Bart de Jong
We've got a Duke Best approved Pin Up today. The Mongoose is the highlight of the photo, or is it? Of course it isn't. It's all about the girl who made sure she looked the part when it was time for that studio shoot with the old school BMX bike. Come on in. 18+
Box Components add Trent Jones and Sean Gaian to their team. Team will ride Thrill frames.
Starting at the 2016 USA BMX Winter Nationals in February, Jared Garcia and his new BOX Factory pro teammates Trent Jones and Sean Gaian will race for the first time on Thrill BMX frames. Thrill recently signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the team. Virtually unknown in North America, Thrill frames have been sold in Europe and Asia for several years. Currently negotiating with distributors, Thrill plans to offer its frames to the U.S. market starting in 2016.
“We are very excited to add this sponsorship to our deepening relationship with Thrill. BOX and Thrill share a desire to innovate and push the envelope on product design. We look forward to collaborating with them and helping Thrill establish a foothold in the US market over the next few years,” said BOX president and founder, Toby Henderson.
Thrill frames feature 20-mil dropouts, PF30 bottom bracket shells and tapered headtubes, which are compatible with BOX hubs,
Name: Vanhoof Elke, Topsport Belgian Defence
Hometown: Dessel, Belgium
Sponsors: TVE BMX Team, TVE sport, Oegema Transport, Shimano, Excluton, BMX24Seven, Red Bull, Free Agent, Renthal, GYM 2000, Farmers4all, WCup, Oakley, Optiek van Gorp, Polar.
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Elke Vanhoof: After closing my 2014 season, the Belgian Defence
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