Red Jockey Wheels
08-08-20, 07:15 PM
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Red Jockey Wheels
I was wondering, how much faster will red jockey wheels make me go? I bought red spark plug wires for my car, it got 50 more HP and is way faster. Also, is red faster than yellow? Asking for a friend.......
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08-08-20, 08:13 PM
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One time I was at the local bike shop and a guy was picking up his Trek Madone. I remember because he really wanted people to know that was his bike... Anyway, he asked the mechanic if it was guaranteed to be 2 mph faster now. The mechanic replied, "Oh, definitely, maybe more, depends on how determined you are."
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08-08-20, 08:35 PM
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Make sure you pay at least $500 for your Jockey Wheels. Don't go with cheap knockoffs.
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Red jockey wheels are so much faster that if you put them on a red bike with red ano rims, you will ride straight through into the day after tomorrow.
Be careful out there.
Be careful out there.
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08-08-20, 10:37 PM
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Sorry, I couldn't hear you on account of how fast I was going on my red pulleyed touring bike.
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08-08-20, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
Sorry, I couldn't hear you on account of how fast I was going on my red pulleyed touring bike.
1985 Trek 620 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
1985 Trek 620 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
08-08-20, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Lascauxcaveman
Red jockey wheels are so much faster that if you put them on a red bike with red ano rims, you will ride straight though into the day after tomorrow.
Be careful out there.
Be careful out there.
08-08-20, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
Sorry, I couldn't hear you on account of how fast I was going on my red pulleyed touring bike.
1985 Trek 620 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
1985 Trek 620 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
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08-08-20, 11:32 PM
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I have some Bullseye red anodized aluminum pulleys. Not bad but noisy. I switched to inexpensive Tacx sealed bearing pulleys, plain ol' Delrin, quieter and really helped reduce some annoying drivetrain friction in my old Suntour RD with sintered bearings. Those things were terrible compared with Shimano Centeron.
I guarantee, after Ronan McLaughlin's recent Everesting record, more people are gonna take a serious look at those oversized pulleys. Although I suspect the real key, besides his engine, was the terrain and climate.
I guarantee, after Ronan McLaughlin's recent Everesting record, more people are gonna take a serious look at those oversized pulleys. Although I suspect the real key, besides his engine, was the terrain and climate.
08-09-20, 05:17 AM
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A quandary - while noticably faster with red jockey wheels, my Raleigh Pro is, in practice, slower. The issue is being constantly stopped by fit and fine looking women who notice the red spinners and want more information (about the bike and the RD, not about me). Long conversations in the cool shade, lustful looks and moans of delight.
It gets old. I'm going back to basic black.
It gets old. I'm going back to basic black.
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Bullseye on Suntour XC
Initially that seemed to work, but the color must be fading; every year they seem to be a little slower!
08-09-20, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Lascauxcaveman
Sorry, GB, but I ain't buying it. Any extra speed those red jockey wheels are buying you is being sucked up by the extra weight and wind resistance of all that twine. Not to mention the tweed jacket with letter elbow patches.
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And there's another "titanium" colored Bullseye as the upper jockey. That's 3. Three Bullseye Pulleys!! Ah ha ha ha ha ha
Think of how fast this bike is!!!
And energy saving.
Suntour XC by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
Suntour XC by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
Think of how fast this bike is!!!
And energy saving.
Suntour XC by Dave The Golden Boy, on FlickrSuntour XC by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
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08-09-20, 10:26 AM
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Fearful of warping the cosmos with awesomness, I've elected to leave mine in the original packaging and buried in the depths of the garage. Stumbled over them just the other day.
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Originally Posted by etherhuffer
I was wondering, how much faster will red jockey wheels make me go? I bought red spark plug wires for my car, it got 50 more HP and is way faster. Also, is red faster than yellow? Asking for a friend.......
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They look super cool attached to one of these:
The derailleur ended up on a red bike, too. Is it fast? Heck yes! However I am lacking in red-anodized rims; therefore I won't be time-traveling a couple days into the future any time soon.
DD
The derailleur ended up on a red bike, too. Is it fast? Heck yes! However I am lacking in red-anodized rims; therefore I won't be time-traveling a couple days into the future any time soon.
DD
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You mean Nobody prefers those cracked grey Campa jockey wheels with 10 worn out teeth, or none at all?
Come on all you luddites.
Come on all you luddites.
08-09-20, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ofajen
I think blue shifts faster and red shifts slower.
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08-09-20, 03:08 PM
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Where's the projectile vomiting emoji?
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I can't believe it. I thought I was just out of shape, but my lack of speed is because I foolishly run my bike with blue anodized rims, instead of red. Can you de-anodize an alloy rim?
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Originally Posted by Wildwood
You mean Nobody prefers those cracked grey Campa jockey wheels with 10 worn out teeth, or none at all?
Come on all you luddites.
Come on all you luddites.
08-09-20, 07:25 PM
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Having started this thread, I will now admit that I have a set of red jockey wheels I found years ago. They are on Deore long cage rear for goofy bike fitted out with Rat Fink seat, Rat Fink decal for head badge, Iron Cross platform pedals and tall flag mast with a flaming eyeball on the end. I used to ride it to hot rod shows and it really cracked folks up. Great fun, really dumb, but great fun.
