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Rear Derailleur Pulleys


BULLSEYE SEALED BEARING PULLEYS

These are the original precision sealed cartridge replacement pulleys using a NMB 6260 precision sealed cartridge bearing. With superb workmanship, the outer pulley wheel is machined aluminum then anodized, into which is snugly fit a precision bearing cartridge. These are an inexpensive way to make a difference in performance and maintenance. The low-friction sealed bearing pulleys are maintenance free. They weigh 26.5 grams per pair and will replace any known rear derailleur pulley that uses the standard 3/32" x 1/2" multi-speed drive chain. Available in many colors, Red (the original color), Blue, Black, Gold, Green, Grey, Lavender and Silver.

Color -B-BK-G-GR-GY-L-R-S $ Price in Catalog

CARMICHAEL TITANIUM SEALED BEARING PULLEYS

The Carmichael Designs pulleys are machined from 6Al-4V titanium bringing a wear resistant, near indestructible metal into use for the outer pulley wheel. Ten holes drilled around the inner circumference of the outer wheel help to reduce the weight of the pair of pulleys to just 27.78 grams. An NMB 6265 sealed bearing cartridge is pressed snugly into the center of each wheel. Carmichael pulleys will replace any known rear derailleur pulley that uses the standard 3/32" x 1/2" multi-speed drive chain. Available in a machined Titanium Silver finish only.
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CARMICHAEL ALUMINUM SEALED BEARING PULLEYS

Carmichael Designs also makes an aluminum version of their sealed bearing pulleys. While Titanium is lighter and stronger than steel, aluminum has a lower specific density than Titanium, making it lighter than Titanium by volume. These pulleys are made for riders who want the lightest available, while the Titanium pair is the most durable pulley that's made of an exotic, light weight material. This set is machined from 6061-T6511 aluminum in the same shape as the Titanium pair, and uses the same bearing as the Ti model. They have a pair weight of 23 grams and will replace any known rear derailleur pulley that uses the standard 3/32" x 1/2" multi-speed drive chain. The aluminum set has an anodized finish available in Blue, Black, Green, Lavender, Red, and Silver.

Color - B-BK-GR-L-R-S $ Price in Catalog

CONTROL TECH SEALED BEARING PULLEYS

With this pulley set Control Tech takes their known experience in aluminum manufacturing from the seatpost and stem to the rear derailleur. The outer pulley wheel is machined from aluminum, with the added weight saving feature of having 5 slots milled away from inner the circumference, then anodized. A RBI PRC 608-2RS sealed cartridge bearing is pressed snugly into the center. They weigh 21 grams per pair and will replace any known rear derailleur pulley that uses the standard 3/32" x 1/2" multi-speed drive chain. Available in Blue, Black, Green, Grey, Lavender, Red or Silver.

Color - B-BK-GR-GY-L-R-S $ Price in Catalog





In-depth Information About Metals

Aluminum
Aluminum is extracted electrolytically from bauxite ore. It is made by the electrolysis of aluminum oxide which is found in larger concentrations within bauxite ore. Bauxite is a mixture of the hydroxides of aluminum, together with other impurities such as oxides of iron, titanium, and silicon. Bauxite is produced by the weathering and change of aluminum silicate rocks usually found in tropical and semitropical regions where climate has produced an accelerated weathering process. Bauxite is not a rare ore and is widely available in the US, the Caribbean, and Europe. Approximately 4 pounds of read the full article...

Beryllium
Beryllium is a specialty metal that is steel-grey metal in color, with an extremely low density, making it very light weight. At 1.85 grams to the cubic centimeter, its density compares to that of magnesium. It is also a high strength metal, making it possible to design light weight, thin membered parts with ahigh stiffness. A column made of beryllium to support a load placed directly downward on top of it, will have a greater load carrying capacity, and be lower in weight than any other metal of equal size.

Until the 1950's beryllium was used read the full article...

Titanium
The element titanium was discovered in 1763 by an English cleric, William Gregor who was an amateur chemist with an inquiring mind. It was in the black sands of Cornwall that he discovered the new element that had up to that time, attracted little scientific interest. A few years later, an Austrian, Klaproth, extracted the same element from an ore widely known as "rutile", which is a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide (one titanium atom, two oxygen atoms), that is a reddish-brown substance with a slight metallic luster. While rutile is the highest grade read the full article...

Metallurgic Hardness Testing
There are three types of tests used with accuracy by the metals industry,they are the Brinell hardness test, the Rockwell hardness test, and the Vickers hardness test. Hardness is the property of a metal which gives it the ability to resist being permanently deformed (bent, broken, or have its shape changed), when a load is applied. The greater the hardness of the metal, the greater resistance it has to deformation. Since the definitions of metallurgic ultimate strength and hardness are rather similar, it can generally be assumed read the full article...


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