Do Easton Ec90 Xc Have Ceramic Bearings

Easton ec90 sl wheel review therma tec treatment on full carbon rim.

Do easton ec90 xc have ceramic bearings.

Installed new fully sealed ceramic bearings in my ec90 aero wheels. These wheels offer fierce acceleration smooth dependable braking and impressive aerodynamics. From the spring classics to rough and tumble cyclocross racing you ll be hard pressed to find a condition where the ec90 sl is out of its element. Easton r4 sl hub with ceramic bearings.

Just to be clear i am not interested in a comparison of dt vs easton i roll dt now and know they rock. I can t stress enough how important it is to get your hub model correct. Hub wheel bearing easton ec70 mtb. 2012 ea50 ea90 slx ea90 sl ec90 sl slx ec90 aero tt use r4 hub.

Haven havoc ea90 xc xd ec90 xc ec70 trail use m1 hubs. Easton ea90 sl road wheel is the undisputed workhorse in the easton high performance wheel lineup. Velomax r4 series ea70 ec70 sl ea90 sl ea90 slx ec 90 carbon. Ceramic bearings save up to 40g using full ceramic bearings in road wheelsets.

Easton ec90 xc hub reviews i ve heard some not so good things about easton hubs and i ve also heard about changes to the late 2011 and all 2012 versions that might be improvements. Same echo hub as wheels costing twice as much or more. If they feel rough and or have excessive amounts of slop they are ruined they need to be replaced. Higher spoke counts front and rear with the ballistics grade tubeless certified ea90 series rim make.

Overall ceramic is more expensive than steel with a slight performance advantage in limited situations such as full ceramic bearings in the absence of shock loads. I m not sure what easton would do my expensive ceramic bearing campagnolo cassette compatible freehub r4sl bearings have pitted balls now. If the shock load goes above the limit of the ceramic bearing catestrophic failure. Easton ec90 sl tubulars in nice shape with a few minor scuffs in the decals clearcoat but strictly cosmetic.

Really tough for how light they are i think they tip the scales at just over 1200 grams if i recall correctly. I have the stan s iron cross pro set up tubeless with clement pdx 700x33 clinchers for the cross specific trails and decided to mount the clement las diamond pattern tread on the easton ec90 xc 29er for on road pavement use. The bearings in both the freehub and r4 hub should feel very smooth when turned with a finger.