Text: François “Fan” Debroux.
Photos: Glenn Mehltretter & Robert & Ruben Castillo, Kevin Cunningham.
Massive thanks to François for reaching out with this awesome repo following on from Barre’s Oya Street Jam repo. So good to have people all over the world contributing towards Flatmattersonline!
Thanks to Todd Carter you can watch the pro runs in order from this weekends FA Battleground contest in Ohio. Great runs from the likes of Benjamin Hudson, Pete Brandt, Jean William Prevost and many more!
The first annual Battleground contest went down in Ohio this weekend, and went off. We will be posting run footage later today. Congratulations to all winners, Benjamin Hudson, Ruben Castillo, Fan Debroux, Ron Metzger, and Glenn Mehltretter. And best trick going to Terry Adams.
Pro.
Mid School / Legends.
Expert.
Veteran.
Beginner.
Best Trick winner.
Terry Adams.
The second Heresy edit of the day, always interesting to watch George Manos and his creativity. You will have to watch this one the whole way through, as it conveys the change in light that happens if you ride into the night time like George, not to mention some crazy new ankledeath front wheel combos with any pegs. Madness!
All about Heresy edits today, I somehow missed this one session edit from the amazing Matthieu Bonnecuelle. Nice to watch this one and see some different stuff than what you would see him do in a contest.
You may have caught word on social media like I did with Kip Williamson shredding on a new frame. I reached out to Kip for more details, read on.
Introducing the Subrosa “Body Snatcher” flatland frame. I’ve been working with Subrosa for over 2 years to bring this to fruition. I’ve ridden it now for a couple of weeks and it feels amazing! It’s incredibly strong and has lots of features. This is a prototype so specs are subject to change. I’d like to thank GL, Ryan Sher, and Ronnie B. for helping make this dream into reality! More info coming soon.
Subrosa “Body Snatcher” frame specs and info:
Sizes: Top Tube Length: 19” tt & 19.5” tt
Head Tube Angle: 75°
Seat Tube Angle: 71°
BB Height: 11.75”
Standover Height: 7”
Chainstay: 13”
Bottom Bracket: MID
Integrated head tube
100% 4130 chromoly tubing
Dropouts: 6mm thick – CNC laser cut 14mm dropouts with integrated chain tensioners
Subrosa Yoke BB/chain stay junction and ovalized down tube at bb for increased strength
Brakemounts seat stay: Removable
Head tube drilled for gyro tabs
Integrated seatclamp
Weight: 4.6 lbs
Colors: white/raw fade, black
*SPECS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
**ETA: SPRING 2024
Text: Barre Neirynck.
Photos: Barre Neirynck, Djou Nien.
I hit Barre Neirynck a message after I saw a few photos on Instagram,. Whats this event Barre? I don’t know much about it, it looks amazing. Barre came through with this repo, shouts to Barre and Djou Nien for helping out with photos. Nice to get a repo back here on Flatmattersonline. Enjoy this one!
TRAVEL DAY.
It all started last year when I saw some footage from a underground contest on a island thirty minutes away from the west coast of France!
Between Normandië and Bordeaux.
The vibe was so dope, that it sparked my interest to know more about this event.
The name of the island is Île d’Yeu, and is organise by Etienne Taraud and crew, the event called Oya Street Jam! With a resident population of only 5000 people, community style.
Congratulations to Yu Katagiri, winner of the Japanese Championship in Okayama, followed by Yu Shoji and Moto Sasaki. Amazing level!!
You can watch the finals on Moyà’s twitch channel, link below.
Matti Hemmings dropped in some contest news that’s open to Internationals as well as the U.K. Flatlanders.
We’re back!
Open Flatland BMX Championship
Newport International Sports Village 🏴
Free Entry for all riders / Free Parking
Old skool, Amateur & Pro class
25th November 2023. 9am to 5pm
The plan will be to make it regular thing and open for jams & competition if it goes well.
I’ve attached some images of the area that will be cleaned up and the stuff will be moved to open up the concrete area.
Drop Matti a message on social media if your interested.
The date for the 2024 One Love flatland jam is set! 13th January, Newport Beach is the place to be, pre jam at the Long Beach Marina spot the day before. More details to follow nearer the date.
