Well, it’s getting to be bike riding season again. Here in DC we’ve been getting some rides in around town and even out in the “mountains” (sorry East Coast folks, but when you move from Colorado, the Appalachians just seem like hills). My townie bike is a fixed gear, and riding around DC on has been fun except for the hills. It can be a bit of a challenge and I have found myself thinking about how nice a couple gears would be. But I don’t want a derailleur or a cassette to worry about. The solution… an Internal Hub!
So many of you no doubt saw that coming. Internal hubs are still relatively unpopular/unknown in the states but are popular in other places and with good reason. The “gearing” is located within the hub. From the outside it just looks like an oversized hub. Here is a link to a video for an exceptionally complicated internal hub. The One will use a simpler hub but the principles are the same. There are significant advantages to an internal hub. First, they are almost maintenance-free, I take that “almost” back. It is maintenance free. Second, you can shift will sitting still, if you were stopped at a stop light you can shift, unlike a derailleur/cassette setup. For a commuter, an internal hub is ideal.
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