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Episode 80: Flatmattersonline Exclusive with Mickey Gaidos

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Hello everyone!

As promised, it is time for Episode 80 of the Flatmattersonline Exclusives! Today we have a belter from Mickey Gaidos out of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mickey throws down an amazing teakettle jump to spinning hitch line that just keeps building, and ends in a s super dope spinning Circle k to half bar flip Karl out! Filmed at his home riding spot by Terry Adams, I love Mickey’s energy in this when he hollers “Flatmatters”.

Thank you Mickey for contributing and Terry for filming, super dope!!

The clips keep building, and another clip is ready for episode 81 on Sunday… After that I am dry on clips, so if you are at home and wish to feature on the site. Drop me a message and let’s fire these exclusives out to the magic 100!

**Mickey however ignored two rules of the exclusives, there is music from New Order (I’m not making any money out of this YouTube I promise) and the video is filmed Portrait not landscape. Rules are made to be broken I guess, and it’s freestyle!

Bruno Zebu: Hang 5 Podcast Episode 22

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I’m a little late to the party on this, as this dropped whilst I was super busy with the Year end FM awards. This episode it’s time for Brazilian shredder, Bruno Zebu! This is a good one, you do want to miss….

Hit the links below to tune in and also support the show if you can!

https://hang5podcast.buzzsprout.com or via your favourite streaming platforms.

Support the show:
https://gofundme.com/support-the-hang5-podcast

Chimera A Side: Top 5 Ranked

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Great edit featuring the top 5 ranked in Chimera A Side series, with the likes of Takahiro Ikeda, Yu Shoji, Ryo Katagiri (that ice cream pivot move at 2:25 is beautiful!), Hiroya Morizaki, and the winner Yu Katagiri (look out for his line of the year move once again!

Amazing skills from the Japanese scene, well worth a watch!

Episode 79: Flatmattersonline Exclusive with Effraim Catlow

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After two weeks filming/editing the awards last Sunday I went out for a session right after presenting the Flatmattersonline Year End awards and had a feel good session where everything on the bike felt good.
I had a new idea whilst I was enjoying the session, and as I got nearer to hitting the line I decided to put the phone down and capture it and hopefully get the FM exclusives rolling again.
I have been messing with forward ankle buster variations for a while now, and happy to tick this Fire hydrant turbine to forwards ankle buster rebate off the list. Some good motivation for me now I have some more free time after the awards.

Let’s get these exclusives rolling again, next exclusive drops on Wednesday.

To Document, Share and Progress!

Rest in Peace: Andrew Wickham.

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Sad news broke yesterday that Andrew Wickham has passed away. Another flatland lifer gone way too soon, Andrew was infamous in our community for his online trolling.

However, I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew a few times at Battle in the Rockies and he was one hell of a rider. Many of you might remember his video parts on Dane Beardsley’s video projects.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Rest in peace Andrew.

The Flatmattersonline Year End Award Winners 2021 Are…….

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It’s time to announce the winners of the 2021 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards, as well as show some love to the nominees….

It’s a labour of love putting this together, after two weeks filming, capturing, and editing, the show is finally is done!

If you are unfamiliar with the awards, there are 5 categories in both editorial and reader choice. I made a few changes this year, adding Female Rider of the Year + Brand of the Year to the awards.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote, and congratulations to all the winners and nominees, tune into the Year end awards show to find out who won in each category!

Grab a Cuppa and I Hope you enjoy the show!

Flatmatters / Effraim Catlow.

One Love Jam 2022

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#OneLoveJam2022 from OneLoveBmx on Vimeo.

Not even a tsunami warning could stop the 2022 One Love Jam, and Darin Wright came through with this awesome edit showcasing some of the riding that went down in Newport Beach, California. Don’t miss this one!

Jeep Real Games Final

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It’s a good start to 2022! The Jeep Real Games final show just dropped a few days ago, with Yohei Uchino once again at the helm. Congratulations to Hiroya Morizaki taking the win for the second year in a row followed by Viki Gomez, and Naoto Tamaru.
The flatland segment starts at 33:30, don’t miss this!!!

The 2021 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards Nominees Are…..

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Hello everyone!

It is time to announce the nominees for the 2021 Flatmattersonline Awards. Congratulations to all the nominees in both editorial and reader categories. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote, we had a late surge of votes this year.

Flatmatters!

Effraim Catlow

EDITORIAL CHOICE NOMINEES ARE….

RIDER OF THE YEAR.

Yohei Uchino.

Kio Hayakawa.

Matthias Dandois.

Viki Gomez.

Terry Adams.

MUST WATCH EDIT OF THE YEAR.

Matt Wilhelm Until We Ride Again.

Viki Gomez Rise 3.

Heresy Mix tape.

Sean Fontenot Escapes.

James White System Overload.

BREAKTHROUGH RIDER OF THE YEAR.

Takato Moriya.

Ren Oshima.

Julian Baran.

Dan Hennig.

Varo Hernandez.

BRAND OF THE YEAR.

Nous BMX.

Heresy BMX.

IGI BMX.

Colony BMX.

Viking BMX.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION.

To be announced Sunday 30th January.

READER CHOICE NOMINEES ARE…..

RIDER OF THE YEAR.

Matt Wilhelm.

Kio Hayakawa.

Viki Gomez.

Pete Olsen.

Varo Hernandez.

EDIT OF THE YEAR.

Matt Wilhelm Until We Ride Again.

Heresy Mixtape.

Sean Fontenot Escapes.

Viki Gomez Rise 3.

Moto Sasaki Jam.

FEMALE RIDER OF THE YEAR.

Erin Donato.

Leticia Moda.

Irina Sadovnik.

Louise Seigneur.

CONTEST RUN OF THE YEAR.

Joris Bretagnolles Battle in the Rockies qualifying

Kio Hayakawa UFL Round 3.

Hiroya Morizaki Jeep Real Games.

Kio Hayakawa Never off Battle.

Yu Shoji Jeep Real Games.

LINE OF THE YEAR.

Yu Shoji Jeep Real Games First Trick.

Pete Olsen Upside Down Walkover.

Yu Katagiri 360 Bikeflip Chimera Games Final.

Kio Hayakawa – Our BMX Nora Cup ender.

Hiroya Morizaki Real Jeep Games Final.

Winners announced: Sunday 30th January.

James McGraw: Better with Age

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James McGraw from James McGraw on Vimeo.

I am so late to the party posting this one, I can almost hear the gnashing of James’ teeth for Colorado. The title “Better with Age” is a bold one, but I have to agree Mr McGraw shows no sign of slowing down. Worth highlighting a few things that I was stoked on!

Standouts:
-The no handed switch b jump to junkyard at 00:46!
-Ice Cream pivot switch b rideout with no scuff at 1:34!
-Pedal Time pedal pivot to junkyard line at 2:54, all in a FM tee no less….
– And my favourite, the banger at 3:13!

Enough of my descriptions, go watch this one if you haven’t already, Sorry this took so long to get online James!