FlatMode, Vegas Edition continues...

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The main event during Interbike is the NORA Cup Awards. This year they got the flatland category correct and Moto Sasaki won. Martin Aparijo was presenting for flat. Who's that? CLICK HERE to meet the chairman!


The LA crew repping on the ground floor!


Vegas Mike and Tall Eric! METAL FACE!!


The rider formerly know as Vegas Mike gets down to his favorite Drake track!



Bird's Eye view of the shin-dig!


For some reason the crowd went crazy over Doyle. He got mobbed on stage.



Interesting after hours activities...

InterBike Show Room Floor.

Interbike isn't known for having a whole lot of flatland parts on display, but there were a few.

So, now you're probably wondering. Did these guys actually go to the showroom floor?

Yup. We were there.

Some Highlights.

S&M had a rail jam and allowed flatlanders to session. So officially, it was the first flatland jam on the showroom floor ever. Thanks, S&M!

D.Wright.

A. Kha$sh

C. Johnston

R. Russel.

So it looked like we had found a safe haven for the week's sessions in the parkinglot of Circus Circus (AKA Ganji Headquarters). We were wrong and got kicked out. So we set out on the strip to stir up some ruckus and get some cool photos!

While Shayne K. re-ups on supplies elsewhere, resident pro rider, Stephen Hearn, puts in work on the strip, repping Ganji. Stephen taking you to the back wheel in front of Ganji World Headquarters.

JoWii-Z becomes a mirage in front of the Mirage.

I think Stephen Hearn has an unknown photo taking talent. He got this shot of me throwing down at the Flamingo hotel before security starts up with all their static!

3 players on the strip. Word up.

BMXer's take over Lake Mead

The next day the riders from Hawaii, Scott Powell and his crew, and some more BMX riders from Oklahoma, and I got together and rented a boat and some jet skis and rolled out to Lake Mead.

The water level has dropped hundreds of feet over the years. You can can see the previous level marked by the color change in the rock. When will the lake completely dry up??

Check out the photos from the Lake outing below:

JoWii-Z outside the new Ganji World Headquarters.

After the lake, I dropped off badges for the Ganji Crew.

A. Kha$h presiding.

Exploits in the Desert: Interbike 2010

Rebel Yell! It's September and FlatMode rolls out to Las Vegas for the 2010 Interbike Trade Show.

9AM: Los Angeles.

I arrive at the Studio City parkinglot at the agreed upon time and Jowii is throwing down an "ON-time-machine."

We got the bikes and a full tank of gas. It's me and JoWii-Z.

The rest of the crew will arrive in Las Vegas a few days later.

Let's roll!

In the middle of the Mojave, we take a rest stop. Seems as good a spot as any to hit a quick desert session.

This desert is pretty flat. Let's keep rolling.

Mid afternoon, we arrive in Las Vegas on time. No traffic. Boom!

Stay tuned for part 2. Coming soon: BMXers take over Lake Mead!

Cool Edit.

Cool edit dropped by our friend in Japan, York Uno.

Mini-Trip: Fullerton- Ninja Flava!

I decided to pay a visit to our boy, John Ing, in Diamond Bar.

We ended up riding at CalState Fullerton. South East of Los Angeles.

There's a bunch of spots to ride out there. A couple of students, Ashwin and Michael, saw us riding and got stoked on flatland.

We taught them a few stunts to give them a taste of the ninja realm.

Ashwin mastering the front wheel, while John strikes a pose.

Michael also gets introduced to the flatland ninja training program.

Shaka, Peace, West Coast, baby!