Phil Wood Carbonyte Bearings

Phil Wood Carbonyte high-performance bearings are designed for speed. Carbonyte bearings will not match the endurance or longevity of Phil's standard bearing, but provide extremely low rolling resistance for race day use.

Carbonyte bearings are high-quality stainless steel cartridge bearings, made to Phil Wood's exacting specifications and stringent tolerance requirements. Carbonyte bearings use a proprietary Carbonyte grease applied to provide protection against wear, yet to allow for the low rolling resistance you would expect from a race-day bearing. The seals are are not full-contact as would be found in Phil's standard bearings, which is how contaminants can enter the cartridge and cause wear. For this reason we do not recommend these bearings to our year-round mountain bikers or our round-the-world touring customers. This bearing is for racing or fair weather riding.

Phil Wood bearings can be used to replace bearings found in many other cycling manufacturers' parts. Please see the dimensions and part numbers to determine which bearings best meet your needs. If you need assistance determining the appropriate bearing size, please contact us. If at all possible, please provide your existing bearing dimensions (inner diameter, outer diameter, and width) so we can determine the bearing(s) you’ll need.