dR Rollin Smooth In 2011 With F1 Ceramic

We last saw dR suited up at the Great Salt Lake Nationals on the 4th of July. Soon after, a bigtime ballup at the OTC with Kyle Bennett in a practice lap sidelined both of them ever since.

Well, word is that both are well down the road to recovery, and looking forward to a strong 2011 season, come Reno.

As the calendar gets thinner, co-sponsor season is officially open in the upper-strata of BMX Racing’s Elite classes. Donny posted on his Facebook page the other day that he is on board with Nike for a new two-year deal.

Today comes word that dR has duo’d up with F1 Ceramic Bearings. F1 also supports fellow Olympian Mike Day, and company honcho Matt Speer had this to say in a release, sent first to News

F1 Ceramic Bearings announces that 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist Donny Robinson will be riding F1 Ceramic Bearings in his quest for the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal. Robinson, 27, began
racing BMX at age 6 and since then has moved to the top of his sport.

Robinson will be riding and promoting F1 Ceramic’s line of BMX bearings. “I train every day with the purpose of being the best BMX Racer I can be, knowing I’ve put it all on the line, with no regrets. I expect nothing less from my racing equipment. I choose F1 Ceramic bearings because I know they’ll give me an edge”, said Robinson.

Robinson, who is targeting the 2012 Olympics and wants to capture the Gold Medal, has been a top BMX racer for the past decade. F1 Ceramic Bearings is a leader in the ceramic bearing upgrade market and has been making ceramic bearings for cycling and skateboards since 2003.
Their line of bearings now includes roadbikes, MTB, BMX and skateboards.

For more information on F1 Ceramic Bearings, please visit http://www.f1ceramic.com/

Congrats to both Donny and F1 on their new partnership!

Ceramic Bearings: Peak Performance, for a Price

Long a staple in the road and mountain bike worlds, ceramic bearings are making their way from the exotic world of the BMX pros and “no-limit” deep-pocket-dads, to the slightly thicker atmosphere of rank & file racers. As BMXNEWS started to hear more and more about ceramics in the pits and cookouts of recent nationals, we felt this would be a great time to do an episode of Announcers Tower on this topic. Matt Speer, president of F1 Ceramic Bearings has been rollin’ steady in the ceramics business since 2003, and has products for BMX, skateboarding and the traditional line of MTB and Road.

In the interview, Matt talks about how athletes can expect to get more performance out of the watts they are laying down to the pedals, due to the lower resistance offered by the rounder (by a factor of five) ceramic ball bearings, versus steel. You may remember that “watts” were a measure we discussed in a previous episode of AT, when we were joined by George Costa of Rennen Design Group. In that discussion, George talked about how G-Cog measures watts and allows trainers and athletes to make comparisons. Sounds like a marriage made in heaven.

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