• ARTICLES
    • - A Voice From Pre-History
    • - A Distorted Point of View
    • - Who Owns the Clip? - A Response
    • - Who Owns the Clip? - Part 2
    • - Who Owns the Clip? - Part 1
    • - What is Freestyle?
    • - Style, Nuances, and Trick Differentiation
    • - Is BMX Actually That Fun?
    • - Why Street Riding Became Such a Dominant Force in BMX Culture
    • - On Getting Rad
    • - An Open Letter about BMX Sponsorships
    • - CIF #3: Steering the Ship - The Future of BMX Culture
    • - History Speaks For Itself
    • - CIF #2: Identity Battles - The False War in BMX
    • - BMX and Mental Health
    • - CIF #1: Vlogging and its influence on BMX Social Hierarchy
    • - A Response to the Florideah Swampfest
    • - The Destruction of a F#%kboy
    • - FOS #5: Our Terrains
    • - FOS #4: Our Machines
    • - FOS #3: Our Bodies
    • - FOS #2: Our Competitions
    • - FOS #1: Attack of the Clones
    • - Specialization and the Myth of the All-Around Rider PART 2
    • - Specialization and the Myth of the All-Around Rider PART 1
    • - Self Investment
    • - Let It Be Printed
  • PODCASTS
    • - BMX Breakdown: Boxpalm – The Intersection of BMX, Art, Cultural Commentary, and Fun
    • - BMX Breakdown: Micah Kranz - Stunt Shows and Their Place in BMX Culture
    • - BMX Breakdown: Russell Wadlin - BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Dillon McClain and The Hardcopy BMX Archive
    • - Special Update: What's Happening With Project Spoke
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ryan Corrigan - Ramps, Riding, and Real Life
    • - BMX Breakdown: Listener Podcast #1
    • - BMX Breakdown: Andy Kent - The Story Untold
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jeff Klugiewicz and Life After BMX
    • - Special Update: The Launch of Project Spoke
    • - BMX Breakdown: Act Like You Know Cru – BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ryan Fudger and the Challenges and Realities of Running a BMX Media Outlet
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ross Lavender - Studying BMX History and Anthropology
    • - BMX Breakdown: Trey Jones – BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jay Roe – Sponsorships, Crews, The Olympics, and the “Death of BMX”
    • - BMX Breakdown: Brian Tunney – X-Games, Olympics, and Rodeo Peanut
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold – Blue Collar BMX, The Daily Grind, and Straight Edge
    • - BMX Breakdown: Andrew Mick – Real-Life Confessions from a Rider
    • - BMX Breakdown: Richard Mungall - A Whole New Way of Thinking about the Economics of BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Nick Seabasty and The Anatomy of a BMX Clothing Brand
    • - BMX Breakdown: Steve Caro and the Story of the life of a BMX Brand
    • - BMX Breakdown: Rich Hirsch – Twenty Years of Creating in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Chase Dehart - Reflections On Growing Up Through BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Nick Ferreira and Challenger BMX Mag
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jeff Zielinski – BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Audience Invite
    • - BMX Breakdown: Brian Kachinsky – Advocacy, Influence, and Integrity in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ryan Fudger – Change, Adaptation, and Evolution in BMX Media
    • - BMX Breakdown: Chris Rye and the Institution of Video Production in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Zack Gerber - Grey Areas and Forgotten People in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Grant Castelluzzo and the Functions of Video in BMX
    • - Breakdown: Dan Price and "The Way" in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Vic Bettencourt - The Role of Local Shops in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Lino Gonzalez - BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Richard Mungall - Exploring "Freestyle"
    • - BMX Breakdown: Rob Dolecki and BMX Media
    • - BMX Breakdown: Lil Jon and the DIY Ethic
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jeff Klugiewicz and Generational Tension
    • - BMX Breakdown: Richard Mungall and The Culture of BMX
  • FEATURED
    • BMX-Focused Shops
    • Crews in BMX
    • Curb Cuts - Richard Mungall
    • A Culture in Flux - Mike Hinkens
    • Foundations of Style - Pat Fisher
  • ABOUT
  • PARTICIPATE
  • NETWORK
  • STORE
  • ARTICLES
    • - A Voice From Pre-History
    • - A Distorted Point of View
    • - Who Owns the Clip? - A Response
    • - Who Owns the Clip? - Part 2
    • - Who Owns the Clip? - Part 1
    • - What is Freestyle?
    • - Style, Nuances, and Trick Differentiation
    • - Is BMX Actually That Fun?
    • - Why Street Riding Became Such a Dominant Force in BMX Culture
    • - On Getting Rad
    • - An Open Letter about BMX Sponsorships
    • - CIF #3: Steering the Ship - The Future of BMX Culture
    • - History Speaks For Itself
    • - CIF #2: Identity Battles - The False War in BMX
    • - BMX and Mental Health
    • - CIF #1: Vlogging and its influence on BMX Social Hierarchy
    • - A Response to the Florideah Swampfest
    • - The Destruction of a F#%kboy
    • - FOS #5: Our Terrains
    • - FOS #4: Our Machines
    • - FOS #3: Our Bodies
    • - FOS #2: Our Competitions
    • - FOS #1: Attack of the Clones
    • - Specialization and the Myth of the All-Around Rider PART 2
    • - Specialization and the Myth of the All-Around Rider PART 1
    • - Self Investment
    • - Let It Be Printed
  • PODCASTS
    • - BMX Breakdown: Boxpalm – The Intersection of BMX, Art, Cultural Commentary, and Fun
    • - BMX Breakdown: Micah Kranz - Stunt Shows and Their Place in BMX Culture
    • - BMX Breakdown: Russell Wadlin - BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Dillon McClain and The Hardcopy BMX Archive
    • - Special Update: What's Happening With Project Spoke
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ryan Corrigan - Ramps, Riding, and Real Life
    • - BMX Breakdown: Listener Podcast #1
    • - BMX Breakdown: Andy Kent - The Story Untold
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jeff Klugiewicz and Life After BMX
    • - Special Update: The Launch of Project Spoke
    • - BMX Breakdown: Act Like You Know Cru – BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ryan Fudger and the Challenges and Realities of Running a BMX Media Outlet
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ross Lavender - Studying BMX History and Anthropology
    • - BMX Breakdown: Trey Jones – BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jay Roe – Sponsorships, Crews, The Olympics, and the “Death of BMX”
    • - BMX Breakdown: Brian Tunney – X-Games, Olympics, and Rodeo Peanut
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold – Blue Collar BMX, The Daily Grind, and Straight Edge
    • - BMX Breakdown: Andrew Mick – Real-Life Confessions from a Rider
    • - BMX Breakdown: Richard Mungall - A Whole New Way of Thinking about the Economics of BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Nick Seabasty and The Anatomy of a BMX Clothing Brand
    • - BMX Breakdown: Steve Caro and the Story of the life of a BMX Brand
    • - BMX Breakdown: Rich Hirsch – Twenty Years of Creating in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Chase Dehart - Reflections On Growing Up Through BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Nick Ferreira and Challenger BMX Mag
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jeff Zielinski – BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Audience Invite
    • - BMX Breakdown: Brian Kachinsky – Advocacy, Influence, and Integrity in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Ryan Fudger – Change, Adaptation, and Evolution in BMX Media
    • - BMX Breakdown: Chris Rye and the Institution of Video Production in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Zack Gerber - Grey Areas and Forgotten People in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Grant Castelluzzo and the Functions of Video in BMX
    • - Breakdown: Dan Price and "The Way" in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Vic Bettencourt - The Role of Local Shops in BMX
    • - BMX Breakdown: Lino Gonzalez - BMX Smorgasbord
    • - BMX Breakdown: Richard Mungall - Exploring "Freestyle"
    • - BMX Breakdown: Rob Dolecki and BMX Media
    • - BMX Breakdown: Lil Jon and the DIY Ethic
    • - BMX Breakdown: Jeff Klugiewicz and Generational Tension
    • - BMX Breakdown: Richard Mungall and The Culture of BMX
  • FEATURED
    • BMX-Focused Shops
    • Crews in BMX
    • Curb Cuts - Richard Mungall
    • A Culture in Flux - Mike Hinkens
    • Foundations of Style - Pat Fisher
  • ABOUT
  • PARTICIPATE
  • NETWORK
  • STORE
IMPRIMATUR

A FORUM FOR THE ANALYTICAL DISCUSSION OF BMX CULTURE & Politics

PODCAST:
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BMX Breakdown:
Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold –
​Blue Collar BMX, The Daily Grind, and Straight Edge 

by Mike Hinkens
August 4th, 2019
In this edition of the ImprimaturBMX Podcast Mike Hinkens sat down with Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold of Daily Grind and had a quick conversation about the life of an “average” life-long BMXer, running a small BMX brand, and the Straight Edge lifestyle (both on its own and in connection to BMX culture).

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