Ceramic Bearing Kit R&C series
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Ceramic Bearing Kit R&C seriesCeramic bearing kit for R series Neuvation wheels. |
The R and C series kit includes 6 bearings, the bearing tool to seat the bearings and instructions. You will also need a snap ring pliers and a rubber mallet (or something similar).
Many people have asked me if ceramic bearings are worth it. And, to be honest, up until this point I questioned their value. Are they better? Sure. How much better? About 4 watts. Do I use them? Sure. My problem has not been the technology, but the price. At the right price they are really pretty cool. You will be amazed by how much smoother the wheels feel when you spin them in your hands.
I know some of you will be thinking that they can’t be any good at the price I am offering them. In fact, they are high quality. I am buying them at rock bottom wheel maker prices and selling them at way below cost. Why? It helps me sell wheels, plus I was trying to find a way to make affordable ceramic bearing wheels and this promotion seems like the best way to do it.
These are high quality American made bearings with cryogenically treated bearing races. The info below is a cut and paste from the bearing maker’s web site.
At these prices, ceramic bearings are a no brainer. Note that they ship separately from the wheels and you will need to install them. But they are easy to install and they come with most of the tools and instructions.
Silicon Nitride Ceramic Balls: Made from pure Silicon Nitride material with extreme high density from uniform compaction (3.25 g/cm3), the micro-structural development of this material during manufacture is second to none. These high precision Grade 5, SIN2 pure ceramic balls are 5/1,000,000” from exactly round in sphericity. 60% lighter weight, and 7 times harder than steel, friction is reduced to near zero. Resistance to heat is 8 times greater than that of steel while there is simply no comparison for corrosion resistance and magnetic problems with our SIN2 balls.
52100 High Carbon Chromium Alloy Races with Cryogenic Treatment: Starting with vacuum de-gassed alloy and hardened to Rockwell C-64, these super high precision races are cryogenically treated not once, but three times during the final super polishing phase. Cryogenic treatment means taking the races down to minus 300º Fahrenheit to normalize the crystalline structure of the material so that the races will resist the hardness of the ceramic balls and get the maximum wear potential. This critical treatment to the races is left out by many manufacturers, but not by Enduro.
Retainers are Nylon with Graphite the smoothest running: These retainers are virtually frictionless while providing constant lubrication.
Grease: We use a special formulation of Rock & Roll Super Web grease which specifically addresses the issues of 2 materials in a ceramic hybrid bearing. This grease only runs better and smoother with time and is highly resistant to washing out. It is engineered to stick to the balls and continually be pulled back into the ball path where it is needed. Other greases end up on the edge of the ball path doing nothing.
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