1999 2-Hip Burning Bike Festival

March 1, 2000

Flatland. Chenga is owned by Pro flatlanders Scott Powell and Dave Schaeffer, so it’s no surprise that they set aside a flatland area in their park to help get them through the Ohio weather. The floor takes a little getting used to, but once you adjust you can spin your brains out. Being used to the floor paid off, as Scott got second in Pro flat. Ohio local Brian Ryback really impressed me with some incredibly original tricks, but he couldn’t put it together during the contest. Chicago’s Matt Wilhelm turned Pro for this contest and spun fast enough to make the crowd dizzy. Both Matt and Paul Palmer were doing a crazy pedaling upside down megaspin, but Matt was able to pull it together and ended up in second place. First place went to York Uno from Japan. York rides brakeless and does a lot of juggler type tricks, along with a few front wheel switches. He stayed off the back wheel almost entirely, but still managed to pull out the win. York spent a few months in the States hitting the last few contests of the season and placing well at all of them.