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New Podcast posted with Anthony, Andrew and Clint, the guys from the book "We Were RAD" that pre-launched today on wewererad.com over in the UK.

The guys talk about their history in BMX during the 80s golden days, the We Were RAD community and social media presence that continues to grow and build over the years.

With the launch of the book, we dive into stories behind making British BMX history and the people involved, from the everyday kid that had a bike in the street, to Alan Woods, Craig Campbell, Melanie Vauvelle, the Merry Family (Hot Wheels), Shiner Distribution, Geth Shooter, Max Cooper and the list goes on with over 400 pages, many contributors and over 1200 images in the book.

The guys hit on the cover shot for the book, interviewing Richard Grant (BMX Action Bike Magazine), the Higginsons and Lawless Families (BMX News / BMX Bi-Weekly Newspapers and Magazines), Geoff Barraclough and so much more.

Quick drive up to Huntington Beach to catch up with @grotbags32 to hang out, ride around town, eat Wahoos and record a quick podcast.

Paul talks about British Olympic medalists this summer in both Race and Freestyle, the media around them and hopefully what their success will bring for BMX in the UK. We hit on a few thoughts on the @sourcebmx Battle Of Hastings that went on last weekend in the UK, the Ipswich 40 year anniversary race and some of the riders that were present.

We then go onto the topic about a few riders that we feel were a little underestimated: Lee Bertram and Damon Parkinson in the UK, and in the US, Dave Cullinan and how good he really was on a BMX for his time not just in racing but also as a test rider for BMX Action Magazine.

Check it out and there’s so much more.

Quick Podcast with Dr. J catching up on news, the race world this week from the British Championships, Sylvain Andre, CK Flash and Kye Whyte at the GQ Awards, Tory Nyhaug, Kentucky NBL Grands throwback, and a quick random call to Christophe Leveque but did he answer? And, this leading to a part 2 you can hear at the end of the podcast with calls to Donny Robinson, Brandon Meadows, Pete D and Mike Day.

Check it out.

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.

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.

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.

Check it out.

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.