They ceramic bearings do run with less friction which offers a significant advantage in industrial applications running at 20 000 rpm.
Ceramic bicycle rims.
Been to the bike shop and spun the wheels to see which feels the fastest.
Full ceramic wheel bearings would be an amazing way to reduce friction in hubs.
After all since there are no chance for parts to oxidize there is also no need for grease.
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The problem here is that wheels take hard impacts from potholes.
In most bearings the grease is the main source of friction.
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Cracking a race could stop a wheel from turning instantly and no good comes of wheels permanently locking up on a bicycle.
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So for safety reasons ceramic wheel bearings on bicycles are in fact almost always hybrid design meaning ceramic balls on steel races.
Zipp wheels are built with total system efficiency in mind.
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.
Because ceramic races are more brittle than steel.