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A guide to choosing wheel hubs: The heart of your performance

The hub is the silent engine of your bicycle, the center of rotation where everything begins. A quality wheel hub ensures smooth rolling, efficient power transfer, and reliable braking. Whether you´re building a custom wheelset or upgrading your current one, choosing the right front hub and rear hub is one of the most important decisions you´ll make.
In our store, we offer individual hubs as well as front and rear hub sets to ensure perfect compatibility and a clean aesthetic.

A hub for every adventure: Filter by recommended use

Each discipline has specific needs. Choose the hub designed for your style of cycling:

- Hubs for MTB cycling: Strength and reliability are crucial. Look for hubs with sealed bearings to protect them from mud and water, modern axle standards like Boost for increased stiffness, and a robust freehub (cassette body) with a high number of engagement points for instant response when you pedal.
- Hubs for road cycling: The focus here is on light weight and low friction. Road hubs are optimized for aerodynamics and often use high-quality bearings (even ceramic) to minimize drag and maximize speed.
- Hubs for gravel cycling: A perfect hybrid. They need to be light like road hubs but durable and well-sealed like MTB hubs, ready to tackle long days on mixed terrain.
- Hubs for E-bikes: Reinforced components are a must! E-bike hubs are built to withstand the immense torque and additional weight. They often feature steel freehub bodies and stronger axles to ensure maximum durability and safety.
- Hubs for Urban Cycling: Reliability and low maintenance are key. In this category, you´ll find everything from simple, durable hubs to dynamo hubs (to power lights) or internal gear hubs, which are ideal for the city.

Frequently asked questions about wheel hubs

The front hub is simpler: its job is to allow the wheel to spin freely and provide a mount for the brake rotor. The rear hub is much more complex, as it houses the freehub body (or cassette body), which is the mechanism that engages the cassette when you pedal and allows it to spin freely when you coast.
This is the most critical part. You must ensure compatibility with three elements of your bike:
- Your frame and fork: Check the axle type (Quick Release QR, 12mm/15mm Thru-Axle) and the hub width (e.g., 100mm, 110mm Boost, 142mm, 148mm Boost).
- Your brakes: The hub must be compatible with your disc brake system (6-Bolt or Center Lock rotor mount).
- Your drivetrain: The rear hub´s freehub body must be compatible with your cassette (e.g., Shimano HG, SRAM XD, Micro Spline).

This refers to how quickly the freehub engages when you start pedaling. A higher number of points of engagement (POE) means there is less "dead space" in your pedal stroke before the wheel starts to drive forward. This is especially valued in MTB Cycling for clearing technical obstacles.

Power your wheels from the center

A great set of hubs can make your bike feel entirely new. Explore our complete selection, filter by discipline or location, and find the perfect set for you. Invest in the heart of your wheels and feel an immediate improvement on every pedal stroke!
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