Which Bearings Are You Guys Running?

[moonordie]

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Are Andale still a thing seen a few skate shops in the uk have the andale swiss at around bones reds price wouldn’t mind comparing a set to my bones Swiss

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They're not great bearings. The "Swiss" are made in China. I'd recommend Modus over Andale any day.

Stay away from Andale. If you want a great cheap bearing go for the Flip HKD 5 or 7.

[Goggzy60]

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Are Andale still a thing seen a few skate shops in the uk have the andale swiss at around bones reds price wouldn’t mind comparing a set to my bones Swiss

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They're not great bearings. The "Swiss" are made in China. I'd recommend Modus over Andale any day.

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Stay away from Andale. If you want a great cheap bearing go for the Flip HKD 5 or 7.

Thanks I tend to ride bones Swiss but I’m on my 4th set in 18 months probably due to the to being in Scotland I have not had any bearings last longer than 6 months our paths and roads are pretty shite though.

[toe_knee]

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Are Andale still a thing seen a few skate shops in the uk have the andale swiss at around bones reds price wouldn’t mind comparing a set to my bones Swiss

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They're not great bearings. The "Swiss" are made in China. I'd recommend Modus over Andale any day.

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Stay away from Andale. If you want a great cheap bearing go for the Flip HKD 5 or 7.

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Thanks I tend to ride bones Swiss but I’m on my 4th set in 18 months probably due to the to being in Scotland I have not had any bearings last longer than 6 months our paths and roads are pretty shite though.

Get some green skf’s they have grease packed in them so they take awhile to break in, but I think they would be best for colder wetter environments

[swongolianbbq]

Dry swiss six

But I rode some ceramic reds with Xtra spread cream the other day and they were fast as fuck

[smg1138]

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Are Andale still a thing seen a few skate shops in the uk have the andale swiss at around bones reds price wouldn’t mind comparing a set to my bones Swiss

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They're not great bearings. The "Swiss" are made in China. I'd recommend Modus over Andale any day.

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Stay away from Andale. If you want a great cheap bearing go for the Flip HKD 5 or 7.

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Thanks I tend to ride bones Swiss but I’m on my 4th set in 18 months probably due to the to being in Scotland I have not had any bearings last longer than 6 months our paths and roads are pretty shite though.

Due to rust or just falling apart? If rust is an issue, ceramic bearings might be worth checking out.

[rikki]

Thanks I tend to ride bones Swiss but I’m on my 4th set in 18 months probably due to the to being in Scotland I have not had any bearings last longer than 6 months our paths and roads are pretty shite though.

[Madam, I'm Adam]

I’m skating Thunder hollow light his. I threw in Independent standard cylindrical medium/92A bushings because I heard they were good and I don’t really like standard Thunder bushings.

So far the mediums have been working. Only minor things are that there’s a slight bit of muffin top going on, and I’m kind of thinking that conical bushings might be better.

[smg1138]

I’m skating Thunder hollow light his. I threw in Independent standard cylindrical medium/92A bushings because I heard they were good and I don’t really like standard Thunder bushings.

So far the mediums have been working. Only minor things are that there’s a slight bit of muffin top going on, and I’m kind of thinking that conical bushings might be better.

The best bushings I've found for Thunders are the DLX made Thunder replacement bushings. IME everything else throws off the geometry too much or just feels weird. I weigh 175 and prefer my trucks on the tighter side of medium, so I usually opt for the 97a. IDK how anybody but children can skate the stock 90a bushings without getting massive wheelbite all the time, especially on forged plates.

[lulz]

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I’m skating Thunder hollow light his. I threw in Independent standard cylindrical medium/92A bushings because I heard they were good and I don’t really like standard Thunder bushings.

So far the mediums have been working. Only minor things are that there’s a slight bit of muffin top going on, and I’m kind of thinking that conical bushings might be better.

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The best bushings I've found for Thunders are the DLX made Thunder replacement bushings. IME everything else throws off the geometry too much or just feels weird. I weigh 175 and prefer my trucks on the tighter side of medium, so I usually opt for the 97a. IDK how anybody but children can skate the stock 90a bushings without getting massive wheelbite all the time, especially on forged plates.

Hey, your viewpoints are relevant in the following thread:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=112631.msg4178767#msg4178767

This one is the bearing thread…lol 

[Madam, I'm Adam]

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I’m skating Thunder hollow light his. I threw in Independent standard cylindrical medium/92A bushings because I heard they were good and I don’t really like standard Thunder bushings.

So far the mediums have been working. Only minor things are that there’s a slight bit of muffin top going on, and I’m kind of thinking that conical bushings might be better.

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The best bushings I've found for Thunders are the DLX made Thunder replacement bushings. IME everything else throws off the geometry too much or just feels weird. I weigh 175 and prefer my trucks on the tighter side of medium, so I usually opt for the 97a. IDK how anybody but children can skate the stock 90a bushings without getting massive wheelbite all the time, especially on forged plates.

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Hey, your viewpoints are relevant in the following thread:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=112631.msg4178767#msg4178767

This one is the bearing thread…lol 

Yeah my mistake, was looking for the bushing thread on my phone, wasn’t paying enough attention, and  mistook bearing for bushing haha

[smg1138]

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I’m skating Thunder hollow light his. I threw in Independent standard cylindrical medium/92A bushings because I heard they were good and I don’t really like standard Thunder bushings.

So far the mediums have been working. Only minor things are that there’s a slight bit of muffin top going on, and I’m kind of thinking that conical bushings might be better.

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The best bushings I've found for Thunders are the DLX made Thunder replacement bushings. IME everything else throws off the geometry too much or just feels weird. I weigh 175 and prefer my trucks on the tighter side of medium, so I usually opt for the 97a. IDK how anybody but children can skate the stock 90a bushings without getting massive wheelbite all the time, especially on forged plates.

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Hey, your viewpoints are relevant in the following thread:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=112631.msg4178767#msg4178767

This one is the bearing thread…lol 

Dude sorry, I was super baked when I posted that 

[Mbrimson88]

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I’m skating Thunder hollow light his. I threw in Independent standard cylindrical medium/92A bushings because I heard they were good and I don’t really like standard Thunder bushings.

So far the mediums have been working. Only minor things are that there’s a slight bit of muffin top going on, and I’m kind of thinking that conical bushings might be better.

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The best bushings I've found for Thunders are the DLX made Thunder replacement bushings. IME everything else throws off the geometry too much or just feels weird. I weigh 175 and prefer my trucks on the tighter side of medium, so I usually opt for the 97a. IDK how anybody but children can skate the stock 90a bushings without getting massive wheelbite all the time, especially on forged plates.

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Hey, your viewpoints are relevant in the following thread:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=112631.msg4178767#msg4178767

This one is the bearing thread…lol 

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Dude sorry, I was super baked when I posted that 

As long as you didn't try to put bushings in where bearings go and bearings in where your bushings go, I think we are all doing ok.

[lulz]

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I’m skating Thunder hollow light his. I threw in Independent standard cylindrical medium/92A bushings because I heard they were good and I don’t really like standard Thunder bushings.

So far the mediums have
been working. Only minor things are that there’s a slight bit of muffin top going on, and I’m kind of thinking that conical bushings might be better.

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The best bushings I've found for Thunders are the DLX made Thunder replacement bushings. IME everything else throws off the geometry too much or just feels weird. I weigh 175 and prefer my trucks on the tighter side of medium, so I usually opt for the 97a. IDK how anybody but children can skate the stock 90a bushings without getting massive wheelbite all the time, especially on forged plates.

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Hey, your viewpoints are relevant in the following thread:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=112631.msg4178767#msg4178767

This one is the bearing thread…lol 

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Dude sorry, I was super baked when I posted that 

No problems, fellow slappers. Just felt like you’d get better, more in depth responses, in the other thread.

Also, which bearings are you running?

[ghost of barry white]

Whatever you do, do not buy Bronson ceramics. Literally the worst set of bearings I’ve ever had. Never had every bearing go to shit so fast.

[moonordie]

Whatever you do, do not buy Bronson ceramics. Literally the worst set of bearings I’ve ever had. Never had every bearing go to shit so fast.

Or for that matter stay away from any Bronson.

[Vintagebody]

After months of riding Bones Big Balls, I went back to my old yotas, the SKFs. Either I've been unlucky and gotten bad Bones bearings, or they are just trash compared to SKF. To me, reds and big balls dont roll smooth at all. They feel jerky when doing manuals. The pair of Reds I got, were also gritty to roll between my fingers...
Bones Swiss 6s I do like tho.

[rocklobster]

After months of riding Bones Big Balls, I went back to my old yotas, the SKFs. Either I've been unlucky and gotten bad Bones bearings, or they are just trash compared to SKF. To me, reds and big balls dont roll smooth at all. They feel jerky when doing manuals. The pair of Reds I got, were also gritty to roll between my fingers...
Bones Swiss 6s I do like tho.

Just got on some SKF and while they felt slow out of the box (probably packed with grease) they ended up feeling really good.

[roba]

skf bearings are definitely the best in that price range. i’ve had a set for 2 years now and only 1 bearing blew out which i’m pretty sure was my fault, the rest work great still