Jockey wheels

[potsy]

Time to get a fixed !

A guy at work said the same this morning, not a chance, too hilly on my commute
No one could possibly ride up thru Brinnington on a fixed

 

[ColinJ]

A guy at work said the same this morning, not a chance, too hilly on my commute
No one could possibly ride up thru Brinnington on a fixed

Longers climbed Langbar on his fixed ahead of me and did a trackstand halfway up to admire the view!

 

[potsy]

Longers climbed Langbar on his fixed ahead of me and did a trackstand halfway up to admire the view!

I've never met Longers but I hate him already

 

[potsy]

Oh, and my bike is back with me, new wheel fitted, need a quick test ride round the block but can't be bothered too tired.
Need a new jockey wheel apparently, seems I got something right for a change though the bike shop only sells generic ones and not SHimano ones, he says they are both the same top and bottom yet shimano sell them separately?

Had to pry myself away from a couple of CX bikes in there, very nice

 

[ColinJ]

Need a new jockey wheel apparently, seems I got something right for a change though the bike shop only sells generic ones and not SHimano ones, he says they are both the same top and bottom yet shimano sell them separately?

Hmm, I'd been told that the top one has more play designed in for the reasons described above and Sheldon Brown agreed.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Hmm, I'd been told that the top one has more play designed in for the reasons described above and Sheldon Brown agreed.

Stripped mine down on thursday (shimano 105) and the top jockey wheel moves from side to side slightly on a metal colar/bearing where as the bottom one doesnt.

 

[potsy]

I had already noted the extra play in the top one but it seems that this is normal, but as this was an experienced bike mechanic who noted it in a report whilst fitting my wheel it sounds like there's more play than there should be.
Looking around there's not a lot of cheapish ones out there to buy, seen some Shimano compatible ones which are labelled as a pair (top and bottom) for around £15.

Jockey wheels

Can't order them as I need my new credit card

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Take the jockey wheel off and have a look, when I took mine apart the are 2 dish type washers, one on each side, with a metal colar/bearing in the middle and you can see that the colar is slightly wider that the jockey wheel so the wheel slides side to side slightly on the bearing.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I had already noted the extra play in the top one but it seems that this is normal, but as this was an experienced bike mechanic who noted it in a report whilst fitting my wheel it sounds like there's more play than there should be.
Looking around there's not a lot of cheapish ones out there to buy, seen some Shimano compatible ones which are labelled as a pair (top and bottom) for around £15.

Jockey wheels

Can't order them as I need my new credit card

Spa Cycles do them as well here -> CLICK ME you should have said Spa are my local LBS I could have picked them up for you.

 

[potsy]

Spa Cycles do them as well here -> CLICK ME you should have said Spa are my local LBS I could have picked them up for you.

Ooh well spotted, £3 delivery means they are still cheaper than Tredz, that's where I got my inner chainring from the other week.