Thread: Thinking about pulleys
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Old 01-28-14 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DiegoFrogs
Before going to 11 teeth, I'd make sure that you have enough clearance around the chain on the original 10 tooth pulleys. I tried this maneuver on a Suntour unit, and I'll be damned if it didn't rub on part of the cage, forcing me to go with different 10 tooth pulleys.
I could see that happening, but I've never even thought about that issue.

Assuming you were using modern chain instead of older chain (usually with taller sideplates), not much you could do 'cept use the 10t.

Then again, with the 11t version of those "Canadian" pullies with the alloy "hub caps", you could have filed the holes out to one side, then offset the pulley as needed!
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