Rachety sounding rear hub??

agg25

Hi all,
Recently bought a set of Fulcrum Red Devil 5 wheels and I'm sure they ran a lot quieter than they are now with more of a rachety sound coming from the back hub. Is this normal? Do they require a service after a short period or am I just imagining things? I dunno. It not majorly loud, just wanted to do the right thing by it if I'm supposed to tighten something or other as maintenance.
Cheer!

nicklouse

it is how a they work.

different amounts of grease can change the sound. as can the amount of use.

thel33ter

That's just cause the excess grease has worked it's way around, nothing to worry about.

paulbox

Three of us were pushing our bikes back up Aston Hill on Sunday, all with rear Hope hubs, I've never heard a row like it... :shock:

cavegiant

some people strip out the grease and replace with oil to make it louder. I even tried one with dry lube, kinda liked it.

The ratcheting sound is also a good way of knowing your speed precisely for technical moves

nicklouse

but then you could add something like this hub to confuse everyone

http://www.youtube.com/user/nicklouse1? ... 6N8gVo3x0Q

paulbox

nicklouse wrote:

but then you could add something like this hub to confuse everyone

http://www.youtube.com/user/nicklouse1? ... 6N8gVo3x0Q

Wow! What make is that?

RobJ20

Thats a loud hub, i love my hopes its great when your coming behind someone to let them know your there. Might strip mine and try it with some thin oil.

nwmlarge

i was wondering how you make them louder! my mate has the same spin doctor hub as me and his is noticeably louder, oil it is tonight!!

ratty2k

I had Hope hubs, I'd personally put thicker grease in em. They sound like a fecking tractor, awful bloody sound. Now got Halo rear hub on the HT and sounds like Nicks, much better.