Patent ID: RE39528

Claim:
A bicycle hub comprising: a hub axle having a first portion and a second portion releasably coupled to said first portion; a hub body having an outer tubular portion and an interior passageway with said first portion of said hub axle being rotatably supported therein; a sprocket support member releasably and non-rotatably coupled to said outer tubular portion of said hub body, said sprocket support member being mounted on said second portion of said hub axle; and a spacer supported on said first portion of said hub axle adjacent a free end of said hub body, said spacer having a spacing portion and a release portion extending from said spacing portion with said spacer being configured to move in a transverse direction relative to said hub axle between a first position in which said spacing portion is located adjacent at least partially surrounding said hub axle to prevent axial movement of said hub body and a second position in which said spacing portion is spaced from said hub axle without removing said first portion of said hub axle from said hub body , said release portion being configured to be spaced from said hub axle when said spacer is in said first position and said release portion being configured to be located at least partially surrounding said hub axle to allow axial movement of said hub body when said spacer is in said second position.