The Sachs Elan was an
epicyclic internal
hub gear for
bicycle
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s, developed and manufactured by the bicycle division of the German company
Fichtel & Sachs. It was considered heavy and production units were plagued with quality issues. The gear hub was discontinued before the turn of the 2000 millennium.
History
The Elan was introduced in 1995 and manufactured until 1998. With its 12 speeds and an overall range of 339%
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, SRAM, 1999 it was the most advanced epicyclic hub gear at the time, and the first hub gear commercially available with more than 7 speeds.
After
SRAM Corporation
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took over ownership of the German bicycle component manufacturer, the Elan was sold under the name Spectro E12.
The Elan received a blow with the introduction of the
Speedhub 500/14 by the then small
family-owned company
Rohloff AG of Hessen, Germany, a technically more advanced product, and was discontinued before the turn of the 2000 millennium.
Specifications
Weight was a full 3.4 kg (7 1/2 pounds) and 4 kg with an integrated
coaster brake
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.
Gear ratio
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s
Versions
*MH 12110 with coaster brake
*MH 12010 without coaster brake
See also
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Comparison of hub gears
References
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External links
Technical documents
Hub gears
1995 introductions
Discontinued products
Epicyclical gearing
SRAM Corporation