Mike Canning - Episode 11 The Union Tapes

Mike Canning was one of the guys who caught the media spot light as BMX was well and truly going down the pan popularity wise. A start in racing, he quickly moved into Freestyle with a bunch of like minded friends around his home and they gained a reputation as a scene to watch, starting out on backyard quarters and jumping at the local tracks Mike appeared in an issue of BMX Action bike in 86 in the ‘ Zoid' feature, along side Nick Phillips. At this point Mike had just scored a ride for Dyno with the hot shop of that time-Mud machine, which later evolved into M-zone. We get into what turned into a turbulent relationship with those guys. Then got a ride in the Skyway team, we get into the conflict of riding for that team, shooting pics with Windy for Freestylin magazine, uk feature. The BFA circuit. BMX beat appearance, worlds contests, various shows, Vert comps and Circus jobs riding span his time up till 91 when he made a return to the events of the UK BMX world and continued his path of destruction on Vert and dirt contests. Mikes powerful bike riding all out approach to riding, the Can can lookback jump, and how does no one else do it? Theres a lot to cover in this one. It's long and insightful.
Riders mentioned
Karl Alford, Dave Munt, Chris Laney, Dave Beveridge, Zoid, Dean Rush, Steve Habbishaw, Craig Campbell, Jess Dyrenforth, Nick Phillip, Dave Curry, Marco Lara, Pepi, Neil Ruffell, Robert Ruffell, Andy Ruffell, Dennis McCoy, Fuzzy, Carl Westfield, Vince Gregory, Mark Lively, Mike Pardon, Andy Preston, Jason Ellis, Howard Radcliffe, Dave Blundell, Carl Inkpen, Stuart Dawkins, Mat Hoffman, Maurice Meyer, Steven Laidlaw, Dave Young, Greg Guilliotte, Andy Brown, Lee Reynolds, Josh White, Todd Anderson, Dino Deluca, James Hudson, Rob Alton, Effraim Catlow, Jason Hassell, Nick Elkan