805 Beer stayed behind the project the whole time, and when things finally lined up again, the same crew went back out to finish it. By then, most of the hard work had already been done, with zones built over time and lines shaped and revisited well before filming picked back up, so the focus was on going back in and executing what had already been worked through.

HUNT was out there as well to shoot stills alongside the filming. Our MTB Brand Manager, James Stokoe, cut his teeth in the industry as a photographer and has worked with Tyler plenty over the years, so it made sense for him to be there documenting the project as it came together.

The desert has a way of keeping things simple, with not much out there to distract from what’s in front of you, and that tends to shape how the riding unfolds. Everything takes a bit more time. Lines aren’t obvious, and nothing really links together without putting the work in first. 

For Tyler, that environment isn’t new. He grew up riding in Santa Cruz, California but now lives out in Virgin, Utah and that familiarity shows in how he approaches terrain like this. Lines aren't rushed, they get looked at, walked, and worked through until they make sense, and if something isn’t there yet, it gets tweaked until it is or we just walk away altogether.

That process carries through the whole film. The riding reflects the time behind it, not just the moment it’s filmed. Every line has been built and not stumbled across and the weight of that is evident in the film.