Flatware Jam

You can find more on that at 75Degrees and on Global Flat. Below is a brief interview with the winner (Kelan Phillips).

Thanks for turning up on Saturday, seems like it was worth turning up in the end. You got a surprise visit from your aunty and uncle, and you won the competition…congratulations!

What was going through your mind Saturday morning, with all the doom and gloom weather reports?

I wasn’t bothered about the weather, if it rained, then everybody would be in the same boat, I have been to a lot of contests around the world, so if there’s one in the UK I’m there for sure!

Ok, so the dance floor wasn’t brilliant, but you managed to keep your runs together, where others had a hard time. How did you manage this?

I managed on the floor because I just toned down the difficult of the tricks, so I could be more consistant.

You don’t enter a lot of comps so why this one? And do you think we need more comps in this country?

I used to go to every comp there was, anywhere in the world, but you cant make a living from doing that, so I took a break the last year or 2 and don’t enter that many, and yes for sure we need loads more stuff going on in this country, that’s why I started my own contest each year now in the UK. The more stuff here the better.

What’s your take on the UK flatland scene as the moment?

The UK scene is cool, just needs to be a few more events, but that’s happening now. Everybody in the UK gets on and can have a laugh. Seems the TGM guys have the best place/scene in the UK.

You do a lot of shows around the country with your company Inertia. So you must have a good idea of what the public’s general reaction to flatland is? For example, Luton’s weekend shoppers seemed perplexed at first, but gradually got behind their favourite riders.

Yeah I guess the publics first impression will be like 'who are these kids messing around on bikes?' but once they see just 1 or 2 tricks, they can see that we take it serious, its difficult and cool, then they get into it!

Any shout outs or last words?

Yeah, shout out to all the riders in the UK, its good that we all get together to comps/events in this country,

Oh, what you going to spend the money on?

The moneys just gonna go towards a new ride… peace.