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Re:'The big problem is water': UK ebike owners plagued by fa... by nox101 on Sunday June 16, 2024 @03:02AM (#40695211)
Most bikes are not silent. Worse, it's getting popular to make them loud. I was looking for an e-mtb recently. Tried a Trek ($4.5k down from $7.5k), ridiculously loud hub. Sales person claimed (falsely) that the more pro the hub the louder.

Talked to another dealer who gave me the same story.

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Re:'The big problem is water': UK ebike owners plagued by fa... by cujo on Sunday June 16, 2024 @03:40AM (#40695370)
> Sales person claimed (falsely) that the more pro the hub the louder.

What's false about it? Pros tend to ride wheels with loud hubs. It's kind of a known thing.

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Re:'The big problem is water': UK ebike owners plagued by fa... by petre on Sunday June 16, 2024 @03:44AM (#40695384)
Even loud hubs are more silent than most motorbikes.
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Re:'The big problem is water': UK ebike owners plagued by fa... by fireflash38 on Sunday June 16, 2024 @09:18AM (#40696853)
MTB hubs are noisy as hell anyway, and yes, the more expensive the MTB the noisier the hub. For pedal bikes it's about being able to pedal without doing a full rotation and not losing power or wasting energy
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Re:'The big problem is water': UK ebike owners plagued by fa... by scheme271 on Sunday June 16, 2024 @04:25PM (#40699818)
It's kind of true. If you want the hub to engage right away when you pedal, you'll need the rachet mechanism to have more points of potential contact and those points will all make clicking sounds when you're coasting.
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