Ceramic Speed OSPW ALTERNATIVE?! Half-Price, Same-Like Performance - Nova Ride

[@CharlesOuimet]

This video was filmed before Trace Vélo one, I will investigate if the NOVA jockey wheel is sealed or not, stay tuned to this comment thread 🤟🏻

[@CharlesOuimet]

NOVA justed messaged me to confirm the bearings are sealed, but I'll still dismount them and have a look. I'll post a video on my instagram @charlesouimet 😁

[@PatrickLino]

@@CharlesOuimet Literally the first question I was gonna ask haha. Thanks for the upload bro

[@CharlesOuimet]

DOUBLED CHECK : The bearings is indeed SEALED.

[@PatrickLino]

@@CharlesOuimet Thanks bro! Time for me buy!

[@elmerrichardson6413]

I ordered one last week (black), but it's backordered, which is fine with me, I'm in no hurry, its paid for. Can't wait to get it! I like that blue color on your bike a perfect match.

[@TomOresLegend]

As i saw on other videos, the most important reason for spending $$ to upgrade parts on your bike is because they look cool!

[@CharlesOuimet]

AHAH YES!!! Always.

[@FunkyfootDrums]

I do have OSPW on my Madone 3.0 that I upgraded. Now, I will try the NOVA on my Madone SLR7 Gen 6. I saw a build with the NOVA on a New Gen 8 Madone. So, thanks for the info and discount code. 👍🏾

[@CharlesOuimet]

enjoy!!

[@PhiLoSoPheR_NonSenSe]

First, let me like every comment on this video. 😊 Secondly, thanks for the convincing argument as to why I should get me OSPW because it just looks frickin' good! 😂 Kudos!

[@TheMerckxProject]

I owe you a bit of an apology. I just ordered and installed a set of these (in orange, to match the trim color and bartape). But I completely forgot who it was that introduced me to the brand in the first place. It was definitely you and this video that made me take a look and ultimately purchase them. Since I had forgotten, I obviously didn't use the discount, so they had no way of knowing it was your 'referral.' So please, pass this along to them, and thanks for introducing us. I agree, the aesthetics are great, regardless of the gain.

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hi Stephen, thanks for letting me know! Unfortunately not much I can do, I'll message them, we'll see :)

[@Hambini]

is that the circuit de giles villenueuve?

[@farenheight999]

Yes it is .

[@CharlesOuimet]

Yuppp!

[@Dragonschain]

When a 5 year old from the UK knows more about the city that you used to live in😂

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahahahh

[@Hambini]

@@CharlesOuimet I went to watch F1 in 1999

[@lauig]

Tu m'as tué sur ce Allez Les Bleus, j'étais pas prêt, ma tasse de café non plus ahahah

[@CharlesOuimet]

hehehe ;)

[@AriestocrataStudio]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks for this video. I'm planning to get one.

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hell yes man, thanks for watching

[@YoureSoVane]

4 watts is an overstatement unless you can hold 1100 watts. Realistically, it's maybe 1 watt of reduced friction (200-250 watts of power). How clean and lubricated your chain is drastically outweighs the pulley wheels' performance. Basically, if changing the pulley wheels gives you 4 watts of savings, you should've just cleaned the 3.5 watts worth of gunk from the old pulley wheels.

[@CharlesOuimet]

Have a look at these research my man! www.ceramicspeed.com/media/3503/oversized-pulleys.pdf

[@YoureSoVane]

@@CharlesOuimet Gonna need more than just one source, especially if that's your one source. Manufacturers are, by and large, the least reputable source for speed data. Often what you see is not what you get, and they never tell the whole story. After a few hundred miles, there's not a single thing you can do to ceramic bearings that will make them run as fast as well maintained, top quality steel bearings with low friction seals. Either replace the whole set of bearings every 200-500 miles, or clean your steel bearings without hammering them into or out of place.

[@onilovni1234]

C'est une bonne alternative au kit Ceramic Speed mais je crois quand même que c'est pas pour moi. En fait, ça devrait être le genre d'upgrade de dernier recours quand t'as amélioré ton vélo à toutes les places que t'as nommées (slammed stem, pédalier plus court, vêtements aéro... ) et que tu sais plus quoi faire de ton argent. Bon vidéo par contre!

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hehe exactement!! Ou juste pour le style ;)

[@StratMan2787]

Have been trying to do research on this exact topic. Perfect timing! 🙌

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hell yes! 💯

[@VanillaSky23ffm]

I’d call it - medium price after seeing TraceVelos review :-)

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahah yeah, this one look higher quality tho !

[@Quivivravelo]

OUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIISSSSS ! Allez les bleus ! team france :)

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hehehe allezzzzzzz 🇫🇷

[@oliverpage2833]

Does this have unsealed bearings as the one trace velo looked at in his most recent video?

[@CharlesOuimet]

I'll investigate, stay tuned to the pinned comment

[@ASTK974]

Shifting is still bloody irritable especially when shifting up to the larger cog/gear. Nova Ride is not as customer centered like Ceramic Speed as they haven't post any tips or workaround.

[@ernestporee3697]

Your pulleys shouldn't cost more than your derailleur ?

[@Karla-Flr]

Looking very good and freezing cool ! Is the discount valid also in January ?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Should be yes 👍🏻

[@terthaankardas987]

Hi Charles, Guess you were right. Quality control is a serious issue here. I received my OSPW from Nova Ride today, but there were issues. The bigger jockey wheel appears jammed and stops abruptly. And instead of those for Dura Ace that I ordered, they sent me the one for 105. What can I say!!! Not acceptable. Nova ride needs to up their quality control seriously. I don’t want to install an OSPW knowing it is jammed. Though I bought for aesthetics, I still would like it to be freewheeling.

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hey man!! Really? What's odd. Send them a message i'm sure they fix this. I know someone else who ordered and recieved pretty much the same unit as me, that is working perfectly!

[@terthaankardas987]

Hi, I did write to them, and this is what they mentioned... “all Bearing are same, Full ceramic 689 sealed one. To fit the wheels, we do not use glue between bearing and wheels. Mounted by pressing. It enable longer life span, and no loose to make shifting very accurate As consequence, tolerance are within 0.02mm during CNC for hole in wheels. it can happen that some wheels spin less at beginning du to internal stress. ( outter ring is Under little pressure to make it hold) All will get to normal after having use the product No worries about quality” What’s your advise? Do you think it’s normal?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Oh I see. I mean, the original pulley wheel is actually a bushing and not a bearing and doesn't spin at all. So if this doesn't fill like full on friction, it would be better. Try it for a few days/weeks and let me know!

[@terthaankardas987]

My problems don’t seem to end. Took the bike to local S-Works dealer who tried to fit the OSPW, but failed. The indexing wasn’t helping, gears were slipping and jumping. The mechanics said it appears to a quality control issue. Have informed Nova Ride team, no response yet.

[@larisonjohnson]

Wow...2 channels I subscribe to covering the same upgrade in the same 24 hour period? Perhaps the universe is trying to tell me something. At least that will be my rationalization. OSPW do look sweet and the color options are nice. Just need to see how the bearing hold up, though a swap to sealed isn’t difficult.

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahahah yup that was not planned! I finished filmed my video and saw trace velo one 😂 they do looks great!

[@Robert-mn8gc]

Problem with Nova Ride it's heavier than the Standard Dura Ace Cage . I am not paying $450 AUD 2 add more weight. Even 8 ir 12 grams . Looks Awesome, but Xtra Watts ???? Going 2 cancel my order

[@jimbosimon]

just wondering if you are using the Ultegra DI2 GS (medium cage) rear derailleur? I read on Novaride website and it state that it is not compatible with Ultegra Medium cage. Do you have any issue?

[@CharlesOuimet]

yes medium cage, no problem so far!

[@jimbosimon]

@@CharlesOuimet great! Thanks for the info!!

[@novatoride]

@@jimbosimon our upcoming version, available in 1 week, is compatible for both SS and GS cage ;)

[@raphaeltiziani7476]

@@novatoride how much longer needs the chain to be with a 52/36-11/30?

[@jimbosimon]

@@novatoride looking forward to get one!

[@apatussi]

The discount code isn't work ("Enter a valid discount code"). Is compatible with Shimano Ultegra R8000GS (medium cage)? Thank you

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hey, you must have had a typo I just test it out. The code CHARLESOUIMET10 does take 10% off on the official Nova website!

[@apatussi]

@@CharlesOuimet In USA store?

[@CharlesOuimet]

@@apatussi not that i know of, but their international shipping is very fast

[@aim-at-me]

Did you and Luke do a collab?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Nope, just some funny timing! He posted his video the day I finished filming mine 😅

[@J88HNT]

What mud guard/rear fender are you using on your bike bro?

[@CharlesOuimet]

A 4$ supercycle fender from Canadian Tire ahah

[@ayowser01]

What's the camera you have attached to your shirt? Does it film continuously? Battery life?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Insta360 GO 1, they just release the TWO, I might get it :) Check out my website for a discount link for that camera

[@techyaddict]

Did u use the existing chain or new chain?

[@CharlesOuimet]

It worked with the chain I had, but it's recommended to go for a longer one

[@usmana8731]

I wish they made a black jockey wheel color! 😐

[@CharlesOuimet]

They have two new colours coming soon! Hopefully

[@jurijk.8297]

How much bigger chain do you need ?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Still works with the chain you had, but it can be too tight, usually a couple links

[@jurijk.8297]

@@CharlesOuimet Thanks for answer ! 👍

[@boyuanfang6597]

Will you orginal chain still fit after you install the nova ospw?

[@CharlesOuimet]

It will fit, but recommended to put on a longer chain, otherwise it can add too much tension into the derailler spring, and might rub if running a bigger cassette like a 11-32 on the 32t

[@donwinston]

Does it have sealed bearings?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Yes!

[@reddotcycling6971]

Do you film all your on bike video with the insta360Go?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Most! But I'll have a GoPro9 shortly 😁

[@bendunbar8334]

Look at trace velo's new video, that is much, much cheaper

[@TomOresLegend]

you have $ 20 nike t-shirts and $ 70 others. At first glance, it looks like they are similar but the materials and lots of small details change ;) I think the same here. The price of sealed bearing has nothing to do with low-end bearings, such as aluminum, there are several types

[@TomOresLegend]

His video made me want to test this product, it seems to me to be the best compromise between quality, price and efficiency

[@CharlesOuimet]

Yeah! Also 4 years warranty and crash replacement. Which is nice. Bearings are sealed according to the brand, but I'll investigate this. I'll do a follow-up video with at least 1000km in.

[@TomOresLegend]

@@CharlesOuimet yes curious to see this video report after having driven a lot of km with

[@terthaankardas987]

Thanks for the outlook. I’ve ordered mine, but forgot to use the discount code...😛

[@KoenMiseur]

Why did u take of the chain? Because with a cage from Shimano u don't need to do that to change pulleywheels for example. I use C-Bear jockeywheels on most of my bikes (but I don't change the size/cage)!

[@CharlesOuimet]

really? I don't think you can but well, maybe i'm wrong hehe

[@elotix2689]

1:53 I would say that slaming your stem could help you go faster

[@CharlesOuimet]

I had just completed an everest before filming this video, so I raised my bike for comfort for that challenge, and for the winter zwift season. But I always ride my bike slammed :)

[@elotix2689]

@@CharlesOuimet WOW!

[@2endsformacircle762]

It's all about the look.

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahah yes!

[@123456raiden]

is that zip tie on your spokes why did you do that ?

[@CharlesOuimet]

I had a spokes that was rubbing against each other, so I ziptie them all. Winspace now offers some spokes braces with the wheels (I have some comming)

[@123456raiden]

@@CharlesOuimet was this done to aid stiffness or just because of the noise just today i placed order for hyper 50 and this had me worried i know lightweight wheels comes with braces already installed thanks for the taking time to respond

[@seanfitzgerald7844]

Nice video

[@CharlesOuimet]

Thanks man 🤟🏻

[@jackwelsh3353]

Does their OSPW support 105 R7000?

[@novatoride]

Hello Jack, yes we got this version on our website ➡ bit.ly/3adx5Ew 😉

[@CharlesOuimet]

Not too sure. Maybe sent them a message!

[@fidelisprayudha]

Can i switch my standard pulley on shimano sora 9 speed with an ospw?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hummmm I don't think so!

[@chickenleg123]

If you have a sora groupset, an OSPW is not the worth the money. Put it toward a better groupset like 105, though it's all personal choice, and no you can add the OSPW on the sora derailleur

[@心想事成-y7h]

let my pay 500 for 4watts? I'd rather eat less and reduce just 1kg of my weight, this will be more efficient. But it's even harder to lose 1kg than paying 500 no?

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahahhaaah yessss loosing 1KG can be hard 😅

[@reubenabela3063]

Buy the alternative mentioned in the video, and also lose 1kg!

[@M3GRSD]

I feel like only I would only consider this if the OEM cage on my Red AXS derailleur snapped off or broke. I wouldn't purchase this seeking a performance upgrade.

[@Kami.917]

Yup if it looks good and doesn't slow u down/ u have money why not?? 😂 ppl spend a lot more money on dumber things that looks just horrible. Thanks for the honest review 😍

[@888jucu]

Fuck 4w is 10% of my FTP sweet 👍😄

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahahah that's good improvement 😁

[@larisonjohnson]

Hi Charles, how’s the OSPW working out? I purchased one from AliExpress a few months ago, it finally arrived and I took it for a ride yesterday. Agree with you, it’s really all about the looks (it looks great 😎), but it will reduce friction, marginally. Marginal Gainz! I opened up the jockey wheels and saw the cheap uncovered bearings. That was expected so I’ve ordered some proper ones. How are yours holding up? Perhaps yours came with covered bearing to start. Mine only set me back $40. Another $5 for good bearings.

[@CharlesOuimet]

Hey man! The NOVA are holding up well! The ceramic bearings are sealed so it will be for a longer life time. It definitely add style and marginal gains :p The guys at nova have a strick QC policy and assemble all parts in France I have a new Nova OSPW coming in by the mail!

[@davidfinn9828]

If you are going to get a ospw dont get the nova i got one and could not get to index properly no matter what i tryed , in short too much play in the wheels and the mounting ,

[@CharlesOuimet]

What cassette you have? In a 11-32 if agree with you, but on a 28t its great!

[@davidfinn9828]

@@CharlesOuimet 11/32 on there web site it said that was the largest you could go

[@Ropetable]

look at hambinis video at ceramic bearings. he compares cheap chinese ones, ceramicspeed ones and steel ones. the cheap chinese ceramic ones are worse than cheap chinese steel ones.

[@CharlesOuimet]

true! Thanks for sharing

[@larsborgman3443]

Wait, this just looks like those 30$ aliexpress jockey wheels

[@bendunbar8334]

Probably are, check trace velo's view on ceramic bearings and oversized pulley

[@CharlesOuimet]

I'll investigate to see if these are sealed or not. Stay tuned to the pinned comment

[@novatoride]

Hi, Novaride is firstly an Engineering Company. Our products are made by our Engineers in our office in Clermont Ferrand, France. We use best 3Dsoftware to design and validate our mechanical part. We use topological optimization to provide the best ratio between weight and stifness on our product. All product are from CNC machining and carbon cutting from our partner compagny. All step of Production from technical draft, to quality check and shipping is handle by us. Please find here presentation of our compagny : novatoride.com/gb/content/8-the-brand

[@lcisso8584]

Over size pulley is just over rated…..just keep your pulley clean and you already save 3 to 4 W

[@CharlesOuimet]

Yeah!

[@cypriano8763]

Oversized jockey wheels are bling, nothing more. Lets not kid ourselves here. Same with oval chainrings. I really dislike this part of road cycling thats all about status

[@CharlesOuimet]

Yeah that make sense!

[@cypriano8763]

@@CharlesOuimet if your just spending money to look cool, the marketers truely have won. Cycling to me is about health and fitness not showing off high end gear that for most dentists just stays hung up in the living room. Legs, ei watts always trump bling bikes i find. Ride lots and youll be fast. Riding a 1500 bike or a 10 000 bike makes little to no difference in how fast you go. Qes ten pense le gros!

[@stefanwyss]

@@cypriano8763 i love beautiful things ;-) ...

[@cypriano8763]

@@stefanwyss i dont give a f about beautiful things, i like being at the top of the leaderboard. To do that you have to ride lots more than you need a bling bike

[@monty2078]

Disagree on the oval chainrings, I have found quite a difference when climbing. I have them one 1of my 4 bikes and will be installing on my other race bike. Got the original idea from Froome.

[@fredcouture1158]

Un petit truque pour laver son vélo ton ami quilcallier peut te vendre un super pistolet pour le boyau d'arrosage !!!! Ca fait plus pro pour un gros 20$ investissement J'avoue investir 500$ et plus Faut avoir trop d'argent en partant

[@CharlesOuimet]

merci du truc!!! Oui en effet!

[@b3_xee]

U can get same one for 46$ from AliExpress got one myself, works great!

[@CharlesOuimet]

It's not the same, the bearings are sealed, and engineed and assemble in France

[@muhamadfaizalbahanuddin8084]

You can get the cheap price from China, but with no quality.

[@bartbaars3702]

No Campy compatibility.. Not interested!

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahaha! I Never road campy!

[@tn9274]

just watch similar from trace velo, this one looks nicer and pricier.

[@CharlesOuimet]

it does indeed!

[@tn9274]

@@CharlesOuimet one thing made me wonder, in the state without chain, the cage looks so much straight and forward compared to original cage where usually it fold up and back to the rear. does it? hope you understand what i meant.

[@sc0608023]

Un-greased, stripped clean and fragile ceramic bearing with no seal just spin and spin...who would have thought???!

[@CharlesOuimet]

Ahaha true... But these bearings are sealed!

[@YoureSoVane]

Sure would love to see these spin after riding on lightly moist roads after rain.

[@attybong]

i thought it was 0.24 watts .. 😂

[@CharlesOuimet]

ahah yes

[@DanTuber]

199 euro still not that cheap

[@CharlesOuimet]

yeah true! But cheaper than Ceramic Speed

[@cypriano8763]

Osp's are overpriced dentist bs. Save yer money, just ride your bike. Net loss period, just like oval rings

[@cypriano8763]

Hahaha!

[@CharlesOuimet]

sure are!

[@williamspitzschuh8167]

Does it have ceramic bearings?