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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: wirewheel on December 26, 2008, 12:39 AM

Title: GT sealed flip flop MOHAWK HUBS how old? profile made? arthur dent?
Post by: wirewheel on December 26, 2008, 12:39 AM
did profile make these hubs? and how old do you think they are? profile made the cranks in the 90s for gt.
 is it a secret or am i mis-speculating they made hubs for them too.

 i just picked em up from the usa for about £40 shipped  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c160/risetothunder/GTMOHAWKS.jpg)
i reckon a bargain?

has anyone got a 15 teeth freewheel spare? is 42/15 a decent hard gearing? like 45/16. i got a 42 teeth powerlite sprocket too
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c160/risetothunder/powerlite42.jpg)

is 42 the answer to the ultimate question
cheers al
Title: Re: GT sealed flip flop MOHAWK HUBS how old? profile made? arthur dent?
Post by: dialledbikes on December 29, 2008, 09:53 AM
I can't remember when GT started making the Mohawk hubs but I bought my first set from Trend Bike Source around 1996/97.  I don't recall seeing them a great deal earlier than that.

I've never heard the "made by Profile" rumour before.  The GT cranks were, but not sure about the hubs.
Title: Re: GT sealed flip flop MOHAWK HUBS how old? profile made? arthur dent?
Post by: wirewheel on December 29, 2008, 08:28 PM
so were they made in house or outside usa?
Title: Re: GT sealed flip flop MOHAWK HUBS how old? profile made? arthur dent?
Post by: dialledbikes on December 30, 2008, 01:49 PM
so were they made in house or outside usa?

Can't remember.

I've got an NOS set in the garage somewhere but I don't think they're still in their original box.

There's a Mohawk ad from around 94/95 in one of the Standard threads in Midschool which seems to suggest they were brought out around that time.  Definitely more of a mid-school hub than an old school product.
Title: Re: GT sealed flip flop MOHAWK HUBS how old? profile made? arthur dent?
Post by: wirewheel on January 01, 2009, 12:54 PM
yeah mid was best time in bmx for me i do mid builds really good bikes and can get parts usually for decent money.

not saying old school was crap it wasn't but i was just a kid.

just had more trips and madness in the mid days.

maybe a trm will come up for me to resto one day.
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