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We have moved!!

2011-05-16T01:31:00.000-07:00

Today we are moving from blogspot to website, hit the link! www.flatmattersonline.com

Shane Badman-Countdown to Surgery Day 1

2011-05-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

Shane's in for the operation tommorow. Get well soon mate!!!

Game of Skills 2011 Final Battle

2011-05-15T06:48:00.001-07:00

Game of Skills 2011 Final Battle from Global Flat on Vimeo.

Amsterdam Flat Sessions 2011

2011-05-15T01:46:00.001-07:00

Good stuff from Dez, JF and the Amsterdam locals!!

Old school sundays

2011-05-15T01:46:00.000-07:00

This weeks OSS with Dennis McCoy, 85 AFA contest in Venice Beach...

Shane Badman-Countdown to Surgery Day 2

2011-05-15T01:36:00.001-07:00

Mazars Fri 13th Jam

2011-05-15T01:36:00.000-07:00

Mazars Fri13th Jam from Bikeflip Productions on Vimeo.

Andrew Parrish edit

2011-05-15T01:35:00.000-07:00

Matthias Dandois wins Game of Skills!

2011-05-14T14:01:00.000-07:00

News just in! Matthias just won the 2nd annual Game of Skills contest in Vienna, Adam Kun placed 2nd (and won best trick), Dez Maarsen finished in the 3rd place spot! Congrats to all!

Photo Credit: From Adam Kun's facebook.

Shane Badman-Countdown to Surgery Day 3

2011-05-14T00:34:00.001-07:00

Bike Days Solothurn 2011 by Chris Böhm

2011-05-14T00:34:00.000-07:00

Bike Days Solothurn 2011 by Chris Böhm from Chris Böhm on Vimeo.

Jorge Nazario Castro edit

2011-05-14T00:33:00.000-07:00

Straight outta Peru! Doing it for Supreme Bykes...

Bike Days interviews...

2011-05-14T00:32:00.002-07:00

Matthias and JF interviewed at the Bike days contest...

Gabysann clips

2011-05-14T00:32:00.001-07:00

Gabysann working on pedal junkyard pivot pedal time machine, hard stuff!!

Flatland Valencia Arnette. 2011

2011-05-14T00:32:00.000-07:00

Moya and the Valencia crew enjoy the sunshine, beach, girls, Valencia looks fun!

Trevor Meyer - Boston Flatland sessions

2011-05-13T11:21:00.000-07:00

Always good to see Trevor riding, skills to pay the bills!

Pete Olsen- slow down edit

2011-05-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

This is an alternate version of the previous video i posted (it has been reformatted to fit the screen better). Pete Olsen rips!

slow down from thegoldfi on Vimeo.

Luke Malone clips

2011-05-13T11:11:00.000-07:00

Blogger went down for almost 24 hours, and lost the previous 30 hours posts, ironic as I've had no trouble with Blogger up until now, and I'm switching to a website next week. Anyway until then, I'll continue with the posts and any news that comes up. Beginning with these Luke Malone clips!

Effraim Catlow Flatmatters exclusive #16!

2011-05-13T11:05:00.000-07:00

Part of the process of these exclusives is to share new ideas, case in point here! Working on new trick xup megaspin half whopper, strange feeling trick! Momentum is lost through x’ing the bars then whipping…

Ciaran Perry short edit

2011-05-13T11:04:00.001-07:00

Multi directional Hitch jugglers, Ciaran is hot on the edits/clips right now!

Hisato 3rd Anniversary

2011-05-13T11:04:00.000-07:00

Ramón López Colón short edit

2011-05-13T11:03:00.001-07:00

Ramon- 11 mayo 2011 from Ramon on Vimeo.

USJ Local 9th May edit

2011-05-13T11:03:00.000-07:00

Subway flatland lifestyle! Japan!!! Love how this video is shot!

110509 from bmx_usj_local on Vimeo.

Props Groundwork on Props 78 Bonus Section

2011-05-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

Not much flatland on Props 78, BUT…. Props Groundwork is on the Bonus section! Look forward to getting that back on the collectors shelf…

The Cardboard Lords

2011-05-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

“The Cardboard Lords were a breakdancing crew from York, PA in 1984-85.
After having a slow start in the local break dancing competitions, the crew set out to become the best breakers in the area, and by the end of their run in May of 1985, they were winning every break dance battle & competition they entered from York, Baltimore, Harrisburg, & Philly.
The Cardboard Lords were: Kevin Jones, Mark Eaton, Dale Mitzel, Jamie Mckulik, Barry Markle, Jake Sires, & Mark Wales. Most of the crew went back to their BMX riding roots & joined up with a local freestyle team called the Plywood Hoods. Special Note: In this clip the Cardboard Lords make it to the “GREAT YORK TALENT HUNT” finals, where they win and receive a VHS VCR as the grand prize. This VCR was later used to create the first Dorkin’ In York video.

The rest is history…”

Ground Tactics FINAL round results

2011-05-11T12:29:00.000-07:00

PRO

1. Akihiko Takahashi
2. Pakhpum Poosa-Art “TOON”
3. Dane Beardsley – tie
3. Jean-Francois Boulianne – tie
4. Bert Ribul
5. Jason Plourle

1. Ronny Engelmann
2. David Dudelis
3. Rayk Hahne
4. Navid Saleki
5. Luke Malone
6. Issabre Gaoussou

Thank you for everyone who participated and no hard feelings to the ones who didn´t send in the final video.

Adam Kun-Sevisual Astrolabe contest edit!

2011-05-11T07:45:00.002-07:00

Amazing riding from Adam, this past weekend in Northern France at the Astrolabe contest!

Shane Badman-Countdown to Surgery Day 5

2011-05-11T07:45:00.001-07:00

Osaka Market Jam

2011-05-11T07:32:00.000-07:00

Feel the japanese vibe! Late night sessions with Takuji, Hinago, and Miyuking. NOt sure who the girl rider is, but sick to see her in the mix. Japan is awesome!

New PS3 Film Called 'Controller' feat. BMX Flatland

2011-05-11T07:29:00.000-07:00

This looks like its from a while back, Jason Forde, Sam Foakes and Phil Dolan, working with PS3. Good stuff!

New PS3 Film Called 'Controller' feat. BMX athletes from pureeau on Vimeo.

Red Bull Flamenco Flatland 2011

2011-05-11T07:27:00.000-07:00

19th May is the date, the Red Bull Flamenco 2011 event will go down in Malaga. The rider list has already got people talking. Jesse Puente, Matthias, Moto, Ikeda , Sam Foakes, Guelo, Camilo and Viki Gomez !!!

OBC Stylecats

2011-05-11T07:21:00.001-07:00

Flatland at Dew Tour?!

2011-05-11T01:15:00.001-07:00

Putting two and two together, but is this connected to the "Flatland United" thread a few weeks back, over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about getting Flatland into the Dew Tour. Dennis McCoy was even at the Jomopro last year to check out how the flatland ran. Word since seems to have gone quiet, until I saw this petition late last night. Take a moment of your time, to sign the petition, and have your say!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dewtourflatland/

Diversion DVD Boxset Video Contest!

2011-05-11T01:15:00.000-07:00

Bobby Carter at www.diversiontv.com hit me up with this awesome giveaway! Read on!

HOW TO ENTER
Show us your best move! It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or super pro, post your best you-tube or vimeo video on the "May 2011 Giveaway" channel. We will randomly select 3 people to win a Diversion DVD box set.
Winners will be announced on this page on June 1, 2011.
Only one entry per account. Multiple entries on the same account will NOT increase your odds of winning.
Video Posting Instructions:
1. Login
2. Go to More Menu > Post a Video (or click "Web Channels" and scroll to the middle of the page.)
3. Click on the "Post A Video" Tab.
4. Select the "May 2011 Give-Away Channel" and Enter your video link.
5. Preview and Submit your video.

To View the Entries:
1. Click on "Web Channels"
2. Under Select Category, select "Community Channels"
3. Under Select Channel, select "May 2011 Give-Away" channel.

DEADLINE
May 29, 2011. Winners will be announced on this page on June 1, 2011.

PRIZESThree (3) random winners will be select to receive the Diversion Video Magazine DVD Box Set. This includes all 7 issues in a 5 disk pack. Diversion Video Magazine is a video series representing the global flatland community. Journey around the world and meet amazing people dedicated to making their dreams a reality.

Bo Wade remix edit

2011-05-11T01:14:00.000-07:00

This edit was taken down a few weeks ago, back up this morning. Bo Wade killing it at the Studio City riding spot in LA! Check out his blog - http://bowade.blogspot.com/

Yosuke Shibuya clips

2011-05-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

Amazing riding from Yosuke, feeling the pumping whiplashes, as smooth as that floor!

Shane Badman-Countdown to Surgery Day 6

2011-05-10T13:21:00.001-07:00

Writing a flatland guide book.

2011-05-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

For anyone wihing to make a how-to PDF for flatland tricks, heres a real basic run down of how you go about it...

Shane Badman-Countdown to Surgery

2011-05-10T01:24:00.001-07:00

Shane's uploading a clip per today right before he goes into surgery on his arm! Speedy recovery Shane!

Ride Sessions - Orange Episode 3 Matthias Dandois @ Ninja spin

2011-05-10T01:24:00.000-07:00

These Ride sessions edits Matthias and Orange are putting out are pretty sweet, nice insight into the Ninja spin contest with some dope clips to check out!

Ride Sessions - Orange Episode 3 Matthias... by Orange

Takashi Ito short edit!

2011-05-10T01:23:00.001-07:00

It's been a long time since I saw any new footage of Takashi, good to see he is still riding. York is busy with the edits right now!

Sunny Singh: Diary of a Turbined Steamroller Framestand Tomahawk

2011-05-10T01:23:00.000-07:00

Liking the diary format of this edit by Sunny Singh, keep up the good work!

Flatland Live edit by York Uno

2011-05-10T01:22:00.000-07:00

About a week ago we featured a post called the "The next Moto Sasaki", well this kid featured at the beginning of this edit is even better! 11 years old and a great future ahead of him, feeling the live music vibe in this edit, top work by York Uno!

Akihiko Takahashi May edit

2011-05-09T08:25:00.001-07:00

Some sick new switches from Aki!

Matthias Dandois wins 2nd Bike Days contest in a row!

2011-05-09T01:42:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Matthias, winning the Bike days contest in Switzerland for the second time in a row. Also congrats to JF Boulainne and Shintaro rounding out the top three. Check out the final battle with Matthias and JF, really consistent riding from both!

1- Matthias Dandois

2- Jean-Francois Boullianne
3- Shintaro Misawa
4- Chris Böhm
5- Dan Hennig
6- David Hoffmann
7- Didier Genet
8- Jeremy Brosset

Battle for third place, Shintaro vs Chris Bohm.

Adam Kun wins Astrolabe contest!

2011-05-09T01:41:00.000-07:00

Pretty wild there were two flatland contests at the same time this weekend in Europe! Congrats to Adam, Alex and Stephan Fabien (the top three) at the Astrolabe contest in Northern France. Adam says he had the best run of his life at this contest, look forward to the videos of this one!

One Love- Go Pro edit

2011-05-09T01:22:00.000-07:00

Good stuff from Darin at One Love! The Go Pro edits are blowing up!

Fun with Gopro from One Love BMX on Vimeo.

David Nagy: Sunday ride

2011-05-09T01:16:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've seen any footage of David Nagy, looks like a trailer for a new edit?

Flatland Caricature Gallery #3 By Niko Del Real

2011-05-09T01:13:00.000-07:00

Fat Tony published some more great flatland drawings from Niko Del Real, check out the link!

http://bmx.transworld.net/1000128379/photos/flatland-caricature-gallery-3-by-niko-del-real/

Martti Kuoppa:Candy bar Forward Death truck

2011-05-08T10:53:00.000-07:00

MK keeps pushing forward, coasting candyman, or candy bar forward death truck, whatever it is, its dope!

Voodoo is back! Scott O'Brien interview!

2011-05-08T00:30:00.000-07:00

Terry Adams continues to publish some great interviews, really enjoyed this one with Scott O'Brien, and great to hear that the Voodoo jam is coming back!

Link: http://www.terryadamsbmx.com/blog/2011/05/07/scott-obrien-interview/

Bikedays Best trick contest by Global Flat!

2011-05-08T00:28:00.000-07:00

Martin at Global flat shot this nice uncut video of the Bike days best trick contest, that was won by JF Boulainne, congrats!!

Hokoten contest Japan

2011-05-08T00:23:00.000-07:00

Literally taking flatland to the streets! So many events in Japan!

Old school sundays Part 2

2011-05-08T00:22:00.000-07:00

Back with more BMX Beat footage, this time with Hutch's Jason Hassell, he gave me my first sponsorship with Hutch, all them years ago...

Old school sundays Part 1

2011-05-08T00:08:00.001-07:00

"Here is a short video of the third annual Old School BMX Reunion, organized by Steve Swope. There were over 250 people in attendance. It was a great event; it is always fun to see the parent/ child families riding together and to hear all the BMX stories from the legends."

3rd annual BMX Old School Reunion from Woodward West on Vimeo.

Full No handed Whip: Mazar!

2011-05-08T00:08:00.000-07:00

As the tile says, full no handed whip, sick bike control from t-dot!!! Multiples look possible, never imagined that would be possible, crazy!!!

Sunny School Sessions

2011-05-08T00:02:00.000-07:00

Couple of new things in this edit from Lachlan, cliff bar flip karl out, actually digging the bar spins on the ground, lot of potential there, keep pushing!!...

Sunny School Sessions from Bikeflip Productions on Vimeo.

Terry Adams travel interview on Transworld

2011-05-07T13:23:00.000-07:00

Terry Adams travels a lot. Fat Tony recently took the car journey with Terry, Vanessa and Matthias to Jomopro, with so much time to kill, they put together this lil' interview.

Link: http://bmx.transworld.net/1000126857/features/the-friday-interview-on-the-road-with-terry-adams/

SuperB** Frame and bars prototypes!

2011-05-07T13:16:00.000-07:00

Matthias published these photos on his site today, interesting frame design, going for the tapered seat tube similar to the Benny L Fit frame. Looks good! In Matthias related news, he qualified first today at the Bike Days contest in Switzerland.

Photos: http://wizee.fr/matthiasdandois/

Alex Jumelin's St Martin prototype

2011-05-07T13:01:00.000-07:00

Jason Forde just published these photos on his blog of Alex Jumelin's new St Martin signature prototype, Jason will be riding one soon.

Jay's blog: http://onewheelmotion.blogspot.com

Adidas All In 24 edit/commercial

2011-05-07T12:58:00.000-07:00

Can't make my mind up if this is an edit or commercial, Botak has lil appearance towards the end. Good to see Adidas supporting Botak!

Adidas All In 24 from kayuhbmx on Vimeo.

New Ciaran Perry edit!

2011-05-07T05:00:00.002-07:00

Fresh as always! Such good bike control!

AnCUP Expert Class 2011

2011-05-07T05:00:00.001-07:00

Tutuji edit

2011-05-07T05:00:00.000-07:00

ANCUP Girls & Kids Class 2011

2011-05-07T04:59:00.001-07:00

Ninja spin Pro qualification edits

2011-05-06T08:47:00.001-07:00

And just early I was saying there wasn't much coverage from the Ninja spin! Wow! Great stuff from Maxime!Thanks for sending in!

Ninja spin Masters qualification edits

2011-05-06T08:47:00.000-07:00

Great stuff from Maxime! Comprehensive footage...

Ninja spin expert qualifications

2011-05-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

Whole bunch of Ninja spin edits to check out by Maxime Luchetti.

ANCUP Open Class 2011

2011-05-06T08:33:00.000-07:00

Amazing footage from japan, backwheel killers!!! I love that I dont know hardly any of these riders!

Akira Okamura Super Ultra Zai

2011-05-06T08:32:00.000-07:00

Looking forward to the next chapter of the Zai dvds, this has reminded me I need to review the Ultra Zai Dvd...

Vans Ninja spin Matthias Dandois edit

2011-05-06T01:34:00.002-07:00

Hasn't been much coverage from Ninja spin, tight vans edit right here with Matthias.

Double X Thaibmx edit

2011-05-06T01:34:00.001-07:00

The thaibmx crew having fun!

Thomas Noyer turbine nose wheelie clips

2011-05-06T01:34:00.000-07:00

EZ Chris and his first hitch juggler

2011-05-06T01:33:00.000-07:00

"EZ pulled his first juggler last night 5-4-11 & got a Lonestar as a reward."

Eiji Kataoka perspective edit

2011-05-05T12:41:00.000-07:00

We interviewed Eiji a while back, this is a real treat! Birthday jam on his own, really unique style! Stoked to see this!

Tiny Bikes Contest in Okayama, Japan

2011-05-05T06:46:00.000-07:00

We featured this contest a while back, organised by 430, looks dialled, fresh faces in this contest edit!

Flatmatters Website coming soon!

2011-05-05T01:10:00.000-07:00

The blogspot era is coming to an end! Time for a more cleaner/professional look to flatmatters, stay tuned! Exciting times! Thanks for your support!!!!

ART Magazine Issue 2 preview

2011-05-05T00:57:00.000-07:00

Cover of Issue 2 is on point! Wow!

Allied Session

2011-05-05T00:56:00.000-07:00

Not to much detail given about this video, so if you know something about this video, lets hear from you!

Gabe Kadmiri Manual to whopper edit

2011-05-05T00:55:00.000-07:00

Yeah Gabe, nice and smooth!

FlatWebTV Episode #5

2011-05-04T08:24:00.001-07:00

FlatWebTV Episode #5 GoodsBMX - Terry Adams Interview - JoMoPro & Ninja Spin. from Justin Hoey on Vimeo.

Masatoshi Karino Liquid Flatland

2011-05-04T01:19:00.001-07:00

So much flow, hence the Liquid flatland title. Masatoshi rips!!

John Yull progression edit

2011-05-04T01:17:00.000-07:00

Tailwhip to decade both ways, skills! Yeah John!!!

Toon Bikecheck

2011-05-04T01:16:00.000-07:00

Toon has a bikecheck on a new flatland blog out of Thailand, hit the link to check it out, plus a whole load of Thai related flat updates! http://doublecontrolbmx.blogspot.com/2011/05/toons-bike-check.html

Shinde showriding clip

2011-05-04T01:15:00.001-07:00

It's been a while since we have seen any footage of Shinde, shows like this, seem commonplace in japan, ride all day, ride all night!

SHINDE YOSHIHIRO@"cycle~"Kanazawa Manier,110430 from TAKATA JAPAN on Vimeo.

Inside out Garage session

2011-05-04T01:15:00.000-07:00

Wow! What a riding spot! Lisias Tabarelli does a great job covering the Brazilian scene!

Flatland United!

2011-05-03T07:10:00.000-07:00

Interesting project here, not sure who runs this site, just popped up on my twitter feed, check the link out, FU are looking for a board of directors. www.flatlandunited.com

"It is time! There is too much power within the vocal minority seeding and propagating discontent within the Flatland BMX world. This stems from a few key issues which, hopefully, we will address and help bring a solution to the forefront! Flatland suffers from a global disconnection of united events and a unified rider ranking system. This leads directly into the other issues of judge and event questioning, funding and event sponsorship value problems and, the most important is the lack of unified and ongoing funding for events and riders. Borrowing elements from the independent and successful Surfing world (which suffered from similar issues), we will try to roll in key aspects to create a flourishing and united community that will allow riders to compete and develop in high quality events around the world with a quantifiable ranking that demonstrate value to event sponsors, rider sponsors, and partnerships!

We are truly Striving To Evolve Flatland BMX!"

Double control: BMX Inside

2011-05-03T06:50:00.001-07:00

X and Golf have been publishing lot of videos lately, feeling the turbine hitch steam halfpacker whip halfpacker at 1:07, fluid style!

The next Moto Sasaki?

2011-05-03T06:50:00.000-07:00

Glo rider, Ryo, skills to pay the bills, at such a young age, Japan leads the way in young riders development.The future looks good!

Martin Schulz interview on ESPN

2011-05-03T00:40:00.001-07:00

Great interview with Global-flat's Martin Schulz by Brian Tunney.

http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/6422118/martin-schulz-global-flatcom

Photo by Pat Nugent.

Twilight highlight clips

2011-05-03T00:40:00.000-07:00

HIghlights from this weekend with Terry Adams, Dane Beardsley, John Dowker, Mitch Hall, and Jody Temple. Thanks to Scott Nagy for sending this in.

How-to- basic flatland moves with 430 crew

2011-05-03T00:39:00.001-07:00

Forgot to post this last week, Super tight production, Ucchie and Kotaro Tanaka lead this how to video for 430.

Takahiro Ikeda ART magazine exclusive in China

2011-05-02T14:31:00.000-07:00

Im assuming this was filmed during the Asian X Games, tight exclusive with the time machine master, Takahiro Ikeda! Thanks to Alain Massabova for sending this in!

Chad Degroot- Baco 10 section

2011-05-02T12:35:00.001-07:00

Amazing mix flat/park section, loving the 360 round bars halfpacker position round bars again all in one motion, also the whiplash to halfpacker at 3:13 is epic! Degroot is the man, always entertaining!

Missed this Am Groundtactics entry!

2011-05-02T12:35:00.000-07:00

Riding alone today with hsieh

2011-05-02T12:32:00.000-07:00

Hsieh aka tim, doing what I do everyday...

Cyclestar Individual AM runs from KOG Round 1

2011-05-02T00:54:00.000-07:00

Ams in Japan ride at a high level! More good footage from KOG Round 1!

A day of whiplashes...

2011-05-02T00:44:00.000-07:00

Ultimately riding is all about pushing yourself, having fun with your friends, really enjoyed this edit by Sean Fontenot.

Rayk Hayne Am Groundtactics

2011-05-02T00:15:00.000-07:00

The deadline closed yesterday, here is the last one I haven't posted.... Quite a few entries missing in this round....

Bert Ribul Pro Groundtactics

2011-05-01T13:00:00.002-07:00