Thug Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 I love the sound of my Hopes. There is nothing more awesome sounding that 4 or 5 of us (with Hopes) all freewheeling down a trail. RockCoach, Spokey, arendoog and 2 others 5
DR ◣◢ Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 I love the sound of my Hopes. There is nothing more awesome sounding that 4 or 5 of us (with Hopes) all freewheeling down a trail. A swarm of hope hubs
MTBc Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Small but effective 1250 and the hubs are yours sweet.
CAAD4 Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 My partner at Sani was getting rather annoyed at the buzzing of my hub, I've also been looking for a solution. A new Partner? arendoog, Baaisikilist and Pusher 3
Skylark Posted June 14, 2013 Author Posted June 14, 2013 I have tried Belray and Mototrex grease - they are about a 2 on the scale of grease viscosity.... so pretty light grease, and the hopetech recommended viscosity - I think heavier grease might make the chainsuck issue worse (although it may well be quieter) - you could try cheap CV joint grease - Midas has it - dirty black s..t - use surgical gloves instead of trying to clean it off your hands... In use, when freewheeling - the pawls 'knock' the grease out of the ratchet splines to some extent, and then it gets noisy again over time. Still does not get as silent as I would like - not even close to my DTswiss hubs near silent operation. Mmm sounds interesting, are DTswiss hubs almost as bullet proof as Hopes?And are they really that silent, like the cheap Shimano freehubs are virtually noise free?
deanbean Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 A new Partner?Got a new cycling partner for Trans Baviaans. Hopefully a bit deaf.
BergForce Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Mmm sounds interesting, are DTswiss hubs almost as bullet proof as Hopes?And are they really that silent, like the cheap Shimano freehubs are virtually noise free? Beware the racket a DTswiss hub can make! Get your partner a DTswiss 350 rear hub it will overwhelm your Hope hub noise by a mile.
Big Wheel Cycles Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 grease Grease does work but only for about 2 weeks then the noise comes back I would love a Freewheel Body that is silent.
Gambithunt Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 I absolutely love the sound of my hope hub, I would never try and silence it.
Hairy Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 Never ever use CV joint grease as it has particles in it and will eventually ruin your free hub.
Big H* Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 Beware the racket a DTswiss hub can make! Get your partner a DTswiss 350 rear hub it will overwhelm your Hope hub noise by a mile. Why give your partner a better freehub???
Caerus Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 Grease it up, I've also got hope hubs, it reduces the sound but doesn't completely make it go away. Repeat process and actually it does get quieter as the hubs are ridden more. This advice was given to me by another riding mate with hope hubs.
Caerus Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 Grease does work but only for about 2 weeks then the noise comes back I would love a Freewheel Body that is silent. DT Swiss then.
V12man Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 Mmm sounds interesting, are DTswiss hubs almost as bullet proof as Hopes?And are they really that silent, like the cheap Shimano freehubs are virtually noise free? Almost as bullet proof as hopes - they don't seal as well, so need more maintenance.
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