Phil Wood's New Carbonite Bearings at Interbike Video 2 of 2

New Carbonite bearings by Phil Wood announced at Interbike in Vegas. Set the hubs in motion, and you are spinning for 10-to-15 seconds. No lie.
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[Aleowiciuos]

Any BB is going to spin like that if it's dry

[KneelArmstrong]

yes, it even sounds dry, you can hear the balls bouncing around. Lets see the resistance under load.

[WhiteGravey]

have you super bike mechanics ever actually tried spinning dry bearings? yea thought so

[NWforager]

RIP Phil Wood .

[Boognish247]

PS- Phil machines some very nice bits, but it's not like they make their own bearings. They make nice hubshells and BB sets, and use high-quality commercially-available cartridge bearings in them.

[Boognish247]

i, too, like cup/cone/loose balls in the hubs and BBs, mostly b/c that's the more serviceable system. you can get a ton of nice loose bearings for cheap, and if you keep things lubed and tuned properly, it'll last for a very long time before the cups get pitted. That being said,most of my BBs are sealed,mostly b/c that's what is generally available nowadays. Further, I prefer cartridge bearings in my headset, although I still have plenty of unsealed headsets, too...

[jujizainesilio]

@Aleowiciuos i agre ;)

[bloodifrit]

can be use on downhill bike

[ampdavolts]

I agree with the earlier commenters, and state that loose balls in a cup with a cone, is the better bottom bearing. This was all determined by 1895, or before. Use of oil instead of grease allows lower friction. None of the old makers would have considered grease for bike bearings. Bike hubs were a bit oily. If you oiled the oil holes, and adjusted the cones, bearings lived well enough, similar to today, or better, perhaps. Could be fixed by any home mechanic, no special tools needed.

[pachris]

Have you all heard of phil wood before? lol you don't need any more proof its great than the name.

[fusionstar916]

Secret ingredient?.. its high speed low viscosity oil like those used for competition casting reels and fishing reels.

[russianpegs]

I know the secret ingridient. Its wd-40