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Next up on the Podcast, we have Robert Cardoza and his lovely wife and long time friend of mine, Jane Windle Cardoza who came over to the house to hang out and record a Podcast.
This podcast is a history episode. Jane is from the UK along with her dad Les (Mr. Hotshot) and family were present in and around BMX at the very start in the UK. Jane was National number 1 Girl in 1981 and her family owned and operated Hotshot BMX, one of the first and iconic BMX companies in the UK with a very deep history.
Robert is from Torrance, California along with Bob Haro was one of the BMX riders in the Movie ET and we go into detail about how he got the gig, meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time and all the insight on the epic BMX chase scene in the movie that made an indelible mark on many of us when we saw it for the first time.
We talk all things Hotshot; the teams, brands and riders they sponsored over the years with names including Tom Lynch, Geth Shooter, Jamie Staff, Sarah-Jane Nichols and the list goes on. Robert talks about the early days working for Howie Cohan (Everything Bicycles and was the man behind the Kuwahara ET Bikes) alongside working with a bunch of other major brands in the early 80s. Robert, still racing today, tells us what he and Jane have planned for Hotshot in the future and so much more. -
We talked about both Elite Men and Women, the winners, podiums and some of the guys that made the big show over the weekend in Holland.
We touch on the Olympics, injuries, announcers, Connor Fields on what's next and our thoughts. We cover the list of riders who announced their retirements over the weekend; the transition of becoming a pro and the difficulties; and what the sport should do in order to do a better job helping these riders.
Is Niek Kimmann the GOAT? Is he heading to the States? Which 90s Pros would have been Instagram influencers if social media was around in our time and much more. -
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We’re a week out until the Olympics so Tyler Brown and I sat down at 7:30am during our Summer Camp at San Diego BMX and ran through the rider's list of both men and women and talked a little more in-depth on who’s looking good for Tokyo.
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Quick Podcast with Dr. J this AM and on this episode, the BMX Pro For A Week Summer Camp Director / The Wife comes in to talk more in-depth about our summer camp program that is about to kick-off next week, alongside some potentially positive news of a new track in Poway.
With the Olympics coming up in the next 2-3 weeks, we touch on some of the favorites and then we decide to touch on the BMX transgender Chelsea Wolfe drama that's been in the news lately, which has gotten a lot of attention worldwide.
We also chat Josh Mclean winning in the US, the Frogtown Classic BMX Event in October and some cool stuff Todd Huffman has got cooking in the media department alongside some South Park nostalgia and a few other snippets. -
New Podcast / Catch-up with Dr. J is up.
Lots covered in this one from last weekend's UCI World Cup in Italy and thoughts on the live broadcast and results. We hit a little more in-depth on David Graf taking his first big World Cup win and the advantage of being the experienced vet in today's Elite racing.
We also talk about some cool articles on Pinkbike.com and the lack of, or let's face it, no real BMX media in the BMX race world and the need for a dedicated website and the big opportunity for someone on the race-side if it was done correctly.
Jason talks about his 90s riders hitting the road on a Summer Tour and plans for the future. I chime in on my own personal team’s additions; Aiden Otten and Alec Bob and everything Summer Camps. We chat current thoughts on the USABMX National Series, Pro Racing domestically for 2021, lack of local riders at the Houston Rockstar Track Facility and so much more.
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Quick catch up Podcast with Eddy King while he’s in San Diego this week.
Eddy talks about linking up with Canyon Bicycles for 2021, which he announced yesterday. We also talk about E-bikes, All Kids Bike and some of Eddy’s other sponsors and plans for 2021. We then do a quick dive into some 70s/80s Pro history chat, who was the man during this period and thoughts on Stu Thomsen, Greg Hill, the Pattersons, Pistol, Crazy Ronnie. Then Eddy shares his thoughts on the Phoenix Winter Nationals Pro/Elite Men’s winner last month, Cam Wood, and more. Check it out.
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This Podcast has been in the works for quite some time but last week Paul Roberts and I finally sat down in Lake Park in Huntington Beach and discussed/debated the Top 20 UK Pro racers off all time. We start in 1984 when the first UKBMX Superclass Number 1 plate was given out to Tim March, right up to current times with guys like Kyle Evans, Curtis Manaton and Kye Whyte still out there banging out the big wins and titles.
So where does everyone stack up in this? Was the winningest National and British Champion Alan Hill on the list? Was Gary Llewellyn higher up than Neal Wood or Tre Whyte? How does Liam Phillips stack up against Andy Ruffell or Jamie Staff? How much weight does Kellogg's carry and where does Craig Schofield's Superclass World title sit?
If you're a BMX race history nerd like Paul and I you might enjoy it and hopefully people can jump in after they have listened to keep the debate going. Big thanks to Kelvin Batey, Bobby Hyde and Mad Adi Warden who have contributed results, stats and thoughts. -
This one’s been a long time coming. Dr. J, Todd Huffman, Pete D and I sat down at the Fox Theater in Fullerton and went in-depth on a Podcast with Danny Nelson.
We go from the start in the early 80s, getting picked up by Chuck Robinson and going onto being a long time member of the Firm, spending time on GT and Powerlite. Danny is one of the few guys who has won every major title and goes into detail about winning the 1994 World Championships at Waterford Oaks at such a young age; his NBL title battle with Thomas Allier and the ABA title with Warwick Stevenson and all that went down at the Grands in Tulsa that same weekend.
Danny talks being friends with 80s MX stars, Johnny O’Mara and Jeff Stanton, the end of GT, going to Giant and the business opportunity that arose, and making the decision to retire mid-season while again battling for the ABA title.
Danny tells us about life after BMX, work and home life these days, thoughts on being inducted into the USA BMX Hall of Fame and so much more. -
Quick Podcast with Dr. J chatting about my Thanksgiving and Christmas Camps at San Diego BMX. We also talk a little about the Grands, the Real Influencers Project, sponsorships, Pro/Am action, Chad Reed and his family getting into BMX, the greatest pro team in BMX, 2021 UCI World Cups, breakdancing in the Olympics, Al Cayne, Cobra Kai Season 3, PulpMX Podcast questions that can be applied to BMX race, who controls the BMX industry standard, do the riders have any power or leverage in BMX, who represents the riders, and much more. Check the link below.
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This week Dr. J and I head up to the Fox Theatre in Fullerton to sit down and do a Podcast with Mr. Todd Huffman.
We go in depth from the mid 70s of Todd discovering BMX, racing locally in Northern California, traveling and racing, getting on SE turning Pro, working for Scot Breithaupt, moving to SoCal and driving across the country on the famous SE Bus and the Murray World Cup.
Todd talks being roommates with Steve Giberson (VitalMX), placing second behind Crazy Ronnie Anderson in B Pro at Magic Mountain, Quitting SE and a big fight with Scot, starting up MOR Distribution with Bob Morales at the Torker Auction, judging AFA contests and later creating Auburn.
We then talk about GT absorbing MOR/Auburn and Todd going to work for Richard Long/GT with the job from events, sponsorships, TV, traveling and being part of the GT juggernaut in the 90s - which started at $36 million in sales when he joined to over $220 million in sales and was a publicly traded company with a marketing budget of $7 million with 70+ people on the payroll with team riders and promotions.
Todd talks about things going sideways with Chris Moeller, the S&M vs. The Firm drama, GT's involvement with the 96 Olympics and contract negotiations with Gary Ellis, Danny Nelson, Charles Townsend and so on over the years.
We talk in depth about Rich Long and the passion he had for GT and racing and how things changed after Rich passed in 96 and the mark he left in the bicycle industry.
We talk when Todd left GT becoming an agent for Brian Lopes and Hans Ray, the development of Invert Events, its potential before the Metal Mulisha, the Troy Mcmurray brawl that shut down the Irvine event and the end of Invert.
Todd shares about starting Digital Media with Don Hoffman, Surge TV, Pump TV, MX-Files right up to current times working on the Jag BMX Film, the Richard Long book and its expected release and his thoughts on BMX today and some potential cool things in the pipeline with streaming and BMX content and media moving forward and so much more.
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New BMX Weekly Podcast (formerly High-Low Podcast) posted. We decided it would be easier to switch the name to BMX Weekly to link up with BMXWeekly.com and all the BMX Weekly social media so it’s a little easier for everyone to follow and keep up with the Podcasts and anything else we post moving forward.
It's been awhile but time to ramp it back up and start out with a catch up with Dr. J over in Carlsbad.
We talk Pro/Am Racing, UCI Worlds canceled, So-Cal State racing, Dvide, Grass Roots Team and Beginner League news, Grands talk and more. Check it out... -
I sat down with fellow Englishman Dom Phipps last weekend as a guest on the High-Low Podcast. We got into the back story of the BMX Freestyle projects he has put together in the last decade and what it takes to make them happen - including the self-published history books - The Birth of the BMX Freestyle Movement (with literally hundreds of contributors) and USA made frame reissues for Haro Bikes. Dom has new BMX history projects in planning that will launch in the weeks and months ahead. Get the lowdown and take a listen to our chat in San Diego last weekend.
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NEW Podcast with Brandon Meadows is posted. Riding for S&S Racing, Powerlite, Herdas Hotshots, Schwinn, Specialized and Intense. Winning the ABA Amateur Number 1 and Junior Men World Champion in 98 and also a handful of World Main event appearances alongside winning the X-Games 2 times during his career, Brandon talks sponsors, injuries, racing during the downhill BMX era and being part of the transitioning to Supercross during the first Olympic cycle.
Brandon talks the end of his career, what he’s been up to since retiring, thoughts on the sport today and we talk about pump tracks, the possible changes and ideas once racing gets back underway after the Pandemic and so much more. -
New Podcast with Scott Beaumont is up. Racing for the legendary team Birmingham Wheels in the 80s as a kid, to winning the World Championships in 95 in Colombia and another World title in 96. Scott talks about racing in the UK, Europe and Worlds over the years before getting picked up by Kona and transitioning into mountainbikes.
Scott talks the UCI Mountainbike World Cups, specializing in Dual, 4x and all the politics that goes with it and the UCI over the years along with his thoughts. We also talk 4x as it sits today with the Pro Tour and British Cycling 4x Series, continuing to race at the top level in his 40s, his thoughts on the GB Olympic BMX team, his favorites for the Olympics and so much more.
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NEW Podcast with Matt Pohlkamp is posted. We chat with Matt discovering BMX in Cincinnati, Ohio after watching the 1987 IBMXF World Championships on Nickelodeon and getting hooked, riding for DK, Schwinn and going to California for the first time battling with Randy Stumpfhauser, modeling and turning Pro.
Matt hits on his Pro career winning the Monster-X Series, being teammates with the Foster brothers, riding for DK again, Kuwahara, Celly Smellys and Dans.
We also touch on Matt moving out west to LA, racing Vet, winning the Worlds in Denmark, to slowing down his racing, acting and so much more.
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NEW Nigel Page Podcast is posted. Discovering BMX in the early 80s in the North West of England, racing at Wigan Three Sisters and all over the country during the 80s, working at YTS, raving, getting into the UK mountain scene in the 90s, sponsorships, magazine coverage, traveling to the US and building relationships in the industry.
Nigel talks about racing BMX again in the 2000s, winning the Masters Downhill World Championships in 2007, setting up a World Cup mountainbike team with Chain Reaction Cycles chainreactioncycles.com including some well-known names like Sam Hill who to this day is still working with him.
We also hit on him announcing with Rob Warner, that amazing run of Danny Hart winning the 2011 World Championships in Champery, his thoughts on BMX racing and ideas to grow it and some of the positives the mountainbike industry has done over the years.
We also talk team budgets, money involved in the MTB industry, Redbull TV, bike parks, pump tracks, media, enduro and so much more.
Check it out.
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NEW Thomas Allier Podcast is up. Starting out in the late 80s racing in France, getting on Sunn, racing in Europe, turning Superclass (Elite) in the mid 90s and cleaning house by 98 Winning the French, European and World Championships before making the full move to the US.
Thomas talks about nearly signing for Huffy before going to GT, his first few years in the States, his relationship with Christophe Leveque and heated battles with John Purse, NBL Title runs, winning his 2nd World Championships, racing mountain bikes and going to Giant before making the move back home to France to live and race.
We talk about injuries, racing back in Europe, his 08 Olympic experience & retiring, almost working for British Cycling, working at the UCI HQ in Switzerland before branching off to do his own coaching and continuing to travel and Coach riders around the World.
Thomas also talks about some of the riders he has and currently does work with, his thoughts on current SX/Olympic Elite racing, his future and a whole lot more. Check it out. -
With all of the coronavirus stuff going on, it was a good time to Podcast it up and Skype with Javier Colombo.
We talk about his start in racing in Argentina during the early days, going to his first few World Championships in the 90s, reading the magazines and finally getting a chance to line-up with the pros at the 2000 World Championship and put it in the main event as a virtually unknown at the time.
Javier talks about moving to the US, living in Miami and Orlando before driving to California to live the pro dream but having to stop off on the way at a race knowing in advance he had to win in order to pay for the gas to get him to California. Javier talks about living with Todd Lyons in Huntington Beach, working jobs to support himself and his racing, getting on SE and of course, winning the 2006 UCI Elite World Championships in Brazil. He also touches on missing out and his thoughts on not being chosen for the 2008 Olympic Team for Argentina.
We talk about turning Vet, starting his own business, his friendship and rivalry with Cristian Becerine during his Vet years and some of the USA BMX and UCI Vet Title runs and battles he's had during these years.
Javier proves that hard work, dedication, and drive - not just in his racing but also in his working life - are proof that setting goals and dreams and hustling is possible; it's all up to you.
Check it out.
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Quick Podcast and catch up with Dr. J now that the season is well under way. We breeze through a bunch of subjects starting with talk from the UCI World Cup Australia, coronavirus, possible Olympics cancellation, USA BMX Phoenix, new pick up on Haro, new USA pump track championships, gravel racing, Donny Robinson and the USA BMX Racing League parting ways, the Kimmann rap and more. Check it out.
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We've been trying to nail down Mr. Andy Ruffell for awhile now and we finally sat down in San Diego and knocked out a podcast.
Lots covered, the early years being discovered by Richard Barrington and getting on Team ACE with early UK BMX legend Cav Strutt, winning his first race at Chatham back in 1980 right when BMX was getting off the ground in the UK.
Andy talks getting approached by Malcolm Jarvis and going to Ammaco Mongoose, traveling the country promoting the sport alongside racing and winning national titles in the process.
We also talk about racing with Tim March in 1984 (Superclass), the rivalry and the on-and-off relationship between both Andy and Tim even in current times.
We chat about the big money move to Raleigh in 85, winning the first official Pro Number 1 plate the same year, co-hosting BMX Beat and the Kelloggs with Mick Brown, the rise of Geth Shooter, his brothers Robert and Neil and Neil's rise to the top on the freestyle side competing and rivaling with Craig Campell (maybe not being treated well from the UKBFA) alongside coming 2nd to Ron Wilkerson at the 85 Kelloggs.
Andy talks about putting on Holeshot, bringing over big names from the US in both Freestyle and Skate including Dennis McCoy, Josh White and Mat Hoffman, to Skaters Jeff Grosso, Christian Hosoi and Mark "Gator" Rogowski, just to mention a few along with all the headaches and problems he encountered putting on an event, from hotel rooms trashed, pros demanding more money and causing havoc on the London underground.
Of course we have to cover his relationship and thoughts on Tony Hoffman, the 1986 Slough World Championships and the UK Pros (PRA) decision not to race, and again more recent drama with Tim March over it all last month.
We discuss and decide it's about time for an Official British BMX Hall of Fame to be set up and the talks are already in the works to make this a reality along with Andy's Stunt A Biker YouTube channel Stuntabiker.com and more. - Mostrar más
