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Mavic Cosmic free hub quieter than I’d like?

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  • April 1, 2019 at 10:18 pm #29495
    samturnxr

    I’ve recently bought some Mavic Cosmics (with an alu brake surface). Like a lot of roadies the idea of a freehub that can be heard 100 meters away is ideal and with higher end wheels the noise seems to increase. This is where the issue starts…

    Before fitting the cassette (SRAM Force) the freehub sounded fairly loud. I took it into a bike shop today to have the cassette fitted, I’d do this myself but lacked the tools today, when I went back to get the wheel it was fitted to my bike but I don’t know if the mechanic greased the hubs. Ever since the hub seems quiet – it ticks and squeels at speed but less that my Vision Team 35 freehub that cost £600 less. 

    Is there a chance this is just grease preventing the noise or are mavic hubs just not that loud?

    Cheers!

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  • April 24, 2019 at 10:36 am #938619
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    peted76

    I’m not a fan of loud hubs..

    I’m not a fan of loud hubs.. my Hunt wheels have very loud hubs and everytime I freewheel it’s like I’m being passive aggressive to the person in front.. sort of like a buzzy ‘hurry up’.. 

    They are useful for pedestrians however and I fine negate the requirement for a bell. 

    April 24, 2019 at 10:22 am #938617
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    Milk Tray

    Bump

    Bump

    A video you might find interesting: https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/video/freehubs-explained-everything-you-need-to-know-about-road-bike-freehubs

    April 2, 2019 at 10:28 pm #938615
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    Heavily greasing pawls and

    Heavily greasing pawls and ratchets is not a great idea as it can cause the pawls to stick and make them slower to engage.

    A very light smear of grease on the ratchet ring to aid travel over the ratchet ramps and a small blob at each pawl’s pivot point is all that’s required.

    In isolation, freehub noise output isn’t a good or bad sign, so don’t obsess over it unless something else is wrong.

    April 2, 2019 at 3:13 pm #938613
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    Anonymous
    kil0ran wrote:
    fukawitribe wrote:
    Each to their own, can’t stand loud road hubs myself – apart from the actual noise and the ‘look at me !!’ element, it upsets the engineering part of my head. Useful on shared paths and tracks mind, especially early in the morning…

    Useful on towpaths when you encounter anglers with Ultegra reels 😀

     

    April 2, 2019 at 3:12 pm #938611
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    Anonymous
    kil0ran wrote:
    fukawitribe wrote:
    Each to their own, can’t stand loud road hubs myself – apart from the actual noise and the ‘look at me !!’ element, it upsets the engineering part of my head. Useful on shared paths and tracks mind, especially early in the morning…

    Useful on towpaths when you encounter anglers with Ultegra reels 😀

     

    April 2, 2019 at 12:46 pm #938609
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    mikepulsifer

    It’s the grease.  My LBS mech

    It’s the grease.  My LBS mech likes to use enough grease to make the bike stealthy.  Not for stealth’s sake, but for the sake of wear and tear.

    April 2, 2019 at 12:36 pm #938607
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    nopants

    I have a cosmic freehub and

    I have a cosmic freehub and it’s MUCH louder that any of the others I have had. It is a few years old so may not be the same model as yours. I hate the noise, and when greased it gets quieter for a short period, but not long. 

    It seems very unlikley the shop would have greased/serviced the freehub if you just asked them to fit a cassette, but it’s possible. 

    In my experience, it will get louder.

    April 2, 2019 at 10:48 am #938605
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    kil0ran
    fukawitribe wrote:
    Each to their own, can’t stand loud road hubs myself – apart from the actual noise and the ‘look at me !!’ element, it upsets the engineering part of my head. Useful on shared paths and tracks mind, especially early in the morning…

    Useful on towpaths when you encounter anglers with Ultegra reels 😀

    April 2, 2019 at 10:31 am #938603
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    fukawitribe

    Each to their own, can’t

    Each to their own, can’t stand loud road hubs myself – apart from the actual noise and the ‘look at me !!’ element, it upsets the engineering part of my head. Useful on shared paths and tracks mind, especially early in the morning…

    April 2, 2019 at 9:51 am #938601
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    ktache

    Hope and chris king – big on

    Hope and chris king – big on the angry bees, new xtr – silent (apparently)

    April 2, 2019 at 4:59 am #938599
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    madcarew

    I don’t think hub loudness is

    I don’t think hub loudness is linearly correlated to price

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