WHEEL TALK – JOSH SILVA INTERVIEW

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Name: Josh Silva
Nickname: Silvaback
Hometown: San Leandro,ca
Age: 22

How long have you been riding FGFS?
I started riding Fgfs in 2012.

What got you into riding?
I was riding bmx and working at area cycles in Castro valley, I watched Fgfs start coming up and wanted to play around with it. Next thing you know it’s the only bike I own.

Who’s your favorite FGFS Rider?
Id say either Andy sparks ⚡️ or Gus Molina. Two ogs I’m proud to call homies.

Fruit or Vegetables?
Veggies all day

La Croix or Gatorade?
Gatorade, I’m a simple man haha.

How was your recent trip to Portland?
Portland was so rad, spots were everywhere and nobody had any issues with us riding really. Felt really good to get away from life and just ride again.

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Quick, hit me with a memorable moment.
Definitely back flopping into The Bay during Super Bowl Sunday 2016 😩 (Relive it HERE)

We all know you got that balance, and a way with the ladies, but what would you consider to be the “Josh Silva Signature” move?
Well everybody in the Fgfs world knows me for my hang fives. So I’d have to say that’s me haha.

Favorite trick on flat ground.
Suicides

Favorite riding shoes?
Chrome Industries – 415 workboots

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Plans for the future?
Honestly I have big dreams just like a lot of people my age, I just want to ride bikes,work hard, travel, make good money, have fun and take care of the people that take care of me.

West Fixed | AI CARAMBA

Pedro, Nelson, and Ritchie shredding Portugal! Everyone looking real dialed and smooth. Love seeing dudes get together and shred, definitely a motivator for me to go out and link up with the homies and ride. Unfortunately Nelson got hurt on the first day, which is a bummer. Heal up dude!

Johnathan Ball | Unlimited

So this is the longest it’s ever taken me to put out a new edit. The last edit I dropped was in 2015 after the El Toro crash. Recovering since then has been hard. My feet and ankles are so much more prone to injury now and re-injury was occurring throughout this entire filming process. Adding school and work into the mix, finding the time to film stuff was difficult. Two years later though, enough footage stacked up until I realized, “wait, I have over 3 minutes of stuff, I think this is done.” While I don’t know if it’s my best work, I’m still really proud of the final product. Hope you guys enjoy. Also, this wouldn’t of been possible without the support from the SMC fam, especially Deacon for always being down to help me out and film. He really made this happen.