On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:19 PM, Patrick Kelly <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > It's also been mentioned (in some thread about Joes) that the rear hub > is loud. It's not the loudest I've heard, but it is louder than > average. Personally I find this to be a feature, since you can stop > pedaling a bit when coming up behind people and they may hear you > coming. It's less alarming than a bell. > > FYI, you can quiet most hubs by putting a tiny bit of oil or light grease on the pawls (after removing the cassette and freehub). Phil's Tenacious oil is about perfect for this application. The product description of the Silver Hubs <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hu-1.htm> says: "They disassemble easily, so you can -- if you want to--add more grease to the pawls and silence them even more." I bought the Velo Orange Grand Cru touring hub, and found it to be pretty loud as well. I added a tiny pea-sized dab of grease to each pawl and it's much quieter. Be careful with grease; too much of it can make the pawl springs sticky and ineffective. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
