Brian Chapman has been a fixture in the New England Bicycle scene for decades. Since the ’80s Brian has been one of the more well known flatland freestyle riders in the Northeast, and while many of the riders from his generation have faded into obscurity, Brian continues to progress. These photos were shot back in 2005 in a parking garage in downtown Providence, RI. The shot above never got used. The kickflip hitchhiker after the jump is very similar to a film version that ran in Ride, and the cross-footed halfpacker ran in Sophisticated Rider as a center-spread.

The Chapman Brother’s legacy in BMX run deep. In the 80s Brian’s older brother Kieran produced a well known ‘zine called Radazine, which eventually became Wire Zine. A long string of videos covering the Northeast BMX scene evolved into one of the first BMX websites, and one of the first BMX sites with dedicated web content, eWire. These days Brian runs a hand-built custom bicycle frame company out of Providence called Circle A.