James White: The Lost Tapes

Johann Chan comes through with another gem from the archives, with James White. Here’s what Johann had to say:

“I was rummaging through my old VHS-C tapes recently and found a tape with JW June 98 written on it. I knew it would be decent if it was footage of James, but what I found was a full session of filming with James at South Bank from 1998, pre-brakless, and before he dropped the scuffing.
Packed with inside scuffing, clockwise, anti-clockwise, rolling both feet. James takes us through a dialled pre-brakeless trickionary on board his Hoffman EP.”

One Love Jam 2025

Darin Wright just dropped the official One Love Jam edit from this years event, around hundred riders made the trip to Newport Beach, Southern California.

Check the edit featuring:

Riders:
Glenn Goland
Martin Aparijo
Mario Contini
Dave Nourie
Brian Huffman
Robert Castillo
Joey Kyllo
Bobby Carter
Ruben Castillo
Dino Jeffers
Shayne Khajehnoori
JF Boulianne
James McGraw
Bo Wade
Ahmed Johnson
Ryan Russell
Pete Brandt
Dub

Must Watch: Brandon Fenton/ Lashed Out

The whiplash road of progression in flatland, not many walk the walk.. Brandon Fenton is one of those guys, that’s taken the time to master the skill, commitment and balance point. Offloading a few years worth of variations, there’s numerous examples to highlight.

2:10: Just off a foot jam, how many backwards whiplashes Brandon can do, not to mention spot envy. 10 backwards whiplashes is so hard, backwards bar variation at 3:09 too!
2:44: Opposite side downside whiplashes might be one of the best looking flatland tricks ever, here Brandon makes it look easy…
4:36: Regular backwards whiplashes rebate to opposite backwards whiplashes.
5:30: Opposite whiplashes turbine no scuff to backwards whiplashes.

And many more like I said, the lonely road of whiplash progression seems few and far between in modern day flatland world. Loved this edit Brandon put together, a pure artist unlocking the codes and his technique is on point. Respect!

The Last Jam at Amsterdam Indoor Spot

The guys in Amsterdam organized a jam at their legendary indoor spot. Infamous for the Dez Maarsen videos over the years, the crew organised one last jam before the spot gets demolished soon. Juan Niables made the trip from Paris to hook up with the scene and celebrate the spot one last time. Well worth a watch, hope the Dutch guys find a new spot soon..

2024 FLATMATTERSONLINE YEAR END AWARDS: POSSIBLE CONTENDERS FOR LINE OF THE YEAR

As voting closes for the 2024 Flatmattersonline Year end Awards this Sunday, 12th January.
Here is one for the last minute voters, some possible contenders for Line of the Year, theres no way I can include everyone…

Thanks to everyone who has voted so far.

Congratulations to everyone who made the contenders edit.

FLATMATTERS!