Jeff Desroche, Kotaro Tanaka, Jesse Puente, Pete Brandt, Ryoji Yamamoto, Aaron Behnke, Matt Wilhelm, and Seji Sekata feature in this great throwback edit Roosevelt Taylor just published. It’s not too long till the annual Toronto contest which widely regarded as the first BIG contest of the year! Enjoy this one!
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Forkone – Fakie Triple Stemlash
Martti Kuoppa has turned the flatland world stem mad! Check this awesome fakie triple stem lash edit that the talented Forkone just published on his youtube channel! So good!
One Love Jam 2016 – Adam Jung Photogallery
Old school heads will remember the name Adam Jung, Adam is now a fashion photographer out in Hawaii but made the trip over to LA for the One Love jam this year and shot some really nice photographs at the jam. Head over to his site to take a look:
http://www.adamjung.com/gallery.html?folio=Portfolio&gallery=One%20Love%202016
Texas Flatlanders Demo – Jan 2016
Texas Flatlanders Demo – Jan 2016 from art thomason on Vimeo.
The Texas Flatland crew made up of Art Thomason, Andy Guerrero, Adam DiClaudio, Kelly Baldwin and Cesar Calderon threw down a flatland show at Grace Community Church somewhere in Texas recently. Hit play for this one.
Final Battle Ovalo Flat Contest – Takuji Kasahara vs Benjamin Hudson
igiBMX team mates, Takuji Kasahara & Benjamin Hudson go head to head in the final battle at the Ovalo Flatland contest in Chile we featured last weekend, hit play for this one!
Old School Sundays with Dennis McCoy
With the news the AFA is reborn again, it’s as good excuse as I need to post some AFA footage from back in the day for this weeks OSS. If you haven’t seen this run from Dennis McCoy before at the AFA Kansas Finals 88, the music over the top kind of spoils it. I always like to get the energy from the music and crowd noise, but nevertheless the rolling over and out to macaroni at 00:35 is amazing!
Must Watch! Martti Kuoppa / Stationary/Brakeless/Double Stemwhip
It is quite fitting that the first Must Watch of 2016 goes to the Editorial and Reader Choice Flatmatters Online Rider of the Year, Martti Kuoppa. I can’t even imagine how hard it is pull this double stem lash off stationary on the spot, beautiful to see this kind of creativity being inspired by riding in a small space. Creative flatland can happen anywhere, let it happen!
Dominik Nekolny – 2016 progress 01
As well know Dominik Nekolny does not play, heres the word from the man himself: “I decide to map my progress in 2016 this it the first one from Berlin – Doesnt look very as sexy as spin, but it’s fuckin hard – always wanted to do this one – not to pull the second pivot, but continue the link which is the hardest part.” Hit play already!
George Kikos – Forgotten clips of 2015
George Kikos just dropped this nice forgotten clips of 2015 edit, the Greek scene is blowing up at the moment! Hit play for this one!
First two stops of the 2016 AFA series announced!
James McGraw hit me up last night with some exciting news for the contest season over in the USA. The first two stops of the AFA series are now confirmed, read below for the official press release:
“We are very excited to announce the first two stops on the AFA series.
With help from BMX legend Chad Degroot the first stop of the AFA will be, Saturday March 26th.
It will be held at,
Candyland Park
599 longdale ave
Longwood, Fl 32750
All travel should be to Orlando Fl.
There is a list of sponsors for the series and each event. This stop will have support from,
Emmitt BMX who is the primary sponsor for this stop.
Deco BMX
MR. B’s
The second stop of the AFA series will be, Saturday May 28th.
We are very excited to have teamed up with Modern Skate and Surf, Michigan’s leading Skate shop since the late 70’s. The owner George has been host to 100’s of events over the years that have seen the pro debut to some of Skateboarding’s most famous pro’s. Modern Skate park is one of the largest indoor parks in America.
It will be held at,
Modern Skate Park
1500 N Stephenson Hwy,
Royal Oak, MI 48067.
All travel should be to Detroit Mich.
We actively working on getting host hotels and more information on the official schedule. These dates are solid so you can book your travel and we look forward to seeing you there. We also will be posting photos of each events contest floor very soon. We have made it our goal to insure that every contest has a floor is perfect for flatland, not only smooth but lots of room. The goal is a fun contest where everyone can ride to their ability’s and not be hindered by and inadequate contest floor.”