We literally just posted a bike check with Neik Kimmann and his alloy HSX Meybo, but the Olympic and current World Champion has just received his beautifully custom Carbon HSX Meybo, so that means another bike check! Niek and his new Carbon bike will be back on the gate and ready to rock when the 2022 UCI BMX World Championships roll into Nantes, France this coming July.
See Niek’s Alloy HSX Meybo Bike Check HERE
Meybo Carbon HSX Frame 23″ with Custom Graphics
‘I’m running a 23″ top tube. I used to have a custom rear end the last two years, to match the chain length because I knew what gear I wanted to ride in Tokyo. Now I just ride the stock frames, it was only a 3mm difference anyway … just to make it easier if I’d have to change frames or anything.’ … ‘Currently I’m one of the few riders who haven’t switched to carbon yet. I knew I wasn’t doing the World Cups, so I told them not to rush with it, but I expect to try the carbon frame in the next month’
Box One X5 Pro Carbon Forks 20″ 20mm
Box One Oversized 31.8 x 1-1/8″ Top Load Stem 60mm
Box One Oversized Chromoly Triple Taper Handlebar 8″
ODI x Box Grips
Meybo Carbon HSX Frame 23″ with Custom Graphics
‘I’m running a 23″ top tube. I used to have a custom rear end the last two years, to match the chain length because I knew what gear I wanted to ride in Tokyo. Now I just ride the stock frames, it was only a 3mm difference anyway … just to make it easier if I’d have to change frames or anything.’ … ‘Currently I’m one of the few riders who haven’t switched to carbon yet. I knew I wasn’t doing the World Cups, so I told them not to rush with it, but I expect to try the carbon frame in the next month’
Box One X5 Pro Carbon Forks 20″ 20mm
Box One Oversized 31.8 x 1-1/8″ Top Load Stem 60mm
Box One Oversized Chromoly Triple Taper Handlebar 8″
ODI x Box Grips
Vee Tire Speedbooster Elite Tyres
Hex Lab Carbon BMX 20 x 1.75″ 36H Rims
Box Two 20mm Front Hub
SD Sniper Rear Hub
‘I haven’t really changed (bike set-up) much since 2019. I tried a lot of different options as a Junior and in my first three years in Elite, but now I just know what I like and never really change it. If I’m not going fast, it’s usually because of me, and not because of my bike set-up’ … ‘And if I change anything on my bike, it’s normally because of Willie, the founder of Meybo, changes it. He’s one of the few people that I trust fully with my bike.’
Vee Tire Speedbooster EliteTyres
Hex Lab Carbon BMX 20 x 1.75″ 36H Rims
Box Two 20mm Front Hub
SD Sniper Rear Hub
‘I haven’t really changed (bike set-up) much since 2019. I tried a lot of different options as a Junior and in my first three years in Elite, but now I just know what I like and never really change it. If I’m not going fast, it’s usually because of me, and not because of my bike set-up’ … ‘And if I change anything on my bike, it’s normally because of Willie, the founder of Meybo, changes it. He’s one of the few people that I trust fully with my bike.’
Box One Large Saddle Carbon Post 27,2mm
HT SX T2 Pedals
Box One M35 Crank Set 177.5mm
‘Crank length is 177.5mm. I used to ride 180mm as first year Junior, then I went to 175mm as second year junior. I knew Worlds was going to be a small track in Rotterdam, so I wanted to make sure I would get out of the gate as fast as possible, so went a little longer to 177.5’s, and stuck with them since then.’
Box One Large Saddle Carbon Post 27,2mm
HT SX T2 Pedals
Box One M35 Crank Set 177.5mm
‘Crank length is 177.5mm. I used to ride 180mm as first year Junior, then I went to 175mm as second year junior. I knew Worlds was going to be a small track in Rotterdam, so I wanted to make sure I would get out of the gate as fast as possible, so went a little longer to 177.5’s, and stuck with them since then.’
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