Ceramic Bearings Worth It

Be sure while installing the new bearings that you do not forget the hub ball bearing spacer pic 5.

Ceramic bearings worth it.

If there is one thing we see a lot in comments sections about ceramic bearings it is people claiming ceramic bearings do not offer benefits and are not worth their cost. I say heck nooooo to much money for just a couple of bearing jang was shocked when he got the price tag. Initially ceramic bearings were not designed to be used on bicycles ceramic bearings achieve their highest operating efficiency at around 10 000 revolutions and to give you an idea the bottom bracket of the bicycle can rotate at around 120 130 revolutions. Ceramic bearings are incredibly costly to manufacture in comparison to steel bearings.

Are wider tyres really faster. Ceramic bearings are used in industrial machines because they spin at 25 000rpm and there are significant advantages but a bike wheel. Help us to make it better. So one won t gain any longevity advantage with the ceramic bearings they ll tend to wear out faster as the races get worn down faster.

I then removed the steel ball bearings and replaced with the ceramic hybrid ball bearings. For the industrial applications they are designed for this cost is offset by the increased lifespan and significant improvement in performance they provide. If there is one thing we see a lot in comments sections about ceramic bearings it is people claiming ceramic bearings do not offer benefits. But are they worth the expense.

Ceramic bearings are fitted to provide a short term marginal racing gain. So the bearing races will tend to wear out faster from the harder ceramic bearings. One other thought is the bearing races the ceramic bearings run on. They are not a magic bullet for years of super slick service.

I will have a detailed tech article on how to do this in an upcoming issue.