How to Make your Smart Trainer QUIETER! 🚴🤫

"Silent" is the new standard for indoor Smart Trainers, however there's one thing most of them are anything but silent with - freehub noise while coasting. This video covers how to quieten down the freehub on the Tacx Neo 2T, Wahoo Kickr 18, and the Saris H3 Direct Drive Smart Trainers.

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[alexeiz]

I like my neighbors to know I'm working out at 5am in the morning. I think they like it. Sometimes they knock on the wall to cheer me up.

[TacxFaqx]

This is a good video to show how to quiet your freehub, but the genius part is using the plastic insert from the cassette packaging to slip off the cassette to make reinstallation alignment easy. So simple, but brilliant. Putting that tip in my toolkit. Cheers.

[richardrenyer]

I just did this on my Kickr ‘18. What an amazing difference it makes in the noise! Thanks for posting this type of useful content Lama!

[juanpecan]

Worked like magic on this Saris H3. Freewheel went from a loud buzz to a hum.

[wayneelvin]

Haha - becomes a Dad and then realises silence is golden!!!

[mattcostall]

This is what sets this channel apart, awesome content. Something usable!!

[SorinP]

That constant hum at 0:47 on the Neo, makes it noisier than my flux 1. You can clearly hear that the kickr is dead silent compared to the 2t…I wasn’t expecting that from “the most silent trainer ever”

[targaW]

Works perfect with my Kickr 4.0.
After i have changed the bearings at my unit and found a way to eliminate the horrific “drone” sound of my second broken kickr is this the last piece of the puzzle to quiet the kickr.
Thanks Shawn

[andyking]

Just did this to my Kickr Core - what a difference. Taa, Shane!

[rocketsox]

I’m used to a loud freehub outside (I used to work for a DT Swiss distributor!), but was thinking just the other night that the Edco freehub on my original Neo was as loud as a DT.

Great lateral thinking to separate the demands of outside performance from indoor noise!

[bengt_axle]

Tip: (3:42) Put a drop of light or tenacious oil on the articulating surface (round part) of the pawl. It will prevent the grease from accumulating and causing the pawl to stick in the down position. In general, it is best to put only oil on the articulating surface of the pawl, and keep the grease on the teeth or the tips of the pawls. It certainly does make it quieter, but eventually the grease wears off and the noise will return.

[jamesrobertson]

Thank you Shane for uploading this recommendation 3 years ago. I replaced the thin coating of red grease in my Kickr V5 with a generous helping of Park Tool HPG-1 high performance grease (which is overkill, but I already had some, so whatever), and the reduction in coasting noise is shocking.

[rzeckner]

I just got around to implementing your suggestions on my three year old Kickr and they worked like a charm! Thank you!

[davidmckieyt]

Thank you! This has workered perfectly for my kickr v1! Kind of feels like mechanical doping too. So smooth now

[nielst.]

Thanks for the idea, my Wahoo Kickr 18 seemed to lack any grease-like lubrication. Now the coasting is really silenced after applying a light coat of white grease on the pawls.👍

[pierrefitter]

Ah... The judgement with which you said "slacking off"... 😂😂. Thanks for the vid! Useful stuff!

[andyw.]

Thank You !
Just greased it up - it is like a brand new KICKR !

[OFBCyclingWorld]

Absolutely brilliant Shane. Will be doing this on my Elite Direto ASAP. You didn't mention my brand but I'm sure it's similar and easy.

[xxdriver]

Love the channel. Just tried this myself on my brand new Kikr it does have red grease on the inside of the freehub but not a lot. Repeated your process and wow it really does reduce the noise. thx

[brianbrackemyre]

I do this regularly with Zipp hubs. Never thought about it for my Kickr! Great tip. Got a small weekend project now. Great video as always Shane.