Thread: How noisy are they?
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Old 05-09-11 | 08:37 AM
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crackerdog
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The gears are what makes the noise but even the geared motors I have on some recumbents aren't 'hard on the ears'. The non-geared hub motors are almost silent. The inline geared motors are much more quiet than the cars that drive by.
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