Change the sound of your hub
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Published 2023-10-28
All Comments (21)
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Hats off for several reasons. 1) a topic not covered elsewhere; 2) thorough detail unlike many videos which skip or assume things are known to viewers; 3) excellent camerawork. While I strongly prefer a quiet bike, my is not so loud that i need to change anything. Hint to have zero clutch noise: never stop pedalling or get a fixie ๐ ๐
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I think it's an annoying sound but it is a subtle way of alerting pedestrians on bike paths.
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Damn!! This video was a hell o a class, Mr. Oz ๐๐๐๐ช๐ค! I prefer a quieter hub and my friends hat-me because of this ๐น๐
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Very timely vid as I'm just looking to upgrade my wheel hubs. Another fantastic job on your part with a very clear and well explained approach
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I dont understand why people like that annoying loud sound of the free hub. I wish it was silent. Even when i ride alone, I dont wanna hear a buzzing noise in the background.
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Brilliant timimg on your video - i have 2 sets of wheels i am planning on servicing in the next few days and i was wondering how to quieten the set with the DT Swiss hub - then this video comes along ! Thankyou so much ๐๐๐
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Louder hub = safer for pedestrians. I commute along the canal and when its windy sometimes my bell doesn't cut through the wind. Winding the pedals in reverse let's them know there's a bike coming
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Good tip on using any grease you want from a range of thickness, rather than sticking with what manufacturers advise based on their long term testing.
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Such a great and informative video especially for the average weekend warrior. Thank you very much!
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Thanks for sharing ๐ Found your channel this weekend. Subbed. Now watched 5-ish vids. You Sir may very well run the best๐ดchannel out there. Well done.
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Thx!! Was about to replace my Hope Pro4 rear hub because the noise was like nails on a chalkboard. 1000% improvement!
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In some clutch freehubs you can easily add pawls. Sometimes that's the only difference between the cheap and the pricey hub models of that manufacturer. Older Bontrager come to mind.
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Amazing as always! Hate the loud noise myself - but I have it on all my new carbon wheels as it apparently "the thing" when you buy a quality wheel set. ๐คฃ
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Just came upon this video randomly, but it immediately reminded me of using sewing machine oil in our bmx hubs as a teen to make them louder, also would use more or less pawls depending on if you wanted the loud bees noises or a slower click click noise. In hindsight sewing machine oil may as well have been no oil -- but you try telling that to 16 year olds on brakeless bmx bikes launching them down handrails.
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My road bikes all run very thick grease, keeps it quiet, and my MTB's I run thin for maximum noise to alert others on the track. I realised people don't listen too well in urban environments so the loud ratchet noise didn't help vs a bell.
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Brilliant video. My Mavic Aksium hub that I've had since new sounds like a chainsaw, so it's good to hear that it's not too dissimilar to some of the hubs here.
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Learned so much! Thank you!
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by far the best video about hub sound I have ever seen !
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Excellent video - very informative and straight forward.
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I like quiet ticking freehub like those of Shimano Sora. Recently I had my Novatec hub serviced after 5000 km. Replaced all bearing with mix of NTN and Ezo semi contact type, and re-grease the freehub with Finish Line lithium grease. Now it is quieter and roll very smoothly. This is after I noticed there is play in rear wheel and freehub was louder than when first installed. I think NL 1 grease is perfect for freehub, not too heavy and not overly light, like those made by SKF.
