Helmet Talk at Ray's with Tommy Zula - BMX Roots to Professional Mountain Bike Racing

Helmet Talk – a hybrid podcast/conversation video series with all of the cool riders that come to Ray's Indoor Bike Park. Join Keith Miller, Park Manager, as he sits down to talk about things that may or may not be riding related.

In this video, Keith talks with 2019 Red Bull UCI Pumptrack World Champion, Tommy Zula about his successes as a professional bike rider.

Keith and Tommy talk about his experience in the inaugural UCI Pumptrack World Championships; which bike size is best, traveling with Velosolutions, and the process of competing and winning the World Championship. Tommy talks about his plans for racing Pumptrack next year, what bike he should ride, and his thoughts on why pumptracks are good for the biking community worldwide. Could there be talk of Pumptrack in the Olympics?!

Tommy also races Mountain Bikes professionally (and is a professional BMX racer), so the two discuss how Tommy got into Mountain Biking and what it takes to be on the podium at the elite level. Tommy reflects on how the skills he’s developed over a lifetime of biking have helped him smoothly transition to mountain biking, but also have the ability to crossover to BMX and pumptrack when necessary during the year.

Reflecting on BMX, Tommy and Keith discuss their thoughts on Flats vs. Clips for youth BMX racing. Could this help develop more bike skills? Will this change how BMX tracks are built? Could this reintroduce certain shoe/clothing companies to BMX racing?
In addition to Tommy’s racing, the two discuss their picks for UCI DH racing as well as top picks for the current Supercross season.

Tommy will be competing at the first stop of Crankworx in New Zealand this March, so the two discuss what events he will (and should) be competing in, what bikes he chooses to bring, and how he travels with his bikes.

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Production/Setup: Brooke Trine (@btrine32)

In the Video: Keith Miller (@keithmiller684) and Tommy Zula (@tommyzula)

Music by: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs    • ** No Copyright Music ** Joakim Karud...