Naturally I didn't actually answer the question pertaining to the video. That sounds normal based on my memory of doing the same hand-spin on my SON hub. It was kind of alarming, but seemed to work fine out on the road.
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 2:44:18 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > This is pretty vague "don't have them anymore" memory so grab that grain > of salt and hope for more current real-world responses: > > My Dahon had some kinda generic-from-China dyno and it was sorta notchty. > My Cheviot had a Shimano dyno which was similar. My Atlantis (built and > bought from Analog) had a Schmidt SON and it was notchier than those two. > > In my opinion if it rolls ok and the light is bright and the notchy noise > is there but not like WOW that's loud, I think you're good to go. Spinning > it by hand won't tell you much, they all feel notchy and don't spin long > compared to regular hubs, it's the 'on the ground rolling' that matters. > But let's hear what Peter White thinks! > > Joe "sounds like he knows what he's talking about but the jury is out on > that" Bernard > > On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 2:18:16 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Friends, >> >> One last thing. The shop called. They flipped the wheel and say the light >> is now responding really well but the wheel is still “notchy.” The mechanic >> says he has worked on dyno before, never Schmidt SON, but other dyno and >> while he remembers them being a bit stiff when spinning the wheel, this one >> is “red flag notchy.” I have this old video of me spinning the wheel when >> months ago, I was trying to find out if this was normal or not. I think >> this is what he means. See below. >> >> Anyway, can anyone with SON confirm if their front wheel acts like mine >> in the video below? We are conferring with Analog but will have to wait to >> hear back. Meanwhile, I’m anxious to get my bike back. I’ve been riding my >> Clem and it’s just not the same. >> >> -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc260527-0823-4989-9712-b8fc6386796en%40googlegroups.com.
