”Malaga 1997 , After a few years saving money , it was time to make a decision : to start a bike shop or take a trip to USA . Was hard one because the money in Spain was good, but to exchange it to USA dollars was bad . Of course my family requested to open a bike shop because they knew how much I loved bikes and could be a good job for me better than take a trip. But even likening both of the ideas, I had a deep feeling of going to USA to ride and share a session with my heroes in one of those amanzing contest full of cool ramps as I dreamed watching videos for years. I was 22 years old so the decision got made. After a long adventure I arrived in Austin , the contest was the MTV one. But with my broken english, I didn’t understand that the contest was by invitation, so I couldn’t ride in it . . . In that moment I felt something I never did before, the loud place turned into a silent, strange world. I was so disappointed, felt terrible, thinking about my wrong decision and how I will tell my family, I cried. Then I looked the cool course, and made the decision to ask if they will let me just ride the practice session . I remember the organization people were negative, and confused. But with the help of some friends that knew my situation, they let me ride just in practices. Then the worst day turned into the fucking best day of my life. And there I was, sharing a session in an amazing course with my heroes . What a perfect scene, and who care about not getting a score. I was so stoked as if I won that contest. Then flew back home, and few months later, i noticed that I have a picture in Ride Bmx and a couple clips in Props. I meet and got best friends with my heroes who I end up living with them in the same nice city having the best years of my life . So the worst decision it turned to the best one I could dream of.” – Ruben
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