Hi my names Bob and I like loud rear hubs
02-20-14, 10:14 AM
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Hi my names Bob and I like loud rear hubs
I know, I know it's ridiculous but I can't help myself.
It's not the swarm of bumble bees noise that the Chris King hubs make, I'm looking for that staccato sound resonating from hubs with less pawls, big springs, and light oil. Any advice?
btw I've got a Mountain bike friend who has the same disease and actually justifies it. "It's a safety issue in the woods, when I back off just before a turn it allows an oncoming rider to know I'm there". I've got no such excuse.
It's not the swarm of bumble bees noise that the Chris King hubs make, I'm looking for that staccato sound resonating from hubs with less pawls, big springs, and light oil. Any advice?
btw I've got a Mountain bike friend who has the same disease and actually justifies it. "It's a safety issue in the woods, when I back off just before a turn it allows an oncoming rider to know I'm there". I've got no such excuse.
02-20-14, 10:18 AM
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My loud hub sounds exactly like a fishing reel. I can tell who is a fisherman by watching heads snap around to look when I come by. They are looking for the big one that just got hooked and is running the line!
02-20-14, 10:35 AM
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I love a loud hub too ... though it's apparently counter productive (the clicks sap energy).
Carbon rims amplify the noise btw.
Carbon rims amplify the noise btw.
02-20-14, 11:23 AM
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Hi,
I'm Mike and I like quiet (silent even better) hubs...
Loving my PW's.
I'm Mike and I like quiet (silent even better) hubs...
Loving my PW's.
02-20-14, 11:44 AM
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02-20-14, 12:31 PM
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The i9 wheelset on my MTB is LOUD! Its grown on me, but I was very self-conscious about just how loud it was at first. Unfortunately, the Campy hubs on my road bike wheelset are whisper quiet... The lighter wheelset (with SpeedCific hubs) are a bit louder, but not CK loud. If I ever build the carbon clinchers I want for the road bike, they will have CK hubs and be loud 
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good thing for MTB is you don't need a bell on the bars, just coast a bit and the hikers will hear you and move if they don't have ipod crammed into both ears (80%) of the time.
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Really? People hike with earbuds in? Doesn't that defeat the purpose? I like experiencing the relative quiet, the birdcalls, and the occasional rustle of an animal through the undergrowth.
