Take a closer look at the setup Tom Dugan’s trusts for his wild brand of BMX.
Name: Twan van Gendt
Sponsors: Red Bull, Meybo, TB Volkswagen, Adriaanse transport, NOC NSF, KNWU, Tioga, Box Components, About You.
Mechanic: Willie Meyer and Choco LEO
How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Twan van Gendt: I’m riding my current frame for like 2 months now and it still feels really stiff.
Do you experiment much with geometry/size of your frame, stem, bars?
If you want to know what kind of bike the 2018 Elite Women UCI BMX World Champion rides, we've got you covered. Next to the Dutch National team, Meybo Bikes also is the bike provider of the TVE Oegema BMX team. Here's what Laura rides. If you are in need of equipment to get a world title, look no further.
Name: Laura Smulders
Sponsors: TVE Sport, Oegema Transport, Dijk Natural Collections, MEYBO, Eurol, Shimano, Renthal, Tioga, Verbinnen BVBA, EnergyLab, JEE-O Unique Bathrooms, Totoya Ramaker Hattem, SpeijersSports,
Name: Yaroslava Bondarenko
Sponsors: G-STORE Russia, Tioga, Chase.
Mechanic: Yaroslava Bondarenko
How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Yaroslava Bondarenko: From 2013 Chase, this particularly frame for 2 months. Trying to get new at least one new one per season.
Do you experiment much with geometry/size of your frame, stem, bars?
Name: Vineta Pētersone
Sponsors: Thrill Factory Europe - Thrill, Maikun, Answer, Tangent, Maxxis, Euro Bmx, Navada.
Mechanic: - Non (There is many... It depends on who I’m traveling with and where I am - National team, Thrill or World cycling center)
How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Vineta Pētersone: Brand new!
Do you experiment much with geometry/size of your frame, stem, bars?
Australian Saya Sakakibara has moved up to the Elite ranks and so far it has been a smooth transition making podiums at UCI BMX SX World Cups and such. The Red Bull rider is aboard a DK bike with custom Michram sprocket that weighs in at 8.4 kilograms. We've got the parts list for you. Philip took care of the pics at Papendal.
Name: Saya Sakakibara
Sponsors: Red Bull, DK Bikes, Oakley, Peabody Energy, AO Contracting, BOX Components, Michram Industries, Shimano, Onyx, HT Components, Shoei, Fist
We all wish we could like Garrett Reynolds, but that just ain't possible. But seeing as Garrett is such a nice guy, he went over all of his Fiend and Cinema parts for his bike check and explains why he sets his bike up the way he does. So at least you can build your bike just like his—as long as you're not like six feet tall!
Belgium's Elke Vanhoof is an Athlete at the Belgian Defence and part of the Belgian team. After an injury plagued 2017, bad luck happened again at Papendal last weekend when she broke her collarbone in an unfortunate crash. Elke's bike of choice is the Pure V5 XL, a bike that will be waiting for her when it's time to get back to the grind. We checked in with Elke to see what parts she runs that makes her so fast.
Name: Elke Vanhoof
Sponsors: gear2win - oakley Optiek van Gorp - Polar - Calculated nutrision - Energy lab - Watt bike - QNT nutrition - Upgrade
Mechanic: Brad Greenwood Gear2win BMX Shop
How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Elke Vanhoof: From the beginning of the season.
Do you experiment much with geometry/size of your frame, stem, bars?
Elke Vanhoof: We did a bit of experimenting. But in the season it's better to keep the same stuff.
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?
Tore got the very first Speedco XXXL and is liking it very much. BMX Athletes have been looking for longer frames so an XXXL isn't even weird. But when there's a need for more room up front, it's easier said than done when it comes down to carbon frames. These molds don't come cheap and how big is the market for them? Anyway, no complaints from Navrestad's side, he's got one.
Name: Tore Navrestad
Sponsors: Speedco, Avian, Statera Idrettsklinikk, Sven Kvia, Tonstad Taxi, Cecilies Conditori.
Mechanic: Coach Sebastian
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.