JoNnY__Mc Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 i seen someone selling one of these silent slutch hubs for fairly cheap and i was wondering whats the deal with them?62 engagement points seemed like a bargain for £15... whats the catch people, obviously its not chris king, but for £15 (second hand) can it be all that bad?cheers, lemee know what the story is with these...Jonny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Haha, was gunna post a topic about them the other day, what is the crack? I wanna know too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted March 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 thank god im not the only one edit: did i use too many smileys there doing it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 basically i think its just they break alot, life expectancy isnt that brill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted March 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 are you speaking from experience mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunkey_monkey_boy Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 sorry but thats a load of crap - shimano silent clutches are beasts of hubs, i've not heard of anyone killing one (not to say they haven't), the downside is they feel real spongy, so long as you get used to it they're great and the pick ups good but they do have that spongyness to them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 basically i think its just they break alot, life expectancy isnt that brill.That's what everyone says. I've never used one, or even ridden on a bike with one on, but people say they are pretty rubbish. Aside from dying as quickly as your average Shimano hub (if not quicker), the engagement is supposed to be really "mushy" because of the mechanism they use. I'm pretty sure they don't have 62 pickups. They have technically an infinite amount because of the way they work (I think), but they are mushy so it's not amazing.I would avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 dont they just work by jamming a ball bearing against the inside of the hubshell. they have infinate amount of ep's just the pickup will take a little while to engage. i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted March 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 thanks for your help lads, i will steer clear of this hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 It's a shitmano hub, stay clear.Arn't they the one's what have a built in mech or somthing Like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexymike Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 It's a shitmano hub, stay clear.Arn't they the one's what have a built in mech or somthing Like that.LoLwhat tom said is right, its my hub (was, just sold it) its a bit spongey but has good pick up|good as a back up wheel for a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raimund-aut Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Before I switched to Hugi and later to CK I was running Silent clutch hubs for ages. They work, the have quick engagement AND they don't break so quickly. I had normal shimano freewheels before and I was able to ride them for like 2 weeks up to a month before they broke. Then I switched to Silent Clutch and had it for more than a year without problems. The main disadvantages: They are spongy (U get used to that), they weigh a ton Summary: Use them as a cheap alternative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 And don't forget, they weigh 4.2kg each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John planet x Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 I speak from experience, these hubs are ****, i blew one up, and i wasnt even doing any power moves, got it fixed and blew it up again within 2 weeks.Stay away, death hazzard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoppellStereo Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 i rode one for a year, to keep them from blowing up you have to put a nice size metal ring towards the inside of the freehub body. that is where the mechanisim that expands, expands to the freehub, and after a while, if nothing is there, (like a normal cassette cog, or some kind of plastic spacer for single speed), that area would keep expanding till it blows up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 I'v ridden a bike with one. Nothing to get excited about, but for £15 why not try it for yourself.They exsert alot of frose outwards and tend to destroy themselves, as there's alot of forse going about when riding trials.They do have an infinite about of pickup points, but it take a few degrees for them to engage. But still picks up quicker than any MTB hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 jubilee clip around the freehub bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zordon Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Here in Poland lots of riders use them (but now it's almost impossible to find one because silent cluthes are no longer manufactured and Polish sc market is virtually empty now. However, I heard of new Shimano Bmx line called Dxr or so and their rear hub shell looks like it contains silent clutch mechanism) as the hubs are/were cheap and have good engagement. Yes, they feel spongy but you'll get used to it fast and then won't notice it so much.Theoretically it has endless amount of EPs but actually they feel like 36EP - similar to Acs freewheel I rode few times. I rode also a bike with Eno green (72ep) and it felt much more quickly engageing than silent clutch.Their durability? My first sc was Deore Lx and the drive shell blew up after year of riding (in meantime I killed one or two axles and bearings). Average lifetime of my friends' ones is 6-9 months though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 It's a shitmano hub, stay clear.Arn't they the one's what have a built in mech or somthing Like that.Ben thats the stupidist thing i've ever heard, i think someone was winding you up mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Ben thats the stupidist thing i've ever heard, i think someone was winding you up mate! You can get internal geared hubs, it's nothing special, he just got confused.It's the Shimano Nexus hubs which have internal gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 nope , he meant shimano saint hub / mech the mech attatches directly to the axle of the hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Not bad for the price , I ran one for several months without problems . I was young , I needed the money . As stated above though , they do weigh several tonnes and should be considered a makesift solution until upgrading . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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