Catching up with Grotbags Paul Roberts in Huntington Beach for a podcast. We talk about Paul's recovery from his leg injury after crashing in the dark while riding back from @epicbmx—mis-timing a curb and ending up on crutches, unable to ride for months.

We then dive into some of the topics we’ve seen on social media lately—Is BMX dead? With the industry in a downturn, we talk about how things were in the late ’80s and early ’90s when we were both part of the downtime after the ’80s BMX bubble burst. The riders and brands that stuck around during that period ended up in a good place when the industry bounced back in the mid-’90s.

We also dip into a bit of politics for the first time, with so much in the news since the election.

Other topics include a potential Neal Wood podcast, Paul’s days as Vans UK Team Manager, getting Martin and Stephen Murray on Haro UK, and a few old stories from racing in the UK in the ’80s and ’90s—including my dad not wanting me to get into a car with Paul to go to a race. And more.

It’s been a few months since my last podcast, and it’s time to get back on it. We’re kicking things off with a chat with Joey Albright, who were with us on a podcast this time last year. Joey is spending the month in Southern California with his son TJ, who’s racing 250 Supercross West for the Gizmo Mods/Rock River Yamaha team. We discuss TJ’s solid start to the season and what it takes to be a Supercross rider on the circuit.

Joey gives us an update since his injury, getting back on the bike and joining me out at San Diego BMX for some riding while he's been in town. We also touch base on the Olympics, the Grands, and more. Check it out!

New podcast with Tyler Brown! Today, we talked about the State Finals at San Diego BMX last month and the Holeshot Challenge, as well as the Pro results from this weekend in Rock Hill. We also discussed the Wood-Larsen-Kennedy battle going into the Grands, electric bikes, whether racing is on the decline, Team USA, training, coaching, and whether riders prefer to train more than race these days—and so more. Check it out!

Paul Roberts and I check in with the Wildman, Todd Lyons, and catch up on everything SE has been up to this year. He shares his thoughts on the industry, his newly dialed-in garage, the Olympics, and more.

New episode podcast with Mr. John Salami. We go back to when John got into BMX in 1979 in New Jersey, making his way out to California in 1988, hooking up with Chris Moeller, becoming a POW, working at Rightway, and then GT, getting fired two times, and then making his way into the mountain bike industry as a soigneur in the mid-90s, working with Schwinn, Specialized, Shaun Palmer, traveling the world, getting into jiu-jitsu, becoming a black belt, what he is up to these days as a cinema photographer, and of course we talk about the Northeast Vintage BMX Festival at New Jersey BMX Hall, a famed banquet which is set for October the 5th. John tells us all about this new event, the sponsors, who's going to be there, and everything you need to know about it and so much more. Check it out

With the sad passing of BMX icon Harry Leary, it only made sense to jump on and do a quick podcast with Dr. J and share some Harry stories. We also touch on the Olympics, Frogtown, the GT Malvens Classic and the British Championships at Derby and a few other topics. Check it out.

Tyler Brown, fresh off of the plane from Paris, and I catch up at San Diego BMX and talk about the French dominating the Men's podium, and we also cover the Women’s from the weekend's Olympic Games.

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2024 UCI World Championship wrap-up with Tyler Brown.

Tyler gives us his take on the World Championships in Rock Hill and his thoughts on the Challenge and Masters Class cancellations during Worlds week, how it went down, the vibe, and how the UCI handled the situation.

Of course, with the last chance for the Elite Men and Women to gain Olympics points and qualification in Rock Hill, it was a high pressure weekend for a lot of riders and countries to make it to Paris for the Games.

We talk about both Elite Men and Women classes from the weekend who made the main, who didn't, and thoughts on both Alise Post and Joris Daudet at 33 years old winning their 3rd Elite Rainbow Jerseys and being the oldest to do it in World Championships history.

Lot's more discussed, check it out.

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Photo by Kenny Hunter

It’s been a long time coming, this podcast featuring my good friend Martin Murray, who had spent a few weeks in the US for DIRTYFEST and the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey.

We recorded this episode at Robbie Miranda’s house in Huntington Beach while Robbie was hosting a BBQ, so expect a few guests chiming in with questions for Martin during the podcast.

We delved into Martin’s early days in the UK, including his 4th place finish at the Brighton World Championships in 1996 in the Junior category, which kickstarted his pro career alongside his brother Stephen.

Martin shared insights from his time in the US, including his battle with Dylan Clayton for the UK Pro/Elite title, winning the 4x National Series, and landing a Dirt Magazine cover with Steve Peat, who he now works with at Peaty’s.

We also discussed some of the UK teams Martin and Stephen’s family managed over the years, his time at 6th form college with Scott Beaumont, Martin’s win at King of Dirt at the age of 13, trail riding, participation in Red Bull’s Empire of Dirt, retirement from racing, and more about his current role at Peaty’s.

And, of course, we touched on how Martin’s brother Stephen is doing these days since moving back to the UK after his injury almost 20 years ago, and more.

Alan Foster Podcast up next.

Alan talks about moving to California, working at a bike shop, living at the POW house, riding Twin Palms, riding for Elf, TNT, Airwalk, Schwinn and Free Agent.

We talk about Alan winning his first AA race at the ABA Del Mar Nationals in San Diego, being in the mid 90s when sponsorships and the industry caught a good wave, with magazines, company cars and plenty of opportunities as a pro rider.

We also talk about training in the 90s, being race-smart and reading the race. Alan talks about transitioning into the business side of the industry with Airwalk while still racing, buying houses and schools and really setting himself up for his post-racing career and being wise with his money.

We talk about current times, riding bikes, traveling, Dirty Fest and much more.