Originally Posted by Philatio
There is a line designed for bike cops that doesn't make an audible ratchet. Or it doesn't ratchet at all, I don't know. At any rate it is supposed to be quiet. I'm not sure if it is a freewheel or a freehub though. And I'm not sure what they're called either.
It's a Freehub, called a "Silent Clutch."
If you can hear your freewheel above the sound of the wind rushing past your ears, you're going to slow to be coasting! ;-)
Originally Posted by jbarros
nothing against anyone else, but I refuse to ride distracted. no cell phones, no mp3 players etc. I want to hear the essuvee that's trying to run me over as far away as possible
That's your priviledge. As for me I greatly prefer Shostakovich string quartets or Oysterband from my iPod to the sound of motor vehicles. I use my mirror to keep track of what's behind me when I need to change lanes.
Sheldon "Happily Plugged In" Brown