Originally Posted by
Gramercy
I like that mine is quiet, though I feel in general, if the freewheel is quiet, it means you have less expensive parts. I rode with my brother that has a nice bianchi with campagnolo (Is that what they're called?) parts and his is pretty loud when coasting.
You can feel however you want, but well-designed hubs don't have to be loud -- it's just a bling feature that people want these days. In fact, noise usually means that energy is being wasted somewhere. I find loud freehubs to be pretty annoying.