Jeff Z Archives – BMX UNION

Julian Molina – Unclicked Podcast

October 25, 2022

Julian Molina sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived! This time around Julian Molina, along with Jeff Z. sit down for an interview with Dennis Enarson and Ryan Fudger! This is a super good chance to get to know Julian a little better from how he got into BMX all the way up to what he has going on right now. Hit play and give this a listen because Julian always delivers!

“We have the always-inspiring Julian Molina on the podcast today. Despite losing his leg at a young age, Julian has pushed himself to become the amazing BMX rider and human he is today. Hit play and learn something new about the man himself.

0:00 – Intro Julian and Jeff Z / New Podcast sponsor?
2:45 – Recent big bowl crash / Crashing
8:35 – How Julian lost his leg
18:05 – Julian’s first bike
25:05 – Getting a prostatic
41:30 – Defining moment / red bull Event / X Games Real BMX
50:15 – Learning tailwhips
1:03:00 – Family life / BMX life
1:12:15 – Getting on GT BMX
1:13:30 – First trip to the U.S / Learning English
1:24:45- Stew Johnson, Master Two
1:33:10 – Buying a farm
1:41:30 – GT BMX CYFT Premiere / Hanging out in CA
1:46:00 – Future Plans
1:57:00 – Wrap up / Make sure to follow Julian’s Jewelry account @julians_jewelry7 on IG” – Our BMX

Broc Raiford – In the Volvo

January 24, 2020

It’s that time again for Jeff Z. load the Volvo up for an interview. Here’s the latest In The Volvo where Broc Raiford talks about 2019 and what he has going for 2020. Broc has made some big moves with new sponsors Red Bull an Sunday Bikes and getting dialed in health wise to set himself up for what’s shaping up to be a banger year. Hit play and take it all in!

“Broc Raiford has seen some big changes career wise over the last year, including getting on Red Bull and leaving long time sponsor Volume to ride for Sunday. We discuss all of that in detail, as well as his unique concept videos for Odyssey, Broc’s art side-project Tough World Co, and so much more when Broc got in the Volvo for an afternoon. *Please excuse the low-fi wizzing sound that starts up about half-way through the video (sometimes 30-plus year old cars make odd sounds) and I also began to loose my voice as well.” – Our BMX

Jeff Z. Named GT BMX Freestyle Team Manager

August 14, 2019

GT Bicycles hit us with some news this morning that Jeff Z. has been named the new Team Manager for the GT BMX Freestyle program! As many of you probably noticed over the past few years that Jeff has been very involved with the brand tagging along on trips and shooting photos for the team, product and brand as a whole, so this was a natural progression that makes a ton of sense. Ben Ward has been juggling the team, along with the whole BMX product line and more, so we can only imagine how good things will be with Jeff and Ben working together to keep growing the GT BMX program. Below is the official press release to bring the news!

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“Headlights” Friends Section

August 12, 2019

Another day, another dialed section from the “Headlights” DVD for your viewing pleasure. This time around we get that Friends section that is just a big mix of heavy hitters putting down some real dialed clips out in the streets and some pool action. This is just over 5 minutes of pure BMX gold you won’t want to miss! Hit play and enjoy!

“The Friends Section from “HEADLIGHTS” ft. Daniel “Lil D” Martinez, Dan Coller, Scott Marceau, Rob Wise, Jon Tinsley, Jeff Z, Jake Frost, Lewis Mills, Andrew Lazurk, Boyd Hilder, Dylan McCauley, Justin Schaul, Eric Lichtenberger, Billy Perry, Tom Dugan, Denim Cox, and Alex Raban.

RideBMX “Headlights”, a full length video by Mike Mastroni featuring DeMarcus Paul, Jake Seeley, Tate Roskelley, Ryan “Biz” Jordan, Calvin Kosovich, Shawn “Elf” Walters, Mike Mastroni, Zach Krejmas, Broc Raiford, Justin Spriet, Brady Tweedy & many more…” – Our BMX

Fit Bike Co. – F-LOG: The Abandoned Mansion Skatepark

May 21, 2019

Fit Bike Co. coming through with another F-LOG giving you a behind the scenes look at what the crew gets into while out riding and working on different projects. This time around the guys kick it off on some ramps and more at an abandoned house before the cops shut things down. After that, they head out to cruise a few street spots. Hit play to check out what wnet down!

“Tom Dugan, Brandon Begin, Austin Augie, Jeff Z and Sauce hit the streets to check out an abandoned skatepark, shoot some photos and test out the new van cam. Leave a comment if you want to see more dash cam commentary!

Film/Edit: Sauce” – Fit Bike Co.

Imprimatur BMX Podcast – Jeff Zielinski

April 28, 2019

Mike Hinkens hit us with a link to the latest Imprimatur BMX podcast. This time around he caught up with Jeff Zielinski”>Jeff Zielinski to talk about riding, photography, working at Ride BMX, street riding and more. This was definitely filmed before Ride was shut down since there wasn’t any mention of Our BMX so I’d imagine Jeff might have a few other things and perspectives on a few things, but otherwise this is a real good listen. Hit play and take it all in!

“In this edition of the Imprimatur BMX Podcast, Mike Hinkens sits down with renowned BMX filmer, photographer, and rider Jeff Zielinski for an in-depth discussion of multiple topics, including: longevity in BMX, the origins and development of the East Coast street style, the tension between ramp and street as well as tech and gnarly, and the illegality of street riding as a whole.” – Imprimatur BMX

In The Volvo – Denim Cox

July 27, 2018

Denim Cox takes a ride in Jeff Z.’s Volvo!

It’s time to take a ride in the Volvo with Jeff Z.. This time around he catches up with BSD‘s Denim Cox to take a look at where he’s living, what he’s been up to from riding and traveling, talking about things he likes to build, filming, getting on BSD and much more. Take a look!

“Ride’s Jeff Zielinski has been producing content out of his tried and true vintage Volvo for years. You never know who he may be rolling with and it was only a matter of time before we got a camera in there. For our latest episode Jeff met up with Denim Cox in Huntington Beach. Denim went right to work handling business at a few local spots and then showed us his insane ender from Monster Mash before they headed out of town to hit more spots and have plenty of conversations along the way.” – Ride BMX

In The Volvo – Grant Castelluzzo

July 13, 2018

Grant Castelluzzo hops in Jeff Z.’s Volvo for an interview and some riding…

It’s that time again to take a ride in Jeff Z.‘s Volvo to get to know a rider. This time around he picks up Grant Castelluzzo to cruise around and check out a few spots, while Grant answers a bunch of questions from moving back to California, working for Wethepeople, riding for Madera and a bunch more. This is an interesting, laid back kind of interview, and it’s worth a watch. Take a peek!

“Ride’s Jeff Zielinski has been producing content out of his tried and true vintage Volvo for years. You never know who he may be rolling with and it was only a matter of time before we got a camera in there. For episode two of In The Volvo Grant Castelluzzo hops in for a day of driving around Long Beach checking out spots and discussing Grant’s Midwest BMX roots, his new role as the WeThePeople team manager, what it’s like filming with the WTP and Madera teams, and more…” – Ride BMX