Patent ID: 7562941

Claim:
A bicycle disc brake hub comprising: a hub axle including a first axle end and a second axle end with and a center axis extending between the first and second axle ends; a hub shell including a tubular portion rotatably disposed on the hub axle, a first shell end being rotatably supported on the first axle end by a first bearing with a first flange disposed at a first tubular end of the tubular portion, and a second shell end being rotatably supported on the second axle end by a second bearing with a second flange disposed at a second tubular end of the tubular portion, the hub shell forming an internal passage with the hub axle, the first bearing and the second bearing disposed therein, with the internal passage being configured and dimensioned such that the first and second bearings are installed into the internal passage of the hub shell from the second shell end of the hub shell; and a rotor attachment portion disposed at the first shell end, the rotor attachment portion having a maximum outside diameter that is less than a maximum outside diameter of the tubular portion, and a minimum inside diameter defined by the internal passage that is smaller than maximum outer diameters of the first and second bearings.