Ryan Fudger Archives

Unclicked Podcast – Gary Young “Forever Young” Breakdown

January 10, 2023

Gary Young sits down to talk about his “Forever Young” video part and more!

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived. This time around the one and only Gary Young talking all about his “Forever Young” video celebrating 20 years with Odyssey. They talk about everything from stories to what went into filming the video and so much more. This is nearly 3 hours, and well worth a listen! Check it!

“Gary Young recently released one HELL of a video part for Odyssey BMX, then Odyssey had to re-release it because it was too gnarly for Youtube…Gary and BMX filmer Zach Krejmas sit down to discuss what happened and break down Gary’s 11-minute part “FOREVER YOUNG” in this week’s almost 3-hour episode of The Unclicked Podcast.

0:00 – Intro Gary Young and Zach Krejmas
1:35 – Gary brought a gift
3:05 – How long did “Forever Young” take?
10:00 – “Forever Young” was too gnarly for YouTube
17:00 – “Forever Young” Breakdown
22:00 – YMCA Skatepark Director / Olympic Training Center
34:30 – Back to the breakdown…
2:22:25 – Banger Quest
2:33:35 – THE BANGER
2:42:54 – Wrap up / Congrats on 20 years Gary!” – Our BMX

Anthony Napolitan – Unclicked Podcast

December 28, 2022

Anthony Napolitan sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest round of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived. This time around Anthony Napolitan sits down for a nearly 3 hour conversation talking BMX, MTB’s, contests, sponsors and so much more. Anthony always has something interesting to talk about and plenty of stories. Hit play and give this a listen!

“Life long bike rider, World Champion, Contest Creator, X-Games Medalist, and guy who walked away from one of the luckiest front flip bails ever is on the podcast today. Give it up for Anthony Napolitan! Anthony has done it all. He’s gone through lots of chapters on his journey in the bicycle industry. Anthony breaks them down for us and spreads his love for all things bikes on todays episode of Unclicked. Hit play and enjoy!

0:00 – Intro Anthony Napolitan / Airbags
7:25 – Frontflip to fence landing / Licensing the clip
24:45 – Anthony Napolitan origin story
46:00 – Having lots of chapters in cycling
54:30 – Dew Tour / Happy Anthony Napolitan Day day?
59:00 – “Rapid ascent”
1:15:15 – Redbull / Creating Dreamline
1:35:00 – Oscar Blues Farms
1:39:20 – Off Redbull / Anthony’s riding taking a turn
1:48:30 – Levis paying for health insurance
1:49:00 – Wetlands / Getting served
2:02:15 – Do you consider yourself a trail rider?
2:04:30 – Riding BMX and MTB
2:21:00 – Sooooo, What kind of MTB riding do you do?
2:47:00 – Ryan and Anthony make plans to go MTB’ing
2:50:15 – Finding a place in the MTB scene / Meeting new riders
2:54:45 – Staying equally motivated on both bikes
2:56:30 – Wrapping up / Growing as a rider / Farting on command?” – Our BMX

Veesh – Unclicked Podcast

December 21, 2022

Veesh sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived, and this time around the one and only Veesh sits down for a two hour interview talking about about what he’s got going on with his film work and projects, what he has going for the future and more! Check it because this is a lot of interesting news from Veesh!

“We have the man behind all the amazing Cult Crew videos on the podcast this time around, VEESH! Veesh is a BMX rider, Filmer, Musician, Composer, and man of many many hats. He’s been in the BMX trenches for years making everyone look good and he has some big news for you. Let Veesh tell you all about it on this episode of the Unclicked Podcast…

0:00 – Intro Veesh and Eddie
1:45 – Straight into it…2023 secret news?
6:50 – back it up a little, lay it all out for us Veesh
12:16 – Growing in video making and storytelling
21:30 – Filmer problems
24:15 – YAWN / NORA CUP…back to Vegas we go?
28:25 – FOLLOW YAWN
30:24 – Sandwich Video Premiere – @yawnmedia
33:05 – Working with media clients and BMX at the same time
36:17 – Growing a production company
42:20 – Food, traveling, and documenting it his own way
48:25 – Progressing YT channel / filming to the best of his ability
50:00 – Ourbmx / podcasts / being on camera
1:01:00 – The ever-changing media landscape
1:07:00 – Being in your own head / building out videos / editing
1:13:10 – Creating The buffet
1:15:25 – Breaking the news to Cult and the riders
1:26:10 – Growing the industry together
1:37:00 – Shout out to Christian Rigal
1:40:49 – Speaking out shoutouts…Shout out to Jeff z
1:45:30 – Future goals / making music
1:48:00 – ROBBIE, IF YOU ARE READING THIS…
1:55:30 – Like and subscribe to everything @yawnmedia
2:00:00 – Wrapping up, Thanks for tuning it!” – Our BMX

Van Homan – Unclicked Podcast

December 13, 2022

Van Homan sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

Here’s one we’re sure a bunch of people will be stoked on! The Unclicked Podcast dropped their latest episode featuring the one and only Van Homan! This two hour conversation covers a TON of ground from what Van has going on right now to old stories and much, much more. Check out what he had to say!

“VAN HOMAN ON UNCLICKED…That’s all you need to know. The living legend himself sits down and discusses everything from tailwhipping the snake run at Kona in Road Fools 7 to living in Tokyo for three years while he coordinated the BMX events for the Olympics. So grab a beer (or coffee), sit back, and try not to slip a pedal on your way to the play button.

0:00 – A man that needs no introduction gets an introduction…VAN HOMAN
1:08 – Van’s new role at Source BMX https://www.sourcebmx.com
7:30 – Working for the Olympics / living in Tokyo for 3 years
19:45 – Being a Professional BMX rider while running a bike shop / Work ethic
23:00 – Rewarding work / Olympics
29:30 – Flatland and Street in the Olympics?
33:00 – Vert…
35:20 – Is everyone a fan of the Olympics? / The difficulties of judging
44:10 – Riding street in Philadelphia with Dennis / fixing a spot in the middle of the night
46:00 – Van Homan, The Swampfest Mascot / “Feed Van Homan”
48:05 – Living at Woodward for the summer
50:30 – Moving to France in March to work with Olympics
55:00 – Schwinn Contract / OG Schwinn team
1:00:00 – Moving on from being a professional BMX rider
1:03:10 – Van’s favorite video part that he’s filmed
1:09:35 – Stay Fit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85o5J…
1:14:00 – Road Fools 7 Kona Gap tailwhip
1:18:28 – Long a** icepick / Slim Jim commercial
1:27:00 – Having passion and working in BMX “Be involved”
1:35:05 – Scariest thing you’ve ever done? / $150 trick challenge
1:43:20 – Being Pro now Vs Back in the day…football IS different
1:49:35 – The salad days…
1:55:24 – LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE OR VAN WILL EAT YOUR BREAKFAST AT SWAMPFEST” – Our BMX

Chris Moeller – Unclicked Podcast

November 29, 2022

Chris Moeller is back for another round on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived, and Chris Moeller, the bossman over at S&M Bikes and Fit Bike Co., is back for another appearance on the show. This time around Chris talks about Chris Doyle On S&M, the bike industry post-covid, S&M hitting 35 years and much, much more! It’s over 2 hours of great stories and conversation, so get on that play button to give it a listen!

“Our most polarizing guest returns to discuss some recent kinda-controversy and give a state of the union. Sit down and enjoy two and a half hours of wisdom from the one and only Chris Moeller.” – Our BMX

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

Unclicked Podcast – Brian Kachinsky

November 8, 2022

Brian Kachinsky sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest episode of Unclicked Podcast has arrived, and this time around Brian Kachinsky sits down to talk everything about rails! This has a bit more focus on one type of riding, but Brian has a ton of good stories and insights, so get on that play button to hear what Brian, Dennis Enarson and Ryan Fudger talk about for over two hours!

“Welcome to a special episode of Unclicked! This time around we are talking all things handrails with the rail god, Brian Kachinsky. We go over some of the gnarliest and most creative handrail moves in BMX. Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list, feel free to add stuff we missed in the comments, and who knows, we might have to get a part 2 going for this one. Don’t let this description slow you down, Take an extra crank towards that play button and enjoy.

0:00 – Introducing Brian Kachinsky, the rail god
3:45 – Recovering from a back injury / calculated risks
5:45 – Riding full-time / being a dad
7:30 – let’s talk about HANDRAILS!
10:30 – Who did the first handrail? / Other firsts
18:10 – Josh Heino was ahead of the rail game / Heino Montage
26:00 – Brian Kachinsky Handrail Montage / ALL the rails
40:05 – Get the rail done by any means
44:30 – Plastic Vs Metal pegs / The right tool for the job
47:10 – The most famous rail in BMX… EL TORO
57:30 – Brian’s RideBMX cover
1:06:00 – VAN HOMAN…Can’t talk rails without mentioning Van
1:19:00 – Double-check kinks on handrails / How do you check a rail?
1:27:00 – What rails work? / Landing in grass?
1:30:23 – CRAZIEST RAIL EVER / Callan Stibbards / @callanstib
1:34:00 – Running through some notable gnarly handrail setups
1:38:40 – Christian Rigal grinding alllllll the gnarly rails
1:46:00 – Modding a spot
1:50:00 – More gnarly handrail setups
2:09:35 – Killian Roth’s new Vans Part / Too dangerous for YT?
2:14:00 – Rails…GRIND THEM / Wrap up” – Our BMX

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