Jon "Gremlin" Bechtold Archives

The Daily Grind – Voyages

March 17, 2022

The Daily Grind coming through with a fresh one from some time the crew spent exploring Minneapolis and St. Paul, and then Chicago this past summer. Check out 11 minutes of clips they stacked while out cruising. It looks like they had a real good time during both tricks!

“This video is a BMX collective of footage from two separate trips in the Midwest. One to the ‘Twin Cities’ of Minneapolis and St Paul, and another to the Windy City of Chicago. All comprised of as many of the Daily Grind team that could make the trips happen, as well as some other close homies that came along for the joy of a BMX trip.

Trent Lutzke, Grant Yoobie, Isaiah Johnson, and Gremlin all went out to the twin cities accompanied by Taylor Thompson. Taylor is our good friend and absolutely killed it the entire trip. It is always a pleasure having him join us. We met with Erik Elstran who was also a treat to have with us in a city he knows very well. The boys went wild and came back with some heaters of clips.

The second trip was to Chi town Chicago. We had a larger squad with us here. We had Grant Yoobie, Trent Lutzke, Isaiah Johnson, Gremlin, along with Chase Bucci, Shawn Kluesner, and Mike Vitatoe. Josh Carrasco (Sniper) came through from the area and showed us some cool spots and was part of the crew for this trip. Jordy Kilpela came south from the UP of Michigan with Trent and Grant and showed us he still loves this shit. He’s been killing it for over 10 years and has gotten to be great friends with Trent, Grant and the crew. We also had Trey Roberts come with Mike. This squad was vibing the whole time and it was an amazing time in Chicago.

Filmed Mostly by Trent Lutzke, with the help of Grant, Mike and the crew.
Video put together by Yoobie.

You’ll have to watch through the entire thing to appreciate all the mayhem of clips in these recent Voyages. Sit back and watch the boys go in.

Thank you for following what we do.” – Grant Yoobie

The Daily Grind – Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold #FUCKCANCER

January 18, 2022

The other week Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold announced that he had been diagnosed with carcinoma cancer and he would be starting chemo treatment to battle it. Between the chemo treatments, he decided to dig through the footage and get this new video filled with dialed riding from the streets out for you to enjoy. Jon goes all in on everything he does, so you know he’s going to beat the hell out of this cancer and get back to riding. If you missed it, there has been a GoFundMe setup to help Jon and his family out with expenses during his fight!

“I have been slowly stacking this footage over the last few years between DG trip videos, and other projects I’ve been a part of. Since I found out I have cancer I wanted to put it out! Shout out to all the homies who’ve held a camera and DJ Zaren for editing it all together!” – Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold

Let’s Help Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold Out!

December 29, 2021

Here’s a little news that isn’t exactly how you want to start the day. Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold, all around badass on a bike and owner of The Daily Grind, has been diagnosed with carcinoma cancer and could use your help! There has been a GoFundMe page setup to help raise $10,000 (currently over halfway there!) to help with medical costs and keeping his family rolling while he’s getting chemo treatment over the next few months. Over the years Jon has been putting in a TON of work to support BMX and he’s definitely a dude you know is going to put in the work and fight this. If you have a few bucks to spare, you can donate right here. If you don’t just make sure you share the news to help spread the word in the BMX community. Anything helps! You got this, Jon!

“Johnathan Bechtold aka Gremlin was recently diagnosed December 3rd with stage 3 carcinoma cancer.

Gremlin started his first of a three month treatment of chemo on December 23rd.

Like most obstacles in his life. He has approached with crash or roll away a winner. He is taking this diagnosis head on and going for broke.

In addition to his treatment, there will be lots of medical needs and new dietary requirements for Gremlin to help support his his body during treatment and recovery.

With that being said this young family, Emma, his wife, and two sons Vander (9 yrs old) and Zane (3 yrs old) could use a helping hand and assistance, truly anything amount of money will help. We know this fight is as physically, emotionally demanding as it is financially. We want to try and lighten the load for this family as Emma works full time, and any additional assistance will help towards medical bills and taking care of the day to day bills and this young family.” – GoFundMe

The Daily Grind In Pittsburgh

November 8, 2021

The Daily Grind squad took a trip out to Pittsburgh to spend some time riding the endless spots around the city! Here’s a fresh edit packed with dialed riding from the trip. Take a look!

“Some of the team headed out to Pittsburgh for a weekend of filming in August. We went to meet with Chase Bucci along with Jeff Purdy, Mike Vitatoe, Isaiah Johnson, and Shawn Kluesner also came out for the weekend. We pedaled around and found some awesome things to ride. Pittsburg has a lot to offer and we had fun out here!” – The Daily Grind

“Program” Promo

June 3, 2021

After 3 years of traveling and filming, the “Program” DVD that Noah Huntzinger, Mark Bennett and Trent Lutzke have been putting in work for is finally ready to drop this summer. Here’s a new 4 minute promo for the DVD with a look at what’s to come! This features a TON of riders, a lot of spots all over and what looks like plenty of good times. We’re sure this one is going to kick ass, so hit play and get stoked!

“You already know which DVD you’re gonna be watching this August! Michigan’s Noah Huntzinger, Mark Bennett and Trent Lutzke have been travelling throughout the US and Puerto Rico filming for the Program DVD over the last three years and we’re so hyped to see it. But for now here’s a lil’ taste.

Featuring Noah Huntzinger, Mark Bennett, Trent Lutzke, Grant Ueberroth, Nick Seabasty, Jordan Kilpela, Mikey Almodovar, Ethan Grothe, Josh Carrasco, Alex Emig, Max Beljaeff, Blake Yard, Chase Krolicki, Edgar, Jamie Thayer, Julius Carrasquillo, Taylor Thompson, Jonathan Bechtold, Alex Duleba and more.” – DIG

The Daily Grind In St. Louis

April 27, 2021

The Daily Grind squad took a trip out to St. Louis to spend some time exploring the spots all around the city! Here’s a fresh edit from the trip packed with riding, laughs and good times!

“DG weekend trip to St Louis, Grant Ueberroth, Chase Bucci, Gremlin, were joined with Josh Carassco, Max Beljaif, Casey Longshore, and Ethan Grothe, while Billy Woodfin and Jack O’Leary showed us around! Filmed by the whole crew and Edited by Ethan and Josh! Song Nelly “hot in herre””

The Daily Grind In Houston

March 5, 2021

After a long winter, The Daily Grind squad decided to head south to Houston, Texas to get some warmth and cruise the endless spots around the city! Here’s a look at what they got into during the trip! You already know this is too good to miss, so hit play and take it all in!

“The Daily Grind boys were fed up with the midwest winter and decided to send it down to Houston, Texas in the middle of February. I love trips during this time of year because the boys are hyped just to see dry pavement, so the sessions always pop off. We had always heard great things about Houston and always talked about getting down there one day. I couldn’t be more hyped with how this video ended up coming out, 3 days of the best weather, spots, and crew we could ask for. Shout out to Houston locals Jeff and Logan for showing us a great time during our short stay. Bikes baby!

Follow @dailygrindbmx on Instagram if you’re in to this shit!

Riders: @trentlutzke @grant_yoobie @lucas.figlesthaler @xgrmlnx @loganshreds @radical_jeff @elikravetz

Film/Edit: @trentlutzke

Graphics: @gnarlymarkus @_maddy.lee

Songs:
Three 6 Mafia – Big Bizness
Orville Peck – Turn to Hate” – The Daily Grind

“It’s Time” – Full Video

January 18, 2021

The scene in Milwaukee is always on it, even during a pandemic. The “It’s Time” video was filmed last year, and features a bunch of Milwaukee’s finest like Jeff Klugiewicz, Dan Kruk, Isaiah Johnson, Jeff Dowhen and many, many more. This is mostly street, but there’s some park and trails footage mixed in for good measure. Hit that play button and enjoy some midwest goodness.

““It’s Time” is a full-length video coming out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin – crafted together by DJ Zaren throughout 2020. Featuring the likes of Dan Kruk, Taylor Thompson, Isaiah Johnson and way more, this is definitely a must-see today.” – DIG