Three minutes of fresh footage to get your Friday started, it’s most certainly a great time to have a backyard spot. Nick Watts always delivers, enjoy this one!
Author Archives: Effraim
Wilkerson Airlines: Non Stop To San Francisco / 1994
The good folk over at Snakebite BMX uploaded this blast from the past last night, Wilkerson Airlines: Non Stop To San Francisco takes you back to how BMX videos used to be. Flatland amongst BMX, not just a sideshow. So much good riding threaded throughout the video in this one from the likes of Gabe Weed, Day Smith, Chad Degroot, Edgar Placencia, and many more.
*I will be logging full box videos under the “BMX Videos” tag on the sidebar for all those wishing to watch full videos!
Episode 10: Flatmattersonline exclusives with Dan Hennig
Whoa, we made it! Ten episodes in such a short space of time. Dan Hennig has been on a mission over the winter to get ready for the contest season, and of course we are all on lockdown after the COVID-19 pandemic shut us all down pretty much. Dan went out and dropped one of the best Flatmattersonline exclusives so far, at an awesome looking spot somewhere in Zurich, Switzerland, before he himself was on lockdown. Thanks a lot Dan for stepping up for the tenth episode, who’s got the next clip?
* In related news, who thinks I should do a 1-10 video recap of the clips so far? Let me know in the comments section. Thinking of various ideas, as we all face being on lockdown for three months….
Matthias Dandois: Covid-19 BMX Workout
Matthias Dandois has had a workout routine the past 3 years that has helped him become a better BMX rider, preventing injuries and most of all staying in good shape which has enabled him to perform at the highest level consistently. As almost everyone is on lock down for the Covid-19 pandemic, now is as good a time as any to share this…
Sietse van Berkel: BMX Hometrainer
You can always count on the flatland community to make the best of a really tough time, and Sietse van Berkel came up with this awesome BMX home trainer to keep up with your skills during the lockdown if you don’t have a riding area to self isolate in…. I will be catching up with Seitse shortly to find out more….
Pete Brandt: Covid self isolated garage session 3/22/20
Pete Brandt is blessed with an amazing garage riding spot, and kills two birds with one stone as they say here. Taking the chance to test his new 26mm Equation stem on his home riding spot, with this dope back wheel line….
Bruno Zebu – Stay home, stay safe
Pretty much the whole world is on lockdown right now, Bruno Zebu just threw down this nice short edit filmed in his living room. Amazing what you can get done in such a tight area.
Episode 9: Flatmattersonline exclusives with Matthias Dandois
Breaking the weekly upload FM exclusive cycle, in order to keep you entertained during the Coronavirus pandemic. Many of us are already facing total lockdown, and if not, you are about to….
Matthais Dandois got in contact with a fresh new clip, switching back and forth, front to back wheel like a mad man for episode 9 of the Flatmattersonline exclusives after being in quarantine himself for a few days.
I’m still taking in Kio Hayakawa’s amazing line on the last episode, and Matthias throws down this belter for us all. Thanks Matthias, stay safe out there everyone. And let’s use flatland to help us through this difficult time, these clips are going off!!
Pete Brandt signature 26mm Equation Stem
Whilst I was out in San Francisco staying with Pete Brandt in January. Pete was talking about the demand for a short reach stem in flatland, Pete has had a batch of 26mm stems made under the “Equation” label, made by Chris Rothe, Karl Rothe’s brother no less. Nor Cal represent, more products to follow? Hit up Pete on instagram, @pbflatland, he is taking pre orders right now.
So dope to see this come to life….
Irina Sadovnik: The Flatmattersonline Interview Part 1
Intro/Interview: Effraim.
Photos: Nao King, Rob Alton, The Agency Photo, Stefan Csaky, Irina Sadovnik.
As many of us prepare to go into lockdown (some of you may already be) with the corona virus pandemic that already is causing havoc to our daily lives and routines. It’s hard to find something to be positive about, but then I think about the UCI Women’s Flatland World Champion, Irina Sadovnik. Irina is able to bring a smile to everyone’s faces on the tense contest floor, her positive energy is infectious.
It struck me that throughout the last 11 years of running Flatmattersonline I haven’t interviewed many female riders if any at all?! As I discussed with Irina, I felt awful about this, and decided it was time to do something about it.
We have been working on this interview since the UCI World Championships where Irina not only won the world title, but she did it a ruptured meniscus in her right knee!
Travis Collier once said “if you so spread positive energy, nothing but positive energy will comes your way”…
I can’t think of anyone who deserves some positive energy, than the woman that makes all the flatland community smile with her personality. and positive outlook on life.
It’s time to get into it, and find out all about this incredible woman. I asked Irina to dig deep, and she came through with an in-depth insight into her life of which I knew hardly anything about. I am sure I speak for everyone in the flatland community, when say I hope Irina makes it back to riding asap, she is already missed!
Show some respect, ladies and gentlemen this is part 1 of the long overdue, Irina Sadovnik FLATMATTERSONLINE INTERVIEW!