Video: A Rowdy 2021 Recap from the Flannel Crew

As we sit here, scratching our heads, trying to find the words to describe how rad 2021 was for us, we're reminiscing on the good times and all of the crazy things we pulled off. To be honest, we felt a bit like caged animals. Seeing some of the riding happening across the pond had us drooling like a Doberman staring at a porterhouse steak...

It left us with two options. To accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. That hunger led us to explore some of the best landscapes, trail networks, and bike parks in Canada. We linked up with legends, progressed on two wheels, and just generally had one heck of a time.

Above all else, we approached the year intending to make a positive difference in the bike community and leave a lasting impression on everyone we happened to meet. We put shovels in the dirt, carried a 300lb trick booter 3km through a field, chugged beers on Remy Metallier's GoPro, chainsaw shotgunned beers for Stevie Smith at the Banff Film Festival, and managed to help some friends in need.

Now buckle up. We're about to take you on one hell of a stoke-fueled journey.

To start the banger of a season that was 2021, The Flannel Crew were able to secure a bike partnership with Canadian Company- Knolly Bikes. There were moments that looked like we might have been left on the sideline for the 2021 season with the ridiculous pandemic supply issues.


Thankfully, Knolly came in clutch to ensure we had steeds rolling into the 2021 season. Without these legends, we'd be stuck on the bench like a third-line defenceman getting chirped by the other team's goalie. Instead, we're out on the ice with Letterkenney's finest showing the other's who is frickin ten-ply, bud.

Have you been on top of the Himalayas drinking Ayahuasca with a Shaman? Nah, neither have we.

With international travel still discouraged due to the pandemic, we once again decided to dig deeper into our own backyard. Every time we think we have tapped the Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks we realize that we are only just scratching the surface...

You know, as much as we are out to crush beers, shralp, and have a good time, nothing makes us happier than the opportunity to leave people and organizations better than we found them. The events we host are a prime example of our appreciation for the culture and community around us.

This year we hosted the world premiere of Matchstick Productions 'A Bikers Ballad" with all proceeds being donated to the Moose Mountain Bike Trail Society to help fund a full-time trail crew for the 2021 season.

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We've wanted to host a whip-off to get the local bike community stoked for years. It seemed like there was always some external factor that left us high, dry, and unable to execute.

As you may know, Ron and Krys from Landmark Trailworks had their farm burn down during the Kamloops wildfires this summer. This left us feeling absolutely gutted as their hard work (Flight 66) has brought so much joy to the community. For those that have seen the place, you know that it was their home, a piece of mountain bike history, and a place that acted as the breeding ground for the stoke they put into the trails.

We wanted to do something to help them out with the costs of getting back up and running, so we decided a celebration of what they did for us to collect donations was a perfect fit.

We teamed up with Red Bull Canada, Knolly Bikes, Bow Cycle, and Ottalaus Inc. to host a heck of a whip-off on Lower Flight 66. With the community's participation, we raised over $700 to help get Ron and Krys up and rolling again. We can't thank those two enough for all they've done for our community and the sport as a whole.

After seeing the Fest Series continue to go down across the pond, we had a burning desire to build our own jumps right here in Cowboy Country.

We channeled our travel frustrations into the swings of a pick-axe and molded our backyard into something we are truly proud of. We spent countless hours cutting in new Alberta trails and attending maintenance days all over BC. The aim of this seasons builds were to make freeride great again. So we went back to our roots and built some big big drops and jump lines to reach our goals.

With our crew scattered all over Western Canada, we all had our own projects and building goals for this season, and we can honestly say we far surpassed them. The pictures below will tell the real story.

The Flannel Crew has always brought you ridiculous social media content. And now we are bringing that same stoke to a feature-length mountain biking film. Introducing our latest project “The Bike Bum".

This new film from The Flannel Crew dives into the different aspects of personal sacrifice to afford the exorbitant mountain biking lifestyle. Shot on location across Utah, Peru, Alberta and BC this freeride film will leave no beer undrunk and no stone unturned. This is a bike movie for all bikers and a refreshing vision that will relate to the entire bike industry.

Featuring: Marco Perizzola • Billy Adamson • Garrett Macintosh • Austen Tanney • Joey Reinhart • Bryant Freeman• Scott Cooke • Dan Strzelec

Coming Fall 2022 – Official Trailer Dropping Soon!

Contact info@theflannelcrew.com for more information.

We all chipped in and did our best to leave a lasting legacy that people will never forget this year. From time spent fundraising for the trails to picking up a shovel and putting in some sweat equity on sculpting new lines. We're proud to say we feel like we have made a positive impact on the trails we ride and the community around us.

With international travel finally getting the greenlight we can't wait to hit the road again next season and reconnect with all the amazing people we have missed through the pandemic. We also can't wait to get back to hosting mountain bike festival events for 2022 including the Valley Bike Festival in Invermere, BC and the Plaid Goat Mountain Bike Festival in Canmore, AB.

There's a lot of people that are just too damn cold in this sport. If you want to have your faith in mountain bikers restored, come to one of our events or ride with us. We'll deliver the good times!