Gevenalle partners w/ Kogel Bearings for first CX specific derailleur pulleys

So derailleur and fancy pulleys for $99? Seems like a good deal.

@Collin S – Yes there are lots of good pulleys on market that work great for road but have virtually no seals to prepare them for off road use. Seals produce drag which is bad for low resistance. We hope to educate a little here as much as anything that keeping bearings clean is first step to having them run. Our pulleys allow for removal of both cover plate and seals to clean and re grease bearings.

@Huffytoss – Yes a plastic pulley is great (quieter and lower resistance) for road use but for cross this alloy one will last longer and as it is re-buildable this makes it a good material for use. ABEC5 are the best level of bearing we can think to use as moving to ceramic moves away from value/performance for specifics of cross.

@Mudrock – This is a mud solution, give us some time to work on a grass solution (MUCH HARDER! 🙂 A boot sounds interesting. Thankfully not all courses are through cornfields, that said the people who make derailleurs love grassy courses as it results in more sales of replacement derailleurs!

XO

Goats

@mudrock/the goats – In the past, there was a company making a black rubber rear mech cover (I had one). It used a zip-tie to keep it in place, but was otherwise easily removable. I’m sure somebody else will remember the details.

I’d really like to get these, but I’ll need to hold out for the “alternative tarmac” aka. gravel version.

We are super excited to finally show this product to the world. Our first time releasing a ‘value’ steel bearing product with a quality level we are willing to attach our name to.

Thanks for a great collaboration Gevenalle!
#crossiscoming 🙂

@Kogel Bearings. Yes! So great to be able to find like minded companies who are interested in producing items items to better riders experiences that big industry might not think matter.

@Chris Good observation. This is some insight into the manufacturing costs of precision surfacing and bearings vs cast and pinned parts. Would $109 be a fairer price? We wanted to stay south of $100 on what is so often a disposable part (derailleur) in cyclocross. These can be used with Shimano Dura-Ace, Ultegra etc not SRAM.

Goats

Hefty price for standard bearings. Alloy cover and open body for mud displacement, how are they unique to other alum pulleys. Thicker seal itself is a fallible association to better protection.