[OrRando] Noisy hub?

joel metz magpie at blackbirdsf.org
Mon Apr 7 21:32:08 PDT 2008


hmm.

is the sound distinctly coming from the hub? because the only thing i 
can think of right now is perhaps the vibration that the hub does 
have, inherently, resonating through something on the bike, somehow?

-joel

>It makes the noise whether the lights are switched on or off - could 
>it just be a new bearings issue that will go away after I've ridden 
>a few times?  I have noticed that the faster I go, the quieter it 
>seems, but that could just be that the noise of the wind in my ears 
>has blocked out the noise from the hub :-)
>
>Apart from the loud hub, the bikes a beauty - pictures here: 
>http://tinyurl.com/6qldzc
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: joel metz <magpie at blackbirdsf.org>
>>  thats a new one on me... ive owned 4 schmidt hubs, and ridden around
>>  innumerable others, and have never heard one make a sound like that.
>>
>>  does it make the noise all the time, or only when its powering something?
>>
>>  -joel
>>
>>  >So I just picked up my new bike with its SON generator hub, and the
>>  >first thing I noticed is that it is LOUD.  A whistling/whirring kind
>>  >of loud.  I don't recall hearing this noise from other riders'
>>  >Schmidt hubs, and I am wondering if I should be concerned.  An
>>  >internet search turned up nothing helpful - I know lots of folks on
>>  >this list have SONs and I am wondering what their experience has
>>  >been.  If it makes a difference, I am running an E6/Lumotec Oval
>>  >combo . . . . rack mounted.
>>  >
>>  >Cheers, Cecil
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