Simon sent in an email of what he got up to on the weekend just gone. Read on below…
“On the weekend I did a demo at a dance event in Sydney with Paul Chamberlain. It was put on by Japanese dance school ‘dancekool’ as a student showcase and charity to sponsor an Indonesian dance student.”
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A nice random photo of Simon O’Brien entertaining the local fishing kid taken by Nathan Penonzek.
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Simon O’Brien sent in a quick update on what he has been up to…
Yesterday I met up with Michael Harris and took some pics at an old brick factory, got some good ones. Here is one from my camera. Some good ones to come once Michael sorts them. I’m starting to film again now also, collecting some clips for an edit down the track.
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Simon has been keeping really busy of late with a bunch of demos & even TV appearances. Read on below…
Had a gig with NSW Art Gallery on the weekend, did some work with the ‘7pm Project’ prime time TV as well. Also did a demo Saturday and Sunday for the opening of a new exhibition in the art gallery as well, the NSW Premier was also there giving a speech. – Simon.
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Simon sent in a quick email from his weekend…
Finished up working on the art job Friday then hit up a B boy event in the rocks on the Saturday. Was a great event and location, got to ride the awesome basket ball court outside! Paul Chamberlain and I put on a show for the B boy crews and spectators.
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Simon O’Brien sent in a quick email on what he has been up to of late…
I’ve been working in Sydney for last 2 weeks on another art gig, Danger is involved with this project. This project is taking place in a skatepark, using the space to explore the world of abstract. The photo below is of Danger & I half way through our duo piece. This is the first development stage to do a show to try and get backing from the Sydney Festival etc for future development.
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Simon O’Brien recently sent up a bunch of footage that he had laying around in his hard drive. In between his work duties here in the warehouse, Glen McGlaughlin edited it together to make this mix of flatland & ramp trickery. Check it out, it’s well worth the look.
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Simon O’Brien was recently up in Brisbane to film & crashed riding the bowl at Fairfield. His knee has now swollen up pretty bad & is in a lot of pain. Hopefully he isn’t out for too long & will be back on the bike soon enough. Rest up mate.
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Simon O’Brien did some riding for an FMX crew recently & they put together this edit in between shows, enjoy.
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Simon O’Brien brought to my attention some Japan earthquake relief tee shirts with 100% of the profits going to the relief fund. Click here to check it out more & give where you can.
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Simon has been traveling a bit lately, mainly over in Japan. He recently popped up to Brisbane to film with the guys, thanks to Copp’in it Sweet for the images…
With recent events in Japan, I would like to express our concerns for anyone affected in the tragedy, our thoughts are with you.
Simon O’Brien has been over in Japan for the past 6 weeks or so & just got back home. He travelled around the country a fair bit doing the tourist thing. He didn’t take his bike but had a great time seeing the sights. He even dropped into see our Japanese Distributors head quarters. He also checked out a shop called Decade & hung with the locals. Here are some words from Simon…
Here’s some pics from my trip to Japan, was a great time seeing more of the country and culture. Made my way up to Hokkaido, the snow is amazing like everyone says it is. Also made my way down to Kyoto and Nara where Colony distro is based. Did some shop appearances and caught up with friends, it was cold but a great time!
Colony Distributor.
Decade BMX shop.
Good times with the locals.
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There is a pretty solid review about Simon O’Brien‘s DVD over on Global-Flat, well worth the read. You can also check out the promo for it here.
Simon O’Brien sent in a quick email on some stuff he has been up to of late, read on below. Simon also heads over to Japan next month as well.
“The other day made the 7 hour trip out past Albury to Mulwala Lake where I did a demo on the Friday night and Saturday with the Showtime FMX crew. Good times hanging out riding and partying.
I also took part in another of Shaun Gladwell’s art projects in Sydney. This project will
be shown in Melbourne in May. Again the topic is spinning but from a different angle, the footage looked amazing!” – Simon.
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Simon O’Brien’s signature frame & fork for 2011 has a special feature in that for every one purchased comes with a free copy of Simon’s latest DVD, aptly named DejaVu. Not only do you get to ride the Australian flatland legend’s own set up but you get to watch his skills over & over at your own leisure. Check them out at the following dealers… Newcircle in Australia & 3edge works in Japan now & Flatland Fuel in a few weeks.
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Simon recently did a demo in Orange, NSW & the trip there took much longer than expected due to flooding in the area. The 6 hour journey turned into 11 hours but he made it OK even though his car nearly died. The demo was fun though even with the small bouncy stage he had to ride on.
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Simon O’Brien was in Bathurst recently doing some flatland demos at Newton’s Nation last weekend. Good to see the word of flatland being spread to the masses.
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Simon O’Brien recently did some demos & wrote in about them…
The other day I made the 7 hour trip out to Albury to join with the ‘Showtime FMX’ crew for a sweet demo.
We were there to promote a local club, we took over the car park…..FMX, wakeboarding, harley stunt riding, trials riding and some BMX flatland!
Great day, with a really fun crew and a really well organised demo, was a lot of fun, already looking forward to the next one in January!
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Simon with yet another banger video with a good mix of ramp & flatland riding. I am stoked on this one.
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Simon O’Brien put together this edit from left over footage from his feature film, DejaVu. Some bangers in here for sure & Simon also does some mini ramp trickery as well. A very good watch indeed. Look out for another edit in the next few weeks ahead.
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The video for the second round of the Downunderground series is online now & you can check it out below. Look our for clips from our own Simon O’Brien & Shane Badman who scored 1st & 2nd respectively in the event. Supported by your own stop source for all things flatland in Australia, Newcircle.
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Simon O’Brien’s second solo DVD is out now & is getting some rave reviews. Check out a few of them by clicking here & here now. Then click here or here to get the DVD now.
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Simon O’Brien won round two of the Flatland Down Underground Series happening across Australia at the moment, this round was held in Sydney and Simon said it was a really good comp which was well organised. Simon also recently released his flatland DVD titled Dejavu, you can check out the trailor here and a review of it here.
Everyone worked hard to get some new photos for their team pages along with new Q&A’s. I am stoked on how they came up! Check them here, have a read to learn a bit more about the team. Extra thanks go out to the photographers from around the world that helped out with team riders photos. The photo below is of Liam Fahy-Hampton from a fairly recent trip from Brisbane down to Melbourne, it’s amazing what you will find in small towns.
Simon O’Brien’s sequel to ‘Made You Look’ is due out in the next month worldwide & by the look of this trailer is set to be a banger. Deja Vu features flatland riding from the mind of Simon as well as many other forms of BMX riding with other lifestyles thrown in for good measure. Produced by Simon & Mason Rose it will be available worldwide at all good BMX outlets including Newcircle & Flatland Fuel to name a few by the end of May. Check it out.
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Spotted this over on the Ride BMX site & thought it was pretty cool. There is also an interview with the artist from Mexico, Javier Nicolas Del Real Navarro, on their site & you can check it out along with other drawings by clicking here now.
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Simon O’Brien has an interview over on the Same Thing Daily website where he talks about his new solo DVD & you can click here now to check it out.
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Michael Harris was kind enough to send in a few shots he took recently of Simon on his freshly painted front yard riding spot. Enjoy. Click here now to check out more of Michael’s photography.
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Simon O’Brien’s new solo DVD, ‘Dejavu’ is nearing completion & will be out out early in 2010. Check the trailer below… can’t wait to see this one. You can also check out Simon’s DejaVu range of signature frame, forks & bars in our products section of the site.
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