Ebay Jockey Wheels

samg123
samg123 Posts: 275
edited December 2012 in Road buying advice
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11T-Jockey-Wh ... 1c2362f703

Has annybody had any experience with Ebay Jockey Wheels such as these?
Any issues?

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,337
    Yeah, they are OK, but don't expect them to be an upgrade... the bearing gets jammed with road crap and ends up being no better than a bushing. They have no lateral play, which would help to provide smooth shifting.
    left the forum March 2023
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    Agreed. I can't tell these from some KCNC that I got which were super smooth at first, when ridden in 25C dry weather.

    After exactly 3 super muddy cross races followed by a very careful powerwash, they were all but seized.

    Funnily enuf, the Sram Force pulleys they replaced are back on and are much more faithful.

    Back in the day Bullseye made jockey wheels complete with the later float Ugo is referring to (which Shimano SIS depends on), now THEY were an upgrade. After 20 years they're going strong and are well broken in so rotate with almost no effort applied to them.
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  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    i bought some Token ceramic bearing jockeys on Ebay - still spinning very nicely, but dry weather riding only
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
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