Patent ID: 8821330

Claim:
Set of sprockets for mounting on a freewheel body of a hub that is configured to be associated with a bicycle rear wheel, comprising: a first sprocket with a first diameter, a second sprocket with a diameter that is less than the first diameter, and at least two distinct spacers arranged between the first and second sprockets, wherein at least one of the first and second sprockets has circumferential engagement portions that are configured to engage the freewheel body of the hub of the bicycle rear wheel, and the at least two spacers extend circumferentially about the freewheel body, wherein: (i) an inner spacer of the at least two spacers contacts the second sprocket at a first contact point positioned at a first radial distance from a longitudinal rotation axis, and (ii) an outer spacer of the at least two spacers contacts the second sprocket at a second contact point positioned at a second radial distance from the longitudinal rotation axis, wherein the inner and outer spacers of the at least two spacers are radially spaced apart with respect to each other, and said first and second contact points are separated by a radial distance that is at least ⅓ of a radial extension between the circumferential engagement portions of the at least one of the first and second sprockets and a radially outer end of the second sprocket as measured from the longitudinal rotation axis.