CERAMIC UPGRADES
2011 SRAM Red Rear Derailleur
Those Head & Shoulders TV ads were absolutely right: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. It's why Campy Record shifts like a dream, same with Shimano Dura-Ace. 90% of a person's judgment on the quality of one gruppo over another takes place in about 5 seconds: It's the 5 ...read more
2012 SRAM GXP BlackBox Ceramic Bottom Bracket - Italian
SRAM's Red-caliber GXP bottom bracket gets an upgrade to BlackBox ceramic cartridge bearings. Ceramic bearings offer outrageous hardness and roundness in comparison to steel, which substantially reduces the mechanical drag of the bottom bracket as the crankarm spindle rotates through it. After ...read more
2012 SRAM BlackBox Ceramic Derailleur Pulleys
Leave no stone unturned -- if you seek to make your bike as efficient as possible, then you cannot overlook the jockey wheels in your rear derailleur. All the while, as you labor over the pedals, those things spin and spin and spin. A ceramic upgrade there could save you energy just as it would in ...read more
2012 Campagnolo CULT Ceramic Hub Bearings - Set of 4
Campagnolo's CULT ceramic bearings are over 1000 times more round than the best steel bearing of any type, grade, or benchmark. At 25mph, the calculated energy savings from these alone is 0.8 to 1.0 watts. On an 8% grade, the reduction in friction is the equivalent of a reduction in static weight of ...read more
2012 Campagnolo /Fulcrum USB Ceramic Bearings - Set of 4
Campagnolo's Ultra Smooth Bearings (USB) are a ceramic upgrade that have been shown to be 50% smoother rolling than standard steel bearings. In fact, USB ceramic bearings are standard equipment for their Record cranks and Shamal Ultra wheels. These Campagnolo/Fulcrum USB Ceramic Bearings ...read more
2012 Enduro Ceramic Hub Bearing Upgrade Kit
Ceramic bearings reduce drag in your hubs, and they do it in a dramatic way in comparison to the machine-quality cartridge bearings that come stock in most wheelsets -- even high end models. Ceramic bearings are measurably-and-devilishly round, and it's this roundness that gives them their ...read more
2011 DT Swiss 190 Ceramic Rear Hub
If you're a road cyclist and you have a pulse, you're familiar with the ceramic bearing craze currently consuming the market. Why go ceramic? Because after reducing aerodynamic drag, a reduction in mechanical drag is the best thing you can do to make yourself ride faster for a given power output. ...read more
2011 DT Swiss 190 Ceramic Front Hub
The DT 240s front hub has been a cult classic for awhile now. It gained a well-deserved reputation as a lightweight, durable, and supremely low-drag front hub, which culminated in its use in the entirety of the 2006 ProTour season by Team Phonak. They used Power Tap SL rear hubs, but their front ...read more
2012 FSA Mega Exo Ceramic ATB Bottom Bracket
Ceramic bearings weren't new when FSA started putting them in bottom brackets. But they did, probably spurred on by their sponsorship of the CSC cycling team. And the bottom brackets were a hit. So much so, people were ordering FSA ceramic bottom brackets to run in conjunction with their ...read more
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