No Flatmattersonline exclusive today, it’s all about the eFise and Master of Creativity online competitions currently. We do have a couple of awesome edits for you to stay hyped, Minato Sato is one hell of a flatland talent, hit play and watch the madness unfold. This kid has a bright future.
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Kotarow Higashitani & Fuu Higashitani
With York Uno as your flatland teacher, the future is bright for Kotarow Higashitani & Fuu Higashitani. Love these grassroots edits York put together, top work!
Jigen Omotehara – 1st place Juniors / FISE Hiroshima
At 12 years old, the future is bright for Osaka local, Jigen Omotehara! Jigen took the win in the Junior class at Fise Hiroshima, look out for the last trick at 2:07! So amazing!
C3 Jam Shiga 2019
I always have a ton of respect and admiration for the work York Uno and the Ares Byles crew do for the grassroots scene in Japan. This is awesome and so valuable towards our culture. Great work York and everyone involved…
Episode 3: How to BMX Flatland / Learn to Infinity Roll
Welcome back to episode 3 of how to BMX flatland. A change of location for this episode, I am out in Monument, Colorado and today I am teaching you how to do the infinity roll.
The infinity roll is a trick that I first learnt back when I was 10 years old, I am now 44 years old. The infinity roll is an entry level scuffing trick, useful to learn and will eventually help you combine tricks together.
The technique for the infinity roll is relatively simple, here are some useful steps below:
1. Begin with a foot jam with your left foot on the left back pegs. Applying pressure to your right foot when you “foot jam”, get a little end to gain little speed for the infinity roll.
2. Learn to foot jam and rollback (as shown on the video).
3. Once you have step 2, keep your wheel locked in a position that would make your bike rotate in a circle. Using your left foot on the left back peg and your right foot on tyre kicking the wheel backwards (known as “scufffing”.)
* Scuffing essentially acts as brake on the tyre, so you don’t need to touch the brakes on this trick.
4. Get the scuffing part of this trick down and try to rotate in circles as many times as possible, hence the infinity roll name.
5. To ride out, slow down your scuffing and aim for the right pedal and try to keep your body weight over the bike and ride away. Refer to the video for a reference.
This is relatively more of a simple how to than episode 2, one you learn the scuffing technique and get used to licking your bars in a circular motion you will be good to go on this trick.
Good luck with the infinity roll!
Thanks to Mates Tucek for filming.
Julien Baran – Welcome to Les Trois Roux
At 12 years years old, Julien Baran is already making his mark on the flatland world by winning the AM class at BMX Cologne, followed by this sweet Welcome to Les Trois Roux edit, a local bike shop over in Caen, France just across the water from FM HQ ironically. This kid has the skills and you should pay attention to this one. Great stuff Julien!
Kaitaya BMX Kids School
York Uno puts a lot of work into the grassroots flatland scene in japan, really enjoyed this new Kaitaya BMX Kids School edit. And an interesting technique to staple scuffing tricks such as the caboose and lard yard on a small bike, worth watching.
Yu Katagiri – 5th year
Five years into riding flatland, Yu Katagiri already possesses god like skills on the back wheel. Just go and watch this edit right now, jaw dropping good! 12 years old and pro level techniques, this year he took the Am title at Voodoo and Flatark. You will see why!
Aleksandr Dmitriev – 15 Years Old
Great to see this edit out of 15 year old, Aleksandr Dmitriev filmed at the Sportex Skatepark in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Thanks to Олег Ефимов for sharing.
Minato Sato – AresBikes A-class 18inch × 2.0 first impression
AresBikes just launched the 18 inch version of the A class tyre which widely regarded as the best flatland tyre on the market. Hit play to check out this promo with Minato Sato.