BMX hubs Archives – Page 9 of 29

Sneak Peek: Profile Racing X FBM – Limited Edition Mini Hub Colorway

September 14, 2015

With Interbike just two days away, we’re already starting to see some new products surface online to get the hype up! We just spotted this photo of Steve Crandall holding up a prototype of a Profile Racing X FBM collaboration colorway on Profile’s popular Mini cassette hub. Typically when a limited edition colorway comes out, Profile also offer the color on their Elite and Totem hubs, so there is a good chance we’ll be seeing this available on a few different hubs other than the Mini hub. We’ll find out more this week!

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BSD – Interbike 2015 Preview

September 14, 2015

Where does time go? Summer has flown by and tomorrow we’ll be hopping on a plane to Las Vegas tomorrow for our 8th round of Interbike to check out all the latest BMX bikes, frames and parts from all of your favorite BMX brands. Thanks to the internet, we’ve been getting previews from a number of brands giving us a taste of what’s to come so we have a decent idea of some of the items we’ll be seeing from a number of the brands. Today we were treated to a gold mine of product that BSD will be displaying between the QBMX booth and Tip Plus suite from their new Westcoaster freecoaster, to the updated frames, new Dan Paley Soulja frame, fresh colorways, their first rim and a new addition that we have a feeling everyone will be running if you have plastic bar ends. Ready? let’s take a look.

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Product: Profile Racing – Jake Seeley Signature Botanic Colorway

August 31, 2015

After the success of Jake Seeley‘s signature Bark Cloth colorway, it’s no surprise he decided to stick with the floral pattern for his latest signature colorway from Profile Racing! Here’s a look at his new signature Botanic color that is available on right and left side drive Mini and Elite hubs and multiple sizes of the Push stem! This new colorway is available through BMX shops and mail-orders worldwide now, so get ready!
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Insight: Proper Bike Co. – Select Hub Guards

August 20, 2015

With the ever growing popularity of grinding and finding a way to grind smoother, further and all around better, we’ve seen a lot of innovation from pegs to hub guards over the years. We’ve gone from heavy oversized pegs to titanium, aluminum and plastic pegs and we have seen hub guards in multiple variations as well from guards you zip tie on to designs that snap into place or slide on replacing the existing hardware. However, there’s still room for some innovation. The guys over at Proper Bike Co. have been busy working on their new range of products that have just recently been released worldwide through BMX shops and mail-orders. One of the items in particular we thought was pretty interesting are their new Select hub guards that use a slightly different design than other options on the market. We got the inside scoop on just what makes these guards so special, so let’s take a closer look and find out the details!

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Sneak Peek: Eclat – Blood Red Colorway

August 18, 2015

It looks like Eclat will be adding this Blood Red colorway to their line up starting in October! We would imagine this color will be available on their full range of parts, but above we see the Blind freecoaster, the Maverick cranks and what would appear to be a new stem they will be adding to their line up as well! Expect more details closer to its release!

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Product: Profile Racing – Z-Coaster Hub

August 2, 2015

The Profile Racing Z-Coaster has been out for a few weeks now and we’re curious as to what people that are running it thinks! We haven’t really heard much feedback beyond Adam LZ’s video review and the positive response from the team riders. So, if you’re running this hub, let us know in the comments what you think? Pros / Cons, issues you had, things you really love about it, etc…

This hub is made right here in the U.S.A and starts off with the the same Elite hub shell, which is made from CNC machined aluminum hub shell with laser etched logos. Inside, you can find a 14mm hollow chromoly axle, two sealed bearings and a larger sealed bearing behind the driver on Profile Racing’s new patented freecoaster design that uses 3 unique Z shaped cassette pawls which feature 48 points of engagement and all of the pawls engage simultaneously on it’s 1-piece chromoly driver that allows the hub to disengage and work as a freecoaster.

The patented freecoaster design uses slack cam rings that allow you to set the amount of slack you want from 20-degrees all the way up to 90-degrees. You can watch the video on how to change the slack cam rings below.

This hub sounds like a cassette hub when it’s engaged and then goes completely silent when you are disengaged and good to coast backwards. The Z-Coaster is available in black only with a weight 20.6 oz.. This hub is available with 14mm chromoly male axle, 14mm titanium male axle and Titanium driver, 3/8″ chromoly bolts with a female axle and chromoly driver and 3/8″ Titanium bolts with a female axle and Titanium driver.

The Z-Coaster is available now through all BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Profile Racing and comes in colors of black, polished, gold, red and blue (UPDATE: Now there’s a bunch of colors) with a weight of 20.6oz (full chromoly setup). The price tag is higher than other hubs, starting at $357.99, due to it being made here in the USA and being a new product with years of time put into the design and a patent behind it. You can also customize your own direct from the Profile Racing webstore.

So, who runs one? We want to hear from you in the comments!

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Insight: Odyssey – Clutch Freecoaster

July 24, 2015

If you have Instagram and you follow a lot of shops and distributors, you may have been getting pretty excited the past few weeks as they have started to get the long awaited Sean Sexton signature Clutch freecoaster from Odyssey in stock and ready for you fakie masters to get the hub strapped to your bike. Today they released all the information on the hub along with 6 (Yes, SIX) videos explaining all the finer points of the hub. We have been anxiously waiting to see just what makes this hub so special, and now we have the chance. Let’s take a closer look!

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Street Market – Profile Racing Mini Cassette Hub Promo

July 17, 2015

The Street Market crew are always putting out some interesting promos for different products. This time around they put together this quick one for the Profile Racing Mini Cassette hub. This one will either leave you wanting the hub or craving candy! Hit play and take a look at one of the most well known classic BMX hubs in the world.

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