Repo: Oya Street Jam.

Text: Barre Neirynck.
Photos: Barre Neirynck, Djou Nien.

I hit Barre Neirynck a message after I saw a few photos on Instagram,. Whats this event Barre? I don’t know much about it, it looks amazing. Barre came through with this repo, shouts to Barre and Djou Nien for helping out with photos. Nice to get a repo back here on Flatmattersonline. Enjoy this one!

TRAVEL DAY.

It all started last year when I saw some footage from a underground contest on a island thirty minutes away from the west coast of France!
Between Normandië and Bordeaux.
The vibe was so dope, that it sparked my interest to know more about this event.
The name of the island is Île d’Yeu, and is organise by Etienne Taraud and crew, the event called Oya Street Jam! With a resident population of only 5000 people, community style.

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Athens Mall Jam 2023

Flatland lifer, Rob Alton took a short break from coaching flatland at his amazing Sportszone venue in Budapest, Hungary and made the trek to Athens Greece.
You may recognise this spot from previous videos featuring Sakis Doumas, this jam edit features the likes of Rob, Sakis Doumas, Giannis Caternellis, George Kikos, and many more.
Enjoy this one, well worth a watch!

Jam Circle Pre-jam by Jim McKay

Weeks on from the Jam Circle weekend, and still amazing footage and edits coming through. Case in point here with Jim Mckay’s Pre jam edit featuring the likes of Jean Francois Boulianne, Pete Brandt, Terry Adams, Omari Cato, Art Thomason, Scott Powell, Sietse van Berkel, Benjamin Hudson, Jean William Prevost and so many more.

One Love Jam 2023

OneLoveJam2023 from OneLoveBmx on Vimeo.

The annual One Love Jam just went down last week in So.Cal. Always a good time with everyone, lucky enough to have gone to this event twice. Props to Darin, always throwing this Jam every year and getting the community together.

“The 13th annual OneLoveJam2023 went back to it’s roots. Since rain was in the forecast we decided to hold the event and pre jam at the Long Beach Marina parking lot on Friday.
Thanks again to all the riders who made it down and thanks to all the sponsors, we will see you next year MLK Weekend.

Riders:
Bobby Carter
Jerry Milborn
Joey Kyllo
Gabinwithnoinstagram
Dave DeBuono
Mannie Nogueria
Gabe Weed
Sean Fontenot
Shayne Khajehnoori
Ryan Russell
Lindsey Bode
Jon “The Duke” Dowker
JF
Jody Temple
Ahmed Jjohnston
Omari Cato
Jody Temple
Bo Wade

Repo: TGM Jam 2022

Repo + Photos: Effraim, Matti Hemmings, Miguel Pargas.

It’s hard not to get nostalgic going back to The Green Mile, it turns out it’s been 5-6 years since I was last at this legendary riding spot for the UK flatland scene (search TGM on the sidebar of the website to see what I am talking about.
Yinka Thomas threw down a jam last weekend, with the help of Jason Forde and my schedule was for once free so attending the jam was a no brainer.
The forecast wasn’t looking too great, but it was worth the risk as it os October after all you just never know. As it turns out the weather forecast was pretty much bang on, with two heavy showers throughout the day enough for the ground not to dry all day.

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