Here’s the latest from Sudbury’s Ryan Eles. Tons of good stuff in this one, check it out and stay tuned for news on You Get What We Got…
Do you or a buddy need a new bike? The good folk over at Etnies/ Timebomb have partnered up with us to give away this beauty Etnies X United Colab bike! It couldn’t be any easier, all you have to do it tag a picture on Instagram with #ETNIESGIMMIETHATBIKE, follow @etniesbmx, @timebombtrading and of course @northernembassy and give a reason as to why you or your buddy deserve the bike and it could be yours! Share this with your buddies and spread the word.
****UPDATE, DEADLINE is this Friday November 22nd, get on this fast!!*********
One of the main creative forces behind the BMXFU empire is Niagra native Brad Hill. A recent west coast transplant, Brad has been compiling a selection of his work on his new site. Along with some of the videos he is well known for, the photographs posted are the real treasures. Brad shoots a lot of handsome medium format scenery shots, some striking riding photos, super chill lifestyle images, and stunning nature snaps. There’s a great variety of mediums and styles that makes his portfolio an outstanding glance.
Peep Brad’s work:
www.BRADHILLWORKS.com
Another wacky one brought to you by Chilling Spree. I’ll let Riley explain it:
450 Salsbury is an anomaly in the typical BMX house paradigm. Everyone has steady jobs, dialed bikes and the carpets always clean. With Jordan Hango, Jason Teet, Carl Arnett and Jordan Ross calling it home, it has long been a meet up spot to start pedaling from. A place to chill on the alley side stoop, and watch the adventures of lost minded characters. Or get buck nutty when the fire starts to burn.
Fire up the grill and enjoy this quick sizzling mixtape.
Filmed by Jordan Hango & Riley McMaster
Edited by Riley McMaster
Music by Huell Howser
For any video nerds out there (like myself) this is pretty interesting. The throwable, panoramic, ball camera by Panono. Although it’s kind of pricey at $600, it’s a really cool concept. Imagine the train pictures you could get at the trails with this bad boy. Click here for more info.
Whenever I see Greg Henry, or while following him on Instagram, he’s taking and sharing photos. Whether holding it down at his bridge spot in St. Catherine’s, ON or on a road trip to somewhere nearby, he’ll have his phone out and capturing something interesting. I thought he would be a perfect fit for our third iPhoneography feature where we ask a rider to share a dozen photos with us that they took in the last six months. Check out Greg’s photos below, and you can follow him on Instagram for more photos at @bmxfu_gh and us at @northernembassy.
Texas Toast brought a slew of Canadians way down south for their last chance of catching some UV rays for the year. Among the Canadian contingent was a bunch of the the Killemall distribution guys. Owen Dawson, Brandon Van Dulken and Dirty Dave made it down to cruise the streets, carve the vert ramp, and get a couple of runs on the course.
If you haven’t ever felt the need to go check out Austin yet, this is one more drop in the motivational bucket. Toast or not, Austin is dope.
The Presence crew and videos have become synonymous with Canadian BMX. Heavy hitting visuals and chill vibes throughout. It’s a treat to see another stunning project coming our way from Jeremy Deme and friends. Presence will be releasing ‘Last Stand’ as their DVD project…we can only hope for a few more encores after that.
Our Fall Photo Contest ended on November 1st, and after we tallied the numbers from our esteemed panel of judges we have ourselves a winner. Brodie Gwilliam sent in this photo of an over icepick in what looks like a wooden ramp graveyard in the frosty looking prairies. He wins one of our limited edition Pivotal seats.
Thanks to everyone that participated and sent a photo in to us. We had a large number of entries from all over the country. Check out a few more of the judges favourites after the jump, and look for more contests from us in the future.