Mates Tuček documented almost the entire trip of his first time out to the US for the 2017 Battle in the Rockies, check out these Part A and B which document the journey, riding and lifestyle we were living for the week in Colorado. Good vibes!
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Midwest Flatland Jam 2017
Midwest Flatland Jam 2017 from Anthony Schneidewind on Vimeo.
Anthony Schneidewind just came through with a really nice edit from the Midwest Flatland jam a few weeks back at the Q Skatepark in Indianapolis, USA. Featuring Steve Mulder, Bill Nitschke, Chris Armstrong, Jake Jackson, Burd Phillips, Kevin Washington, Scott Byrd, Marty Clark, Tony Schneidewind, and many more. Great stuff from Indianapolis!
Catching Up with Bill Nitschke
Each one of these Catching Up interviews i’m enjoying more and more. Next up was the turn of the man who invented the Whopper, and the man who has more energy than anyone I have ever met, ladies and gentlemen here is the Bill Nitschke Interview!
1:36: Introduction
2:13: Growing up riding in the AFA contests.
4:33: Meeting up with Todd Carter in the Ohio scene.
5:16: How did Bill get into flatland?
7:20: What shaped Bill’s riding, his presence on the contest floor is unreal to watch live!
10:43: Inventing the whopper, and tells the story and what went down?
15:58: Spike Jonze shooting the whopper.
16:34: Favourite memories from competing?
17:37: Being the first person to do a tail whip over a set of doubles on dirt.
21:54: Getting involved in Standrad Bykes.
24:29: Leaving Standard Bykes and getting picked up by Homeless and starting Indy Industries.
27:26: Always keeping riding despite being burnt on contests.
28:07 Contests taking a back seat and becoming more show riding oriented.
29:36: The return of the AFA contests bringing Bill back to the contest scene.
32:34: Hitting the biggest Whopper I’ve ever seen at Battle in Rockies 2017 and the aura he sets when he rides in a contest.
35:50: How does competing in Battle format contests go for Bill Nitschke, all that stop start style?
39:45: Plans for 2018.
42:22: Final thanks.
Dustyn Alt – New York City
Top notch production and audio from Dustyn Alt’s summer visit to the big apple, New York City! Well worth a watch, thanks for sharing Dustyn!
Midnight Session Akiba
Combine Dez Maarsen, Takuya Higa, Seiya Higa, and the one and only Yuki Itoh riding and behind the lenses and production and you have one hell of a session. This one went down at Midnight, which is pretty common for the japanese riders.
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Will Redd vs Mates Tuček
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Battle – Will Redd vs. Mates Tuček from James McGraw on Vimeo.
Hit play for a great semi final battle between Will Redd and Mates Tucek at the BITR event, such a great mix in riding styles in this one.
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Jean William Prevost vs Austin Luberda
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Battle – Jean-William Prevost vs. Austin Luberda from James McGraw on Vimeo.
So many great moments at this years Battle in the Rockies contest, Jean William Prevost vs Austin Luberda go head to head and this battle went off you don’t want to miss this one!
2017 Battle in the Rockies – James McGraw vs. Austin Luberda
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Battle – James McGraw vs. Austin Luberda from James McGraw on Vimeo.
Battle of the back wheel, Austin Luberda vs James McGraw at BITR at the Rackhouse Pub. If you are wondering, most of the spectators were up top, hit play for a great battle between contest veteran James and young buck Austin.
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Bill Nitschke vs. Tyler Gilliard
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Battle – Bill Nitschke vs. Tyler Gilliard from James McGraw on Vimeo.
Bill Nitschke and Tyler Gilliard tied for 8th and battled to be in the final, hit play to see how this battle went down.
Battle in the Rockies 2017 Pro Qualifying
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Pro Class Heat 1 from James McGraw on Vimeo.
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Pro Class Heat 2 from James McGraw on Vimeo.
2017 Battle in the Rockies – Pro Class Heat 3 from James McGraw on Vimeo.
Did you miss the livestream from the Battle in the Rockies? You can catch up on the qualifying from the event right here. Plenty to take in here, some amazing contest riding right here, enjoy!