Campagnolo chorus cassette

pinarellokid

hi all
recently changed my bike to a Campagnolo geared one
and the rear wheel makes a much louder noise than im used to..

when freewheeling the rear cassette makes a very loud clicking noise.

a bit like i have heard on hope hubs on a MTB

am i right in saying this is the cassette,, or is it the hub??

also can i buy a quieter one next time ? or are all Campags noisy like this??

i worknight shift you see and can see me becoming unpopular coming up my drive before i get off lol

cheers

disgruntledgoat

pinarellokid wrote:

hi all
recently changed my bike to a Campagnolo geared one
and the rear wheel makes a much louder noise than im used to..

when freewheeling the rear cassette makes a very loud clicking noise.

a bit like i have heard on hope hubs on a MTB

am i right in saying this is the cassette,, or is it the hub??

also can i buy a quieter one next time ? or are all Campags noisy like this??

i worknight shift you see and can see me becoming unpopular coming up my drive before i get off lol

cheers

The noise is part of the fun of a Campag freehub!

nweststeyn

^^ It's the freehub, not the Cassette...

I have two sets of Campag wheels... One is loud, the other is uber-loud.

pinarellokid

ok cool if im honest i quite like it..

my riding partner doesnt though,, i get a tut each time i take a mini break from pedalling

guess he will have to get used to it. cheers guys

cycleclinic

Miche hubs and novatec hubs with camapg freehubs are cheaper. That would mean new wheels and customs ones at that.

rpd_steve

If you strip the free-hub and put a squirt of heavier wet chain lube in there that will quiet it right down if needed. Common on C King, Superlight, Novatec, Krisilium Elites ect... Campagnolo should be super silent... Mine is 8)

gkerr4

campagnolo shouldn't be super silent at all - it should rattle like an angry rattlesnake!

you can add grease to the hub to quieten down (a little) if you really must - my campag eurus wheels are very loud - always have been!

pinarellokid

il get used to it im sure... quite like the sound now i know its meant to be like that

nweststeyn

As you hinted before though, it does spoil the moments of drafting behind a friend freewheeling... They're always gonna know when you aren't doing any work!

pinarellokid

if anything its stopped the lazy bugger tucking in behind me all the time haha

rolf_f

Cheaper Campagnolo wheels = loud, more expensive Campagnolo wheels = quiet.

I have loud Vento Reaction and Khamsin wheelsets and a quite Neutron wheelset.

rpd_steve

gkerr4 wrote:

campagnolo shouldn't be super silent at all - it should rattle like an angry rattlesnake!

you can add grease to the hub to quieten down (a little) if you really must - my campag eurus wheels are very loud - always have been!

Was saying that Campag GEARING should be silent. Im assuming that he does not have campag wheels/hubs, as they are loud, as are fulcrum (campag in drag...) ect... The thick oil trick still stands though!

thegreatdivide

Rolf F wrote:

Cheaper Campagnolo wheels = loud, more expensive Campagnolo wheels = quiet.

I have loud Vento Reaction and Khamsin wheelsets and a quite Neutron wheelset.

My 2012 Zeros are louder than my 2012 Racing 3's.

rolf_f

thegreatdivide wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Cheaper Campagnolo wheels = loud, more expensive Campagnolo wheels = quiet.

I have loud Vento Reaction and Khamsin wheelsets and a quite Neutron wheelset.

My 2012 Zeros are louder than my 2012 Racing 3's.

Maybe Campag put the cheap hubs in the Fulcrums

Seriously though, I've heard others say that their more expensive Campag hubs are quiet as well so maybe it's just something they do on certain wheelsets.

on-yer-bike

I have Eurus that are very quiet and Bora 1s that are very loud. Both have the same Record hubs. The Bora 1s do get on my nerves after a while, especially as they also make a noise when braking.

canamdad

The noise is from the pawls as they click against the ratchet inside the hub. I've found that even a thick oil like Phil Tenacious will leak out of the hub and make a mess. On the other hand, if you use a grease, it has to be a very light grease in order to allow the pawl springs to snap the pawl back into the ratchet when you want to pedal again. If the pawls are gummed up by grease they cannot engage the ratchet and you risk breaking one (or more- there are 3). Also, this treatment doesn't last so needs to be done a couple times a year. I gave up, like most of the posters above and now the noise doesn't bother me.

mercia_man

High end Campag hubs with adjustable bearings (Record, Neutron etc) are easy to service. I use ordinary Finish Line grease on the bearings and smear a bit of grease on the hub ratchet and the seats of the pawls, making sure I don't use too much and stop the pawls springing back up. This makes freewheeling virtually silent. I do this once a year.