They say all good things have to come to an end! And that is certainly regretfully the case here. For two years, riding for Junglerider and particularly the honour of being asked to ride for the company by one of my riding heroes, Martti Kuoppa is something I won’t forget in a hurry.
Over the last two years I have been testing my signature “E-frame” with plans for it to go into production, but there sadly hasn’t been enough interest in the frame. We needed to take minimum of 100 orders, nowadays I realise that flatland is a saturated market and that is a tough order to make.
Now I have got to the situation where I have cracked my first prototype which lasted 2 years, there are no more frames to ride, so rather than have no bike at all. It’s time to go get a new bike!
I just want to take this opportunity to thank Martti and Simon at Junglerider, for all they have done for me, and the very fact Martti believed in me in the first place. Going back and forth with Martti producing countless progression clips/edits in 2011, is something that will remain with me forever.
In keeping with the Junglerider/Flatmatters philosophy, hope you enjoy the farewell clip! More to come…
Sebastian Grubinger kindly sent in this BBQ Jam flyer. 8th June is the date, if you in and around the Vienna area or maybe you fancy a roadtrip, this could be for you!
Like I already said, so many events this past weekend it’s hard to keep up! Congratulations to DK’s Dane Beardsley taking the win at stop 3 of the Trans jam series in Raleigh, North Carolina. And I am also guessing leading the way in the series. Hopefully video footage soon.
Pro
1 Dane Beardsley
2 James McGraw
3 Isaiah Jordan
4 Luis Dos Santos
5 Bryan Huffman
6 Keith King
Expert
1 Lee Mejia
2 Mark Coates
3 Steven Tubiolo
4 Fabio Moreno
5 Kevin Washington
Beginner
1 Kyle Hogue
2 Jay Morrison
3 Hannah Roberts
4 Pryce Hovey
5 Eddie Rovi
6 Jackson Hamelin
Moya hit me up with news and photos from an event in Madrid this past weekend:
“Yesterday there was a contest here in Madrid: ToroLoco Flatland Expressions 2. It was part of a Hip Hop festival, BOAFEST. There were really good vibes, thanks to Toroloco Energy Drink and Action Wheels BMX shop for suporting of the event.”
Pro Class.
1-Miguel Tardío
2-Alejandro Encinas (Neuma)
3- Guelo Monzón
4- Jose Ramirez
5-Álvaro Fernández
6-Andrés Marqués(Andrew)
7-Alberto Moya
Just caught these awesome new clips from Alex Jumelin, love the first clip double around the world rear peg plasticman, stylish and progressive as ever! Voodoo jam is getting close! Look out for a Voodoo jam themed top 5 this week with Scott O’Brien!
