Patent ID: 7758250

Claim:
A bicycle hub comprising: a hub axle having a first axle end and a second axle end; a hub body having a first body end with a first spoke attachment structure and a second body end with a second spoke attachment structure, with the hub body being coaxially disposed about the hub axle and rotatable with respect to the hub axle; a first bearing disposed between the first body end of the hub body and the first end of the hub axle; and a second bearing disposed between the second body end of the hub body and the second axle end of the hub axle; and an inner tubular structure including a first inner tube and a second inner tube, the first inner tube having a first fixed portion fixedly secured relative to the first body end adjacent to the first bearing and a first free end portion, the second inner tube having a second fixed portion fixedly secured relative to the second body end adjacent to the second bearing and a second free end portion, and the first and second free end portions being telescopically arranged, the inner tubular structure further including a sealing element operatively disposed between the first and second free end portions of the first and second inner tubes, one of the first and second inner tubes having an annular recess with the sealing element disposed within the recess.