In regards to those SKF bearings. I remember in the early-ish 2000’s (maybe? Closer to the 2010’s maybe?) SKF entering the skate market, being advertised in skate mags, maybe the Skateboard mag for sure. They did a promotion where you got a free set of SKF bearings with a subscription and I always meant to do that, but never did. Andrew Reynolds skated for them for a very short time, was in their ads.
I worked at a dairy in Pittsburgh from 2010-2014. A friend of mine was a maintenance worker for the dairy and got me the job. One overnight shift, he gave me a tour of all the books and crannies of the plant and in the maintenance area they had a shit ton of bearings stocked for all of the different machines and equipment there. They were all made by SKF, and I instantly thought of the skate connection. Very random, I know.