Suggest quiet screw-on Cassette/Freewheel
05-16-07, 02:44 AM
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Suggest quiet screw-on Cassette/Freewheel
Hi, Does anyone knows any screw-on cassettes/freewheel without ratchet or just quiet?
Please advice! Thanks...
Please advice! Thanks...
05-16-07, 08:24 AM
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Why quiet? You do know that a cassette and a freewheel are two different things, right?
05-16-07, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by probable556
I love that ratcheting sound.
If you want it quiet, STOP COASTING AND PEDAL!!
If you want it quiet, STOP COASTING AND PEDAL!!
Hell, force it and convert to fixie.
05-16-07, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by m1c4d0
Yes. I know... I have 7 speed Shimano cassette and I want to replace it with a quiet one if possible 
Or wear ear plugs!
Or learn show tunes
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Show tunes FTW!
[sung at max volume - off key if possible]
THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW
BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THAT TOMORROW
THERE'LL BE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[sung at max volume - off key if possible]
THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW
BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THAT TOMORROW
THERE'LL BE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i have a cheap shimano freewheel that is fairly quiet i don't remember it's model, perhaps HB-570?. you can still hear it, but instead of "TTTTTTT!!!" when coasting, it's more like "ttttttt...." if that makes sense. Sometimes I can't hear it at all. I think loud ratcheting sounds are good for letting people know where you are.
pro's of loud freewheel: families on baby stroller trails can get out of the way or at least be aware of you. , other cyclists can hear you without the use of a bell or anything, can help you judge your speed if you don't have/want a speedometer
cons of loud freewheel: mountain lions can hear you better too...
maybe to quiet it down you can pack it with thicker grease?
pro's of loud freewheel: families on baby stroller trails can get out of the way or at least be aware of you. , other cyclists can hear you without the use of a bell or anything, can help you judge your speed if you don't have/want a speedometer
cons of loud freewheel: mountain lions can hear you better too...
maybe to quiet it down you can pack it with thicker grease?
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Take out the pawls and spray 'em with Teflon coating? 
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Originally Posted by pinkrobe
Show tunes FTW!
[sung at max volume - off key if possible]
THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW
BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THAT TOMORROW
THERE'LL BE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[sung at max volume - off key if possible]
THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW
BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THAT TOMORROW
THERE'LL BE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or you could do something from Cabaret but people would think you are disturbed...especially if you dressed and acted like Joel Grey
Or worse, Liza
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
The cassette are just the gears. They make no noise. The freehub body has the pawls that make the ratcheting sound. Shimano made a 'silent clutch' long ago but it takes special cogs and wasn't that reliable.
Or learn show tunes
Or learn show tunes
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Or...
spend some money on a high end quiet hub. They exist somewhere in vaporland.
spend some money on a high end quiet hub. They exist somewhere in vaporland.
05-18-07, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by m1c4d0
I did mistake regarding my specifications. I have 7 speed Screw On FreeWheel on my bike...
)...buggy whips for a horseless carriage...tang in the era of gatorade. Freewheels technology is just old. It's been replaced by cassettes and freehubs. About the best thing you could do is to see if you can find a grease injector and smoosh grease into the freewheel. That will make it quiet.Otherwise, you're kinda stuck. Sorry.
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my hub is really quiet.. Shimano hb-475 or maybe I just don't notice, but your talking to the man that returned a camelbak because the straps were noisy.
