Liquid wax.
Ceramic bearings and synthetic oil
It's time I service my wheel hubs. They have ceramic bearings. The manufacturer recommends using a fully synthetic low temperature oil. Just for the heck of it I looked at Ceramic speeds' web site and they too make the same recommendation. I'm looking for a synthetic oil for this application. I came across a product called liquid bearings, it seems it would fit the bill.
I wanted to ask though, those of you that have hubs with ceramic bearings and you're using the synthetic oil recommendation. What are you using?
I wanted to ask though, those of you that have hubs with ceramic bearings and you're using the synthetic oil recommendation. What are you using?
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Any quality oil or grease will work. It doesn't need to be synthetic or contain any magic ingredients. They hype-machine that is ceramic bearings has got you in its thrall.It's time I service my wheel hubs. They have ceramic bearings. The manufacturer recommends using a fully synthetic low temperature oil. Just for the heck of it I looked at Ceramic speeds' web site and they too make the same recommendation. I'm looking for a synthetic oil for this application. I came across a product called liquid bearings, it seems it would fit the bill.
I wanted to ask though, those of you that have hubs with ceramic bearings and you're using the synthetic oil recommendation. What are you using?
I'm trying to bite my tongue on this obvious troll thread.
Ceramic bearings = wax lube in any real improvements, none, really.I'm trying to bite my tongue on this obvious troll thread.
The benefit of synthetic oils for cars is that they can withstand high temperatures without viscosity breakdown. For a bike hub not so much. But if you are willing to spend big money on ceramics why not go all in on the oilIt's time I service my wheel hubs. They have ceramic bearings. The manufacturer recommends using a fully synthetic low temperature oil. Just for the heck of it I looked at Ceramic speeds' web site and they too make the same recommendation. I'm looking for a synthetic oil for this application. I came across a product called liquid bearings, it seems it would fit the bill.
I wanted to ask though, those of you that have hubs with ceramic bearings and you're using the synthetic oil recommendation. What are you using?
I just ordered the oil on Amazon. I'll let you know how it works out.
I just hope that this will get you off the wax lube bandwagen.I just ordered the oil on Amazon. I'll let you know how it works out.
I'm sure you will. Repeatedly.I just ordered the oil on Amazon. I'll let you know how it works out.
Why wouldn’t synthetic motor oil fit the bill? Buy a quart at the auto parts store or Walmart.
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I'm probably just old school but the only time I would use oil on hub bearings would be if I were doing a time trial and was competitive enough that a few seconds would make a difference. Campy Nuovo Record hubs had an oil port in the center of the hub just for this purpose. Otherwise it's grease and only grease for bearings under load.Why wouldn’t synthetic motor oil fit the bill? Buy a quart at the auto parts store or Walmart.
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