Benjamin Hudson teams up with one of his sponsors, Red Bull for this epic production. If you have ever seen Benjamin ride in person, you will know what I mean when I say, Benjamin could ride literally anywhere. Even in a forest, he is that good! Hit play and enjoy this short film…
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Must Watch – Regenerations / BMX Flatland Short Film
“A new generation of young riders inspired by older generations are regenerating BMX Flatland.
Their riding regenerates our riding.This video is dedicated to them!”.
Yu Katagiri (14 years old),Ryo Katagiri (19 years old), Yohei Uchino (37 years old), Viki Gomez (38 years old) collaborate on this Christmas Day released Must Watch! Put together four of the best riders in the world with the best filmer in the game, Tom at Sevisual and you strike gold.
The concept for the video is a great one, and demonstrates how generations of riders can inspire each other back and forth via the Flatpark Flatland School that Yohei Uchino runs. As Jesse Puente would say “You push me, I push you back homie!”.
Rather than list trick for trick which I always do, i’m going to flip this one. Let’s talk about this one in the comments section. Time for a rewind, lot to take in this one…
Top marks Tom, Viki, Ucchie, Ryo and Yu!
Lil Doses #9
Lil Doses #9 from Doses Flatland on Vimeo.
Today is a good day for edits, well actually….. Lil Doses #9 is a full length flatland video by Adam Guild that deserves your attention. What I especially like about this feature is that the riding is not reserved only for the elite. The riding content covers expert level through to pro level riding featuring Scott Hagnas, George Manos, Giannis Caterllis, Pedro Melo, Dax Wolford, Michael Shao, David Walters, Alejandro Marques, Adam Guild, Dan Hamilton, Bri Welch, Anthony Schneidewind, Louis Orth, Erin Fricke, Joe Cicman, Rodney Williams, Francis Chase Santos, Rosey Taylor, Jay Marley, Kevin Howell, Juan Carlos Moronta, Ramón Lopez Colon, Thiago BB, Robert Victoria, Lindsey Bode, Art Thomason, and Bryan Huffman. Lil Doses #9 runs for 1:19, when you have the time give this one a watch. Props to Adam Guild putting this one together!
* Pedro Medina. Rest in Peace – this one is for you.
Mostly True by MM Films
Belated Merry Christmas everyone, it’s been a busy few days with familytime over Christmas. And today we have some belters for you, this is definitely a day where I say “Grab a cuppa and treat yourself!”. The legendary Japanese underground classic Mostly True just dropped and this deserves to be seen, this one is separated into sections so rather than post each one, let the video flow into the next section. Standout sections, Part 5 with Osada Syuichi and Part 9 with Miura Hirokazu, this is really beautiful and needs your time! I know I will be going back to this one, over and over!
Must Watch – Marton Szilagyi is 49
Marton’s 49 edit (year end edit) from og pictures on Vimeo.
So many good edits today, but if I had to pick one to watch it would be this Marton is 49 edit. One of the greatest riders to ever come out of the European scene, Marton can do it all. Whether it’s the xft hitch pivot backwards backpacker to carved backwards halfpacker bar hop backwards over bars to fire hydrant at 2:46, he’s the only one in the world doing that or its ET Nose manuals across the parking lot or pinky squeaks to locomotive. Marton is still out there doing it, and doing it as well as ever. I took a lot of motivation out of this edit and I am sure you will. Roll on the Marton is 50 edit. Hitting the rewind, what a great watch this is.
Time to vote: The Flatmattersonline 2019 Year End Awards!
Design: Johann Chan.
Hello everyone!
It’s that time of year where we celebrate another amazing year of flatland, and honour the winners with a medal in each category. As always I like to mix things up with a reader vote and also an editorial vote.
Who’s going to win this year? Who do you feel has had the best year, what do you look for? Contest results? Must Watch edits? Giving back to the sport? Perhaps something else…
You have plenty of time to vote, work your way through the year and see who’s contributing throughout the year, or who’s had that banger part that inspired your own personal riding. Everyone has different opinions, which is one of the many things that makes flatland so special.
Without further a due, it’s time to start researching and digging back through the year at what’s gone on.
Editorial Vote:
Rider of the Year
Edit of the Year
Most Progressive Rider
Outstanding Contribution
Line of The Year
Reader Choice:
Rider of the Year
Edit of the Year
Most Progressive Rider
Contest Run of Year
Breakthrough Rider of the Year
What’s the Deadline for voting?
Voting closes New Years Eve at 12 Midnight GMT.
Tuesday December 31st.
How do you vote?
Send your votes through to: effraim@flatmattersonline.com – entitled Flatmattersonline Awards 2019.
Nominees announced:
Friday January 3rd.
Year end award winners announced:
Wednesday 15th January.
Please note:
Voting only counts via email, and you must vote in each category to be eligible. Plenty of time to go through edits over the festive period and look back via the site on the highlights of the year that will follow over the next few weeks, take your time and good luck and most of all enjoy the process!
Effraim Catlow
Flatmattersonline / 11 Years Strong!
IGI Presents the ALL NEW Microphone Peg FLEX !!!!!!
Hey guys,
I am proud to present to you the ALL NEW Microphone Peg FLEX !!!!!!
IGI MICROPHONE PEG flex_V03 from IGI BMX on Vimeo.
Matthias Dandois – BTS of a Red Bull photo shoot
Something a little different right here that I actually really enjoyed watching, and perhaps you will do too. Matthias Dandois sent in this Behind the scenes shoot with Visualrev in New York City. See the work that a rider like Matthias does on almost the daily as a “professional” rider, great to see this insight.
Throwback Thursday with Jean William Prevost
This weeks TBT kills two birds with one stone so to speak, I will be dropping the Flatmattersonline 2019 Year end awards on Monday and Saturday I will be dropping an exclusive with Jean William Prevost! It seems like as good a time as any to go back watch Dub’s amazing awards winning Puro Flat that was shot in the spring of last year and released on August 7th.
Puro Flat #2 highlights:
00:17: The g-roll pivot inside switch b undertaker out is beautiful in technique where he has condensed the dead time.
00:25: Spinning undertaker flip grabbing tyre spinning cream pivot out is sexy flatland at it’s finest. I am on 5th watch now, and still have the same reaction as the first time I watched it. YES!
00:32: Dub further pushes the concept that I highlighted at 00:17 and adds the spinning undertaker at the beginning of the line and ends with g-roll pivot inside switch b undertaker with no deadtime at all. Wow!
1:07: Carved Opposite Dump truck ride in pivot to pedal inside switch b pedal pivot to double turbine spinning forward death truck straightens out forward pedal death to casual walkover decade out. This line has been years in the making, so much depth to this.
2:59: Dub explores different concepts around the Rodeo, each line till the end is absolutely ridiculous, but the dead time taken out on the final line and the seamless switches is something else entirely.
Level up!
Benjamin Hudson – Flatland Immersion Podcast
Benjamin Hudson and Dusty Tweedhope get together for the last Flatland Immersion Podcast of the year. They talk Flatland, growing up in Santiago, discussing the current state of his country, travelling, psychedelics, Percy Marshall..
“We also got into a great conversation about art, one of the funnest topics Ive gotten into on the podcast aside from riding. Ben and I both share a deep appreciation for art..and watch it unfold into one of the most random moments of coincidence on my podcast..Coincidence? Parallel universes colliding? You be the judge.”
You can listen to the episode on the following platforms: