The Profile Z-Coaster - Everything You Need to Know
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Is this mysterious BMX hub worth the insane $358 price tag?
In this video we will explore pros & cons of the hub, in addition to how it works.
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As soon as the hub came out everyone wondered if I was going to ride it or not... I saw it as a pretty cool opportunity to try out something new and to make a review about. I really want to start doing more reviews, and this was perfect because there isn't any videos about this hub that aren't made by profile themselves. As with all my reviews, I try to touch on the positives and negatives instead of just addressing one side of the topic. I'm very happy with my hub thus far, but will you be? It's DEFINITELY expensive, whether it is worth it or not is up to you. As I said in the video, you're more than welcome to try out mine before you order one- just hopefully I'm in your area some time soon!
I tried using my new wide angle lens for this review. Not really the best use for it, but it was cool to switch things up. In case you were wondering, I was NOT paid by Profile for making this video. I would never make a commissioned review without specifically telling you guys in the video. Your trust means more than a few dollars to me any day.
Thanks for watching, I hope this helps clear some things up!
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Dear Peanut Butter Crew, I watched all your videos in like 3 days and after 4 years of bmx absence i bought my bmx yesterday! Im now 28 y.o and its weird to see 12 y.o kids making tracks, whips and all stuff that i can only dream of. Anyways thank you for your content. You guys made me come back, thank you again! :)
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
Heck yea! Awesome to hear :)
@teamextreme86
8 жыл бұрын
+Adam LZ yoh Adam , what about fakie manuals with this hub ??
@lukatevdoradze1402
4 ай бұрын
Comeback!
So the hub Is $386 for you and that means its gonna be like $750 in australia...
@simonpaskins1389
3 жыл бұрын
yep that's pretty spot on I'm getting the MTB version so 32 hole only and its around $560 USD including shipping to my town so in Australia it comes about $850 AUD
anyone else just get this on there recommend after 5 years of it being posted
You the Man bro! Thanks dude for making this video I've been wondering all about it you answered everything preciate it bro
I forgot to say this in the last comment, - keep doing what your doing Adam, you help a lot of people out including me and you put me in the mood to ride, even though I could never be as good as you. Thank you.
i know nothing about BMX hubs or BMX in general, but i think every extreme sport is incredibly entertaining and interesting, so Adam thanks for making these awesome videos dude, they are both entertaining and informative !
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
poisoncobra7 Glad you feel that way :)
Adam I skate but love your videos and want to get a bike but I have like no money, so I just wanted to tell you that I think some people don't even ride bikes but love watching your videos. So keep up the great work! And shout out to Oxford skaters and bikers :)
Thank you for these videos they inspired me to start bmxing 😜 keep up the great videos.
Can't wait I am buying mine soon
I don't ride bikes/BMX'S but your videos are so awesome LZ BMX
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
Kawa gaming channel Thank you!
@ClippedFunny
9 жыл бұрын
LZ BMX no thankyou
You're a great guy Adam and I love your videos even though I don't ride bmx myself, keep it up :)
Dude you should stop in South Jersey during a road trip between Florida and Connecticut or something, I'd be stoked to meet you, you've got me into bmx again and its awesome
dude you got me into bmx, keep riding and keep posting,
I love your videos, keep up the work!
Hey Adam do you think maybe one day you could make a video for the people that have just bought a bike for the first time, sort of explain the most important things to get comfortable with when riding parks and just riding in general. Sort of like a beginners guide to flowing a park and learning the early tricks etc.
You should definately ride Unit 23 when you're in the UK if you can. It's a sick park and I know you'd love it!
Can't wait till your come to England. I'm going to try my hardest to try and meet you!!!
The Colony free coaster isn't to bad either if you're after affordability! but obviously the Z coaster would be a preferred choice for many! sick video Adam as per usual
Hi Adam, I'm a huge fan. I'm starting up in bmx and I would like to hear your oppion on the best type of bmx bikes for me to get keep up the great work. ; )
Question, if you buy 75˚ slack cam thing does that mean when you start pedalling you need to pedal more until you start moving or are they all the same?
Question... Adam if you ride with headphones, Surely you wouldn't be able to hear when it's clicking or if it's in free coaster mode. To me that would put me off buying it, would rather just have a casset or a free coaster to know what's going to happen when I land?
@bmxriderforlife1234
6 жыл бұрын
even if you have headphones in you can hear some cassettes unless they are noise canceling/isolating or you crank your music really loud.
Keep up the great work and I switch to biking because of you thanks
Also you should come to palm city park it's kinda small but it would be awesome to see you there!
Adam your videos help a lot keep them coming when's next webisode?
serious question here, what engages harder your z coaster or your clutch on your 240? is it a 6 puck stage 2 clutch?
Question!! if you are free coasting backwards, then pedal back a bit so your cranks are perpendicular to the floor, then you crank forward, will the casset engage?? because that would a way to be able to 5 cab on a z-coaster
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
I'm Hungry Yea, but it wouldn't be super predictable. Interesting concept, I'll have to try it
Come to Australia! I'll even hook you up with free accommodation and let you drive my r32 4 door 4WD skyline. :)
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
Cameron Footner THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
@Kenny-fy8xn
9 жыл бұрын
Cameron Footner Dude, he answered! Please meet eachother, i want Adam to go crazy in that r32!!! :D
@Linnertson
8 жыл бұрын
+LZ BMX Or my R34 ;)
when can u come to pennsyvania so we all can know and ride
It it the same to put it back into cassette mode?
Ever ridden a colony wasp hub? It's basically a $140 profile elite hub, but stronger. Engagement is super fast and solid too.
Wow this is really amazing! Guys Madera (profiles sister company) has the exact same hub design for cheaper.
LZ BMX love watching your videos and I hope I run in to u when u come to Connecticut
LZ BMX Can you please come to western Australia we have some pretty sick parks as well as getting a new one built now with a 16 foot deep bowl that has 2 feet of vertical. And can you bring Bert. thank you for all the great vids keep em up.
Thank you, very informative for anyone shopping freecoasters.
Hey can you do a tutorial on the best and cheapest bike frame or bike to buy. I would like to start riding Bc your videos are inspiring me on to ride.
Great video adam!! And yes please try to come to Canada.
I no longer bmx but still watch your videos
Come to Australia, we have lots of cool spots down here and you definitely have a huge following down here
It's a different idea and hopefully some more ideas will come out of it. I'm the exact opposite with Profile though - I've had 4 rear hubs and they all broke and chewed themselves up in under 6 months to a year. I don't trust them anymore, especially since they are the most expensive on the market.
Will you ever come to Australia?
I skateboard and Adam you make the best webisodes on youtube. I never miss one.
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
Austin Cole Thank you!
Hey Adam! I just started bmx and you inspired me to get off that scooter and onto a 20". Are you ever coming back to Milwaukee or even Chicago?
You should really try to come to Lebanon Oregon!!! It would be a pleasure because we just got a new park that was built on nothing but donations and built by volunteering skaters and bmxers
Hey LZ can you do a video letting us know when you are going to Canada I would like to come see you if you come down here thank and keep up the great riding
i love profile and the loud noise because its the best sound on earth but i can never afford one is there a low priced one. also your new smurf splatter is awesome i'm going to try to get a hat.
@matthewraymond9878
9 жыл бұрын
Madera hubs are around $160 (back) $80 (front)and are just cheap profile hubs
Can you film a how to froth flip? Really stoked on you landing them
If you're in cassette mode and start to go backwards with pedal pressure like you're doing a backwards manual(not faster than the hub is moving), will the hub still switch to free coaster mode after 1/4 crank?
So if you were doing a fakie without engaging the coaster would you pedal backward until it engaged or what?
I ride park a lot and use pedal pressure for a lot of things but I preferre fakieing with a coaster do u think ill like the hub
You should make a video on what's the best riding shoes or suggestions
ON AN UNRELATED NOTE! Adam, if you're gonna do tours, include the ASEAN countries please! Like the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan! Etc. Do visit your fans here in the continent of Asia. I'm from the Philippines and a lot of my buddies idolize you, and the BMX scene here is quite dope! :)
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
It's so tough because I don't know anyone out there :(
If you say do a 180 in coaster mode, when you turnout and take a pedal or two, will it reset into casset mode?
Here's an interesting concept that might blow your mind:.ever thought of trying out a fixed wheel hub? Circus performers use these so it would mean a whole new level of skiLZ
btw love your vids adam...keep up the good work!...greetings from germany
Adam, when you come to England, make sure you do a Nottingham trip and come to Clifton and let me know when you do because I would love to meet you. :-)
*Go hug Collete.
The new shirts and hats look so sick
A well Needed Video! Thanks Dude
Thanks man I was thinking about trying it at a skatepark I'll have to go to one soon thanks though
Hey man I am just wondering are you coming to Australia?
@darcymcinerney7639
9 жыл бұрын
I asked him once and he said that he really wants to
Love you Adam😍 Get me some peppers!!
when you come to the UK, if you want to hit up any trails in east anglia sudbourne is the place to come. would be rad to meet and ride with you.
Have you ever put peanut butter between your spokes to be able to do better 360's?
Can you still tap with a z coaster and do tricks that involve that pedal pressure or nah?
LZ BMX what bmx bike should I get (a really good one any price)
Could sometime come to Reno Nevada and go to Mira Loma skatepark it's a really nice skatepark i take my bmx there all the time and it's awesome
Yea come to Australia it's fun
Could you make a video about what bmxs to get for a beginner
That hub looks amazing and me and my friend are big fans of you and we were wondering if you will be coming to Idaho falls Idaho anytime
Adam I really need to know if you could use this hub on dirt cause I'm a street rider and a dirt rider and I hear if u use a freecoaster on dirt it has a problem engaging cause of the bumps but could this be used on dirt
can you still use crank pressure for tricks while your in freecoaster mode?
hey adam great video and also if you end up going to canada im guessin that you would be going to joyride well if you do can you plz try to go to belleville ontario its like 2 hours east of joyride
I got a profile elite hub on my race bike. Are there any other hubs you would recomend for bmx racing
Does it cost money for shipping cos I live in Australia, and your video was pretty explanatory
would this hub work for bmx racing or is it too loose if it is what is the best for racing
Dude if you wanna travel you should visit Williamsport PA! All of the riders here love watching you're vids, we all suck but hey why not. I'd love to meet and ride with you as well as many of my friends here, please consider it!
If I see you at a park, I'm gonna get a picture!
adam whats the difference between the 3/8" z coaster and the regular one
You inspired me to bike I love it deep up the vids they are sick
When say there is slack, do you mean before you pearl your cranks move before tension is in the chain, like some free coasters ?
@kirstywaters6854
9 жыл бұрын
All freecoasters have slack, it just depends what spacing is there as to how much. Slack is when you initially pedal and there is no immediate engagement transferred into movement. For some this can be very little, quarter of a crank or even a full crank.
How much would you advise it for beginner park and street riders
You should come to st. Clair Michigan and ride the skate park here because it's really nice
i had a very quick qustion what is a good back hub for cheap i dont have alot of money so what are your thoughts
Can you still do 360/540/720 tail taps with this hub still?
@adamlz should come ride Arizona would love to see you rate it up at some local spots
i bought pegs and when i was doing smiths it pretty much broke my fork :(
What tires do you ride Adam? My tread is wearing down and I'm looking to get new ones.
Would you recommend this to a cassette rider trying to learn free coaster?
So I was planning on getting a free coaster, but should I get this instead?
Hey Adam, I was wondering if your pumping around a bowl then come out of it for a quarter or something would it Change to a coaster when you come out because it would move your feet back and also what psi do you ride? Thx
@AdamLZ
9 жыл бұрын
Sometimes. I ride different psi depending on if I'm at a park or street!
LZ BMX if the hub is in cassette mode and you don't switch to free coaster mode with the quarter crank back, and you for example 180, do you pedal back like a cassette?
@GreenMeanie101
9 жыл бұрын
Matthew Milbers I would like to know this too.
@sickvidsfosho
9 жыл бұрын
Matthew Milbers As far as i understood from the video yes. Unless you pedal faster then the speed youre going backwards, then it will engage freecoster mode:)
@willhotchkiss6173
9 жыл бұрын
Matthew Milbers No, unless you pedal at the exact speed your wheel is moving, which is really hard to do. Thats how I understood it from the video anyway
Could you do crank flips on only cassette mode? Or if you spin it will it turn to a coaster? Cause it's pretty hard to crank flip w the slack! Also if your gonna come to Canada! The number one place you have to come is Toronto, biking through the 6ix (with your woes)
Hey Adam i have just started riding bmx and I was wondering if u could help me with what pads I should get x
can you still crank flip or as adam22 calls them kickflip or does it just mess with the hub
Adam your amazing and will you make a video on how to 180 smith to smith please
because in going to florida for vacation and it would be awsome to meet you
Adam, you should make blue splatter sun glasses. That'd be dope
+Adam LZ do you recommend this hub still or which hub would you really strongly recommend
ARE YOU GOING TO THE UK WITH CATFISH?! I SEEN YOUR GUYSES TWEETS ABOUT IT
Hey which hub is better colony wasps or profile Mini please answer it would make my day.
@nickkucera3556
9 жыл бұрын
I don't think he has ever ridden a colony wasp I have a colony wasp but I'd go with the profile mini