The 2018 Flatmattersonline Year End Award Nominees are…

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Effraim — 5 Comments ↓

Hello everyone!

Great response to voting this year for the 2018 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards, this really is a labour of love for me and my chance to really give back to the content that I post throughout the year and also reach out to you the readers of Flatmattersonline. Thank you to all the readers that took the time to vote, this years voting was really interesting. A definite shift towards how you decide and who you vote for. Let’s get right to it..

– Effraim Catlow / 10 Years of Flatmattersonline.

Editorial Vote:

Rider of the Year:

Matthias Dandois

Yu Katagiri

Jean William Prevost

Alex Jumelin

Sietse Van Berkel

Edit of the Year:

James White – Stop the World

Benjamin Hudson – Done Deal

Matthieu Bonnecuelle – Riding Waste

Jean William Prevost – Puro Flat #2 Spring

Denes Katona – Rolling Stone

Most Progressive Rider:

Jean William Prevost
Sietse Van Berkel
Alex Jumelin
James White
Yu Katagiri

Outstanding Contribution:
TBA ON ANNOUNCEMENT DAY.

Line of The Year:

Austin Luberda – 3:05 from the Autumn Flow edit.

Jean William Prevost – 3:52 End Line Puro Flat 2.

Yu Katagiri – Bikeflip line at 3:00 from the Yu Katagiri 2018 edit.

Sietse van Berkel – Final Round Entry from Master of Creativity 2018.

Dominik Nekolny – Best trick from Sport Zone contest.

* Go back and search and watch these! Incredible…

Reader Choice:

Rider of the Year:

Yu Katagiri

Ryo Katagiri

James White

Jean William Prevost

Sietse van Berkel

Edit of the Year:

Jean William Prevost – Puro Flat 2 Spring

James White – Stop the World

Denes Katona – Rolling Stone

Yu Katagiri – 2018

Joe Cicman – The idea in brief

Most Progressive Rider:

James White

Sietse Van Berkel

Ryo Katagiri

Yu Katagiri

Jean William Prevost

Contest Run of Year:

Dominik Nekolny BMX Cologne Finals

Jean William Prevost Fise Chengdu Finals

Ryo Katagiri BMX Cologe qualifying

Dominik Nekolny Hungarian contest

Yu Katagiri BMX Cologne Finals

Breakthrough Rider of the Year:

Mates Tucek

Sietse van Berkel

Julian Baron

Austin Luberda

Kio Hayakawa

Year end award winners announced:
Friday 11th January.

Must Watch – Matsudo Year End Jam 2018

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Effraim — 13 Comments ↓

2019 has begun with a bang, 4 days in and already two Must Watch edits to get you inspired! I am a big fan of the Jimalog edits, and this 2018 Matsudo Year End Jam edit filmed on 29th December at Matsudo, Hall 21 of Forest in Chiba,Japan hits the spot!

With an amazing list of riders, Akihiko Takahashi, Masashi Itani, Yu Shoji,Takuji Kasahara, Takumi Matsumoto, Moto Sasaki, Takahiro Ikeda,Yasunari Ishijima, Takahiro Enoki, Kazuma Nakajima, and Kenji Mori.

As with all Must Watch edits, let’s get into what’s so great about this one!

2:18: Takahiro Enoki, Xft carved hitch crazy pivot to backwards backpacker backwards whiplash out, I still rewind this one after three rewinds already. Timeless move!

2:37: Takahiro Ikeda, been waiting to see Takahiro do the pedal time machine walkover decade to one kick greater into a line without laying bike down and he gets it done here and finishes the line with a time machine variation I have never seen before. Unreal technique!

6:42: Takahiro Enoki, 6:42 and Takahiro hits a dream line of mine, opposite dump ride in, pivot xft upside down ice cream pivot backwards two footed dump pivot opposite xft cream! Just beautiful!

7:30: Moto Sasaki, what a mad line to finish a wonderful edit from Jimalog. Hang ten pivot to xft crackpacker turbines (hard enough) out to xft steam pivot jump to right side pumping halfpacker carved in circles into backwards pumping halfpacker in circles into backwards one footed spinning halfpacker step through to spinning hang ten out! Ridiculous!

As well as the amazing lines from everyone, this edit has a feel good factor about it. Friends together, riding, sharing, supporting. What a start to the year, big up Jimalog and all the riders for this treat! Award nominees announced later, it’s a good day!

Brian Tunney – December 2018 Clips

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Effraim — 1 Comment ↓

It’s already a good day, fresh Brian Tunney footage to get your teeth into today. Smooth as ever, loving the invisible hand elbow glide hitch juggler and repeat at the 1:25 mark filmed at the infamous spot in Redondo Beach, California. Not long till I am out there, cannot wait!

Nick Watts – January 4th 2019

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Effraim — 2 Comments ↓

Tonight the nominations for the 2018 Flatmattersonline Year awards will be announced, but first we have the small matter of the daily updates. And it’s Friday, so that means a fresh Nick Watts edit, whilst it’s freezing over here Nick enjoys the summer sunshine in his backyard. Rad as always, hit play!

George Manos – Stairworld

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Effraim — 3 Comments ↓

GEORGE MANOS – STAIRWORLD from HERESY BMX on Vimeo.

You often hear people say the great thing about flatland, is that you can do it anywhere. George Manos takes that step literally and films a part literally where most of us would walk down or jump down. Loving the move at the 2:38 mark, looking forward to seeing more of George in 2019!

Master of Creativity 2019 registration is now open!

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Effraim — Leave comments ↓

Martti Kuoppa has been busy organising the annual Master of Creativity online competition that truly pushes the progression of flatland, the website is now ready and registration is now open! If you are looking to sponsor an event, this might be the one for you!

https://www.masterofcreativity.com

Jason Kale – Time stand still #2

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Effraim — 5 Comments ↓

I’ve posted a couple of Jason Kale’s edits before here on the site, so today it was good to see a relatively fresh one. Filmed back in October 2018, at a really nice looking spot in between the trees. Enjoy!

Forkone & Senda – 2018 Last day’s session

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Effraim — 3 Comments ↓

Alwaysa. treat to see Forkone ride, and today we have Forkone and his homie, Senda getting in the last session of 2018. This is a fun watch with each rider supporting each other throughout the session, this is what it’s all about right here.

Markus Schwital joins Nous BMX

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Effraim — Leave comments ↓

The first sponsorship news of 2019, the German giant Markus Schwital joins the expanding Nous BMX team. Nous have quietly been making moves in 2018, look out for big things from them in 2109…

Marcos de Jesus – Bye Bye 2018

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Effraim — 4 Comments ↓

If it were any other rider I would say this footage has been speeded up, but no. Marcos de Jesus is that quick, and so smooth with it too. Enjoyed this Bye Bye 2018 edit from one of the fastest riders to ever touch a 20″ bike.