Originally Posted by
kcblair
Help me understand , what's the fascination , with the noisy , Angry Bee's , free hubs ? Every time, there is a bike demo, on GCN, they test the freehub for noise and love it. Personally, I prefer a quiet freehub, the only noise someone is going to hear, is the swishing of my tires, as I fly pass another rider . Thanks. KB
Most of the high end MTB hubs have quicker engagement by adding lots of teeth. They tend to be noisy, but are effective when using the ratcheting technique in technical terrain.
Originally Posted by
Ghazmh
It’s like loud exhaust on a motorcycle. It’s a display of “coolness”
With motorcycles it's about safety on the roadway. You may not see them but you can hear them.
Originally Posted by
tagaproject6
That's your "HTFU warning". It tells you that you've stopped pedalling.
Definitely!