Author: Prashant Gopal

18 May

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A quick reminder that our 5 clip Etnies/Timebomb contest deadline is soon approaching with less than two weeks left. Edit together 5 clips of your own riding and submit it to us at northernembassy@gmail.com by May 31st, or as soon as possible, for your chance to win shoes, clothes, and more from Etnies. The winner will be announced on June 1st, so get filming and send in your submissions ASAP.

14 May

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My two favourite kooks have left this morning for pretty much the ultimate Canadian adventure. Leland Nightingale and Patrick Krzyzanowski are riding their bikes (not their BMX bikes mind you, but their touring bikes) across Canada from Tofino, BC to St. John’s, NL. They will be spending the next 2.5 to 3 months traveling by bike throughout the Canadian wilderness, camping and sleeping in hammocks. They have both been staples of the Toronto BMX scene for a long time, and watching them prepare for a trip of this proportion has been inspiring to say the least. You can follow their adventures on Leland’s blog Had To Move or on Instagram. If you run across this pair on their journey, feel free to offer them a couch or a warm shower.

01 May

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Patrick Krzyzanowski (who we did a studio tour with before) is one of those people that works really hard at something, can abstain from it for a long period of time, and still retain everything he learned. I could probably count on one hand the number of times I can get him out to ride, but when he does, he hasn’t lost anything. We spent the weekend in the small town of Campbellford, ON, rode their minimal yet fun skatepark, and Pat was able to film a few tricks in no time. Check out this quick 5 trick edit with him (plus a bonus clip), with guests clips from Leland Nightingale and myself (Prashant), filmed on a shaky iPhone.

23 Apr

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Sometimes a spot needs a little bit of work to make it that much better. Some spot purists may say that it’s cheating or not real street, but frankly that doesn’t bother me. There are a number of great spots in and around where I live, but modifying one out of a several barriers at the end of my quiet street to have a quick and tight transition seemed like a fun project, and we thought we’d share it with you. Click below to learn how to create a transition on a jersey barrier yourself.

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19 Apr

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Jason Vawter shot by Kate Woolley.

Jason Vawter has established himself as the go to BMX photographer in Vancouver. From a Sam Lowe Primo ad, to a 1664 summer road trip, to a flip book of Andy Roode and everything in between, Jason Vawter takes alot of dope pictures. In the city of hunger, there’s never a shortage of dudes out shredding. Jason makes everything and everyone look awesome in his photos. Below he chose some of his favorite photos and answered a bunch of questions we had. Read on.

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15 Apr

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If you haven’t gotten a copy of our Embajada En Barcelona DVD yet, you’re missing out. If you buy it through our shop you will get a copy of our Bueno zine that goes a long with it, and this photo might make a bit more sense.

To give you a bit of a back story, the airline company lost Jeremy’s bag for the first couple days of our trip, so he rented this sweet bike to keep up with everyone as he filmed. While sessioning this bump spot with everyone, he still wanted to get rad on it, and charged at it all the same. The look on his face was priceless, and the bike held up.

08 Apr

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BMXFU‘s Jordan Dwan makes it down a steep rail with, as he says, “just a double peg”. Not pictured is the twelve foot tall chain link fence just a short ten feet from the end of the rail, which makes the whole setup that much scarier.