This hub turns (almost) everything upside down

Kom Infinity Drive

Photo: KOM CYCLING

The structure of a hub is actually set in stone: a freehub on the right, on which the cassette sits, then the hub shell and the brake rotor mount on the left. But it also works the other way round: with the Infinity Drive hub, the disk - and not the cassette - sits on a freehub. What are the advantages of this?

King of the Mountain - or K.O.M. for short - has rethought the hub. The result: the freewheel moves from the right to the left. The patented design is intended to distribute the load on the rear wheel more evenly and massively extend the service life of the bearings. With 120 points of engagement, the freewheel reacts quickly to pedaling movements, and straight-pull mounts are available for spoking. However, the system is only compatible with the company's own proprietary brake rotors

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