Banter: A BMX Podcast

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Dave Nourie hails from California, has been riding and even competing in flatland for nearly 40 years!  He rode and toured with the iconic 80's Haro team including Brian Blyther, Ron Wilkerson, Dennis McCoy, and Matt Hoffman.  He participated in the Haro reunion show in Cologne Germany in 2009, was featured in the classic Eddie Roman film "Ride like a man".   He has invented iconic tricks such as the Gumbee, NourieStand, and Miami Hopper Spin.  He recently entered Martti Kuppa's Master of creativity.  He has operated Nourie’s BMX Academy since 1999 performing BMX freestyle for classes, camps & events which include life lessons through BMX Freestyle.

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Scott Powell is a pro flatland rider from North Olmsted, Ohio,  He is one of the original “Chenga” crew of riders known for their extensive bag of tricks and super long parking lots.  An X-games contender from 1997 to 2001 until flatland was eliminated.  He is one of the co-founders of the legendary Chenga skatepark in North Ridgeville, Ohio, and the current owner of the latest Chenga Skate Park located in Brook Park Ohio.

Special Thanks To Shaun Jarvis for his ongoing support of the podcast running our socials.

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Jason Holmes hails from Oshawa Ontario and was arguably one of the most advanced riders to come out of Ontario in the early ’90s. He performed demos for promoter Rick Davis and was a regular on the Welches Grape Stunt Team.  He was instrumental in getting freestyle BMX back into the Toronto Bicycle show after the 1990 hiatus.

These days Jason lives in Barrie, works for Honda as a Robotic Automation Technical Supervisor.  Married 25 years Jason has two kids, 19 and 16.  In his Spare time, he collects vintage BMX bikes, snowboards, mountain bikes, plays hockey, and golf...And of course, still loves to ride BMX.

Special thanks to Shaun Jarvis for his help with this podcast. 

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Perth Australia's Shaun Jarvis has been riding for 40 years!  Shaun has 6 children, is an animal rights activist, and has owned and operated the longest-running BMX demo team on earth. (Freestyle Now) established in 1986.  That's 35 years of BMX radness.!

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RIck Allison was a staple in BMX in the 80s.   He rode with the Curb Dogs in Goldengate Park including Vanderspeck, Maurice “Drob” Meyers, and Hugo Gonzales.  He ended up factory-sponsored with GT, Mongoose, Hutch, and later on, co-sponsored by Haro.   He was featured on the cover of the January 1988 issue of BMX Plus!  He has done 1000s of shows for Perfection on Wheels, solo shows for Nancy Reagans “say no to drugs” program, as well as shows for SeaWorld, Disneyland, and Phantasland in Germany.

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This month's guest is Josh Evans!  He Hails from Westland Michigan.  He grew up riding with the legendary Billy Newman, was a regular at the Montrose Church sessions and contests held by Greg Flowers. Later he came to mentor Bobby Carter’s crew in Ann Arbor Mi. In 2000 he got flow from Schwinn and by 2001 was officially on the team performing demos. 

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Gabe Weed often rode in San Francisco as part of the legendary "Golden Gate Park Scene" where he sessioned with amazing riders such as Aaron Dull, Eric Emmerson, and Pete Brandt to name just a few.   He turned pro in 93 while riding for 2-hip bikes and got his first magazine picture in the June 1993 issue of Ride BMX.  By 1996 he was riding and touring for GT bikes performing countless shows around the country.

DISCLAIMER:
Unfortunately, we had an issue with Gabe's primary audio recording and had to rely on a backup.  Although 95% of the audio from the backup was fine we did have to make some hard edits to cut out some unlistenable sections.   Gabe was an amazing guest and storyteller.  Jon and I both agree we need to get him back on the show.   Thanks for your support and your listenership.  

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This months guest has been referred to as "The legendary rider from Buckhorn. He moved to Toronto shortly after high school in the early '90s with the sole objective to ride BMX and have fun! He's still doing it. 

He rode with several generations of riders in the GTA over the years and was an integral part of the ICC (Inner City Circle) crew that produced many of the best street riders to ever come out of Ontario.  

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Zach Newman is an avid collector of BMX & bicycle paraphernalia.  He has an impressive knowledge of BMX products and its history for his relatively young age. He prides himself in his family lineage of junk collecting. He is also part of the "Van Life" movement and has made extensive modifications to create his current ride. He has performed for many stunt teams and in fact owns his own. A lover of pepperoni pizza he has made some geographic moves to further his BMX career over the years.  He has been an alternate for the X-games 3 times, and competed in the 2017, 18 and 19 X-games, placing in the top 5 each year including winning a bronze medal in 2018. 

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This month’s guest is a rider from Ann Arbor Michigan who relocated to Hollywood CA and finally to Honolulu Hawaii.   He has a bachelor’s in film from the University of Michigan where he also studied pre-med and a Master’s degree from American Film Institute in Los Angeles, CA.  Sit back, grab a beverage and take a listen to the infinitely talented Bobby Carter!

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