P.O.W. House rent averaged $90 to $125 a month, plus a share of utilities. We ranged from 8 to 12 people living there, depending on the month. The last time I counted (late '93?), the Wall of Fame had 147 full page photos of people who had stayed at the house, and were good enough riders to have a full page photos in some magazine. That doesn't include the P.O.W. residents wall, which had all the official "residents" who lived at the house, and there were 22 total.
This is one of the best Unclicked episodes. Having those journals is priceless. I know so many guys in Todd’s life that I’m super surprised I don’t know him.
1:29:00- Bordello's- Ricky Rachtman's club. When we first started going there, it was a Red Onion restaurant during the day, then a club Saturday nights. Todd would wander off in every club, exploring. He went into the kitchen area, found an office, and found a stack of about 100 "Get in free before 10PM" passes to the club. We got there about 9:58 every time after that, and 8 or 10 of us would walk in, and the bouncers would ask, "Where the hell did these grungy guys get the passes? Those are for women!" We got in free, and poured beers from an unused tap all night, every time, after stealing a bottle or mug for the first beer.. Until people started getting kicked out, a couple months later. Thanks for the good times Ricky R.! Thanks for the passes T.L.!
been riding bmx for 24 years and never heard of SE until 6 years ago when i started working for a bmx race shop and got a PK Ripper elite pro XL racer. i have ridden T1 barcodes, Standard, Sunday, and currently have the Kris Fox Gaudium frame. one if my favorite builds. learning more about Todd and SE only makes me like the brand that much more.
Those mid race backflips are unbelievable, So fun to watch. Love his high speed riding style. My friend had a tl88 and I had an mj12 jimmy levan. That was a fun era
I don’t think freestyle bmx would’ve been the same without Todd Lyons. We definitely wouldn’t have bike life and more kids on bikes without him. He’s a legend
I started riding about 2004, so had heard the name todd Lyons but never someone I knew much about, but this was one of the most entertaining podcasts ever. Awesome stuff, cheers Ryan and Rooftop! 🍻
I met Todd when he was on Huffy. My dad let me ditch school and took me sheep hills. He was taking pictures for adds doing back flip front tire grabs. Such a cool guy.
I worked for an SE/Fuji dealer for many years but around 2015-2016 SE blew up I couldn’t keep any of the models on the showroom floor. It was so crazy but so cool seeing all those kids coming in buying them to ride with their friends! I do wish I knew more about Todd Lyons though and his story super cool to learn all this and loved this pod a lot!
In 96 I definitely got DQed for a 360 during a heat race. I was not going to place in the race so I just threw it. The ABA rule they claim I broke was not keeping a forward momentum. My friend and I would go to the track every Saturday night for a couple months. Ultimately we got in a brawl with some rich farmers and we ended up with a track ban. We would be racing guys in the full head to toe matching gear. I was a street and dirt jumper and thought it looked fun. We did not take the racing seriously but would contently place in the main and they hated that. The guys with the paper plate number plate beating the fully kited out guys was not a good look. It was fun while it lasted. We would get wormed up for our heat by pouring a 40oz and a clamoto into a 64oz cup from ampm. PK ripper was the only bike I ever broke. One of the original loop tails. It was a awesome frame and fork supper light compared to what I had ridden before. I totally think I would love to have another one but I would not risk it. I don’t hammer bikes like i used to but now I way twice what I did so probably would not chance it. They do look amazing though and definitely brings me back to the days.
1:54:00- OK I lied. The Irvine Spectrum Troy McMurray/Deegan fight. There was an early scuffle that day. Later, during the Metal Mulisha's demo, with maybe 1,000+ people watching, the Mulisha guys, 5 of them, stopped mid demo, got off their bikes, climbed a chain link fence, and went after Troy, in full gear (full face helmets, boots, leathers). One ran by me, and I grabbed him from behind, had him so he couldn't move (total luck). 3 or 4 were fighting Troy. I pushed the guy away, and he turned to fight. I wound up getting my head stomped on by 3 or 4 of them, Troy faired better. I left soon after. My head was sore for 5 weeks, lost about 80% of my hearing for three weeks, think they cracked my skull a bit. A BUNCH of people shot video of all of that, never seen any of it. Long time ago, water under the bridge...
So many things i could say about this one, but I'll just sum it up by saying that this episode was absolutely hilarious, so fckn cool, Todd Lyons fckn rules! One of the best interviews along with Nyquist and Bestwick! Keep em coming! Also, lets go Dale's, Woodward and Source! Fudgers kid is adorable, GodBless!
1994 Hoffman estates. Was at that contest at 14 years old. And I remember that incident in the parking lot. Kid from Indiana in the early 90s..mind blown. lol❤ BMX!!!
Nice I broke my axle on the pow jump slid sideways almost hit Neal wood and Sean Buttler I remember riding with Todd at 97 us Backo nationals I was the one that chased down Ellis and sprayed mud all over him with my rear tire he said something rude to me and Fuzzy he was teaching me back flips and Todd you helped to thanks Todd aka Wildman
I have a distinct memory of seeing TL for the 1st time in the late 80's at a NBL national somewhere in the east. He was on Eagle Snacks (incredible team bitd). Todd stood out all weekend by boosting the doubles with his VSW fanny pack around the waist.
That was great!!!!! Has there been a Mike Escamila podcast? What about Brian Castillo? Love hearing stories of the old days and where people are at today. Thank you Fudger, Todd, & Rooftop, great podcast!!!!!!
I was at that national. My mom has some good ol vhs footage of all your backflips etc. I raced from 1990 to 1998. I'll send you all the footage I can find
another old guy that hasn't been on a bike since i had to "grow up" - listen to every interview and every news show. it's not about caring about who is interviewed or who did what on which platform for the month ... it's about the stories of the journey ... granted, i love when people that were relevant in the VHS days when my knees still worked - but even the new guys have stories. Fudger keeps it real across all generations.
When I think of TL I think of the ad where he jumped over what I think was a garbage dumpster into the sand of a beach and wiping out. It was a sequence of photos. Anyone else remember that? Am I misremembering?
Rich Vitiello was the Manager (person) responsible for putting Huffy back together in the late 80s. They were located in Miamisburg Ohio just south of Dayton and next to DK Bicycles.
As far as the #bikelife thing goes, when I started freestyle riding, the top pro racers all said freestyle wasn't BMX. They came across as dicks. To me, BMX is a type of riding, not a bike. Anyone with an issue with #bikelife riders needs to go ride with some of these guys. They are talented and have amazing bike handling skills. It may not be traditional BMX but these guys can ride! They deserve our respect. If you are a BMX rider and complain about the #bikelife hijinks, you're a hypocrite. Look at all the trespassing and property damage BMX'ers do. Sure, swerving at cars is stupid but so is doing a 360 down 10 stairs into traffic or parked cars.
Wheelies on glorified hard tail mountain bikes in giant groups holding up traffic is lame as f*ck no matter what, it is not at all representative of BMX. Sorry not sorry. I don't hate Todd but I hate that bullshit. Those bikes are ugly as f*ck and their riders are simply annoying, it's just redundant, the same ole sh!t with different neon colors and some annoyingly loud speaker blasting techno trash sh!t music. I keep my mouth shut but I just wanna throw thumb tacks in the street when they come by all loud and cocky. It's all the worst elements of skate and BMX culture rolled up into one and exacerbated by how dumb people have gotten with the advent of social media making people even more annoying for "clout"... This is not what I am about as a nearly 40 year old, life long, extremely dedicated BMX rider, real BMX!!! Not lame ass wheelies to shitty techno.
Respectable, of course. Median age of hosts/guests of this episode is like 45 and the subject matter is clearly not intended for children. As a parent, I would never purposely market alcohol to kids.
the bike life bikes are bmx! its people usuallykids emulating the dirt bike scene on the east coast, thats where stepping on the seat comes from, SE Bikes out of everyone should know that BICYCLE MOTOCROSS! started off as kids taking old stingray bikes and pretending they were motocross bikes. its literally the same period all over again, these kids dont belong in BMX, bike life is a trend just like fixed gear was "everyone wants to be part of something"
“Is it BMX?” Of course it isn’t…. But neither is Anything on this channel anyways but yet you call the channel Our “BMX”…. BMX is an abbreviation for Bicycle Moto Cross. Bicycle Moto Cross Means Racing! The same thing could’ve been said back in 1983-84 when the “trick riders” were what they were referred to but you claim is BMx freestyle…. Which then evolved into different subcategories like BMX street and BMX dirt and BMX vert, and BmX park, etc… it’s all just having fun on bicycles and really has nothing to actually do with actual BMX.
You have the quintessential old guy take. Definitions of words and “sports” evolve over time, which is why asking the question is important. I truly don’t know if it is BMX or not. Hell, I see half of what dudes doing on MTB bikes as being BMX…but that’s probably me having an old guy take, as well.
Want to listen to hear his side of the story but Todd has a bad taste in my mouth. Some of the kids he sponsors are nothing but trouble and tried to rob me for my 20in a few years back. Luckily a kick to the kids front wheel made a pile up enough to get out of there but I always feel some type of way I see those same kids posted on SE and with Todd. Never met Todd personally but if those are the kids he kicks it with and puts on makes me question Todd himself.
You sure that it was a rider that SE officially sponsored? Or simply another rider riding an SE bike and wearing an SE shirt or jersey? What's the rider's name or Instagram? I'd like to know. Thanks.
@@thewildmantoddlyons4326 I can 100% say at the time it was an se rider because you posted a picture with the kid and clicking on there instagram they had clips from the day of the incident. That happened fall of 2020 and honestly I do not pay enough attention to know if the kid is still around or not. After listening this interview defiantly shed a different light on SE and you as a person. Moving forward if your ever in Philly gimme a fist bump and lets do some stunts because its all water under the bridge at this point!!!
Word ‘em up! I’m sorry that happened (whoever it was) we have actually removed some riders from the team in the past year or so due to various reasons. -And yeah, fist bumps & beer! C-YA.
i cant be the only guy who will be riding a street spot doing grinds and spinny things and get yelled at "do a wheelie" by someone who actually isnt taking the piss, and is now gutted that i didnt do a wheelie on a bmx with a freecoaster
P.O.W. House rent averaged $90 to $125 a month, plus a share of utilities. We ranged from 8 to 12 people living there, depending on the month. The last time I counted (late '93?), the Wall of Fame had 147 full page photos of people who had stayed at the house, and were good enough riders to have a full page photos in some magazine. That doesn't include the P.O.W. residents wall, which had all the official "residents" who lived at the house, and there were 22 total.
One of the best podcasts yet. Top 3 for sure.
This is one of the best Unclicked episodes. Having those journals is priceless. I know so many guys in Todd’s life that I’m super surprised I don’t know him.
I could listen to him tell his stories from his journal for hours! So good!! Thanks for this guys!
Rooftop providing the MST3K style dialog over the old video clips had me dying. Best unclicked podcast yet.
1:29:00- Bordello's- Ricky Rachtman's club. When we first started going there, it was a Red Onion restaurant during the day, then a club Saturday nights. Todd would wander off in every club, exploring. He went into the kitchen area, found an office, and found a stack of about 100 "Get in free before 10PM" passes to the club. We got there about 9:58 every time after that, and 8 or 10 of us would walk in, and the bouncers would ask, "Where the hell did these grungy guys get the passes? Those are for women!" We got in free, and poured beers from an unused tap all night, every time, after stealing a bottle or mug for the first beer.. Until people started getting kicked out, a couple months later. Thanks for the good times Ricky R.! Thanks for the passes T.L.!
been riding bmx for 24 years and never heard of SE until 6 years ago when i started working for a bmx race shop and got a PK Ripper elite pro XL racer. i have ridden T1 barcodes, Standard, Sunday, and currently have the Kris Fox Gaudium frame. one if my favorite builds. learning more about Todd and SE only makes me like the brand that much more.
Those mid race backflips are unbelievable, So fun to watch. Love his high speed riding style. My friend had a tl88 and I had an mj12 jimmy levan. That was a fun era
Todd should publish that journal. People would buy it
I don’t think freestyle bmx would’ve been the same without Todd Lyons. We definitely wouldn’t have bike life and more kids on bikes without him. He’s a legend
"I'm here to shred!" 🤣
Probably my favourite one I've seen so far! I laughed so much, could have listened to every page of those diaries. Nice work guys.
I started riding about 2004, so had heard the name todd Lyons but never someone I knew much about, but this was one of the most entertaining podcasts ever. Awesome stuff, cheers Ryan and Rooftop! 🍻
I met Todd when he was on Huffy. My dad let me ditch school and took me sheep hills. He was taking pictures for adds doing back flip front tire grabs. Such a cool guy.
I worked for an SE/Fuji dealer for many years but around 2015-2016 SE blew up I couldn’t keep any of the models on the showroom floor. It was so crazy but so cool seeing all those kids coming in buying them to ride with their friends! I do wish I knew more about Todd Lyons though and his story super cool to learn all this and loved this pod a lot!
Big fan of Todd, it's great to find out he's as cool as you'd hope he'd be. Fudger is Killin it with the content
In 96 I definitely got DQed for a 360 during a heat race. I was not going to place in the race so I just threw it. The ABA rule they claim I broke was not keeping a forward momentum. My friend and I would go to the track every Saturday night for a couple months. Ultimately we got in a brawl with some rich farmers and we ended up with a track ban. We would be racing guys in the full head to toe matching gear. I was a street and dirt jumper and thought it looked fun. We did not take the racing seriously but would contently place in the main and they hated that. The guys with the paper plate number plate beating the fully kited out guys was not a good look. It was fun while it lasted. We would get wormed up for our heat by pouring a 40oz and a clamoto into a 64oz cup from ampm. PK ripper was the only bike I ever broke. One of the original loop tails. It was a awesome frame and fork supper light compared to what I had ridden before. I totally think I would love to have another one but I would not risk it. I don’t hammer bikes like i used to but now I way twice what I did so probably would not chance it. They do look amazing though and definitely brings me back to the days.
1:54:00- OK I lied. The Irvine Spectrum Troy McMurray/Deegan fight. There was an early scuffle that day. Later, during the Metal Mulisha's demo, with maybe 1,000+ people watching, the Mulisha guys, 5 of them, stopped mid demo, got off their bikes, climbed a chain link fence, and went after Troy, in full gear (full face helmets, boots, leathers). One ran by me, and I grabbed him from behind, had him so he couldn't move (total luck). 3 or 4 were fighting Troy. I pushed the guy away, and he turned to fight. I wound up getting my head stomped on by 3 or 4 of them, Troy faired better. I left soon after. My head was sore for 5 weeks, lost about 80% of my hearing for three weeks, think they cracked my skull a bit. A BUNCH of people shot video of all of that, never seen any of it. Long time ago, water under the bridge...
So many things i could say about this one, but I'll just sum it up by saying that this episode was absolutely hilarious, so fckn cool, Todd Lyons fckn rules!
One of the best interviews along with Nyquist and Bestwick! Keep em coming!
Also, lets go Dale's, Woodward and Source! Fudgers kid is adorable, GodBless!
1994 Hoffman estates. Was at that contest at 14 years old. And I remember that incident in the parking lot. Kid from Indiana in the early 90s..mind blown. lol❤ BMX!!!
Nice I broke my axle on the pow jump slid sideways almost hit Neal wood and Sean Buttler I remember riding with Todd at 97 us Backo nationals I was the one that chased down Ellis and sprayed mud all over him with my rear tire he said something rude to me and Fuzzy he was teaching me back flips and Todd you helped to thanks Todd aka Wildman
this is so awesome i never knew anything about todd except repping se way later but this is so cool
I have a distinct memory of seeing TL for the 1st time in the late 80's at a NBL national somewhere in the east. He was on Eagle Snacks (incredible team bitd). Todd stood out all weekend by boosting the doubles with his VSW fanny pack around the waist.
Super cool to find this podcast! I had the pleasure, although all too brief, of working with TL at Arnette. Cool human.
The wild man
I learned backflips by Todd explaining well and Fuzzy too at 97 us nationals
That was great!!!!! Has there been a Mike Escamila podcast? What about Brian Castillo? Love hearing stories of the old days and where people are at today. Thank you Fudger, Todd, & Rooftop, great podcast!!!!!!
another great episode!
Big Todd Lyons fan. Once rode with him in Hamilton NZ 1999.
8 minutes in and Mike is already killing me! just like your hip sack is a purse! hahahahah
Another banger
Need to get John Paul Rogers on the podcast next.
Todd I don’t wanna fight but I do want you to come pack a landing in Louisville
Wildman a Ohio fuckin' treasure love you brother
I was at that national. My mom has some good ol vhs footage of all your backflips etc. I raced from 1990 to 1998. I'll send you all the footage I can find
this podcast is WILDMAN
i always felt like todd lyons shoulda been on a mtv show ,,, i miss the contest fest they did
2016 sheep hills my 1st time there I hear a voice say "nice bike dude" look over its TL-88. i was so stoked.
Hardworking dude
another old guy that hasn't been on a bike since i had to "grow up" - listen to every interview and every news show. it's not about caring about who is interviewed or who did what on which platform for the month ...
it's about the stories of the journey ... granted, i love when people that were relevant in the VHS days when my knees still worked - but even the new guys have stories. Fudger keeps it real across all generations.
#Legend
This was amazing!
I had the “what the hell” moment with the Asap Ferg video
Rad, fun interview. 🏁
sooo good so far 51 mins in
I was only 26 ,😂,has to be one of the best excuses ever
When I think of TL I think of the ad where he jumped over what I think was a garbage dumpster into the sand of a beach and wiping out. It was a sequence of photos.
Anyone else remember that? Am I misremembering?
Rich Vitiello was the Manager (person) responsible for putting Huffy back together in the late 80s. They were located in Miamisburg Ohio just south of Dayton and next to DK Bicycles.
A little too much wild in the beginning, but man was this cool to listen to through the later half!
An hour and a half in, this is great. No more comments, I promise.
I think it's awesome, I remember you from the videos, VHS videos that is, and mags.. I love the extra input
Turbo toad sounds kinda badass to be fair haha
i saw video of that on youtube maybe mavro theb 540 flip at hoffmans
Fudger with the Dauchy reference!
will huffy remake the tl88
I’m only watching to see if he’s man enough to say it
#joeygarcia legend way ahead of his time like ruel erikson an matt berringer
2:38:00 Best Part!!!
For history purposes,> Frank Post< Watsonville ca. Is and always will be the original WILDMAN
Turbo toad
As far as the #bikelife thing goes, when I started freestyle riding, the top pro racers all said freestyle wasn't BMX. They came across as dicks. To me, BMX is a type of riding, not a bike. Anyone with an issue with #bikelife riders needs to go ride with some of these guys. They are talented and have amazing bike handling skills. It may not be traditional BMX but these guys can ride! They deserve our respect. If you are a BMX rider and complain about the #bikelife hijinks, you're a hypocrite. Look at all the trespassing and property damage BMX'ers do. Sure, swerving at cars is stupid but so is doing a 360 down 10 stairs into traffic or parked cars.
Wheelies on glorified hard tail mountain bikes in giant groups holding up traffic is lame as f*ck no matter what, it is not at all representative of BMX. Sorry not sorry. I don't hate Todd but I hate that bullshit. Those bikes are ugly as f*ck and their riders are simply annoying, it's just redundant, the same ole sh!t with different neon colors and some annoyingly loud speaker blasting techno trash sh!t music. I keep my mouth shut but I just wanna throw thumb tacks in the street when they come by all loud and cocky. It's all the worst elements of skate and BMX culture rolled up into one and exacerbated by how dumb people have gotten with the advent of social media making people even more annoying for "clout"... This is not what I am about as a nearly 40 year old, life long, extremely dedicated BMX rider, real BMX!!! Not lame ass wheelies to shitty techno.
1:19:20 Drinking 40s of St. Ides.
Just pointing out woodward is a kids camp and Dales is alcohol.
How astute. Adults can buy tickets to Woodward for their kids and, if they want, alcohol for themselves.
Just advocating against promoting alcohol to children.
Respectable, of course. Median age of hosts/guests of this episode is like 45 and the subject matter is clearly not intended for children. As a parent, I would never purposely market alcohol to kids.
I like when the donk bikes. I mean bike life mob rolls into my local skatepark and asks a bmxer if they can wheelie.🤦♂️
The heavy nose whistle by someone made me stop listening 20 min in. 😭. Go ahead and edit that out would ya? Lol
the bike life bikes are bmx! its people usuallykids emulating the dirt bike scene on the east coast, thats where stepping on the seat comes from, SE Bikes out of everyone should know that BICYCLE MOTOCROSS! started off as kids taking old stingray bikes and pretending they were motocross bikes. its literally the same period all over again, these kids dont belong in BMX, bike life is a trend just like fixed gear was "everyone wants to be part of something"
“Is it BMX?” Of course it isn’t….
But neither is Anything on this channel anyways but yet you call the channel Our “BMX”…. BMX is an abbreviation for Bicycle Moto Cross. Bicycle Moto Cross Means Racing!
The same thing could’ve been said back in 1983-84 when the “trick riders” were what they were referred to but you claim is BMx freestyle…. Which then evolved into different subcategories like BMX street and BMX dirt and BMX vert, and BmX park, etc… it’s all just having fun on bicycles and really has nothing to actually do with actual BMX.
You have the quintessential old guy take. Definitions of words and “sports” evolve over time, which is why asking the question is important. I truly don’t know if it is BMX or not. Hell, I see half of what dudes doing on MTB bikes as being BMX…but that’s probably me having an old guy take, as well.
@@OurBMX none of it is bmx. It’s All just skill exhibition on a bicycle.
I’d consider that a macro-level description, sure. Nomenclature is important, though.
Want to listen to hear his side of the story but Todd has a bad taste in my mouth. Some of the kids he sponsors are nothing but trouble and tried to rob me for my 20in a few years back. Luckily a kick to the kids front wheel made a pile up enough to get out of there but I always feel some type of way I see those same kids posted on SE and with Todd. Never met Todd personally but if those are the kids he kicks it with and puts on makes me question Todd himself.
You sure that it was a rider that SE officially sponsored? Or simply another rider riding an SE bike and wearing an SE shirt or jersey? What's the rider's name or Instagram? I'd like to know. Thanks.
@@thewildmantoddlyons4326 I can 100% say at the time it was an se rider because you posted a picture with the kid and clicking on there instagram they had clips from the day of the incident. That happened fall of 2020 and honestly I do not pay enough attention to know if the kid is still around or not. After listening this interview defiantly shed a different light on SE and you as a person. Moving forward if your ever in Philly gimme a fist bump and lets do some stunts because its all water under the bridge at this point!!!
Word ‘em up! I’m sorry that happened (whoever it was) we have actually removed some riders from the team in the past year or so due to various reasons. -And yeah, fist bumps & beer! C-YA.
i cant be the only guy who will be riding a street spot doing grinds and spinny things and get yelled at "do a wheelie" by someone who actually isnt taking the piss, and is now gutted that i didnt do a wheelie on a bmx with a freecoaster