I enjoy the silence when I'm out cycling.Noisy freehubs are a big turn-off for me but some people like them
Seems daft that we put lots of effort into making the brakes quiet and getting the chain to run smoothly, then nail on a rusty bucket-o-bolts freehub to spoil it all.......
They stopped me coasting so I guess I put in more effort.I find a noisy freehub alerts dog walkers and people walking along with their head in their phone .
That aside , are they any good ?
My LBS love them. They are very reliable and very servicable so they last forever. They use cartridge bearings rather than cup & cone which may be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view. I've got one built onto my CdF and it's been great.I find a noisy freehub alerts dog walkers and people walking along with their head in their phone .
That aside , are they any good ?
You're not supposed to stop pedalling.Noisy freehubs are a big turn-off for me but some people like them
Seems daft that we put lots of effort into making the brakes quiet and getting the chain to run smoothly, then nail on a rusty bucket-o-bolts freehub to spoil it all.......
If i didn't stop pedalling you would never catch upYou're not supposed to stop pedalling.
Bit these are NOISY....far too much so.I find a noisy freehub alerts dog walkers and people walking along with their head in their phone .
That aside , are they any good ?
My LBS love them. They are very reliable and very servicable so they last forever. They use cartridge bearings rather than cup & cone which may be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view. I've got one built onto my CdF and it's been great.
@Drago what was your issue with them?
I'm having a problem with what we can only think is the coil springs not releasing and jamming up the cassette . Every other part has been replaced .Expensive hope hub, man gauge spokes and mavic rims on my then MTB. Took the rear wheel off to fix a puncture one day and the freewheel portion just fell off the wheel with the cassette attached. Never seen owt like it. The interesting part is that it gave an insight into the hopes construction - it uses little leaf springs on the pawls instead of little coil springs like Shimano, and the strength of the springs probably accounts for the racket.
The front wheel has been fine and is still in use.