Chijioke Okafo Tag

12 May

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DEATH BLOW! When someone tries to blow you up, not because of who you are but, for different reasons all together.

Making the best of a wet day in Toronto at Death Park, some of the FU crew put this together for us. Edited by the one and only Chris Cadot, staring Andrew White, Chijioke Okafo, Trent T-Bone Barker, and Chris Cadot.

14 Apr

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Posting this ‘exclusive’ trailer on here anyway because it features some of the Canada’s finest and it was put together by the man himself, Zach Rampen. Get stoked by any means, you won’t be disappointed! Featuring Dillon Lloyd, Greg Flag, Sam Lowe, Chijioke Okafo, Chris Silva, Adam Piatek, Jack Leonard, John Manaras, Jaumell Campbell, George Bolter, Amos Franke, Nathan Hines, Justin Hughes and more.

05 Apr

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Not another indoor park edit! With warmer weather starting to hit most of Canada (sorry to the bys in Newf, it’s coming!) we figured it would be a good time to wrap this one up. Featuring Corey Dewey, Albert Krolikowski, Greg Henry, Jordan Krupa, Mikael Cardin, Jeremy Deme, Dillon Lloyd, Jake Montgomery, Etienne Leblanc, Olivier Rousseau, Justin Kirnan, Francis Pasquino, Jason Kearnan, Pascal Harvey Cote, Luke St Clair, Zach St Clair, Jordan Petrov, Chijioke Okafo, and Spencer Bryant Longo. Thanks to Joyride 150 and Le Taz for keeping us sane all winter.

27 Jan

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In the middle of the city of Toronto, known for its street riding, lays Dufferin Grove Park, or Duff Grove as it is commonly known. Full with a community garden, bone fire pits, and a Thursday evening farmer’s market, it also contains a make shift wooden park that bike riders and skateboarders make the best of. Certain times of the season it may be in total disrepair, and other times it may seem like it is running smoothly. Made of mostly donated ramps (one of which is from us) and rails, the community pitches in where they can to keep this place going.

It’s not a glamorous spot by any means, but it is where you will often find riders looking for a mellow session without having to pedal far, hanging out with their friends without much concern. From locals to riders visiting from out of town that day, it’s our warm up spot, meet up spot, or just where we unwind after a work day. It’s probably the one spot I ride the most all summer long, and some evenings I would pull out my camera from my pocket and try to film a bit of what an average night there is like. Check out this short video of assorted stuff I filmed this past summer with Chijioke Okafo, Trent Barker, Chris Cadot, Greg Henry, Lee Dennis, Brandon Webster, and Chris Silva.

Filmed and edited by Prashant Gopal
Music: Ponderosa Twins Plus One – Bound

12 Jan

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An evening at Joyride with Chijioke Okafo and Chris Cadot. We started filming at 7pm, with the hopes of getting 5 clips each, all was said and done by 9:50pm, with 10 minutes to spare before closing. Winter is what you make of it and although nothing beats riding outdoors with your buds, we’re fortunate to have places like Joyride in Canada to keep us occupied over the winter. Thanks to Chi and Chris for making this happen!

Filmed and Edited by Jeremy Deme.

28 Oct

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Chijioke Okafo has had a busy summer. After recovering from knee surgery he put together a welcome back edit and interview with us in the spring, filmed for and made the semi finals in The Hunt video contest (winners announced November 7th), and put out a dope edit for Volume Bikes. Chris Cadot? What else is there to say but that he has been putting in that work behind and in front the lens all summer in Toronto. The pair have been going on filming missions the last few months and hit us up about putting out a split edit. We were stoked, and I feel like their riding styles are both contrasting and complimentary. Press play to check out what these two cats have gotten up to.

19 Sep

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In July Ten Pack swung by D-Structure shop in Ste-Julie, Quebec with Chijioke Okafo, Greg Henry, Chris Silva and Jordane Dubois for their annual Block Party Jam. Phil and everyone at D-Structure put on a dope parking lot jam.

06 Sep

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I will disclose that I was on this trip and did the bulk of the filming (aim your comments about shakey camera work towards me), but will say that the few days we spent on the road were extremely productive, frustrating, and fun. We were constantly avoiding the rain, spent a day at a shop jam at D-Structure (that video is coming soon), and spent just about an entire day at the hospital after Dillon Lloyd crashed hard on what was the scariest attempt that I have ever witnessed. Despite all of that, our crew of Greg Henry, Chris Silva, and Chijioke Okafo were incredibly motivated to ride just about anything and I had a blast cruising around Montreal again and showing spots in my hometown (Ottawa). We drove, we searched, we rode, we partied, and we swam. Everything that a good trip should have. You can find a few photos from the trip here too.