Love the quiet of a freewheel and friction shifting
05-29-07, 08:45 PM
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Well, that's all well-and-good
Well, that's all well and good but personally I kinda enjoy the background tic-tic-tic-tic of my Sturmey Archers as I slowly amble along the parkway bike paths. And each one of the AWs is different enough that I can tell them apart by their sound. The S3C ones have a different ring than the AWs, might be the brass material of the brake portion.
A bike sound I don't care for is the heavy tire sound of the knobbys going by, no class at all.
A bike sound I don't care for is the heavy tire sound of the knobbys going by, no class at all.
05-29-07, 11:35 PM
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Humm the freewheel of my '49 Cambio Corsa hub is way noisier than the 8-spd Dura Ace hub in my boutique plastic wheels 
but i enjoy riding both.
And yes, the frame construction is a big factor in the noises your bicycle makes. The same wheels sound diffeent in a steel or Ti bike than in an oversized alloy frame.
but i enjoy riding both.And yes, the frame construction is a big factor in the noises your bicycle makes. The same wheels sound diffeent in a steel or Ti bike than in an oversized alloy frame.
05-29-07, 11:56 PM
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Riding vintage bikes, I am frequently passed by riders on modern ones.
(I'm, as Pastor Bob says, "ascending" towards 50.)
05-30-07, 10:21 AM
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hahaha, I love this thread, My Pug's Suntour FW is about as quiet as I've ever heard. I have to say that Wildwood's opening statement is almost word for word what I say to my wife almost everytime I ride that PKN-10E.
05-30-07, 11:02 AM
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The only thing I hear on my Cinelli with Dura Ace AX cassette hubs is the chain. No noise from the hub/cassette at all. Of course there is the 'click', when I shift the Shimano SIS six speed derailleur, which I leave in SIS mode instead of friction. I must do this at least 4 times a ride (mostly flat on my normal route).
My Campagnolo equipped bikes are noisier, in a good way
My Campagnolo equipped bikes are noisier, in a good way
05-30-07, 11:07 AM
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My DT Swiss 240 hub is dead quiet. My Campy Chorus hub has a pleasing low volume musical clicking/buzz.
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