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I have 4 different Speedhubs , they all have their own «*personalities*» even though they are on different platforms.
I have one on my main MTB , on my commuter , on my winter city bike and on my Fat bike.
The one on my winter city bike is my oldest ,I call it #1 , I have it for 15/16 years , has around 100k on it.
It has been on my MTB and on a touring bike before that bike.
It is by very far , the best shifting unit of the quartet , it is also the noisiest.
Shifting is Butter like , I can apply more pressure in shifting than the others.
That unit has been noisy as new and it is still the noisiest of all my units.
#2 is on my MTB , I got it when I built my «*MidLife Crisis*» dream bike.
A custom Kocmo Ti , Lefty , 26er bike.
As new , the hub was quieter than #1 but it was difficult to confirm that it was the hub because the frame isn’t the same materiel (Alu vs Ti) and that bike had Gates belt.
#3 was bought when I built my FatBike , A Ventana ElGordo
It’s an XL hub , shifting was noticeably better as new than my two other hubs.
Quieter too , don’t know if it’s because the mechanism is in a larger casing ….. ???
#4 was bought last August for my commuter , very similar shifting than #2 and #1 when new , but a bit noisier than #2.
As far as noise goes , I could switch wheel from different platform (except the XL) and the only thing that change the sound is the Belt vs Chain.
Spokes , Rims , frame materiel doesn’t change the volume of the noise , it changes the tone though.
They all do sound different from one unit to another even brand new.
As far as shifting goes , it is very true that the older they get , the better they are.
The more KM they have , the better they get.
I only have one derailleur bike , and each time I’m using it , I’m hoping for a lighter version wich would go on my road bike.
How about a lighter 10 or 12 speed hub ?
I have one on my main MTB , on my commuter , on my winter city bike and on my Fat bike.
The one on my winter city bike is my oldest ,I call it #1 , I have it for 15/16 years , has around 100k on it.
It has been on my MTB and on a touring bike before that bike.
It is by very far , the best shifting unit of the quartet , it is also the noisiest.
Shifting is Butter like , I can apply more pressure in shifting than the others.
That unit has been noisy as new and it is still the noisiest of all my units.
#2 is on my MTB , I got it when I built my «*MidLife Crisis*» dream bike.
A custom Kocmo Ti , Lefty , 26er bike.
As new , the hub was quieter than #1 but it was difficult to confirm that it was the hub because the frame isn’t the same materiel (Alu vs Ti) and that bike had Gates belt.
#3 was bought when I built my FatBike , A Ventana ElGordo
It’s an XL hub , shifting was noticeably better as new than my two other hubs.
Quieter too , don’t know if it’s because the mechanism is in a larger casing ….. ???
#4 was bought last August for my commuter , very similar shifting than #2 and #1 when new , but a bit noisier than #2.
As far as noise goes , I could switch wheel from different platform (except the XL) and the only thing that change the sound is the Belt vs Chain.
Spokes , Rims , frame materiel doesn’t change the volume of the noise , it changes the tone though.
They all do sound different from one unit to another even brand new.
As far as shifting goes , it is very true that the older they get , the better they are.
The more KM they have , the better they get.
I only have one derailleur bike , and each time I’m using it , I’m hoping for a lighter version wich would go on my road bike.
How about a lighter 10 or 12 speed hub ?
