BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Is it Friday yet? I know I'm old/er and into vintage bikes but I still appreciate the form and function of a well made carbon bike or quality piece of cycling equipment. However, one of the things that really grates my nerves is this industry drive to make hubs as loud as possible. I was recently sitting in a bunch, trying to have a conversation with the rider next to me and the rider in front of me had a hub so loud that couldn't hear the oke next to me. I eventually just asked him to at least soft pedal rather than freewheel because he was making a bloody racket. Gees Louise, when is loud, loud enough? Some of these things are just a total bloody irritation. Granted, some are louder than normal but actually sound pretty good. A mate has a set of Industry 9 Hydras on his MTB and those things sound sweet AF, probably because they remind me of my fishing reel when I get hit by a bus of a steenbras 😄 Am I alone in feeling this way or is my age catching up on me? SilverRider, gerriemtb, Headshot and 1 other 1 3
Paul Ruinaard Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Have you thought that it may be your hearing? #justsaying. Will leave now. Age is not for the feinthearted :-). I do like a set of Hopes but they are loud. New multi point engagement ones sound like buzzing bees. ChrisF, gerriemtb, BuffsVintageBikes and 1 other 4
ChrisF Posted January 7 Posted January 7 21 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: Is it Friday yet? I know I'm old/er and into vintage bikes but I still appreciate the form and function of a well made carbon bike or quality piece of cycling equipment. However, one of the things that really grates my nerves is this industry drive to make hubs as loud as possible. I was recently sitting in a bunch, trying to have a conversation with the rider next to me and the rider in front of me had a hub so loud that couldn't hear the oke next to me. I eventually just asked him to at least soft pedal rather than freewheel because he was making a bloody racket. Gees Louise, when is loud, loud enough? Some of these things are just a total bloody irritation. Granted, some are louder than normal but actually sound pretty good. A mate has a set of Industry 9 Hydras on his MTB and those things sound sweet AF, probably because they remind me of my fishing reel when I get hit by a bus of a steenbras 😄 Am I alone in feeling this way or is my age catching up on me? Hoe sê ? Juis vanoggend my fiets by Mark afgelaai .... daai KRAAK geluid (dalk die freewheel, dalk die cassette) dryf my teen die mure uit ... Ek wil net die gezoem van die bande op die pad hoor .... Dexter-morgan, Paul Ruinaard, BuffsVintageBikes and 2 others 1 4
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 6 minutes ago, Paul Ruinaard said: Have you thought that it may be your hearing? #justsaying. Will leave now. Age is not for the feinthearted :-). I do like a set of Hopes but they are loud. New multi point engagement ones sound like buzzing bees. That wouldn't explain why I can hear the bloody hub so well 😄 SwissVan 1
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, ChrisF said: Hoe sê ? Juis vanoggend my fiets by Mark afgelaai .... daai KRAAK geluid (dalk die freewheel, dalk die cassette) dryf my teen die mure uit ... Ek wil net die gezoem van die bande op die pad hoor .... Ah, the joys of diagnosing a Creak... at our age it's best to check our knees first @ChrisF 😉 dewaldsss, WaynejG, ChrisF and 2 others 1 4
Pandatron Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Jeepers my new bikes hub is super loud and bit irritating... am I old now? Is this midlife? ChrisF and dewaldsss 2
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, Pandatron said: Jeepers my new bikes hub is super loud and bit irritating... am I old now? Is this midlife? Welcome to my world... it's all downhill from here but because you're a cyclist, that's good news 🙃 Daniel de V and ChrisF 1 1
dewaldsss Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Just move to the front of the bunch and keep it on the gass so that they are unable to freewheel campag hubs on the road, chris king in the mountain.... music to my ears I remembered ringle hubs from many moons ago, they were so loud they scared bambi away, but i loved the sound. these days you get hubs that are a bit to loud and very annoying. BuffsVintageBikes 1
ChrisF Posted January 7 Posted January 7 5 minutes ago, Pandatron said: Jeepers my new bikes hub is super loud and bit irritating... am I old now? Is this midlife? Are you old enough to worry about your knees kreeking louder than the bike ? SilverRider 1
NotSoBigBen Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Must say they don't bother me, having said that I'm not very social ... Riding out alone it means I hear them coming and either I can get away or they come zooming past! betaboy and ChrisF 2
betaboy Posted January 7 Posted January 7 There is safety in sound and also, if you try jump, the whole peloton can hear you coming. Actually a lot of the more premium smaller brands are not actually loud. They are making stealth silent rollers. It’s all in the Freehub, you can master your audio.🤓🤭
Mook Posted January 7 Posted January 7 2 hours ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: Is it Friday yet? I know I'm old/er and into vintage bikes but I still appreciate the form and function of a well made carbon bike or quality piece of cycling equipment. However, one of the things that really grates my nerves is this industry drive to make hubs as loud as possible. I was recently sitting in a bunch, trying to have a conversation with the rider next to me and the rider in front of me had a hub so loud that couldn't hear the oke next to me. I eventually just asked him to at least soft pedal rather than freewheel because he was making a bloody racket. Gees Louise, when is loud, loud enough? Some of these things are just a total bloody irritation. Granted, some are louder than normal but actually sound pretty good. A mate has a set of Industry 9 Hydras on his MTB and those things sound sweet AF, probably because they remind me of my fishing reel when I get hit by a bus of a steenbras 😄 Am I alone in feeling this way or is my age catching up on me? Definitely your age boet 👨🦳 I feel your pain BuffsVintageBikes and ChrisF 2
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 6 minutes ago, Mook said: Definitely your age boet 👨🦳 I feel your pain Nee oh hell, it reminds me of these tappits that cruise around in their dropped Citi Golfs with loud pipes and the bass pumping thinking their car is fast because it makes a moerse racket 🙄😉 gerriemtb, DieMelkman, Wannabe and 6 others 1 8
Iwan Kemp Posted January 7 Posted January 7 2 hours ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: Is it Friday yet? I know I'm old/er and into vintage bikes but I still appreciate the form and function of a well made carbon bike or quality piece of cycling equipment. However, one of the things that really grates my nerves is this industry drive to make hubs as loud as possible. I was recently sitting in a bunch, trying to have a conversation with the rider next to me and the rider in front of me had a hub so loud that couldn't hear the oke next to me. I eventually just asked him to at least soft pedal rather than freewheel because he was making a bloody racket. Gees Louise, when is loud, loud enough? Some of these things are just a total bloody irritation. Granted, some are louder than normal but actually sound pretty good. A mate has a set of Industry 9 Hydras on his MTB and those things sound sweet AF, probably because they remind me of my fishing reel when I get hit by a bus of a steenbras 😄 Am I alone in feeling this way or is my age catching up on me? 1. I'm not going stand here and let you badmouth Industry Nine hubs 2. Why are you okes feewheeling? Talking?! 😎😎😎 NotSoBigBen, dewaldsss, El Duderino and 2 others 1 4
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 1. Read it again, I love the Industry 9's. 2. Taddy said we must ride Z2 gerriemtb, betaboy and dewaldsss 3
Pandatron Posted January 7 Posted January 7 2 hours ago, ChrisF said: Are you old enough to worry about your knees kreeking louder than the bike ? Why i got a loud hub ChrisF, SilverRider, BuffsVintageBikes and 1 other 4
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