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Candido Casares meticulously wipes down specks of dirt, smudges and fingerprints that aren鈥檛 even there.

The shine can鈥檛 be any brighter, any more pristine coming off the custom-made, red-and-gold lowrider bike the teenager who goes by the name 鈥淐andy鈥� created with his own hands.

It鈥檚 beautiful.

鈥淚 like to show it. It鈥檚 being proud of your work,鈥� said Casares, a 19-year-old senior at Albuquerque鈥檚 Siembra Charter High School who graduates in December.

He has an army behind him in his journey toward graduation 鈥� a group of family and so many more 鈥� supporting him, guiding him.

鈥淐andy鈥� is a child of Albuquerque鈥檚 lowrider community 鈥� born and raised in a culture celebrated internally, yet often tagged by outsiders with preconceived notions, stereotypes and negative perceptions.

It鈥檚 a narrative Lorenzo 鈥淗ouse鈥� Otero, a leader in the lowrider community and historian of its rich culture, believes is flipping because of people like Casares.

鈥淲e鈥檙e business owners. We鈥檙e hard workers. We鈥檙e people that just show love, and we show it to everybody,鈥� Otero said. 鈥淚 really believe we鈥檝e been able to flip that narrative and change what people鈥檚 perceptions are of us. Not that it should matter what anybody thinks, but the reality of it is that when you learn to be positive, when you learn to love, you learn to take care of things.

鈥淐andy鈥檚 a perfect example 鈥� I鈥檝e watched him grow up and he could have went one way or another, but decided to bust his ass and make it happen.鈥�

Erik Casares, Candy鈥檚 dad and an auto painter who was himself a well-known figure in Albuquerque鈥檚 lowrider scene, died in 2015.

Family and that lowrider community who knew his father so well had Candy鈥檚 back.

In September 2024, Casares and a friend were in a dirt bike accident that was so dire the Albuquerque Police Department鈥檚 Fatal Crash Team was called out because of the nature of the traumatic brain injury Casares suffered.

鈥淚 was pronounced dead on scene,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 was in a coma for six weeks. I鈥檓 not supposed to be here.鈥�

But he is. And as he鈥檚 spent the past couple years relearning life and adapting to a new normal with that painful constant reminder of a large scar on his head from the brain injury he suffered 鈥� he says now short-term memory loss is the only problem he鈥檚 still facing 鈥� he knows it was that community support that allowed him to make it this far.

鈥淲e know for some people, all they see is these people riding around in lowriders, cars bouncing up and down, gold chains ... people see us how they want to see us,鈥� Casares said. 鈥淢aybe they label us as gangs or whatever. But this is our culture, and we鈥檙e trying to do good in our community. We are here for each other and making each other better all the time.鈥�

A unique bike path

The is offered through the city of Albuquerque鈥檚 Youth and Family Services Department.

When it started 鈥� only after lengthy hurdles to clear and battles to win 鈥� it had eight students, only one of whom was a girl.

Today, there is a waitlist after the program last year ballooned to 75 middle and high school kids 鈥� 70% of whom are female 鈥� taking part in a program in Southwest Albuquerque that teaches trade skills, fabrication, welding, pinstriping, leatherwork, craftsmanship and even includes education on career pathways for people with those skills.

There are more than two dozen mentors in the program 鈥� men and women from the local lowrider, auto and law enforcement communities who help the kids build custom show bikes.

Like the one Casares built and shows off with pride.

鈥淚 just want everybody to come together and take advantage of this class because it鈥檚 good for the kids,鈥� Casares said at an event earlier this month at the Westgate Annex announcing various promotions coming up at this Saturday鈥檚 Albuquerque Isotopes game celebrating Lowrider Night.

鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of kids that struggle out there, with not good parents or not a good lifestyle. And this is a program that just helps, you know? It helps you put your mind on building your bike and you build whatever. You have people to talk to, to work with 鈥� people you can call and ask questions to.鈥�

It鈥檚 a program Albuquerque City Councilor Klarissa Pe帽a, affectionately known in certain walks of life as the 鈥淐ruising Councilor,鈥� fought to get off the ground.

鈥淭his program is successful because of Rob (Vanderslice, a respected local artist and lowrider enthusiast) and his team,鈥� Pe帽a said. 鈥淣othing to do with me.鈥�

Well, that鈥檚 not entirely true. The bike program doesn鈥檛 exist without someone in Pe帽a鈥檚 position putting their reputation and political career out on a limb, of sorts.

It was a similar struggle in 2018 when Pe帽a sponsored and got passed an ordinance that, with the support of law enforcement, made Albuquerque the first city in the country to repeal its anticruising ordinance.

The struggle, she found, wasn鈥檛 based in reality as much as ignorance.

鈥淭here were so many obstacles that I had to overcome because of that (perception) 鈥� some things that I haven鈥檛 shared with others because it鈥檚 so hurtful,鈥� she said.

There were emails saying all she cares about are lowriders and thugs and the types of thoughts that may be rolling through the minds of some of the people reading these words right now. But they weren鈥檛 the people she knew, the culture she proudly calls her own.

鈥淭he lowrider community is a community. They鈥檙e families, our families, your families,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o all that (talk about perceptions) just seems foreign to us, because how do you look at us as different when we work with you? We鈥檙e professionals. We鈥檙e right here with you and you have no problems.鈥�

Lowriders. Baseball. ABQ鈥檚 perfect pairing

The Albuquerque Isotopes held their first 鈥淟owrider Night鈥� game on Aug. 11, 2019.

Since 2022, it鈥檚 been an annual celebration. This Saturday night will be the sixth Lowrider Night put on by the Isotopes.

鈥淚t鈥檚 one of the most electric, creative, community-powered nights of our entire season,鈥� said Isotopes General Manager Chrissy Baines.

The Isotopes鈥� five Lowrider Night games have averaged 11,261 fans, and even drew more than 14,500 in in 2023.

This year, the Isotopes are giving away to the first 3,000 fans a special lowrider bike bobblehead figurine with their alter-ego mascot, the Mariachis, as well as having the team wear specially designed lowrider-themed jerseys. Both the bobblehead and the jerseys were created with the help of Vanderslice and fellow artist Joseph 鈥淏last鈥� Leyba.

The game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the bike program, and the jerseys will also be sold in person at the team's pro shop at the stadium during the game, with 10% of those sales going to the program.

First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m.

Candy will be there

Casares is excited to go to Isotopes Park on Saturday, maybe even show off his bike as part of the pregame car show. 

Mainly, he just looks forward to being around his friends, his uncle and his community. And they鈥檙e certainly excited he鈥檚 around to be a part of the game, too.

鈥淭o watch that kid grow up his whole entire life and see the odds that were against him, and to see what he鈥檚 becoming, I love it,鈥� Otero said.

鈥淚鈥檓 proud of him. And he has a whole community behind him. He鈥檚 a part of that community.鈥�

Geoff Grammer is the Sports Editor, podcaster and UNM Lobo basketball beat writer for the Journal. He also writes a front page column each Monday aimed at telling the stories of the people he comes across as a reporter, a dad, a husband and a native New Mexican. If you have any suggestions or feedback, reach Geoff Grammer at ggrammer@abqjournal.com or follow him on Twitter (X) .