UltraPulley from 9.8g/set

Minimize friction and mass

Weight: see table below

Sealing: low friction 2RS seals

Construction: twin-bearing system

Bearings: High Grade Stainless Ceramic Bearings

Material: self-lubing hi-tech polymer and AL7075 inserts

Compatibility: nearly every rear mech (see details on the table below)

Extremely well performing, weighing half of the competitors

Extralite Pulleys have been developed and continuosly evolved for over 15 years

Thanks to their unique engineering layout they provide the lowest resistance you can find today

Rolling smoothness is enhanced by custom super-low-friction stainless ceramic bearings featuring proper sealing too

Each pulley wheel features a twin-bearing assembly for unmatched stability and shifting precision

Pulley body and teeth are 3D machined from highly durable polymer that's well self-lubing too

 

Complete Kits

Model
Direct replacement for
Upper position
Lower position
Weight (set)
Manual
UltraPulley 11-11
Sram Red / XO
Shimano Road 11/12s - MTB 10/11s
Campa 10/11/12s
11T Not Phased *
11T Not Phased *
9.8g
UltraPulley 12-12
Di2** and Shimano road 12/11/10s
Sram Road AXS
11/12s
Campa
12s
12T Not Phased *
12T Not Phased *
12.4g
UltraPulley 13-13
Shimano MTB XRT-XT 12s
13T Not Phased *
13T Not Phased *
14.6g
UltraPulley 12-12 PH
Sram XX1-XO1-XLPR-GX 11s
12T Phased *
12T Phased *
12.2g
UltraPulley 12-14 PH
Sram XX1-XO1-GX Eagle 12s
12T Phased
14T Phased
14.0g
UltraPulley 14-16 PH
Sram XX1-XO1-GX Eagle 12s
14T Phased
16T Phased
16.2g
UltraPulley 14-16 PHB
Eagle XX SL-XX-XO AXS from 2023
14TB Phased AXS
16TB Phased AXS
16.2g

(*) Interchangeable for upper or lower position

(**) Installation Bolts
All UltraPulley models are equipped with a twin-bearing system and their width at the bolt fitting is 8.4mm
Their fitting into derailleur cages proved to be fine on any common setup, only in few cases
(listed below) are required longer bolts
Check your setup before ordering and eventually use Extralite bolts (or equivalent) to achieve a perfect installation

- Di2 12s requires 2 ExtraBolt 12.2C or equivalent M5x15.5mm bolts
- AXS road requires 1 ExtraBolt 12.2C or an equivalent M5x15.5mm bolt
- AXS mtb requires ExtraBolt 12.2B + 12.2C or equivalent M5x14 + M4x15.5mm bolts

ExtraBolt 12.2 are specifically designed for derailleur pulleys and are available in 3 different lengths
ExtraBolt 12.1 are less specific but very versatile and can
generally offer a good fitting too

Note: some Sram models employe a steel M4 bolt at the top pulley position, despite its smaller diameter it fits UltraPulley without issues

Chain Compatibility
UltraPulley fit all chains currently on the market
The only exception is
for the Sram MTB AXS (Eagle XX SL-XX-XO AXS from 2023) chain that requires the specific UltraPulley 14-16 PHB

Custom Setups - Cage Fitting
Here how to check the clearance of your cage to install wider pulleys
Measure your derailleur cage from the center of pulley bolt to the inner edges of the cage
The table below reports the max diameter for each pulley model (with the chain installed)
Then compare your cage clearance with half of the pulley diameter listed on the table (diameters include chain)

Model
Position
Diameter ( with chain )
Thickness at bolt fitting
Weight
UltraPulley 11T
Upper and/or Lower
54mm
8.4mm
4.9g
UltraPulley 12T
Upper and/or Lower
58mm
8.4mm
6.2g
UltraPulley 13T
Upper and/or Lower
62mm
8.4mm
7.3g
UltraPulley 12PH
Upper and/or Lower (Phased)
58mm
8.4mm
6.6g
UltraPulley 14PH
Upper and/or Lower (Phased)
66mm
8.4mm
7.4g
UltraPulley 16PH
Lower (Phased)
74mm
8.4mm
8.8g


Tuning Tips

Originally phased-pulleys were born to help guiding the chain on MTB single chainring systems but can fit road systems too
Pulleys with phased teeth (PH) can be applied also on double chainring systems with the benefit of a higher shifting precision

Most derailleur cages can fit pulleys with one or more teeth than the original
However each setup differs slightly so you always have to analyze it specifically
As example Dura Ace 11/12s have been positively tested also with 13-13T, 12-12PH and 12-14PH

If you plan to fit UltraPulley 12PH in the upper position note that it behaves differently and more precisely than, as example, a regular 12T
UltraPulley 13T is not phased however the wider diameter keeps the upper pulley a bit closer to cogs and that may add precision in some setups too

The possible improvements are part of your personal tuning process and taste, no written rules to project your ideal setup


Highly Stabe Rotation System

All UltraPulley models feature the most advanced spinning system currently in use
The system is based on 2 paired-micro-ceramic-bearings on each pulley instead of one-big-bearing per pulley as most others

Which are the advantages?

Two paired bearings on each pulley stabilize the lateral play and virtually eliminate any left-to-right play, similarly to a front wheel-hub
Note that a single-bearing pulley can't even get close to this level of lateral stability

Friction minimization
Apparently two bearings could increase the overall friction but actually that's not the case
Thanks to the vastly improved rotating geometry described above the bearing size can be minimized
The smaller difference between inner and outer races reduces ball rotation friction way under the 50% of what is generated by one single-big-bearing
HyperCeramic bearings further enhance the quality of UltraPulley rotating system allowing the lowest friction factor of the whole bike-tuning industry
Besides being corrosion resistant HyperCeramic bearings are protected from external elements by proper low-friction 2RS seals too

 


100% made in Italy