Sachs Elan
# Sachs Elan

The Sachs Elan was an epicyclic internal hub gear for bicycles, 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% 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 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.

Gear ratios

| Speed | Ratio | Percentage diff. |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | 1,433 | |
| 2 | 1,174 | 22,1% |
| 3 | 1 | 17,4% |
| 4 | 0,848 | 17,9% |
| 5 | 0,75 | 13,1% |
| 6 | 0,675 | 11,1% |
| 7 | 0,62 | 8,9% |
| 8 | 0,566 | 9,5% |
| 9 | 0,522 | 8,4% |
| 10 | 0,485 | 7,6% |
| 11 | 0,451 | 7,5% |
| 12 | 0,423 | 6,6% |

## Versions

* MH 12110 with coaster brake
* MH 12010 without coaster brake
