Leading ceramic bearings manufacturer, CeramicSpeed, has announces a new improved formula for its UFO Racing Chains that were originally launched in 2015. Aiming to provide the fastest drivetrain solutions, CeramicSpeed notes that its passion for achieving the lowest friction levels is deeply rooted in the company’s DNA. Staying true to this mission, CeramicSpeed acquired Ultra Fast Optimization Racing chains in 2015, moving the company’s production base from the US to Europe.
The CeramicSpeed UFO Racing Chains are high quality chains crafted by high-end manufacturers, each individually optimized by hand in Denmark following a multi-step process involving a unique wax formula with special additives. The addition of optimized racing chains to CeramicSpeed’s existing ceramic bearings ranges has followed the company’s natural development. The world’s fastest racing chains have already been a part of the victory for many athletes and riders worldwide. According to CeramicSpeed, this new improved formula opens up even greater performance opportunities.
Double the distance – 600 km/370 miles of optimal performance
Friction Facts, a US-based drivetrain efficiency lab, was recently acquired by CeramicSpeed and has become a vital cog in the company’s international R&D commitment to performance. The fruits of this expansion are shown in the development of an improved version of ultrafast racing chains, available from today.
Since the original launch in 2015, the CeramicSpeed UFO Racing Chains have ‘guaranteed optimal energy gains for about 320 km/ 200 miles of riding’. After this distance, the power savings were seen to slowly decrease with chain/lube wear. Thanks to a new improved formula, the CeramicSpeed UFO Racing Chains now last almost double the distance and feature even lower friction.
Following several months of lab and road tests, the wax-based ultrafast optimization formula used in the UFO Chain Optimization process ‘ensures that the new racing chains will now last 600 km / 370 miles before significant efficiency losses, and potentially even longer’. Ideally-suited for the racing ambitions of a serious rider, the CeramicSpeed UFO Racing Chains remain ‘the perfect choice for optimal road applications and riding in dry and clean weather conditions’.
Up to 15% less friction
While the distance increases, the friction diminishes. The latest frictional tests show that compared to the earlier version of the CeramicSpeed UFO Chain, the new formula shaves off up to 15% more of the chain friction. Due to the new improved formula and in-house performance testing, the CeramicSpeed UFO Racing Chains will now be produced and offered in two options: an optimized KMC SL 11s and 10s chain which is compatible with SRAM, Campagnolo and Shimano, and a new optimized Dura-Ace HG901 11s chain specific to Shimano drivetrains.
The chains will continue to be delivered together with a bottle of Squirt Lube for maintenance use after the 600 km / 370 miles have been surpassed.
CeramicSpeed is a Danish producer of ceramic bearings and bicycle components, founded in 2004. All bearing products are handmade at the company’s HQ, with all racing chains also receiving their final optimization in Denmark. Founder and current CEO, Jacob Csizmadia, was the first person to introduce ceramic bearings to the professional cycling world.
CeramicSpeed adds that it remains the world’s most successful ceramic bearings manufacturer in cycling, with victories in all Grand Tours, the World Championships, and many other top-level events. Notable wins include the last two editions of the Giro d’Italia, won by Alberto Contador (Team Tinkoff) in 2015 and Vincenzo Nibali in 2016 (Astana Pro Team). Alongside numerous stage victories, the company’s sponsored teams also won two jersey classifications at last season’s Tour de France.
In 2017, five sponsored World Tour cycling teams Cannondale-Drapac, Quick-Step Floors Pro Cycling Team, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, BORA-hansgrohe and AG2R Mondiale ride with CeramicSpeed products. Additionally, CeramicSpeed products are the choice of some of the world’s leading triathletes including Andy Potts, Lionel Sanders, Andreas Dreitz, Tyler Butterfield, Tim Don, James Cunnama, and Jodie Swallow.
Many of the world’s leading manufacturers of bicycles and bicycle components use CeramicSpeed products as OEM parts, and the company’s products are distributed worldwide to over 28 countries. CeramicSpeed also produces ceramic bearings for industrial use.
