Author: Prashant Gopal

01 Nov

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Let’s preface this with saying that this has absolutely nothing to do with BMX. That being said, we’re going to talk about hip hop mixtapes for a minute. The new Action Bronson mixtape, Blue Chips 2, just dropped and it’s fantastic. It’s everything you’ve come to know and love from Bronsolino: Big Body, clever wordplay, references to food, wrestling, and obscure basketball players. I won’t drag this out and dissect it like it’s some game changing opus or make a Ghostface comparison, but if it interests you should definitely go listen to it now here or download it here.

28 Oct

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Chijioke Okafo has had a busy summer. After recovering from knee surgery he put together a welcome back edit and interview with us in the spring, filmed for and made the semi finals in The Hunt video contest (winners announced November 7th), and put out a dope edit for Volume Bikes. Chris Cadot? What else is there to say but that he has been putting in that work behind and in front the lens all summer in Toronto. The pair have been going on filming missions the last few months and hit us up about putting out a split edit. We were stoked, and I feel like their riding styles are both contrasting and complimentary. Press play to check out what these two cats have gotten up to.

27 Oct

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I spotted this collection of Ben Kaufmann selfies online. No, not the horribly narcissistic self-portraits people take to upload to their social media platforms. Ben rigged a wireless radio transmitter normally used for flashes to his shutter to take self shot riding photos. You can find more photos on the Norco website and a better explanation below:

“I Attached the wireless flash transmitter to my helmet and with the use of a sky dive inspired bite switch. On the other end was a wireless flash receiver hooked into my camera to make an instant shutter release. I was able to tripod and capture my own photos with my teeth by biting down to capture the photos. It’s definitely challenging as I have to think about the trick and the photo timing at the same time. Pretty fun”
– Ben Kaufmann

22 Oct

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I’ve been doing a lot of digging around on my hard drive lately at stuff I used to make and post on my old local scene website (the now defunct Capital BMX), and found a folder with these old school photos that were sent to me from Frank Krul. I don’t even know exactly what year these were taken other than the 80’s (either before or just after I was born I imagine), but not posting some of these would be a disservice. Click below for a few more images of backyard pools, driveway flatland sessions, and geek chic from the 1980’s in the suburbs of Ottawa, ON.

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21 Oct

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It’s been one hell of a year for videos. With the Cult video at the start of the year, Deadline just recently, and now the Markit DVD. They premiered it at Austin, TX this past weekend, and now Ten Pack Distribution are bringing it to Canada and we’ll get to see it for the first time this Saturday, October 26th at Joyride 150. It’s $15 for the session after 7:00pm, and the video starts at 8:00pm. There will be a jam in the street room and you can pick up a copy of the DVD at the premiere. If you’re in the GTA make it out for what should be one hell of a video. Check out the Facebook event here, and we’ll see everyone there.

20 Oct

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The other day I spotted this photo of Dave Osato on Ken Paul‘s Instagram feed and it reminded me of this amazing section from him in Demoltion’s Last Chance DVD. It sparked a conversation with a friend about how incredibly amazing Osato was/is. When this video part came out in 2011 he was already less and less in the BMX spotlight, but this came out and surprised everyone and reminded us all that Osato still has it (and will probably never lose it). All the amazing skatepark and subrail/hitching post tricks are so against the grain of modern day popular BMX, and the 50 Cent track was already a number of years after it’s prime popularity, but all that makes this section even better. One of the most technical mini ramp riders with the appearance of a line backer, a career of contests and video parts behind him with nothing to prove creating one of the most honest and real portrayals of their riding. I believe this is the most recent footage of Osato that the public has gotten to see, but I hope it’s not the last.