ELECTRIC ASSISTED BICYCLE AND HUB MOTOR THEREOF

A hub motor is disclosed, the hub motor is mounted on an axle assembly, the an axle assembly includes an axle rod and an axle sleeve, and an independent cassette flywheel is provided at one end of the axle sleeve where an end cover is located, a limiting sleeve is disposed outside of the cassette flywheel to prevent the cassette flywheel from detaching from the axle sleeve, and an anti-rotation piece for preventing rotation of the axle sleeve is provided at another end of the axle sleeve where a wheel hub is located.