[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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