QUICK TALK 46# LEONARDO FORTE

November 09, 2009 @ 12:40 AM - Paulo's Portugese

His answer to the seven question one of the most interesting and out of the “norm” until now. I don’t know Leo in person, but he just seems to be a great guy (just for curiousity “Forte” written in Portuguese, means “Strong” or “Fortress” (military sense).

NAME: Leonardo Forte
AGE: 23 Years
HOMETOWN: Newton Abbot, Devon
SPONSORS/HELP: United bikes, Fox, DC shoes, Oakley, Ogio, 4down distribution, Green machine bmx store.
YEARS RIDING: 16 Years
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1. INSPIRATIONS: Inspiration is all around, but my brothers are a huge inspiration to me!
2. FAVOURITE SPOT TO RIDE?: It would be hard to match the timeless sessions at Decoy over the years.
3. BIKE RIDING HEROES?: My Bros, Foster, Gerry Galley, Aitken, Heath Pinter, Ross Hill (rip), Ruben.
4. FAVOURITE VIDEO PART?: Ruben, Grounded.
5. WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT BMX? Being able to blank out all of the answers to the question below!
6. WHAT’S THE WORST THING ABOUT BMX?: !!!!!!!
7. YOUR BIGGEST FEAR IS: Being thrown head first into a high profile apple bobbing contest, in which the rules stipulate that i must begin the bobbing with an apple already in my mouth! How is this fair, when the prize is so grand?
8. MUST HAVE GADGETS: I phone, with lots of fancy things on it!
9. OTHER THINGS TO DO BESIDES BMX?: Art, Invention, making things, Experimenting with fragrances, learning, Snow boarding, Working on events.
10. THE LAST BOOK YOU READ WAS?: Bill Bryson, A walk in the woods.
11. THANKS?: Yeah, cheers everyone!

Photo by John Dye at http://bicycleunion.com/