// Intro.

PRESENTS

The plan was simple. Get the FIT guys over from the US for an English shop tour, and spend a week in London beforehand with our UK crew in the mix, to make the most of their visit.

Luckily the weather played ball and with no general direction, we set out from our three story town house in Camden after a late lunch each day, in search of some raw London street. Weaving through traffic and making more than a nuisance of ourselves for the ever-present black cab drivers. A sick crew that were just down to roll and have a good time.

One week later the 9 day back to back shop stops began. A long wheel based Mercedes sprinter decked out with TV’s, a Playstation and cinema setup ,was our vessel of choice, this was going to be a comfy trip up and down the country. Garry, our assigned driver who let us use the bus as we pleased was probably the highlight for everyone, getting us to and from each stop/hotel/pub with story after story on the long drives across the UK.

It was crazy to see how packed each shop stop was. Our arrival was always greeted with a wall of phones pointed at our bus by a healthy mix of shop locals and kids who were online fans of select riders; many of whom were previously unaware that there was even a BMX store in their hometown. Everyone was stoked to hang out and ride with the crew - the way a meet and greet should really be. Each of the shops each held it down and put on a big welcome for us, and the response was seriously overwhelming. It really showed that the UK BMX scene is certainly alive and kicking.

Over the following pages you can enjoy the photos of how it all went down and the conversations we had with the shop owners along the way. Until next time.

WEEK 1 THE CAMDEN HOUSE LONDON