KCNC Titanium DLC Pulley Wheels

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sharky2000
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by sharky2000 on Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:17 am

I'm a sucker for the whole ceramic marketing buzz and splashed out on a pair of these bad boys.
They weighed 8g each and the two alloy bolts were just over 1g. I'm going to borrow the sound meter from work and do some scientific tests to measure how much free power I have released :lol: .
Seriously considering the KMC X10SL DLC for my next upgrade.
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by Weenie on Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:17 am


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by eigner on Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:18 am

Looks HOT :D
Where did you buy them?
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by sharky2000 on Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:41 am

Mine were special order through LBS but Fairwheel Bikes has them in stock. I did say "how much!" when they told me the price but I think they are better value than CeramicSpeed which I was also considering.
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by 89daytona on Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:07 pm

One thing important to recognize when splurging on these jockey wheels is, the bearing is FULL ceramic(inner and outter). Vs. the substantially more affordable aluminum ones which are not. :)
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by eigner on Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:12 pm

The pullies wear out long before the bearings - that goes for both the regular ceramic hybrid models and these full ceramic ;)
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by CGT on Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:44 pm

Has anyone put some decent mileage on these and can report on their longevity? I'm considering a pair of these for my MTB, but cannot find any user reviews at all on the internet. Anyone?
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by jmartpr on Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:11 pm

I use them on my Niner Jet 9 RDO MTB with XTR and so far so good, about 8 months of use......we don't sell too many of these are they are quite pricey
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by jpanspac on Mon Sep 16, 2013 10:45 pm

I'm using them on my newish road bike (DA 9070). I've probably got about 1K miles on them, and they're doing fine so far.
My favorite components are the ones I never have to think about.
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by CGT on Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:49 pm

jmartpr & jpanspac: how is the black coating holding up? Does it wear off, or are the teeth still black? Noticeable difference in shifting performance and noise level compared to standard Shimano pulleys?

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by jmartpr on Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:08 pm

The black finish is still on.....it's more like a dark grey than black.
Shifting performance is on par with stock pulleys.....absolutely no noise from them.
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by RichTheRoadie on Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:09 pm

Had about 2 years on mine - still going strong and looking good.
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by fdegrove on Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:01 pm

Hi,

I wonder, what exactly is the point of applying a DLC coating on the Ti pulley teeth?

Ciao, ;)
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by CGT on Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:11 pm

Reduce wear and improve looks :)
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by RussellS on Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:02 pm

I looked up these pulleys at Fairwheel Bike. I'm still chuckling.

http://fairwheelbikes.com/kcnc-titanium ... -3422.html
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by bm0p700f on Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:51 pm

Wow that's pricey. I think I give those a miss.
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