The hub should be silent, and whatever noise you hear should come from the freewheel. Back when everybody used freewheels, some people liked to use a heavy oil or grease to silence the pawls when coasting. Maybe it's because I live in a place where it's possible to have a freewheel or freehub freeze, but I think of a silent freewheel as a freewheel that could have problems during cold weather or if some dirt invades the mechanism.
I've had Shimano (but not Phil) freehubs freeze (spin, spin, spin, and nothing happens), but only at about -10F and colder. In your case, I wouldn't worry unless you start to have problems. On Jan 26, 5:36 pm, k5osx <k5o...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a phil 'riv' hub with an IRD freewheel. One thing that I've > noticed when out > riding is that when I'm coasting, there is no click-click-click sound. > Is this a > function of the hub, or the freewheel? And does it indicate a well > lubricated > hub or freewheel, or will this be a life-long characteristic? > > It is nice to be able to ride silently, but no longer can I pedal > backwards to > announce my presence to pedestrians. > > thanks, > robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
