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Join Jon Dowker (The Freestyle Connection BMX Stunt Team) and Anthony Berardi (Old School Rider) as they talk all things BMX. From the 80s to the present. From bikes to riders - we will cover anything and everything to do with BMX. Special thanks to Shaun Jarvis for looking after our socials.
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Send us a text Todd Carter was a part of the huge 80’s Ohio Flatland scene. He rode for Hutch in 1988 & 1989. He documented more old-school Flatland AFA events than anyone! Over the years, he has been heavily involved in organizing and putting on Flatland events & contests. Special Thanks to Shaun Jarvis for handling our socials. Support the show
Send us a text James McGraw hails from Troy Michigan, is a long time Pro Flatlander and organizer of the second iteration of the AFA (American Flatland Association). He is also passionate about restoring classic cars. Special Thanks to Shaun Jarvis for handling our socials. Support the show
Send us a text Russell Summeville hails from Suwanee, Georgia, by way of California. Currently residing in a Ford E150 van. He rides Park and street mostly and has been doing shows for over 17 years. Currently riding for “eastern” and a professional marine mechanic by trade. Woodward Footjam Front Flip https://youtu.be/VNBZwxa3qtk?si=I6sKCEsIkfwc_4xA Special Thanks to Shaun Jarvis for handling our socials. Support the show
Send us a text Shawn White is a San Diego local originally from West Virginia. A designer, inventor, entrepreneur, actor, comedian and a lover of all things bikes. He’s the inventor of an early sealed freecoaster hub, Primo Jewels. He founded an iconic flatland brand called Bizhouse which came out with a myriad of flatland parts notably a revolutionary stem design. Correction: During this podcast we referred to Steve Goates as Steve Parks. We apologize for the error. Special...
Send us a text Usually, I give a bit of the introduction bio for our guest here, but when it comes to Kevin Martin, who has been involved in major parts of the BMX scene for most of his life, I am going to leave you with a couple of lines from the stories he told Jon and I. The first is "They stuffed the engine with sausages". The second is "We created a public access show called 'Shut Up & Drink" and it won awards". If you love BMX this is a must listen!* Special Thanks...
Send us a text Keith Trainor is originally from North Bergen, New Jersey but made his mark in Southern California. He rode for S&M bikes through most of the 90’s and had has own brand through S&M called Menstrual Cycles. He was featured in iconic 90’s films such as “Dirty Deads” & several early S&M videos such as “44 something” and “Feel my leg muscles I’m a racer”. Special Thanks to Shaun Jarvis for handling our socials. Support the show
Send us a text PLEASE NOTE: An Updated version was released at 7:30pm April 15, 2024 to fix an editing mistake. Bill Nitschke hails from Indianapolis, Indiana. He grew up riding with BMX Flatland legends Perry Mervar, Steve Mulder and Danny Meng. Inventor of the Whopper AKA "Hop Whip" as well as a bunch of other tricks. He rode for DK, TNT, Haro, Homeless Bikes, S&M, GT Bikes, Schwinn and Master Blaster Planet. Currently riding for Flatland Assasins. S...
Send us a text Robert & Reben Castillo are two very influential brothers, hailing from Austin Texas! Both gained recognition in the 80’s for there flatland abilities and they are still out there pushing the sport today! Look for Robert Castillo's BMX Freestyle Trick Team Mexican Tour (March 9-10, 2024)Ruben's Taco Jam is scheduled to run October 5th, 2024 in Austin, TexasSpecial Thanks to Shaun Jarvis for handling our socials. Support the show
Send us a text Gary Pollak was part of the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania BMX scene and considered a quasi Plywood Hood. Featured in early Dorkin’ In York videos & known as a great all-around rider competing in both AFA and 2 Hip Vert & street comps. He is the inventor of the Pinky Squeak. He rode for CW in the mid-80's and toured with likes of Ceppie Mays, Dizz Hicks and MacGoo. He later rode for GT touring with Martin Aparijo, Josh White and trials ri...
Send us a text Brandon Fentonn is a flatland lifer. He has a huge bag of tricks and a myriad of difficult breakless maneuvers and multiple whiplash variations? He currently residing in Toronto and is a regular at the DunBat hockey rink. Brandon has A PHD in Philosophy and currently works as a victim’s rights advocate at Aboriginal Legal Services and as a course director at Conestoga College. Special thanks to Shaun Jarvis for handling our socials. Support the show
Send us a text Join Jon and I as we talk BMX Freestyle with 3 ledgends of the sport Ron Wilkerson, Brian Blyther and Dave Nourie. Hear the inside scope from these iconic Team Haro members. Please click this link if you want to learn more about the Back For More In '24 tour and help support the cause. Special thanks to Shaun Jarvis for his work on the socials. Support the show
Send us a text Few people have done as much for Flatland BMX, as Effraim Catlow. He was: Competing as early as 1986Amateur world champion in 1991.Pro World champion by 1994. Competed X-games 7 times And recently judging flatlands return to X-games in Japan, 2022 Effraim Catlow: 14 Years of Flatmattersonline!https://www.flatmattersonline.com/effraim-catlow-14-years-of-flatmattersonline?fbclid=IwAR2aO_z7LyHNmtQBSWuIFCqULZxjjcZgJrEZ6ATbDQoSBBg639hBUxvBSLc Special thanks t...
Send us a text Paula Marie is a Canadian, flatlander that hails from Southern Ontario. She spent a few years living and riding in British Columbia, She's a member of the Women of Freestyle. Has an impressive bag of tricks, Has traveled to numerous events and competed all around North America, Currently living in Georgian Bay Ontario and a mother of two little girls. https://www.flatqueens.com/ Special thanks to Shaun Jarvis for handling our socials. Support the show
Send us a text Jody Temple is a flatland rider who's been a long time resident of Athens GA. He is one of the early. members of the Athens Family BMX crew. He's been featured in many videos over the years, but notably has some killer parts in the "Same thing dailey" video series by Dane Beardsley. He also has some stand out entries for the "Master of creativity" contest. He's baVled some health problems that kept him off his bike for long durations but has managed to come back & persevere...
Send us a text Bill Batchelor was an avid BMX rider during the early 80s, participating in racing and followed by freestyle. He was also interested in photography from a young age with black & white images being his preferred style. Talented behind the camera and a world-class skate park in his hometown he documented 80s BMX with some amazing images. After sitting in a box for decades many of these images have come to light for the first time in his book Concrete and Smog.&nb...
Send us a text Maurice Meyer started riding BMX in the mid-70s. In the 80s he was a part of the epic Golden Gate Park freestyle scene and a rider on the infamous Curb Dogs BMX/Skate team founded by the late Dave Vanderspek. He rode for Kuwahara in 82/83 and started riding for Skyway in 1984. As a factory Skyway rider, he participated in both the US and European tours along with Vanderspek and Robert Peterson. He placed 2nd to Dennis McCoy in the 1985 - 17 and over cla...
Send us a text Kip Williamson is a Flatlander originally out of Angola Indiana, an AFA competitor in the 80s, and a Fat House member. He was known in the 90s as the “Video Guy”. He created “Juvenile Trickery”, “Alternative Forms of Transportation” and UGP videos such as “Face Value” & “Mission of Nonsense”. As well as the GT Bicycles flick “Direction”. A GT team tour announcer and held many other positions at GT such as Contest Team Manager & Freestyle Divisio...
Send us a text This episode was sparked by the recent passing of Andrew Wickham. Andrew was a talented flatlander and a friend of Jon’s. If you take away one thing from this episode, please reach out to a friend or family member you haven’t heard from in a while. Here is a living list of whom we have tragically lost from the BMX world. Please feel free to contact Jon Dowker or Anthony Berardi to add names to the list. Andrew WickhamJason BrownDickie SandersDon Sle...
Send us a text 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 e...
Send us a text 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...
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