Chase Gouin is back riding!


“Three decades of Flatland and Chase Gouin attempts to rise from the ashes of chronic mental and physical diseases with the help of his ‘whole-e trinity’ of bikes and a ‘heavenly light’ from behind the curtain call. Only time will tell if he can re-ignite the fires of hell on wheels.”

Great news published on the ART Magazine website yesterday, straight from the man himself!

I am “trying” to ride on some days when i feel it’s possible, but i am still sick from the effects of 5 years mold exposure. This means that my immune system is still weak and therefore i cannot ride at 100% force… maybe not even 30%. I must wait for the results of another DNA test which will hopefully show some lower levels of fungus in my intestines that has destroyed the good bacteria. I also must end this program that helped me stop taking the pain killer pills, so i will suffer more bad withdrawals very soon. The separate issue of Crohn’s disease is in a state of remission which is a good sign, but this damage to the small intestine will never really go away and may get worse in the future. I can only take care of myself and hope i don’t need a surgical tube and bag to replace the intestine. But i try to do some basic tricks to get the movements back. My goal is to eventually become a good flatlander and be able to do all my tricks from the past plus learn new ones…and of course invent some small variations. I thank everyone for their support, because without the donations and positive thoughts of riders, maybe i would never make it. As soon as I feel confident enough, i will release a short video edit. Live to Ride…Ride to SURVIVE!
Sincerely,
Chase.

Originality #1 Contest – Win a KHE Jesse Puente Prototype frame!

Peep the edit above of Jesse busting out OG style in Venice Beach, California! This is great!!! The last upside stubble duck is tight!! Get inspired, go film, it could be you that wins the frame!

What do you need to do to win? The rules are simple! You upload a video of your original combo on YouTube or Vimeo (length 1-2min), the deadline is July 1. Make sure you show the KHE Logo (download: 1080p, 720p, non-HD ) for at least 3sec at the beginning of the video.

Send your video link to info@khebikes.com and info@global-flat.com (Subject: WIN A JESSE PUENTE FRAME). Like the KHE Bikes Facebook page because all the videos will be posted there.

2012 Red Bull Circle of Balance Rider List announced!!

www.redbull.jp

Red Bull Japan posted the rider list for the Circle of Balance 2012! What a list, and even a surprise in there with the inclusion of Kerry Gatt! Great to see riders like Simon O’ Brien and Bert Ribul in the list! This is going to be one heavy contest!

Rider List:

Yohei Uchino
Moto Sasaki
Hiroya Morisaki
Matthias Dandois
Alex Jumelin
Viki Gomez
Terry Adams
Simon O’Brien
Adam Kun
Dominik Nekolny
Kerry Gatt
Waldemar Fatkin
Dez Maarsen
George Manos
Jean William Prevost
Bert Ribul

Judges:

Kotaro Tanaka
Chad DeGroot
Travis Collier
Michael Steingraeber
Martti Kuoppa

Interview with Viki on the COB contest:

http://www.redbull.jp/cs/Satellite/ja_JP/Video/Vicki-Gomez-Interview-021243210995189