I had the pleasure of taking apart and servicing this cool piece of cycling history for one of my builds recently, so I decided to take a couple of pictures and write a few words about it. The SRAM Automatix was1 a truly automatic internally-geared hub. Unlike a regular kickback hub, where you have to pedal backwards to engage the gears, the Automatix shifts automatically based on your speed. Here’s the gist of how it works: a couple of pawls inside the hub are being pushed inwards (towards...
