Anyone change their pulley wheels to shed mud/muck better?

[g32ecs]

I sold my road group recently and was cleaning it. I was using it on my gravel bike so it was never super clean

Anyway, I try to do my best when cleaning but I never realized how much stock pulley wheels kept muck inside. There's a recess/groove that I had to dig in

Which brings me to an idea. I found these:

C$ 23.33 34%OFF | 11T 12T 14T MTB Mountain Road Bikes Bicycles Rear Derailleur Pulley Ceramic Bearing Jockey Wheel Parts Install 4mm 5mm 6mm
https://a.aliexpress.com/_m03vVm0

Has anyone done it? Thought it's a small price to pay for better shedding pulleys

[eucalyptus]

I sold my road group recently and was cleaning it. I was using it on my gravel bike so it was never super clean

Anyway, I try to do my best when cleaning but I never realized how much stock pulley wheels kept muck inside. There's a recess/groove that I had to dig in

Which brings me to an idea. I found these:

C$ 23.33 34%OFF | 11T 12T 14T MTB Mountain Road Bikes Bicycles Rear Derailleur Pulley Ceramic Bearing Jockey Wheel Parts Install 4mm 5mm 6mm
https://a.aliexpress.com/_m03vVm0

Has anyone done it? Thought it's a small price to pay for better shedding pulleys

https://r2-bike.com/ALUGEAR-pulleys-Aer ... teeth-gold

[Karvalo]

Yep I've got aluminium pulleys on everything (just for the anodised colours tbh) and the lower crud accumulation and easier cleaning is a definite side benefit.

[dexvd]

I've heard they are noisier, but some orange ones that wouldn't accumulate mud as bad would be cool. Don't see any of the Alu gear ones that claim to be compatible with GRX though, just list SRAM or Shimano MTB drivetrains.

[Karvalo]

I've heard they are noisier, but some orange ones that wouldn't accumulate mud as bad would be cool. Don't see any of the Alu gear ones that claim to be compatible with GRX though, just list SRAM or Shimano MTB drivetrains.

I'm running Hope 12t on GRX and Ultegra. Thought they'd be noisier but they aren't. Easier to clean and much harder wearing. Shifting is identical.

[dexvd]

I've heard they are noisier, but some orange ones that wouldn't accumulate mud as bad would be cool. Don't see any of the Alu gear ones that claim to be compatible with GRX though, just list SRAM or Shimano MTB drivetrains.

I'm running Hope 12t on GRX and Ultegra. Thought they'd be noisier but they aren't. Easier to clean and much harder wearing. Shifting is identical.

Like these? https://www.wiggle.com/hope-12-tooth-jo ... =104105791 Or have you found solid ones without holes like the Alugear ones?