This week I’ve been randomly checking through old Flat Web Tv episodes, when I got to the 2012 Red Bull Circle of Balance Post Game Show I knew my TBT was dialled for this week! The FlatWebTV crew recap the event and get some inside perspective from guys who were actually there like: (myself) Effraim Catlow, Scott O’Brien, Moto Sasaki, Dez Maarsen, Jean-William Prevost, Michael Steingraber, Kerry Gatt and the eventual champion, Viki Gomez.
Category Archives: Throwback Thursdays
Throwback Thursdays – Dane Beardsley / Same Thing Daily 3
With the amount of content that comes through day to day, a year now seems a long time to me. This week’s TBT goes to Dane Beardsley, one of the most underrated riders in the game. Check out his amazing Same Thing Daily 3 part, the no handed backwards death truck line at 2:19 is so good!
Throwback Thursdays with Perry Mervar
The crew over at Snakebite BMX just uploaded Perry Mervar’s section from the 1990 Bully Slow Ride video on there YT channel. Give this one a watch, and also well worth checking out the snakebite website for some great podcasts from a wide spectrum of BMX legends over the years.
Throwback Thursdays with Martti Kuoppa & Nathan Penonzek
Back to the Florida CFB contest in 2001 for this weeks throwback thursday, and two amazing runs from Martti Kuoppa and Nathan Penonzek!
Throwback Thursdays with Jeff Desroche
For this weeks TBT we go back to Jeff Desroche’s short part from the Intrikat Flatsphere DVD 2004. One of the most influential riders of the modern era, the line at 00:28 is so good still to this day. Style for miles!
Throwback Thursday – Props 2 Shimerville Contest 1994
For this weeks Throwback Thursday, we go back to Props 2 and especially Shimersville Contest in Pennsylvania with a ton of great riding from the likes of Jesse Puente, Edgar Plascencia, Richard Zadzdyr (RIP), Paul Palmer (RIP), Leif Valin, Sean Peters, Val Naso, Bobby Fisher, plus a Brian Vowell Interview to follow.
Throwback Thursday – Ride Flatland Contest 1991
After hanging out with Bill Nitschke last week in Colorado, I started digging for footage of the first time he dropped the whopper in a contest. And this contest Ride Flatland contest that took place on January 5th 1991 appears to be the first. Check this amazing section that appeared on inTRIKat’s RealiTV-2 that features a ton of good riding for the time: Jesse Puente who won this contest was the first to pull X-foot hitch-hikers, one at 02:24, invented the plastic man, coasting at 03:07, Junkyard to caboose at 6:08 and he turbines a halfpacker at 09:19. Perry Mervar Rolaid at 04:50 and the First whopper pulled at a flat comp by Bill Nitschke at 05:00, and more great riding from Chase Gouin, Dennis McCoy, Jason Hughes and many more!
Throwback Thursday with Michael Steingraeber
This weeks TBT is dedicated to the one and only, Michael Steingraeber who is out here in Colorado Springs helping judge the Battle in the Rockies contest. Yesterday was a real treat watching him ride at the Tintadome, here is his section from the Intrikat Mixt DVD, filmed in Long Beach 2005.
Throwback Thursday – Chase Gouin / Glote
For this weeks throwback, let’s go back to 1996. And Chase Gouin’s riding as we all know is off the chart and one of the most inspirational of all time, check out this mix from the Glote video by Ells bells mixed with different music by gilson2019. This still holds up today, think about that!
Throwback Thursdays – Kevin Jones / Dorkin’ 4
Following James White’s amazing new “Summer bits 2016” part yesterday and the songjack, my Throwback Thursday was decided on the spot! We go back to 1991, and one of the most important parts that shaped our sport forever, Kevin Jones and his Dorkin’ 4 part!
Although the quality isn’t the best (buy the Boxset for the real deal and extra audio is so worth it from Flatland Fuel!) From the opening intro, seeing these moves all for the first time back then was so inspiring, the first time we saw the halfpacker to backpacker round the back out opposite side at 2:37, rope-a-roni to locomotive 3:10, and for the time and what it did for our sport the first time machine ever at 3:29! Now of course it’s a staple to it seems most peoples riding, this is where it comes from for all you that don’t know. And the banger, linking together his hitchhiker to his backpacker at 3:48! Respect to the K! 100 percent originality, that changed the game forever!