A multi-speed internal bicycle hub transmission assembly comprising: - a hub axle; - a driver rotatably supported to the hub axle; - a hub shell rotatably supported to the hub axle; and - a power transmission mechanism disposed between the driver and the hub shell for communicating rotational power from the driver to the hub shell through at least a first power transmission path and a second power transmission path; - wherein the power transmission mechanism further includes - a sun gear (52 - 58); - a ring gear (74, 76) with ratchet teeth rotatably supported around the hub axle; - a planet gear carrier rotatably supported around the hub axle; - a plurality of first planet gears (68, 70) rotatably supported to the planet gear carrier and meshing with the sun gear (52 - 58) and the ring gear (74, 76); and - wherein a pawl is disposed between the driver and the ring gear (74, 76); - the pawl being configured to transfer torque between the driver and the hub shell with torque being transferred along the first power transmission path; - wherein a pawl retracting mechanism includes a pawl retracting member and a slide spring; - the pawl retracting member being configured to restrict movement of the pawl with torque transmitted through the second power transmission path; and - wherein the slide spring is disposed between the driver and the ring gear, and one end of the slide spring is connected to the pawl retracting member. - a hub axle; - a driver rotatably supported to the hub axle; - a hub shell rotatably supported to the hub axle; and - a power transmission mechanism disposed between the driver and the hub shell for communicating rotational power from the driver to the hub shell through at least a first power transmission path and a second power transmission path; - wherein the power transmission mechanism further includes - a sun gear (52 - 58); - a ring gear (74, 76) with ratchet teeth rotatably supported around the hub axle; - a planet gear carrier rotatably supported around the hub axle; - a plurality of first planet gears (68, 70) rotatably supported to the planet gear carrier and meshing with the sun gear (52 - 58) and the ring gear (74, 76); and - wherein a pawl is disposed between the driver and the ring gear (74, 76); - a sun gear (52 - 58); - a ring gear (74, 76) with ratchet teeth rotatably supported around the hub axle; - a planet gear carrier rotatably supported around the hub axle; - a plurality of first planet gears (68, 70) rotatably supported to the planet gear carrier and meshing with the sun gear (52 - 58) and the ring gear (74, 76); and - wherein a pawl is disposed between the driver and the ring gear (74, 76); - the pawl being configured to transfer torque between the driver and the hub shell with torque being transferred along the first power transmission path; - wherein a pawl retracting mechanism includes a pawl retracting member and a slide spring; - the pawl retracting member being configured to restrict movement of the pawl with torque transmitted through the second power transmission path; and - wherein the slide spring is disposed between the driver and the ring gear, and one end of the slide spring is connected to the pawl retracting member.