GGB maintenance-free bearings provide durable, environmentally friendly, grease-free operation able to withstand high loads, speeds and temperatures. Our high performance self-lubricating plain bearings offer exceptional performance in wet, dirty environments, making them ideal for use in a wide variety of recreational equipment applications.

From all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), bicycles, snowmobiles and mountain bike suspensions, to fishing equipment, ski bindings, recreational water craft, golf carts and many more, GGB has the experience and proven expertise in advanced materials to provide each customer with the ideal bearing solution for tomorrows’ new challenges.



SUPERIOR BEARING PERFORMANCE FROM CATAMARANS TO MOTORCYCLES

Reaching exhilarating speeds, catamarans are the sports cars of the sailing world, and the most popular is the Hobie Cat 16. Hobie dealer Sport Mohr retrofits the boats for use in regattas, choosing GGB’s EP™ injection-molded, engineered plastics bearings to reduce play and abrasion in the bolted joints of the boats’ dual tiller/rudder systems. GGB bearings provide superior wear resistance and low friction with excellent dimensional stability, high compressive strength and low thermal expansion.
TiTec Golf, has produced the first electric golf caddy made entirely of titanium using DP4® maintenance-free plain bearings in the drive wheels.
Requiring no additional fixation measures the bearings will not migrate out of their housings, also offering a generous amount of play, making them easy to install and assuring the wheels turn quietly.
GGB offers a range of maintenance-free, lightweight and safe bike bearings for motorcycles. Our EP™ and DP4® motorcycle bearings can be mounted and used for many different motorcycle components parts, including chassis components, shock absorbers and struts, starter systems and steering mechanisms

EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS, SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES

GGB’s high-performance, self-lubricating bearings offer customers great advantages in many applications thanks to a longer bearing life, high wear resistance and low friction over a wide range of load, speed, and temperature conditions in addition to reducing costs and a lower environmental impact:

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Improved performance and service life
Superior wear resistance and high shock load capacity provide extended bearing service life and improved reliability. Excellent low friction properties reduce power losses for improved equipment performance.
Maintenance-free
GGB bearings are self-lubricating, making them ideal for applications requiring long bearing life in operating conditions with inadequate or no lubrication.
Lower system cost
GGB bearings reduce shaft costs by eliminating the need for hardening and machining grease paths. Their compact, one-piece construction provides significant space and weight savings and simplifies assembly.
Environmental
GGB’s greaseless, lead-free bearings comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations such as the RoHS directive, restricting the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

CUSTOM BEARING SOLUTIONS FOR SCORES OF APPLICATIONS

Our customers benefit from the many advantages of the low friction properties found in our engineered plastics bushings and metal-polymer plain bearings. GGB provides bearing solutions to a multitude of recreational applications including cableways, motorcycles, quads, ski lifts, anti-theft systems and many more:
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GGB high performance bearings for recreational equipment
Electric Fishing Reels
Elliptical Trainers for Cross-Country Skiing
Articulated Touring Ski Bindings
Drive Wheels in Electric Golf Caddies
Golf Cart Front Suspensions
Brake Systems and Bridge Supports for Mountain Gondolas
Pleasure Craft Hatches and Rudders
Multi-Gym Weight Stations
Zip Line Pulleys
Snowmobile Shock Absorbers
Hang Glider Simulators
ATV Towing Hitch Systems
Skateboard Bushings
Cycling Equipment: Shock Absorbers, Rear Suspension Arms, Pedals, Wheel Hub, Brake Levers, Motorbike Starters, and accessories
GGB bearing experts are available to provide solutions to meet each application’s specific needs with a vast range of standard or custom bearings. GGB bearings offer good wear and friction performance over a wide range of load, speed and temperature conditions and the self-lubricating material is resistant to wear, chemicals, cavitation, flow erosion and fatigue.
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