Budget OSPW alternatives
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Hi , I bought the last photo one. Worked well but then I changed to osymetrics chain rings and found it difficult to get the right chain length. It turned a lot of heads in the club ride though and got it for about 60 euros when I shopped around. I think that the bottom jockey wheel has ceramic bearings but upper wasn’t.
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I've tried the GUB and a Fouriers but only because they were included on 2nd hand RD's. One was on an Ultrega 6800 and one on a SRAM Force 22. They look nice and maybe you can save a watt or something, maybe nothing. They make no real negative difference to shifting and make it a bit easier to clean the jockey wheels. it might be worth buying one if your RD is shorter cage max 28 and you want to run a 11-32 cassette without buying a new RD. They are a bit fiddly to fit the less mechanically minded might need a mechanic. Other than that they scare me a bit, low grade cermaics just aren't as reliable and high grade steel. I prefer the assurance of the OEM jockey wheel bearing, less chance of walking home or needing a lift. If oversized/ceramic jockey wheels were really better Shimano/SRAM/Campagnolo would surely spec them on their high end models?