Heres another cool thing. This is a urethane idler turned from a skate wheel. Has dual U.S. made bearings. Its much quieter and Im sure more durable that the stock plastic one. Was only $8.99 in various colors on ebay. There is no sleeve between the bearings so you have to run a lock nut on the inside to keep from crushing the bearings. Not a big deal at all.
I like how that looks mounted to seat post tube, looks very durable.
I make the idler/tensioner wheels from skate board wheels, I use high quality bearings and I use bearing spacer between the bearings which prevent crushing the bearings, I do leave my rollers larger diameter for better contact area, I sell mine for $12.00 shipped anywhere in lower 48 for free with an axle bolt, nuts and washers.
The price I charge, mainly just covers wheel & hardware parts, postage, packaging and about $3 for my labor.
I haven't advertised much on here, but a few members here have got one from me and as far as I know they're still working great just like all of mine are.
Again, nice looking set up there cannonball2
Maybe we will run into each other one of these days? Your bike will be hard to miss on the streets of Tucson.
