Why do some high end component sets make a clicking sound when coasting?
01-09-11, 10:09 AM
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01-09-11, 10:16 AM
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When people said Chris King hubs are loud, I didn't think they'd sound like that. I personally like a loud hub. It adds another degree of communication when riding in groups.
01-09-11, 10:19 AM
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My new Tarmac is very quiet when I'm coasting.
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01-09-11, 10:39 AM
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Damn, I love the sound of those CK hubs! Is that just the Classics or do all CK hubs sound like that?
01-09-11, 11:37 AM
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Ding, ding, ding! Winner.
You can quiet any hub this way.
Back in the day of 6 spd freewheels for my racing wheels I used sewing machine oil to get the lowest resistance possible. The freewheel was noticeable louder and the sound itself was different. In winter I'd load up my freewheels with grease (against road salt) and lo and behold, dead silent freewheels.
Rocket surgery it ain't.
You can quiet any hub this way.
Back in the day of 6 spd freewheels for my racing wheels I used sewing machine oil to get the lowest resistance possible. The freewheel was noticeable louder and the sound itself was different. In winter I'd load up my freewheels with grease (against road salt) and lo and behold, dead silent freewheels.
Rocket surgery it ain't.
There's another way for hubs to be designed more quietly, and that's with "roller pawls" (it's not at all the right term, but it's describing what I remember). Instead of ratchet teeth, there are little round pins that drop into slots while coasting, and they're about as quiet as roller bearings. Then, when pedaling force is applied, they're pushed up and engage the shell.
Loud hubs are nice to have to announce your presence, but dead-silent hubs are good for, say, bike cops when they want to sneak around.
01-09-11, 12:00 PM
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yeah I agree; personally I love the sound and hope my future bike will make it! I heard once that it is a trait of a campag groupset?
01-09-11, 12:05 PM
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I put heavier springs (from BIC pens) on the pawls of my BMX bike and it is now considerably louder. Me likey.
01-09-11, 12:08 PM
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My Rockhopper wasn't very loud until I replaced the rear wheel with a Mavic Crossline. Now it's much louder. Good for giving a bit more advance warning I'm coming, but it really sucks if you want to sneak up on something slowly 
01-09-11, 12:13 PM
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My cheap winter wheels are quiet, and it just seems "wrong" after riding for years with Campagnolo and White Industries hubs.
Chris King "It rolls good with angry bee sound"
Chris King "It rolls good with angry bee sound"
01-09-11, 12:15 PM
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in my experience the only connection specialized has with being loud is roval wheels. (subsidiary)
the fulcrum (campagnolo) wheels on some of the tarmacs make noise as well.
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01-09-11, 12:16 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
I was riding Fulcrums for a while. Nice and loud.
One time on my way out of downtown, I came upon a family with two little girls. I was going maybe 5-6 mph, and when I started coasting to slow down and pass, the hub went "BZZZT" and one of the girls quickly turned around like she was expecting a giant locust.
One time on my way out of downtown, I came upon a family with two little girls. I was going maybe 5-6 mph, and when I started coasting to slow down and pass, the hub went "BZZZT" and one of the girls quickly turned around like she was expecting a giant locust.
01-09-11, 12:32 PM
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01-09-11, 02:17 PM
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as per the Chris King hub video--am I the only one who ducked and covered under my desk? My old primary school had a early warning siren on the roof and the old reflexes kicked in, or maybe it was all the reading Ive done about The Blitz.
I love diff engine notes, racing cars, and on that note, a LBS mechanic told me that the various bike manufacturers sounds are quite distinguishable as well (as someone already mentioned)
I love diff engine notes, racing cars, and on that note, a LBS mechanic told me that the various bike manufacturers sounds are quite distinguishable as well (as someone already mentioned)
01-09-11, 11:23 PM
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01-10-11, 03:59 AM
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I used this to silence some older Shimano LX freehubs...
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=27998
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=27998
01-10-11, 04:10 AM
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I used this to silence some older Shimano LX freehubs...
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=27998
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=27998
First you could blow through solvent, then air to dry it out and then the light lube of your choice. I'm convinced that is prolonged the life of many a freehub.
01-10-11, 01:19 PM
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am I assuming right that if a hub is still well adjusted (feeling by hand on the axle for any binding, or most likely any minute looseness-as I have always "felt" for the adjustment post cone tightening) you can use this doohickey to force new grease in , instead of taking the hub all apart? If so, that would be great.
01-10-11, 02:13 PM
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01-10-11, 04:00 PM
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The DT240s on my reynolds DV46Cs makes quite a racket when coasting (tho I really like it.) Shimano's hubs seem to be almost dead silent, even their top-end ones. One or the other doesn't seem to be a sign of quality. It's just a different hub design / different weight of grease.