It was such a pleasant change being able to have a lie-in and breakfast in bed before a flatland event! Most folks are usually up at the crack of dawn and heading bleary-eyed out of their homes, bike in one hand, and coffee in the other…

I picked up Lee (Wilson), and before we knew it, we were at Ling’s Forum in Northampton. It’s so good being half an hour away from the venue… (Apologies to all those that travelled, I’ll stop rubbing it in now!)

This month’s ROTM comes with a healthy positive attitude, a need for progression and some nice photos… (Tip: think about the whole picture, guys and gals!) It’s also very cool to see what Richard is studying… there are some clever people in flatland, you know. It’s not all about the bike! (Well, most of the time…) Enjoy!

Happy New Year flatlanders everywhere! Here´s a great ROTM interview to kick off the New Year from Navid Saleki.  Navid has a great positive attitude, and is an amazingly committed rider... I know this for a fact, as I´ve seen him ride on more than occassion at comps and jams in the UK. Plus, he´s a lovely guy to know, very funny and supportive.  Oh, and he´s VERY proud of his Swiss heritage! Let´s get cracking!

Stephane, please introduce yourself?
Stéphane, 25, from Lyon, around 9 years of Bmx and 6 or 7 of Bmx Flatland, and i took photos since 2007.

Do you take only bmx photos?
No, it´s an big part of my work, but i take some others kind of photos, like portraits, urban lifestyle (graffitis...), architectural photos, music concert like hiphop singers from USA (seek, PMD, Shyheim...) and others kind of photos.

This is a fantastic interview… We sent some questions out to Calvin Tan a few weeks back and just check his responses! And Calvin was polite enough to being slow in replying, (which he wasn’t)… what a gent! It’s really cool to hear from one of the nicest guys in flatland on his own and Aresbikes history, society in Singapore, and his plans for the future… (Another creative flatlander!) Grab a beverage of your choice, sit and enjoy…

This time’s ROTM is great read, finding out about what makes Sietse tick. How he finds peace and balance through riding; has a great job mentoring students; and that he REALLY likes mayonnaise! Oh, and as you’ll find out, we have another musical flatlander too… 

Ladies and gents, Sietse van Berkel!

A little back, we thought it’d be a good idea to interview Denes Katona, thinking it would be a good opportunity to catch up with the hard working rider, about life, work, breakfast, flatland and Jungle Rider…  It’s always fun finding out what riders in other parts of the world are up to, especially now we can communicate so easily through the net.

Excuse my Hungarian, Hölgyeim és uraim, most... Denes Katona!

I´d like to start the review by saying thanks to Hiroshi Uehara and 430 for allowing me to see this incredible DVD.

Included with the first copies is a really cool black trick bike! Nice touch! The filming, editing and locations that were used were absolutely gorgeous. I found myself dreaming of going to Japan within the first few minutes of this.

Aside from spots that were like nothing I´ve seen in my country, the riding level was very high. Each rider not only brought excellent riding and...

Fresh from the BMX Worlds, we have our latest ROTM, Kaan Geylani from Turkey.  It’s really good to hear such positivity and enthusiasm from a young rider, which can only be good for the future of Flatland and BMX as a whole.  Many of you will know that there can a lot of negativity in BMX, as in many sports, and hearing such a positive attitude from a younger rider is always good. Kaan also has a great attitude when it comes to originality in riding, which is always great to hear too!  Ladies and gents, Kaan Geylani!

I started riding in 1986 after seeing "RAD". I always loved riding my bmx bike and doing wheelies and endos, and after seeing RAD it opened up a whole new world to me. Flatland was so cool to me i just had to learn it. I remember trying to emulate the beginning and end credit tricks, and that pretty much snowballed into me getting the magazines, BMX plus, freestylin, american freestyler etc. Which had how to´s and such and that got me on my way...