Leah, I (and Ben) would really recommend trying the dynamo system 1. without any lights to see how the hib rolls and 2. without the rear light to isolate any wiring issues.
I've had my SON hub for more than a year now and it was never as notchy or dragy as yours (unless there was a short of the connections). I just spun mine without too much force and it spun for about 35 seconds while the light was connected. Collin, isolate and solve, in Sacramento On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 5:54 PM Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Eric: Yours is very quiet! But do I detect the tiniest sound? It sounds > like my hub only mine was much louder. How long have this SON been in your > employ? > > Joe: Good points, all. My SON only really has a few months of wear. The > video I sent above was from December when I first thought the hub sounded > and felt odd. > > I picked up my Platy today and it does seem that the light is more > responsive and the wheel is quieter when spun. The drive train noise is > gone. I’m taking the bike out with my two sons (my SON with my sons! 🤣) > and doing a night ride after dinner. I’ll have my teenager on my Clem so > I’ll be able to compare the dyno lights between my two bikes. The mechanic > said he also switched the tire. Or something. Something about topping off > the sealant because of this switching, and also something about matching up > the tread. I don’t know. I rode the bike in the parking lot and the lights > worked and it wasn’t making off-putting noises, so I skipped my way out to > my vehicle. > > We are heading out soon…I’ll report back. Thanks, everyone! > L > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 28, 2021, at 4:51 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Next question for this saga, for folks who know and ride these things: Do > SON hubs break in and get quieter as the miles pile up? Like they're extra > stiff and notchy at first, but last longer than other dynos? > > Joe Bernard > > On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 3:54:15 PM UTC-7 Ben Miller wrote: > >> Leah, >> >> I'm happy to hear the wheel flip helped! Woohoo ! (Even if it is a >> mystery as to why??) I hope you now get your bike back and can enjoy those >> nighttime trails! >> >> As for the sound: it mostly sounds normal too me, but there is a >> secondary second in there that sounds like leaves rustling to me. Like >> Rowing to Nowhere said, make sure that QR is tight in the axle, though >> persumably the mechanics will have it in there nice and snug! :) >> >> On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 3:23:56 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> Oh for Pete's sake! Yep, that's definitely quiet..quieter than the one I >>> had by a lot. >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 3:16:35 PM UTC-7 campyo...@me.com wrote: >>> >>>> Leah: >>>> >>>> Here’s my SON 28 hub in action. It’s totally silent. >>>> >>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/2Bte2sgNeQU/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/e5eebe2d-fbaa-4333-bf02-5af1d9871d12n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5eebe2d-fbaa-4333-bf02-5af1d9871d12n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/2Bte2sgNeQU/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/671FAA53-112C-407E-98F4-8DC6C2BADE7A%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/671FAA53-112C-407E-98F4-8DC6C2BADE7A%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Collin A -- 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/CADLJ29-nEUh9Tg0retvT4E23Wg1bfwqjXX3%2BBAGv%2BN5UP1O3Zw%40mail.gmail.com.
