We featured the news of the G-Shock Real Toughness events getting ready to get started a while ago. The first round just went down in Nagoya, japan. With AresBykes rider Hiroya Morisaki taking the top shot, the G-shock tour has really got a lot of riders motivated to bust hard and also help riders earn a living from Flatland. Props to Hiroya for the win, more of the results as we get them! Stay tuned!
Incredible production on this 40 years in Paris edit by JC Pieri and Alain Massabova, editor of ART Magazine. This is a must watch! Happy Birthday Alain!
Great coverage from the 2000 X Games in SF, Nor cal! Again Martti Kuoppa dominated, another X Games gold! Theres a good mix of footage/interviews from some of the finalists in this one!
Here’s what Sean Fontenot had to say about this short “Bubbles” edit…
“Had fun with a bubble gun and some settings on my Nikon D5100….no filters or effects used on this clip, all done raw! Ahmed Johnson and me (Sean Fontenot) riding.”
Adam brings back an old move and makes it new in this chilled switch edit from Sevisual. Here’s what Adam had to say about it: “here is a lil combo for u! It took 1 min to create and 5 mins to pull, kind of a “never do it again” link! Enjoy and ride on guys”… Check it!
Looks like the return of the “V” bar! Viki just posted up on his facebook page about an hour ago, what do you all think? In related news, keep an eye for a big Viki Gomez interview in the near future!
Many of you might not know the face behind DeepBMX, Autum Bikes and the new Bloody Shins Webstore. The guy that brought flatland back to the annual Masters/Worlds contest! That face is Matti Rose! Matti burst on the flatland scene around 1998/99 on a blue GT Show. Matti is perhaps best known riding wise for his signature backwards timemachine flip to upside down megaspin.
As always I try to cover a large spectrum of riders and styles to keep things fresh. Nowadays Matti is well overdue some coverage, peep his pimped out Autum ride right here! Thanks for all you do for flatland Matti!
Mattis straight 90s setup:
Frame: AUTUM “the Blitz” Fork: AUTUM “Bent” fork Handlebars: AUTUM “Escobar” Barends: AUTUM; Stem: Flybikes Suelo Headset: deepBMX Gyro: Odyssey GTX-R Grips: Odyssey Gary Young Griplocks: None. I am not afraid of that someone will steal my grips Brakes: Dia Compe HombresBrake levers: Odyssey Monolevers Tyres: Odyssey Frequency G 1.75″ Tubes: Yes Pegs: AUTUM “Bamos” pegs Seatpost: deepBMX Seatclamp: Primo Seat: deepBMX Chain adjustor: AUTUM Blitz integrated Chain: Yes Cranks: Odyssey Flatware Chainring: Odyssey Flatware Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC Rims: Odyssey Hazard Lite Front hub: G-Sport Marmoset Freecoaster: KHE Geisha Spokes: Yes …and they are black
Any modifications:
I put some air in the tires and some BLOODY SHINS stickers on my frame.
Anything specific to you that you must have on your own ride:
Some air in the tires…
Advice to beginners on bike set ups?
All this discussions about brakes or no brakes do not excist in Japan – and I have a lot of respect for Japan and Japanese ridersss… BMXALOT!
Matti killing it at the Flatland Fury contest in 2002!