Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
Fork: replace with steel. Putting on a new one is cheap insurance.
You can replace the idler pulleys, but IMO the better arrangement is the Terracycle idler. Top quality and should last forever. I wouldn't change to a chain tube for any reason- I can't understand why ER would even think of doing that.
The XT derailleur pulleys are pretty tough. As long as the teeth aren't worn, I'd clean them up, oil the bushing (a drop of 10w oil is fine in cold weather) and go ride.
+1 ER chain tube is just cheap crap. I took off the ones that came with the wife's bike and mine and threw in the garbage! As much as ER cost these days they should have a Terracycle idler on them to start with.
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Last edited by tim24k; 11-28-08 at 07:48 AM.