Ceramic Bearings Bicycle Hubs

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.

Ceramic bearings bicycle hubs.

Free shipping on many items. Enduro zero ceramic grade 3 6803 cartridge bicycle bearing 17x26x5mm. Hybrid means that the balls are made of a ceramic material but the races or rings are made of a hardened steel. With the exception of one product the entire line of kogel bearings runs on hybrid ceramic bearings.

Ceramicspeed has been one of the leading manufacturers of high performance bearings for the cycling industry since 2000. 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. 5 out of 5 stars 2 total ratings 2. Crafting the fastest bearing products for cycling and industry since 2004.

Enduro hybrid ceramic cartridge bearing 6902 2rs 15x28x7mm. Ceramic bearings are often represented as the ultimate way to minimize rolling friction on your bike. The front hub keeps the wheel spinning freely but the rear hub is actually part of the drivetrain. They ceramic bearings do run with less friction which offers a significant advantage in industrial applications running at 20 000 rpm.

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. This is different from a full ceramic bearing which would have both the balls and the races made of ceramics. Every single bearing is hand built in denmark under laminar flow clean room conditions. 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.

Two types of ceramic materials there are two materials that are common. Ceramic bearings are fitted to. The boca bearing company is proud to announce the new lightning bearing technology lbt line of deep groove ceramic bicycle bearings for hubs bottom brackets headsets and pivot points. Bike hubs are the central part of the wheel connecting the spokes and rims to the two axles and enabling your wheels to spin on their bearings.

The influx of ceramic bearing development into the bike industry sparked needed focus on reducing rolling friction in bearings. Each pair of hubs contains a front and rear specific hub as they handle different duties.