Freehub/Freewheel noise
08-19-06, 04:09 PM
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Freehub/Freewheel noise
This is just a passing observation, but it seems to me that the higher end bikes with higher end wheelsets have a noisier freewheel. is there some advantage to a loudly clicking ratchet in the freewheel? or is all of this just perceived?
08-19-06, 04:11 PM
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I dunno, but my Rolfs are freaking L O U D!
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08-19-06, 04:21 PM
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My Zipp 404s are really loud too!! Am I losing any substantial kinetic energy from this energy converted into sound or friction?
All other wheelsets I have are absolutely silent - multiple Bontragers, Ksyriums, Easton Circuits..
All other wheelsets I have are absolutely silent - multiple Bontragers, Ksyriums, Easton Circuits..
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I'll second this notion, too! My Bonty Races are quiet whereas my high zoot wheels clickety clack awfully loud. Not annoying, but definitely a big difference.
08-19-06, 05:49 PM
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Must be so that other cyclists know we have high end wheels long before they can see them...ya, that's it!
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sound comes from stuff rubbing together... can't be good, and louder would slow you down more than quieter if everything else was the same.
08-19-06, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by godspiral
sound comes from stuff rubbing together... can't be good, and louder would slow you down more than quieter if everything else was the same.
08-19-06, 09:53 PM
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I took apart my Zipp 404s today to see if I could do something about quieting them down. Are you supposed to clean and grease the spring loaded prawls that work against that ratchet? Would that make them more quiet or am I just obsessing about nothing here?
