponno…..flalinebmx Mail Order or Aussie support? Aussie support Helmet or no helmet? No helmet Ham or chicken? chicken - Matty .

No one ever speaks about the west or sees or hears anything from that region of Aus, times have changed. Kie sent me a bunch of photos and i decided to put these three up. There was some other rad shots and ill use them in the future. Expect to see a bunch more from these guys and many more. Jay Wilson with a hot 270 bars. Kie Ashworth, Dope as fuck old school air. Matt Bell, Clicked as shit turndown to fakie. - Matty .

Ugzine's James Wade has just sent me some links to his new run of tee's for his clothing co, Dishonour. The new threads are pretty tight if you ask me. Dishonour only does one run of each design they create and they always sell out fast, so get on it. Check there myspace here . - Matty .

Top Five Websites? 1.myspace.com 2.temperedbikes.com.au 3.diversitybmx.blogspot.com 4.freesmsfun.com.au 5 thecomeupbmx.net Non salty people? 1.mitcha 2.mathew 3.corey 4.dano 5.beast Beverages? 1.XXXX gold 2.XXXX gold 3.XXXX gold 4.XXXX gold 5.XXXX gold Places to get flats? 1. beenleigh 2. crestmead 3. logan village 4. springfield 5. springfield again Riding Spots 1.browns plains 2.runaway bay 3.my roundabout 4.caloundra 4.beerwah Myspace comments? 1. SPAM 2. love 3. people saying how much they miss me hahaha 4. people saying how much of a mad cunt i am haha! 5. hot babes saying we should meet up, chyeah chyeah! People to buy your drinks? 1. MUM 2. Corey 3. Jessica ann 4. matty styles 5. lora gora - Matty .

Jordan from Perth sent me this flyer over myspace and asked me to post it up. It's pretty straight forward, theres a jam happening in Perth on he 11th of November, meet at the landing. Check out the westozbmx forums, I'm sure there will be a bunch of info about the jam on there. If everyone rocks up and puts in the effort, the day should be dope! -Matty.

Found this video on Youtube of Brisbane BMX machine Nathan Philps. Not sure who edited it but I know its a compilation of alot of other footage. -Mitch

The NEW batch of frames arrived in Australia just last week! Jerry and myself drove all he way out to the harbor just to pick them up in his ute! Here is a sneak preview at the frames before we sticker them up and release them to the public late this week! The website is currently under works so check out the Myspace.

Steve McCann has bike check over on FatBMX . Click here to read it. Dope Ride! - Matty .

Derrick from Flatline BMX just sent me these photos of their Sample frames, Flatline is a pretty new company but seem to be really big in their local scene. Check out their myspace here.

Some footage from the jam at Jindalee yesterday. It was awesome fun and had a really good vibe. Enjoy. -Captain Manbeast (Mitch)

Rural Clothing is a small clothing company based in NSW. They have some pretty hot gear and i think they will have a bunch more to come. Check their myspace here . - Matty .

I got an email from Stowaway's Jamie Moore in regards to EDH, there has been a lot of news posted about these guys, so i thought it would be a good idea to let everyone know how and when you can get them. - Jamie Moore, "I met Travis Peek From EDH when I was in the New Zealand a few months back and we made an agreement to distro his stems which seem to be holding Up really well. The Stems are now available in All Good Australian Stores now and Come in black , purple and green." - Matty .

Daniel Hunt's BlackLotus Has their new website finally up and running. The site is pretty simple but you get the idea of all their rad new stuff to come. BlackLotus. - Matty .

Apparently theres a Halloween jam of sorts at Jindalee skatepark tomorrow so get yourself down there. Anyone who dresses up gets a diversitybmx car sticker! -Mitch

Heres an edit from the Ditch jam that took place in Adelaide. I pulled the link from the Ugzine forums, im sure there will be a bunch more edits from the day on the forums so check them out. Highlights, Kie Ashworth tooth to disaster on some crazy bridge sub? - Matty .

Got sent the link of this amazing video of Queensland shredder Tom Stretton. Filmed and edited by Shane Batchelor. Definatley check it out.

I don't usually post two things from the same topic in one day. But it seemed like a good excuse. I got in touch with Daniel and got him to do a top fives for Diversity. Top Fives with Daniel Dunn. Top Five Places to eat? maccas. kfc. oportos. subway. hungry jacks. Top five places to spend alone? in the toilet. in the place where im alone. wheaties bedroomon. my bike (two people on a bike isnt good) jogging lol. Top five Bands? tegan & sara the hilltop hoods jonny cash le tigre guy sebastian Do you like corn chips? it is a fact that i enjoy chewing on corn chips. Top five riding spots? kp (brisbane) woodcroft trails (adelaide) mt barker (adelaide) five dock (sydney) anything that flows realy well. - Matty.

Daniel Dunn I was just browsing myspace because im bored as fuck. Came across this edit from mozzy, i liked it. Tell me what you think in the comments. - Matty .

Jamie Warren is officially riding for TemperedBikes full team alongside Mitch wood, Jerry vandervalk, Justy Bumpstead, Mathew Lawton and Nathan Saunders. This kid is just 15 and hails from Perth in West OZ. I had known Jamie for a while, but on my last visit to perth i spent alot of time with the dude and he amazed me more and more each day i rode with him. Expect to see alot more from this ripper. - Matty .

EDH Have their New online shop finally running, Unfortunately the only products you can buy from the online shop will be limited edition runs of products, still rad tho! Make sure you check them out, EDHBMX EDH is distributed through Stowaway in Aus and NZ - Matty .

Rider is Kie. photo by? Everyone knows about the jam that took place in adelaide on the weekend just passed, but if you have not seen any pics just yet, go check them out on the Ugzine blogs. Some cool photos, jam looks super rad! - Matty .

Cooper over at FocalPoint has put a back issue of the zine up on the main page to be downloaded. This is a rad idea if you never got a copy of this issue, you can just click here and download it. Good issue, i suggest you do it! - Matty .

Justy has a sweet bike check on his myspace. Usually i wouldn't post things like this on the main page, but his ride is definately hot! Click here to get to the Bike check .

The Focal Point premieres for the highly anticipated DVD "Clocked In" happened this weekend, Melbourne on Friday night and Brissie on Saturday. I went to the Brissie one and it was off the hook. I doubt we'll be getting back into that pub again. From what I've heard the Melbourne premiere was wild as well. As for the DVD, my memory is a bit hazy for some reason... but I do remember that i had to pick my jaw up off the floor on more than one occasion. Big thanks to everyone who came and to Stowaway and Triplesix for supplying some giveaways. Stay tuned for a review of the DVD. Definatley get your hands on a copy, it'll be worth every cent. -Mitch

Video of the Drainkids from Brissie. Spotted on The Come Up. -Mitch

click pic to enlarge Cropthorn have just released their new advert featuring, "Mathew Lawton". Although you see it first on Diversity, the ad is expected to hit magazines mid January. Check out cropthorn here. Myspace -Mitch