THE NORTHERN EMBASSY


Video by Tony Archibeque Jr., lifted from Ride BMX

Burlington Bike Park has been open for a few months now and they’ve started to develop some regular events and jams. The park is super fun (see above) and they are constantly tweaking the existing jumps and building new lines.

The first Marysville Bike Shop Jam will take place this Friday night (5-10 pm). The shop is a big supporter of the BMX scene in Northern Washington and they have rounded up some product from S&M and Shadow to give away at what should be a relatively informal jam night. They plan to hold jams like this fairly regularly (we will try to keep up on these types of things, but follow the park on facebook if you want all of the details).

The bike park has also started holding a BMX night on Wednesday nights. The park is open until 10:00 p.m. and is offering a reduced price of $12 for the evening for anyone on a 20″.

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France’s Alex Jumelin up on the back wheel.

This year the Flatland Unlimited contest at the Toronto International Bicycle Show celebrated their 10th year of putting on Toronto’s foremost flatland competition. I’ve visited the event for well over a decade, and even competed (albeit not very well) back when it was put on under the Metro Jam umbrella. I shot a few photos of the activity going on in a far corner of the building. Not much of the competition or the riding, but flatlanders are a different and unique group and you can’t help but notice that when seeing these riders that largely practice their craft in solitude come together as a group for an event. Check out a few more photos after the jump.

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Trevor Angelucci just sent through this little mix of some lost footage he found on his computer. Take a trip with Trevor and his buds through the skate-parks of the Ok-an-a-gan. Shout-outs on the Salmon Arm and Polson clips!

Stoked to see the bys in Newf putting shit out throughout the dead of winter. In a province that gets some of the coldest and longest winters, these by’s sure do know how to make Newf winters look fun. FRSH.Ca is a rad new site that Paul Pike has put together, stoked to see what’s to come.

“16 year old Bob Osmond has some fun on the Turndown ramps and makes an attempt at getting a few street clips before getting kicked out of the only spot in the city that isn’t covered in snow.” – Paul Pike

It’s crazy how sometimes you can spend more time with people who live only a few hours away from you, somewhere that is 24 hours away. Arnaud and Memiche of La Cribs set out from Terrebonne,QC and headed south to ride bikes for a month in warmer weather. It was awesome to meet up with them in Austin for a couple days and hear some of the crazy stories they had from their travels. There’s not many things better than a road trip! If you’re ever anywhere near Terrebonne, QC be sure to check out La Cribs shop and meet up with these two rad dudes!

Chris Silva spent a quiet afternoon at Joyride 150 recently and pieced together this interesting solo edit. It’s not often that this park is visibly this quiet, so he went to work with some pegless rail moves, wallrides, and some new whip maneuvers for himself. Can you feel it?

Filmed & Edited by Peter Almeida
Song: The Fat Boys – Can You Feel It

The Don himself, Jason Enns, talks about how his obsession with BMX first began as just a young boy, and his attempt to jump over his first set of doubles in Winnipeg, MB. We also get a small glimpse of Jason’s childhood interest in ninjas.