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bell 04-21-2011 05:33 PM

bmx.....evolution.....
 
for many many year just like byron i spent massive amounts of time on a bmx bike....mainly doing flatland which started back in the day with simple stall tricks like tailwhips and endos........then it progressed into rolling tricks......

now.......some 30 years later this is what this sport we lived has evolved into.....
watch the whole video.....but at 0:40 you'll see one of the most "in-tune with your bike" moves i've seen in a while.......2:58 is awesome too......

enjoy.....even if you don't understand it......not my vid....or me.....:D

YouTube - best flatlander Matt Wilhelm

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MBAtarga 04-21-2011 05:45 PM

After watching that, I'm dizzy!

bell 04-21-2011 05:55 PM

best thing to do is study the feet......complex stuff going on there :D

bell 04-21-2011 06:00 PM

and to ride at that level......expect nothing less than riding the same moves over and over for 4-8 hours a day......for years.....and years........

gtc 04-21-2011 06:03 PM

I never really found flatland that interesting, but that guy is amazing...

MattKellett 04-21-2011 06:04 PM

Damn, I fall off my mountain bike going straight forward!

That's some crazy skills right there, I could see a whole Cirque de Soleil around these skills.

cstreit 04-21-2011 06:42 PM

He should just buy a unicycle. :D :D

Evans, Marv 04-21-2011 08:21 PM

Never was into the bmx thing or interested in it, but that was amazing!

Jim Bremner 04-21-2011 08:52 PM

Just plain WOW!

jpachard 04-22-2011 06:08 AM

Seems like he has mastered gyroscopic precession. Very cool video, thanks for posting.

bell 04-22-2011 05:27 PM

here is what we as young riders had for media.......on vhs no less.......late 80's....

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then plywood hoods came out......york pa guys....dorkin in york.......all vhs LOLearly 90's......

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look at the different styles/speed etc in these 2 vids compared the the dude spinning.......evolution :)

Teutonics 04-22-2011 06:41 PM

Wow... impressive.

Whenever I see someone with talent like that, I wonder how good they could have been if they had taken up a more traditional "sport", such as ice skating. I guess you have to have a passion for what you do to be good at it...


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