Calgary BMX Tag

29 May

Posted at 22:49h in archive, features by

Those familiar with Canadian BMX in the early 2000s may have seen the Calgary based video The Western Front. Filmed and edited by Marc Doucette, it featured all of the prominent Calgary locals of that time, and included standout parts from Danny Cox (one of the all time great Canadian street riders of the era…. IYKYK), Dave Myers, and a young King of Streets.

I’ve heard a few mentions over the years that Marc made a follow up video to the Western Front that never came out. Marc passed away earlier this year, and as part of the remembrance of Marc and his legacy of bmx videos, Richard Gallant has gotten that follow up online.

This video is an incredible time capsule of the era, in what has long been one of Canada’s best bmx scenes. Calgary has incredible street spots, a long history of trails, and a core scene held together with Millenium park at the center of it all. The city has always had great riders and a cool and welcoming scene. It must be surreal to see this entire video come out 22 years after filming concluded.

From Richard:

Number 7

So this is it, first off I really have to dedicate this video to Marc Doucette, the man is a true OG. When I started BMX, he had already made a few videos. This wa sin the 90s, and Marc was making them using 2 VHS players. Eventually, I was going on trips to Halifax, Truro and PEI, with Marc and the gang welcoming me into the crew, riding and stacking clips for all of his videos. Eventually, a few of us moved to Calgary and Marc made the video Western Front. It was. a scene video that highlighted the ever expanding BMX scene in and around Calgary. For the next couple of years, he had filmed and stacked more clips for another video. He edited and made a bunch of sections but that’s where it all stalled out. As the years passed, he got more into the Music scene in Calgary and his life evolved into that journey More than BMX.

Tragically, Marc passed away in January and I ended up with his computer in my hands to render the final version of his video. I asked around for clips and photos of Marc to stitch together a slideshow for a last addition, dedicating it all to our lost brother.

 

06 May

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We have a fresh part from Calgary’s Birken Kirk to debut on the site. Read on for a quick interview with Birken. 

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26 Nov

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Headlining our NE Recruits project, Connor Campbell hails out of Calgary and has been killing it for as long as we’ve been seeing footage of him. Constantly putting in work, Connor was stoked to take on a Recruits section for us with pal and legendary Calgary filmer, Austin Odegnal. We chatted with Connor about a bunch of things including his summer, filming for this video, and currently being in Barcelona. Photos by Austin Odegnal and Matthew Macleod.

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06 Feb

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Austin Odegnal put together this 15-minute mixtape featuring mostly Calgary locals riding street spots and parks around the province. The full cast includes Matt Walser, Quintin Baptiste, Darcy Peters, Jay Park, Brenden Giese, Sean Gillis, Tony Inda, Travis Kozie, Tyler Horness, Richard Gallant, Nathan Dowdle, Chay Nelson, Brad Mulholland, Birken Kirk, Austin Odegnal, and Connor Campbell. There’s some good stuff in here. Check it out!

16 Mar

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Hot dog lovers Brodie Gwilliam and Zach Lokken recently took a winter road trip to Calgary, Alberta to sample the finest of packaged meat slurries. Here is what they captured during a few days of taste testing at B-Line Bike Park. Additional appearances from Jack Nicholl, Austin Odegnal, Darcy Peters, Justin Schwanke, Travis Kozie, and more.