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Looking for the LOUDEST rear wheel / hub.

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  • February 23, 2019 at 5:36 pm #29388
    Caligari

    Greetings and salutations!

    I have searched all over Google but most of the answers to this question are now pretty dated.

    I do lots of my riding (or ‘cycling’, as we used to call it) through a fairly busy city.  I try to be as respectful as possible to the many pedestrians BUT I regularly get people suddenly stepping out in front of me.  I do have a bell attached but dinging that constantly like a maniac is exhausting – and would rightfully lead to me being attacked or mistaken for a tram.

    So, jah – does anybody have any recommendations for an extremely loud rear hub?  I need to buy a new wheelset as my old Fulcrum Quattro set are badly worn so I’m happy to go the whole hog and buy a whole wheel, if need be.

    I used to have a Halo Clickster freewheel on an old singlespeed  – anything near to that type of volume would be excellent.  Never any troubles with unsuspecting pedestrians as you could hear the bike from a mile away.

    Thanks!

     

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  • March 16, 2019 at 8:37 am #936179
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    martybsays

    Chris Kings on my bikes seem

    Chris Kings on my bikes seem to work for peds on shared paths and such,  they always seem to hear it and react, it’s an unusual sound. Backpedaling a little makes it louder yet. Apart from that, a polite ‘excuse me’or ‘on your right’ doesn’t hurt either. 

    March 2, 2019 at 5:13 pm #936177
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    matthewn5

    Plus 1 for Hunt with the

    Plus 1 for Hunt with the latest hubs. So loud it was embarrassing wheeling the bike through our office foyer every day. I sold them!

    Campag hubs with a Campag spline are noisy too, but nothing like as loud or insistent as the Hunts. 

    February 28, 2019 at 10:23 pm #936175
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    Caligari

    Thanks forall of the tips

    Thanks forall of the tips/recommendations so far!  I purchased a ‘lightly used’ Hope wheelset from eBay with a RS Mono (?!) rear hub.  Let the buzzing commence.  Hopefully.

    February 28, 2019 at 6:34 pm #936173
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    shufflingb

    Turbospoke nah, if you’re on

    Turbospoke nah, the continuous noise will drive you nuts. Way back in the day, these are what the “cool” kids had :-).

    More seriously though, might be worth considering something like a Timber! Mountain Bike Trail Bell

    February 28, 2019 at 4:15 pm #936171
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    cycleofaddiction

    My Hope RS4 hubs are some of
    My Hope RS4 hubs are some of the loudest I’ve heard and I have yet to hear one louder out on my rides!

    February 26, 2019 at 12:10 pm #936169
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    Deeferdonk

    Sounds like you need some

    Sounds like you need some spokey dokeys. Used to come free in packs of cereal back when i was a kid..

    February 25, 2019 at 8:34 pm #936167
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    Morat

    I would never condone an Air

    I would never condone an Air Zound

    (but a friend of mine finds them hilar.. very safe)

    February 25, 2019 at 7:57 pm #936165
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    TheHungryGhost

    Second vote for turbospoke,

    Second vote for turbospoke, or one of these

     

    February 25, 2019 at 7:51 pm #936163
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    Prosper0

    Go for Hunts with their

    Go for Hunts with their Sprint hub. Crazy loud. 

    February 25, 2019 at 7:09 pm #936161
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    Anonymous

    what about a few zipties on

    what about a few zipties on the seatstays and leave the ends long to tap against the spokes?

    February 25, 2019 at 6:34 pm #936159
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    maviczap

    Hope hubs or playing cards

    Hope hubs or playing cards and a peg

    Vero hubs are quieq noisy, but nothing like Hope hubs

    February 24, 2019 at 12:34 pm #936157
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    StraelGuy

    Don’t go for Hunts, I have

    Don’t go for Hunts, I have them and they sound like Shimanos but a little bit angrier maybe. Try Hope. I bought a Whyte MTB a few years ago and the rear wheel was so loud I had a similar replacement built with an XT hub and sold the Hope on, it was RIDICULOUS.

    February 24, 2019 at 12:13 pm #936155
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    Ratfink

    Lolly stick and a couple of

    Lolly stick and a couple of elastic bands.

    February 24, 2019 at 10:55 am #936153
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    ibr17xvii

    DT Swiss freewheels are

    DT Swiss freewheels are pretty loud.

    February 24, 2019 at 9:20 am #936151
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    Drinfinity

    Try a Turbospoke.

    Try a Turbospoke.

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