Congratulations to Matthias Dandois who took the win yesterday at the annual Bike Days contest in Solothurn, Switzerland followed by Dominik Nekolny and Alex Jumelin on the podium.
* Will update this post with full results when arrive.
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Must Watch – Nice Nice Very Nice! (a BMX Flatland film by Steven Lapsley)
Nice Nice Very Nice! (a BMX Flatland film by Steven Lapsley) from Diversion TV on Vimeo.
A Nice, Nice, Very Nice treat for us all today! With the follow up to Forget What You Heard, Steven Lapsley set out to continue to showcase riders who you may not see as often. His goal is to create a wild fast-paced vibe that brings you back to the days of punk rock on cassette and BMX on VHS.”
From the very offset as news broke of the video, I was excited by the rider list. A nice mix of styles and like Steven wanted, riders you don’t see that often. I was lucky enough to get a preview about a week ago, I was so stoked on the riding and in particular the parts from Mates Tucek, Raphael Chiquet and a part from Pedro Melo that I believe will stand the test of times for years to come. Rather than a massive description, let’s switch this up and discuss this one in the comments section. I am eager to hear what you all think of this.
Let me finish by saying thanks Steven for efforts here, full videos are a rarity. Much appreciated. Its time for a rewind with my morning cuppa.
“A film by Steven Lapsley featuring Enoki Takahiro, Fabien Stephan, Gurvan Le Bloc’h, Mates Tucek, Pedro Melo, Raphael Chiquet, and Varo Hernandez.”
Download it: http://www.mediafire.com/file/ude58r44r3orka2/NiceNiceVeryNice.mp4/file
Dominik Nekolny qualifies 1st at Bike Days 2019
Congratulations to Dominik Nekolny who took the top spot yesterday going into todays final at Bike Days in Solothurn, Switzerland followed closely by Matthias Dandois, and Alex Jumelin in the podium spot. Thanks to Matthias for sending the results in.
Nice Nice Very Nice – Teaser
“Nice Nice Very Nice” is the full length follow up to “Forget What You Heard”. A flatland film by Steven Lapsley featuring Enoki Takahiro, Fabien Stephan, Gurvan Le Bloc’h, Mates Tucek, Pedro Melo, Raphael Chiquet and Varo Hernandez.
Available FREE worldwide to stream and digital download May 11, 2019.
Bobby Carter Flatland Immersion Podcast Part 1
It is great to see the rise in flatland podcasts this year, Dusty Tweedhope recently caught up with Mr Worldwode himself, Bobby Carter. I always enjoy Bobby’s take on things, here’s what Disty had to say. Sit back, hit play and enjoy this episode.
“I had the pleasure to be joined by one of the nicest guys in flatland, Bobby Carter. Bobby runs the media website Diversion TV, which has been a brand of the flatland lifestyle and a staple in our culture for a long time. Hang out with us as we talk a lot of flatland, as well as more beach-vibe hang outs in HAWAII!”
Etienne Taraud takes top spot AM Master of Creativity Round 1, 2019
It’s been a busy bank holiday weekend for me, I am a little late posting the results from the AM Master of Creativity Round 1 contest. Congratulations to Etienne Taraud taking the top spot and everyone who made it through to Round 2, lot of progression from the AM class. Great to see and be involved with once again.
Old School Sundays – 1987 AFA Masters, Columbus Ohio, 14-15 Expert Flatland
Brandon Woldridge got in contact with an Old School gem for the weeks OSS! There are some big legendary moments in the history of flatland right here, including several potential Contest NBDs in this footage.
0:00 – Eric Evans (13 & under)
4:55 – CHASE GOUIN (!!!)
10:15 – Aaron Dull (was this the first contest Stick-B? , funky chicken whips and spinning front yard?)
14:30: Danny Meng, backwards infinity roll to cherrypicker. Early development in pivoting technique.
15:30 – Bill Neumann, pedalling pedal picker to open the run.
18:11 – David Fox (was this the first contest forward Karl Kruzer?)
24:14 – Park Carter.
26:55 – Trevor Hernandez.
32:37 – Derek Schott (was this the first contest Rollaid?).
Great atmosphere at this contest to boot, who was at this contest reading this. Lets discuss this huge part of history in the comments section.
Jean William Prevost wins AFA Round 2 in Detroit, Michigan + Full Results
The annual Detroit Michigan stop of the AFA series is always a well attended event.
Congratulations to Jean William Prevost who won the Round 2 stop of the AFA Series yesterday followed by Austin Luberda and Jean Francois Boulianne. In the expert class, Tony Schneidewind took the win followed by Rennace Tomko and Ed Jodie. In the Olds Cool Class,
Derek Callendar got the first place honours just ahead of Bert Williams and Brandon Fenton. And last but not least, in the Beginner Class. Austin Jackson stomped to a first place victory with
Tyler T-Bone Daum and Ava McGraw rounding out the podium, full results below.
Pro Class.
1. Jean-William Prevóst
2. Austin Luberda
3. Jean Francois Boulianne
4. James McGraw
5. Art Thomason
6. Bryan Huffman
7. Todd Carter
8. Joe Cicman
9. Fransisco Javier
Expert Class.
1. Tony Schneidewind
2. Rennace Tomko
3. Ed Jodie
4. Trevor Watring
5. Ron Monis
6. Donovan Kelley
7. Shohei Manteni
8. Marty Clark
9. David McDuffy
10. William Moses
Old’s Cool Class.
1. Derek Callendar
2. Bert Williams
3. Brandon Fenton
4. Steve Kolb
5. Pat Schreader
6. Lance Lyons
7. Dan Hull
8. Paul Haun
9. Fernando Brenner
10. Troy Wascom
11. Todd Shoemaker
Beginner Class.
1. Austin Jackson
2. Tyler T-Bone Daum
3. Ava McGraw
4. Camden Carter
5. Kim Klisiak
6. Coda McGraw
You can watch the contest back:
Rayk Hahne Bikecheck 2019
It is not very often I get sent a dialled bike check for the site, with edit, description and photos without even asking. Today is that day, Rayk Hahne out of Hamburg, Germany sent in his Total BMX set up. Check out his ride below.
Frame: Total Hangover 3 Saphires 20.6″
Fork: KHE Katana Fork
Handlebar: Shadow Conspiracy Vultus Featherweight 8,75″
Grips: Handlebar tape Deda Elementi
Bar ends: Wethepeople Drops
Brakes: none
Stem: Mutant Frontload
Headset: Flybikes Rotar
Seat: Odyssey Pivotal
Seat post: Salt
Crank: KHE Erlkönig 175mm titanium axle
Bottom Bracket: Fiend BMX Mid BB
Pedals: Alviller GUB
Chainring: KHE Rotor 28t
Chain: KMC X 11 SL Gold
Tires: ARES A-Class Kevler 1,90″
Wheels: Front Far East Carbon hub and rear Far East Freecoaster Titan with KHE V-Rims, aluminium spoke nipple, double butted spokes
Tubes: Tubolito
Pegs: Malte Orth custom-made plastic
Modifications: where possible the lightest parts used titanium crank bolts, carbon spacers, etc..
Tyre pressure: 6 bar
Weight: 8,7 kg
Jean-Michel Chauvel – Lunchtime fun time
Lunch time fun time 2018 from Chauvel Jean-Michel on Vimeo.
Jean Michel Chauvel is what I like to call a flatland lifer, and gives a lot back to the sport. Now its time for jean to share his own riding and description of the last six months of his riding.
“After 35 years of riding I did a basic edit of my last 6 month of flatland. Last june during a professional meeting I discovered a very nice spot 3 minutes from the office, so each day the weather is ok I can ride for 1 hour at lunch time. Each session I try to do something new or in a different way: then “Lunch time fun time” was born.
Also I Will catch 48 this month, it’s also a kind of birth celebration. I have no hard trick but with this video I want to show that it’s possible to have your own riding and furthermore age is not a pbm if you have enought motivation. This edit is raw without music and done 100% with my phone.”