Originally Posted by
Shimagnolo
The CF frame, or the CF wheels?
My CF frame is no louder than my steel, titanium, and aluminum bikes.
But any time I'm riding near someone with CF rims, I can hear the noise.
Wheels were HED Kermesse; nice Al rim, which was one of the first introductions into wider rim widths. They did a bit to quiet things up from the Kysrium Elites I had on it before. I never rode with carbon rims, so I can't attest to noisiness of those.
I'm not complaining about how noisy my experience with carbon was, just stating that I appreciate the relative quietness with my Al and Ti frames.