2000
inTRIKat - Infinite Pieces
You could say this was my breakthrough in the BMX scene when it came to video parts. Chad Johnson — a videographer and hardcore Flatlander from LA who was known at the time for shooting some of the hardest underground BMX flatland videos — visited Koblenz in 2000 together with his wife Amy and Ed Nussbaum.
We filmed this part at the Kunstmuseum in Bonn in one day. Chad was also out in Koblenz, shooting graffiti footage, really pushing the connection between Hip-Hop and flatland.
“Infinite Pieces” and his inTRIKat video series were considered some of the rawest, most hardcore BMX flatland videos of that era.
2001
Soul BMX Magazine #15 2001
My first video appearance in the German video magazine “Soul” by Thomas Stellwag (Munich).
Filmed at various locations and mixed with leftover footage from road trips and contests.
At the time, I was riding my S&M Sabbath “Lite”, custom-painted in gold.
I still own the bike — waiting for its rebuild.
2003
WETHEPEOPLE ETC
I’d say this video part is one of the most iconic parts I’ve ever filmed. Shot on an aluminum WTP Pony and my first Frank Lukas Signature handlebar, it marked my very first video part under the WETHEPEOPLE flag. Before filming the video part, I sprayed the frame matte orange using a spray can so it would really stand out on camera. That color later became known in the scene as the “Franky Orange”.
Filmed by Thomas Fritscher in Cologne (Cathedral & LVR) and at Münzplatz in Koblenz.
2006
Here comes the sun - FL Part
This is one of my older video parts from 2006, back when deepBMX hadn’t fully taken over yet. I was riding my Quamen Delta 2, a bike I still own today. I spent countless hours on it, riding 5–10 hours a day. That summer was also when I learned brakeless nose manuals.
The part was filmed over several days during the summer by Simon O’Brien. Some clips were shot at my favorite spot, Münzplatz in Koblenz, others at the roller skating rink, and even on a Lidl parking lot in the industrial area of Koblenz.
2008
CARHARTT FL Edit 2008
One of my best friends in the UK is James Smith.
Back in 2008, we were both riding for Carhartt and spent quite some time in Koblenz. James was also a talented filmmaker and editor, so we decided to head to the Kunstmuseum Bonn to film a small edit for Carhartt.
Shot at night in very cold conditions, we focused on just three combos.
Not the longest edit — but still one of my favorites.
2008
Props Issue 75 - FL BIO
This video part was filmed together with Stew Johnson, a world-renowned BMX videographer. After the BMX Worlds in Cologne in 2008, it was produced for Props Video Magazine. It was a huge honor for me to be featured in the world’s biggest international BMX video magazine.
I was one of the very few German riders who managed to get a video part in the US.
Everything was filmed in one day at the Kunstmuseum in Bonn and at the LVR in Cologne.
2016
LINES - by PETE SCHILLING
A few years ago, filmmaker Pete Schilling — back then based in Koblenz, now in Düsseldorf — reached out to me about making a film on my BMX career. It was an honor, and I was instantly in. I knew this would be a top-level production — drones, RED cameras, the whole deal. This film also features a few people who have become an essential part of my life: my son James, Michael Steingräber, and one of my best friends from the US, Scott O’Brien.