The concept behind a bearing is simple.
Ceramic vs steel bearings hubs.
This is mostly due to the additional time spent to perfect a quality ceramic ball.
The material can be polished smoother than any metal reducing friction and wear.
Because ceramic bearings are rounder with a smoother surface and more uniform size friction is reduced and that can contribute to a less energy required.
Optimization is possible for the disparity that exists between these parts.
The graph below shows a comparison between two steel bearings skf and ntn and a ceramic bearing enduro.
The different elements balls retainers and closures can change a bit.
Ceramic bearings versus steel bearings the debate has gone on for a long time.
Rolling resistance is the key trump card promoted by ceramic bearing fans.
While regular bearings are made from stainless steel ceramic bearings are made from ceramic silicon nitride si2n4.
Initially the enduro bearing has lower friction at around 600km of use the ceramic bearing has worn a track into the comparatively soft steel races and the bearing friction starts to increase dramatically.
The first thing that strikes the eye when looking at bicycle bearings is the difference in price between steel bearings and hybrid ceramic bearings.
I decided to test the capabilities of ceramicspeed enduro a cheap ebay bear.
Five different parts go into building skateboard bearings and longboard bearings.
The influx of ceramic bearing development into the bike industry sparked needed focus on reducing rolling friction in bearings.
Ceramic bearings are often represented as the ultimate way to minimize rolling friction on your bike.
Cost of purchase for ceramic and steel bearings.
Things don t slide or roll.
Ceramic bearings vs steel.
However the reality of why some bearing designs are faster than others doesn t always align with what is presented.
Steel bearings the silicon nitride used in kogel ceramic bearing balls has a set of material properties making them perfect for bicycle wheel bearings.
Ceramic deals with heat better so.