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10 Dec

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Brad Hill and I just finished issue three of our collaborative BMX newspaper zine Union Press. I can truly say that it’s my favourite issue so far, and I feel like we were able to cover a range of people and topics, while having the most contributors in an issue yet. As always you can get this for FREE from better bike shops across Canada as it is generously supported and distributed by Ten Pack Distribution and 1664 Distribution. If you do not have a local bike shop, or live outside of Canada, you can order a copy for the price of postage here. Check out a list of contents from issue three below and a number of photos from its pages after the jump.

– Dagg’s Kitchen: Cooking tips and a recipe from the mind and kitchen of Nick Dagg
– Team Manager Tales: A story from Harley Haskett about his best trip ever
– Build and Create: An interview with skatepark builder and bike rider Kean Fougere
– A profile of Niagara area flatlander Smoother
– Photos from Jeremy Deme, Charlie Crumlish, Trent Barker, Jason Vawter, Brad Hill, and Prashant Gopal
– Fold out posters from MacNeil Bikes, Verde Bikes, 1664, and BMXFU

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09 Dec

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“A coaster, a cassette, a race bike and an airplane. There’s a bit of everything in this…”
Justin Schwanke sent in this diverse video. What sold it for me was the tune and the bold choice to include race footage. Click below for a couple other submissions from Winnipeg’s Wayne Hartman & Matt Perrin and also Vancouver Island’s Nathan Hines.

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08 Dec

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Ever wonder what Jason Enns doing switch-footed rocket icepicks on a miniramp would look like? You’re in luck.

Allied was a relatively short-lived company founded by Steve Inge, who also started Poor Boy, Mutiny, and the indoor skatepark from the Jomo Pro contests. I had no idea that Enns had a section in this, but it’s pretty awesome. There are lots of clips from Bear Creek when it was a cutting edge outdoor park, and what I think I recognize as Winnipeg street spots. How rad were Basic Whammy Bars?

06 Dec

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Not much needs to be said about this besides it was filmed and edited by Austin Odegnal and features a bunch of rad Calgary,AB locals (Kyle Freeman, Richard Gallant, Matt Thomas, Andrew Schubert, John Alden, Darcy Peters, Brad Hannaford, Devon Rohl, Austin Odegnal, and Chay Nelson). It’s rad, press play!

06 Dec

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NHL season or not, hockey is in full effect in Canada and this video represents what hockey in our country is all about. Bettman (who earns $8 million a year) and the NHLPA can suck it, there’s much more to hockey in Canada than the NHL.

05 Dec

Posted at 22:29h in archive by

This is so sick, this is why the Embassy exists! Quinn Nelson is 18 years old and shreds. He lives in Dawson Creek, BC, 3 hours past Past Prince George. I for one am very stoked to see this young shredder kill it in his small town/ home turf. Keep an eye on this shredder and thanks for hooking this up Quinn.

04 Dec

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It’s not very often you see a BMXer make a full length feature film. Adam McKay has done exactly that.

“So I have been making films and shooting stuff for about 10 years. Started with a bunch of random videos and BMX vids and slowly morphed into a love for filmmaking. This love brought me out west, where I went to Capilano U for film. It wasn’t all it was cracked up to be so instead of spending a collective $45,000 between the 3 of us involved, we decided just to make a feature film. Initially set to take place entirely on an island on Lake Nippissing, it ended up being shot over 3 weeks in Toronto, Timmins and Monetville. We shot this thing for just over 10k and a lot of hard work. It is our first attempt at anything of this scale and was an incredible learning experience. We hope to do some more in the future.

A small town boy turned big city player is forced to choose between the career of his dreams and the family he has left.
This film was shot over the course of 3 weeks in the summer of 2011. It is one of the first films ever to be both shot and set in Northern, Ontario. With our main shooting locations being, Timmins and Lakair Lodge on the west arm of Lake Nippissing. Despite a fairly large cast and many locations we managed to shoot the film for a little more thank $10,000. Which my Hollywood standards, is damn near impossible. We could not have done this without the love and support of all of our friends, family, cast and crew. Thank you to everyone who made this film a reality. Enjoy.”

– Adam McKay

30 Nov

Posted at 23:21h in archive by

This is a slight departure from Canadian content, but since I have the advantage of getting it first (by virtue of living a few hours across the border) I’ll post a few things I liked about this video before it lands in Canada.

Spots. I love the abundance of East Coast spots in Talk is Cheap. They have a look to them that works really well with street footage, and there’s a great mix of recognizable classics and new finds.

“It has the vibe of like, Endless Summer.” (That was my wife’s review…. I bet the Cult guys would be stoked on that.)

Alex Kennedy. This one was a surprise to me. He does a bunch of combos I’ve never seen before and he makes everything look really good.

Editing/Music choice. Riding videos have a tendency to turn into a barrage of fast paced clips an sections. Navaz slows things down a bit an lets a bunch of clips run long. This adds an authentic feel to the video, and it fits really well with the eclectic and generally low-key music choices.

Dakota Roche’s behemouth of a nine minute section. This was always going to be an amazing section. It’s pretty clear that both Navaz and Dakota were commited to making this section one of the best in recent memory.

Most people won’t need convincing to pick this one up, but get stoked, this is one for the ages.