QUICK TALK! # 29 JAVIER ORTEGA

June 28, 2009 @ 2:51 PM - Paulo's Portugese

Javier Ortega, His name is well known in the BMX world. He is from Málaga, Spain and a hell of a rider (they must put something on the Malaga water… Ruben, Javier, Perico, Mcgiver...). everyonce in a while he came to Portugal to ride with us, last year he came for almost all the rounds of the Eastpak BMX Series, and for the Hell Track Jam, I think that I’m not liying if I said that Portugal is his second “home” when talking about riding time.

NAME:  Javier Ortega Gomez
AGE:  26
HOMETOWN:  Between heaven and hell… Malaga. Spain
SPONSORS/HELP: FLYBIKES,ETNIES SHOES,VINYL BMX AND GOLDEN DAYS TATTOO STUDIO.
YEARS RIDING: Around 10

1. INSPIRATIONS:  Ruben Alcantara, Paco Lara, Mcgyver, Torta, Palomares, Grego y Steven.
2. FAVOURITE SPOT TO RIDE?: T-1 RAMP OR EAST SIDE TRAIL (both places in AUSTIN,TX)
3. BIKE RIDING HEROES?:  TAJ MIHELICH.
4. FAVOURITE VIDEO PART?:  RUBEN’S GROUNDED
5. WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT BMX?  How much fun you have just with one li’l bike
6. WHAT’S THE WORST THING ABOUT BMX?:  The crashes and the fashions.
7. YOUR BIGGEST FEAR IS:  I could say that to loose a arm or leg or be in a wheel chair.
8. MUST HAVE GADGETS: ? BESIDES my bike?  4 guitars… two electrics one acoustic and one spanish… pedals efects and a amp....PS2 (GRAN TURISMO 4)
9. OTHER THINGS TO DO BESIDES BMX?: Playing guitars for 14 years, rock climbing, play pool. 
10. THE LAST BOOK YOU READ WAS?:  THE FUN I HAD (DIMEBAG DARREL’S LIFE)
11. THANKS?:  To everyone who helps me everyday and to my family and friends for being fucking cool to me…

FlyBikes, Xavier Ortega in Portugal, by http://www.vespaproducoes.com on vimeo.

Flybikes Javier Ortega in Portugal from Vespa Produções on Vimeo.

Photo by Walter Guerreiro. Eastpak BMX Series, Santarém, 2008.

Photo by David Lourenço. Hell Track Jam, Lisboa, 2008.

Photo by Hugo Almeida: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yougoalmeida , 2009.