by Freestyle Now
on 26. Jun, 2014
in Bmx, Flatland, Friends, Photos, Stunt shows
Freestyle Now recently entertained the masses with a bmx flatland show at The Light in Winter, winter solstice festival in Melbourne. Federation Square was a vibrant place with light displays and entertainment for many to see. Good friends and Melbourne radsters Grant Cruise and Shane Badman were there to throw down some good hi tech flatland riding and dazzle the big crowds with fast spins and crazy rolling tricks. It’s good to know that many unexpecting people got exposed to flatland bmx.
Shane Badman mid cliffhanger – photo Greg Barns.
Grant Cruise has his decades so dialled – photo Greg Barns.
Top Shane Badman spinning, bottom Grant Cruise in neon and for the crowds – photo Greg Barns
by Freestyle Now
on 16. Jun, 2014
in Bmx, Coaching workshops, Flatland, Scooter, Shaun Jarvis, Skateboard, Skateparks, Street, Travels, Video
Freestyle Now squad member Shaun Jarvis had a busy month of May. With a trip in Canberra and Melbourne earlier in the month then a trip from Brisbane out to Cunnamulla the end of May had Shaun travelling to Exmouth with squad members David Pinelli and Hudson Goodchild to host a skatepark coaching session for the locals. Shaun sent through his travel video from the Exmouth trip along with a few words.
“May was a super busy month for me, so much travel, I’m so stoked to get to do this as a job. The Exmouth trip was great. We went there to host a coaching session, the local there were super rad with them all showing rad skills. The locals told us about a spot out at the marina with a bank that we should check out. It was a rad spot which we rode for nearly 2 hours. Dave and I got to ride on the beach which is always fun, I mean who rides bmx on a beach… we all got some clips at the skatepark and I made another travel video. Looking forward to my next adventure, stay rad”
by Freestyle Now
on 13. Jun, 2014
in Bmx, Flatland, Friends, Photos, Stunt shows
Last weekend Freestyle Now performed a bmx flatland show at The Light in Winter event at Federation square in Melbourne. Freestyle Now invited good friends and total shredders Grant Cruise and Ben Moran along to the show to perform some crazy bmx flatland tricks to the roaming crowds. It’s Melbourne so of course it had been raining so the performance area was a bit damp but like the rad riders Ben and Grant are they did not disappoint the crowds. Freestyle Now will be at the Light in Winter event again on the 21st June to celebrate the winter solstice with local and international artists, performances and exhibitions. If you’re in the area make your way there and take in all the magnificent light displays along with all the performance.
Ben Moran is captured by Greg Barns in amongst the amazing light displays.
The crowd and Cruise – Photos by Greg Barns.
Clockwise from top left – Ben Moran hitchhiker, Grant Cruise side squeeker, Ben Moran circle rolling, Grant Cruise mid cyclone – Photos by Tim Chuma Photography
by Freestyle Now
on 23. May, 2014
in Bmx, Coaching workshops, Flatland, Friends, Scooter, Shaun Jarvis, Skateboard, Skateparks, Street, Travels, Video
Freestyle Now squad member Shaun Jarvis is having a busy month of May. From heading to Canberra and Melbourne earlier in the month he has just got back from a trip to Brisbane and a long long drive out to Cunnamulla to host a coaching session session for the locals. This weekend Shaun along with squad members Hudson Goodchild and David Pinelli head to Exmouth to get rad with the locals and host another skatepark coaching session. Shaun sent in a few words about his Queensland trip and had put together another travel video.
“The trip out to Cunnamulla was one of the most fun and hectic trips I’ve ever been on. Hectic was the order of the weekend. With an 840kms drive out to Cunnamulla we had planned to set off early, haha plans what are they!!! Along for this trip was Brisbane locals Bradley Spann, Manuel Kovacs and Alex Haim. At 4am I got a phone call from Manuel saying he has a flat in his car and can I pick him up…. So much for leaving Brisbane at 5:30am. After picking up Alex 2 hours late we roll out at 7:30am. The drive was long and we got in to Cunnamulla at 7:30pm just in time to get dinner at the pub before it closed. The coaching session at the Cunnamulla skatepark was one of the raddest, with the youth there so receptive. It was a long day. Sunday morning came around and with not much sleep thanks to the other guests in the hotel we departed back to Brisbane. So about 30kms out of town we get a flat. Some travelers stopped to make sure we were all good, we were, and as they drove off they said have a good day, Brad replied “thanks it can’t get any worse”… wrong. After driving for just over an hour we realized we were not heading east but travelling north. North to Charleville, 200kms north. We did have a rad session at the skatepark though so it was kinda worth it. Arriving back in risbane and dropping off the other guys I got to my hotel at 1am, so Sunday was a long day. Coming back to Perth my flight was delayed so I got an earlier flight, via Sydney, which resulted in a mad rush to get my bike packed. Getting on the plane with only minutes to spare full of sweat form the mad rush.The trip its self was so much fun and Brad, Manuel and Alex were so much fun to hang with and they did such a rad job at the skatepark coaching sessions. I made another trip video, hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the weekend. Stay rad”.
by Freestyle Now
on 17. May, 2014
in Bmx, Coaching workshops, Flatland, Friends, Random, Shaun Jarvis, Skateparks, Street, Travels, Video
Freestyle Now squad member Shaun Jarvis is having a busy month of May. He recently came back from a 10 day trip to Canberra and Melbourne. With only two days in his home town of Perth he has ventured off to Brisbane where he is currently in the remote town of Cunnamulla some 840kms west of Brisbane. Next weekend Shaun along with Hudson Goodchild and David Pinelli will be travelling up to Exmouth in the northwest to host a coaching session. Shaun sent in a few words about his part 1 travel video for the month of may.
“Canberra was good fun. I headed out to Tumut about 200kms from Canberra to host a skatepark coaching session taking some Canberra shredders with me to assist with the session, was good to have Mike Ross, Troy Harradine and Jayden Poidevin along with me. It was so cold that it started to have light snow towards the end of the session. Spent a day just hanging in Canberra before heading to Melbourne where I spent a week just hanging out with friends and riding, it was cold but a great week. I always seem to film stuff with my good camera and never really edit the footage together so for the month of May I decided to film using my phone and edit it on the go with a phone edit app. The result is this video. It’s dodgey and raw but shows what I did and saw and rode with over my 10 day trip. For me it’s something I can look back on with fond memories. I’m working on my next one from my Cunnamulla trip and will also have one done from our Exmouth trip later next week. Stay rad and have fun.”
by Freestyle Now
on 07. May, 2014
in Bmx, Flatland, Street, Video
Vietnam Freestyle Now squad member Tánh Gà has been on the squad roster for the past 3 years, and his level of riding has never stopped improving. The Saigon shredder has just recently completed a new video showing his rad capabilities. The Saigon Xgames day is also fast approaching where the bmxers and skaters take the competition to the streets of Saigon and you know that Tánh will no doubt kill it. We would like to thank Tánh for holding it down for Freestyle Now in Vietnam.
by Freestyle Now
on 05. Feb, 2014
in Bmx, Competitions, DownUnderGround, Flatland, Jams, Jason Parker, Paul Chamberlain, Shaun Jarvis, Video
The Australian flatland scene is relativity small in proportion with our population. With this small community comes a close nit group of riders who are always willing to travel to ride with other flatland riders. Round 1 of series 6 of DownUnderGround, the national bmx flatland contest, took place in Sydney in mid January. It was by far one of the best contests that Australia has seen in a while with a great turn out and plenty of goodtimes. Freestyle Now squad members Paul Chamberlain, Shaun Jarvis and Jason Parker were there to throw down with Paul taking the win in the pro class and Shaun placing 3rd in the advanced class. Check out the video put together by good friend Will Herrmann to see all of the contest highlights as well as Pauls last combo which was the run of the day. Thanks for the support from Freestyle Now, Colony BMX, 2020 BMX Mag, as well as Hell on Wheels bike shop.
by Freestyle Now
on 30. Jan, 2014
in Bmx, Flatland, Friends, Jason Parker, Shaun Jarvis
A few months Freestyle Now squad members Jason Parker and Shaun Jarvis went for a night time ride around their home city of Perth with good friend Mike Brandt. The riders rode at various spots including the Perth cultural centre. It’s a nice spot with a good vibe but the surface is a bit left to be desired. Some random dude came up and asked if he can film the riders as he got a new camera and wanted to try it out. The guys never thought anything of it, months past until we received an email from Damian Hoskin who was stoked to have put the video together and upload it. Thank you Damian for your randomness.
by Freestyle Now
on 24. Jan, 2014
in Bmx, Competitions, DownUnderGround, Flatland, Jason Parker, Paul Chamberlain, Photos, Shaun Jarvis, Travels
Last weekend in Sydney saw DownUnderGround the national bmx flatland contest series kicked off with round 1 taking place in Bondi. Freestyle Now squad members Paul Chamberlain, Shaun Jarvis and Jason Parker attended the contest along with a good number of other flatland riders from around Australia. The contest was one of the best that Australian flatland has seen in a good number of years with good rider turn out and the level of riding being pushed. The weekend saw a lot of riding being done and fun and goodtimes were one of the main objectives. Jason Parker and Shaun Jarvis competed in the advanced class with Shaun taking out 3rd place with a good solid 1st run apart from just two touches. Jason took out the 5th placing on the day with the usual Jason style. The day belonged to Paul Chamberlain who took out the 1st place in the pro class, with some dialed riding. His second run was the one that sealed his win. Super consistent with an amazing long link that he has only ever pulled 3 times, two times only days before the contest and in his contest run. The day was perfect, sunny and hot and being in Bondi it was off to swim after the contest. If you want to see more info check the page here DownUnderGround 
The pro class – left to right, Brett Dighton 3rd, Paul Chamberlain 1st and Shane Badman 2nd
Paul Chamberlain in the middle of a dumptruck switch.
Paul Chamberlain was flowing super consistent tricks like this inside no handed rolling stick B.
The Advanced class – left to right, Recce Mason 1st , Chris Letchford 2nd and Shaun Jarvis 3rd
Shaun Jarvis throws the bike forward and catches with his elbow, elbow glide.
Shaun Jarvis likes his no handed backyards
Jason Parker with a cross footed McCircle
Jason Parker hits the upsidedown backwards wheelie
by Freestyle Now
on 11. Jan, 2014
in Bmx, Competitions, DownUnderGround, Flatland, Jason Parker, Paul Chamberlain, Shaun Jarvis
The 18th of January will see the Australian flatland scene come together for the start of series 6 of DownUnderGround with round 1 taking place in Sydney at Waverley Park near the famous Bondi Beach. Freestyle Now squad members Jason Parker, Shaun Jarvis and Paul Chamberlain will be attending with fun high on the agenda. Paul took out the 2013 year title in the pro class and will no doubt be looking at riding well in the contest. Both Shaun and Jason have both been placing well in the advanced class at previous contests with Shaun winning round 2 – the video contest late last year. The competition will be tough in both the pro and advanced classes with a large turnout of Australia’s flatland riders expected. It is also hoped that the contest will not only attract flatland riders but other bmx riders as most park and street riders posses a large amount of flatland skills and they don’t even know it. Hang fives, foot jams and manuals are all basic flatland tricks and are all worthy of being done at any of the DownUnderGround contests. The contest is supported by Freestyle Now, Colony and 2020 bmx magazine.
