In this episode, Dub discusses the recent changes to the rules/format of the UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland sanctioned events worldwide.
What do you all think about the end of the 3 minute run? Dub raises a lot of good points about format change, rider reps, loss of Bart de Jong as technical director…
Here is the link to the modified memorandum:
https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5…
Jon Dowker & Anthony Berardi are back with the BMX banter podcast, this episode they catch up with Art Thomason and talk Art’s background, working for Nasa, having a home riding spot and much more!
Brant Moore invited Dub, onto his new idea “Interbike 2026”. Get to know the stories behind the IGI product we all love, this is a good listen!
Pure gold from the French archives early Cream magazine days, Chase Gouin during the early brakeless conception, if you haven’t seen this. This is really interesting and still stands up to this day, 27 years on….
Nakamura “TAMAO” Keishi and Yohei Uchino discuss the state of flatland in Japan at the Moto Bunka year end party, you will have to put on the English translation for this interesting discussion.
Chenga-World will be hosting Gal’s Weekend 2026!
In conjunction with Ray’s MTB park
Chenga will have special hours Friday February 13th, opening at NOON!
Friday hours will be from NOON until 9:30 PM — open to all riders.
Saturday FEBRUARY 14th, hours will be from NOON until 9:30 PM also, with special $5 admission for any girl riders:
(BMX, MTB, STAKEBOARDING, SCOOTEER, ROLLER BLADE, and yes…. ROLLER SKATE TOO!)
All women riders will receive 10% product discount all weekend for any purchases in Chenga’s pro shop.
ALSO…..A special FLATLAND JAM too!
The flatland jam is open to any flatland riders and will begin at 2 PM and continue until Chenga closes at 9:30 PM.
FREE for any FLATLAND only Gals!
$10 for flatland guys
Call during business hours with any questions…..
It’s time to announce the winners of the Editorial and Reader Choice 2025 Flatmattersonline Year end awards. 2025 was one of the better years, in terms of edits, instagram clips, add to to that of course jams and contests in recent times.
As I put together the editorial side of things running Flatmattersonline. I like to discuss why I’ve picked the winners and offer some insight. It’s time to get into the details, it’s cliche to say, but truly just to be nominated feels like a master achievement in my opinion.
Let’s kick off with your votes in the reader choice category….
Effraim.
2026 has started with a bang, and it’s already hard to keep up. This is massive news, Pedro Melo on Heresy, this addition totally fits the brand.
Pedro can do it all, and keeps it fun, Flatland, Street, Ditches, Skateparks, and of course we are interpreted in the flatland and as always Pedro does not disappoint.
This man is like a cult figure in the flatland world, the x-ft halfpacker with knee on peg at 1:20 is groundbreaking, followed by the surfer nose wheelie although I’ve seen him do this before its a move that deserves to be highlighted.
The x-up nose at a skatepark at 2:48 I have never seen before, likewise with the x-hand tyre slide at 3:13, Pedro is so creative and it continues, towards the end of the edit going back to cutting edge flatland, everything is so creative and groundbreaking.
Its January and we might have a contender for edit of the year already!
What a great move for Heresy and Pedro!!
