Loud Free Hub

[vickster]

Not quite true. I have Novatech hubs on two bikes. One is near silent, the other is on the acceptable side of not so loud.

I can only speak to the two sets of wheels with Novatech hubs I have, certainly have a pleasing clickety click.
Evidently they vary

 

[ianrauk]

I actually do turn down offers of rides with a good chum as his hubs are so annoyingly loud. It does my head in on long rides.

 

[vickster]

The Superstar ones were certainly loud

 

[Jimmy Welch]

So if I go onto Wiggle buy a quality free hub that's compatible with Shimano and will take an 8 speed cassette , I'll be wasting my money ?

 

[vickster]

So if I go onto Wiggle buy a quality free hub that's compatible with Shimano and will take an 8 speed cassette , I'll be wasting my money ?

Well you my get one that isn’t loud and you’ll only once you’ve rebuilt your wheels.
it needs to be compatible with the spoke count on your rims, not the cassette.
Here are the Superstar road hub options, the V3 are definitely loud
https://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/shop/road/road-wheel-parts/road-hubs/

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Are we speaking about 3 seperate things here hubs and hubs with free hubs and freehubs on their own , I'm just talking about free hubs and they are a thing I've seen them , and sold as free hubs attached via a thread

 

[rogerzilla]

Anything using two toothed plates (the original unidirectional clutch, aka freewheel) design is very loud. Ones with sprung pawls, less so.

If it's very loud, it is probably slowing you down a bit more when coasting.

 

[Trigger369]

Check out scribe cycling. I've a set of wheels orderd from them apparently they are very loud hubs .

 

[derrick]

I actually do turn down offers of rides with a good chum as his hubs are so annoyingly loud. It does my head in on long rides.

It's an excuse, i have a mate with noisy free hub, i make him ride at the back, he never gets on the front to take his turn,

 

[Cupples]

Another vote for Hope hubs here, my RS4 rear sounds appalling! There's a few on eBay for a good bit less than RRP