Hebo – Clean
Having been officially started in 2014, ‘Clean’ now looks forward to making a big push in the cycle trials sector here in the UK with its partner Apico.
ABEL MUSTIELES: “Clean was started officially in 2014 but it was long before then that my family and I had been planning to do something in the Trials industry. Since 2011 we had had a shop, here in my hometown at Caspe in Spain. Things were not as we would have liked with the cycle brands and so we took the big decision to make our own brand. In 2014 we just had few components and two frames. In 2015 we launched our first bike production cycle and another one at the end of 2015. In 2016 we made many innovations with our new frame, the X2 20”, and I will state that we got premium status as a brand. In the summer we started the mould for our first carbon fibre frame, which was very successful, and we will launch the production one in a few months. “On October 6th 2016 the Excens Group purchased our company, and we are definitely growing up really fast together in the same group as Hebo, working together but still different companies. Now in our cycle range we have four models: the very basic — S1 model — to the top model — K1 carbon — and also we keep our middle range bikes — X1 — and the high-end aluminium ones — X2. We also have our components catalogue, which carries a wide range of accessories.” “2017 is the beginning of a new step for our company. We are really happy with the new products and there is still room to introduce new ones and expand the range. In a few months — September/October — our K1 carbon bikes, available in both 20” and 26”, will hit the market with a big impact. Our 20” bikes are the lightest in the world and we already have a World Cup win, and the 26” model is also the lightest in its category. It is also the very first 26” carbon frame ever in cycle trials.”
DYLAN BROWN — APICO: “Clean is our first venture into the pedal bike market and the timing seemed right; with cyclo trials being so new to Apico in the UK and a closely related sport to motorcycle trials, it made sense to distribute the brand. The products are second to none and at the very top of their game, with Abel being the best cyclo-trials rider in the world and winning on his own handmade equipment, using the best materials available and sourcing more complex parts such as cranks and braking systems from the world’s leading cycle parts manufacturers. We are looking to take on trials dealers initially to stock the bikes & clothing, with a plan to also develop our dealer network within the cycle market. These are exciting times for Apico Factory Racing, Clean and the Excens Group, as we all grow within our respective sectors and help each other to develop new and innovative products to bring to the off-road marketplace.”