Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports

History has been made in X Games Moto this year with Jacko Strong landing the first ever 110ft Front Flip, before Rob Adelberg bested it with the first ever Front Flip to Front Flip in a line (Next Gen ramp into 110ft ramp) to blow everyone's mind. Guillem Navas broke the Quarter Pipe Highest Air record on his first jump of the competition but by the end of the comp, Colby Raha set a new record of...

With X Games 2022 just around the corner, Edgar Torronteras joins to talk about who's in, who's out and where the hell did his invite get sent too for this years event, because his name is again, not on the list! We talk about all the disciplines from Freestyle Moto (or is it Freeride?), Best Trick, Best Whip, Quarter Pipe Highest Air and 110s Sit back, relax and enjoy the craziness that is, the m...

It's almost that time of the year for X Games to roll around again and this time we've got a full riders invite list 1 month before the competition! There are some surprises like Axell Hodges in the Freestyle Motocross discipline, but huge line-ups in every discipline.   Will we see any new tricks in FMX this year, or new records broken in the Quarter Pipe highest air?  And will we see a...

NIGHT of the JUMPs returned for 2022 with the Freestyle of Nations in Munich and Cologne with almost back to back events after a couple of years in Covid-19 limbo and we wrap-up both events with this short, sharp podcast! Firstly we cover Munich with the World Team vs Team Czech vs Team France.  Huge crashes, some controversial decisions I thought, but one hell of a return for the season. And...

James Bond's stunt man and one of the greatest action sports athletes of all time has joined to talk all things FMX.  But the spotlight isn't on Robbie Maddison, the man who has broken so many World Records, but actually his young 11 year old son, Kruz Maddison. Kruz recently performed in his first ever FMX show at Freestyle Kings in Australia, and even better, he got to ride the show with hi...

What does it take to achieve your childhood dream? Kai Haase just took the best from his 2021 season riding every damn 2-wheel discipline he could and amplified it by x1000 as he rode in his first ever Monster Energy AMA Supercross event, and not just any old round, but the biggest one!  ANAHEIM 1  One of the most naturally skilled dirt bike riders on the planet, Kai didn't waste his tim...

A new year, new events, new bikes and way more news from the Freestyle Motocross world in 2022. Funnily enough, I didn't even bother to check my emails but the Riders Lounge Podcast has been shortlisted on the Sports Podcast Awards a couple of weeks ago.  If you would like to vote, check it out here: https://www.sportspodcastawards.com/ Injury updates from Travis Pastrana (and his new helmet...

The Ultimate Rundown of Levi Sherwood's brand new FMX Bike! Full Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/AES4BUH3em4 It doesn't get much more in-depth than this, as Levi goes through the entire Freestyle Motocross bike design and why he felt the need to completely overhaul the KTM 250SX into this Frankenstein which is for the most part, the ultimate FMX bike.  (until he comes up with even more cha...

Welcome to a bonus episode: This is a Companion, to the Companion of the Red Bull Imagination freeride competition. Basically, I jumped on a Zoom call with the FMX Comedian, Clint Esposito from Two Wheels to Freedom and FMX rider Austin Drummond as we watched the latest offering from Red Bull. And the best part of doing these types of things, I find the more I talk to like-minded individuals, awes...

Why do you get out of bed in the morning? Paul Everest is one of the most influential minds in Action Sports who grew one of the most recognisable brands from a couple hundred bucks in the garage to a multi-million dollar behemoth.   He then rode the private and public rollercoaster that went along with the exponential growth of Unit Clothing which became so popular, so fast, that it simply c...

To say it feels incredible to see events happening again would be an understatement.  To hear the cheering of the ecstatic Swiss crowd at NIGHT of the JUMPs in September was unbelievable and to witness the elation from the actual FMX and MTB riders who threw down on the night was even more impressive. It was an emotional event, with some riders doing their first event back since Covid-19 cut...

NIGHT of the JUMPs is back with the first competition after the Lockdown and they are bringing a new format to Switzerland for the first time, the Freestyle of Nations! We preview the first FMX competition on European soil with some legends joining me on this special episode to talk about the three teams going head to head, with Team Germany vs. France vs. Spain. And some legends of the sport will...

What was planned for a quick 5 minute voice message for the X Games review series, turned into a full blown interview with the legend of Freestyle Motocross, a man who epitomised the sport, before it was even 'a thing'.  We talk with none other than ET, Edgar Torronteras. Of course there was plenty to talk about with this years X Games being completely different, at Axell Hodges' Slayground d...

Beating Axell Hodges on his home turf, Colby Raha broke the X Games record for Quarter Pipe Highest Air by sending his Husky 40 feet 9 inches to claim the Gold Medal in the 2021 competition, relegating Axell to a Silver medal. Unfortunately, Corey Creed who held the previous record only one inch lower at 40'8", was knocked out of competition, literally when he crashed the day before in practise. &...

It's time for the big one!  Best Trick is the event we wait for every year to see what everyone has been working on, and after last years hiatus, I think it's fair to assume everyone was really looking forward to this event since the guys had effectively 2 years to hone their tricks! And it looked like only David Rinaldo was willing to bring something completely new to the game with his new b...

X Games unveiled an all new moto discipline this year with the 110's or Mini Bikes, or Pit bikes.. or whatever you want to call them!   I thought it would have been pit-bike racing but it turned out to be a full freestyle run and Axell Hodges took the win on his home turf over a field of some big name Moto and BMX riders. I'm not going to lie, I didn't really know what to expect and... I thou...

The motocross discipline which measures style over anything else, returned to X Games 2021 with Best Whip and there was a huge shake-up in the results with surprise eliminations and a very deserving winner! Tom Parsons brought the heat with some of the biggest whips ever done on a dirt bike, and he took the win over Wanky (Genki Watanabe) who has some of the best Turn Down whips as well.  The...

X Games Freestyle Moto is one of the most important and longest running motocross discipline in the ESPN stables.  In 2021, it didn't disappoint and there was so much going on, that it gave us plenty to talk about here! From the difficult course bugging out most riders, the judging, the crashes and even what time everyone must have had to wake up to even ride this event! From Luc's incredible...

The first major international FMX competition for 2021 is done and dusted, and there is a lot to talk about with this unique X Games event!  So much so, we will break it down into each discipline and bring in plenty of riders to give their opinion on the olympics of Action Sports. This episode, we look at the overall impression of the event, with a new look X Games, to have each discipline ou...

It's finally official.  X Games is back for 2021!  July 14-18th and the Moto will be held at Axell Hodges' compound, Slayground! New Riders.  New Location.  New Discipline. Plenty of old guys! A few big names missing, and a few big surprises as well! You can read all of these points as well on the blog here: https://ridersloungepodcast.com/2021/06/25/x-games-invite-fmx-moto/ He...

Nate Adams won everything there is to win in Freestyle Motocross, and at the same time he was focused 100% on FMX progression, he began a glove-only brand called Deft Family which was revolutionary at the time. We catch up with 'The Destroyer' to find out how he was able to continue to be the man to beat at the top of his sport, while learning all new skills in business, marketing, logistics and t...

We go deep into Industry Insider territory on this latest episode with the Chief Energy Officer of Nitro Circus Live and one-half of the 'Skip This Podcast' duo, Nathan Brown. There's so much ground to cover in this episode from the Metal Mulisha vs Crusty Demons days of 2005 to the Crusty Demons vs Nitro Circus Live battleground in 2009, Nitro taking over the world into the Mental Health and the...

Jason Ryan is currently producing one hell of a documentary called "Out of the Loop : The Jose Yanez Documentary" which will re-write Action Sports history, detailing the story of the first ever back flip on a motorcycle which was landed by BMX Pro rider, Jose Yanez in 1991. If you haven't heard the name Jose Yanez before, you're like most of us who had not either.  9 years before Carey Hart...

As one of Australia’s best Freestyle Motocross exports, and with many more years left up his sleeve, I think you’re about to get an insight into the mind of someone who’s on the edge of FMX greatness.  While he has had some big wins like at the Nitro World Games a couple of years ago, and having a trick list longer than your arm and certainly more than he can fill his bar pad with, Pat unfort...

Buckle up! This is one rip snorter of a Riders Lounge Podcast interview with one of Australia’s greatest motocross exports who has completely taken the disciplines of Best Whip and Step-Up to new levels and he is clearly not scared to call a spade a bloody shovel. Actually today, you’re going to be educated on the history of Freestyle Motocross. As the intro goes… the first ever backflip on a dirt...