Answered Silent rear hubs... do they exist?

[StuckintheSpokes]

The whirring ticking noise I want gone. I bet it’s some kind of legal requirement though?

 

[lumpy]

The whirring ticking noise I want gone. I bet it’s some kind of legal requirement though?

Yes they do exist. I remember some of the guys at GMBN did a video review of them. I think it was the new XTR but I could be mistaken

Tim

 

[StuckintheSpokes]

Yeah I just checked them out. Cool. Expensive, but cool.

 

[MattyB]

Shimano has axed the Scylence hubs from XTR, presumably because they could not get them to work reliably...

Shimano XTR delays drag on; Scylence hub cancelled | CyclingTips

 

[Dax]

Silent hubs have been around for years. Some used cannondale wheels I bought about 8 years ago came with one, was kinda wierd

 

[StuckintheSpokes]

Shimano has axed the Scylence hubs from XTR, presumably because they could not get them to work reliably...

Shimano XTR delays drag on; Scylence hub cancelled | CyclingTips

Did a little digging and it appears Onyx also do silent hubs. Anyone tried those?

 

[steve_sordy]

Put thicker grease on the ratchet and pawls in your freehub. That will reduce the noise a lot, maybe enough that you can live with it!

 

[Gary]

I was shown XT 12 speed yesterday (by a Shimano rep) and I can confirm that the hubs are pretty quiet. They're not completely silent though. I believe xtr are similarly quiet.

 

[Gary]

Put thicker grease on the ratchet and pawls in your freehub. That will reduce the noise a lot, maybe enough that you can live with it!

Do not do this. Especially on an Ebike.
Thicker grease may well quieten down the noise but it wall also slow down the pawl springs ability to push each pawl into each ratchet spline. I'll leave it for you to work out why this may not be such an ingenius idea by yourself. ?

 

[steve_sordy]

I was advised to do this by e13 when I was having problems with one of their hubs. I'm not talking HGV axle grease, just a bit thickerthan normal light oil. But what you say makes sense.

 

[Eckythump]

Did a little digging and it appears Onyx also do silent hubs. Anyone tried those?

I run an Onyx rear hub on my Evil. It’s class, instant engagement. A bit heavier than a regular hub coz of the sprag clutch.
Industry nine do one as well. There is some sort of tie in between the two not sure if it is licensing or part of the manufacture.