Matthias Dandois took the win in the Semis at the FiseWorld in Hiroshima, Japan earlier today. Top 8 make finals, congratulations to all the finalists. It sounds like its been a full day for the flatlanders today battling the weather in Japan.
Jean William Prevost qualifies 1st FiseWorld Hiroshima
Jean William Prevost qualified 1st earlier today in the preliminary qualifying event at FiseWorld in Hiroshima, japan out of 35 riders. Full results below!
Must Watch – Dane Beardsley / This and that
From the opening xft 180 bunny hop jump back to regular stance backwards manual across the Newport Beach riding spot I was glued to this one from Dane Beardsley. A rider I feel like is totally overlooked by the flatland scene, and a rider with a lot of depth in his riding. As always with “Must Watch” videos I like to highlight what stood out for me with some detail about what is going on also.
00:27: Bars backwards whiplash to forward karl/one handed karl in circles kick one handed backwards half hiker backwards karl freak squeak scuff whiplash to hitch whiplash out! Absolutely amazing, and I really like how Dane mixed some old tricks and made them new, such as the freak squeak, and having down a lot of one handed karl lines I know how difficult that one handed karl in circles to one handed karl backwards hitch is….
00:51: Half boomerang step same foot xft backwards fork wheelie to x-ft backwards hitch x-ft backwards half hiker fork wheelie shove it switch handed forkwhewlie to double backwards crackpacker walk around back jump forwards karl out to pedals. No one does this stuff, refreshing!
1:47: Multiple backwards x-handed whiplashes to regular backwards whiplashes, unreal bike control right here!
2:10: And the ender, half lash to multiple forward rope opposite side walk around to two footed backyard dropped down to opposite half lash out!
I get the real sense that Dane is literally playing on his bike, I have always been a fan of the quirky ride-ins and ride in’s he does, and the fact it really does look like he’s having fun. (no pun intended!). Top stuff!
Forget What You Heard drops April 10th
I just got done watching “Forget What You Heard” for the first time thanks to Steven Lapsley for the advance viewing. Solid sections from all nine riders listed below, I was particularly stoked to see Hirokazu Miura section. Seven days until the video drops for worldwide viewing!
“Forget What You Heard is a BMX flatland video over a year in the making. Featuring nine riders from around the world, each with their own full part. Ahmed Johnson, Gurvan Le Bloc’h, Hirokazu Miura, Jeremy Brosset, Rodolphe Clavelier, Joris Bretagnolles, Mateus Beckmann, Naoto Tamaru, and Yorihisa Shiota!
Forget What You Heard will be released for free in association with Diversion Worldwide on April 10th. It will be available privately starting April 3rd as a few places across the world will be hosting premieres of the video. In the USA in Hawaii and Ohio. Also, premieres are could be planned in France and Japan.”
Boston Flatland Jam – Saturday April 21st
Shane Reed dropped an email to let the flatland world know about a Boston flatland jam on Saturday April 21st at John Ahern Field in Cambridge, MA. Lot of flatland history from the New England scene. Awesome to see the scene is still going strong with support from Deco, 90 east and Circuit BMX!
Camilo Gutierrez – El Nino
"EL NIÑO" feat. Camilo Gutierrez – BMX Flatland PERU 2018 from Wildschnitt on Vimeo.
Camilo Gutierrez is one of the most talented videographers out there, check this fresh El Nino edit where he rides around iconic locations in his hometown, Lima in Peru.
Have a look to the amazing sceneries of the Pacific coast and the amazing drone footage of the Capital of Peru plus the inside switch b jump x-ft ice cream at the 1:46 is really dope! Really enjoyed this one, and you may do too, hit play!
Thomas Deschenaux – MMXVII TRICKX TAPE
MMXVII TRICKX TAPE from BRE∆K YOUR NOSE on Vimeo.
Thomas Deschenaux just dropped this sweet Mmxvii Trickx tape edit filmed in Berlin and Annecy. Some of the footage was recently used in the Autum edit, but well worth a watch anyway! Thomas is a beast!
HF Monthly 2018/03
It’s a good day when a new HF Monthly edit drops, the March edition features Shigeki Ouchi, Shiyu Orikawa, Hidenori Ishizaki (that line at 1:21!), Yasuhiro Uehara, and Yasuto Watanabe! Don’t miss this one!
Art Thomason – 43 Part 2
43 Part 2 – ArtThomason from art thomason on Vimeo.
Art Thomason is what I like to call a flatland lifer, I feel like he will be riding forever. And at the age of 43, Art is still progressing and just dropped this “43- Part 2 edit”. Especially liked the Cliff peg boomerang cliff line at 00:57 mark, go watch this! Hell yeah Art!
Old School Sundays with Chris Day
It feels like a while since I have done a Old School Sundays. Just a couple of days ago, Martti Kuoppa posted a rad clip from 101 Trix Part 2 on the MOC instagram page. Check out Chris Day’s run from the AFA Master Round 5 1987 at the William Patterson College in Wayne, NJ. Chris’ riding was inspirational during the late 80’s, respect!