Internally Geared Hubs [ABR Home Page]
An internally geared hub with drum brake replaces many parts.
Bikes we have built with internal gears.
We stock most internally geared hubs made, and some no longer made! If you can't find it at your LBS, then email us.
We service nearly all internally geared hubs.
We stock parts for Shimano, Sturmey Archer, Sram/Sachs, Rohloff and many others (Bendix, New Departure, etc.).
Internal Gear Hub Service
If your LBS won't work on your hub, then we will.
First, send an email to aaron@rideyourbike.com with pictures of your rear wheel (both sides, preferably on the bike).
Include the make, model, date (if known), etc.
We will get back to you with a yes or no answer as to if we can service your hub.
We charge a flat fee of $175 which includes: most small parts, shipping, tax and labor to service a hub. Rohloff hubs are $200.
We accept Paypal, Visa, MC, Discover or check or money order (include in the box when you ship us your wheel).
Please do not send us just the hub as many require the hub to be held by the spokes in a wheel to service and adjust. If you do not have your hub built into a wheel contact us first.
We also service Schlump Drives!
DO NOT SEND YOUR HUB OR WHEEL WITHOUT EMAILING FIRST!
Aaron's Bicycle Repair, INC
6527 California Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98136
(206) 938-9795
More Internal Geared Hub Info:
Hub Stripping
Planetary Gears
K A R S T I L O . n e t
Hub Gear Ratio / Gear Inch Calculation Table
Gear Comparison Chart
Sturmey Archer S5 Hub Gear from 1967 (bell crank version)
Sturmey Archer 5 Speed (English Made)
Sturmey Archer 5 Speed (Taiwaneese Made, parts compatible with English version)
Sturmey Archer X-RD5
Sturmey Archer Wide Range X-RD5 (w)
Hebie Chainglider
We have imported all the repair & common wear parts for the SRAM Spectro 7 speed hub.
Shimano Alfine 8 Speed Hub
We figured that since we sell Schlumpf Drives, we should stock the parts for them!
Sturmy Archer 70mm X-FDD Dynamo Drum Hub
Note: Bicycle generator hubs produce AC current. Dynamos produce DC current.
Dynamo is a misnomer. They are actually alternators.
In this picture, a spacer is broken and the wire is severed.
The SRAM hub is rim and ISO 6-bolt disc compatable.
If you use it with a rim brake, make sure you install the fancy dust cap as the disc rotor bolt holes go all the way through!
A benefit of this design is that the hub internals can easily be oiled with Phil Wood oil by removing one bolt!
Either way, it is probably best to use six M5 "water bottle"
bolts.
SRAM i-Motion 9
Damaged pawl loop spring with Rock Shox compatible replacement.
Sachs Huret Orbit 2x7 Speed with Drum
Uses Sachs freewheel cogs on driver (similar to Dual Drive cassette hub)
Sachs Torpedo Automatic 2-Speed
Schlumpf Mountain Drive
SRAM Sparc 5 Speed Electric Assist
SRAM Sparc 5 Speed Electric Assist
SRAM Sparc 5 Speed Electric Assist
Bendix Kick-Back 2-Speed Coaster Brake (Red Band, )
Bendix Kick-Back 2-Speed Coaster Brake (Yellow Band, underdrive)
Sachs Duomatic (2 speed, Kick-Back with Coaster Brake)
Sachs 3 x 7 (3 internal, 7 external; modern SRAM versions are called Dual Drive)
The Sturmey-Archer ASC Fixed-Gear Three-Speed Hub
Sean purchased this on ebay for around $500 and is using in on the streets of Seattle.
After about 700 miles the aluminum hub shell failed but the internals were fine.
The hub and wheel were rebuilt with a 40 hole steel hub shell. The guts are the same!
The rebuilt wheel with a steel TCW hub shell.
A SRAM Spectro P5 Internally Geared Hub with Drum Brake
A SRAM Spectro S7 Internally Geared Hub with Drum Brake
We are a service center for Rohloff hubs!
We can drill your Rohloff hubshell for 48 spokes. (please note this will void your warranty, but a new hubshell is only around $200 if it should ever crack. However, the only Rohloffs that we have ever heard of cracking, are from tandems. 32 spokes may be strong enough, but the durablility is just not there for heavy loads. The guts of the hub, however, are plenty strong!)
We can service any part from Chris King.
We can even service so called non-serviceable bike parts!
A Sturmey Archer AW Hub from May 1979
Exploded Diagram Cut-Away View