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 23. Jun, 2014
in Bmx, Video
Freestyle Now reserves squad member Matt Adkins is having a birthday today. Matt has got a sick halfpipe at his home. Sick is the right word to use as the ramp is very sick and needs some major attention to make it well. Matt however does not care for the ramp sickness. He just lets the radness flow and throws down hard when riding it. We caught up with Matt at home and got a quick edit shot. Just about every ramp trick is done in this short video. Check it and know why Matt is reppin Freestyle Now.
by Freestyle Now
on 19. Jun, 2014
in Bmx, Jason Parker, Skateparks, Video
Freestyle Now squad member Jason Parker has been on the squad roster for 15 years, always getting rad and being stoked on bmx. Recently Jason went through some video archives and found some 2006 footage from Belmont skatepark and made this quick edit.
“Well was thinking I should put an edit together from some of the old footage I had. So I decided to show some of my riding that is not of the normal skate park runs. I put a clip from January this year on at the end. I had fun riding parks back then but now days it’s a lot more crowded. Hope some people may try putting some of the tricks they see from my edit in to use. Enjoy. The music used was from Rad. I used to watch this movie all the time wishing I could be like those riders in the movie. That Movie made my riding possible and helped give me a life of rad people and bmx in my life. Thanks Freestyle Now and Shaun Jarvis for all the support. I’m so happy to see the whole sport going so strong. We need to pass the torch to the next generation of youth for the flame to keep burning.”
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 05. Jun, 2014
in Bmx, Skateparks
Freestyle Now Squad Member Dylan Schmidt sent in an update of what has been happening in his realm lately.
“I’ve recently moved into my own house in Rockingham which is so sick and that means I get to ride Rockingham skatepark as my local now. I’m hoping to travel to Malaysia for the FISE competition in September with a few buddy’s to create memories and to hope to ride in the BMX competition, so until then is training time and to get some big tricks dialed for the competition. I recently have been hooked up with Xrated Helmets and Madclown Industries. They both are companies from the east coast which is pretty dope, it’s the best feeling opening up new t-shirts and going for a ride and to top it off to have the comfiest helmet on my head which is so sick! I couldn’t thank my sponsors enough. I’m currently filming a new web edit that is in the works which should be out soon.A few days ago I got this photo shot of me at Kwinana skatepark doing one of the biggest flairs I’ve sent to this day. Peace out followers!”
Dylan Schmidt throwing down a huge flair at the Kwinana skatepark – photo credit – Ben Horsley
by Freestyle Now
on 27. May, 2014
in Bmx, Skateparks, Travels, Video
Freestyle Now reserves squad member Matt Adkins recently went over to the Gold Coast and spent two weeks there riding and filming. The result is this rad video put together by Aaran Selway
Unlookback at Beenleigh skatepark
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”.
