freehub
English
editEtymology
editfree + hub, from a trademark.
Noun
editfreehub (plural freehubs)
- A type of bicycle hub incorporating a ratcheting mechanism, with a cassette, or set of sprockets, mounted onto a splined shaft of the hub to engage the chain.
- In many high-end and midrange bicycles, freehubs have replaced freewheel systems.