CERAMIC UPGRADES
2009 Campagnolo Ceramic Hub Bearings - Set of 4
Just when you think there are no upgrades left for your fully-Campy Record equipped bike, along comes one final amazing option: ceramic hub bearings. These are the exact bearings Campy uses in their $3k Hyperon Ultra wheels, and they're compatible in any Campy wheelset or hubset with an OS ...read more
2009 Ceramic Speed Ceramic Cartridge Derailleur Pulleys
Why take apart a perfectly good Record or Dura Ace rear derailleur and install aftermarket Ceramic Speed pulleys? It's easy: Unlike aerodynamics -- where only the fastest riders enjoy the advantage -- ceramic bearings offer their most distinct advantage when you're pedaling at lower speeds. This is ...read more
2009 Shimano Ceramic Hybrid Aftermarket 7900 Bottom Bracket
The demand for ceramic bearings has grown so fervent that we spend less and less time explaining the benefits of going ceramic and far more time apologizing for hardly having anything in stock. We've rarely seen such a sustained dynamic of demand outstripping supply. The reasons behind the ...read more
2009 Shimano Full Ceramic Aftermarket 7900 Bottom Bracket
Why install full ceramic bearings in a Shimano Dura Ace 7900 bottom bracket? So your Dura Ace 7900 crank can roll smoother, faster, and longer in comparison to any other configuration -- ceramic or not. What you're looking at here is a Dura Ace 7900 Full Ceramic bottom bracket. By "full ceramic" we ...read more
2009 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
2008 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
2009 SRAM Red Crankset w/GXP Ceramic BB
What will astound you most the first time you ride a Red-equipped race bike? The shifting quality. Moving back and forth between chainrings is substantially quicker, quieter, and more fluid in comparison to Force. Red's exclusive use of ZeroLoss technology allows the Red DoubleTap shift lever to ...read more
2008 SRAM GXP/BlackBox Ceramic Bottom Bracket
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
2009 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
2009 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
