GT sealed flip flop MOHAWK HUBS how old? profile made? arthur dent?

[wirewheel]

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 

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


is 42 the answer to the ultimate question
cheers al

[dialledbikes]

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.

[wirewheel]

so were they made in house or outside usa?

[dialledbikes]

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.

[wirewheel]

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.