{"id":37,"date":"2021-09-06T10:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T10:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meritgear.eu\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2024-09-29T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:52:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/nl\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Over ons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37\" class=\"elementor elementor-37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30636b63 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"30636b63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83eefe7\" data-id=\"83eefe7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a06344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a06344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Over ons<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e745189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e745189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22d3409 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22d3409\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3307f760\" data-id=\"3307f760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4871f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4871f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ba2836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23ba2836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ons verhaal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1226a7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1226a7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019 was Merit Gear nauwelijks een bedrijf, maar slechts een wanhopige poging om ons eerste bikepackingavontuur te beginnen. Onze droom, als twee broers, was om van Amsterdam naar Athene te fietsen. Als arme studenten (toen nog middelbare scholieren) konden we ons echter geen op maat gemaakte bikepackinguitrusting veroorloven. Ook waren we zeer ontevreden over de pasvorm en kwaliteit op de markt.<\/p><p>Dus als brutale studenten waren wij ervan overtuigd dat het beter kon.<\/p><p>Daarom hebben we een naaimachine gekocht en hebben we wat restjes stof gebruikt om te oefenen en ons vak te leren.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a29f346 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a29f346\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e0b02\" data-id=\"51e0b02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7da204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7da204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2019-10-13-at-15.08.23.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1192\" alt=\"Screenshot 2019 10 13 At 15.08.23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2019-10-13-at-15.08.23.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2019-10-13-at-15.08.23-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2019-10-13-at-15.08.23-768x377.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Over ons\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kan je het verschil zien? <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb047f\" data-id=\"ebb047f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429e453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"429e453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_0162-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1193\" alt=\"DSC 0162 1024x680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_0162-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_0162-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_0162-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_0162-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_0162-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Over ons\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be8b313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be8b313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d90010\" data-id=\"8d90010\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab93cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ab93cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef9dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef9dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Wie zijn wij?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc2271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3bc2271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cbd2cd elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cbd2cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8e2b8e\" data-id=\"f8e2b8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715a2b5 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"715a2b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B3249466-0FC5-4091-92E9-DBC21077B109.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-476\" alt=\"B3249466 0FC5 4091 92E9 DBC21077B109\" title=\"Over ons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B3249466-0FC5-4091-92E9-DBC21077B109.png 940w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B3249466-0FC5-4091-92E9-DBC21077B109-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/B3249466-0FC5-4091-92E9-DBC21077B109-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mathew Wong<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Marketing &amp; Sales<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-6337edd );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-style: inherit;background-color: var( --e-global-color-a78f53f 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Met Custom Merit Gear hoop ik de sport te promoten en de avonturen te delen met de bikepacking community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d2744e\" data-id=\"9d2744e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d83c4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f4d83c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Asset-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3477\" alt=\"Asset 1\" title=\"Over ons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Asset-1.png 396w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Asset-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Asset-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.meritgear.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Asset-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mickey Wong <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Design &amp; Productie<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7ce74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df7ce74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;\">Als enthousiasteling in alles wat met techniek te maken heeft en met een eindeloze nieuwsgierigheid, combineer ik mijn liefde voor techniek met avontuur. Verdienste is mijn belichaming van verkenning van niet alleen de wereld, maar ook in verschillende disciplines. Ik wil een plek cre\u00ebren waar innovatieve, gepassioneerde en gelijkgestemde mensen samen kunnen komen om een \u200b\u200bbetere toekomst te cre\u00ebren. Voor dit doel word ik gedreven om verdienste te verzamelen om deze omgeving werkelijkheid te maken. en om de reis te delen met de bikepacking-community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Our Story In 2019, Merit Gear was hardly a company but merely a desperate attempt to commence our first bikepacking adventure. Our dream, as two brothers, was to cycle from Amsterdam to Athene. However, as poor students (high schoolers back then), we were not able to afford any custom bikepacking gear. 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