For many years Stewart Munro would talk about the riding of Nick Watts, now thankfully Nick is riding again and destroying it. Taking right off where he left, this guys style is absolutely unreal, big fan!
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Dan Margetts – Worcester to Bristol
This week myself and Matti Hemmings met up with Dan Margetts in Bristol on a really hot day at the Millennium Square riding spot.
Dan was a staple on the UK contest scene from around ’97 to 2010, it was great to catch up with him and have a flat session away from the contest environment, look out for a podcast with him soon.
Many of you might not be too familiar with Dan’s riding, thanks to Matti for filming this one whilst he’s unable to ride. Enjoy this one!
Landscapes Two
Did you not buy the Landscapes 2 video online a few months back, well if you are one of those riders that didnt make the effort to buy the video. Here it is thanks to Stewart Munro for sharing this with FM to share to the flatland community.
“Landscapes 2” is a new full length video showcasing some of the best flatlanders from around the world. Featuring Bert Ribul,Brandon Fenton,Chad DeGroot,Hidenori Ishizaki,Koichi Forkone Higo,Paul Chamberlain,Raphael Chiquet,Shinichi Kiba,Takuji Izumi and Simon O’Brien.
Running Time – 52mins
Stewart Munro’s website: www.stewartmunro.com.au
Instagram : www.instagram.com/stewartmunrophotography
Nick Watts – Garage Flatland / May 2018
Nick Watts is a flatland legend down under, but outside of that scene not many people have heard of him until recently when his Facebook videos have blown up on social media. Now Nick has taken to youtube and this edit is rad! You definitely want to sit down and pay attention to this one, I especially loved the 360 cowboy/footjam straight to tomahawk at 00:56! Hell yes Nick!
Bert Ribul – Whipcade
Awesome new short edit featuring Bert Ribul bringing a new variation to the game shot by Dmitri Shushuyev, half cab whopper direct to foot jam decade that brings back memories of Martti Kuoppa’s full whopper mega spin direct to foot jam decade a couple of years back. Hell yeah Bert! WTF indeed….
Must Watch – Rob Ridge / Still rides a Standard
Years and years of craft go into riding like Rob Ridge does, in my mind Rob continues the style of riding that made Rick Moliterno and Kurt Schmidt infamous on the BMX scene during the 90’s so it’s more than fitting that Rob rides a Standard. Besides the obviously very technical riding style Rob is blessed with, which began with years of flatland riding. What I admire the most is Rob never followed any trends at all. The man is as real as it gets, go watch this! Thank you Rob!
Minato Sato – 1st Place Fise Expert Class
12 year old Minato Sato made the trip down to Montpelier, France from the Bike days contest and took home first place in the expert class. Thanks Kevin Meyer for sharing this, what a talent..
The Jean William Prevost Podcast
Here in the UK, we have this saying “Every Dog has his day”, well…Jean William Prevost had a whole year and deservedly won a lot of contests, awards (Nora Cup, FM) but his achievements go beyond that with his work for inside the flatland industry with Far East and IGI. This year at Bike Days I caught up with the man to talk about how his year unfolded, we discuss everything from winter training, winning contests, motivation, helping bring on other riders, video parts, Flatland in the Olympics and while lot. Years of hard work to get to this level. You definitely want to grab a cuppa or whatever you do. Get the headphones and enjoy this Jean William Prevost podcast!
Frank Lukas – Lines
Frank Lukas – Lines from Neuland on Vimeo.
If you watch one video today, make it this amazing production where Frank Lucas teams up with Pete Schilling & Niklas Hill to document his journey was a pro rider.
“At the peak of his career, Frank Lukas was one of Germany’s most known and successful BMX pro riders. Looking back, he collected heaps of memories and worked his way up to sponsoring deals with big brands such as Carhartt WIP at a really young age.
Now, years later, we’re telling his story. A story about success, struggles, family and friends.
This film is a self-funded project and we used it as a creative playground. Thank you for watching.”
Will Redd wins AFA Round 2 Detroit Michigan
Not only the Fise contest in Montpelier, France this weekend. But also, Round 2 of the 2018 AFA Series at Modern Skatepark in Detriot, Michigan. Congratulations to all the winners, Will Redd, Trevor Watring, Bertrand Williams and T-Bone Daum! Full results and podium shots below:
Pro Class
1. Will Redd
2. Art Thomason
3. Austin Luberda
4. James McGraw
5. Jason Plourde
6. Bill Nitschke
7. Todd Carter
8. Bryan Huffman
Expert Class
1. Trevor Watring
2. Michael Shao
3. Ron Monis
4. Tony Schneidewind
5. Josh Hanson
6. Andrew Sheltraw
7. Marty Clark
8. Donavan Kelly
9. Craig Gaudet
Old’s Cool Class
1. Bertrand Williams
2. Robert Reilly
3. Anthony Schneidewind
4. Paul Hahn
Beginner Class
1. T-Bone Daum
2. Colin Carter
3. Camden Carter
4. Kim Klisiak
5. Coda McGraw
6. Ava McGraw