Must Watch – Hidenori Ishizaki ZAI12

Hidenori Ishizaki just published his part from Akira Okamura’s Zai 12! Many of you voted Hidenori for Breakthrough Rider of the year in the 2016 Flatmattersonline Rider of Year awards, many of us are familiar with his name because of the Master of Creativity contest. As almost always with “Must Watch” edits, every combo is a highlight! Hidenori is really pushing different concepts based around the backwards facing two footed backyard, sit down and enjoy this sunday treat!

-The opening line at 0:11, that ends with a two footed backyard to opposite side gliding gerator to opposite degroot undertaker out.

-Two footed backyard turbine to backwards backyard body varial to xft peg wheelie line at keeps flowing at around the 0:55.

– Xft pedal backwards facing manual at 1:31, can’t even imagine how hard this is!

– And probably my favourite line of the edit at 1:46, gliding dump pivot xft ice cream body varial dump truck opposite side out to opposite backwards lawn mower and out!

– At 2:06 Xft backwards facing backyard half bar hop decade out!

– 2:21 one hand one footed backwards facing backyard, arms of steel!

The 2016 Flatmattersonline Year End Award Nominees are….

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It’s that time, 2016 was a great year for Flatland. I’m sure I say that every year, but we evolve every year. This is one of the many great things about our art form/sport, it is one of the ingredients that fascinates us all.
The Nominees are as always fascinating, you the readers of Flatmattersonline have spoken once again, it is always interesting to see your views! I personally found the Rider of Year hard to pick just five, so I have six. I decided after much gnashing of the teeth, I would be just taking one rider out for the sake of it. Without further a due, below are the editorial and reader choice for the 2016 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards. Thanks to everyone that voted. The winners will be announced Tuesday January 10th, congratulations to everyone that has been nominated.

– Effraim Catlow / Flatmattersonline

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One Love Jam – January 14th

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It’s the annual One Love Jam next weekend in Newport Beach, So. Cal! Darin Wright just sent over the updated flyer and the FB page for everyone to follow. If you have the cash, make it over to what has become the biggest US flatland gathering of the year, good times in the Cali sunshine!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1779172859001240/

Culiadasos Style FT Benjamin Hudson, Owen Bohn, Takuji Kasahara

Culiadasos Style from jereromero on Vimeo.

Andrés León sent this raw feeling South American edit that was born on What’s app, featuring the likes of Benjamin Hudson, Owen Bohn, Takuji Kasahara, Arturo Garay and many more. Sit down with your morning cuppa and enjoy this one!

Bene Pfriem – Backwards Manual World Record

It seems like Chad Kerley started something with that backwards manual across the infamous Huntington Beach parking lot in So. California. Bene Pfriem was driving past yesterday and saw the white van that marks where Chad got to, and had to try. Check out Bene’s attempt right here, so much bike control!

UK Flatland Championships dates confirmed!

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Two dates for your contest calendar, Bike Expo Manchester 18th & 19th March and Wheels and Fins 9th & 10 September 2017 Joss Bay Kent here in the UK, follow the Facebook event pages (link below) and stay up to date with what’s going on in the UK Flatland scene. Dominik Nekolny took the win at the Wheels and Finns contest in Joss Bay, Kent and two weeks later, Alex Jumelin won the UK Champs at the Birmingham NEC and took home the European Flatland League title and gets the poster!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1226912547363550/

https://www.facebook.com/events/925857384211158/

Vienna Flatland Jam 2016 – Vienna Fahrradschau

Attila Toth just dropped this really nice edit (with help filming from Erik Faustmann) from the Vienna Flatland Jam 2016, featuring: Csaba Orosz, Mates Tucek, Balazs Csaszar, Sietse van Berkel, Norbert Kiss, Viki Gomez, Istvan Turi, Ibo, and Rob Alton. Check this one out!

Lookback: November – The 2016 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards

With the voting closing today on the 2016 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards, its’s time to finish up on the last two months of the year. Did things slow down, hell no!!!

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On the 1st of the month, I was still catching up on the Flatark contest. Viki Gomez was presented with the 2016 World Circuit title at Flatark, Viki was followed on the podium by Matthias Dandois and Yohei Uchino! Here’s what Viki had to say:
“GRACIAS! THANK YOU! 2016 competition season’s been great to me and I am very grateful for once again taking home the 2016 World Championship title! @bmxflatlandworldcircuit. Much love to you all! It’s time to celebrate!”

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