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Well lubed jockey wheels
I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out
of lube. The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. -- JS |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On 9/11/2018 6:54 PM, James wrote:
I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out of lube.Â* The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. After riding from Delaware to Ohio, most of it in rain, my SunTour jockey pulleys were squeaking badly. I replaced them with ball bearing units from an ancient derailleur in my junk box. It may have been a Huret Svelto. I don't think I've had any trouble since. Since then, at a sort of estate sale, I acquired a set of (IIRC) Bullseye aluminum jockey wheels with sealed bearings. I suppose I should install them. -- - Frank Krygowski |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 3:54:54 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out of lube. The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. -- JS Dude, these are the ONLY pulley wheels you will ever need: https://tinyurl.com/yb2lnw6c Only $500 USD. -- Jay Beattie. |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 12:54:54 AM UTC+2, James wrote:
I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out of lube. The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. -- JS You mean the Campagnolo jockey wheels with the plain bearings (10 sp)? Get rid of them and buy Tacx jockey wheels with stainless steel ball bearings: https://www.bike-components.de/en/Ta...y-Wheels-p833/ (type 5) and you are done especially in your Australian climate. Campagnolo stuff is very durable except their jockey wheels with plain bearings. They are crap. Lou |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On 12/09/18 12:34, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 3:54:54 PM UTC-7, James wrote: I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out of lube. The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. Dude, these are the ONLY pulley wheels you will ever need: https://tinyurl.com/yb2lnw6c Only $500 USD. Hold your breath while I rush out and buy some. -- JS |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On 9/12/2018 2:50 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 12:54:54 AM UTC+2, James wrote: I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out of lube. The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. -- JS You mean the Campagnolo jockey wheels with the plain bearings (10 sp)? Get rid of them and buy Tacx jockey wheels with stainless steel ball bearings: https://www.bike-components.de/en/Ta...y-Wheels-p833/ (type 5) and you are done especially in your Australian climate. Campagnolo stuff is very durable except their jockey wheels with plain bearings. They are crap. Lou +1 on the Tacx product. Cheap too. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 2:25:08 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
On 12/09/18 12:34, jbeattie wrote: On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 3:54:54 PM UTC-7, James wrote: I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out of lube. The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. Dude, these are the ONLY pulley wheels you will ever need: https://tinyurl.com/yb2lnw6c Only $500 USD. Hold your breath while I rush out and buy some. Well, perhaps you are not as good as Peter Sagan or Romain Bardet! https://www.ceramicspeed.com/en/spor...nsorship/road/ For those of us who push the limits of human performance, every watt saved means a potential stage win or GC placing. A full compliment of Ceramic Speed bearings and their specially treated chain allowed me to podium yet again on the way to work this morning! I was met at my building by the podium girl: http://nationalreport.net/wp-content...ith-2-dogs.png She also had her podium dogs. -- Jay Beattie. |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On 13/09/18 07:55, jbeattie wrote:
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 2:25:08 PM UTC-7, James wrote: On 12/09/18 12:34, jbeattie wrote: Dude, these are the ONLY pulley wheels you will ever need: https://tinyurl.com/yb2lnw6c Only $500 USD. Hold your breath while I rush out and buy some. Well, perhaps you are not as good as Peter Sagan or Romain Bardet! That is not a perhaps, but a certainty. https://www.ceramicspeed.com/en/spor...nsorship/road/ For those of us who push the limits of human performance, every watt saved means a potential stage win or GC placing. A full compliment of Ceramic Speed bearings and their specially treated chain allowed me to podium yet again on the way to work this morning! I was met at my building by the podium girl: http://nationalreport.net/wp-content...ith-2-dogs.png She also had her podium dogs. Congrats! Strava notified me that someone stole my KOM, just the other day. Most certainly he had more expensive jockey wheels. It's the only explanation. -- JS |
Well lubed jockey wheels
On 9/12/2018 4:55 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 2:25:08 PM UTC-7, James wrote: On 12/09/18 12:34, jbeattie wrote: On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 3:54:54 PM UTC-7, James wrote: I recently got annoyed by the propensity for my jockey wheels to run out of lube. The trouble I suspect is that it is difficult to adequately lubricate them during assembly, so I made it possible to lubricate them after they are assembled. I bought a grease syringe that fits my grease gun, and I drilled a hole into the jockey wheel such that I can pump grease directly into the middle of the plain bearings. Campagnolo jockey wheels use a soft metal outer bearing material, so it was easy to drill through the plastic wheel and the bearing material. Dude, these are the ONLY pulley wheels you will ever need: https://tinyurl.com/yb2lnw6c Only $500 USD. Hold your breath while I rush out and buy some. Well, perhaps you are not as good as Peter Sagan or Romain Bardet! https://www.ceramicspeed.com/en/spor...nsorship/road/ For those of us who push the limits of human performance, every watt saved means a potential stage win or GC placing. A full compliment of Ceramic Speed bearings and their specially treated chain allowed me to podium yet again on the way to work this morning! I was met at my building by the podium girl: http://nationalreport.net/wp-content...ith-2-dogs.png She also had her podium dogs. -- Jay Beattie. they're everywhere but your image was almost bearable: https://isthmus.com/downloads/40988/...558f5fd60ec9ca image doesn't convey the stench of a block-long group -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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