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Mountain bike bearings (MTB)

Mountain bikers ride on rough terrain: they travel over roots, rocks, dust, mud and grass, over ramps into compression. Failure of a bike component can be dangerous for the rider as speeds of up to 80km/h can be reached on downhill trails. A rider has to be able to rely on his bike and, for this, he needs fail-safe components. In addition, precise haptics (responsiveness e.g. of the suspension fork) and low weight are among the most important characteristics that a mountain bike must have. Bearing components made of plastic instead of metal have been gaining in popularity for years – and for a very good reason.
Lightweight plastic mountain bike bearings reduce the strain on the frame and can make the bicycle easier to manoeuvre. Moreover, the lighter the bike, the easier it is to travel uphill. Our iglidur® plain bearings are around 80 % lighter than metal bearings.

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MTB riders
Mountain bikers ride on rough terrain: they travel over roots, rocks, dust, mud and grass, over ramps into compression. Failure of a bike component can be dangerous for the rider as speeds of up to 80km/h can be reached on downhill trails. If a bike rider wants to reach his best form, he has to be able to rely on his bike and, for this, he needs fail-safe components. In addition, precise haptics (responsiveness e.g. of the suspension fork) and low weight are among the most important characteristics that a mountain bike must have, and not only in professional sports. Bearing components made of plastic instead of metal have been gaining in popularity for years – and for a very good reason:
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Hold them in your hands before purchase and get to know them. Order the sample box with our top products for bicycles. It contains plain bearings made of various iglidur materials, a gear, an igubal rod end and a drylin N linear rail.
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