I hope everyone is taking advantage of this Victoria day long weekend to get some shredding in. Jared Chilko sure is!
PA Jam is going down this weekend (Sunday May 19th at 1pm) at the Prince Albert, SK skatepark. Check it out if your anywhere near PA.
If you’re following us on Instagram you’ve probably seen me posting about stickers lately. They are an obsession that I still can’t shake, and nowadays I grow even fonder to old stickers that act as bookmarks to different periods of BMX in my life. I started writing a piece about this strange obsession and fascination with stickers almost two years ago for this site, then Nick Ferreira (of Holeshot Zine/Amigos/ESPN) wrote a very poignant and thoughtful piece about BMX’s appetite for stickers in The Albion Issue #2, and I thought why bother when he hit the nail on the head. The issue has been long available to view and read online here, but I just recently stumbled on the full article again and thought it would be a great time to share it. Read the first paragraph, then the rest of the article after the link. What’s your favourite sticker in your collection?
Collecting stickers, whether to save for the right moment, or cover your bike in an unrelated mess, is a BMX phenomenon that continues even in the increasingly digital landscape we live in. Kids typically plaster their bikes with any sticker, mid-schoolers have a Metal Bikes “Spade” logo they’ve been saving to put in the “perfect spot” for the past decade, and older guys still have that Club Homeboy sticker they’ve also been saving for two decades to place in that same elusive “perfect spot.” While these groups disagree about seat height, already-been-done tricks, and what company will go under next, one thing they can all agree on is stickers.
The first and only rule of our Embassy X Etnies 5 clip edit is there must be 5 riding clips, everything else is up to you. Brandon Webster hooked up this dope edit that his buddy Justin Browne filmed and edited. Thanks homies!
Remember, the deadline for the contest is June 1st, get on it and win some fresh Etnies softgoods/kicks!
Not gonna lie, having Jason Enns footage on the Embassy vimeo feels pretty surreal! Enns was nice enough to let us host up a bunch of rad raw footage that he filmed in Vancouver through 2007-08 with Surrey Steve. SO pumped on this, thanks to Jason and Surrey for this.
Spring is in the air, you guys are out riding in this amazing weather already. Why not film a quick 5 clip edit in the next 3 weeks and enter for your chance to win an Etnies Prize pack? Email entries to NorthernEmbassy@gmail.com before June 1st. Entries will be judged on creativity, vibe, filming/editing, spots, riding, and more. Do it up! Who doesn’t need new shoes and softgoods? Especially from the best in the game. Huge thanks to Etnies/Timebomb for helping make this happen.
To Launch the contest, here’s a 5 clip edit we filmed with Le Luke Santucci last weekend, enjoy!
***open to residents of Canada only***
Chijioke Okafo has had a few bad summers now and bad luck with some serious injuries in the last couple of years. Now he’s back in the game and healthier than ever. He met up with Chris Silva one afternoon to film this quick edit at our favourite ramshackle skatepark in one of Toronto’s west end neighbourhoods. If the video is telling of anything then he hasn’t lost a thing. We also asked him a few questions about his injuries and recovery, so read his interview below along with a couple recent photos shot by Mike Headford.
If your anywhere near Prince Albert,SK next Saturday May 18th, be sure to head out to the PA skatepark for a good time!
