CERAMIC UPGRADES
2010 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
2010 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
2010 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
2010 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
2010 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
2010 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
2010 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
2010 SRAM Red Crankset w/GXP Ceramic Botttom Bracket
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
2010 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
2010 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
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