Huge news! The UCI Urban Cycling World Championships are back, the dates are set: 4-8th June in Montpellier, in the South of France. More details soon….
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Episode 72: Flatmattersonline Exclusive with Lee Wilson
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After a short intermission on Sunday, we are back to the Flatmattersonline Exclusives!
Today it’s the turn of UK rider, Lee Wilson!
Lee is from Market Harborough, just outside Leicester here in the UK, roughly in the middle for all outside of the UK that may be curious.
Lee comes through with a smooth whiplash hitchhiker line flowed into hang 5 step steam, love the bar flip steam that follows and the smooth exit out.
Lee was a regular on the UK contest scene for many years and it’s great to see he’s still riding, and I dubbed him the UK Shintaro, super smooth elegant style!
Thanks Lee for contributing, whose got the next episode?
Giannis Caternellis: Freestyler #114
I am a bit late to the party, posting Giannis Caternellis’ latest, and boy its a good one! As always, anything goes with Giannis (bars touching, no seat/seatpost). He is well and truly out there having fun trying new things, the one footed xft hitch stuff in this Freestyler #114 edit. How?
Bryan Huffman: Purple Winter 5
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This week we have run out of Flatmattersonline exclusives, but nevertheless we have a nice treat for your Sunday viewing pleasure (or whenever you get round to watching).
Flatland lifer, Bryan Huffman has a huge trick bag and came through with this new “Purple Winter 5 Part” for you all at home filmed in Winston Salem, North Carolina over the winter, lockdown undercover riding spots are the one!
In related news: Bryan just got picked up by http://www.flatsocietybmx.com over in Arizona, USA. Congratulations Bryan!
Thanks for sharing Bryan, whose got episode 72 of the Flatmattersonline exclusives?
Ares Bikes: 18 inch Complete Line
I love checking the Ares Bikes Youtube channel to see what they are up to, and York Uno and the crew over at Ares HQ just launched their new 18 inch complete bike line. Super dialled!
Fact or Freestyle: Episode 11 / Maurice Meyer & Eddie Fiola
This week hosts Joe Cicman and Dave Nourie catch up with old school legends Curb Dog, Maurice Meyer and Eddie Fiola! Enjoy!
Terry Adams wins AFA Dream Run 2021
I’m a little late posting the Pro Class results, congratulations to Terry Adams who took the win in the Pro Class with an amazing run packed with progression, originality, and difficulty to boot. Terry was followed on the podium by a man on a comeback, Matt Wilhelm who showed he’s back on a mission. In the third place podium Toon Pakphum threw down a three minute combo that just knocked Bruno Zebu out of the top three, that’s how high level this contest was. Congratulations to everyone throwing down during difficult times, I had a lot of fun judging this event along with Joe Cicman and Austin Luberda.
Thanks Todd Carter and James McGraw for putting this on, and helping keep the flatland community together.
There’s talk of another event later in the year, so stay tuned!
Episode 71: Flatmattersonline Exclusive with Rodney Williams
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What’s up everyone?
It’s that time of the week, today we drop episode 71 of the Flatmattersonline eclsuives with none other than Rodney Williams!
I called out Rodney a few episodes ago, and he comes through with an awesome switch foot circle k 360 bar flip to switch foot pedal circle k into one foot cowboy squeaks and goes back and forth a few times between the switch foot pedal circle k and one foot cowboy squeak.
Rodney is one of Flatmattersonline biggest supporters and its time for you at home to show some love back to Rodney! Let’s hear it in the comments section, this is kind of a short combo by Rodney’s standards!!!
Thank you Rodney for contributing, whose got episode 72?
Episode 70: Flatmattersonline Exclusive with Thiago Balzano
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It’s time for episode 70 of the Flatmattersonline exclusives, this episode we have a feature with Brazilian rider, Thiago Balzano. Thiago has been living in the Washington DC area, USA for about eight years now and is a dedicated Flatmattersonline reader.
Thiago reached out to me, and let me know the exclusives have really helped push him as a rider and he wanted to use the exclusive as motivation to land a hitchhiker to crackpacker. And as you will see, he hits this line clean, he mentioned that the side step style out of crackpacker to steam was causing him the most problem.
This was really a joy to hear, this is what the exclusives are all about. It’s you and your own personal progression, and using documenting the line to help push forward your own development.
This works on so many levels, I could go on and on.
This did give me an idea, the Flatmattersonline exclusive Line of the year award went to Kio Hayakawa last year, what about if we add a Reader Line of the Year that’s not for Pro’s. This is for riders like BZ, Thiago and whoever comes forward, readers of FM, it makes sense to me.
Does it make sense to you?
Let me know your thoughts, and I’ll announce next week if it’s happening.
Thanks for contributing Thiago!
Whose got episode 71? Dropping Wednesday….
Master of Balance Jam: March 27th / Hamels San Diego
If you are in the San Diego area, Dave Nourie and Robert Peterson will be battling it out outside Hamels in San Diego from mid day onwards. Get down here if you can….