Ceramic Bearings Road Bike Wheels

Do i have a carbon fiber bike.

Ceramic bearings road bike wheels. Full ceramic wheel bearings would be an amazing way to reduce friction in hubs. I take apart the hub clean all the parts install new ball bearings repack the races wit. After all since there are no chance for parts to oxidize there is also no need for grease. They are always under load and always moving.

This impact leaves a very small dent or pit in the steel race. Ceramic bicycle wheel bearings kogel bearings offers ceramic wheel bearings for any wheelset. Bicycles that have ceramic bearings need ceramic grease or ceramic safe grease to maximize performance as well as protect the bearings from unnecessary wear. Petroleum or ptfe teflon based bicycle greases can cause damage to carbon fiber bicycles so make sure you have a carbon safe grease on hand.

While regular bearings are made from stainless steel ceramic bearings are made from ceramic silicon nitride si2n4. When a bike with ceramic bearings goes over a bump the ball bearing which is harder than the steel race that contains it strikes the inner surface of the race. Over time these pits lead to a rough noisy pedal stroke. Ceramic bearings are fitted to.

Think of your wheel bearings. In most bearings the grease is the main source of friction. I show how to overhaul a cup and cone hub on a rear bicycle wheel. The problem here is that wheels take hard impacts from potholes.

The hubs can be optioned with ceramic kogel bearings on request. Measuring 37mm deep 25 2mm wide internally and a whopping 32 6mm wide externally bontrager s aeolus pro 3v tlr wheels are right on the cutting edge of road bike wheel design. 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. The wheels come ready to ride as a tubeless application out of the box with pre installed rim tape and valves and freehub spacers.