T-Cycle
Chain idler T-Cycle SPORT
Chain idler T-Cycle SPORT
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- 15 or 23 tooth aluminium cog
- Diameter: 70 mm or 98 mm
- Width: 16 mm
- Inside diameter: 8 mm or 10 mm
- Bearings: ABEC7
- Cog: 7075 aluminium, CNC machined
- Carrier: 7075 aluminium, CNC machined, anodized
- Side plates: aerospace grade ballistic nylon
- Bolts: 18/8 stainless
- Weight: from 80 g
Description
CNC machined chain idlers with minimal tolerances mean more efficient power transmission, less noise and lower vibrations. The drive on your recumbent will really benefit from this in the long term. Due to the longer chain on most recumbents and trikes, it is essential to pay attention to high-quality chain guide components. Everywhere else in the area of the drive chainrings and cogs are used. Why should your chain idler be less important? A chain chain idler without teeth, over which a drive chain is guided, causes friction and thus a loss of power. This can be seen from the fact that the chain begins to mill deeper and deeper notches into the plastic material of the chain idler. With a very hard plastic, the chain will constantly bounce up and down, even on its way to the rear wheel. A chain has a very specific shape designed to run on a chainring or cog. The T-Cycle chain idlers are designed with this in mind. They transport the chain of your recumbent bike or trike with a CNC-manufactured cog made of high-quality 7075 aluminum (SPORT version) or made of 6AI/4V titanium (ELITE version).
When deciding between an aluminum or titanium cog, we recommend the titanium cog for strong riders or frequent riders. The aluminum cog offers a long service life, but signs of wear will be visible after several thousand kilometers. We also generally recommend the titanium cog for the small chain idlers. In addition, T-Cycle generally recommends the titanium cog for trikes, since the chain guide here often tends to put more strain on the chain idler and thus on the cog. Incidentally, the power transmission from the deep groove ball bearing via the mounting body to the pinion is completely metal. There are no plastic parts mounted from which the cog could tear off.
Information for Scorpion HP Velotechnik:
You need a 4mm spacer to mount the chain idler with 23 teeth.
