Fit Bike Co. Arizona to Albuquerque Photo Journal

Getting possessed on the road with Fit...

17 Nov 2016

The first night we arrived in Phoenix, Arizona we proceeded straight into Downtown for a night out of the van to pedal around and stretch our legs.

The next morning we skipped straight down to Tucson, where the weather was perfect and the spots were everywhere!

Tucson is a harsh town, hot hot weather most of the year and it's widespread city sprawl makes it hard on the street person to find shelter, food and even just places to exist.

Spot number one in Tucson, Justin was nice enough to get all the bikes out of the van. He must've been nic'd out of his mind!

Brandon Begin is a rail wizard. He took so many hard slams on this particular trip, tough little fukr! Check out his section to see what maneuvers he conjured up on this one!

There is always the pressure of getting kicked out at any spot, but at a church on the weekend definitely ups the likely hood of that happening. Ethan and Tony wouldn't take no for an answer, as the women stood and was on speaker phone with the police we got the trick and split!

Tired Tony Malouf. A full van of riders with wants and needs all over the board would make any TM feel a little sleepy, even if the sun is still up.

Exchange your sleepiness for a sugar rush and Tony is ready for many more miles behind the wheel!

Morgan taking a break from a little battle he had with a clip one night out in Tucson. Morgan definitely didn't leave empty handed!

While Morgan battles with a late night clip, the boys heckle, joke and smoke until Morgan snags the last clip of the day!

Under the moonlight of an exceptionally large moon, Morgan cruises into the night ahead of the rest of the team to seek out some spots.

Robbie Owen is always our connect while out in AZ. He leads us around downtown as we enjoy just cruising the city on a warm fall night!

In the middle of the desert in Arizona, on our way to New Mexico, we took a little pit stop so I could exercise my artsy side.

As we settle in Albuquerque, we found ourselves a sweet hotel downtown. Tony makes sure to uphold his TM duties while enjoying a backwood and some cheap brewed hotel coffee.

The first day we were in New Mexico, Tony and myself decided to take a little detour and hit some natural hot springs tucked away in the mountains of Albuquerque. Most of the team hasn't ever seen a natural hot tub! Good way to start the second leg of the trip!

Ethan sharing his experience of hot springs for the first time in his life with the thousands of people who care from far far away!

On this particular day when we hit the mountains, it happened to be Morgan Long's birthday! So we celebrated with hot spring water, drinks and a tiny secret birthday cake that Tony smuggled all the way up the trail.

Nothing like a nice hill bomb on your birthday! The whole team bombs down the mountain with no phone service, no IG stories or Snapchat videos. While Tony takes a nap, the team enjoys the simple things about BMX.

Brandon takes a break after taking a nice slam. Gets nic'd and he's all back to normal. I don't know what's up with his hair though?!

Sometimes after Dugan drops off roofs and makes us all want to get some pizza, my appetite isn't strong enough to keep me away from getting something simple. Just for the sake of it.

Trespassing, no. BMX, Yes!

Albuquerque always has a vibrant street culture, people in the streets here are much different than most other places I've been. This man I've seen for almost 10 years, can't quite tell if he is homeless or just a little odd. Either way he keeps a mean flock of pigeons close by for my amusement.

Tommy Dugan is always a treat to have in the van or out riding street! He keeps the jokes flowing and doesn't hesitate to drop some hammers, when he isn't haunting the rest of his teammates!

Tony always brings a fresh perspective on filming and video making. Here he is holding down the angels as Ethan snags a high speed up ledge feeble to switch whip!

Tom looks up when looking for spots, more than most people I know. This time he was lucky enough to have an access ladder and an urge to jump off a roof on one of the last days of the trip.

Essentials. Seven people living in and out of a van for 10 days can really turn into a handful. Here is a perfect example of what is important on a road trip, good times with friends and all else falls to the way-side. literally!

This trip consisted of seven people, three cities, hundreds of dollars spent on 'the good times', blood, laughs and nature! We squeezed it all into one van for ten days! Keep the dream alive and never loose that drive to spend time exercising what makes you happy!

Photos and Intro by Wes McGrath

Starting back in August of this year, Tony Malouf came up with an idea to create a video with a premeditated structure and art direction which was inspired to embody the Square One Halloween Video which came out over 6 years ago. Tony wanted to deliver more than an average BMX video, he wanted to bring the team together and have them connect in fun and positive way that was more suited toward the array of personalities on the team! Including riding from riders such as Ethan Corriere, Brandon Begin, Justin Spriet, Charles Little John, Cristian Porras, Tommy Dugan and Morgan Long with the exception of Shawn Mac, sitting out with an injury he got from filming for latest TripTape.

The team took three trips to complete this video, from Northern California on their Free Candy Tour, to Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Embracing on the road antics and unexpected tourist traps the whole team came through for the Fit HORROR PICTURE SHOW!

Official DIG partners: FIT BIKE CO