Original Swiss vs Super Swiss 6

[Diocletian]

I admit I’m trendy and pop the shields off my bearings, of course wheel graphics gotta face inward as well . I’ve ran shieldless on almost every type of Bones bearing, and they’ve all died at the same rate. Reds are the answer.

[jay_nev]

I’ve ran shieldless on almost every type of Bones bearing, and they’ve all died at the same rate. Reds are the answer.

Add a bearing spacer to reds?

[Krooked antihero]

Reds are garbage.

[Smartass]

Reds have never been able to last for me. I bought one set of Swiss back in the day to see the difference, and that set ended up lasting me a few years.

But Swiss 6 is where its at.

[Firebert]

Reds are garbage.

[jums]

Reds r 4 broke bois 

[hillbilly shifty]

yes to swiss 6 all day long!

[whatsreallygood]

You guys think there's a significant difference between ceramics and swiss 6 besides price? I have a weird habit of breaking bearings so if the 6's last longer that'd be cool.

[Yesterdays-pop]

I bet you’d never notice a difference, all dope tricks went down with traditional Swiss, don’t see bearings changing the game.

[whatsreallygood]

I bet you’d never notice a difference, all dope tricks went down with traditional Swiss, don’t see bearings changing the game.

Yeah I figured. I'm tempted to upgrade since right now I have some really old ceramic reds a buddy gave me mixed with some regular reds to make up for the broken ones.

[Dunkaroos]

swiss 6 with no shields, clean em every time i break a deck, been around a year and still ripping.

[Xen]

Honestly, I don't think there is noticeable difference at the speeds skaters go, except maybe hill bombing.

I believe Rockin Ron did some engineering speak, with charts and whatnot at one point that proved 6 balls were faster at acceleration than 8 balls and achieved a great top speed.

I've been riding Swiss 6 for years (they just last and last if you maintain them) and just picked up some BigBalls to try out.

[sharkin]

Swiss 6 for life
Clean em every few months with acetone.

I think my oldest set is the best, they just go and go and go.

[FS-OverKOOK]

swiss 6 for the win

[Willie]

I don’t get how 6 balls would be better. You have less friction points but it seems like more balls would distribute the load better and put less outward pressure on the spacer.

[Lashes2ashes]

I don’t get how 6 balls would be better. You have less friction points but it seems like more balls would distribute the load better and put less outward pressure on the spacer.

don’t know how much it matters but the balls are bigger than the normal ones. I went from the bones L2 to six balls and I noticed they coast longer from one push.

[whatsreallygood]

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I don’t get how 6 balls would be better. You have less friction points but it seems like more balls would distribute the load better and put less outward pressure on the spacer.

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don’t know how much it matters but the balls are bigger than the normal ones. I went from the bones L2 to six balls and I noticed they coast longer from one push.

Maybe since they're bigger they can distribute that load better while also having less friction

[Xen]

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I don’t get how 6 balls would be better. You have less friction points but it seems like more balls would distribute the load better and put less outward pressure on the spacer.

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don’t know how much it matters but the balls are bigger than the normal ones. I went from the bones L2 to six balls and I noticed they coast longer from one push.

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Maybe since they're bigger they can distribute that load better while also having less friction

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=100753.0

"All 608's are made with 7 ball compliment. The Super Swiss 6 is the ONLY 608 manufactured with a 6 ball compliment. The Balls all bigger, can take higher load (Impact), Have less ball surphase touching the raceway with 6 balls instead of 7 which lowers the running torque of the bearing making the bearing get to full speed quicker. I am sure within the next year you will start seeing more 6 ball designs, but right now its WIB(Bones) that makes 'em...At all possible, stick with German or Swiss with Plastic or non-metalic ball cages. Any bearing with a steel cage will be slower no matter where it's made. Grease is just an oil with a thickener, the thickener in the grease will slow down yo..."

[sammyz]

i don't have the super 6, but I've had regular swiss and the L2's...about 6 months ago i got the BigBalls which is cheaper version of the super 6...and i am properly impressed. They roll smoother and fast than regular swiss I've had.

at some point when they die, i'll probably upgrade to the super 6 for sure.

[ItsNoUse]

I wanna do Swiss 6 and immediatly pop the shields.

[rikki]

Question for Bones Swiss / Speed Cream users: how many drops of Speed Cream do you put in after cleaning your bearings? I know the Bones recommendation is just two, but would there be any benefit longevity-wise from putting in like 3-4 drops? Or does that result in a mess?

[Roisto]

Question for Bones Swiss / Speed Cream users: how many drops of Speed Cream do you put in after cleaning your bearings? I know the Bones recommendation is just two, but would there be any benefit longevity-wise from putting in like 3-4 drops? Or does that result in a mess?

Maximum two. The rest will just come out and make a mess of everything. I’d actually prefer 1.5 myself but that’s not that easy to achieve.

[moonordie]

1 and that's it

[Frank and Fred]

Agree with above. 1 or 2 absolute max.

Also Swiss 6 are the best. Consistently the longest lasting bearing for me.

[bombsaway86]

Question for Bones Swiss / Speed Cream users: how many drops of Speed Cream do you put in after cleaning your bearings? I know the Bones recommendation is just two, but would there be any benefit longevity-wise from putting in like 3-4 drops? Or does that result in a mess?

I usually just use one drop per bearing. Any more than that makes them feel slow and dead

[manysnakes]

When I first cleaned mine, I did three and immediately there was oil running out the side of the bearing into the wheel. So yeah, one or two. A little goes a long way.

[roll_dog]

I tried two recently and that was too much, be ready to do some high speed runs in the bowl or whatever to burn off the excess.

[Mbrimson88]

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Question for Bones Swiss / Speed Cream users: how many drops of Speed Cream do you put in after cleaning your bearings? I know the Bones recommendation is just two, but would there be any benefit longevity-wise from putting in like 3-4 drops? Or does that result in a mess?

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I usually just use one drop per bearing. Any more than that makes them feel slow and dead

Yeah for sure!

They end up with that sound like things are waterlogged or tightened down too much, while there is still lots of play, so just one drop in each bearing seems like it works really well.

[Xen]

Agree with above. 1 or 2 absolute max.

Also Swiss 6 are the best. Consistently the longest lasting bearing for me.

+1 for one drop only, it's plenty and keeps them loud.

[rikki]

Hey thanks for the input all of you. One drop it is.