Divergence is a short film in association with Radon Bikes featuring Niels Bensink. After more than 18 years of racing BMX, Niels sets his sights on a new adventure as he diverges from his standard routine in the Netherlands. He will be making the move to Langley, BC Canada, early next year to get even more time on the bike and to explore more of the mountainbike scene.
For Andy Duran, nothing compares to the feeling of smooth pavement.
Whether he’s stepping off BART or seeking out driveways and parking lots, he skates to find a special rhythm between him and his board. “It’s a thrill,” he says. “When it all aligns, it feels like a dance.” However, it hasn’t always been easy for the 36-year-old, who works as a sex educator, to find his footing.
As someone who skated in his youth, Duran decided to revisit it as a way of staying active and having fun during lockdown — but he says that while researching skateboards for fat folks, he couldn’t find much gear, if any. What he discovered instead was that fat shaming and baseless stereotypes still prevailed in the skating world … More
The winter of 2020 was unlike any other. Our team set out to Eastern Canada to go explore the landscape of Newfoundland, to be surprised by a winter weather vortex that trapped them in the beautiful city of St. John’s for weeks on end. The footage from this trip played a huge part in the creation of our most recent film, Big Band.
Snowboarders: Parker Szumowski, Mark Wilson, Johnny Brady, and Nick Erickson
Welcome to the team Raoul and Emric! We’re stoked to have these two young shredders on board. Check out them shredding Bikepark Ferme Libert, on some jumps freshly sculpted by the master Nico Vink.