Ceramic Bearings Worth It

Ceramic bearings are said to offer reduced friction lower weight and improved longevity.

Ceramic bearings worth it.

But are they worth the expense. Are wider tyres really faster. Ceramic bearings are incredibly costly to manufacture in comparison to steel bearings. For the industrial applications they are designed for this cost is offset by the increased lifespan and significant improvement in performance they provide.

I will have a detailed tech article on how to do this in an upcoming issue. I then removed the steel ball bearings and replaced with the ceramic hybrid ball bearings. Help us to make it better. I say heck nooooo to much money for just a couple of bearing jang was shocked when he got the price tag.

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. Ceramic bearings are used in industrial machines because they spin at 25 000rpm and there are significant advantages but a bike wheel. 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. They are not a magic bullet for years of super slick service.

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. One other thought is the bearing races the ceramic bearings run on. Those are still steel races. So the bearing races will tend to wear out faster from the harder ceramic bearings.

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.