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Re: Specialized Roubaix clone
Quote from: Serge_K on June 29, 2025, 07:20:56 AM
Manners maketh man.

Is there some reference I'm not getting?

Either way, Yorick, I'd take a look at the endurance frames from Carbonda and see whether anything fits the bill.

CFR-1056 - https://www.carbonda.com/road/cfr-1056.html
CFR-1136 - https://www.carbonda.com/road/cfr-1136-sl.html
(The pages have a 'Geometry' link hidden in the File Downloads section.)
June 30, 2025, 07:56:28 PM 		1
Re: silent hub & dt swiss replica compatibility Don't get me wrong, but IMHO if you want a quiet free wheel mechanism, don't choose ratchet systems. Stick with good ol' pawls. I've never understood what the benefits of DT Swiss' ratchet system should've been, despite being annoyingly loud.
May 06, 2026, 01:54:10 PM 		1
Re: silent hub & dt swiss replica compatibility Simple. Pack the ratchet with grease and problem solved. I actually made my DT350 silent but then decided that I like to purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
May 07, 2026, 08:30:02 AM 		1
Re: silent hub & dt swiss replica compatibility Hi OP. I just wanna chime in and say i personally love silent bike hub too haha. I usually ride at 5 A.M so i love listening to everything surrouding me, including tire sounds.
That's why my wishlist wheels would be Onyx hubs with Berd spokes and some good rims (probably from LightCarbon).

Any how, to answer your question, there's only like 1 brand that i know that makes silent hub but also straightpull spokes and that is Foss. Here's the link https://www.foss.com.tw/hub-frs-21.html
I have NO idea about its quality nor how to buy it, but hey, it's a choice.
May 07, 2026, 10:43:17 AM 		1
Re: silent hub & dt swiss replica compatibility Thanks for the link to foss, I didn't know them. Probably the only company which makes silent ratchet free wheel hubs. Of the task now is to find a quiet straight pull hub, check German manufacturer ACROS. They're a bearings company and make top notch hubs and parts as a side product.
May 07, 2026, 01:01:23 PM 		1
Re: silent hub & dt swiss replica compatibility I‘d use the grease trick if I were you. With the now ubiquitous DT ratchet style hubs, the maintenance factor is a non issue. Since you can literally just pull the freehub with the cassette installed with no tools required, all it takes is to take the wheel out every once in a while. It’s a 5 minute job max.
May 07, 2026, 11:57:57 PM 		1
Re: silent hub & dt swiss replica compatibility Just get lower teeth ratchets and pack with grease. You can find legit 18t dt swiss ratchets for cheap because they're old and undesirable.
May 08, 2026, 02:10:18 AM 		1
Re: silent hub & dt swiss replica compatibility shimano hubs are pretty quiet. i have a grx carbon wheelset that's not super light, but bombproof and quiet on the trail. 

i have a lightcarbon frame and wheelset on order, and plan to swap out the star ratchet (36 or 52 star, i forget) with some 16s i have leftover from an older dt swiss rim brake wheelset to help the new wheelset be quieter.
May 08, 2026, 11:57:12 AM 		1