[OrRando] Noisy hub?

[cecilanne at comcast.net]

And the answer is . . . . loose mudflap bolt hitting tire . . . . who knew it could make such a noise?  :-)\\Thanks everyone - Cecil

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From: joshua <franco650b at mac.com>
> Questions I would ask myself if this were my bike.  Is the hub  
> securely attached in the frame.  I'm with joel on these next things:  
> Are all bolts firmly attached to the front of the bike, ie fenders,  
> racks, lights, light brackets; double check everything.  Is my fender  
> rubbing (ride it without the bag on it to see as it will make a  
> difference than just in the stand.)  Is my fender resonating with the  
> frequency generated by my hubs polarity pulses (sorry don't know how  
> else to say that).
> 
>   But it is entirely possible that you have a hub with bearings that  
> may make that noise. If you'd like i have a 650b wheel with the  
> schmidt hub you can toss in there and ride around the block or so to  
> see if that makes a difference and enlightens things at all.
> 
> good looking bike BTW
> 
> Joshua Bryant
> 
> 
> On Apr 7, 2008, at 8:47 PM, cecilanne at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > 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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