Bicycle hub

A bicycle hub for use with tangential bicycle spokes having a straight section and a bent end with an enlarged head such that straight section extends at an angle of about 95° relative to the bent end, said bicycle hub comprising:

• a hub axle having a center axis extending between a first end and a second end;
• and
• a hub body having an interior passageway with said hub axle being rotatably supported therein, an external surface, an internal surface and a set of first spoke openings circumferentially arranged around said hub body and extending between said external and internal surfaces,
• each of said first spoke openings having an insertion portion with a large width that is so dimensioned to permit the enlarged head of a tangential spoke to pass therethrough and a retaining portion with a width that is so dimensioned smaller than said width of said insertion portion to retain the enlarged head of the tangential spoke therein,
• said internal surface having an internal head receiving seat located adjacent each of said retaining portions of said first spoke openings and an internal abutment arranged between each of said insertion portions and each of said head receiving seats,
• said external surface, said head receiving seats and said abutments being dimensioned and configured to retain the bent ends of the spokes in said retaining portions of said first spoke openings.

A bicycle hub for use with tangential bicycle spokes having a straight section and a bent end with an enlarged head such that straight section extends at an angle of about 95° relative to the bent end, said bicycle hub comprising:

• a hub axle having a center axis extending between a first end and a second end;
• and
• a hub body having an interior passageway with said hub axle being rotatably supported therein, an external surface, an internal surface and a set of first spoke openings circumferentially arranged around said hub body and extending between said external and internal surfaces,
• each of said first spoke openings having an insertion portion with a large width that is so dimensioned to permit the enlarged head of a tangential spoke to pass therethrough and a retaining portion with a width that is so dimensioned smaller than said width of said insertion portion to retain the enlarged head of the tangential spoke therein,
• said external surface having a flute portion extending from each of said retaining portions to form a recess in said external surface adjacent each of said retaining portions, said retaining portions and said flute portions being dimensioned and configured to retain the bent ends of the spokes in said retaining portions of said first spoke openings.