Cycleway town
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Milton Keynes, England
Posts: 1,402
Bikes: 2.6kw GT LTS e-tandem, 250w Voodoo, 250w solar recumbent trike, 3-speed shopper, Merlin ol/skl mtb, 80cc Ellswick
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My 1500w/3000w large hubs with sine-wave controllers are absolutely silent. Even at night, they're eerie - all I can hear is tyre scrub, wind noise and chain noise, like any other bike, but more so due to weight and speed.
I took POV video and heard a low pitched whine from the motor through the hi-fi on playback. Weird to hear the motor. It happened because my camera was bolted to the handlebar, and it was picking up the frequency through the frame..
My 250w small hub is horrible. Sounds like there's a cat in there.