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-Chain: 510HX that needs to stretch one tiny bit because my backwheel sits all the way back in the dropouts
-Sprocket: Odyssey Vermont 30T
-Cranks: Fly cranks version 2, been riding it for the longest time and only 1 arm snapped
-Bottom Bracket set: Subrosa I think
-Pedals: Eclat Surge plastic's
-Seatpost clamp: It's all part of the frame, amazing technology
-Seatpost: Pivotal
-Seat: Metal slim seat
-Front tire: Cult Dehart 2.10 (actually 2.25)
-Front rim: Fly
-Front hub: BSD
-Rear rim: Primo Balance
-Rear tire: Cult Dehart 2.10 (actually 2.25)
-Rear hub: Primo Mix, thanks Don!
-Hub Guards: One that Hans Bierhuis gave away in the back and a BSD plastic up front
-Pegs: Demolition Dumbchucks

Weight: Haven't weighed it in a long time, then it was 10 kilo's now it must be 10,5/23lbs with pegs and stuff.

What size top tube do you run?
Aaron:  20.5

Do you think you could ride a longer frame if you adjusted things with moving your bars back, running a shorter stem and pushing your seat a bit forward?
Aaron:  I rode a 20" for a while and a longer frame definitely feels great but moving the bars back feels wrong, I ride my bars a tiny bit forward with 20,5TT now. Seats can't go forward with pivotals anymore. A longer frame could get used to it but not with those adjustments.

What head angle does the frame have and does this help with the riding you do?
Aaron: 74,5, would like to ride 75 on my next frame because it's more responsive but since I have been riding this frame for a long while I don't think the angle helps anymore.

What does your local bike shop look like?
Aaron: My local would sell Royal Bugatti's and other cheap bikes so that doesn't count. Well there is one shop that runs on Bavaria, that is pretty cool, paulsboutique.nl. Stuart owns Cloudninebmx.com that sells parts not really being sold in the Netherlands, rider owned and in it for the right reasons and there's soulcycle.

What are the modifications you made to your bike?
Aaron: The paintjob is custom, cut the steerertube, Bars to 26", cut the seatpost, cut one side on the rearaxle because it was too big for a ratchet, I also have a masterlink that has seen about 5 chains now and I don't want to change it.

What spot do you hit up most often with your bike?
Aaron: Goffertbowl in Nijmegen for sure, 2 blocks away from my home and such a fun little bowl with hips both ways. If you are in Nijmegen definitely check that one out.

When is the last time you snapped a chain?
Aaron: Haven't snapped one in years, can't remember the last time. You just jynxed it, glad I have a new chain. Maybe grinding will fasten the process

Last words: Thanks to Bart for the bikecheck and hussle he has done for me. Don Wiegel at 010BMX for the backwheel and pegs. Everyone who had good sessions and/or shot pictures with me. My girlfriend for clicking the nohander. WAOJ, looking forward to Barcelona with all the homies.

Pics by Aaron Zwaal