Astrolabe 2016 Flat Contest – 6th édition

Etienne Taraud just dropped this nice 9:16 long edit from the 6th edition of the Astrolabe contest featuring the likes of Matthias Dandois, Quentin Pelorson, Alex Jumelin, Kevin Meyer, Kevin Jacob, Dez Maarsen, Joris Bretagnolles, Jeremy Brosset, Fabien Stephan, Gurvan Le Bloc’h and many more. Enjoy!

Zuppermarket Flatland Contest – Highlight Video

Martin over at Global flat did a great job getting out this highlight edit from this weekends Zuppermarket contest in Trier, Germany. Featuring great riding from Alex Jumelin, Viki Gomez, Gilles Van de Sompel, Waldemar Fatkin, Seppl, Dustyn Alt, Gurvan Le Bloc’h, Dan Hennig, David Hoffman and many more. Definitely worth a watch!

MapleVibes Hype – Toronto March 4/6th 2016

The annual Toronto contest is around a month away, book your tickets now for what is widely regarded as the curtain raiser for the international contest scene each year! Thanks to Joe Cicman for putting together this hype edit for the event organised by the Canadian Freestyle Organisation, this year the event had a rebrand and is now called Maple Vibes. Jean William Prevost has taken the win in Toronto three years in a row, can he make it a 4peat?

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https://www.flatmattersonline.com/toronto-maple-vibes-2016-march-46th

UK Flatland BMX Championships Trailer – 23/25 September 2016

UK Flatland BMX Championships is back! Last year’s Cycle Show was the biggest in its 14 year history, hosting a record-breaking number of bike companies and welcoming over 27,000 bike-loving visitors over four days. Hit play to check out the new trailer Matti Hemmings just put together, we are working hard already to make sure this years event is much better! Stay tuned!

Lookback – Ninja Spin 2011

Tom over at Sevisual just hit me up with this great lookback edit from the Ninja spin contest in Onet-le-Château, France 2011. Featuring great riding from Adam Kun, Matthias Dandois, Yohei Uchino, Moto Sasaki, Dub, Kevin Jacob, Alex Jumelin, Dez Maarsen, Thomas Noyer, Charles Paty and many more!

Lookback: October 2015 – The Flatmattersonline 2015 Year end awards

October was all about Flatark, all eyes on Kobe, Japan! But besides that what else happened in the month of October? Take a lookback…


On October 4th, Canadian Powerhouse Jason Plourde dropped a powerful back wheel line, as he warms up for Flatark in a few weeks, hit play!


A while ago we dropped the news Fabien Stephan was riding for Far East Cycles along with Dub and Benjamin Hudson. Now check his Welcome to edit, signature SF styles and amazing production in this one! Hell yes!


What a nice video to wake up to on October 7th! Heresy just released this amazing trick, no handed turbine whiplash anyone? Matthieu Bonnecuelle just unlocked a new door, the possibilities are endless!

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Lookback: May 2015 – The Flatmattersonline 2015 Year end awards

Looking back, May was a crazy month in the year, check through my highlights from the month….


Sean Fontenot’s riding always has me on the edge of my seat, check this latest short edit where he states “I’ve always been good at G-turns, but bad with nose manuals. I’ve decided to correct that.” Shot with Konova K7 Slider (aside from last shot) Sean’s riding is so explosive, amazing stuff at the Globe spot in Long Beach, California!


Flatland legend, Trevor Meyer kills this Chiacgo parking lot between shows on the front and back wheel. This is well worth a watch!


At the age of 43, Todd Carter has made the move up to the Pro ranks and is arguably riding better than ever. Check out this great edit he just put together to celebrate, it’s going down for real!

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