Enduro Bearings
A couple of months ago the teams Virtue Team bikes had their OEM bearings swapped out for ceramic Enduro Bearing versions from team sponsor diymtb.com. All the bearings in the bikes were changed; bottom bracket, headset, suspension pivots, wheels and even the jockey wheels were replaced.
In that time they’ve been put through there paces with a couple of races and training rides, both dry and wet. And with winter and the associated mud and bearing eating conditions now upon us it’s now time to let you know how they’ve been going so far as you might be in the market for some replacements in the near future.
Bearings aren’t a very exciting bicycle component, if all is going well you should never have to see or hear them. This is certainly the case with this set of ceramic bearings. In the months of use they have had there has been no creaking, no movement and no adjustment required.
The most obvious change is in the bottom bracket and jockey wheels, firstly because of the red cups of the BB and the red centres of the jockey wheels, and secondly because of the huge reduction in drive train friction. A quick back spin of the pedals is all it takes to see how much easier it all turns with the new bearings. The suspension pivots and headset bearings have been going about their business very quietly and still move as smoothly as ever.
The biggest surprise was after the mud bath that was the Rock Hop 6 hour race a few weeks ago. It was cold, wet and very muddy, not a very happy place for any bike to be in. After the post race wash up, when all the mud was cleaned away, and the bike had been left to sit for a couple of days the one thing I did notice was that the bottom bearings seemed to drag a bit more than usual. After a quick ride though they were as smooth and free spinning as they day they were installed, something that wouldn’t have been the case for some of the standard bottom brackets out there after such a race which would have needed replacing.
That’s all for now, we’ll let you know how they fair later on in the year after a few more k’s have been put into them.
In that time they’ve been put through there paces with a couple of races and training rides, both dry and wet. And with winter and the associated mud and bearing eating conditions now upon us it’s now time to let you know how they’ve been going so far as you might be in the market for some replacements in the near future.
Bearings aren’t a very exciting bicycle component, if all is going well you should never have to see or hear them. This is certainly the case with this set of ceramic bearings. In the months of use they have had there has been no creaking, no movement and no adjustment required.
The most obvious change is in the bottom bracket and jockey wheels, firstly because of the red cups of the BB and the red centres of the jockey wheels, and secondly because of the huge reduction in drive train friction. A quick back spin of the pedals is all it takes to see how much easier it all turns with the new bearings. The suspension pivots and headset bearings have been going about their business very quietly and still move as smoothly as ever.
The biggest surprise was after the mud bath that was the Rock Hop 6 hour race a few weeks ago. It was cold, wet and very muddy, not a very happy place for any bike to be in. After the post race wash up, when all the mud was cleaned away, and the bike had been left to sit for a couple of days the one thing I did notice was that the bottom bearings seemed to drag a bit more than usual. After a quick ride though they were as smooth and free spinning as they day they were installed, something that wouldn’t have been the case for some of the standard bottom brackets out there after such a race which would have needed replacing.
That’s all for now, we’ll let you know how they fair later on in the year after a few more k’s have been put into them.
posted by Jack Lamshed at 6:05 pm
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