jberenyi

Recently saw on this forum a Serotta with some cool red anodized components. Namely the jockey wheels and chainring bolts. Is there a good source for these type of items? Also, will anodized jockey wheels stand up better than say the red plastic self-lubricating types? I wonder if the anodized color wears off fast with the chain and all.

BoSoxYacht

www.Torontocycles.com has a lot of stuff like this, lots of bolts too.

ImprezaDrvr

I wonder if ano parts will become as popular now as they were ten years ago.

keevohn

I've got a pair of red anodized Carmichael 10 tooth pulleys from way back. I've only got one installed in my rear derailleur, in the lower position. These jockey wheels work poorly in the upper position where a self-centering/floating design is required (like on most modern derailleurs). Float in a Carmichael pulley is controlled by lightly installing the pulley bolt. If you over-torque it, the metal sleeve running through the center of the pulley bearing bulges and prevents side to side movement.

As for finish and durability, it's done fairly well. The teeth remain crisp after several years of use. The finish has worn off of the teeth where the chain contacts (as to be expected), and the whole wheel has taken on darker, slightly faded look as the anodizing fades out and chain grease stains the surface. To be honest, it's hard to tell that there's even an anodized pulley down there without close inspection.

And finally, it's my understanding that the whole aluminum pulley craze was partially brought on by the durability limitations of 10-tooth plastic jockey wheels. I remember reading that when derailleurs started coming with 11-tooth jockey wheels, the extra tooth extended the durability of the plastic material, making aluminum pulleys unnecessary.

botto 

Anodized anything reeks of the early 90s.

jberenyi

I just got through talking with an ex bike mechanic in the local area and he said when they were asked to put these type on they always laughed because the bike never shifted as well do to float requirements. So why then would someone on this forum show off a beautiful Serotta Nove with anodized jockey wheels? Wow that's puzzling to me. To ruin such a beautiful bike by installing substandard components is horrible. Oh well, to each his own demise.

stevecaz

Shimano held the patent on a floating top pulley, so aftermarket pulleys weren't floating. When it expired, most models went to the floating pulley but some did it better than others. keevohn's Carmichael set from "way back" is probably a non-floating version.

DocRay

most of that anodizing just fades off in a few months of summer riding.
Purple was the hot color.

BassoCoral

I had some anno crank arm dust caps and chainring bolts on a bike in '97, and anno spoke nipples.

One of the crank arm dust caps siezed to the crank arm. It was very interesting chipping it out without destroying the threads on the crank arm.

Three of the chainring bolts eventually failed - they split in half.

One of the spoke nipples disintegrated.

For some reason, it seems to be a brittle material.