diff --git a/format/products-bitmask.js b/format/products-bitmask.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b3baab87..00000000
--- a/format/products-bitmask.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const createFormatBitmask = (allProducts) => {
-	const formatBitmask = (products) => {
-		if(Object.keys(products).length === 0) throw new Error('products filter must not be empty')
-		let bitmask = 0
-		for (let product in products) {
-			if (!allProducts[product]) throw new Error('unknown product ' + product)
-			if (products[product] === true) bitmask += allProducts[product].bitmask
-		}
-		return bitmask
-	}
-	return formatBitmask
-}
-
-module.exports = createFormatBitmask
diff --git a/format/products-filter.js b/format/products-filter.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ee8ffca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/format/products-filter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const isObj = require('lodash/isObject')
+
+const hasProp = (o, k) => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(o, k)
+
+const createFormatProductsFilter = (profile) => {
+	const byProduct = {}
+	const defaultProducts = {}
+	for (let product of profile.products) {
+		byProduct[product.id] = product
+		defaultProducts[product.id] = product.default
+	}
+
+	const formatProductsFilter = (filter) => {
+		if (!isObj(filter)) throw new Error('products filter must be an object')
+		filter = Object.assign({}, defaultProducts, filter)
+
+		let res = 0
+		for (let product in filter) {
+			if (!hasProp(filter, product) || filter[product] !== true) continue
+			if (!byProduct[product]) throw new Error('unknown product ' + product)
+			for (let bitmask of byProduct[product].bitmasks) res += bitmask
+		}
+
+		return {
+			type: 'PROD',
+			mode: 'INC',
+			value: res + ''
+		}
+	}
+	return formatProductsFilter
+}
+
+module.exports = createFormatProductsFilter
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 76578b6f..96e8c9a0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@
 
 const minBy = require('lodash/minBy')
 const maxBy = require('lodash/maxBy')
+const isObj = require('lodash/isObject')
 
-const validateProfile = require('./lib/validate-profile')
 const defaultProfile = require('./lib/default-profile')
+const createParseBitmask = require('./parse/products-bitmask')
+const createFormatProductsFilter = require('./format/products-filter')
+const validateProfile = require('./lib/validate-profile')
 const _request = require('./lib/request')
 
-const isObj = o => o !== null && 'object' === typeof o && !Array.isArray(o)
 const isNonEmptyString = str => 'string' === typeof str && str.length > 0
 
 const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 	profile = Object.assign({}, defaultProfile, profile)
+	if (!profile.parseProducts) {
+		profile.parseProducts = createParseBitmask(profile)
+	}
+	if (!profile.formatProductsFilter) {
+		profile.formatProductsFilter = createFormatProductsFilter(profile)
+	}
 	validateProfile(profile)
 
 	const departures = (station, opt = {}) => {
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 			duration:  10 // show departures for the next n minutes
 		}, opt)
 		opt.when = opt.when || new Date()
-		const products = profile.formatProducts(opt.products || {})
+		const products = profile.formatProductsFilter(opt.products || {})
 
 		const dir = opt.direction ? profile.formatStation(opt.direction) : null
 		return request(profile, {
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 		opt.when = opt.when || new Date()
 
 		const filters = [
-			profile.formatProducts(opt.products || {})
+			profile.formatProductsFilter(opt.products || {})
 		]
 		if (
 			opt.accessibility &&
@@ -317,7 +325,7 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 				perStep: Math.round(durationPerStep),
 				ageOfReport: true, // todo: what is this?
 				jnyFltrL: [
-					profile.formatProducts(opt.products || {})
+					profile.formatProductsFilter(opt.products || {})
 				],
 				trainPosMode: 'CALC' // todo: what is this? what about realtime?
 			}
diff --git a/lib/validate-profile.js b/lib/validate-profile.js
index 19465c3f..21c86829 100644
--- a/lib/validate-profile.js
+++ b/lib/validate-profile.js
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@ const validateProfile = (profile) => {
 			throw new Error(`profile.${key} must not be null.`)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (!Array.isArray(profile.products)) {
+		throw new Error('profile.products must be an array.')
+	}
+	if (profile.products.length === 0) throw new Error('profile.products is empty.')
+	for (let product of profile.products) {
+		if ('string' !== typeof product.id) {
+			throw new Error('profile.products[].id must be a string.')
+		}
+		if ('boolean' !== typeof product.default) {
+			throw new Error('profile.products[].default must be a boolean.')
+		}
+		if (!Array.isArray(product.bitmasks)) {
+			throw new Error(product.id + '.bitmasks must be an array.')
+		}
+		for (let bitmask of product.bitmasks) {
+			if ('number' !== typeof bitmask) {
+				throw new Error(product.id + '.bitmasks[] must be a number.')
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 module.exports = validateProfile
diff --git a/p/db/index.js b/p/db/index.js
index d8cc5e6f..812cb94d 100644
--- a/p/db/index.js
+++ b/p/db/index.js
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const _createParseLine = require('../../parse/line')
 const _createParseJourney = require('../../parse/journey')
 const _formatStation = require('../../format/station')
-const createParseBitmask = require('../../parse/products-bitmask')
-const createFormatBitmask = require('../../format/products-bitmask')
 const {bike} = require('../../format/filters')
 
-const modes = require('./modes')
+const products = require('./products')
 const formatLoyaltyCard = require('./loyalty-cards').format
 
-const formatBitmask = createFormatBitmask(modes)
-
 const transformReqBody = (body) => {
 	body.client = {id: 'DB', v: '16040000', type: 'IPH', name: 'DB Navigator'}
 	body.ext = 'DB.R15.12.a'
@@ -39,26 +34,6 @@ const transformJourneysQuery = (query, opt) => {
 	return query
 }
 
-const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
-	const parseLine = _createParseLine(profile, operators)
-
-	const parseLineWithMode = (l) => {
-		const res = parseLine(l)
-
-		res.mode = res.product = null
-		if ('class' in res) {
-			const data = modes.bitmasks[parseInt(res.class)]
-			if (data) {
-				res.mode = data.mode
-				res.product = data.product
-			}
-		}
-
-		return res
-	}
-	return parseLineWithMode
-}
-
 const createParseJourney = (profile, stations, lines, remarks) => {
 	const parseJourney = _createParseJourney(profile, stations, lines, remarks)
 
@@ -103,27 +78,6 @@ const formatStation = (id) => {
 	return _formatStation(id)
 }
 
-const defaultProducts = {
-	suburban: true,
-	subway: true,
-	tram: true,
-	bus: true,
-	ferry: true,
-	national: true,
-	nationalExp: true,
-	regional: true,
-	regionalExp: true,
-	taxi: false
-}
-const formatProducts = (products) => {
-	products = Object.assign(Object.create(null), defaultProducts, products)
-	return {
-		type: 'PROD',
-		mode: 'INC',
-		value: formatBitmask(products) + ''
-	}
-}
-
 // todo: find option for absolute number of results
 
 const dbProfile = {
@@ -137,15 +91,12 @@ const dbProfile = {
 	transformReqBody,
 	transformJourneysQuery,
 
-	products: modes.allProducts,
+	products: products,
 
 	// todo: parseLocation
-	parseLine: createParseLine,
-	parseProducts: createParseBitmask(modes.allProducts, defaultProducts),
 	parseJourney: createParseJourney,
 
-	formatStation,
-	formatProducts
+	formatStation
 }
 
 module.exports = dbProfile
diff --git a/p/db/modes.js b/p/db/modes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index dcca851f..00000000
--- a/p/db/modes.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-// todo: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/d3323a5d2d6e159ed42b12afd0380434#file-haf_products-properties-L1-L95
-const m = {
-	nationalExp: {
-		bitmask: 1,
-		name: 'InterCityExpress',
-		short: 'ICE',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'nationalExp'
-	},
-	national: {
-		bitmask: 2,
-		name: 'InterCity & EuroCity',
-		short: 'IC/EC',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'national'
-	},
-	regionalExp: {
-		bitmask: 4,
-		name: 'RegionalExpress & InterRegio',
-		short: 'RE/IR',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'regionalExp'
-	},
-	regional: {
-		bitmask: 8,
-		name: 'Regio',
-		short: 'RB',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'regional'
-	},
-	suburban: {
-		bitmask: 16,
-		name: 'S-Bahn',
-		short: 'S',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'suburban'
-	},
-	bus: {
-		bitmask: 32,
-		name: 'Bus',
-		short: 'B',
-		mode: 'bus',
-		product: 'bus'
-	},
-	ferry: {
-		bitmask: 64,
-		name: 'Ferry',
-		short: 'F',
-		mode: 'watercraft',
-		product: 'ferry'
-	},
-	subway: {
-		bitmask: 128,
-		name: 'U-Bahn',
-		short: 'U',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'subway'
-	},
-	tram: {
-		bitmask: 256,
-		name: 'Tram',
-		short: 'T',
-		mode: 'tram',
-		product: 'tram'
-	},
-	taxi: {
-		bitmask: 512,
-		name: 'Group Taxi',
-		short: 'Taxi',
-		mode: 'taxi',
-		product: 'taxi'
-	},
-	unknown: {
-		bitmask: 0,
-		name: 'unknown',
-		short: '?',
-		product: 'unknown'
-	}
-}
-
-m.bitmasks = []
-m.bitmasks[1] = m.nationalExp
-m.bitmasks[2] = m.national
-m.bitmasks[4] = m.regionalExp
-m.bitmasks[8] = m.regional
-m.bitmasks[16] = m.suburban
-m.bitmasks[32] = m.bus
-m.bitmasks[64] = m.ferry
-m.bitmasks[128] = m.subway
-m.bitmasks[256] = m.tram
-m.bitmasks[512] = m.taxi
-
-m.allProducts = [
-	m.nationalExp,
-	m.national,
-	m.regionalExp,
-	m.regional,
-	m.suburban,
-	m.bus,
-	m.ferry,
-	m.subway,
-	m.tram,
-	m.taxi
-]
-
-module.exports = m
diff --git a/p/db/products.js b/p/db/products.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa683e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/p/db/products.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+'use strict'
+
+// todo: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/d3323a5d2d6e159ed42b12afd0380434#file-haf_products-properties-L1-L95
+module.exports = [
+	{
+		id: 'nationalExp',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [1],
+		name: 'InterCityExpress',
+		short: 'ICE',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'national',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [2],
+		name: 'InterCity & EuroCity',
+		short: 'IC/EC',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'regionalExp',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [4],
+		name: 'RegionalExpress & InterRegio',
+		short: 'RE/IR',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'regional',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [8],
+		name: 'Regio',
+		short: 'RB',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'suburban',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [16],
+		name: 'S-Bahn',
+		short: 'S',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'bus',
+		mode: 'bus',
+		bitmasks: [32],
+		name: 'Bus',
+		short: 'B',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'ferry',
+		mode: 'watercraft',
+		bitmasks: [64],
+		name: 'Ferry',
+		short: 'F',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'subway',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [128],
+		name: 'U-Bahn',
+		short: 'U',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'tram',
+		mode: 'tram',
+		bitmasks: [256],
+		name: 'Tram',
+		short: 'T',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'taxi',
+		mode: 'taxi',
+		bitmasks: [512],
+		name: 'Group Taxi',
+		short: 'Taxi',
+		default: true
+	}
+]
diff --git a/p/insa/index.js b/p/insa/index.js
index 8b7bea1b..ed562dee 100644
--- a/p/insa/index.js
+++ b/p/insa/index.js
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const _createParseLine = require('../../parse/line')
 const products = require('./products')
-const createParseBitmask = require('../../parse/products-bitmask')
-const createFormatBitmask = require('../../format/products-bitmask')
-
-const defaultProducts = {
-	nationalExp: true,
-	national: true,
-	regional: true,
-	suburban: true,
-	bus: true,
-	tram: true,
-	tourismTrain: true,
-}
-
 
 const transformReqBody = (body) => {
 	body.client = {
@@ -31,49 +17,13 @@ const transformReqBody = (body) => {
 	return body
 }
 
-const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
-	const parseLine = _createParseLine(profile, operators)
-
-	const parseLineWithMode = (l) => {
-		const res = parseLine(l)
-
-		res.mode = res.product = null
-		if ('class' in res) {
-			const data = products.bitmasks[parseInt(res.class)]
-			if (data) {
-				res.mode = data.mode
-				res.product = data.product
-			}
-		}
-
-		return res
-	}
-	return parseLineWithMode
-}
-
-const formatProducts = (products) => {
-	products = Object.assign(Object.create(null), defaultProducts, products)
-	return {
-		type: 'PROD',
-		mode: 'INC',
-		value: formatBitmask(products) + ''
-	}
-}
-
-const formatBitmask = createFormatBitmask(products)
-
-
 const insaProfile = {
 	locale: 'de-DE',
 	timezone: 'Europe/Berlin',
 	endpoint: 'http://reiseauskunft.insa.de/bin/mgate.exe',
 	transformReqBody,
 
-	products: products.allProducts,
-	parseProducts: createParseBitmask(products.allProducts, defaultProducts),
-	formatProducts,
-
-	parseLine: createParseLine,
+	products: products,
 
 	journeyLeg: true,
 	radar: true
diff --git a/p/insa/products.js b/p/insa/products.js
index d6b343e5..485c3f23 100644
--- a/p/insa/products.js
+++ b/p/insa/products.js
@@ -1,82 +1,60 @@
 'use strict'
 
-// TODO Jannis R.: DRY
-const p = {
-	nationalExp: {
-		bitmask: 1,
+module.exports = [
+	{
+		id: 'nationalExp',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [1],
 		name: 'InterCityExpress',
 		short: 'ICE',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'nationalExp'
+		default: true
 	},
-	national: {
-		bitmask: 2,
+	{
+		id: 'national',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [2],
 		name: 'InterCity & EuroCity',
 		short: 'IC/EC',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'national'
+		default: true
 	},
-	regional: {
-		bitmask: 8,
+	{
+		id: 'regional',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [8],
 		name: 'RegionalExpress & RegionalBahn',
 		short: 'RE/RB',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'regional'
+		default: true
 	},
-	suburban: {
-		bitmask: 16,
+	{
+		id: 'suburban',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [16],
 		name: 'S-Bahn',
 		short: 'S',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'suburban'
+		default: true
 	},
-	tram: {
-		bitmask: 32,
+	{
+		id: 'tram',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [32],
 		name: 'Tram',
 		short: 'T',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'tram'
+		default: true
 	},
-	bus: {
-		bitmask: 64+128,
+	{
+		id: 'bus',
+		mode: 'bus',
+		bitmasks: [64, 128],
 		name: 'Bus',
 		short: 'B',
-		mode: 'bus',
-		product: 'bus'
+		default: true
 	},
-	tourismTrain: {
-		bitmask: 256,
+	{
+		id: 'tourismTrain',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [256],
 		name: 'Tourism Train',
 		short: 'TT',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'tourismTrain'
-	},
-	unknown: {
-		bitmask: 0,
-		name: 'unknown',
-		short: '?',
-		product: 'unknown'
+		default: true
 	}
-}
-
-p.bitmasks = []
-p.bitmasks[1] = p.nationalExp
-p.bitmasks[2] = p.national
-p.bitmasks[8] = p.regional
-p.bitmasks[16] = p.suburban
-p.bitmasks[32] = p.tram
-p.bitmasks[64] = p.bus
-p.bitmasks[128] = p.bus
-p.bitmasks[256] = p.tourismTrain
-
-p.allProducts = [
-	p.nationalExp,
-	p.national,
-	p.regional,
-	p.suburban,
-	p.tram,
-	p.bus,
-	p.tourismTrain
 ]
-
-module.exports = p
diff --git a/p/oebb/index.js b/p/oebb/index.js
index 5196ab49..99496761 100644
--- a/p/oebb/index.js
+++ b/p/oebb/index.js
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 // todo: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/a5fc856bc80ae7364721943243f934f4#file-haf_config_base-properties-L5
 // todo: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/a5fc856bc80ae7364721943243f934f4#file-haf_config_base-properties-L47-L234
 
-const createParseBitmask = require('../../parse/products-bitmask')
-const createFormatBitmask = require('../../format/products-bitmask')
-const _createParseLine = require('../../parse/line')
 const _parseLocation = require('../../parse/location')
 const _createParseMovement = require('../../parse/movement')
 
@@ -28,26 +25,6 @@ const transformReqBody = (body) => {
 	return body
 }
 
-const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
-	const parseLine = _createParseLine(profile, operators)
-
-	const parseLineWithMode = (l) => {
-		const res = parseLine(l)
-
-		res.mode = res.product = null
-		if ('class' in res) {
-			const data = products.bitmasks[parseInt(res.class)]
-			if (data) {
-				res.mode = data.mode
-				res.product = data.product
-			}
-		}
-
-		return res
-	}
-	return parseLineWithMode
-}
-
 const parseLocation = (profile, l, lines) => {
 	// ÖBB has some 'stations' **in austria** with no departures/products,
 	// like station entrances, that are actually POIs.
@@ -82,28 +59,6 @@ const createParseMovement = (profile, locations, lines, remarks) => {
 	return parseMovement
 }
 
-const defaultProducts = {
-	nationalExp: true,
-	national: true,
-	interregional: true,
-	regional: true,
-	suburban: true,
-	bus: true,
-	ferry: true,
-	subway: true,
-	tram: true,
-	onCall: true
-}
-const formatBitmask = createFormatBitmask(products)
-const formatProducts = (products) => {
-	products = Object.assign(Object.create(null), defaultProducts, products)
-	return {
-		type: 'PROD',
-		mode: 'INC',
-		value: formatBitmask(products) + ''
-	}
-}
-
 const oebbProfile = {
 	locale: 'de-AT',
 	timezone: 'Europe/Vienna',
@@ -111,15 +66,11 @@ const oebbProfile = {
 	endpoint: 'http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/mgate.exe',
 	transformReqBody,
 
-	products: products.allProducts,
+	products: products,
 
-	parseProducts: createParseBitmask(products.allProducts, defaultProducts),
-	parseLine: createParseLine,
 	parseLocation,
 	parseMovement: createParseMovement,
 
-	formatProducts,
-
 	journeyLeg: true,
 	radar: true
 }
diff --git a/p/oebb/products.js b/p/oebb/products.js
index 646d4588..91bcf65e 100644
--- a/p/oebb/products.js
+++ b/p/oebb/products.js
@@ -1,112 +1,84 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const p = {
-	nationalExp: {
-		bitmask: 1,
+module.exports = [
+	{
+		id: 'nationalExp',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [1],
 		name: 'InterCityExpress & RailJet',
 		short: 'ICE/RJ',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'nationalExp'
+		default: true
 	},
-	national: {
-		bitmask: 2 + 4,
+	{
+		id: 'national',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [2, 4],
 		name: 'InterCity & EuroCity',
 		short: 'IC/EC',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'national'
+		default: true
 	},
-	interregional: {
-		bitmask: 8 + 4096,
+	{
+		id: 'interregional',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [8, 4096],
 		name: 'Durchgangszug & EuroNight',
 		short: 'D/EN',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'interregional'
+		default: true
 	},
-	regional: {
-		bitmask: 16,
+	{
+		id: 'regional',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [16],
 		name: 'Regional & RegionalExpress',
 		short: 'R/REX',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'regional'
+		default: true
 	},
-	suburban: {
-		bitmask: 32,
+	{
+		id: 'suburban',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [32],
 		name: 'S-Bahn',
 		short: 'S',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'suburban'
+		default: true
 	},
-	bus: {
-		bitmask: 64,
+	{
+		id: 'bus',
+		mode: 'bus',
+		bitmasks: [64],
 		name: 'Bus',
 		short: 'B',
-		mode: 'bus',
-		product: 'bus'
+		default: true
 	},
-	ferry: {
-		bitmask: 128,
+	{
+		id: 'ferry',
+		mode: 'watercraft',
+		bitmasks: [128],
 		name: 'Ferry',
 		short: 'F',
-		mode: 'watercraft',
-		product: 'ferry'
+		default: true
 	},
-	subway: {
-		bitmask: 256,
+	{
+		id: 'subway',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [256],
 		name: 'U-Bahn',
 		short: 'U',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'subway'
+		default: true
 	},
-	tram: {
-		bitmask: 512,
+	{
+		id: 'tram',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [512],
 		name: 'Tram',
 		short: 'T',
-		mode: 'train',
-		product: 'tram'
+		default: true
 	},
-	onCall: {
-		bitmask: 2048,
+	{
+		id: 'onCall',
+		mode: null, // todo
+		bitmasks: [2048],
 		name: 'On-call transit',
 		short: 'on-call',
-		mode: null, // todo
-		product: 'onCall'
-	},
-	unknown: {
-		bitmask: 0,
-		name: 'unknown',
-		short: '?',
-		product: 'unknown'
+		default: true
 	}
-}
-
-p.bitmasks = []
-p.bitmasks[1] = p.nationalExp
-p.bitmasks[2] = p.national
-p.bitmasks[4] = p.national
-p.bitmasks[2+4] = p.national
-p.bitmasks[8] = p.interregional
-p.bitmasks[16] = p.regional
-p.bitmasks[32] = p.suburban
-p.bitmasks[64] = p.bus
-p.bitmasks[128] = p.ferry
-p.bitmasks[256] = p.subway
-p.bitmasks[512] = p.tram
-p.bitmasks[1024] = p.unknown
-p.bitmasks[2048] = p.onCall
-p.bitmasks[4096] = p.interregional
-p.bitmasks[8+4096] = p.interregional
-
-p.allProducts = [
-	p.nationalExp,
-	p.national,
-	p.interregional,
-	p.regional,
-	p.suburban,
-	p.bus,
-	p.ferry,
-	p.subway,
-	p.tram,
-	p.onCall
 ]
-
-module.exports = p
diff --git a/p/vbb/index.js b/p/vbb/index.js
index 3f9f9ecd..534c93d6 100644
--- a/p/vbb/index.js
+++ b/p/vbb/index.js
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ const _createParseJourney = require('../../parse/journey')
 const _createParseStopover = require('../../parse/stopover')
 const _createParseDeparture = require('../../parse/departure')
 const _formatStation = require('../../format/station')
-const createParseBitmask = require('../../parse/products-bitmask')
-const createFormatBitmask = require('../../format/products-bitmask')
 
-const modes = require('./modes')
-
-const formatBitmask = createFormatBitmask(modes)
+const products = require('./products')
 
 const transformReqBody = (body) => {
 	body.client = {type: 'IPA', id: 'VBB', name: 'vbbPROD', v: '4010300'}
@@ -31,18 +27,9 @@ const transformReqBody = (body) => {
 const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
 	const parseLine = _createParseLine(profile, operators)
 
-	const parseLineWithMode = (l) => {
+	const parseLineWithMoreDetails = (l) => {
 		const res = parseLine(l)
 
-		res.mode = res.product = null
-		if ('class' in res) {
-			const data = modes.bitmasks[parseInt(res.class)]
-			if (data) {
-				res.mode = data.mode
-				res.product = data.product
-			}
-		}
-
 		const details = parseLineName(l.name)
 		res.symbol = details.symbol
 		res.nr = details.nr
@@ -52,7 +39,7 @@ const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
 
 		return res
 	}
-	return parseLineWithMode
+	return parseLineWithMoreDetails
 }
 
 const parseLocation = (profile, l, lines) => {
@@ -146,24 +133,6 @@ const formatStation = (id) => {
 	return _formatStation(id)
 }
 
-const defaultProducts = {
-	suburban: true,
-	subway: true,
-	tram: true,
-	bus: true,
-	ferry: true,
-	express: true,
-	regional: true
-}
-const formatProducts = (products) => {
-	products = Object.assign(Object.create(null), defaultProducts, products)
-	return {
-		type: 'PROD',
-		mode: 'INC',
-		value: formatBitmask(products) + ''
-	}
-}
-
 const vbbProfile = {
 	locale: 'de-DE',
 	timezone: 'Europe/Berlin',
@@ -176,18 +145,16 @@ const vbbProfile = {
 
 	transformReqBody,
 
-	products: modes.allProducts,
+	products: products,
 
 	parseStationName: shorten,
 	parseLocation,
 	parseLine: createParseLine,
-	parseProducts: createParseBitmask(modes.allProducts, defaultProducts),
 	parseJourney: createParseJourney,
 	parseDeparture: createParseDeparture,
 	parseStopover: createParseStopover,
 
 	formatStation,
-	formatProducts,
 
 	journeysNumF: false,
 	journeyLeg: true,
diff --git a/p/vbb/modes.js b/p/vbb/modes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e771793..00000000
--- a/p/vbb/modes.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-// todo: remove useless keys
-const m = {
-	suburban: {
-		category: 0,
-		bitmask:  1,
-		name:     'S-Bahn',
-		mode:     'train',
-		short:    'S',
-		product: 'suburban'
-	},
-
-	subway: {
-		category: 1,
-		bitmask:  2,
-		name:     'U-Bahn',
-		mode:     'train',
-		short:    'U',
-		product: 'subway'
-	},
-
-	tram: {
-		category: 2,
-		bitmask:  4,
-		name:     'Tram',
-		mode:     'train',
-		short:    'T',
-		product: 'tram'
-	},
-
-	bus: {
-		category: 3,
-		bitmask:  8,
-		name:     'Bus',
-		mode: 'bus',
-		short:    'B',
-		product: 'bus'
-	},
-
-	ferry: {
-		category: 4,
-		bitmask:  16,
-		name:     'Fähre',
-		mode: 'watercraft',
-		short:    'F',
-		product: 'ferry'
-	},
-
-	express: {
-		category: 5,
-		bitmask:  32,
-		name:     'IC/ICE',
-		mode:     'train',
-		short:    'E',
-		product: 'express'
-	},
-
-	regional: {
-		category: 6,
-		bitmask:  64,
-		name:     'RB/RE',
-		mode:     'train',
-		short:    'R',
-		product: 'regional'
-	},
-
-	unknown: {
-		category: null,
-		bitmask:  0,
-		name:     'unknown',
-		mode:     null,
-		short:    '?',
-		product: 'unknown'
-	}
-}
-
-m.bitmasks = []
-m.bitmasks[1] = m.suburban
-m.bitmasks[2] = m.subway
-m.bitmasks[4] = m.tram
-m.bitmasks[8] = m.bus
-m.bitmasks[16] = m.ferry
-m.bitmasks[32] = m.express
-m.bitmasks[64] = m.regional
-
-m.categories = [
-	m.suburban,
-	m.subway,
-	m.tram,
-	m.bus,
-	m.ferry,
-	m.express,
-	m.regional,
-	m.unknown
-]
-
-m.allProducts = [
-	m.suburban,
-	m.subway,
-	m.tram,
-	m.bus,
-	m.ferry,
-	m.express,
-	m.regional
-]
-
-// m.parseCategory = (category) => {
-// 	return m.categories[parseInt(category)] || m.unknown
-// }
-
-module.exports = m
diff --git a/p/vbb/products.js b/p/vbb/products.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d091247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/p/vbb/products.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+'use strict'
+
+module.exports = [
+	{
+		id: 'suburban',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [1],
+		name: 'S-Bahn',
+		short: 'S',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'subway',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [2],
+		name: 'U-Bahn',
+		short: 'U',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'tram',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [4],
+		name: 'Tram',
+		short: 'T',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'bus',
+		mode: 'bus',
+		bitmasks: [8],
+		name: 'Bus',
+		short: 'B',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'ferry',
+		mode: 'watercraft',
+		bitmasks: [16],
+		name: 'Fähre',
+		short: 'F',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'express',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [32],
+		name: 'IC/ICE',
+		short: 'E',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'regional',
+		mode: 'train',
+		bitmasks: [64],
+		name: 'RB/RE',
+		short: 'R',
+		default: true
+	}
+]
diff --git a/parse/line.js b/parse/line.js
index 79300c08..fddc66e6 100644
--- a/parse/line.js
+++ b/parse/line.js
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 
 const slugg = require('slugg')
 
-// todo: are p.number and p.line ever different?
 const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
+	const byBitmask = []
+	for (let product of profile.products) {
+		for (let bitmask of product.bitmasks) {
+			byBitmask[bitmask] = product
+		}
+	}
+
 	const parseLine = (p) => {
 		if (!p) return null // todo: handle this upstream
 		const res = {
@@ -13,8 +19,9 @@ const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
 			public: true
 		}
 		// todo: what is p.prodCtx && p.prodCtx.num?
+		// todo: what is p.number?
 
-		// This is terrible, but FPTF demands an ID. Let's pray for VBB to expose an ID.
+		// This is terrible, but FPTF demands an ID. Let's pray for HaCon to expose an ID.
 		// todo: find a better way
 		if (p.line) res.id = slugg(p.line.trim())
 		else if (p.name) res.id = slugg(p.name.trim())
@@ -24,7 +31,12 @@ const createParseLine = (profile, operators) => {
 			res.productCode = +p.prodCtx.catCode
 		}
 
-		// todo: parse mode, remove from profiles
+		if ('class' in res) {
+			// todo: what if `res.class` is the sum of two bitmasks?
+			const product = byBitmask[parseInt(res.class)]
+			res.mode = product && product.mode || null
+			res.product = product && product.id || null
+		}
 
 		if ('number' === typeof p.oprX) {
 			res.operator = operators[p.oprX] || null
diff --git a/parse/products-bitmask.js b/parse/products-bitmask.js
index 5dc5e8bc..6b836904 100644
--- a/parse/products-bitmask.js
+++ b/parse/products-bitmask.js
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const createParseBitmask = (allProducts, defaultProducts) => {
-	allProducts = allProducts.sort((p1, p2) => p2.bitmask - p1.bitmask) // desc
-	if (allProducts.length === 0) throw new Error('allProducts is empty.')
-	for (let product of allProducts) {
-		if ('string' !== typeof product.product) {
-			throw new Error('allProducts[].product must be a string.')
-		}
-		if ('number' !== typeof product.bitmask) {
-			throw new Error(product.product + '.bitmask must be a number.')
+const createParseBitmask = (profile) => {
+	const defaultProducts = {}
+	let withBitmask = []
+	for (let product of profile.products) {
+		defaultProducts[product.id] = false
+		for (let bitmask of product.bitmasks) {
+			withBitmask.push([bitmask, product])
 		}
 	}
+	withBitmask.sort((a, b) => b[0] - a[0]) // descending
 
 	const parseBitmask = (bitmask) => {
 		const res = Object.assign({}, defaultProducts)
 
-		for (let product of allProducts) {
-			if (bitmask === 0) break
-			if ((product.bitmask & bitmask) > 0) {
-				res[product.product] = true
-				bitmask -= product.bitmask
+		for (let [pBitmask, product] of withBitmask) {
+			if ((pBitmask & bitmask) > 0) {
+				res[product.id] = true
+				bitmask -= pBitmask
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/test/db.js b/test/db.js
index 62f39074..020ae236 100644
--- a/test/db.js
+++ b/test/db.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const isRoughlyEqual = require('is-roughly-equal')
 const co = require('./co')
 const createClient = require('..')
 const dbProfile = require('../p/db')
-const {allProducts} = require('../p/db/modes')
+const allProducts = require('../p/db/products')
 const {
 	assertValidStation,
 	assertValidPoi,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const assertIsJungfernheide = (t, s) => {
 // todo: DRY with other tests
 const assertValidProducts = (t, p) => {
 	for (let product of allProducts) {
-		product = product.product // wat
+		product = product.id
 		t.equal(typeof p[product], 'boolean', 'product ' + p + ' must be a boolean')
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/insa.js b/test/insa.js
index 61df17fd..3afa29ee 100644
--- a/test/insa.js
+++ b/test/insa.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const validateFptf = require('validate-fptf')
 const co = require('./co')
 const createClient = require('..')
 const insaProfile = require('../p/insa')
-const {allProducts} = require('../p/insa/products')
+const allProducts = require('../p/insa/products')
 const {
 	assertValidStation,
 	assertValidPoi,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const assertIsMagdeburgHbf = (t, s) => {
 // todo: DRY with other tests
 const assertValidProducts = (t, p) => {
 	for (let product of allProducts) {
-		product = product.product // wat
+		product = product.id
 		t.equal(typeof p[product], 'boolean', 'product ' + p + ' must be a boolean')
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/oebb.js b/test/oebb.js
index 80e1d92e..319f79f6 100644
--- a/test/oebb.js
+++ b/test/oebb.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const validateLineWithoutMode = require('./validate-line-without-mode')
 const co = require('./co')
 const createClient = require('..')
 const oebbProfile = require('../p/oebb')
-const {allProducts} = require('../p/oebb/products')
+const allProducts = require('../p/oebb/products')
 const {
 	assertValidStation,
 	assertValidPoi,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const assertIsSalzburgHbf = (t, s) => {
 // todo: DRY with other tests
 const assertValidProducts = (t, p) => {
 	for (let product of allProducts) {
-		product = product.product // wat
+		product = product.id
 		t.equal(typeof p[product], 'boolean', 'product ' + p + ' must be a boolean')
 	}
 }