CeramicSpeed T4530 Bottom Bracket

Colnago created the ThreadFit82.5, aka ThreadFit, to make their oversized bottom brackets more durable. The T4530 bb threads into those 45mm diameter, 82.5mm wide shells and allows you to install 30mm diameter spindle cranks into your Colnago.

The cups have CeramicSpeed bearings pressed in, and then are threaded into the bb. There are two bearing options. The Standard Bearing has CeramicSpeed Balls and hardened-steel races. The Coated Bearing has the same balls running on a 3-micron thick coating placed on top of those hardened-steel races, which makes them faster and more durable.

Did you know that this product has a lifetime warranty? That's right: as of September 1, 2021, all CeramicSpeed 'Coated' products and OSPW cages (purchased after January 1, 2021) are covered for life -- that's how confident CeramicSpeed are in the durability of their products. You can check out the full terms and conditions here.

Technologies

This kit adapts your Colnago to work with 30mm spindle cranks with the 386EVO standard and from Rotor. T45 was designed by Colnago to provide the design benefits of oversized bb shells and the repair benefits of threaded bb's.

The frictional from their Standard Bearings is 0.3-.04 watts. That's a reduction of 75% compared to stock bottom brackets. This is the result of hardened-steel races combined with ceramic balls that are 100% smoother and 15% harder than the ceramic competition. They also last longer. Coated Bearings go even longer and feature even less drag. Life increases by 60% and drag drops by 50% compared to their Standard.

All Round Grease comes applied to the bearings. It can be replaced for lower drag TT and Track Grease, or higher durability LongLife Grease, which adds a bit of drag but stays in when riding through messy conditions.

What's in the Box?

2 cups with bearings installed.

2 1mm spacers

2 0.5mm spacers

2 dust covers

Wave washer

Spacer tube

10ml syringe All Round Grease

Sticker sheet

Features

Coated bearings

CeramicSpeed's coating has several performance enhancing properties that makes it unique.Thanks to their continuous R&D program, CeramicSpeed have developed a special coating in cooperation with a European coating specialist. Applied to the steel races of the bearing, through an advanced process that ensures an even, smooth and homogeneous surface, the coating formula improves even further the high quality of the CeramicSpeed bearings.

Low friction-Once coated, the bearing races deliver a hardness level matched only by the CeramicSpeed balls, providing an extremely low friction coefficient between the two materials. The result is thus even less friction in their coated bearings than in their standard bearings.

Coating Graf Friction-The coating is a metallic layer, which is 75% harder than the hardened steel races. The coating is applied in a very thin and even layer of 3 microns (0,003 mm) on the entire surface of the bearing race. Both the inside and the outside are treated to achieve optimal results. As CeramicSpeed use a metallic coating on top of the hardened steel, it can be difficult to see that a bearing is actually coated. However, if you take a closer look at a coated bearing, you will notice that the surface has a different shine than a standard CeramicSpeed bearing.

Lifetime -The coating has several properties that improve the lifetime of CeramicSpeed's bearings. The increased hardness of the races combined with the super smooth and round CeramicSpeed balls, means virtually no wear on the bearing.

The coating layer is applied completely closed and homogenous. The formula used for the coating is extremely resistant to corrosion. This means that even if the bearing is contaminated with degreaser, water or mud, the risk of bearing failure due to corrosion is negligible.

How to achieve the optimal performance -The coated bearings are more resistant to lack of lubrication when it comes to wear and damage on the bearing nonetheless, this does not mean that the need for maintenance is completely eliminated. Just as CeramicSpeed do with their standard bearings, they recommend to always lubricate them with their special grease to achieve optimal performance in terms of low friction and long lifetime. For all training and racing applications they recommend the use of CeramicSpeed Blue all-round grease. If you want to achieve the lowest possible friction, CeramicSpeed recommend you to use their TT grease. Please be aware that compared to the standard Blue all-round grease, the TT grease has a shortened lifetime and therefore, it requires more frequent application.

Handmade in Denmark-Like all other CeramicSpeed bearings, their coated products are handmade in Denmark. This means all bearings are built by hand and inspected manually at each step in the production process. Building a coated bearing adds a number of extra steps to the process. The CeramicSpeed balls and steel races are matched within microns after which, each set of races is coated. The races are kept together in pairs through the entire process and after coating, each set needs to pass the quality control before they go into production.

CeramicSpeed coated bearings are available for pulley wheels, bottom brackets, wheel bearings and the Oversized Pulley Wheel System.

Bottom Bracket Compatibility Matrix

* 30 mm cranks with a short spindle may have limited compatability.

** Does not fit a FSA crank from 2016 or newer.

*** Only BB30 fits shell width of 83 mm.