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Freestyle Now ready for Christmas party in Blackwater

by Freestyle Now on 11. Nov, 2011 in Paul Chamberlain, Phillip Marshall, Shaun Jarvis, Skateparks, Stunt shows, Travels

The Freestyle Now stunt squad is in Blackwater, Queensland for the BMA Blackwater Mine Christmas party. Freestyle Now invited along bmx rider Michael Bayzand and Brisbane skater Pedro Day to hit up the Christmas party with squad members Phillip Marshall, Shaun Jarvis and Paul Chamberlain. The party, which happens this weekend, is centered around the towns skatepark and will have a stack of activities for the BMA workers and their families to enjoy. Below is a photo of Michael Bayzand barspinning on the first night of arrival during some pre demo warm-ups.

Photo – Paul Chamberlain

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Freestyle Now BMX stunt squad – Margaret River agricultural show

by Freestyle Now on 31. Oct, 2011 in Dave Pinelli, Dylan Schmidt, Friends, Photos, Shaun Jarvis, Stunt shows, Travels

The weekend of the 22nd of October the Freestyle Now bmx stunt squad headed down to Margaret River to attend the Margaret River Agricultural show to perform some BMX stunt shows. Squad member Shaun Jarvis flowed some words and photos from the weekend,

“Hey all, the Margaret River show was a hoot. Friday afternoon once the ramps were hitched up to the FN wagon Dave Pinelli, Michael Bayzand and me set off to pick up Dylan Schmidt along the freeway and then we were south bound. First stop was Gelorup for a quick session at the skatepark and then to eaten by midges on our departure. Busselton was our next destination. Bryn Weinman was letting us stay at his house for the night. Although he was out at his graduation dinner we couldn’t get to his till really late so a rad session went down at Busselton skatepark after an awesome meal at one of the local pubs.
Come Saturday morning it was off to Margaret River for the show with extra guest rider, Bryn. On my first bit of warm up for the shows I ended up snapping my frame. Not a good thing while in show mode but things happen. To get the show done I had to carry my bike to the top of the ramp to get the jump over part of the show done, it’s all good thou as all the shows got done with the crowds giving much applause and cheers. We had time during the breaks in the shows to go and session the skatepark. Was really bummed my frame had snapped as it was a fun session. Anyway we rocked out hard at the Margaret River show, it was awesome. That night we headed back to the house of Bryn. The next morning it was back yard ramp session time but as my bike was screwed I dint get to have a roll, didn’t really matter as I had to wait out the front for the RAC as Michael so conveniently locked the keys in the car. There always comes a time for fun to be over and that time came so it was then pile in and get going back to Perth. Big thanks to the Weinman family for letting us crash at their house and to the riders on the trip for getting their rad on.”

Clockwise from top left – David Pinelli at Gelorup – Shaun Jarvis smiths the ledge at B-town park – David get his nozzys on – Good friend of Freestyle Now Callum McCauley cam and hung out and videoed the shows.

Clockwise from top left – Dylan Schmidt took advantage of the down ramp from team FMX who were also at the Margaret River show for FMX stunt shows, whip jam – David and Shaun during the show – Michael Bayzand gets two feet in the air but both on one side of the bike, no foot can can – This is a 360 from David Pinelli.

Clockwise from top left – this jump is nothing for Michael Bayzand – Shaun and Dylan with some crazy action – Dylan throws a nacnac 360 – David clicks a 360 lookback, right and tight.

David Pinelli grabs his seat and stretches his legs and strikes a superman seat grab pose.

Bryn Weinman super whips are awesome.

David Pinelli has some serious dipped 360.

Clockwise from top left – Michael Bayzand – Dylan Schmidt – Backyard ramp host Bryn Weinman – David Pinelli.

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The adventures of Kash man and T Banger continue

by Freestyle Now on 28. Oct, 2011 in Kie Ashworth, Tim Rose, Travels, Video

Freestyle Now squad members Tim Rose and Kie Ashworth are hitting the trails hard in America while they are travelling there. Along with the mate Jake Coreless they are smashing down the BMX good times in a way we all wish we could.
The three fellas have got a blog rolling of their goodtimes. thenurrieslife.tumblr.com is what you want to check out.
In the meantime here is a video the guys put together from Posh and Catty trails, before the winter sets in.

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The adventures of Kash man and T Banger

by Freestyle Now on 21. Oct, 2011 in Kie Ashworth, Tim Rose, Travels

Freestyle Now squad members Tim Rose and Kie Ashworth along with good friend Jake Coreless are settling into the travel life in America. Tim Rose sent in a few words and photos about what’s been going on in the last few weeks.

The trip so far is going great. The flight over here was one of the best we’ve had, got given some sleeping tablets and we were out cold for like 7 hours, definitely killed some time. Landed in NY with nowhere to go so we took some shuttle bus to a cheap hotel, and the fight to get over jet lag began but it took about 3 nights and we were all pretty well good. We spent a couple of days working out the NY subway, if you think Sydney is bad this thing is ridiculous. We ended up being lost countless times all fun though. Went and checked out B and H camera wholesale in NY were we all spent a lot of money. We navigated our way to the new Animal warehouse over in jersey, awesome bunch of guys. The next day we were on a 4 hour greyhound bus ride to Binghamton in upstate NY to FBM to be reunited with our stallion from our last US trip. One new battery and some oil and the jeep fired up after sitting there for 2 years. Filled her up and headed to Bethlehem P.A. to ride Posh. We got to Bethlehem and went and rode a library but later found out there a $1000 fine for being there. We got over to Posh, and man them guys have done an amazing job keeping those trails in perfect shape. I’ve never ridden anything like it. You sit up the top pick your line and just hold on, 20 ft sets are effortless. We all rode till dark and helped the guys tarp up for the coming rain and headed over to Penn skate to ride an indoor park. This place houses the old little devil bowl, definitely a cool experience riding that, so many lines. So far we have rode some amazing places, had some amazing steaks and having a hell of a time.

It is autumn here now and the scenery is amazing.
Until next time, peace

Chillin in the cheap hotel and the trusty stallion – photos Jake Coreless

Indoor park Tim no hander left Kie flair right - photos Jake Coreless

Kie stylin Posh - photo Jake Coreless

Tim flowing at Posh - photo Jake Coreless

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The adventures of kash man and T banger

by Freestyle Now on 14. Oct, 2011 in Kie Ashworth, Tim Rose, Travels

Yes is all started once again. These two guys Kie Ashworth and Tim Rose have made the trek to America to ride, party and cruse about. Expect to see some updates soon from them

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Coolgardie celebrations day 2011

by Freestyle Now on 16. Sep, 2011 in Competitions, F.N.W.A.S.S., Travels

Freestyle Now will once again hitting the road with ramps in tow and heading to the goldfields town of Coolgardie to help celebrate the towns birthday. Sunday 18th September will see round 11 of the F.N.W.A.S.S. take place at the Coolgardie skatepark. With a great party atmosphere thought out the town during the day there will be plenty for all to see and do. Freestyle Now will be bringing extra ramps and rails to be set up at the park to create a one off set up. Get yourself there and enjoy. The competition will be supported by Stowaway distribution, 4 skateboard co and Mutts scooters with some great prizes on offer on the day.

Download an entry form from here and hand it in on the day.

2010 competition – clockwise from top left – Zac Buchanan large Ollie – Brandon Hills – Cory Parks hipin some style – Cale Deeble flairs the small quarter

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Mt Isa skatepark competition

by Freestyle Now on 12. Sep, 2011 in Coaching workshops, Competitions, Travels

Over the weekend Freestyle Now headed back to Mt Isa in the far west of Queensland to host another BMX, skateboard and scooter competition. The weekend was jam packed with Saturday being a coaching jam session with a great turn out of skatepark users all keen to hit up the park and learn some new skills. Sunday was competition day with competitors all smashing out some great tricks. Some of the competitors used the skills they learnt on Saturday in their contest runs. The level of the riding in Mt Isa is increasing rapidly and it showed throughout the competition. a big thanks to Gina and Sarah at the Mt Isa PCYC for all the work they put in and to mining company Xtrata for also contributing to help make the weekend as rad as it was. Freestyle Now hopes to again return to Mt Isa to host another BMX, skateboard and scooter competition for the locals.

Official results from Mt Isa PCYC competition 11^th September 2011

Scooter beginner – 1^st Nathaniel Morgan – 2^nd Brandon Dempsey – 3^rd Zac Lewis – 4^th Ciro Body – 5^th Adam Skelton – 6^th Eerin Williamson – 7^th Brayden Thorley – 8^th Memphis Waerea – 9^th Nikkola Skelton – 10^th Kyharn McDonald

Scooter expert – 1^st Micheal Dennis – 2^nd Lawrence Moore – 3^rd Ian Barry – 4^th Ricky Peel – 5^th Riley Bisson – 6^th Matthew McConnachie – 7^th Jakai Greenwood – 8^th Chris Gale

BMX beginner – 1^st Jay-D Cabreros – 2^nd Nathan Richmond – 3^rd Isaiah McDonald – 4^th Jesse Cabreros

BMX expert – 1^st Harley Steed – 2^nd Kyle Coleman – 3^rd Bryce Vardy – 4^th Kody Luhrman – 5^th Billy Small

Skateboard – 1^st Luke Anderson – 2^nd Dean McIntosh

Clockwise from top left – Luke Anderson gaping to down rail – Micheal Dennis on the way to first place in expert scooter class – Billy Small smashing a whip over the box jump – Nathaniel Morgan taking out 1^st place in beginner scooters

Clockwise from top left – Matthew McConnachie used the rail more than most – Harley Steed has improved a lot over the past year, no foot can over the box – Chris Gale bar twist over the spine – Bryce Vardy can cancan

Clockwise from top left – Harley Steed boosting the hip, nice – Kody Luhrman 360 over the box – Ricky Peel oppo one hand one foot transfer – Kyle Coleman has great trails flow around the Mt Isa park, tuck nohander over the spine

The Mt Isa crew are awesome, cheers

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The Karratha skatepark competition

by Freestyle Now on 08. Sep, 2011 in Coaching workshops, Competitions, F.N.W.A.S.S., Kie Ashworth, Phillip Marshall, Shaun Jarvis, Travels

Freestyle Now had the pleasure of traveling to Karratha in the north of Western Australia to host yet another round of the F.N.W.A.S.S. (Freestyle Now Western Australian Skatepark Series). Round 10 of the series was an awesome weekend with a great turn out of competitors in all classes. On the Saturday Freestyle Now held a bmx, skate and scooter coaching jam session where participants had the opportunity to advance their skills and then utilize them in the competition on the Sunday. Both days were well attended by many with a great amount of interaction from the skatepark users and Freestyle Now squad members Kie Ashworth, Shaun Jarvis and Phillip Marshall, who made the journey north.

A big thanks to Kim from the Shire of Roebourne for making it all happen as smooth as it did. Props also need to go out to Stowaway distribution, 4 skateboard co and Mutts scooters for once again flowing some great prizes along with Scotts Cycles and Edge sports in Karratha, in addition to Woodside, North West shelf project, Rio Tinto and apprenticeships Australia.

Clockwise from top left – Rory Kjellgren over jam no hander – Beau Nelson getting flaired – Pierce Wilkinson getting bars rotated – Jesse Nelson board sliding

Clockwise from top left – Dylan Read-Tomes gets stretched – Brad Mas drove for 3 hours to get to the comp, Nixen Osborne is a young rad skater – Winner of the bmx class Matt Hankinson

Top – The Karratha skatepark – Bottom – All the locals rockin

Karratha skatepark competition – 4^th September 2011 – Official results

Scooter beginner/novice – 1^st Nixon Osborne, 2^nd Kynan Hardy, 3^rd Claydon Paranihi, 4^th Haedyn Hood, 5^th Daniel Thomas, 6^th Brodie Newman, 7^th Bradley Tufnell, 8^th Sash Hospital, 9^th Anthony Bonnie, 10^th James Fairclough, 11^th Alex Dalziell, 12^th Connor Hemmings, 13^th Caleb Atkinson, 14^th Brock Wilkinson, 15^th Oliver Dann, 16^th Jason Davis, 17^th Rennie Wilkinson, 18^th Tobias Stadff

Scooter expert – 1^st Beau Nelson, 2^nd Brody Flakemore, 3^rd Corey Davis, 4^th Jesse Nelson, 5^th Dylan Read-Tomes, 6^th Samuel Harding, 7^th Jake Wieland, 8^th Pierce Wilkinson

Skateboard beginner/novice – 1^st Jesse Butler, 2^nd Jacob Young, 3^rd Hagi-Lee Kaomia, 4^th Claydon Paranihi, 5^th Brodie Newman, 6^th Bradley Tufnell, 7^th Jake Butler, 8^th (tie) Jack Bozanich, Brendan Stadff, 9^th Tayden Walsh

Skateboard expert – 1^st Nixen Osborne, 2^nd Sabraddore Soathale-O’Carrol, 3^rd Jesse Nelson

Bmx – 1^st Matt Hankinson, 2^nd Brad Mas, 3^rd Beau Dellavalle, 4^th Joey Graham, 5^th Rory Kjellgren, 6^th Tobias Watt, 7^th Travis McGealy, 8^th Sash Hospital

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Paul Chamberlain wins DownUnderGround 2011

by Freestyle Now on 27. Aug, 2011 in Competitions, Flatland, Paul Chamberlain, Shaun Jarvis, Travels

The finals of the Newcircle DownUnderGround national bmx flatland contest series took place in Melbourne one the 21^st of August at the Aus bike expo. The contest was a great event with riders traveling from all over Australia and some from around the world. Freestyle Now squad members Paul Chamberlain and Shaun Jarvis were at the contest riding in the pro and advanced classes respectively. The two riders rode really well throughout the competition with both riders making it through to the finals in their classes. Paul took out the second place but he won the year end title for the series. Shaun qualified in 2^nd place but felt the pressure a bit much and missed a few tricks in his final runs, taking out the 4^th place and ended up with a 2^nd in the 2011 contest series. Congratulation to both riders for all their great efforts in progressing with their riding.
To find out more information have a look at www.bmxflatlandaustralia.com

Shaun backyard – photo Allen Woo

Shaun hittin up a new combo from this pedaleg – photo Allen Woo

Paul in true Paul crackpacker form – photo Allen Woo

Paul with a inside cross footed no handed death truck. – photo Allen Woo

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Karratha skatepark competition

by Freestyle Now on 26. Aug, 2011 in Coaching workshops, Competitions, F.N.W.A.S.S., Kie Ashworth, Phillip Marshall, Shaun Jarvis, Skateboard, Travels

Freestyle Now will be heading to Karratha to host a weekend of full on awesomeness over the 3rd and 4th of September. A full day worth of BMX, skateboard and scooter coaching will take place on the 3rd and then the locals will be able to take the new skills to a competition that will take place on Sunday the 4th. Freestyle Now will be hosting the competition in conjunction with the Shire of Roebourne. The competition will be round 10 of the F.N.W.A.S.S. (Freestyle Now Western Australian Skatepark Series). The bmx, skate and scooter competition will be supported by Stowaway distribution, 4 skateboard co, Mutts scooters, Scott cycles and Edge sports and surf. Freestyle Now squad members Kie Ashworth, Shaun Jarvis and Phillip Marshall will be present over the weekend so if you’re in the area make it a weekend and see you there.