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John Knez
Guest
About a year ago, during my annual maintenance overhaul, I put a
TerraCycle idler on my Burley Django. While it is expensive, the cost
of replacing rubber idlers adds up over the years. I'd gone through
five rubber idlers in the previous four years. This is the first year
that I haven't had to replace the idler on the Django. If the
TerraCycle idler lasts another five years it will have been well worth
what I paid for it. Aside from saving some money every year, it's one
less maintenance chore.
It seems to perform as well as a new rubber idler, but it is somewhat
noisier. Initially it produced a lot of noise, enough that I considered
removing it. I'm glad I didn't, because as time has gone on the noise
has reduced considerably. I can hear it now if I listen for it, but
otherwise it's not noticeable. Most of the initial noise seemed to have
come from the idler wheel not moving laterally when I shifted. This
resulted in the chain misaligning with the idler wheel. As time went on,
and things loosened up, the idler wheel started moving more freely, and
it's no longer an issue.
I put over 3,000 miles on it, including one two week trip from Seattle
to Portland and back. Except for the initial noise, it was out of sight
and out of mind.
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John Knez
TerraCycle idler on my Burley Django. While it is expensive, the cost
of replacing rubber idlers adds up over the years. I'd gone through
five rubber idlers in the previous four years. This is the first year
that I haven't had to replace the idler on the Django. If the
TerraCycle idler lasts another five years it will have been well worth
what I paid for it. Aside from saving some money every year, it's one
less maintenance chore.
It seems to perform as well as a new rubber idler, but it is somewhat
noisier. Initially it produced a lot of noise, enough that I considered
removing it. I'm glad I didn't, because as time has gone on the noise
has reduced considerably. I can hear it now if I listen for it, but
otherwise it's not noticeable. Most of the initial noise seemed to have
come from the idler wheel not moving laterally when I shifted. This
resulted in the chain misaligning with the idler wheel. As time went on,
and things loosened up, the idler wheel started moving more freely, and
it's no longer an issue.
I put over 3,000 miles on it, including one two week trip from Seattle
to Portland and back. Except for the initial noise, it was out of sight
and out of mind.
---
John Knez