BMX Hub Archives – BMX UNION

Profile Racing – Matt Coplon Signature “Cat’s Eye” Hubs

June 27, 2022

Here’s some news we’ve been waiting for since Matt Coplon said they would be doing a limited run in his latest video bike check! Well, it’s time and his custom Profile Racing Mini Hubs with the “cat’s eye” cutouts have finally been made available in a limited production run for a few lucky riders to get! Here’s a quick video showing the hubs being made, along with a few riding clips from Matt for good measure to celebrate. Check out more details below! Act fast if you’re trying to get a pair of these!

“Three years ago, Dave Fisher, Profile’s head machinist, gifted a pair of these one-off, drilled out, Profile Mini Hubs to our long time freestyle team manager, Matt Coplon.

For the summer of 2022, we’ve decided to make a small. Ltd. Edition run of what has become Profile’s “Cat’s Eye” Hubs, available to the public.

The “Cat’s Eye” Hubs have the same internals and hardware options as our Mini Hubs.
Available in Polished only.
RHD, with a very limited number available in LHD.

In this edit, Matt walks you through the process of manufacturing, de-burring, and hand polishing each hub shell.

Filmed by Eric “Easy” Fabisiak and Dan Dellorso.
Song (with permission): “The Final Lexicon” by Regulator Watts.

Florida’s sunny weather means riding all year round, but it also means kitten season never ends, resulting in a high number of free roaming cats that need our help.
A humane way to manage the population is TNVR — Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Release.

To support what Matt and his wife contribute locally to TNVR, Profile Racing will donate a portion of each hub sale to a local non-profit specializing in this service to our feline buddies.

Thanks for your continued support!” – Profile Racing

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Wethepeople Hybrid Hub Promo

April 5, 2022

Get a look at the Wethepeople Hybrid Hub.

Wethepeople have released this short but sweet promo video featuring Stephan Atencio putting their Hybrid Freecoaster Hub to work out in the streets. This hub uses some proprietary internals that Wethepeople spent nearly a decade working on that allows it to function as a freecoaster or cassette hub with just a few changes. Check out the full details on the hub below, along with a video that came out last year showing how it all works!

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90East X Skapegoat Freecoaster Hub

February 18, 2022

Here’s some product news we didn’t see coming. 90East and Skapegoat (Assuming Lino and Scerbo) have teamed up to do a freecoaster hub utilizing the very popular Planetary internals that we’ve been seeing a whole bunch of brands utilizing lately. They’ve kept it clean and simple with a cool 90East and Skapegoat logo and hub guards on both sides making it ready for the streets.
The 90East X Skapegoat Freecaoster hub is available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry 90East or direct from the 90East webstore for $265.00 now! Check out more photos and details on the hub below!

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Colony Swarm Freecoaster Promo

January 13, 2022

The Planetary internals have been an absolute game changer for freecoaster hubs, and there’s been a bunch of brands utilizing it for their own version of the hub design. Colony BMX have released their Swarm Freecoaster that utilizes these internals. Here’s a video where Clint Millar takes the hub apart to give you a detailed look at the internals and how it all works. Hit play and take a closer look!

“In this video we give you a very detailed insight into the inner workings of the Colony Swarm Freecoaster BMX hub which uses the planetary coaster internals. Any questions feel free to leave in the comments and we’ll do our best to answer.

The Colony Swarm Freecoaster Hub is our newest FC hub utilising the ground breaking Planetary coaster internals from the guys at Freenight. It has the weight of a cassette, very minimal slack with an almost instant engagement when pedalling forwards. Yet you have all the good properties of a FC hub when rolling backwards with no engagement or the need to back pedal. These are the best FC hubs available on the planet hands down.

Please Note: If pulling apart the hub, do not add grease or lubricant! These hubs need to be run dry.

RHD & LHD versions.

Has the feel & performance of a cassette hub with all the good properties of a free coaster hub when rolling backwards. It’s a hub with best of both words of cassette & free coasters.
Supplied standard with plastic hub guards for both sides.

Male Axle only.
9T driver only.
36 hole only.
All spare parts are available if needed.
PCD drive side is 58mm.
PCD non-drive side is 49mm.

When lacing this to our Colony Pintour/Contour rims in 3 cross, use 182mm spokes on drive side and 184mm non drive side.

Weight: 448 grams or 0.98 lbs.” – Colony BMX

The Shadow Conspiriacy – The Definitive Hub

December 3, 2021

If you have been on the hunt for a new cassette hub, The Shadow Conspiracy have a new one for you to check out. Hit play for a look their new Definitive Hub that will definitely get the guys who love the buzzing sound stoked. More details on the hub can be found below!

“The Definitive Cassette is the most advanced hub that Shadow has produced to date. Watch this thing in action with Trey Jones and Isaac Lesser. With 120 points of engagement, the Definitive Cassette features a 3 pawl engagement system that uses 4 notches on each pawl for almost instant power transfer. The sleek and low-profile hub shell is CNC’d from 6061-T6 alloy, with precision bearings, 7075 hardware, and printed logos. Low drag, high engagement with minimal pedal gap and it sounds like a hive buzzing bee!” – The Shadow Conspiracy

Sneak Peek: Alienation – Venus Hub

April 14, 2021

Get a look at the new Alienation Venus Hub.

Here’s a sneak peek at a new hub that Alienation has been working on called the Venus Hub. This hub utilizes the Planetary internals that we’ve been seeing popping up in multiple hubs lately that runs forward like a cassette and like a freecoaster when going backwards without having to engage or disengage it. In the video, Brant Moore mentions the internals have a few tweaks to it from the other hubs, but didn’t open it up to see what’s going on. The shell features a hexagon shape, which reminded us of the Stress Disco hubs that have a similar look, with machined A, L and N letters on it. We didn’t catch the release date or price, but we would imagine it’ll be available soon, if not already if Brant is able to show it off. It is listed on the Alienation website , but we didn’t find any dealers listing it online just yet. It will be available in Black and Polished colors.

“The Alienation Venus is the newest planetary BMX hub!
I am honored to have been able to help with this hub and even named it!
I have an entire playlist devoted to videos testing the original Free Night Planetary freecoaster as well as comparing it to other freecoasters.” – Brant Moore

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Wethepeople – Hybrid Freecoaster Hub

March 15, 2021

We have been seeing bits and pieces about the new Hybrid freecoaster hub from Wethepeople the few weeks, but now we have a full explanation of how it all works. Hit play to let Dave Paterson give you a full detail look at the internals and how it all works. This hub is a freecoaster and cassette and can be switched between the two systems by making a few small changes. If you aren’t sure what you want to use, or if you just want the option to switch between the two styles of hubs, this might just be for you. Check out the video above, then get more details down below!

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Inside The BSD Revolution Hub

November 17, 2020

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