Ceramic Hub Bearings Bicycle

In most bearings the grease is the main source of friction.

Ceramic hub bearings bicycle.

After all since there are no chance for parts to oxidize there is also no need for grease. However the reality of why some bearing designs are faster than others doesn t always align with what is presented. Fitting ceramic bearings on your bike may be a bit like fitting a formula one gearbox in your ford fiesta and expecting it to perform as well after 100 000 miles. Ceramicspeed wheel kits offers less rolling resistance in your wheels and expands the life time of your wheels while saving watts.

They ceramic bearings do run with less friction which offers a significant advantage in industrial applications running at 20 000 rpm. Crafting the fastest bearing products for cycling and industry since 2004. Compatible with zipp mavic dt swiss corima lightweight and most other wheel brands. A tiny percentage reduction in friction here can equate to a worthwhile power saving but when you re only turning at 300 rpm as you do on a bicycle a small percentage increase in efficiency will make a negligible change to your power output.

Hand built in denmark. Full ceramic wheel bearings would be an amazing way to reduce friction in hubs. Ceramicspeed is a danish company founded in 2007 that specialises in supplying high quality ceramic bearings to the cycling industry and is a favourite of many professional cycling teams you don t have to look far to spot the telltale company sticker on any frame or hub fitted with the bearings. To make things easy we have made a flat fee pricing for a set of four front and rear hub but without freehub or six a complete wheelset including the freehub.

Ceramic bearings are fitted to. Ceramic by its nature is lighter than steel by about 2 3 the weight it is harder than steel when it is in ball form and it is virtually frictionless because. If you can t find a compatibility please reach out to us and we can help put together the right kit. Ceramic bearings are often represented as the ultimate way to minimize rolling friction on your bike.

The influx of ceramic bearing development into the bike industry sparked needed focus on reducing rolling friction in bearings. The ceramicspeed wheel kits cover most models.