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Inside The BSD Revolution Hub

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Curious what all the hype is about the BSD Revolution Hub that was announced last week? Well, you’re in luck because Brant Moore got his hands on one of the hubs to give you an in-depth look at it. Check out everything you need to know, along with a good look at everything going on inside the hub. As we’ve talked but, this hub uses the Free Night Planetary interals, but there are a few differences. So hit play and take a look!

You can find this hub through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry BSD worldwide starting in January. You can place a pre-order on Source BMX for example!

“How do the internals of the BSD Revolution freecoaster hub compare to the internals of the Free Night Planetary Freecoaster that it is based on?!” – Brant Moore

BSD – The Revolution Hub

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BSD have released their new Revolution hub utilizing the Planetary internals from Free Night.

It looks like Free Night guys have begun licensing out their patented design on the Planetary Freecoaster hub they released earlier this year. BSD have released their new Revolution Hub utilizing the Planetary Clutch internals that make for a freecoaster that works like a cassette. This design has been something that multiple designers have tried to figure out for years (and failed at), and now it looks like it’s going to be widely available in BMX after this design fixed all the flaws in other designs. BSD is the first to produce their own hub with the design, and we would imagine we’ll be seeing others similar to how the KHE freecoaster internals are in damn near every freecoaster out right now. Either way, this is pretty awesome to see. Hit play for a quick promo video, then learn more about BSD’s hub down below!

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Flybikes – Sem Kok X Magneto Hubs

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There has been a lot of hype for the Magneto hubs over the last decade, and I know there’s a ton of riders out there that wanted them, but gave up hope since they seemed like they would never actually happen. Well, they came out earlier this year and have been selling out each time. Flybikes dropped this short but sweet promo featuring Sem Kok putting the hubs to work with that sweet, sweet sound that they make. Hit play and enjoy. You can learn more about the hubs over on the Flybikes website!

“After over 10 years of development, dozens of prototypes, countless manufacturers who couldn’t get it right and thousands of hours of testing, the Magneto hubs finally arrived earlier this year. They’ve been hard to keep in stock, but Flybikes dealers worldwide have them available now! Seeing a rider like Sem Kok putting them to good use makes all the hard work worth it! Enjoy the sounds.

Riding filmed by: Jimmy Schaffrath , @haluxvisions
Product filming and edit by: Tonash Goodyear, @tonash1” – Flybikes

Leeper Bros X Powers Bike Shop X Profile Racing

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Profile Racing have released their latest collaboration, and this one is for a big milestone. The Leeper Brothers have been apart of the Profile Racing family for 10 years! To celebrate, they’ve released this Leeper Bros X Powers Bike Shop x Profile Racing kit that features a limited edition run of 5 sets of Totem hubs (which Profile brought back specifically for this) in a bronze color with the custom logo laser etched onto the hubs. There’s also a t-shirt to go with this as well! Check out the video up top, then scroll down to check out the hubs and shirt. We would imagine with only 5 sets available these will go FAST.

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How To Remove A Stuck Bolt On A BMX Hub

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Need to see how to remove a stuck bolt on a BMX hub?

If you have ever ran a female axle on your bike, there’s a chance at some point you might have run into an issue where your bolt on one side gets stuck and you can’t get it out, with the other side loose and the axle spinning. The guys at Lux BMX put together this video with a great trick for getting the bolt off without stripping the hub down to clamp down on the axle (likely causing damage in the process). In this video Evan Jaques shows you how to remove a stuck bolt on a BMX hub by simply connecting the loose side to one side of the dropout, and then loosening the stuck bolt. By doing this, you prevent the axle from spinning, which is a factor in why it’s tricky to break the bolt free.

This can also be applied to a rear hub as well, just connect one side of the hub to the dropout on your frame instead of the fork.

Quick, easy and doesn’t damage the hub!

“Evan Jaques is one of the founders of and owners of LUXBMX and has worked in the bike industry for the past 20 years. Riding BMX his whole life, Evan learned from a young age how to work on his bike and turned this childhood hobby into a life long obsession, career, and lifestyle.
In this first episode of Quick Fix with Evan, he shows you how to loosen off stubborn front cone nuts.” – Lux BMX

Shout out to Lux BMX with this great tip. We can imagine this will save a lot of headaches and hassle for riders out there. It could also save an axle or two from being destroyed in the process, haha.

Testing The Free Night Planetary Freecoaster Hub

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If you have been seeing the Free Night Planetary Coaster Hub and you have been wondering how this freecoaster that also works like a cassette works, here’s a few videos for you. Brant Moore got his hands on one of the hubs and has been trying to figure it all out. Here are a few of the videos he has put together from the sessions he has been getting in on it. The first video is literally the first session he got on it, and the second is a follow up video where he answers and tests out a few of the questions he got in the comments from the first video. After that, we re-upped his video where he takes the hub apart and shows you everything going on inside and just how it works. So, if you’re thinking about picking up the Free Night Planetary Freecoaster Hub, here’s a look at what it’s all about. These videos are a little more vloggy than we usually post, but there’s not much out there about this hub so it’s worth a look.

“My first day riding the Free Night Planetary Freecoaster!
I’ve never had a freecoaster on my bike before so this was a definite learning curve.
If you guys have anything you’d like me to test or take a look at, let me know in the comments below!!!!”

“Answering all of your questions and putting the Planetary Freecoaster to the test!
This was my second session ever with a freecoaster on my bike so the learning curve is still there but I’m getting more and more comfortable.

If you guys have anything you’d like me to test or take a look at, let me know in the comments below!!!!”

Sneak Peek: Flybikes – Magneto Front Hub

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A few months back we got aSneak Peek Look Inside The Flybikes Magneto Cassette Hub that has been in the works for about a decade now. Today the have released a little more info about when the hub will be available, along with the news that Flybikes will also have a new matching Magneto front hub and hub guards to go along with the Magneto Cassette! Their original goal was to have the hub available this summer, but it sounds like a few production delays has set it back to October. Either way, the Magneto Front Hub was a surprise since they haven’t mentioned that at all until now. The hub is based off the original Flybikes Classic front hub with some refinements and added touches to make it match the cassette. Either way, this hubset looks amazing!

“We have been getting a ton of emails and messages asking when the Magneto Cassette Hub will be available, and we are super close! Since these are being made in Europe from a smaller manufacturer, we’ve had a few delays and will have the hub ready to go early October.
We are also excited to let you know that we will be releasing a matching Magneto Front Hub to go with the Cassette and new plastic hub guards that will be available (not pictured) for front and back, drive and non-drive side.
We are very excited to get the Magneto Hubs out and we appreciate your patience! Good things come with time and this has been a very long journey that is almost complete!

If you are a shop or distributor that carries Flybikes and want to get a pre-order in, please get ahold of us today for full details!!”

Inside the Freenight Planetary Coaster Hub – Internals Revealed

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If you’re a product nerd, it has been an exciting time when it comes to hubs. As of late, we got a look at the long awaited Flybikes Magneto Cassette Hub and the new Eclat Seismic Hub that are making some big changes to the way cassette hubs work, now it looks like the Freenight Planetary Coaster Hub that has been in the works for quite some time now is available. This one is unique because it’s basically a freecoaster and a cassette hub in one utilizing a system that’s been used before, but modified to make it work much better. Here is a short video Night Rider BMX Shop put together giving you a look at the driver internals and just how it all works. After you check out the video, you can learn more about the hub over on the Freenight Website where they have photos, specs and details on the hub for you to get a look at.

“The long awaited Planetary Coaster internal parts.
This new and innovative hub allows you to enjoy a Cassette feeling while riding forward, and Freecoaster slack moving backwards.

Hi, and welcome to the inside of the freenight hub.
The freenight hub is a planetary coaster. To understand what it means, I’ll start by explaining the basic idea.

Let’s begin with the driver. Each pawl is kept down by a spring, and the driver engages when the pawls are lifted by a clutch disc. If you know your history, you might have seen this before. That idea was very nice and simple, but it had one major trouble – there was no control over the clutch disc.

This is where the planetary clutch comes to work.On the side that faces the driver, there is a clutch disc with ramps for each pawl. When moving forward, the ramps are always close to the pawls, so we get immediate engagement. Moving backwards, the ramps are always far away from the pawls, so it prevents unwanted engagement. In other words – moving forward you have minimal slack, and moving backwards you have maximum slack, it’s that simple.

There will be more videos explaining the inside of the clutch itself, and also tutorials for hub assembly, all coming soon.
For more details please visit our website www.freenightbmx.com or look for #freenightbmx on Instagram

Thank you for watching!” –