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What’s the deal with the really loud wheels when coasting?
Maybe a stupid question.
I know the sounds has something to do with the hubs (I think). Is this a particular brand or type of wheel? how do you tell if a wheel will make the noise or not? |
Originally Posted by kosmo886
(Post 22029954)
Is this a particular brand or type of wheel?
how do you tell if a wheel will make the noise or not? 2) Spin the wheel. |
If your hub makes a lot of noise when you stop pedalling, that indicates to other people how fast you are.
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All of the cool, fast kids have loud hubs.
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Only a few years ago, hubs were pretty silent, then this loud hub thing started. You can still find quiet hubs, for some reason, some people like the loud hubs. The wheels on my wife's bike are really quiet, mine however, are loud and both from the same company, but the guts in my wife's hubs are from DT Swiss, mine are not. I would prefer less volume coming from my hubs, but, it does let people know I am there if they do not respond to my verbal calls, so it does have it's advantage.
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Originally Posted by jaxgtr
(Post 22030000)
Only a few years ago, hubs were pretty silent, then this loud hub thing started. You can still find quiet hubs, for some reason, some people like the loud hubs. The wheels on my wife's bike are really quiet, mine however, are loud and both from the same company, but the guts in my wife's hubs are from DT Swiss, mine are not. I would prefer less volume coming from my hubs, but, it does let people know I am there if they do not respond to my verbal calls, so it does have it's advantage.
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While I don't doubt the hubs are mechanically very good..the noise is a status-ego thing..for those that need status-ego things.
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Originally Posted by JohnJ80
(Post 22030004)
The new DT Swiss has (i.e. "EXP") are really loud. Bums me out, I loved how quiet all my DT Swiss 240 hubs are. The new ones are not.
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Originally Posted by fishboat
(Post 22030014)
While I don't doubt the hubs are mechanically very good..the noise is a status-ego thing..for those that need status-ego things.
It might be for some people, but that is a pretty broad statement. |
My inexpensive OEM aluminum wheels are loud. My fancier carbon wheels are very quiet. Both circa 2020.
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Originally Posted by jaxgtr
(Post 22030021)
that is a drag...
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I have loud hubs for the wattzzz increase over noiseless (pronounced: inferior) hubs.
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Stupid long video, but go to the 30:30 mark, the dude took the hub body off, cleaned it really well and then added more grease on the outer part of the ratchet. |
Somebody made a bespoke, expensive and presumably high quality hub with lots of points of engagement, that was loud. Somebody else copied it. Loud became associated with exclusive. Hilarity ensured.
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I like it in a big group ride or a race when I might not be able to see people stop pedaling further up the line.
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Originally Posted by kosmo886
(Post 22029954)
Maybe a stupid question.
I know the sounds has something to do with the hubs (I think). Is this a particular brand or type of wheel? how do you tell if a wheel will make the noise or not? |
Are Mavic wheels loud? Looking at Cosmic Pro Carbon SL?
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I'm so hard of hearing I don't know if my free hub makes more noise than my freewheel.
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Originally Posted by aplcr0331
(Post 22030141)
works better than a bell or yelling “on your left” in my experience.
The buzz, particularly when i pedal backwards, really perks people up and they notice/turn when they hear it (walkers mostly, all the runners have ear buds in). It’s not a natural sound and walkers always notice. I got a lot of head tilts from my bell experiment (maybe i used the wrong bell or wasn’t loud enough) plus it makes old farts so mad they try to use lame “insults” that might have worked on their dumb friends back in the 60’s. Same thing holds true for hubs as does for music; ”if it’s too loud, you’re too old”. |
Originally Posted by JohnJ80
(Post 22030004)
The new DT Swiss has (i.e. "EXP") are really loud. Bums me out, I loved how quiet all my DT Swiss 240 hubs are. The new ones are not.
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Shimano hubs are quiet fwiw. Newer Chris King hubs have toned down the buzz as well.
David |
Originally Posted by David in Maine
(Post 22030453)
Shimano hubs are quiet fwiw. Newer Chris King hubs have toned down the buzz as well.
David . |
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