The Dutchman, Loren Lyftogt with a wild flair, photo by Jason Vawter.
Rich Redmond is one of my oldest friends that still rides. For more than a decade his enthusiasm for riding and road trips has never died down. When he said he wanted to drive up from the Ottawa area to visit me in Toronto I was excited, and after three days I was exhausted. He put together this edit of his weekend in the city with some solo trips to parks on his way down and riding in the city from himself, Kyle Lafleur, Chris Silva, Leland Nightingale, Patrick Krzyzanowski, Miami Mike, and myself (Prashant Gopal).
In most cases, I’m not a huge fan of hyping up an edit but Jared Chilko’s Embassy/Superstar edit is dropping real soon and it’s really good. Jared really put in work for it and it shows, so get ready! Photo Cred. A.T.
A sad day in Canadian BMX, Brett Craig (aka Park Dog) from North Battleford, Saskatchewan passed away yesterday. Friends will remember him as one of the nicest and kindest guys ever. Brett earned the nickname “Park Dog” for his amazing tech skills on a bike. He will be greatly missed across the country. Our thoughts and sympathies are with his family and closest friends at this time.
Can’t get enough of Mark Karau‘s photographs sometimes. This scene should be familiar to most people. It’s the long weekend, so load up a car with your bikes and your friends and go somewhere outside of your normal routine and enjoy yourselves.
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.
Two homies shralping and repping in this 64 edit from last summer’s trip through Calgary and Edmonton. Jeef and Desson shred, watch this.
Check below for an interview we did with Sam on his signature grips/bars but only after hitting play on this banging edit. Sam is the man, support an awesome Canadian shredder and buy these grips!
The amount of Canadian riders with signature parts today is slim to none. Sam Lowe is one of the few Canadian shredders who has been fortunate enough to have been given a signature bar from Primo, and recently signature grips from We the People (and by fortunate enough we mean he has been slaying rails and putting in work for more than long enough to have well deserved it). We hit up Sam about the process behind signature parts and also to get some insight as to why his signature parts are the way they are. Read on.