Oh, how I love surprises running the Flatmattersonline website. And yesterday, when my phone started blowing up I knew something good just dropped from Dez Maarsen.
There’s something Dez touched on in his description that made me say out loud “yeah!”, he chose to document his riding over the last few months and rather than throw out line by line on social media, he put it together in edit form.
So much depth in this edit, from who in my opinion is one of the most skilled riders in the flatland scene right now, Dez can handle business front and back wheel.
Great camera angles, and the editing is on point too, edits in my opinion can help inspire and grow flatland grow again in my opinion, and help give us all motivation as we lean into the winter months.
Let’s talk about the riding Effraim!
The Must Watch concept for me, is something as simple as something that makes me hit the rewind button, and quite a few times I hit the rewind button watching “Riding Days”.
The line at 1:53, steam backwards spinning crack step over one footed backwards spinning half packer pivot inside foot steam pivot spinning hitch is one of the most technical lines I’ve seen all year.
2:47: only a move I’ve seen Hiroya Morizaki do, opposite steam step into half packer pivot inside switch foot spinning steam at the blink of the eye then out to straight line opposite backwards switch foot Karl!
I like how Dez mixes, all styles of riding, which of course you can with one of the most vast tricktionarys in the game, this is one of the best edits of the year so far.
I could ramble on, but let’s as I say grab a cuppa and talk about this one, share this one on your socials nd let’s grow flatland!
Thank you Dez!
Levelled it up a bit sure with the integration of the around the world’s. Love the mix of backwards and forwards, front and back, fast and slow.
Also, you’ve got to factor in that Dez basically didn’t ride this year at all, so this is the result of a few weeks of focus.
That’s crazy when you say it like that…
Inspiring stuff Paul, love to see riders filming and making an effort to have a part. Should be the norm in our small culture in my opinion.
Wow! Dez !!! I’m stoked on this edit! You have definitely been putting in lots of work
Good to hear from you Coops! Dez def deserves a lot of props
Thank you Dez, that was amazing !
Great progression ! Ride on buddy .
There are some stylish original moves here which I can imagine becoming “trendy” from this clip. Fun to watch.
Stoked to get some Dezedit sheesh comon bro bring it onnnn
Yes dub, really good to see!
So good to see Dez still shredding!!
Been watching this for a week ! That backwards Cobain spin , quick step to side packer , crack packer spin , step out BACK to it , his around the world variations , Placencia flip mixed in with back wheel flow…….SO many new things in this. Dez got on his SEZ ( came through big time with these new lines ! ) just ooooozzzzzzing through these new progressive lines. Times 7 , Big-E ….a MUST WATCH and contender for edit of 2025. I still remember after riding in my prelim run @ the Flatland Voodoo Jam BMX contest in New Orleans , 2015 early July……THEN watching Dez in HIS prelim , then finals run ……THAT crazy bar yank save via side packer ,FULL twitch. He was STOKED afterwards. It was like high fiving a GORILLA , haha….and what about those half hiker FULL kick flips to side packer ?? Only Dez and Kuga , and Miller ……I’ve seen have em WIRED. Guess , Dez ” walked dat talk “……….” if it ain’t Dutch , it ain’t much ! ” , haha…..this edit is a banger for sure……