@@iLLuzion1st I don't recall it being in something non-bmx related but there is definitely an fbm documentary a guy made, a real in depth thing over an hour long
i ordered a 2021 FIT last year. With the crazy year bmx had it took extra long to get my bike. Chris talked to me personally on the phone twice. This guy is the real deal. I will buy from them for life.
@@SAFbikes I'm an American Citizen, from Culver City California. I recently purchased a house in an upscale area in Tijuana and live here now. God Bless The 🇺🇸 and Viva 🇲🇽 San Angel Skatepark is my current stomping grounds
I have been riding S&M's since 2000. One time I was in Santa Ana on a business trip, had time to kill, and called S&M on a random Tuesday and asked for a tour and Moeller gave me and my colleague a full tour an hour later. I'm an engineer today because of BMX and S&M has been such a huge part of my life. Thanks Moeller.
For ten years, I rode pro deal for S&M. I rode everything Moeller gave me. I literally never thought I was being taken advantage of. In fact, I was given the opportunity to make sure that other people got to ride. I got so many parts and frames. That I was able to GIVE other people frames, forks, bars, stems, grips. I was able to ride and not worry about the cost of my bike. I was stoked to ride. There was a time though, that it changed. It seemed I wasn’t riding for me anymore. And I gave up. I still have a bike, I still ride. But I will never forget my time in the industry. The memories I made, the people I have met, and the fun I have.
Its astonishing, how so many Big gun brands from the 80s are now gone. If I was to say to any one in there 50s now, do you know of bike brands like Kink, Stolen, Sunday etc. The answer would be nope. DiamondBack, GT, Skyway, Redline etc rulled the world
Well he's totally wrong with Schwinn.back in 78,there was webco,redline & Schwinn.I watched racing from Oklahoma and Schwinn had the bulk of commercials advertising the sting, nobody else had all the money back in the day to get commercials.
Back in the day my S&M L A F cracked bottom side of the down tube after well a couple years of abuse. Talked to them and shipped it back for inspection. They saw it was just from abuse and not faulty but still offered me a new frame of my choice at cost and threw in a t shirt they also let me pick. The old Fit Eddie Cleveland is still solid. Good people!
Waiting on this for a good while and loved every minute, also to chime in 22 years old and yes we young guns still care about made in use and rider owned. Stoked to hear Chris is still psyched on Bmx and doesn’t want out respect to the mad dog
While building your business, you'll definitely run into strange situations and you'll have the stories to prove it. Sometimes it's just pure luck that things go your way. The way Chris tells the story, he was destined to do this.
This is easily the most BMX content I've watched in one sitting since I stopped filming and editing back in 2011. There was a great flow to the interview, and Moeller was as entertaining and real as ever. As for the book: I'd buy that.
Last time I ordered a frame, it was a '91 Holmes. After this, I'm ready to go order anything S&M just because. Chris Moeller doesn't seem like the type to get pumped on being an inspiration for so many of us back then, but he was. Really great stuff.
I remember ordering an S&M hoody over the phone with S&M in the very early 90s. Took like 5 months to get it (Virginia). So long in fact that they didn't even make the design I ordered anymore and just decided to send me a different hoody than I ordered. They certainly have come a long way since then.
This dude came in to eat at the bbq restaurant I worked at. Wearing an S&M Jacket. Asked if he was in the bmx industry and he said I guess you could say that 😂 looked him up and wtf, such a staple and I had no idea. I was bummed that I was in my work attire looking like a fool , but was cool to be his waiter
@@OurBMX Unless you get Crandall, Moliterno, or the Beast next, you're fucked. Best to lean into the downward spiral and get Rick Thorne for next week....... ps love you guys
This has been probably the most incitefull interview of bmx ever! Iv learnt so much about the bmx industry from it. As someone who was hooked from the 90s it all makes sense now. P.S sorry for so many comments. Iv been watching this in segments around my schedule.
This was amazing. Thank you guys for doing this interview. It is almost a tearjerker to remember so much of this history (from my view of course). I started in the 70's in Washington State. Robinson was one of my first bikes along with SE. Now I ride a Bone Deth and own many others. Keep kicking ass guys.
That’s so sick your native! I’m a proud member of the Blackfeet/little shell cree tribes. I’m a heavy shredder and I’ve been getting my cousins and kids in the community stoked on BMX🤘🏽
As a Canadian I think Made in USA still stands for something. I think a lot of people care more now about locally made products. Super good podcast, awesome to hear from someone who's been in the industry so long. Long live S&M.
This was by a looong shot the very best ever! It's gonna be really hard to beat this, but I've got some suggestions for episodes that could be as great or even a little bit greater (although I doubt it) than this one: - Bob Haro - McGoo - Mat Hoffman - Dennis McCoy - Rick Moliterno - Mat Beringer - Van Homan - Joe Rich - Ruben alcantara - Eddie Fiola - Vic Murphy - Eddie Roman - Rick Thorne - Josh White - Joe Johnson - Nina Buitrago - Perris Benegas - Angie Marino I know that this list is all about old school riders/industry bosses and female riders, but many current pros like Dak have already been here, so...
Robbie Morales Next on The Hot seat! Great insight in the early beginnings of BMX and it’s dynamics! I’m fifty too and could not be happier for Mad dog, because his real ness and he still rides like me! Made in America, Bald Eagle Screech!
A little bit off on the Schwinn and Giant connection. Schwinn used Panasonic in Japan to make bikes. Giant was never a Japanese company. They started in Taiwan and eventually got the contract to replace Panasonic as the main OEM for Schwinn bikes. Schwinn was hurting for money but still had good technology and they basically let Giant have access to all the tooling and frame building processes that Schwinn had developed. Giant now had a strong knowledge base with bike design and manufacturing. As time went on the business relationship between Schwinn and Giant soured and Giant began producing it's own bikes. Now it's the biggest bike brand in the world. Pretty cool story honestly.
Chris Moeller is a legend! I remember he came out to my local with a few pros in like 03 or 04, put on a S&M clinic and gave out free stickers and shirts and all that. He was like the god father, seeing him at a race was like seeing the President! Still remember him coming up to me at a few races and saying hi..such an awesome guy and one of the most influential guys in the bmx world to this day!
I’ve never watched more than 5 mins of ANY interview. The little teaser at the beginning with the big news got me listening but I immediately was hooked with the stories. I grew up racing and riding in Canada, and I knew all of the names and brands he was mentioning. All I wanted was an SE PK Ripper!! Had a Torker, then a CW. I met RL and Mike Buff up here ripping a portable 8’ wide quarter and I went from racing to freestyle pretty quick. We always had hidden dirt jumps and sometimes backyard half pipes till the city killed those. I’m rambling, my point was this whole story is very cool. I’ve always thought Aitken had the sickest style, and I looked at his bike, but for sure that’s my next bike now!! Dirt is the best, got another 1/2 hour to finish this. Great podcast. Stay young or die trying!!
Love this. Same age and started riding around a similar time as Chris and saw the scene and the industry through magazines, freestyle competitions and from working in bike shops since the mid '80s. I got lucky too - just like Chris being exposed to bike manufacturers I got exposed to bike shops. Going on 18 years of shop ownership because of my BMX roots.
As much as I hate 22, he was a really good host when it came to listenning and letting the guests talk and... making sure their mics and levels were perfect (you really need to work on these Fudger/Dennis) Content wise, yep they were 100% drama, drugs, sex and overall non-important bs. These ones are 100% BMX
@@matthiasburatowicz5200 agreed, there were some classic moments on tcutv. Dare people remember but many probably do not know that some dearly departed souls were interviewed on tcutv and even early no jumper. A little respect please!
@@robertlund5694 respect the guy who Ayn Randed his way into the scene because he listens to Joe Rogan? Tell me more about this sensitive you speak of.
this has been F**king great loved every minute of it . speaking as an older chap I always fix a flat tire . a tube can last for ages . and speaking as a Brit when I was a kid if a frame or part said it was made in the USA meant it was quality and still does
Like Dennis said I have given a kid in ecuador an animal inner tube in a box to fix a flat at a street jam and he was STOKED, even came up to me later with some money which I refused. If I did the same at my local park in England i might get a thanks if I was lucky.
@@robertlund5694 isn't that the sad truth Robert . I'm 52 I was bought up to mend and make do . if I got a new tire or tube or even a part used one from a friend and it meant i could keep riding it meant the world to me and you would make sure you paid them back some how but most of todays kids think everything is throw away like their manners because it's uncool to be grateful . that is modern life sadly
@@boermed ungrateful little bastards! Haha I have given whole bikes away abroad, or sent ones abroad more than once because there are great young riders on sub standard bikes. Now I'm just blowing my own trumpet though. 🗣📣 😄
@@robertlund5694 blow your own trumpet Robert it's a great thing you've done . I know a chap that with his mates did the same for a lad in Nigeria called Che a flatland rider it meant the world to him . I wish I had met my mate before he and his friends did it I would have loved to have been part of it
Exactly. Moeller speaks so much sense in this. BMX riders would be in such a different place if they got paid more. Hearing Moeller talk about selling complete bikes to make riders earn royalties makes so much sense!!! Why don’t we want BMX to follow the success skateboarding has?
Made in USA definitely still matters! Been through a few S&M's over the last 25 years of riding. I'm pushing 40 and currently on a Hucker. I have the shield tattooed on my arm. S&M represents so much more to me than just a company. They are the spirit of BMX that always made me jazzed to ride.
I remember seeing fuzzy race at my local race track here in Huntington Indiana called the hill unfortunately not there no more but I'm guessing 90 or 91
just stumbled on to this. I remember all the BMXA test rider stuff the Luckys local thrashing shoot. I never had an S&M my friend did and I think he snapped the forks on them maybe that bus repair shop welded them up? Its pretty cool to see that Chris is still doing his thing. and some interesting insight to the behind the curtain workings of the BMX industry. I know these guys are younger but to not know some of the history and where BMX came from like SE was a bike back in the day or how company's started is interesting guess almost 50 years ago is a long time LOL my first bike was a panda frame with redline forks, my last bike was a Kastan cruiser I now want and OM ripper since I'm old as dirt too.
I’m 50. This Moeller shit is fascinating. As a true upper Midwesterner I would love to hear from Rick Moliterno! Let’s hear from Rick and Steve Crandall!
Had me two S&M Holmes back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. I absolutely loved those bikes. S&M Redneck stem linked to some S&M Slam bars were my favorite.
These young guys had no idea about the beginnings of BMX and how badass SE and GT teams were back in the day. This was a great podcast, great memories and nostalgia of 80s BMX
Ride was the mag that gave us info behind the scene now its podcast, wiz inspired me as a rider with manual combo's man hands down is legend. etnies is KING!!!
Listen and learn young men. Although difficult and unpredictable at times, small buissness are cool because of the tactics and methods one might employ or encounter. Nyquist and Moller best interviews.
2. things I remember about Moeller back in the day. The PS meet the st. I jumped the caddy and clipped the last 1" of it and ate shit. Then he gears up with this nutty leather jacket and BLASTED at it. Cleared it by like 10 more feet and blew up on impact. HILARIOUS. Bumped into him at his warehouse about a wk b4 the 10 yr party and bought a Gen II from McKinney and rode with Troy at the small mini about a month later. Good times. Only other serious character than Chris would be Sean... lol.
This was such a great one. So good to hear these stories from a company I have had a number of frames from. Also reminds me of that Bennet, Marvin era team was so awesome. And reminds me that you guys should get Castillo on!!!
34:30 and the ghost joins the room… He was so interested he had to come in so he didn’t miss anything. I came to sus it out but couldn’t leave due to how interesting his life is/was
Great interview. I tell ya this really changed the way I look at Chris. I really like him. Not that I didn't before just thought that he had handled some situations poorly but man I can't help but pull for him and like him alot after seeing this.
So cool to know that all those old school frames are a mystery as to who manufactured them during the early years... Talk about collectables.. one of a kind..
Steve Crandall and FBMs story needs to be on this asap!
I was thinking of the same thing!
Facts
The fbm story has been in different videos for years
@@jonmatthews8586 wasnt there a doc about small businesses that crandall was featured in? Do you remember the name of it?
@@iLLuzion1st I don't recall it being in something non-bmx related but there is definitely an fbm documentary a guy made, a real in depth thing over an hour long
i ordered a 2021 FIT last year. With the crazy year bmx had it took extra long to get my bike. Chris talked to me personally on the phone twice. This guy is the real deal. I will buy from them for life.
Let’s have Edwin Delarosa In the podcast ! Update from the goat himself
Buy bag of coffee and hopefully they can fly him out there
edwin doesnt really talk
@@blankabison1331 he did on tcutv
I could listen to another 8 hours of this easy.
MADE IN AMERICA. We definitely care Chris. Cheers to another 30 years of S&M.
And Tijuana apparently😜
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@@jameswall1987 Tijuana = Americas
@@SAFbikes I'm an American Citizen, from Culver City California. I recently purchased a house in an upscale area in Tijuana and live here now. God Bless The 🇺🇸 and Viva 🇲🇽 San Angel Skatepark is my current stomping grounds
so true!
I have been riding S&M's since 2000. One time I was in Santa Ana on a business trip, had time to kill, and called S&M on a random Tuesday and asked for a tour and Moeller gave me and my colleague a full tour an hour later. I'm an engineer today because of BMX and S&M has been such a huge part of my life. Thanks Moeller.
Every second of this... GOLD!
Finally we get some transparency within the scene. bmx has been killing itself from the inside for too long.
indeed
For ten years, I rode pro deal for S&M. I rode everything Moeller gave me. I literally never thought I was being taken advantage of. In fact, I was given the opportunity to make sure that other people got to ride. I got so many parts and frames. That I was able to GIVE other people frames, forks, bars, stems, grips. I was able to ride and not worry about the cost of my bike. I was stoked to ride. There was a time though, that it changed. It seemed I wasn’t riding for me anymore. And I gave up. I still have a bike, I still ride. But I will never forget my time in the industry. The memories I made, the people I have met, and the fun I have.
Yeah,I rode for Redline on a pro deal too #fantasyland 😂😂😂
Moeller is a legend forever and always in BMX. Dude I loved the stories from the past. Hell yeah S&M forever.
Don't care what anyone says, Chris has been a hero of mine since I was a kid and I'm turning 40 next month. Absolute champion in my book.
Welcome to level 4, when life begins, it’s good man.
Yesss I’m 37 here my first good actual bike was an S&M Next Generation Holmes in the late 90’s
THIS is what I've wanted forever! Been a fan of Moeller since the 80s
Amazing story! Cool to know the back story of such and Icon.
Can we get Rick Moliterno on the podcast at some point?
2nd that! Rick Moliterno next!
3rd on Rick!!!
4th on Rick
Totally slipped my mind! I Concur, 5th that!
Standard is blowing up again everyone is on a trail boss off late
Moeller is a book of BMX fun facts.
damn dude! so much insight! not just about S&M, but in BMX in general. What a legend this guys is.
I’m bummed how many riders don’t know the history of BMX, and are okay with it.
Its astonishing, how so many Big gun brands from the 80s are now gone. If I was to say to any one in there 50s now, do you know of bike brands like Kink, Stolen, Sunday etc. The answer would be nope. DiamondBack, GT, Skyway, Redline etc rulled the world
Most youngsters don't care, they think old school is goofy and lame and that's normal and how it should be.
absolutely!
Well he's totally wrong with Schwinn.back in 78,there was webco,redline & Schwinn.I watched racing from Oklahoma and Schwinn had the bulk of commercials advertising the sting, nobody else had all the money back in the day to get commercials.
Amen to that!
The kids these days will never understand.
This is one of the best podcasts I’ve ever listen to!!! 🤙
This shit was so good - enlightening as well good to hear he’s still stoked on bmx after all these years
Back in the day my S&M L A F cracked bottom side of the down tube after well a couple years of abuse. Talked to them and shipped it back for inspection. They saw it was just from abuse and not faulty but still offered me a new frame of my choice at cost and threw in a t shirt they also let me pick. The old Fit Eddie Cleveland is still solid. Good people!
Y'all need Matt Beringer on. Another s&m legend
S&M for Life thank you Chris
Maybe your best podcast episode yet! So much bmx knowledge and interesting insights
Cant believe I listened to this for 3.5hrs but damn I couldn’t stop listening. Chris is an OG and he is a straight shooter
I used get mad flow from Chris for a long time. And I am glad he helped me as much as he did.
We have been doing S&M and FIT since the beginning at Action Wheels, not gonna change! Cheers for the awesome podcast. Absolutely amazing.
Wish these were more often still amazing
Waiting on this for a good while and loved every minute, also to chime in 22 years old and yes we young guns still care about made in use and rider owned. Stoked to hear Chris is still psyched on Bmx and doesn’t want out respect to the mad dog
While building your business, you'll definitely run into strange situations and you'll have the stories to prove it. Sometimes it's just pure luck that things go your way. The way Chris tells the story, he was destined to do this.
This is so sick, I'm on my 4th full listen and still love hearing these stories and gems. Thanks @OurBMX.
Best bmx content without any actual bmxing ever!
so true!
Never would I have sat for 3 hours to watch one video. Great interview.
Great listen. Chris needs to write a book, or let me ghost write one for him...
This is easily the most BMX content I've watched in one sitting since I stopped filming and editing back in 2011. There was a great flow to the interview, and Moeller was as entertaining and real as ever.
As for the book: I'd buy that.
Oh Shit Brian Tunney! What's up!
@@sjbmx mang
The GOAT of road fools 14
@@alanturner4943 very nice
man, thank you guys for another killer podcast. please get chris back for part 2 since fudger has more questions. would love to see it!!!!
killer interview...as a lifelong BMXer (49 years old), been a huge supporter of Chris and S&M...wearing an S&M shirt at work right now.
Thank you chris for amazing bikes...hopefully the high cost of materials these days will come back down sometime!
Look at that stash lol sweet!!!! Maddog my hero!! This guy is a bad ass! Thanks unclicked keep doing these!!🥰💯👍🍻
Absolutely killer podcast..coming from a 50 year old guy myself! Oldschool still alive!
Last time I ordered a frame, it was a '91 Holmes. After this, I'm ready to go order anything S&M just because. Chris Moeller doesn't seem like the type to get pumped on being an inspiration for so many of us back then, but he was. Really great stuff.
I remember ordering an S&M hoody over the phone with S&M in the very early 90s. Took like 5 months to get it (Virginia). So long in fact that they didn't even make the design I ordered anymore and just decided to send me a different hoody than I ordered. They certainly have come a long way since then.
This dude came in to eat at the bbq restaurant I worked at. Wearing an S&M Jacket. Asked if he was in the bmx industry and he said I guess you could say that 😂 looked him up and wtf, such a staple and I had no idea. I was bummed that I was in my work attire looking like a fool , but was cool to be his waiter
Haha sick story
Chris is an OG! Great conversation.
Moeller is BMX!
Thanks for everything! I've been down since early 90s still going strong.
92 dirtbike all the way through to the 2021 btm xl
best podcast on youtube. you guys are doing great these days.
Thank you. We may have peaked with this one, though.
@@OurBMX Unless you get Crandall, Moliterno, or the Beast next, you're fucked. Best to lean into the downward spiral and get Rick Thorne for next week....... ps love you guys
@@fuckassnumberone whoa
This has been probably the most incitefull interview of bmx ever! Iv learnt so much about the bmx industry from it. As someone who was hooked from the 90s it all makes sense now.
P.S sorry for so many comments. Iv been watching this in segments around my schedule.
This was amazing. Thank you guys for doing this interview. It is almost a tearjerker to remember so much of this history (from my view of course). I started in the 70's in Washington State. Robinson was one of my first bikes along with SE. Now I ride a Bone Deth and own many others. Keep kicking ass guys.
hoder is the coolest guy in S&M i hang out with him all the time
These pod cast are priceless the information that pours out of some guys on here is pure gold especially the older guys
That’s so sick your native! I’m a proud member of the Blackfeet/little shell cree tribes. I’m a heavy shredder and I’ve been getting my cousins and kids in the community stoked on BMX🤘🏽
awesome!
As a Canadian I think Made in USA still stands for something. I think a lot of people care more now about locally made products. Super good podcast, awesome to hear from someone who's been in the industry so long. Long live S&M.
Respect to Moeller for always being real and being a huge supporter for BMX. S&M is a step above all others
This wasn’t an interview it was a story. Legend
This was by a looong shot the very best ever! It's gonna be really hard to beat this, but I've got some suggestions for episodes that could be as great or even a little bit greater (although I doubt it) than this one:
- Bob Haro - McGoo - Mat Hoffman - Dennis McCoy - Rick Moliterno - Mat Beringer - Van Homan - Joe Rich - Ruben alcantara - Eddie Fiola - Vic Murphy - Eddie Roman - Rick Thorne - Josh White - Joe Johnson - Nina Buitrago - Perris Benegas - Angie Marino
I know that this list is all about old school riders/industry bosses and female riders, but many current pros like Dak have already been here, so...
Who did you forget ?
RL , mcmurray, tabron.......
Robbie Morales Next on The Hot seat! Great insight in the early beginnings of BMX and it’s dynamics! I’m fifty too and could not be happier for Mad dog, because his real ness and he still rides like me! Made in America, Bald Eagle Screech!
hell yeah brother!
A little bit off on the Schwinn and Giant connection. Schwinn used Panasonic in Japan to make bikes. Giant was never a Japanese company. They started in Taiwan and eventually got the contract to replace Panasonic as the main OEM for Schwinn bikes. Schwinn was hurting for money but still had good technology and they basically let Giant have access to all the tooling and frame building processes that Schwinn had developed. Giant now had a strong knowledge base with bike design and manufacturing. As time went on the business relationship between Schwinn and Giant soured and Giant began producing it's own bikes. Now it's the biggest bike brand in the world.
Pretty cool story honestly.
Chris Moeller is a legend! I remember he came out to my local with a few pros in like 03 or 04, put on a S&M clinic and gave out free stickers and shirts and all that. He was like the god father, seeing him at a race was like seeing the President! Still remember him coming up to me at a few races and saying hi..such an awesome guy and one of the most influential guys in the bmx world to this day!
Oh man. The elf story. Elf was my dream bike when I raced. And now I know why I never got one. I started racing a year before they closed.
Those double chain stays were mesmerizing...
They're making stuff again. They have a FB page.
I’ve never watched more than 5 mins of ANY interview. The little teaser at the beginning with the big news got me listening but I immediately was hooked with the stories. I grew up racing and riding in Canada, and I knew all of the names and brands he was mentioning. All I wanted was an SE PK Ripper!! Had a Torker, then a CW. I met RL and Mike Buff up here ripping a portable 8’ wide quarter and I went from racing to freestyle pretty quick. We always had hidden dirt jumps and sometimes backyard half pipes till the city killed those. I’m rambling, my point was this whole story is very cool. I’ve always thought Aitken had the sickest style, and I looked at his bike, but for sure that’s my next bike now!! Dirt is the best, got another 1/2 hour to finish this. Great podcast. Stay young or die trying!!
Love this. Same age and started riding around a similar time as Chris and saw the scene and the industry through magazines, freestyle competitions and from working in bike shops since the mid '80s. I got lucky too - just like Chris being exposed to bike manufacturers I got exposed to bike shops. Going on 18 years of shop ownership because of my BMX roots.
Amazing episode, Thank you for everything Moeller. Thanks for the interview guys.
As someone who got serious about BMX in the late 90s. This was awesome. Thanks to everyone involved
Dude what an interview!!!!
So many stories, so many ideas, can't stop laughing😂😂😂 Realy GREAT👌
We need more BMX LEGENDS on this podcast so these young kids can know where bmx came from 💯
S&M/FIT for life 💯
This was awesome! Big PROPS to Chris Moeller (S&M and FIT) and to Our BMX (Fudger and Enarson) for this podcast!
I've always knew about chris, but this is nice to actually hear from/about him. He's a legendary guy.
So much better than the TCUTV days, as cool as all those interviews were (guests we’re cool) keep going with this boys. It’s Rad!
The come up pod was so in appropriate. This podcast has is getting better over time , so much better than adam22s interviews
As much as I hate 22, he was a really good host when it came to listenning and letting the guests talk and... making sure their mics and levels were perfect (you really need to work on these Fudger/Dennis) Content wise, yep they were 100% drama, drugs, sex and overall non-important bs. These ones are 100% BMX
@@tommydizzay1648 aw, sensitive soul ?
@@matthiasburatowicz5200 agreed, there were some classic moments on tcutv. Dare people remember but many probably do not know that some dearly departed souls were interviewed on tcutv and even early no jumper. A little respect please!
@@robertlund5694 respect the guy who Ayn Randed his way into the scene because he listens to Joe Rogan? Tell me more about this sensitive you speak of.
Moliterno next! Ask him why he never paid Martinez!
There would be so many questions for Rick.....😂
The question : where is Rick Moliterno?
so cool...i remember when sabbath frame came out...rode flatland back then wanted it so bad but broke lol
The best interview i have ever listened to, the dude's overloaded with drive, determination and a shitload of commonsense.
Best bmx podcast ever. Gotta get Hoder on there soon
Rad times ,very enjoyable watch ,Hastings was rad ,can’t believe where the times gone
this has been F**king great loved every minute of it . speaking as an older chap I always fix a flat tire . a tube can last for ages . and speaking as a Brit when I was a kid if a frame or part said it was made in the USA meant it was quality and still does
Like Dennis said I have given a kid in ecuador an animal inner tube in a box to fix a flat at a street jam and he was STOKED, even came up to me later with some money which I refused. If I did the same at my local park in England i might get a thanks if I was lucky.
@@robertlund5694 isn't that the sad truth Robert . I'm 52 I was bought up to mend and make do . if I got a new tire or tube or even a part used one from a friend and it meant i could keep riding it meant the world to me and you would make sure you paid them back some how but most of todays kids think everything is throw away like their manners because it's uncool to be grateful . that is modern life sadly
@@boermed ungrateful little bastards! Haha
I have given whole bikes away abroad, or sent ones abroad more than once because there are great young riders on sub standard bikes.
Now I'm just blowing my own trumpet though. 🗣📣 😄
@@robertlund5694 blow your own trumpet Robert it's a great thing you've done . I know a chap that with his mates did the same for a lad in Nigeria called Che a flatland rider it meant the world to him . I wish I had met my mate before he and his friends did it I would have loved to have been part of it
@@boermed oh yeah- I follow him on fb! I think they are ever more stoked on stuff, that's a tough gig out there!
Cannot tell you guys enough how good this interview is. Hollywood could never write this; intriguing, insightful, honest.
Exactly. Moeller speaks so much sense in this. BMX riders would be in such a different place if they got paid more. Hearing Moeller talk about selling complete bikes to make riders earn royalties makes so much sense!!! Why don’t we want BMX to follow the success skateboarding has?
Made in USA definitely still matters! Been through a few S&M's over the last 25 years of riding. I'm pushing 40 and currently on a Hucker. I have the shield tattooed on my arm. S&M represents so much more to me than just a company. They are the spirit of BMX that always made me jazzed to ride.
I remember seeing fuzzy race at my local race track here in Huntington Indiana called the hill unfortunately not there no more but I'm guessing 90 or 91
just stumbled on to this. I remember all the BMXA test rider stuff the Luckys local thrashing shoot. I never had an S&M my friend did and I think he snapped the forks on them maybe that bus repair shop welded them up? Its pretty cool to see that Chris is still doing his thing. and some interesting insight to the behind the curtain workings of the BMX industry. I know these guys are younger but to not know some of the history and where BMX came from like SE was a bike back in the day or how company's started is interesting guess almost 50 years ago is a long time LOL my first bike was a panda frame with redline forks, my last bike was a Kastan cruiser I now want and OM ripper since I'm old as dirt too.
Lmao I felt that part about stealing tubes from the grocery store, just put it around ya waist like a belt and walk out 🤣🤣
I’m 50. This Moeller shit is fascinating. As a true upper Midwesterner I would love to hear from Rick Moliterno! Let’s hear from Rick and Steve Crandall!
That was so entertaining and insightful at the same time. Easily the best guest so far. Would love to hear Crandle tell some stories too.
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Clicked on this with the intent to fast forward to the end just to end up watching the whole thing
Nice work Chris, My Dad always had big respect you
This is incredibly inspiring. Crazy what you can accomplish with some hard work and some hustle.
We need all bikes made in America.
100% true
Probably the greatest BMX related interview ever…. Great job!
Dude I fucking love Chris Moeller glad to see hes still rockin the trucker stashe
Had me two S&M Holmes back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. I absolutely loved those bikes. S&M Redneck stem linked to some S&M Slam bars were my favorite.
These young guys had no idea about the beginnings of BMX and how badass SE and GT teams were back in the day. This was a great podcast, great memories and nostalgia of 80s BMX
Dude I would give my right arm to work for S&M and Chris Moeller. I absolutely love his story and just the brand as a whole
Ride was the mag that gave us info behind the scene now its podcast, wiz inspired me as a rider with manual combo's man hands down is legend. etnies is KING!!!
Listen and learn young men. Although difficult and unpredictable at times, small buissness are cool because of the tactics and methods one might employ or encounter. Nyquist and Moller best interviews.
2. things I remember about Moeller back in the day. The PS meet the st. I jumped the caddy and clipped the last 1" of it and ate shit. Then he gears up with this nutty leather jacket and BLASTED at it. Cleared it by like 10 more feet and blew up on impact. HILARIOUS. Bumped into him at his warehouse about a wk b4 the 10 yr party and bought a Gen II from McKinney and rode with Troy at the small mini about a month later. Good times. Only other serious character than Chris would be Sean... lol.
This was such a great one. So good to hear these stories from a company I have had a number of frames from. Also reminds me of that Bennet, Marvin era team was so awesome. And reminds me that you guys should get Castillo on!!!
Bennett deserves a mention yes (very influential) but then again did leave for volume. 😄
Chris Moeller is the man forever and ever.
Best one yet. More old school guys, they have better stories
big agree
34:30 and the ghost joins the room…
He was so interested he had to come in so he didn’t miss anything.
I came to sus it out but couldn’t leave due to how interesting his life is/was
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Been riding for 19 years, been on an S&M for 19 years. Never had a bad experience, always had my back.
Can listen to this all day. Great interview. Where can I get that book?
Great interview. I tell ya this really changed the way I look at Chris. I really like him. Not that I didn't before just thought that he had handled some situations poorly but man I can't help but pull for him and like him alot after seeing this.
Chris and Dave Clymer were / are my BMX heroes from 1991 +
…. @2:25:25 I know what I’m gonna do when I get $10 mil 😆
So cool to know that all those old school frames are a mystery as to who manufactured them during the early years... Talk about collectables.. one of a kind..