The differences between the Profile Mini and Elite Driver Mechanisms. In 1996, Profile engineered the first bmx specific cassette hub. This concept was to both allow for easier cog replacement (and later, complete driver: 9, 10, and 11t) as well as complete driver rebuilds. It is much easier to replace […]
Below crank Installation, headset, fork and stem installation seems to be the second most tedious process of putting a new bike together. Instead of running through a pictorial “How to”, we got Gus Lanzilotta on the floor to run you through a proper install. At Profile, we use Deco FuForks […]
Crank Installation. Everyone has to do it at some point. We could have made a bullet pointed list of how to’s, but thought it’d be best to have our tech wizard, Gus Lanzillotta, step in and show you in person. Check out these two video versions below, and make sure […]
In the era of 9 and 10 inch tall bars and the leverage they create against your stem, proper stem cap on bar installation has never been more imperative. The three most important tips: 1. Make sure your bolts are greased (to create optimum and even thread bite, and to […]
How many teeth do you need? On a sprocket that is. In 2003, Profile engineered a cassette driver that allowed you to drop from our lowest cog (12 tooth) down to a one-piece, 9 tooth. In doing so, the standard 36-13, sprocket/cog gear ratio dropped quickly to a 25/9. And […]
Which Profile or Madera hub guard will work for you? We here at Profile/Madera make quite a few hub guards. Basically, we’ve tried to create an option that works for everyone riding our hubs. Some riders would rather have plastic (to avoid the potential snagging that can occur when using […]
In 2001, Profile introduced our Mini Front Hub to the race scene. A simple design using cone compression and a minimal amount of internal parts (Shell, Bearings, Axle/Cones, and Bolts). Through a year’s worth of testing (a lot of toothpicks on Jersey Barriers), it was re-released as a universal hub […]
This is a question we get quite a bit: Which Profile stem will work better for me, the top load, Mulville Push or the front load, Acoustic? With the constant fluctuation of frame head tube angles and fork rake dimensions, it’s sometimes difficult to gauge what style stem will work. […]
The Pros and Cons of the Outboard vs Inboard Euro Bottom Bracket. This is a questions we get quite a bit: Which is better, the Inboard or Outboard BB? Well, as you will find below, there are Pros and Cons to each. We asked two experts to give their […]
Historically, and for years, bmx racing hovered around the physics of a 44/16 gear ratio powered by a set of 180mm length cranks. And it seems that, through the evolution of bmx freestyle, we’ve either accepted that we don’t need that much torque, have adjusted for lower frames and different […]
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