Profile sent over a ton of info about all their new parts including their new hubs above. Check it all out after the jump.
In case you didn’t feel like going to the Interbike convention in Las Vegas, here’s the highlights of what we took out there this year. This isn’t all of it, but it should be enough to whet your appetite.
FREESTYLIN’
These as yet un-named hubs are the first major cosmetic revision we’ve made to our venerable Mini Hubs since their introduction. They are internally identicle. Same great performance, New clean look.
We rolled out the Chrome Moly Gun Drilled Hollow bottom bracket spindles about halfway through last year to great response. If people liked CrMo GDH, then they’re probably going to love Titanium GDH spindles. Also shown is our entry into the spline drive sprocket sweepstakes. Made from 7075 with a hardened CrMo insert, they are strong as well as light and enable you to run cranks with no sprocket bolt bosses. This prototype is a 25t, but expect us to have all the popular sizes when they hit retail.
Made in USA super hard 7075 Aluminum pegs. I like to say “Seven Oh Seven Five,” but Jack in the machine shop tells me I’m an idiot and you’re supposed to call it Seventy-Seventyfive. Either way, strong, light pegs in most of our anodized colors. This one is silver, obviously, but DeGroot has some fancy gold ones on his bike already.
Probably not quite as exciting, but equally usefull are the Profile 7075 Aluminum 3/8″ to 14mm axle converters.
Here’s another look at our latest limited edition Race Crank Colorway- Black with gold sparkles.
BMX RACIN’
A lot of exciting stuff for racing is dropping this year.
Outboard Bearings for Euro BB’s. These use a Spanish Bearing in an external BB cup for extra stiffness as well as a faster, smoother, more long lasting bearing.
For the shorter racers, the MicroMini line offers a complete drivetrain (except a chain, of course). First up is the MicroMini 28 hole hubset. Available with Titanium bolts, and either Ti or Aluminum drivers. Aluminum cogs available as well. 425g per set.
The MicroMini 1″ stem is available in 35 and 42mm lengths, and a bunch of colors.141g with Ti bolts
The MicroMini Aluminum race crankset is light. Full on ludicrously light. 354g light. Tubular Aluminum Arms (125, 135, 145mm) Hollow, fluted Ti spindle, and lightened 4 bolt spider. 70lb weight limit.
We’ve had this hub out for testing with one of the local Pro racer dudes. He loved it so much we had to hire a bounty hunter to get it back from him. We don’t have a name for this one yet, either. The driver has 204 points of engagement, while our current hub has only 48. The difference is dramatic. There is zero hesitation between the time when you think about accellerating and the bike starts shooting forward. Hold on tight.
Previously: Lucas Porzio: 7 days in Tampa Edit| Phil Aller PBR Visa| Profile’s Mark Mulville 2011 Edit