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Hope Ceramic Bottom Bracket
Hope Ceramic Bottom Bracket
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| Black | Ceramic 68 / 73mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Black | Ceramic 83mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Black | Ceramic Road | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Blue | Ceramic 68 / 73mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Blue | Ceramic 83mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Blue | Ceramic Road | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Gold | Ceramic 68 / 73mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Gold | Ceramic 83mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Gold | Ceramic Road | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Gunsmoke | Ceramic 68 / 73mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Gunsmoke | Ceramic 83mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Gunsmoke | Ceramic Road | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Red | Ceramic 68 / 73mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Red | Ceramic 83mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Red | Ceramic Road | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Silver | Ceramic 68 / 73mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Silver | Ceramic 83mm | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
| Silver | Ceramic Road | Add this item to your wishlist | ||||
Top Features of the Hope Ceramic Bottom Bracket
All common systems are covered with this upgrade unit - making it ideal for Shimano, Race Face and others. The machined aluminium cups hold either full stainless steel cartridge bearings, or ceramic bearings in stainless races.
- Weight 109g
- MTB
- Road
These custom, Swiss made bearings are double sealed, fully serviceable and removable which give much greater life span than stock units. The bearings are made (as all Hope bearings are) by INA and have been designed to run directly on the crankset axle, without the use of shims or spacers -again increasing life and reliability.
Hope use a non contact, free running labyrinth seal to protect the bearing externally, and the machined aluminium centre tube is sealed internally with o-rings. The unit is suitable for 68 & 73mm shell width's.
Standard 6 colours are available on cups - red, blue, silver, black, gold and gunmetal, with the centre tubes being black on the stainless and gunsmoke on the ceramic.
About Bottom Brackets
Bicycle bottom brackets connect the cranks to the bike and allow the crank arms to rotate. There are various sizes of bottom bracket shell on the market, so compatibility needs to be checked. The three most common frame bottom bracket shell widths are 68mm (English threaded road and mtb), 70mm (Italian threaded road) and 73mm (British threaded mtb). There are also many axle shapes and styles, from JIS or ISO square tapers through to the round splined axles such as ISIS or Octalink and then there is the new external cup systems which have the axle built into the crank arms. Some frames are now using the new BB30 system which uses bearings pushed directly into the frame and removes the needs for cups to be threaded into the frame.
About the Hope brand
Hope are makers of CNC precision cycling components such as braking systems and accessories, hubs, bottom brackets, wheelsets, lights, stems, headsets, quick releases, tools and cycle clothing and merchandise. Hope has for many years sponsored many of the World Cup teams in downhill and cross-country. Their own team has become a formidable force in the United Kingdom and on the World Cup scene, allowing them to test their bicycle parts at the highest level. Hope is a company working at the leading edge of engineering technology, they use the most advanced materials and computer aided design techniques to produce bicycle components of unrivalled quality. At Hope, they have always maintained that their people are their most valuable asset and so they invest heavily in training to ensure that they all add to their knowledge, learn new skills and keep abreast of relevant developments. Product development and improvement is part of their business philosophy, and with their commitment to technical excellence Hope will continue to produce cycling products of unrivalled quality and value for money.
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Returns Information
- We will happily refund or exchange any item purchased on Wiggle if returned to us within 30 days, excluding Wiggle gift vouchers and personalised products except when faulty.
- We make no charge for returns - there is no restocking fee.
- Returned goods must be unused and supplied with their original packaging.
- We pay the return postage on any faulty item - Read more.
Magazine reviews for Hope Ceramic Bottom Bracket
Review from Bikeradar
We got one of Hope's first production ceramic bottom brackets over a year ago. The great news is that after all that time it's still going strong, despite constant use and absolutely no attention.
We did hear of one over in the Pennines that needed a clean-up after a month, but that's been fine ever since. It looks as though their unique labyrinth seals, direct mount INA bearings and alloy sleeved design work.
The downside? Hope's bottom bracket is pretty expensive at almost £100 and slightly heavier than other ceramic sets.
In conclusion...
These aren't cheap, but they're the nearest thing to a fit-and-forget BB that you can buy right now



