Carbon frame query

[ayceejay]

This is my first carbon framed bike and I have no experience to inform me so...is it normal the frame to be noisy? I have ridden steel mostly before and never been aware of any noise except tyre hum. I changed the front wheel as an experiment and, although not silent the noise is less. It is kind of a hollow whistly sound, not very technical I know but should there be an sound at all?

 

[ayceejay]

any not an

 

[Hacienda71]

A hollow whistle sound is more likely to be down to shape of frame and components etc rather than frame material. My carbon frame is just as silent as my steel and aluminium frames. I did get a whistle sound with some Mavic wheels with aero spokes, but I needed to be doing 40mph plus for it to happen.

 

[MattHB]

It's just singing to you

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

My carbon frames are all pretty much silent, I get a lovely whoooshing noise from my areo wheels but nothing else.
Is it an areo frame of any discription?

 

[ayceejay]

The bike is a Wilier Izoard XP with Ultegra and Fulcrum Racing 5 wheels.

 

[berty bassett]

no - its faulty - give it to me and buy a new one - i'm partially deaf so can put up with the horrible drone

 

[amaferanga]

If it's only when going at a decent speed then it sounds like it may be the sound you get from bladed spokes.

 

[ayceejay]

Thanks, it does seem from the adult response that the wheels would be the place to start investigating, the peanut gallery...not so much.