Would You Buy A Profile Disc?

[JT!]

As we all must be aware by now. JT + spare time = stupid polls + annoyed bike component manufactures.

Anyway, I emailed profile asking about disc hubs. They do them, but with a 26" shell on a 110mm axel. Meaning that the rotor would end up a few mill too close to the actual disc mount on the frame. So you'd have to use spacers and / or remove material from the rotor mounts or something along those lines. The've sold about a dozen to date.

Profile said that trials is too small of a market to be deigning a new hub and they wouldn't make their money back because they wouldn't sell about 200 of them.

However, I'm thinking that because double disc is just taking off now, and there's no other alternative other than to use front freewheel or modify an existing hub. It would be welcomed with opened arms and would sell lots worldwide.

If a profile disc hub was created, would you buy?

Vote away and discuss.

Edited February 6, 2008 by JT!

[stuie]

my cuz bodged a disc mount on to his old bmx and got a disc from them and fit it...

it was nuts but took alot of time to get right though

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[wally]

I had one on my mod when i converted it to disk. Very good, very strong, but quite heavy. If your alright with the added rear weight then it will be 100x better than a fixed rear disk hub and a front freewheel I bought mine new.

[PaRtZ]

My profile was the dogs danglies! Seriously good stuff, i trust it more than an ENO which is still pretty good!

The only reason I changed to ENO was because profile didn't do a Disc mod shell

[wally]

They already do a Profile disk mod rear hub, i bought mine from Tarty a few years back, but i did make my own adapter so the spacing wasnt a problem.

Edited February 6, 2008 by wally

[JT!]

They already do a Profile disk mod rear hub, i bought mine from Tarty a few years back, but i did make my own adapter so the spacing wasnt a problem.

Not all of us can make our own adaptor though.

The poll is about them creating one, and selling it as an actual product, the one they can make you at the moment is a 135mm shell on a 110mm axel.

Edited February 6, 2008 by JT!

[JonMack]

I voted the last one because I have a King disc hub.

I think what would be cooler is a Profile mod disc hub that meant you didnt need to make/bodge any adaptors. That would be awesome.

Edited February 6, 2008 by JonMack

[Skoze]

I chose the "i dont care but still wanted to vote" as i ride stock, and stock trials bike + their hubs = a good merking of their hubs (apperently) havn't got the money or the time put the theory to the test though.

Profile mod disc hubs however would be cool.

Edited February 6, 2008 by Skoze

[Christophe']

you missed out the

"no I already have the best hub available thanks to Mr King "

vote.

[JT!]

I think what would be cooler is a Profile mod disc hub that meant you didnt need to make/bodge any adaptors. That would be awesome.

That's what the topic is about.

you missed out the

"no I already have the best hub available thanks to Mr King "

vote.

Well it's kind of aimed at people who ride mods. Not them shitty stocks

[JonMack]

That's what the topic is about.

Oh okay. It's just my BMX King has an ISO shell on it but obviously the spacing is wrong. I didn't think you meant actually properly design a hub with the correct spacing, I just thought you meant make Profile sell BMX hubs with the MTB ISO shells on.

Well it's kind of aimed at people who ride mods. Not them shitty stocks

I have a King on my mod.

[JT!]

I have a King on my mod.

I was telling that to the guy who rides stock, well 24" but it's near enough.