Catching up on updates after my laptop died the other day, luckily have tired spare that will do for now. It is always a pleasure to see Marton Szilagyi ride, and this Monday morning routine edit whets the appetite, timeless riding from OG Marton!
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Flatark – 26/28th October 2018
Argueably the biggest contest of the year, Flatark is scheduled this year for 26/28th October in Kobe, Japan. Dub took the win last year, who’s got the Flatark title this year? Get your tickets booked…
King of Concrete is back! 3-5th August 2018
Next weekend we celebrate 40 years of Southsea Skatepark! It seems like the perfect time to bring the legendary King of Concrete contest back, and in conjunction with the UK Park and Vert series it’s sure to be a banging weekend. Flatland, Park, Highest Bunnyhop, Concrete, Vert and good times here in Southsea! More details to follow shortly…
Alberto Moya – In Crescendo
Alberto Moya – In Crescendo from IGI BMX on Vimeo.
In Crescendo is a self filmed/edited by Alberto Moya. It was filmed in different spots around Japan: Nagoya, Noda, Kawasaki and Matsudo. Really enjoyed the concept of this production and how the edit builds, great work Moya!
“In this video I try to play with the tempo of the riding and the tempo of the classic musical piece by Edvard Grieg In The Hall of the Mountaing King. My goal is to make it visible that BMX Flatland is about the Rythm and Tempo”
MUSIC : The Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.
UK Flatland Championships – 21st July
The UK Flatland Championships is back and in a new location this year with a better floor to boot. Dreamlands, Margate in Kent is the location, Saturday 21st July is the date, £1000 prize money up for grabs. AM/Pro contests, plenty of rad prizes. See you there!
Sponsors:
Jimmys Iced Coffee.
Honor.
Muc Off.
Kunstform.
FlatlandFuel.
Flatmattersonline.
Gumball 3000.
Matti Hemmings – Furthest BMX Limbless Manual
Limbless flatland moves are so hard no matter the move, there have been a few I recall over the years Chad Degroot, Simon Marsan, Lee Musselwhite more recently and now Matti Hemmings. Matti recently rolled 18 Meters on a limbless manual, which is a unofficial world record. Skills!!
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!
Sietse van Berkel joins the Deco BMX Team
Sietse van Berkel just joined the Deco BMX team, congratulations Sietse! A well deserved hook up for one of the most stylish riders on the planet, Sietse is riding the Tsutomu Kitayama signature frame, the Jackpot! Will we see a Welcome to Deco edit? Time will tell..
Interview with Herve, FISE Creator / UCI, Olympic Games ?
Kevin Meyer managed to interview Herve the organiser of the Fise World contest to talk about the Fise flat academy, the involvement of the UCI, and the possibility of flatland going in the Olympic Games. I asked Kevin to add subtitles and he came through, this is a really good listen. Enjoy!
Hirokazu Miura – Forget What You Heard
Many of you will have already watched “Forget What You Heard”, and for most of us the standout section was this one, Hirokazu Miura is blessed with one of the best styles I have seen in a long time, this section is so easy on the eye. Go watch it again!