Schley Rides w. Richie Schley and Avg J

Gas-pare Licata former CEO and Roberto Rossi (current CFO), of Crankbrothers talk about getting the business to where it is after 11 years of working together, being Italian transplants in southern California and the state of the mountian bike industry. We also discuss Gas' move to run EXT Suspension. Two good firends that I respect for their intelligence and insight, shine some light and wisdom,...

Jason Richardson devoted his life to racing BMX bikes at an early age. I lead him down a few different paths and eventual to MTB. Along the way he got his PHD in Psycolgy and now helps athletes and other high performers get to their goals. Very interesting listen about how athletes think, a life well lived and how we can all benifit from his tyoe of services. Going deeper on this episode of Schley...

Anneke Beerten is one of the most successful mountian bike racers on the planet. 3 BMX World titles, 3 World Chamioship titles in 4 Cross, DH Podiums, Enduro championsships... I got tyhis chance to cathc up with my old friend and talk about racing, forced retirement due to a car accident that resulted in a brain injury, moving to Bentoville Arkansas and more. Great listen to the life of such an ac...

Jess Petersen owner of the now only real MTB repair shop in Laguna Beach Radvan Bikes and Dylan Lee, son of Troy Lee of TLD talk about how they met, riding in Laguna Beach, racing, RAWDUST and much more. 2 great guys to have chatted with and share their stories. Tune in Turn on.

Cam Zink won Redbull Rampage 2 years ago at 37 years old, took a bad crash that landed him in the hospital at last years Rampage. This year in 2025, he was on a winning run and in his own words, "tripped over the finish line". We talk about where Rampage is going, why Action Sports Heros do what they do and justifies the risks taken.  Cam seems to have given these topics a lot of thought and is no...

Matt Shuster has been a local Laguna Mountain bike rider, since he was a kid. We talk about chasing the Rads around as kids, his best momory of being a surf filmer and that one Legendary Day at Cloud Break. Many years of working for Volcom, a lot of laughs and smart ass commets make this a fun listen. 

My good friend Aaron Chase was a star of many of the early freeride films NWD, his own productions like Killing Time. He won Slopestyle contest, broke his back, designed courses and now hosts the on sight show at Redbull RAMPAGE. Aron is now doing construction and riding bikes onnt he side, but I don't think we have seen the lst of him. He is one of the most impressive people I have followed on a...

Geoff Gulevich(Gully) and I met when he was a kid. His enthusiastic personality, charm and talent on a bike, are what made him stand out from the heard. All of the for metioned are exactly what gave him such a great long lasting career. With 5 Rampage events under his belt(5th was his top result), several Crankworx Slopestyles, many magazine covers and countless film segmants have, made him a stap...

Pump tracks have been popular for many years in many places, but getting things like this apporved in Laguna Beach are not small tasks. After successfully launching a Pump Track in San Clemente, he has set his sights on Laguna and it is looking good. Tune in and turn on to find out more. 

One of the most interesting shows yet, with Dre a legend in the Candian MTB Scene with a list of acalades that are difficult to match; - World Cup Racer, first Canadian Male Olympian 1996, 5 time Canadian National Champion, co-founder of BC Bike Race just about on its 20th year - The MegaVolt co-founder, just finished 5th year N.Americas only 3day, eMTB festival - travel writer, and stage race ent...

Lunch Box Larry is an alias of former Canadian DH Champ, Freeride Pioneer, 9 times Redbull Ramapage judge and all around fun mountian bike fixture in the Canadian bike scene, Chris Lawrence. His colorful alias characters in Freeride Entertainments NWD Films like Rickdiculous and now Electric Larry have made mountian bikers laugh around the world for decades. We discuss DH racing, being a judge at...

One of the Go Big Action Sports heros from my era, Chuch Patterson is known for going big on skis, surfing big waves, but most notably for SKIING, yes Sking Jaws and Mavericks, a couple of the biggest waves in the world. Tune in and hear how it all came together.

NewZealander Wynn Masters has been around the bike world for nearly 20 years, bringing his colorful riding style, shining personality and some pretty imprssive racing. We discuss his privateer program, helping the underdogs, wheelies and Wynn TV. Tune in for a laugh and some knowledge about Wynn and his life on the circut.

One of my favorite humans. Tom Pro and his team, took what they learned in from their time at running the Whistler Bike Park on the road and have been creating the best Bike Parks in the World. We chat about what it takes, which parks are the best and so good old memories from the time we had total control of the Whistler Bike Park. What a time. 

The Figueroa Twins are some of the nicest, well mannored, profession and charginng teenagers I have ever met. List to their story of how their incredibly suppostive dad, got them into mountain biking. They have sponsors and a plan, to reach the top of the sport, while being kind and giving back along the way. A very refreshing conversation with 2 really nice motivated young men.

One of my oldest friends in mountaain biking, Tarek was the first Sponsored Freerider in Europe. As one of the Rocky Mountain Fro Riders, Tarek had the flattest table top in the business, until a serious crash landed him in a wheelchair. His personality and  perserverance are infectious, if you meet him. For the past 15 years his agency has represeted the biggest names in mountai biking; Danny Mac...

One of my best friends Wade Simmons, was named the Godfather of Freeriding many years ago becasue he emboies exactly what the word Freeride means to so many people, Ride and be Free. His win at the very first Redbull Rampage, solidified him iin everyone's minds as the Godfather. We talk about the past, the current state of the riding atmoshphere and his new luricant brand Godfather's Garage. A tru...

One of Orange Counties unsung heros in the Mountain Biking scene, David tirelessly volunteers his time to get more trail access, save the trails we have and project like the San Clemente Pump Track are some if his projects. What about E-bike access? Turn in and turn on, to find out.

Luca Commetti solidified his roll as a staple pro rider in North American and beyond. DH Racer, Dual Slalom and now anything with 2 wheels you can pedal are his disciplines. Luca tells us about how being a videographer and rider, has propelled his career in the direction it has, where his Youtube channle takes his viewers along on his rides. Listen in and have some laughs.

Andrew Herrick jump on board with Carl and Frank to create the component brand Crankbrother, but his journey started long before that. Striaght out of university, he and his friends made the first "fun" lubricant brand, Pedros. Pat Parnel and I ask all the necessary questions about the few chapters inbetween the companies he participated in, riske advertising and working with Shaun Palmer. Today t...

One of the most important people making modern mountain biking cool. Rob was one of the early sponsored Skateboarders, who took everythign he learned in that industry and brought it to mountain biking. Creating a very cool brand, with great bikes and the Santa Cruz Syndicate World Cup Race team. The winningest DH race team in history. We talk about the industry, early days of Skateboarding, Retall...

Two very important MTB Hall of Famers Horst invented the Horst Link suspension that we see on probably 75 % of modern mountain bikes and Chuck (Laguna Rad) brought Mountain biking to Laguna Beach and opened the first MTB Shop. These 2 older gentalmen talk about the old days, their impact on the sport and what they dislike about where things are at today. What a privialge to listen to these 2 legne...

Tony Z, is a pillar of our Mountain Bike Community in Laguna Beach, CA. He worked at Oakley as a designer and took his skill out on his own to create Fix Manufaturing. Making tools for the activities he enjoys most, is his job and passion. If he wasn't busy enough statring a business, being a father and a Laguna Rad, he started the high school cycling program in town and an annual bike race called...

Here stories from Hans coming to Laguna Beach from Germany, being trials Word Champion many times, close encounters with aliens and getting a curse put on him in Borneo. The most famous mountain bike rider in the World passes his torch to the most worthy receipent Danny Mackaskill and much more. We were also joined by local legend and dear friend of Hans, Dagwood. A piece of the surf fabric inn La...

Scotty former head of Redbull Media House, has been commited to riding his bike more then anyone I know, for as long as I have known him. Growing up in Laguna Beach, he has a lot of MTB history and is a memeber of the Elite Laguna SADS (not the RADS)! He has been working in the background, with his Redbull leverage to get mountain biking as a whole, infront of a larger audience for the past 25 yea...