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The present invention relates to a cartridge-based hub system for a bicycle with at least two frame stays, consisting of a hub shell that is fastened together with the hub wheel rim, and an internal detachable cartridge consisting of the typical elements that a hub contains, made in such a way that the cartridge can be detached from the hub shell and the rest of the wheel by a person not possessing the competence of a specialist, without exposing the inner mechanism. The cartridge-based hub system enables the cyclist to use the same cartridge on multiple wheel sets with for example different rim- and tire solutions, and to use different cartridges with different hub- and power transfer solutions on the same wheel set. Furthermore, a cartridge-based hub system enables the use of detachable power transfer solutions on wheels with synchronously arranged spokes, which strengthens the wheel and eases the process of building a wheel, compared to wheels with asynchronously arranged spokes. Furthermore, a cartridge-based hub system enables separate production and sale of hub systems and wheel sets.
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