The hybrid ceramic bearings had a long free spin time.
Ceramic bearings vs steel motorcycle.
A top class set of steel bearings as compared to a much promoted ceramic bearing is just as high performing.
This is mostly due to the additional time spent to perfect a quality ceramic ball.
It takes weeks for a kogel ball to sit in a tumbler and be.
Cost of purchase for ceramic and steel bearings.
That is 2 75 times longer than the steel ball bearings.
The drill only needed 1 42 amps to spin the hybrid ceramic bearing wheel.
Next was the amperage that the drill needed to spin the wheel.
Ceramic bearings vs steel bearings ceramic materials offer superior corrosion and heat resistance higher dimensional stability and lower density which facilitates high speed.
The graph below shows a comparison between two steel bearings skf and ntn and a ceramic bearing enduro.
A ceramic bearing is also harder than steel bearings up to 30 which improves durability and they also don t rust so less maintenance should be required.
Remember the drill alone without spinning the tire took 1 38 amps.
This discourse holds true not only for the bearings of skateboards and longboards but also for motorcycle and bicycle bearings.
Most sealed ceramic bearings are actually hybrid ceramic bearings which combine a steel race with ceramic ball bearings.
The first thing that strikes the eye when looking at bicycle bearings is the difference in price between steel bearings and hybrid ceramic bearings.
Sorry for strangling the hype.