theone2be Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 I to have fallen into the bmx trap and am getting a bmx very soon, (don't worry i will still ride trials) but it needs a new rear hub and i would love the sound and engagements from a profile, but shall i try a freecoaster just so i could ride out fakie without learning roll-backs. I'd be mainly riding street and quite a bit of park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTF Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 get a profile and learn youself real roll backs. it only looks stupid rolling backwards without "pedaling".good luck with your bmx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 ^^tit I say don't get a profile either way - it's a waste of money. There's a bag load of other perfectly good cassette hubs available (odyssey, proper etc.) - most of which you can get built into a complete wheel for less than the cost of just a profile hub.If you must get a freecoaster, khe make a 'street' freecoaster which is presumably stronger than their flatland ones - should cost around £120 (ooh, that's less than a profile as well), it'd be a sensible investment as freecoasters are usually pretty weak in comparison to normal hubs. I should also point out that the only LHD freecoster you can gets costs about £450 - so if you're a lefty like me then it's probably more money than you're willing to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 If you get into grinding it's all too easy to f**k them up, so just stick with a "regular" hub. I've been running an Odyssey cassette hub for over a year now and they're shit hot hubs to be fair. Incredibly easy to service, don't take any effort to maintain, and they're like £70 or so? The bearings last longer than Profiles, they cost less than half the price, they both use a 2 x 2 pawl system, so why bother with a Profile?Freecoaster stuff's not a case of "it's cheating" or whatever. Just look at some of the stuff people are doing with them now - they're doing stuff you literally couldn't do with a regular hub, so it's all good. Check out the second link in my sig or watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UsEU5DAiPk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lardo_69 Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Hmm this may seem stupid but why dont trials bikes just move to 14mm drop outs. Then there will be a huge range of quality rear hubs to choose from. Okay yeah, they will be more weight. But the BMX market offers some absolute indestructible hubs. Or better yet does some do a conversion kit so you can use 14mm hubs with 10mm axles, or can the process be bodged in your own garage. Hell what about just spending 10mins on a lathe.Just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Hmm this may seem stupid but why dont trials bikes just move to 14mm drop outs. Then there will be a huge range of quality rear hubs to choose from. Because pretty much all other cassette hub's pawls aren't strong enough to take the strain us trials riders put them through.Plus they're heavy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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