PROFILE RACING and J&R BICYCLES CREATE COMBO RACE TEAM FOR 2006

J&R Bicycles and Profile Racing have merged their BMX Race teams to form a new Race team, J&R/Profile Racing. The two companies’ names have become synonymous with BMX racing and they will cooperate in the upcoming 2006 race season in sponsoring and co-sponsoring racers on all levels.

Profile Racing has long sponsored a factory team and J&R has sponsored individual racers. Recently J&R stepped up their Race commitment and developed a full race team program. That got the attention of Profile Racing owner, Jim Alley. Jim and Kirk Morrison of J&R Bicycles then got together and developed the J&R/Profile Racing Race Team.

“This combination was a natural,” Alley said. “With the headquarters for Profile Racing and J&R Bicycles both in Saint Petersburg the combining of our two teams into one is best of all worlds. We’ll be able to draw from the strengths of both our companies; Profile Racing’s BMX components manufacturing for the bicycles and J&R’s team infrastructure, management and committed race attendance.” When asked what their race schedule for 2006 will look like Morrison replied that most major ABA and NBL races would be attended. He added that the new team would remain committed to bringing customers to Profile Racing and J&R Bicycles by promoting sportsmanship, prestige, and a positive appearance. The team’s objective will remain to endorse all sponsors to the best of each rider’s abilities and maintain a positive atmosphere for the industry.

J&R Bicycles currently operates two 30-foot trailers with 1600 square feet of display area. The trailers travel the US providing products and services to ABA and NBL riders. J&R also operates a local vending trailer with 800 square feet of display area providing the same products and services to two local tracks in St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Florida. The company will vend over 40 national and state events as well as over 70 local events during the 2005-2006 season. J&R has also integrated an online retail store and toll free number to reach customers outside of their Florida base. They continue to reach new customers everyday throughout the world and add to their extensive product offerings. The site not only provides easy access to thousands of BMX products to racers, freestylers, dirt jumpers, and street riders, but it also provides information on the sport of BMX.

Profile Racing is the single most capable, largest, and most sophisticated manufacturer of high-end bicycle components and BMX frames in the industry in the United States, boasting over 35 years of experience. They have recently re-located to their new 20,000 square-foot factory in St. Petersburg where orders are shipped all over the world. Utilizing the world’s most accurate state-of-the-art equipment, while setting the standards for quality control, Profile Racing continually supplies their customers with the closest tolerance, precision machined accessories in the market today. Profile Racing strives to create an ideal blend of form and function in new products that are truly the “best”; light years ahead of any competition. Profile Racing’s attention to detail, flawless surface finishes, superior quality aerospace materials, safety, and reliability in all our products is the reason they continue to be #1 and the choice of all the Pros!

CONTACT:
Burt Morrison, Marketing, J&R Bicycles, jr_bicycles@verizon.net, 727-544-7076
Charlie Fernandez, Marketing, Profile Racing, Inc., info@profileracing.com, 727-391-7371