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21 Feb

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With the first weekend of March quickly approaching I figured what better time to repost the La Revolution video. La Revolution was the first real BMX contest I ever saw in person and it seriously feels like it went down last year. La Rev set the tone for what would be the amazing Metro Jam era. It’s hard to believe it’s already been over 10 years since.

I remember making the trip to Toronto from Montreal with Eric Trepanier, not knowing much about the contest except that Eric was going up and we had a ride with his parents. The drive up ended up being around 10 hours instead of 5/6, there was a huge car pile up on the 401. When I got to the contest I realized that every single pro that I looked up to at that time was there and shredding. I met my favorite rider, Garrett Byrnes, we met/talked with Jim Cielencki after he pulled something I couldn’t even imagine possible until that weekend, the 180 handplant over the spine. Needless to say the La Revolution weekend was a monumental moment in BMX for me. Although I had already been riding for a few years at that point, there was no chance in hell I would ever be giving it up after seeing so much awesomeness/ good people and good riding 6 hours from where I grew up. I’m sure the same could be said for those who attended Metro Jams in Vancouver and even Street Justice contests in Alberta.

Although it was a contest, there wasn’t a competitive vibe in the air, and you could tell every dude there was having a good time with friends and enjoying the TO nightlife. BMX, and specifically BMX in Canada, needs an event or events like La Revolution/Metro today. With rider numbers at an all time high in Canada, young riders need to see an event like this at least once in their lifetime, in my opinion. Although current Toronto BMX Jams aren’t the same as Metro Jams once we’re, a big thanks goes out to Mike Heaton for putting on Canada’s largest BMX event year after year. If your anywhere around the GTA on March 1st to 3rd get out to the Toronto BMX Jam . Shout out to anyone, any shop or any organization who have held or hold BMX events in Canada!

20 Feb

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I had been meaning to post the first trailer (seen above) for Dave Scott’s Open Liquor 3 for the past little while, and then this new one (seen below) edited by Taylor Elvy showed up online today. After having only recently watched Open Liquor 2, and spending some time around Dave Scott, I must advocate that you do the same. His videos can be described the same way you could describe him: a controlled mess, yet acutely on point.

19 Feb

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Ian Fleming hooked up this leftover footy edit from their 2012 Nova Scotia BUSINESS DVD, featuring Harrison Forward and Ian Fleming. Lots of good riding and dope spots in this, Harrison killin it. If you haven’t got your copy yet, cop one here, Ed’s got his.

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18 Feb

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Here’s a sick timelapse that Braeden put together of Ron Mercer’s infamous Woodyard. If you haven’t had the chance to ride the woodyard yet, start making your plans for this spring/summer/fall and make it happen, you won’t be disappointed!

17 Feb

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Issue 3 of Union Press was released in early December, and if you have not yet gotten a copy you can now view the whole issue online. We are working at getting issue 2 online eventually, and are at work on issue 4 to be released some time this summer. You can still find hard copies of the newspaper zine at better bike shops across Canada, or you can pick one up here.

15 Feb

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Zane Hudson of Connected Brand fame contributed this section to our Kelowna scene video way back in 2005. It features some cool old footage of Taylor Elvy and Isaac Barnes, along with the sketchiest rail I’ve ever seen attempted. How sick is that bank to wall spot?

14 Feb

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Greg Flag shutting it down with the last of our Embajada En Barcelona Remix edits. Greg got more footage than anyone else on the trip and proved yet again that he can shred any obstacle you put in front of him, with a smile on his face the whole time. Get a copy of the DVD while there’s still a few left and try to find Greg’s banana or lettuce challenge….