Great highlights edit from the King of Ground contest in Asakuso, japan featuring a ton of good riding from the likes of York Uno, Jesse Puente, Kotaro Tanaka, Kappa, Ryoji Yammamoto and many more. Well worth a watch.
Old School Sundays with RL Osborn
RL Osborn’s return to flatland is well documented all over social media, today when I was thinking about who I should feature. After a few searches, I came across this blast from the past that sealed the deal. RL’s final run from the AFA Masters at the Velodrome in 1987. The cross bar double boomerang at 5:14 is still dope to this day, his run starts at 2:50 later an interview with the man himself.
Last Times with Maxime Cassagne
Hello everyone!
Lockdown slowly looks to be easing, and producing exclusive content for the site has helped me stay active during these difficult times. Last times is intended to be a quick and easy read, and I am picking riders I feel deserve some coverage. Next up is French shredder, Maxime Cassagne! Read on….

James White: Hitchhiker While Reading Moon Babes of Bicycle City by Mike Daily
UK Plywood Hood James White stars in this quick promo for Mike Daily’s new book “Moon babes of Bicycle City”, all details on how-to get hold of the book below…
“Ride Now, Read Now
Moon Babes of Bicycle City Bike Club Member #042 James White aka Whiteski does a hitchhiker while reading Mike Daily’s new novel in Kent, England.
Video production by Nathan Powell Design. Music by Progeny. Fiction by Mike Daily.
“Second Printing Forever” of Moon Babes of Bicycle City (4/3/20)
Signed Book Bundle available from Bandcamp (Direct from Author)
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Moon Babes of Bicycle City available from Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0964233932/
The first 2-Hip Meet the Street BMX contest that Ron Wilkerson held in Southern California on 4/30/88 is a significant event that Mike Daily builds upon in Moon Babes of Bicycle City. The book starts on Friday, 10/11/19, with Rodderick Moon and Mick O’Grady pedaling Rodd’s bikecar replica of the ’76 Chrysler Cordoba that Ron W had at the contest.
Rodd and Mick are pedaling the bikecar from Cavern City Air Terminal in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to Bicycle City, where cars have been outlawed and the terrain is a world like no other. Rodd Moon and his wife Chatauqua run a bike shop there called Moon Babes Retire Bikes.
Rodd’s prototype “2020 BikeCardoba” is primer grey in the opening scenes. It’s prepped to be duct taped, spray painted, and thrashed as an obstacle on Saturday, 10/12/19.
Sunday, 10/13/19, is a Full Moon.
Novel.
The First Printing of only 100 copies was a pocket-size paperback that readers received by Friday, 10/11/19–the exact date of the novel’s opening scenes. MBoBC Bike Club Members received their copies (and limited edition merch extras including poster prints of the 2-Hip Cordoba, stacks of stickers, and much more) direct from the author in time to read the book in “real time” if they chose to do so.
A modern day monument to BMX Freestyle culture and innovative fiction, this “Second Printing Forever” (4/3/20) of Mike Daily’s new novel Moon Babes of Bicycle City is a remastered edition that features a Foreword by Ron W, an Afterword by Matt D’Angelo, and a timeline tracking reader-participation milestones.
RAD meets Breaking Bad in Bicycle City, New Mexico.
Cover Design, Illustrations, and Book Layout by Nathan Powell.
5.5″ x 8.5″, 200 pages.
“Moon Babes of Bicycle City, the new book by Mike Daily is being delivered to mailboxes worldwide!”–Steve Brothers, BMX Society
“It’s a novel. A few hours’ read. What’s it like? Imagine hanging out with your crew and meeting other crews. Road trip. New town–locals’ rules. All the stuff you say is a mash-up of puns, one-ups, and references to obscure bike parts or magazine captions. Total linguistic freestyle. Tricking every surface and interaction. That’s what it’s like to read this.”–Scuffington Post
“As an independent project this is executed at a high level (consistent with all of Daily’s work). It’s written with style, edited with integrity and designed with intent. If you want to get a taste of what BMX was like in the fictionalized sun baked bicycle-powered old school, this is a feast. I think what makes it cool and shelf-worthy is its complete originality.”–Mark Lewman
“Nowhere. And I mean nowhere! Will you ever hear anything like this. A story, using BMX word play, strung together in a completely surreal yet weirdly familiar way. At times poetic, at others it’s just flat out freaky. This had me smiling one second then in awe of word play the next, all the while being completely immersed in this strange tale.”–James White
“This book is dope. You should cop it.”–Bobby Loveless
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Free Download of Audiobook Track “Moon Babes of Bicycle City, Novel, Chapter 9 feat. Progeny” (October 2, 2019) by Mike Daily
Oleg Efimov: Full Run Practise
Martti Kuoppa’s coaching programe “MK Format” continues to grow, despite the Covid 19 pandemic postponing contests in 2020. Oleg Efimov is the latest rider to benefit from Marrti’s coaching routine, and here throws down a flawless run. Impressive!
Nick Watts: May 29th 2020
Every Friday like clockwork, Nick Watts is on it. Total freestyler, and so fun to watch. It’s cliche to say, but he really does “play” with the bike. Nick continues to find new variations and movements around the bike, really enjoyed this weeks episode!
Throwback Thursdays: Cory Fester / Battle in the Rockies Video Contest
The Battle in the Rockies video contest for a plane ticket to BITR 2014 got heated. Cory Fester is no stranger to dropping ridiculous video parts, Cory truly went on this entry. I mean I just watched this now and still am in awe not only of the line. But the bike toss at the end is enough to get our riding right now!
Yorimitsu Miyata: King of Ground / Kobe 2005
One of the most unique styles around, Yorimitsu Miyata rules. Always stoled to see unseen footage of Miyata ripping, this time at the KOG in Kobe 2005!
Bakteria 4: 2006
Unintentional Brazilian theme running on FM right now, funny how stuff like that happens. Forty minutes of great riding from the likes of Claybom, Pekeno, Patrick Coelho, Arroz, LéoClaro, Wagner Gordo, Nêne, and Felipe Gonçalves. Grab a cuppa when your bored and soak in some of the Brazilian flatland scene from 2006!
Aaron Wright: Here’s my bmx tricks from this winter’s hideout
I missed this one the first time round, Aaron Wright hit me up with cool collection of clips from his winter hideout in Canada. I remember Aaron’s riding from the Flatland Manifesto and Vibe videos, and he is still smooth as glass. Hit play and enjoy this one!