ben Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 is the profile 6spd hub strong and is it worth the £250 asking price i know its very similar to the BMX version (same number of engaments and ratchets etc) but how good is it? :"> ben, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPace Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 is the profile 6spd hub strong and is it worth the £250 asking price i know its very similar to the BMX version (same number of engaments and ratchets etc) but how good is it? :"> ben, ← I have had the 8spd (which is the same but a longer freehub body) one for over 6 months now and its still perfect. Never skips, nice noise, looks cool, I defo recommend em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 is there any body else that use's them? thanks for the help jon :( ben, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 There is a rider in plymouth who brought one, and he has blown it up after 2 weeks of having his new bike, not sure whether it was the 8 speed or the 6 speed, after seeing this i would steer clear, he now has made the riht decision to go back to King :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 yea, i was shocked to find that after just a few days of riding garys profile started to stick and generally went a bit nasty i pulled it apart for him to find random shards of metal inside, i cleaned it out and stuck it all back togethere and it appeared to work perfectly, but now after another 3 weeks he has somehow managed to rip the ratchet out of the hub shell :( i have no idea how though, as he isnt massively powerful and although good isnt what youd describe as an awesome rider.... very strange.... i know profile have such a good rep, but i dont understand what it is that makes the hub so good? am i correct in thinking its 2 pairs of offset pawls on a 24t ratchet? giving it 48 pickups with 2 pawls working at a time? if thats the case then surely its no better than a shimano deisgn using 2 pawls at once :) only the profile is better made and has more engagments?? sorry for the strange post, im not puttin gprofile down, i think theyre great, i jsut dont understand how tehy generally work so well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 yea, i was shocked to find that after just a few days of riding garys profile started to stick and generally went a bit nasty i pulled it apart for him to find random shards of metal inside, i cleaned it out and stuck it all back togethere and it appeared to work perfectly, but now after another 3 weeks he has somehow managed to rip the ratchet out of the hub shell :) i have no idea how though, as he isnt massively powerful and although good isnt what youd describe as an awesome rider.... very strange.... i know profile have such a good rep, but i dont understand what it is that makes the hub so good? am i correct in thinking its 2 pairs of offset pawls on a 24t ratchet? giving it 48 pickups with 2 pawls working at a time? if thats the case then surely its no better than a shimano deisgn using 2 pawls at once :P only the profile is better made and has more engagments?? sorry for the strange post, im not puttin gprofile down, i think theyre great, i jsut dont understand how tehy generally work so well.... ← Yep its 24 tooth and 4 pawls - 2 offset. I've often wondered what makes profiles so good compared to shimano etc. aswell, after getting my profile and looking at the internals etc. Cant really understand why its so good (It does have titanium driver, axle, etc. though). I've got a bmx one and it seems fine to me though, has skipped a few times when i replaced the springs with brand new ones (obviously wearing in) but it hasnt skipped in a while now. I don't see why other companies like shimano couldnt make a hub pretty identical to a profile though, for much less money :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 I've often wondered what makes profiles so good compared to shimano etc. ← Because you dont put very much torque through them on either a BMX, or a mod bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) Because you dont put very much torque through them on either a BMX, or a mod bike. ← Is that the only reason why theyre so much 'better'? :( So what makes other pawl hubs, like hope XCs good for 26"? Edited February 7, 2005 by Nozmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 So what makes other pawl hubs, like hope XCs good for 26"? ← They use 3 pawls. Im not saying the Profile hubs are bad for 26" trials, its just that they are yet to be proven compared to King and Hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 They use 3 pawls. ← Ah i didnt know that :( cheers for clearing that up tart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Because you dont put very much torque through them on either a BMX, or a mod bike. ← why is there less torque put through a mod version and not a stock one? ta :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 why is there less torque put through a mod version and not a stock one? ta :P ← Smaller wheels, smaller cranks, lighter frame. All adds up to less effort to get the bike moving (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 so how often do the kings slip then (now the hole profile plans out the window) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 so how often do the kings slip then (now the hole profile plans out the window) ← If set up well/properly, very rarely/never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 are you still selling some new ones then? with a no slip warrenty? oh and how much for a service? thanks ben, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 are you still selling some new ones then? with a no slip warrenty? oh and how much for a service? thanks ben, ← PM me please :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPace Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 well I am pretty sure that wayne and a few of his buds have also had no problems with profile hubs, and since I have had mine for ages and not even touched the thing to service it at all and its still absolutely perfect I'd say they were pretty much proven to work fine. That guy whos blew up may just have been unlucky I guess. I think the reason the profile doesn't skip is because of it using a different type of spring and stronger ratchet ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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