MORNE Posted October 9, 2020 Share Playing cards were for rookies, we used cut up yoghurt cups. Louder and lasted longer. The neighborhood must have hated us. A Floro margarine tub, covered an entire gang.There were better materials for sure, and experimenting with different ones to achieve acoustic bliss was a science on its own. ...but try googling that haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted October 9, 2020 Share The teeth dont make the noise In the case of a star ratchet, I'm very sure that is exactly what's making the noise, one side of the ratchet running over the other under spring load. Edited October 9, 2020 by Theog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emazing Posted October 9, 2020 Share Noisy- not great ! I much prefer silent hubs you right through the forest it’s more of a free feeling then disturbing everything in your site. After three hours the buzzing start to aggravate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PygaSchmyga Posted October 9, 2020 Share Noisy- not great ! I much prefer silent hubs you right through the forest it’s more of a free feeling then disturbing everything in your site. After three hours the buzzing start to aggravate.thats a lot of free-wheeling Mtree, Long Wheel Base, MORNE and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted October 9, 2020 Share thats a lot of free-wheelingIf you have time to worry about how noisy your freehub is you are going too slow PygaSchmyga, TheoG, ChrisF and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted October 9, 2020 Share I totally get that the frequency of the noise will increase since the # of teeth goes from 18 to 54 (more teeth to join the party ) per one revolution. The amplitude however should decrease since the 54T is not as "deep" as the 18T -> less time/distance to accelerate -> less noise per tooth. The combined effect must then be worse, more little noises surpass less loud noises . I am pretty sure they put a stronger spring behind each ratchet for those exact reasons, a friend of mine has the 54T ratchet in his 350 hubs, they are pretty loud, but it is a good sound TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtree Posted October 9, 2020 Share Just put a 6 pawl freehub body in the powertap hub, huge difference compared to a 3 pawl!Much louder, sounds much better out on the trails, also a subtle reminder that I'm not pedaling . TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted October 9, 2020 Share I am pretty sure they put a stronger spring behind each ratchet for those exact reasons, a friend of mine has the 54T ratchet in his 350 hubs, they are pretty loud, but it is a good sound The upgrade kit comes with new springs. I will definitely compare the spring stiffness with my current ones when I get the new ones. Mtree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted October 15, 2020 Share TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted October 15, 2020 Share “Man On Bicycle Chased By Swarm Of Aggressive Bees” ByronH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted October 15, 2020 Share In this case a silent hub would make this video better. The angry bees sound clashes too much with the environmental sounds. Mtree and MrJacques 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted October 15, 2020 Share In this case a silent hub would make this video better. The angry bees sound clashes too much with the environmental sounds.Definitely, there's something special about the sound a tyre makes on dirt when there's absolutely no other noises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Boss Posted October 15, 2020 Share Sometimes a loud hub sounds really cool, but its cool on a well shot MTB video, which last about 3 minutes, and the hub noise is part of the entire acoustic package, edited perfectly to create drama. But in the real world I really want my bike as silent as possible. We do a lot of riding in game reserves, including proper big 5 areas. Buzzing freehubs seriously makes getting good sightings a pain in the arse ByronH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted October 15, 2020 Share 54T is louder, I did this upgrade . True you are spot on, got it fitted today and "agree bees" is not the word, it is substantially louder than the 18T. I guess the higher frequency is far less tolerable to our ears. P.S. I checked the springs supplied with 18T vs supplied with 54T and they are exactly the same, I reused the old ones since they are still 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronH Posted October 15, 2020 Share Sometimes a loud hub sounds really cool, but its cool on a well shot MTB video, which last about 3 minutes, and the hub noise is part of the entire acoustic package, edited perfectly to create drama. But in the real world I really want my bike as silent as possible. We do a lot of riding in game reserves, including proper big 5 areas. Buzzing freehubs seriously makes getting good sightings a pain in the arse Completely agree with you.. My hubs are a "little clicky' - American Classics. And I quite like it that way... enough sound to warn people around me that I'm there, but not so loud that I sound like a fisherman reeling in a marlin in rough seas... (try get that image out your head next time you watch a Brandon Semenuk Raw video ) T_Boss and Mtree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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