Re: [CR] The Sound of Old Freewheels

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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:02:11 -0500
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From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
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Subject: Re: [CR] The Sound of Old Freewheels


At 08:57 PM 27/01/2009 -0800, Phil Brown wrote:
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>Actually the freewheel sound I like the best is no sound. My Regina,
>Sachs and Dura Ace freewheels are silent when well lubed, especially
>the Dura Ace.

Aa for sound vs. no sound, how about the sound of the chain through the darailleur when pedalling? I remember when most pulleys were plain round instead of cogged until the 1960s. The chain made whirring sound passing over the pulleys, which you don't hear now anymore.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada