Tammy McCarley sat down for an interview on the Kanode Knows Podcast!
The latest episode of the Kanode Knows Podcast from Bobby Kanode has arrived! This time around he caught up with the one and only Tammy McCarley for a lengthy 3 hour long conversation covering everything from how he got his nickname through his riding career, to what he’s up to these days and more! This is a real good listen, so get on that play button now!
“This week on the show, we got professional BMX rider Tammy McCarley. It was awesome hearing his story, from growing up in East County, San Diego, and a trailer park, to becoming a prolific pro rider. We talked about how he got his nickname ‘Tammy,’ his time riding at Claremont Skatepark, and what it was like winning the ‘Local Exposure’ contest. We also dive into his sponsorships with Sunday and Federal, and his involvement with ‘The Trip’ and ‘Freed’ bikes.
00:00:00 – Welcome to the show with Tammy McCarley Tammy McCarley coming through with a banger for The Trip! Whenever Tammy McCarley‘s name pops up, you’re in for some wild riding! Here’s his latest for The Trip that’s packed with street, ditch and pool destruction. Tammy crushes everything that he comes across! Check it! “Tammy McCarley has been killing it for so long and shows no signs of slowing down. Doing it for The Trip out in Arizona, Tammy hits a plethora of AZ spots and even scores and NBD last clip in the process! Everything about this dudes riding is snappy and extended.. making everything look proper.” – Ride BMX The Higher Def crew coming through with the homies mix section from their “Planet Earth About To Be Recycled” full-length video for your viewing pleasure. This section is filled with riding from a few few familiar faces and a few new faces that all put down some real great riding. Hit play and take it all in! “This is the homies section from our first mixtape, Planet Earth About To Be Recycled. Featuring Jonathon Bronson, Sam Lozano, Mike Kleissler, Matt Mitchell, Raul Escobedo, Mike Guth, Tammy McCarley, Johnny Stevens, and Dan Pedersen. We still got a sale on all merch, go peep the site www.higherdefbrand.bigcartel.com” Pusher BMX coming through with a short and sweet video featuring Tammy McCarley getting down at the skateparks in Golden, Colorado with a few others. Hit play to check out some goodness, then make sure you check out the Pusher BMX Mountain Trip 2017 video that came out the other day! “Our boy Tammy Mccarley came to Denver for a few weeks and killed the Golden park and everything else that got in his way. Filmed and edited by Dustin Arp with special guest appearances from Preston Solis and Danimal!” – Pusher BMX The Pusher BMX crew coming through with a dialed new video from their week long team trip to spots all over Colorado! This with is packed full of amazing riding, awesome spots and some crispy film work. This also gives us a look at what they got into off their bikes as well. It’s safe to say they had a great time everywhere they went! Hit play and enjoy this BMX video! “Last week I followed the Pusher BMX team on a 6 day journey riding high altitude skate parks and camping in Colorado’s National forests. The dudes destroyed everywhere we rode from Frisco to Gunnison. The crew consisted of Clay Brown, Preston Levi, Tammy McCarley, Mat Olson, Nick Bonner, Josh Dunn, Devin Burks, Dillon Graybeal, Shane Vanveldhiuizen, Andy Sweet, Sean Hanni, Dustin Millard, Tricia Dunn and we were blessed with a few guest clips from Danny Peirce. Thanks to everyone for the rad times! Enjoy! Film/Edit – Andrew Knight Video Powered by – Boulder Power Technologies Boulder Power Technologies lent us one of their PowerTap2000 Batteries to keep all of our gear charged in the National Forrest. We could not have made the video without it. Not only did it keep my cameras, gimbal and drone charged but we where able to use it to brew coffee every morning and charge phones. In addition it produced no fumes and noise like the gas generators we have used in the past.” It looks like Pusher BMX have added Tammy McCarley to their line up! Here’s his welcome video loaded with street, skatepark and pool session goodness that Tammy cooked up. As always, Tammy brings plenty of grinds and style to the table, keeping things interesting from start to finish. Check it! “Tammy rips it up in Arizona mostly but he’s been coming to Colorado for a bit now and fits right the hell in with everyone here. We are stoked to have Tammy on the shop team and we are looking forward to some rad trips this summer! Let the good times rip! Welcome Tammy!” Tammy McCarley coming through with a new video for you viewing pleasure. This time around we get a mix of footage from some time Hoang Tran, Kyle Hart and Albert Mercado spent out in Phoenix, Arizona visiting Tammy recently. As expected with a crew like this, you get n plenty of grinds, some real good lines and plenty of good vibes. Can’t go wrong with having fun on your bike. Edit: Tammy McCarley Have you Subscribed to our Youtube Channel yet? You can’t go wrong with some Tammy McCarley footage. Here’s his latest batch of goodness that he cooked up over the course of this past year on spots he came across. Fast and smooth style, big grinds and wallrides and more. Really stoked to see a few X-Ups get mixed into this one, too. “Tammy McCarley might just be the most underrated rider in Arizona right now, and today the man turns 26-years-old!! These clips were filmed over the past year, here and there while out and about with the homies. Tammy is such a well-rounded rider, from linking ledge lines to stalling massive sub-walls out of ditches, this does not disappoint!” – Ride BMX
00:02:56 – How Tammy got his nickname
00:06:47 – Getting into BMX as a kid
00:09:10 – First tricks and getting hooked
00:10:32 – Influences and riding at Claremont Skatepark
00:20:41 – The story of winning “Local Exposure”
00:24:31 – Getting hooked up with Sunday and Fit
00:28:00 – Filming with Robbie Morales and Chris Havan
00:47:28 – How Tammy started riding street
00:56:39 – Turning down a Sunday sponsorship for Amity
01:15:56 – Filming his “Welcome to the Team” video part for Federal
01:29:44 – Getting a ticket and a story about The Gonz
01:33:39 – Riding with The Gonz every day
01:51:16 – The beginning of Freed Bikes
02:01:22 – Moving to West Side Phoenix and Tempe
02:10:20 – Getting involved with “The Trip”
02:16:39 – A message to the fans
02:26:12 – The story behind the backwards foot plant clip
02:33:45 – Talking about his warehouse job after Freed Bikes
02:46:02 – A conversation about Dustin Millard and a tattoo
02:52:35 – Reflecting on the best parts of his career
03:00:35 – Talking about his diet and healthy living” – The Trip – Tammy McCarley 2018 Video
“Planet Earth About To Be Recycled” – Homies Section
Pusher BMX – Tammy McCarley In Golden, Colorado
Pusher BMX Mountain Trip 2017
Pusher BMX – Tammy McCarley Welcome Video
Phoenix Park Party!
Song: Aviscerall -“Ladies”Tammy McCarley – 20169
