Originally Posted by
seypat
Does this mean that Ti bikes do not have buzzy rear hubs. People keep talking about how quiet they are.
Originally Posted by
znomit
They have to be quiet because the sonic waves from a noisy hub will crack the titanium welds. The solution is to always keep pedalling of course. The numerous reports of Ti failures are due to the lazy riders freewheeling.
Give it a rest already. Every thread does not have to be a troll thread.
When I say a
quiet ride what I am referring to is more of the plush, muted ride that titanium frames offer. I never mentioned anything about a noisy freehub. I ride old school Dura Ace 7700 hubs on my titanium Veritas and they have a pretty silent freewheeling ratchet sound. But again, I was referring to a ride characteristic of a titanium frame in contrast to, say - a very stiff oversized aluminum frame.