My e thirteen rear hub fell to pieces when I took the wheel out yesterday, it turns out that the central axle that holds the freehub body onto the rest of the hub has sheared (I’m not sure how that happens but it has). I’m still within the 5 year warranty so hopefully they agree and fix it for me but just in case I’m looking at what to replace it with.
Beyond general reliability I want it to be as quiet as possible, ideally completely silent. Options are:
1. Newmen fade which is supposedly very quiet, seems good value and is well reviewed but has fewer points of engagement than the e thirteen it’ll be replacing.
2. Onyx Vesper which is completely silent, has that interesting immediate engagement but is incredibly expensive and also somewhat heavy.
I think Shimano hubs are supposed to be quiet but I have a Sram drivetrain with an XD driver so I think that rules them out.
What else should I consider?