North Carolina’s premium bicycle component company, Cane Creek, has just dropped some new bike goodies. Their new Hellbender 110 bottom bracket is not only more affordable, but it adds ceramic bearings – with a lifetime warranty!
Plus, how about some new polished silver bits? I mean, who doesn’t like polished silver? To go along with the new polished silver GXC Seatpost, Cane Creek drops “the first” polished silver hidden cable routing system in the new Silver HCR.
Additionally, there are two new colors added to the brand’s Chroma Studio: Slate and Smoke
Let’s dive right in.
Silver HCR
Designed for road or gravel bikes, Cane Creek’s HCR (Hidden Cable Routing) Stem and Headset system hides both the brake and shifter lines outta sight. It makes for a clean appearance without fully enclosing them within the stem or spacers
This makes installation, maintenance, and travel easier. The design is easy to use and fully sealed. So essentially you’re getting the clean look of internal routing without the downside that’s often associated with it.
The HCR Stem comes with 3 spacers: 1 x 10mm and 2 x 5mm
Silver HCR Retail & Detail
Retail: $229.99
- Headset Codes: EC44/28.6 | EC44/40 & IS52/28.6 | IS52/40
- Stem Lengths/Angle: 70mm, 80mm, 90mm, 100mm, 110mm, 120mm | -6 degrees
- Stem Weight: 90mm: 160g
- Stem Hardware: Stainless steel
- Headset Bearings: Stainless steel Hellbender bearings
- Spacers: One-piece, machined aluminum HCR headset spacers, included with stem (1x10mm, 2x5mm). Standard converter spacer included with headset for use with non-HCR stem.
- Seals: Interlocking cable seal, steerer tube seal, bearing lip seal, dual-lip crown race seal
- Drivetrain Compatibility: Optimized for wireless drivetrains, compatible with mechanical.
- Stem Material: Forged and Machined 6066 Aluminum
- Headset Weight: 147g (EC44/EC44 headset + 15mm of spacers)
- Headset Cups: Machined 6061-T6 Aluminum
- Head Tube Bore Depth (IS Headsets): 8.7mm
110 Ceramic
Cane Creek claims that the new 110 Ceramic Bottom Bracket is the “last bottom bracket that a rider has to buy.” The new bottom bracket uses Hellbender Ceramic bearings that are rounder, smoother, and harder than steel.
The bearings cannot corrode, and they are guaranteed to remain spinning smoothly for “as long as you’re riding them”. The 110 Ceramic is covered by Cane Creek’s 100% Lifetime Guarantee, which is the industry’s only 100% lifetime guarantee on BB bearings. It’s kind of hard to believe that they’ve dropped the price by $50, while also still providing a lifetime warranty on ceramic bearings.
110 Ceramic Retail & Detail
Retail: $299.99
- 100% Lifetime Guarantee
- Hellbender Ceramic bearings with Silicon Nitride ceramic balls
- CNC-machined 7076 T6 aluminum cups
- Dual-stage anodized, black & silver
- BSA only, 30mm spindle – 88g
- Precision-engineered and hand-assembled in Fletcher, NC
Note: Bottom brackets do not come with spacer kits.
Not sure what BB you need? Cane Creek can help; click HERE.
New Chroma Studio Colors
Smoke parts will include:
- Chainrings
- BSA Bottom Brackets
- Crank preloaders
- Stem faceplates
- More coming soon
Slate parts will include:
- Hellbender 70 headsets (all codes)
- Interlock headset spacers
- Headset top caps
- Hellbender 70 bottom brackets (BSA variants only)
- Crank preloaders
Check out all of the precision bike bits that Cane Creek offers by hitting the link below.
