The Goat Cave - EP 105: Carson Donovan

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03/06/24 • 165 min

Today's guest is most known for his unmatched skill and style when it comes to park riding, his originality is so refreshing in today's age of repetitive trick combos. It's clear he takes a lot of influence from freestyle motocross with his flip combinations, but he also embodies the Midschool era with more simple tricks like tables, turndowns to fakie, and superman over double coping spines. He represents Canadian BMX so well with his positive attitude, and genuine care for the BMX community. There's no doubt in my mind, Carson Donovan will make his mark on the Canadian BMX scene, and put himself in the ranks of Jay Miron, Dave Osato, and Drew Bezanson.
Chapters
0:00-Intro, stunt shows,
6:34- Swampfest, Darkfest, Freestyle MTB is insane.
17:18- Untied Caveman v3 coming soon, Carsons open mind when it comes to different styles of riding
20:48- "What's your dream Swampfest obstacle idea?" and other Swampfest stories,
30:54-Timeless BMX, The Nelson BMX Jams, and the western Canada BMX scene
36:18- The death of indoor parks
50:23- The modern park rider vs Carsons style, flip cliff hangers,
57:52- Desert skate ranch, riding Pat Casey’s house
1:05:52- Triple challenge, and Carson’s Dream trick
1:12:27- Carson's background in motocross and BMX racing
1:18:06- Carson explains the “Hairy Larry”, we talk Dave Osato, and more
1:26:05- Carson's bmx photography, camera talk
1:37:03- Jason Enns is one of the best to ever do it
1:39:05- What does the Canadian BMX scene do really well? The Olympics
1:49:15- Double flips and breaking parts
2:04:14- Anything from the mid school era you wanna see make a return?
2:06:51- Listener questions
2:42:40- Last question, show wrap up, and shout outs

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The Goat Cave - EP 104: Matt Smith, Diffrent Spokes, The Yea

Today's guest is Matt Smith, a BMX rider most known for his podcast "Diffrent Spokes". Matt is also a very talented graphic designer who has helped create some of the artwork found on BMX frames and parts, as well as in magazines like Ride PA.
Chapters
0:00- Intro/Matts early BMX memory’s
13:52- Full pipes
19:35- Being a rider who has to work for tricks, rather then having tricks come easily
27:03- How The Yea started/ pad kits/ 3D printing
41:57- Matt’s artwork for Kink BMX
47:59- Matts full length “Fucks Wit it”
1:10:55- Craft beer talk
1:15:37-Why Matt started Diffrent Spokes
1:32:48- “Who have some of your influences outside of bmx been for your podcast”
1:45:50- Matt’s involvement with Ride PA
1:58:02-Jibs for John BMX jam/More to life than just BMX
2:10:08-Health advice from Matt
2:21:00 What Matt has going on for 2023
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