Profile Racing’s Legacy: Week Two, 1969.
This is our second Profile installment of 50-weekly posts kicking off a year of celebrating Profile’s 50th Anniversary.
Week two: 1969.
A pivotal year in Profile’s history for many reasons.
But where it all began, was Jim’s idea of evolving a cast aluminum housing into one made of “Forged, Billet Aluminum.”
This change in material and fabrication pioneered the “Profile Steering Gear.”
![IMG_3118](https://www.profileracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_3118-300x225.jpg)
Top of the line, updated Profile steering gear with carbon fiber shafts and a high end anodized finish.
What you’ll notice is that at the top of the shaft, there’s a “slip-fit,” 48-splined spindle that allows for zero play once the steering wheel has been connected.
That spindle design would foreshadow a pioneered bmx product 10 years in the future. Keep this in mind for a later post.
The year, 1970 is up next week.
See you then.