Ceramic Bike Bearings

Two types of ceramic materials.

Ceramic bike bearings.

This impact leaves a very small dent or pit in the steel race. Hand built in denmark. A ceramic hybrid bearing has steel races with ceramic balls and a full ceramic bearing has ceramic races and balls. The boca bearing company have been an industry leader in ceramic bearing technology since 1987.

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. Miniature full ceramic and ceramic hybrid bearings are particularly well suited to both competitive and recreational bicycle applications. Ceramicspeed has been one of the leading manufacturers of high performance bearings for the cycling industry since 2000. Ceramic which is significantly harder does not have this ability.

Crafting the fastest bearing products for cycling and industry since 2004. Additionally silicon nitride does not deform under load keeping contact points with the bearing races to a minimum. 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. Should you be following in the footsteps of the pro racers then and upgrading your bike with ceramic bearings.

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. This is different from a full ceramic bearing which would have both the balls and the races made of ceramics. There are two materials that are common for use on bikes.

The material can be polished smoother than any metal reducing friction and wear. Silicon nitride a dark grey material and zirconium a bone colored material.