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Name: Jay Schippers
Sponsors:
-Personal: Berma Sheet Metal Creations, Pro Gate, Crowe Foederer, MetaalFlex, SportsLounge1988, Vision Car Lease, Duisenburgh, BW Rijkers, Lommers tuinbouwmachines, Berkvens
-Team: Meybo, Box, Tioga, HT, Nederlandse Loterij, WLM Design
Mechanic: Willie Meijer

Who picks the frame colours each year? And are you happy with the current colours?
Jay Schippers: The guys at Meybo decide which colour we ride each year. I think the new 2021 colours are looking great!

What's the purpose of the chain device that you guys are running?
Jay Schippers: Because we have a fixed rear end and no real chain tensioners at the back of the frame. They have built a special tensioner that is mounted/integrated to the side of the frame. It is really easy to use if you have to change your gearing, you just slide it up or down.

Do you use the same bike for pump track / trail / jump sessions?
Jay Schippers: Yes I do. I used to have a special trail jump bike. But haven’t used it for a while now.

Name: Justin Kimmann
Sponsors: Meybo/BMX24Seven – BOX Components – Tioga – HT Components – Pro Gate Europe – WLM Design – Gulf Nederland – Droomparken
Mechanic: Willie Meijer

When's the last time you took your bike to the track?
Justin Kimmann: I received my new bike on July 10th and rode it straight away at the SX Track at Papendal.

Name: Joris Harmsen
Sponsors: Meybo, WLM Design, BOX Components, Tioga, Shimano, Pro Gate, KNWU, Nederlandse loterij, HT Components, Flow Sleeping
Mechanic: Willie Meijer

How is the Meybo frame treating you so far?
Joris Harmsen: Really good, the fixed rear end makes it a lot stiffer and a lot easier to change gears. And it looks good too.

How do you recognize your bike from the bikes of the other team members when you're 10 meters away?

We are proud to announce that Meybo is now a proud sponsor of Box Components "Box". Meybo bikes are also part of Meybo Distribution and are THE brand of bikes. The U.S. Distributor for Meybo is Mojo BMX distribution. As a loyal partner, Meybo has been distributing Box for over 7 years in the Netherlands. Many of their frame features are specific to our “Oversized Technology”. These frames are available in multiple sizes.

Used by the Dutch National Team with many championships, Box's Oversized Technology is a philosophy

Meybo organized a ''Meybo Riding day'' at the BMX Track in Kampen. A day full of riding for the kids with all the riders of the Meybo sponsored teams , photos, signatures and more!

Name: Niels Bensink
Age: 22
Hometown: Voorst, Netherlands
Sponsors: Bensink BMX Gates, Sportbrillenshop, HT Components, PumptrackNL, Janssen Lastechnieken, Meybo Bikes, Vee Tire, SD Components, Renthal, Eurol, Oegema Transport, TVE Sport, Indoor Dijk.

Bike check:

Frame: Meybo Holeshot XXXL with 39,3 cm fixed rear-end
Cranks: Box One 175mm
Bottom bracket: Box
Pedals: HT components T-1 SX
Sprocket: Renthal 43T
Chain: KMC Koolchain
Chain tensioner: Meybo (custom made)
Rims: SD Components carbon low

Name shop: BMX24SEVEN.COM
Location: Boxmeer, Netherlands
Years in business: Since April 1st 2000 (almost 19 years)
Employees: 5 fulltime and 3 parttime

Your shop must be the biggest BMX shop I've ever seen. How big is it exactly so we can see if it is in fact the biggest BMX-only shop in the world?
BMX24SEVEN: I think we are, or at least come close to, one of the biggest BMX Race shops in the world. We have a 550 m2 showroom, 108m2 workshop,
1045 m2 Warehouse and 44m2 office space. We share the building with Meybo Bikes and their distribution centre. 

What bike brands do you carry next to your own brand Meybo Bikes?
BMX24SEVEN: We have all the products in the showroom and website that we distribute through Meybo Distribution which is Meybo, Free Agent, Yess, Speedco, StayStrong, Box components, Answer,

This bike just won a World Cup race at Papendal. The XXXXL bike of Niek Kimmann is fast. Or better, Niek is fast. But this bike sure helped out with the win. Take a look at the winning machine.

Name: Niek Kimmann
Sponsors: KNWU, NOC*NSF, Meybo, Box, Tioga, Troy Lee Designs, HT-Components, BMX-Videos.com, Nederlandse Loterij, Droomparken, Gulf
Mechanic:
 Willie Meijer

How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?


Name: Laura Smulders
Age: 23
Hometown: Wijchen
Sponsors: TVE Sport, Oegema Transport, Shimano, Meybo, Dijk Natural Collections, JEE-O, Renthal, BMX24Seven, EnergyLab, Tioga, Oakley, Leatt, Speijerssports. www.laurasmulders.com