THE NORTHERN EMBASSY

25 Nov

Posted at 08:32h in archive by

A quick behind the scenes of Silva’s last clip in MacNeil’s Any Means Necessary DVD.

“My part ender trick from the 2015 MacNeil – Any Means Necessary DVD. This session was filmed April 21st 2013.
Pegless double peg to bottom bracket grind, on a kinked rail.
Filmed by Chijioke Okafo & Mike Headford”

Chris Silva

24 Nov

Posted at 23:43h in archive by
  • Arnaud opposite curved wall late night on the way to a dope beach
  • Arnaud toboggan on the La Cribs ramp
  • Arnaud looking great as always
  • Matt tires to 3
  • Justin found this while we were partying and wore it the whole next day riding street
  • Dan chatting with some pseudo monk guru genie who walked out of a halfway house we were riding in front of
  • Andrew attempting one of the most incredible things I've seen in person
  • Whole squad chilling at a dope DT DIY
  • Classic group photo
  • Matt pegs
  • Beach in the middle of the woods that Arnaud brought us to
  • Alexis pegs
  • Pizza
  • It was hot as hell out. Adam took this shot while Andrew was working his ass off for a clip in the summa heat.
  • Awesome how BMX brings everyone together. End of a dope day, mobbing around with a bunch of different crews from different cities.
  • I will never, ever get bored of running over these floppy pole jams that litter the streets in Quebec.
  • Alexis hitting the roof in the O.
  • Paul is insane. Chills 99% of the time then will throw himself at gaps that don't make sense without a run in. This is him trying to 360 over a gap/fence hop. He told everyone he was just going to straight jump it...
  • Alley chills
  • Cruising around with our godsend of a tour guide Justin. He took us to countless incredible spots, most of which we were probably too hungover to ride but they were dope anyway.
  • I think this is Pierre blasting over one of the many foam two ways that Montreal schools have to offer.
  • Andrew gap to pegs the nose
  • Andrew hanger
  • Beer on a leash™
  • Arnauds dog, Léon. He loves drinking
  • We time lapsed the entire drive to Montreal from Halifax. 13 Hours of highway.
  • Probably lit I'd say
  • Obligatory dépp squad pic
  • Adam doing yoga with the kids so they can keep riding and entertaining the old guys.
  • Alexis bar on an inner city DIY quarter
  • Whole fam at the DIY
  • Hot afternoon chills
  • More driving shots
  • Someone let this dog come with us but I wasn't too mad.
  • Patio beers at Arnauds

Every Summer we go on a road trip to Montreal to film a bit for the DVD and drink a lot. We’ve been trying to get into the habit of taking a handful of disposables with us to capture key moments to remember the great times we had during the trip. I think the guys nailed it this time.

This trip was particularly awesome. We drove up there with two cars full of people, and met up with more Halifax dudes who are working out west when we got there. All together I think there was 9 of us from back home. The crew consisted of young guns as young as 18 and OG’s as old as 27, and I couldn’t have asked for a better gang. On top of the crew we brought, we met up with a bunch of homies and stacked like crazy for the DVD.

Photos taken by everyone. HUGE thanks to Arnaud Paquin for letting us stay at his place in Terrebonne for a few nights, for taking us to a dope beach in the middle of the woods, and being an all around dope guy. Massive thanks to Justin Hughes for bringing our stubborn asses all around the city to incredible spots, and for being the party master he is, and thanks to everyone that added to the trip in any way to make it as sick as it was.

Ian Fleming







 

24 Nov

Posted at 22:21h in archive by

TCU just posted up this D Floyd instagram compilation that is 9:27 of pure entertainment. From the street in front of his house, to his high school, to Montreal parks to Cali, there’s a bunch of cool stuff throughout this that warrant the watch.

23 Nov

Posted at 16:59h in archive by

Could this week possibly get any better? The Make in Vancouver: Clarky editing/filming/shredding, Marv, Tommy C, CEOrlando, Bobby Hill, Hango, Wozzy, Shaun Hadlington, VX footy, lots of unseen/unclipped at Vancouver spots, stop reading this dingus and watch the edit already.

23 Nov

Posted at 14:07h in archive by

The notorious Shawn Franz spend a minute in Vancouver back in October while Philippe Bellefeuille ( Da Peg Show) tagged along to document. This is by far the best edit Phil has produced and hats off to Shawn for making the most of three dry days in Van. Additional appearance by Amos Franke too.

23 Nov

Posted at 08:27h in archive by

Day 2 of our 5th year anniversary week, we have an awesome Edmonton edit from Mike Orita. Mike is a member of the 30+ club but shows no signs of slowing down/ still rides his bike for all the right reasons.

“I’m lucky to have a great group of friends that all have the same common interests of having fun and riding BMX. Thanks to all the homies and everyone that filmed or had a floor to crash on. Truly am blessed for this life I’ve that BMX has given me and has surrounded myself with people that make every moment memorable and enjoyable” Mike Boag Orita

Featuring Sean Tiffin, Sam Jepson, Jaumell Campbell, Mike Orita, Taylor Elvy, Luke Santucci, Riley Abarnyk, Jared Chilko, Isaac Barnes, Andrew Schubert, Jordan Hango, Jon Alden, Trucker Dan, Nick Dagg, Matt Walser, and more.

22 Nov

Posted at 11:57h in archive by

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Jack is everything good in BMX; creative, humble, positive, artistic, talented, and the list goes on. It’s also no secret that we are huge fans of the DWOK squad and everything they do. While in Montreal recently we met up with Jack and got a talking. We could not think of a better person to do a Q&A with during our 5 year anniversary. Take notes kid.

Photos by Mason Gray and Mitch Oudshoorn

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