Noisy Cf bike

[steve50]

I was out for a ride this morning when at one point a chap on a cf bike with cf wheels rode past me, the thing is I heard his bike long before he came past, are carbon bikes normally that noisy. The road noise seemed to transmit through the entire frame of the bike.

 

[ianrauk]

It's the wheels rather then the bike (frame)

 

[goody]

It's the hidden electric motor.
Well that's what I tell myself if anyone passes me.

 

[Racing roadkill]

A lot of wheels, which appear to be deep sectioned, actually only have a shroud on the rims. These can be a bit on the noisy side. My CF bike does buzz and rattle on rough surfaces, but most of the noise / rattles, are eminating from the internal cable routers.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Wheels and/or unsheathed internal cabling(an issue I have currently, awaiting ptfe sleeving)

Carbon kit is generally pleasant to ride when all you can hear is the resonance and no ticks/knocks/drivetrain noise.

 

[boydj]

My experience of marshalling a time trial is that carbon wheels are almost universally very noisy.

 

[Alembicbassman]

Some Hope freehubs should be supplied with ear defenders.

A guy in our club has an expensive Colnago with super expensive wheels, you can hear him coming half a mile away.

 

[ozboz]

Interesting, I went to a velodrome a few weeks ago , I thought the carbon bikes were making a fair bit of noise by comparison to the rest , but put it down to my ear lugs being out of whack !