Originally Posted by
Iride01
Sure I like quiet bikes. But I think a lot of people have too high a expectation of how quiet that should be. They are after all mechanical things with lots of moving parts and pieces that flex and rub against other parts.
Yes, I understand that. I have carbon fiber Orbea Avant that is never going to be as quiet a couple of my other bikes. I have minimized that noise, but, I have also accepted that it is what it is. After riding it for 30 minutes or so, I really do not notice it much. I suspect that is probably true for most bikes that have minimal, low-level noise.