Loudest and tickiest hub?

DoubledUp

Right my friend has a hope pro 2 which seems to tick loudly and more often than my dmr revolver mk1 and really annoys me and my friends, not because he has a better hub but because of the blumin' noise it makes, I know you can get a 6pawl dmr revolver which would tick more than a pro 2 but I dont know if it would be louder because Ive heard the seals in the pro 2 aren't to good where the freehub pawls are situated.
which would be a louder, better and tickier hub (any)?

Andy

Why do you want a louder hub?

DoubledUp

I never said I *wanted* a louder hub i'm just merely asking which would is the loudest?

Andy

Loudness of a hub has no correllation to quality of the hub.
Some are loud, some aren't. Live with it.

ddoogie

Take the grease out of the pawls and you have an exceptionally loud hub.

Why does this topic keem coming back up. It seems like a bit of the new thing.

ashleymp777

Weird! In all the years I've been riding that's the maddest question I've ever heard

Mine make no noise what so ever! Feel like I'm missing out now

SiLvEr_SnAkE

A quote from the old MBUK (can't remember who said it)
"A loud clicky hub is a quick way of saying 'i'm not running Shimano'.."
I think this topic must have come up about 5 times since I joined the MBUK forum in Feb.

Anonymous

Just stick a playing card through your spokes. Much louder.
Or, alternatively, fire off an AK everywhere you go.

Or just quit bothering about such silly things.

ddraver

Apparently its cool........it really pisses me off some of the time though i admit, although it does say I HAVE A HOPE PRO II...LOOK AT MY SEX!!

Anonymous

Meh, bulbs are more expensive. Surely if you wanted to show off your sex, you'd ride about on an uber expensive CK hub, with your schlong hanging out?

GT-Dave

The ACS Freewheel on my On-One sounds just like an AK-47.

jibi

You want a really noisy hub???

Try 7th gear on a new Rohloff Speedhub.

george

Andy

I ride DT Swiss 240s hubs - they cost 415 for the hubs alone and are silent. Thats just the way it is. Quit caring.

Red Panda

Why would a great quality hub make a clacking sound? Shouldn't it be silent?

I could get the same effect by tying a lolly stick to my frame that just touches the spokes :?

Splasher

I've got ProIIs and the noise has never bothered me. However, they are a pain in the Alps where you freewheel for miles at a time.

It's good for psyching people out that you catch up though :twisted:

daxion

I have a CK and a Pro2 and yes, the Pro2 is annoying. The CK is a nice buzzing sound.
I'm going to try some different greese compounds to see if I can dampen the sound.

CitizenLee

Grease?

What is this witchcraft you people speak of?

dirtbiker100

loud hubs have been fashionable in bmx for a fair old while now. but my rear freewheel on my bmx is silent. makes me feel like a ninja though. there is a certain appeal of having a noisy cassette but i've yet to figure out what it is.
same effect as a phat exhaust on a car?
makes it sound like it has a higher quality? (listen you can hear it working well)

I know that ACS make loud freewheels for bmx and taking grease out helps. But types of mtb hub i'm stuck on i'm afraid.

al_yrpal

The DT Swiss 340 on my Rush 2000 is blinking annoying. The noise is cyclic too

Al

rideitgood

Im running a formula one on my giant, which is near enough silent. My riding mates both run pro 2's front and back, and the noise when riding behind them is unreal. Still, I am actually getting a pro 2, so i'm being hypocritical. 8)

daxion

The thing I like about the CK is the hub is quiet when starting to freewheel, the clicking/buzzing (CK buzz sound, quite distintive) then builds up like a bee getting closer, lol.

Sir HC

Thin grease and not much of it gets you a loud hub. If your after a quiet hub, lots of thick grease.

Ringles are loud, followed by Hopes.


At the end of the day though, you want a hub thats going to last and require as little maintanence as possible and when you need to repair it, its easy and cheap. On that basis, I'd go for something from Hope.

Crock - SmP

if you want to be loud you could run a rear freewheel.

i have a tensile on my trials bike and its unreal how loud it is louder than any pro2 i've heard.

madmole

Hope Pro 2's absolutely great at scattering Ramblers. Who needs a bell

rob cole

you need to be careful about using thick grease in a freehub, don't use too much as it can affect the return action of the springs that push the pawls into the ratcheting stops

ideally a thin smear of grease, or light oil is a better bet, but check with the hub manufacturer's instructions first

I have a Hope Pro2 rear hub and it makes a lovely clicking noise :shock:

my bmx has a Profile SS cassette hub and this also makes a lovely clicking noise, not as loud as the Hope but more noticeable when riding a concrete skatepark, I get a fantastic buzzing as i pump around the bowls

thaibog

hope pro-2.s always form a topic of amusement on our rides...as the man said..they always scatter wildlife and ramblers a quarter of a mile ahead. I must say i have a set of hope xc's and they are noisy too...maybe its a northern thing..

My Crossmax's have no sound at all...but I had to have a complete rebuild of the freehub after 150 miles riding so quit isnt always quality...

hehehe

wwjjtt

chris king(apparently) makes a noise like a swarm of angry bees but costs a small fortune. they have tons of pawls so the uptake is almost instant.

L60N

Clicky hubs, the big bore exhaust of the cycling world

gaz047

i've got pro 2's on xc717's. wasn't the noise that made me save for them, it was for the following reasons = loads of good reviews (mags and forums), price (£300 inc tape, tubes, tyres, skewers from merlin). also their light, strong and durable so you don't have to worry if they'll break when you jump or go off drop offs. must admit the sound does take a bit of getting used to (5 mins). if your looking for a wheel upgrade i would seriously consider these

p.s. me? biased? surely not

daxion

The CK sound is sweet and almost instant pick up, a lot faster than Pro2s.
Not that biased as I have both

jimbo-norco

Crock - SmP wrote:

if you want to be loud you could run a rear freewheel.

have a tensile on my trials bike and its unreal how loud it is louder than any pro2 i've heard.

I too have the tensile freewheel on my trials bike, sounds like a cable tie!!!!