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The sound of almost raw bearings is a lot louder and more crisp than well lubed (or over lubed) bearings, and often translates to the board sounding less crisp too, so more of a dull thud when it hits the ground.
I wonder how much is mental and how much is truth, but I know some people always find their board weird if they have been riding bearings that were almost screaming at them before, but now are quiet.
what are you even saying in that second paragraph at this point haha. Yeah, it’s weird to change from loud to quiet bearings?
Quite a few of the guys I skate with like them loud (often without shields too) but quite often when the bearings are not lubed at all, they are almost too loud (screaming), meaning they are almost to the point of blowing out, given bearings should be run with some lubrication.
They don't like the sound of the bearings when they are new with shields either, or when they are lubed and often say they can't skate like that, even though their board is considerably slower when their bearings are in that condition, hence the "it's all in your head" / mental reference.
Same way old mate here said his board feels heavier - how much lube can you put in and how much heavier would it actually be? Maybe it is more in his head and less actual weight, hence the "I wonder how much is mental and how much is truth" comment.
This is more curiosity than anything else, but in the same way that if you get it in your head something to do with your setup is off, then the board will most likely not skate how you would like, you have a bad skate, etc.