Few riders on the planet are blessed with the talent and ability to able to perform a flawless three minute run. Add progressive tricks in the mix and that number gets even smaller, Matt Wilhelm had one of those magical runs at last weekend’s AFA contest in Winston Salem, North Carolina! Wow, love watching Matt do his thing!
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Matt Wilhelm wins AFA Round 3 / HuffJam NC
Round 3 of the AFA series went down this past weekend in Winston Salem, NC hosted by Bryan Huffman. Great to see decent turnout at what looks like an amazing event, thanks Todd Carter for sending in the results. Anyone have any video footage, please send it in. Congratulations to all the winners and respect to Bryan for putting this on along with the AFA crew…
Mark Noble: Ride On Interview
Ride On talks to Mark Noble.mp4 from Neil Waddington on Vimeo.
This is one of those moments where I say grab a cuppa, set yourself an hour free to chill out on your couch, and tune into the Mark Noble Ride On Interview. Mark is the man behind Ride UK BMX Magazine and much more, and the man that encouraged me to start Flatmattersonline. Mark was also a flatland world champion. This is essential viewing, top work Waddy!
Must Watch: Viki Gomez / Rise 5
To coincide with the annual BMX day, Viki Gomez just dropped Rise 5. What would Viki follow up his award winning video with from last year, this year… There are so many complex gems in this one, working his titanium bike to its full potential.
Standouts:
2:54 Forward death truck turbine line switching out opposite side.
3:35: Line of the edit for me, watching this one on repeat. The exit is beautiful.
4:55 Two footed turbine backyard line, so much style and body English.
6:15 Ice Cream bike flip out peg wheelie hop to xft steam!
There’s a lot of great stuff in this great edit put together by Sevisual. Happy BMX day everyone! Thanks Viki and Sevisual for this treat!
DUBJUANCO: Montréal 2 Windsor
Ride along with Jean William Prévost & Juan Niebles as they drive from Montréal to Windsor passing through Toronto and enjoying sessions with Remy Dunoyer, Brandon Fenton and Chase Gouin at the Toronto Dunbat skatepark and at the Windsor/ Detroit water front! So good to see some fresh Dub footage, and Chase Gouin!!! Don’t miss this one!
Must Watch: Ahmed Johnson / Eureka
A lot of back wheel riding currently looks very similar, not that that’s a bad thing. Ahmed Johnson’s riding hits differently, the way this man appears to walk around the bike stepping side to side with so much style is incredible to watch. Love the line at 1:23, and the opposite F truck at the Spot in Redondo Beach at 2:26!!
Flatark 2022: Girls Class Finals
Catching up on going’s on across the world, after a while off updating the site. Check out this great edit from the recent Flatark contest in Yokohama Japan with the Girls Class finals, the level was is amazing…
Never Off The Battle: August 20th
Last year the Never Off The Battle was widely regarded as the event of the year. Edition 2 is scheduled for August 20th in Switzerland, 12 riders invited!
The big news is last years winner Kio Hayakawa can’t make due to family commitments. However, Naoto Tamaru is already confirmed along with Dutch ripper, Dez Maarsen and Varo Hernandez! More riders to be announced soon.
Flatark Finals: Top 8
Wow this edit took me back to those Japanese KOG edits that would feature the top 8 all dropping bangers. You don’t want to miss this, incredible riding from Ryo Katagiri, Fumiya Kanna, Hiroya Morizaki, Yu Shoji, Moto Sasaki, Yu Katagiri, Takato Moriya, and winner Naoto Tamaru! The level is insane!!!
Matt Wilhelm: UCI Bentonville Bike Fest 2022 / 1st Place Pro Flatland
Matt Wilhelm tore it up at the UCI Bentonville Bike Fest 2022 with an amazing flawless performance, even the power couldn’t stop Matt on this day. Congratulations Matt on the win!