We go inside Enduro Bearings in Oakland, California, makers of the very best bearings for every component, from pedals to hubs, from bottom brackets to headsets, plus a full line for mountain bike suspension pivots too! Meet the bearing brains Matt Harvey and Mike Alders who cofounded and run the two divisions (bike and industrial bearings) and learn all about bicycle bearing technology, how Enduro torture tests their bearings and see some of the many innovative bearings Enduro makes plus other sweet products, like their exquisite bike tools. You’ll never take your bike bearings for granted again!
At the beginning of the video I show Matt’s historic Bianchi with Cambio Corsa gearing (also called Paris-Roubaix) and tell how the rear wheel moves when you shift. Here are videos showing some details on the operation:
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⦿ Enduro bearing innovations:
https://cycling.endurobearings.com/pages/enduro-innovations
⦿ Enduro on bearing types and how bearing I.D. numbers work:
https://cycling.endurobearings.com/pages/bearing-basics-1
⦿ Enduro tools:
Tools
⦿ Keep up to date on Enduro innovations and happenings:
https://cycling.endurobearings.com/pages/newsletter-library
Timecodes:
00:00 – Intro
00:43 – Entering Enduro headquarters & their vintage bike collection
01:54 – Greeting Enduro Cofounder & Cycling Division Head Matt Harvey
02:08 – Matt’s impressive and historic Bianchi bicycles
04:07 – Greeting Rick Sutton, Enduro Executive Director, Biz Dev & Marketing
04:24 – Some Enduro company history
05:21 – A little bicycle bearing history
07:22 – How many bearings does Enduro carry?
07:58 – Enduro locations around the globe
08:22 – How bearings are made
12:24 – Enduro’s specific seals for every bearing and location
14:30 – Greeting Alex Wassmann, Enduro AFM Sales & Marketing Director
14:43 – Enduro’s business offices and more bearing and bike collectibles
18:08 – The historic Bianchi Matt designed for Johan Museeuw
21:19 – Tour of Enduro Bearings Industrial Division (ABI Industries)
25:55 – The fork lift type bearings that was the start of Enduro the company
27:53 – Mike’s Sheldon lathe
28:11 – How Enduro started their business
29:53 – Vintage bearings
34:33 – How long have sealed cartridge bearings been around?
34:52 – Seals for cup & cone style bearings
36:48 – Greeting Enduro Cofounder and Industrial Division Head Mike Alders
38:23 – How the history of ball bearings is tied to the history of bicycles
38:57 – Matt & Mike on who made the first bearings and how balls were made
40:57 – How Enduro tests bearings for performance and longevity
54:08 – How corrosion affects bearings
54:49 – The XD-15 bearings that Chris will be installing in my gravel bike next
55:03 – Some detail on Enduro’s extensive tool selection
55:15 – What makes Enduro XD-15 bearings so unique and special
55:59 – Chris Feucht installs Enduro XD-15 bearings in my Trek
57:54 – Chris shows how to preload the Shimano BB bearings
59:12 – Chris removes and replaces the hub bearings
01:00:00 – Outro
7 Comments
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Jim, this is an excellent video. I watched it in one sitting. Those XD-15s look enticing.
Thank you for this video. I appreciate the insight.
Like all truly American companies, they manufacture their products in places like Taiwan, Singapore, and, of course, CHINA. As China sends us billions of molecules, we send them millions of dollars to build their military so they can demolish us. Aren't American companies great? What genius! What vision!
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Thanks for the video. I learned a lot from it.
Very cool!! I enjoyed this