This great mix of the island boys, I mean “Dads“, was filmed during a road trip through California. Kerr and his buds ended up at a BMX sanctuary in Fresno, CA and camped out. Hang out through the lifestyle segment and watch Mike and Dan shred along with a few homies.
Mike Varga in California – More BMX Videos
We’re a couple days behind on this one by check out Mike Varga shred some parks and ditches in Cali courtesy of Vital.
Photo by Justin Schwanke.
Like many people in their late teens and early 20’s, Justin Schwanke is also a university student. While the world of academia is full of possibilities, you wouldn’t typically associate it with the realm of BMX, but he did just that. Justin took his love of riding and received an athletics scholarship, to help offset the cost of his education. I asked him to share some more information about it, so take some time to read his story below. If you’re a post-secondary student also take a detailed read through your school’s administrative literature, because you might be able to find a similar opportunity for yourself.
Trip on this. Chilling Spree brings us this casual cruising edit in 3D, or as they put it, “a visual exploration of a group of chillers delving into the third dimension”. Dig out your 3D glasses and jump in. Riders include Greg Flag, Orlando, Riley McMaster, and Brad Hill.
BAPTISTS hail from Vancouver and play a crushing brand of hardcore that has them headed to the upper echelon of the genre – there’s a lot about the band to get excited about. After landing a deal with iconic metal label Southern Lord on the strength of a few songs released online, Baptists released Bushcraft (listen here) and hit the ground running.
Like most heavy bands, the proof is in the live show. Most of their press is riddled with Converge comparisons and references to Dave Grohl being stoked on their drummer but to really get a feel for them, check out the KEXP session above or their Rain City session from a while back.
“This was Sunday evening, Trucker showed up for about 10 minutes, fired this smith out and left. Dan kills it.”
– Jared Chilko
Ever wonder who the man behind the indoor bicycle only park in Markham, Ontario (Joyride150) is? In a world where it has become easier and easier to talk the talk, Mark Summers walks the walk. Mark has had a passion for cycling most of his life and through Joyride 150, he has allowed many more to share this passion. Bike Mag have an interesting interview with Mark here ; from taking his wife on a bike ride on their 3rd date, to his 69′ Nova, and beyond, this is a very interesting read put together by Colin Field. Joyride 150 has done great things for the GTA BMX scene and on behalf of anyone who has ridden Joyride, thanks for keeping us sane all winter Mark!
Summer 2014 ‘Canadian Pride’ stickers available now. Email us your full address over the next few days (northernembassy@gmail.com) for a few freebies or check back on the web store soon to order a whole stack.
As outsiders looking in, Winnipeg’s BMX scene is booming lately. The riders, parks, and shops are a huge reason for this, but also in part to Philippe Bellefeuille documenting the scene. He’s been making a somewhat-regular Youtube show called Da Peg Show for two years documenting what the Winnipeg scene has been up to in his own style, and we wanted to know a bit more. Check out a quick interview we did with him below.
Also be sure to check out Da Peg Show at all their links:
DaPegShow.com
Youtube.com/DaPegShow
Facebook – Da Peg Show
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