Ryan Fudger Archives – Page 8 of 15

Mike Aitken – Unclicked Podcast

March 7, 2023

Mike Aitken sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

It has finally happened! Our BMX brought Mike Aitken down to San Diego for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast. This one is one they’ve talked about doing for a while now, and it’s awesome they were able to get him on for just over 2 hours of stories and more. This is a real good listen, so get on that play button!

“MIKE AITKEN… I feel like I don’t have to say much more than that. The man who influenced a whole generation with his is effortless style. A style that set him apart from the pack, a Style that had brands fighting over him, a Style that attracted all of us to any footage that surfaced with him in it…Mikey is one of our most requested guests and thanks to Traction Coffee, we got him here on the Unclicked Podcast. Don’t let me keep you any longer, Press play!” – Our BMX

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Unclicked Podcast – Morgan Wade 2.0

February 22, 2023

Morgan Wade is back on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived with Morgan Wade coming back for another round! This time around Morgan talks doing school shows, contests, tricks, injuries and much, much more. As always, Morgan delivers with plenty of great stories and laughs. Take a look!

“:00 – Intro Morgan Wade / School shows
13:20 – Drew B / Crashes
18:00 – Cold Turkey 720’s / one hand tailwhips
27:05 – Super Park / Big Air
55:00 – Austin 2016 Big Air
1:02:01 – Drop The Hammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtNZa…
1:10:10 – NBD for a key
1:14:24 – King of the Animal House Jam / Riding injured
1:34:00 – School Shows / Video part? / S1
1:41:00 – S1 GIVEAWAY! (Comment your best “wish I had a helmet” Moment)
1:45:30 – Plug / Boating Accident
1:52:00 – Dental work / Wrap up / Part 3?” – Our BMX>/a>

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