The other day John Hicks released a bunch of Raw Leftover Stevie Churchill Footage, now today we get another batch of footage for you to check out. Here’s a look at what John had for Brandon Begin footage that was sitting on his hard drive just waiting to get pieced together. Hit play to check out 12 minutes of footage from the gnarly cab crash that left him T.K.O’d to some heavy rail and ledge destruction. Check it.
Fit Bike Co. in Arizona: The Outta Hand Trip
Here’s one from a trip to Arizona some of the Fit Bike Co. team took to Arizona a little while back! This starts out with a wild ledge ride and doesn’t slow down until the end! Amazing riding and spots in this. Get on it!
“Brandon Begin, Morgan Long, & Austin Aughinbaugh trip over to Arizona and meet up with fellow Fit shredder / Phoenix resident Troy Blair. Such a rad and diverse crew of riders putting their mark on the many amazing spots that AZ has to offer. From technical to unorthodox to pegless and straight up gnarly, these dudes have you covered.
“The trip was outta hand from the beginning with minimal planning and last minute changes. Begin, Austin Aughinbaugh, and myself were the only riders able to make it and Chris Mortenson jumped in last minute to shoot photos. We headed to Vegas and picked up Troy Blair from a realities house on the way. Malouf was the man behind the camera and giving us a place to stay and he made sure that good times were had from Vegas to AZ on and off the bikes. Tony and The gully factory house and affiliate Reed Stark had the Fit crew in the best of vibes and led to never ending jokes. From the partying to the jokes to the riding everything got outta hand and as I write this we are all in a group message trying to plan another trip out to AZ.” – Morgan Long
Filmed and Edited by Tony Malouf
Cover photo by Chris Mortenson
Music: Bones – “HDMI”” – Ride BMX
Sneak Peek: Merritt – Pentaguard Sprocket
On the hunt for a new full guard Sprocket? Here’s a sneak peek look at the Brandon Begin signature Pentaguard sprocket from Merritt that will be hitting BMX shops and mail-orders this spring! Based off this photo, it appears the sprocket will be available in black, polished and purple. Not sure on sizes, but we would assume 25 and 28 tooth sizes will be available. There may also be a few more color options since we’ve been seeing Merritt playing around with a handful of splatter colors lately.
We will keep you posted once we know more!
Brandon Begin Bike Check
Merritt have a brand new Bike Check with Brandon Begin giving us a closer look at his current signature Begin frame from Fit Bike Co. setup decked out with Fit and Merritt parts. Brandon is running a prototype set of rims, a one off stem color and his new signature Pentaguard sprocket. You can check out more photos and a full parts list here — Brandon Begin Bike Check
Merritt – Louisville Skatepark Stop
A little while back, some of the Merritt crew rolled through the Louisville park for a session. It’s crazy that we don’t see much from this park anymore thanks to the construction going on all around it, but luckily we get a look at what Brandon Begin, Marcas Grubbs, Tony Hamlin and Justin Care threw down during their visit! Hit play on that BMX video to take in some damn good riding. Tony Hamlin absolutely crushes the place!
Brandon Begin Bike Check
Fit Bike Co. caught up with Brandon Begin and his current signature Begin frame set up that he’s running with his signature 4-piece bars from Fit and a slew of Merritt parts. You can get a closer look at the bike in the flipbook above.
We Made It – Sci-Fi Mix
Here’s a short but sweet one that Nate Richter pumped out featuring Brandon Begin, Matt Nordstrom, Sean Ricany, Mikey Tyra, Dan Kruk, and a few others getting down on the streets out in California. You know with a crew like that, you’re going to see something good!
Product: Fit Bike Co. – Brandon Begin Signature Frame
On the hunt for a new BMX frame? Here’s a look at Brandon Begin‘s new signature Begin frame from Fit Bike Co.. The Begin frame is made from full 4130 chromoly with a 75.3-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 11.8″ bottom bracket height, 8.8″ standover height and 13.2″ – 13.4″ chain stay length. The frame features an engraved Integrated head tube, gussets on the top and down tubes, a butted top tube, straight gauge down tube, Mid Bottom bracket, tapered and swaged seat and chain stays, Integrated seat post clamp, 14mm 4Q heat-treated drop outs and no brake mounts for a clean look.
The Begin frame is available in 20.5″, 20.75″, 21″ and 21.25″ top tube lengths with black and clear coat raw for colors and a weight 4.32 lbs (21″). This frame is available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Fit Bike Co. worldwide as of October 2nd.