Favourite noise whilst cycling

[palinurus]

The servos on the front mech with DI2.

Doubt I'll ever hear that sound, but I bet it's sweet.

 

[screenman]

Disc wheel for me.

 

[ArDee]

The sound of disgruntled triathletes in the aero position when I pass them with a cheery hello sitting bolt upright.

And whistling... ...

 

[Idoru]

The thrum of the tyres as they roll along, and the silence of my back brake not catching when I get out of the saddle.

 

[CopperBrompton]

The tszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz of freewheeling down a steep hill.

 

[RedRider]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y66j_BUCBMY

As someone who wears earphones practically all the time and so forgos all these, it's a wonderfully bittersweet thread to hear what I'm missing.


17 very well chosen syllables. (I used to collect 'em.)

Nicked from your listing, a poem that fits the sound theme. This one's ascending:

"the road goes upwards
conversation stops, puff, pant
the silence of hills"

 

[NorvernRob]

The virtual silence of a perfectly running drivetrain as you push along in a high gear.

 

[captain nemo1701]

The swish of tyres on nice tarmac and listening to the birds.

Yes, my 2.1 inch knobblies make a lovely humming noise. Passively lets people hear me coming. Birdsong on the Bristol Railway Path is great too.

 

[Mandragora]

The sound of disgruntled triathletes in the aero position when I pass them with a cheery hello sitting bolt upright.

And here, hot from that well-know website: 'TriChat. The Triathlon Chat forum, thread title: Favourite noises while tri-ing'

Splish, splash glub - the sound of a lycra biker swallowing my wake as I show him a clean pair of heels in the pool/reservoir/lake. I give him a cheery wave while he flounders to the side.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Many have said it - listening to the birds. Skylarks, Curlews, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler.................

 

[Canrider]

The clunk of the SPD in the cleat for me.

 

[outlash]

And here, hot from that well-know website: 'TriChat. The Triathlon Chat forum, thread title: Favourite noises while tri-ing'

Splish, splash glub - the sound of a lycra biker swallowing my wake as I show him a clean pair of heels in the pool/reservoir/lake. I give him a cheery wave while he flounders to the side.

they should try swimming with a bike attached...

 

[Donger]

The rattle of the electric garage door as it goes up when I get home.
...

Nice, but we can't all live on Tracy Island.

 

[perplexed]

Nice, but we can't all live on Tracy Island.

Thunderbird 2 was always my favourite...

 

[biggs682]

The swoosh, swoosh, swoosh sound behind you, made by other cyclists just about to overtake you ...... as you suddenly hang a random left and sneakily cheat them of their moment of superiority......... although it is sometimes soon followed by dogs barking or someone shouting "Get arfff moi laand!".

as if any of us really do that