I've been reading that this freewheel isn't silent. I prefer freewheels that make the "bees following" while you ride. Is this true or is it quiet?
193701
It sounds like "tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick"
193702
it is silent when it is not coasting. When coasting, it makes a significant clicking sound, similar to most other freewheels.
193703
I'm a fan of the louder freewheels myself. While this one isn't loud, it isn't silent either. It has a very distinct clicking do to the extra Pawl. I actually really like it.
1732283
Hardly noisy at all. It makes a soft "whirring" sound as the wheel spins and you turn the pedals. It's not loud enough to be distracting or drown out any other sound, so you can easily listen to music, watch TV/videos, or have a conversation at a normal speaking level while riding the bike. We have it sitting on an equipment mat (on hardwood) in an open loft area outside our master bedroom, and when the bedroom door is closed, you can't hear the bike at all. My husband and I are avid cyclists, and compared to our road bikes (which are not loud by any means), this stationary/spin bike is whisper-quiet. Hardly noisy at all. It makes a soft "whirring" sound as the wheel spins and you turn the pedals. It's not loud enough to be distracting or drown out any other sound, so you can easily listen to music, watch TV/videos, or have a conversation at a normal speaking level while riding the bike. We have it sitting on an equipment mat (on hardwood) in an open loft area outside our master bedroom, and when the bedroom door is closed, you can't hear the bike at all. My husband and I are avid cyclists, and compared to our road bikes (which are not loud by any means), this stationary/spin... » Read More Hardly noisy at all. It makes a soft "whirring" sound as the wheel spins and you turn the pedals. It's not loud enough to be distracting or drown out any other sound, so you can easily listen to music, watch TV/videos, or have a conversation at a normal speaking level while riding the bike. We have it sitting on an equipment mat (on hardwood) in an open loft area outside our master bedroom, and when the bedroom door is closed, you can't hear the bike at all. My husband and I are avid cyclists, and compared to our road bikes (which are not loud by any means), this stationary/spin bike is whisper-quiet. « Show Less
1650997
It is loud when it first starts.. But after the swing and motor sync it quiets down.. Not silent, but not loud. Hope that helps
593972
There is gentle hum- it's a slight motor sound mixed with a water evaporating sound- it's almost a whisper like the name lol. It's not bothersome to me. But it's not 100% silent.
616127
you DON'T want a silent fan? I'm confused. I love this 3 speed as it doesn't just go back and forth. I rotates in a circle. It can be constant or give you a "wind" burst effect. It is quiet but I can still hear it. Sure, white noise. But a noisier one, you got me. I really like this one.
1947806
It's not silent like a fine tuned set of roller blades, but I found it just mixed in with the other cycling sounds. When listening to music, I don't really hear it at all.
1905542
While it is not whisper quiet, it is powerful due to the motor which does make noise. I would recommend going to youtube and looking this product up as their are product videos on there so that will at least give you a better idea of how noisy it is.Thank you !Magic Mikes Premium Pleasure
1481673
It is very quiet. Even at high speed. I owned a bike stand as well and it is not as noisy as those.
1533896
Not noisy at all. I watch tv, YouTube videos and music on my computer while I am riding my bike. It's more quiet than my AC.
2155158
The wheels roll well-smooth and pretty quiet. It's not ninja quiet but pretty good and very sturdy wheels. We just came back from disney world using it all day for almost a week and it took some roughing up and is still going strong.
2161394
It's not silent, obviously, and I don't have any other generators to compare it to, but to me it seems relatively quiet. When I run it out on the driveway about 8 feet from the garage with the exhaust pointed away, I can't hear it in my house unless I go upstairs to the room directly over the garage. Even then, it's not particularly loud. I certainly don't need ear protection when I'm standing next to it. There are some videos on youtube you can listen to, such as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqIPeDCumrY
1193891
I have gerbils. It is quiet, but my gerbils refused to use it so i went back to their regular silent spinner wheel (which is NOT silent) which they like alot
2131496
how fast can you pedal? there is a knob to control resistance. The beauty of this machine it is quiet it has resistance not a huge fan with wind noise.
220180
The wheels are very smooth rubber and have ball bearings. I have not yet noticed any audible sound from them after several uses. However, I am usually shooting events, so any wheel noise would be inaudible anyway, but rolling it around I can't hear anything in a quiet room.
2074046
Hmmm, kind of boring to be so quiet all the time, but yes the wheels are quiet.
40087
its not quiet. but not loud. it make the regular noise that a mouse does when you need the wheel.
1279075
Yes. I have two rats and the 12-inch "giant" wheel is perfect. I will warn you that it is not whisper quiet, though. I think the Silent Spinners are better if you can afford a bit more!