There aren’t enough documentaries about flatlanders that tell their story. Just came across this Billy Borys documentary once again that I haven’t watched in a while. I was fortunate enough to ride with Billy at the ESPN Seal Beach contest in 1998 and this documentary brought back some great memories for me from that time period. Billy if your out there, I hope your riding still. Respect.
Category Archives: Interviews
Dave Nourie Interview – OFG BMX EP #49 LIVE from Cornhucket ’18
Dave Nourie was recently in Nebraska for the Cornhucket ’18 event, and the OldFatGuy YT Channel caught up with Dave for a quick interview. So great to see Dave is still riding and busting out across the US, motivating others. Here’s what Dave had to say:
“Karl Hinkley has done an amazing job building BMX in Nebraska and I had the opportunity to join the festivities thanks to Reklamation Bikes.”
Ruben “RDog” Castillo – TACO’s Jam Interview Oct 6
Shawn White flew out from San Diego to Austin, Texas recently to interview flatland legend, Ruben “RDog” Castillo! Hit play for a great interview where Shawn and Ruben talk about about competing in the 80’s, 90’s, the GT/Dyno days, getting the cover of fresstylin’ and the modern day. This is awesome, sit down grab a cuppa and learn some history right here!
Short Interview with the 2018 UK BMX Flatland Champion Dominik Nekolny
It’s becoming a bit of a recurring theme with contest coverage, I like to interview the winner and get his or her reaction to the win.
Congratulations to Dominik Nekolny who pulled off a flawless performance at the UK Flatland Championships to take home first place and the crown once again. I caught up with Dom right after the results were announced to get his reaction. Short and sweet, enjoy!
Joey Kyllo Interview – Heading to FISE EDMONTON 2018
Shawn White caught up with Joey Kyllo from Vancouver whilst Joey was down on vacation in San Diego. You’ll have to turn the volume up on this one, good to see some spotlight on the Am’s.
The Flatmattersonline Chad Johnston Interview
Intro/Interview: Effraim.
Photo credits: Christina Johnston, Greg Higgins, Spike Jonze, Jeff Z, Paul Vail,
Kai Kuusisto, Amy Stewart-Johnston.
Today I am stoked to publish this much deserved interview with the man behind Intrikat, Chad Johnston. Chad is a flatland lifer, and has contributed so much towards our artform over the years, he has helped many riders careers via video parts and getting their names out to us all, not to mention inventing and documenting so many tricks that have inspired us all across the globe. If that’s not enough, Chad also designed a signature line of products/frame with S&M. Despite all this, I feel the man is underrated, and I wanted to show the man some love and thank him for all he has done for me over the years. Grab a cuppa, this is a long interview that deserves your attention. Let’s get into this!
How long in the game Chad, how did you get into flatland? It’s crazy to me, I remember sending you money through the mail years ago for Reality Tv Part 1 and here we are 2018 doing this interview.
Haha! We’ve been in it a minute. I got my first BMX for my 10th birthday. Prior to that I was riding a hand-me-down stingray type of bike. I don’t remember how I got it, or when. I do remember my dad teaching me how to ride it without training wheels. As soon as I figured it out, it started raining, but I didn’t care, I kept on going.
Barre Neirynck Mini Podcast / The man behind the Urban Waves Contest
I arrived yesterday for the Urban Waves contest in Kortrijk, Belgium. I was seriously impressed how event looked and wanted to give Barre Neirynck some props on the site. Short and sweet, find out what goes into making an event of this size which has attracted a lot of the best pro riders in the world. Enjoy!
Aaron Behnke – Space Brothers Podcast
I’m new to the Space Brothers Podcast produced by Kip Williamson, peep this episode where he interviews Aaron Behnke. Don’t sleep on this, really awesome podcast where they talk about his riding roots, competing in the X Games, originality in flatland, being vegan, running his own business and much more.
The Matti Hemmings Flatmattersonline Podcast
A few months ago, Matti Hemmings was diagnosed with a ruptured disc in his back. A career threatening injury, I caught up with Matti to discuss the injury, his lifestyle, recovery, what he’s learnt from the incident, going private with operation and a whole lot more! This is a little more indepth than the usual podcast, so you definitely don’t want to miss this!
The Dan Margetts Flatmattersonline Podcast
I met Dan Margetts last week in Bristol for a flatland session. Dan was a regular on the UK contest flatland scene during the 2000’s, and vanished all of a sudden. I said to Matti Hemmings, what happened to Dan? Find out more about this seedy fella who doesn’t drink beer because it tastes like earwax…..
It seemed like the perfect time to find out what’s going on with Dan and where his mindset is at. If you don’t know Dan’s riding, check the recent Worcester to Bristol edit out on Flatmattersonline!