Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
Actually, only the top one is correctly called a jockey wheel.
You can hear metal ones? I can't hear my Bullseyes. My wife says that I'm getting hard of hearing, but that's just selective listening
Interesting, was wondering that.
The derailleur I have comes with a metal guide pulley (jockey wheel) and a plastic tension pulley. When I bought the bike it was silent, but after I cleaned everything (the metal pulley was so dirty I couldn't tell it was metal, everything had a layer of grime on it) the drivetrain is actually quite a bit noisier. I'm wondering if I put the pulley on in the wrong direction, but looking at pictures of the stock pulleys, they don't have arrows on them.
Perhaps I tightened the bolts too much.
So yes, to answer your question, I CAN hear my metal pulley.