One thing to remember about bicycle bearings is that they are very lightly loaded and usually fail from corrosion and not from overloading. Good, corrosion resistant bearings with good seals and good grease are always the best choice. Bearings with high load ratings and high speed ratings aren’t needed for bikes so Hambini’s observations are 100% incorrect.
A good engineer can design something that will be very good for its intended use. The big companies such as SKF & NTN can surely design and manufacture good bearings for many industries but do they know bikes? The fact that SKF sold that solid lube bearing to Cane Creek for use in a bottom bracket tells me that they don’t know bike bearings (and It is disappointing that Cane Creek didn’t know better either).
Feb. 2, 2022, 7:49 p.m. - Bogey
One thing to remember about bicycle bearings is that they are very lightly loaded and usually fail from corrosion and not from overloading. Good, corrosion resistant bearings with good seals and good grease are always the best choice. Bearings with high load ratings and high speed ratings aren’t needed for bikes so Hambini’s observations are 100% incorrect. A good engineer can design something that will be very good for its intended use. The big companies such as SKF & NTN can surely design and manufacture good bearings for many industries but do they know bikes? The fact that SKF sold that solid lube bearing to Cane Creek for use in a bottom bracket tells me that they don’t know bike bearings (and It is disappointing that Cane Creek didn’t know better either).