Colin Varanyak Archives

Fiend X Federal Bikes – Le Funk

December 13, 2022

The Fiend and Federal Bikes crews teamed up for a trip to France!

Whenever Fiend or Federal Bikes drop a video, you know it’s going to be a banger. They recently teamed up for a trip to France, and you already know it turned out absolutely amazing. Check out 8 minutes of heavy moves from an absolute STACKED list of riders on spots galore. This is one must see you won’t want to miss!

“Filmed in Paris & Lyon. LE FUNK features Boyd Hilder, Johnny Raekes, Bruno Hoffmann, Garrett Reynolds, Jacman Hinns, Lewis Mills, Joe Jarvis, Colin Varanyak, Dan Lacey, Martin Šiman, Mati Lasgoity and special guest Matthias Dandois.

Film by Tony Ennis” – Fiend

Colin Varanyak – Unclicked Podcast

November 15, 2022

Colin Varanyak sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived and this time around Colin Varanyak sits down with Dennis Enarson and Ryan Fudger to tell his story from how he got into BMX, his transitions from racing to freestyle, going Por, traveling, video projects, things he’s up to outside of BMX and more! This is a little under 2 hours, and it’s a super good listen! Get on that play button!

“We have the one and only Colin Varanyak in the studio today. Colin is humble, hard-working, and one of the top street riders in the game. Heck, he’s one of the top all-around riders in the game. I can’t say enough good things about the guy. Colin has been thrown some curve balls this year but he handles them like a true professional. Hit play and get some insight and motivation from the man himself.

0:00 – Introducing Colin Varanyak / pronouncing Varanyak / Family history
3:40 – “I’m kind of a jock” / Growing up racing
12:00 – Influence from Scotty Cranmer at a young age / Riding street / Incline Club
16:05 – Motivation through anything
17:30 – Riding with Garrett Reynolds and meeting the Deadline crew
23:30 – A thought-out move to San Diego, California / Being a part-time substitute teacher
27:20 – Signing with Adidas 510 / Riding full time / Traveling
33:35 – Working full time and trying to find balance
37:15 – Having one of the hardest years of his life
42:15 – Finding a routine / “Bike riding is my therapy”
48:00 – Going to EVERY event and enjoying new opportunities
58:10 – Bike geek / Switching things up
1:03:00 – Christian Rigal kills it on a MTB / Going to Redbull Rampage
1:07:30 – Future projects / Shout out to Brad Simms for making the connection
1:11:10 – Questions from Brad Simms
1:16:00 – Mountain Biking
1:19:00 – Fiend!
1:20:15 – IG Questions / Starting up Youtube again?
1:25:45 – The transition from Animal to Premium
1:28:00 – Favorite video part?
1:32:00 – Public speaking / being a teacher
1:34:00 – Demarcus Paul questions
1:43:15 – “What’s next for you?”
1:46:00 – Photo coverage?” – Our BMX

Premium “Dusted” B-Sides

October 12, 2022

19 minutes of B-Roll from the Premium trip to the desert!

Back in August, Premium released their Dusted video from a team trip to the High Desert. Now we get a b-sides video with 19 minutes of footage with unused clips, second angles, clips, random footage and more to check out. Get on that play button and take it all in, then give the full video another look right here!

“Desert life ain’t easy, but when you’ve got a crew as stacked as the Premium team nothing is impossible. Check out all the stuff you didn’t see in the main video from Chad Kerley, Colin Varanyak, Markell Jones, Matt Closson, Justin Schual and Austyn McIntosh.” – DIG

Premium BMX – Dusted

August 18, 2022

The Premium team spent some time in High Desert!

When the Premium team drop a new video, you know it’s going to be a banger. Here’s a look at a new one from a team trip they took to High Desert to cruise the spots! As always, these guys bring the heat to every spot they came across, along with clean film work making for a damn good watch. Check it!

“The High Desert is no place for the softhearted. From the moment we touched tires in Victorville it was goat-heads, doll heads and security everywhere. We stuck around for three days and managed to stack some clips before getting dusted by the desert.

Crew:
Chad Kerley
Colin Varanyak
Markell Jones
Matt Closson
Justin Schual
Austyn McIntosh

Filmed & Edited – Joey Cobbs“- Premium

E-FISE Glasgow 2022 – Pro Videos

August 5, 2022

The final videos for the E-FISE video contest in Glasgow, Scotland are in and they turned out awesome. Check out what Nathan Williams, Michael Dickson, Hobie Doan, Colin Varanyak, Anthony Perrin and Alex Kennedy cooked up for videos starting with Nathan’s up top, then the rest down below. After you give them all a watch, make sure you go VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE video.

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How To Tailwhip with Colin Varanyak

July 14, 2022

There’s a been a few how to tailwhip videos over the years, but it’s always cool to get different perspectives since everyone seems to do the trick a little different. Here’s a fresh one where Colin Varankyak gives you a ton of tips and advice, with plenty of examples on how to get the trick done! If you want to learn how to tailwhip on a BMX bike, this is one you will want to hit play on.

“We are back with another How-To. This time around we have Colin Varanyak explaining Tailwhips step-by-step. We get requests for this one all the time so we are hyped to have one of the best tailwhipers in the game explaining the most sought-after trick in BMX. Watch this and get to kickin’ those bikes around.” – Our BMX

USL Cage Match – Game of BIKE – Final Game

December 2, 2021

The final game of the USL BMX Cage Match Game of BIKE has arrived. Watch as Devon Smillie, Matt Nordstrom and Colin Varanyak all go head to head to head to see who is the champion! Hit play to check out what went down and who was crowned the champion!

USL Cage Match – Game of BIKE – Round 3

November 26, 2021

The semi-finals videos from the USL BMX Cage Match Game of BIKE have arrived. In round one we had 24 riders, in round 2 we had 12, and now we’re doing to 6! Watch as Colin Varanyak goes up against Mike Stahl, Devon Smillie VS Mike Andrew and Ethan Corriere VS Matt Nordstrom to see who will make it to the 3-way final!

“The USLBMX cage match features 24 of the world’s best bikers in head to head style format. As they play their rounds the losers get eliminated with only one winner in the end. Round 4 (the finals) will be releasing next week.

Filmed by @grantcbmx” – USL BMX

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