Ceramic Pulley Review

Racers will go to just about any length to save time and make their race machines more efficient.

Ceramic pulley review.

On my bike however even with the b tension screw bottomed out the upper pulley contacted the 28 in the big ring. The ceramic speed derailleur pulleys are the same price as a dura ace 7900 derailleur itself and nearly three times the cost of the 105 part one would drop them into. Simply choose the best seal for your riding environment from the drop down menu on the product page. Originally launched in 2016 with 11 teeth per wheel the new 12 tooth derailleur pulley wheels keep the quiet chain friendly delrin composite construction and free spinning ceramitech hybrid ceramic bearings.

Our pulley wheels are compatible with sram shimano and campagnolo. Smith says as far as he knows the german company berner was the first to experiment with oversize pulleys they weren t as large as ceramicspeed s 17 17 tooth pulley system. You can get them for road and cross conditions so naturally i chose road for the smoothest friction. Review kogel ceramic pulleys shave off some time.

At that point the cost effective option is the 7900 derailleur especially given that it is lighter weight and smoother shifting. In addition a larger pulley wheel spins slower for a given cadence and in this case each pulley also runs on premium hybrid ceramic bearings with light contact seals and a low friction oil. Review kogel ceramic pulleys. Constructed with a fiber reinforced polymer the sram 22 road bike pulley set is in molded for absolute security.

The pulleys of choice for me was the aluminum derailleur pulleys with ceramic bearings. Kogel is a small company. Ceramic speed s faq says the ospw is compatible with up to a 28 tooth cassette. While you can nitpick weight bearing upgrades are often overlooked because they are incredibly expensive and high maintenance.

Info product intro vid maintenance vid rock solid chain control means crisper shifts while ceramitech bearings channel all your hard work to the ground. Ceramicspeed ceramic pulley wheels offers smooth and precise shifting and less drag. Coated version for even longer lifetime. Unlike some of the competitors they are not in your face or oversize but rather understated except for some color on the inside of the pulley.