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Profile Racing’s Legacy: Week 26, 1994.

By 1994, Profile was contracted by GT to make cranks for their subsidiary brand, Powerlite. Considering these were a higher end version compared to their current stock made overseas, the 3-Piece Powerlite cranks were predominately for their higher end complete bikes. To differentiate Powerlite from GT, we kept the more […]

July 12, 2018

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Profile Racing’s Legacy: Week 25, 1993.

The Trifan Becometh! In 1993, Corey Alley decided to add a second solid chainwheel to Profile’s gamut. Having a low-rider S-10 with 3-spoke, directional wheels, he was inspired to design Profile’s Trifan Sprocket. This was the first sprocket manufactured by Profile using a 3-axis mill, which was able to produce […]

July 3, 2018

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From the Dungeon Episode #4: History of the Iconic Horseshoe Pedal.

In celebration of Profile Racing’s 50th anniversary, owner and founder, Jim Alley, invites us into the company’s original Florida location where some sections of this dark and dusty industrial cave have been sealed off since 2004. Over time, this building (appropriately named “The Dungeon” by employees) has become a time […]

July 2, 2018

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Profile Racing’s Legacy: Week 24, 1992.

Part One: In mid 1990, Richard Long (the business partner in GT Bikes) was planning a trip to South Florida. While on the trip, he asked Jim Alley if he’d be willing to meet up to discuss a possible business venture. At the time, GT had their 3-piece cranks manufactured […]

June 27, 2018

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Profile Racing’s Legacy: Week 21, 1989.

By 1989, Corey Alley was back from college at FSU for the summer and was prepping for a trip to the Worlds in Brisbane, Australia. His last race before this event was back in 1986; he was taking this trip more as an ambassador for the brand. At FSU, Corey […]

June 8, 2018

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Matt Coplon: Celebrating 20 Years.

“I was getting ready to get in a van for a 6 week tour with Reversal of Man almost exactly 20 years ago, when Jeff Harrington asked if I’d be interested in riding Profile racing components. At that point, beyond riding bikes and being in punk bands, I was dead […]

June 7, 2018

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Profile Racing’s Legacy: Week 20, 1987/1988.

Within the Golden Age of Bmx Racing, 1987 saw the two year marriage of the Legendary Eagle Snacks/Profile team thanks to Mark Fowler. Within those years, the team won National NBL #1 Team title and took home the spoils of a brand new tour van. The Team (From left to […]

May 31, 2018

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Profile Racing’s Legacy: Week 19, 1985/1986.

In 1985, the Profile factory team beats out GT for the NBL National Team Title. With many west coast races, Jim would send out the crew, optimize managing production here at the shop, and then fly in for the weekends to handle the team needs. (See previous Monster truck photo […]

May 24, 2018

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We are taking precautions to protect our employees and follow CDC and state guidelines. In the meantime, our machine shop is still running, we're here to assist you and we'll be shipping product to help support bike shops during this difficult time.