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I recently got some really cheap bearings and I had never understood how horrible they can be. I wish I had understood 30 years earlier that the bearings matter. I'm running Bronsons and some ceramic ones now. They make the world of difference. It is just so much easier to pickup speed in the park and transition tricks become easier when you can actually pump up to them and don't have to get the speed just right on the approach.
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Yeah, I always used to get the cheapest bearings I could. Since starting skating again as an adult and getting some Bones Reds, I realised how much of a difference it makes getting even basic good bearings.
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Good bearings are great, for sure.
What I inferred from Wouter's post though, is that they have at least one child who isn't at an age yet to buy or maintain their own equipment, and as such might not want or need their offspring zooming around at mach1. I could be wrong though; I made a big assumption.
Aren't good bearings for dinosaurs with the expenditure and a need to conserve energy?
AlexD
monkdagola
I've cleaned bearings before, it's not too difficult. Worth a shot if you have some cleaning solvent around already and some grease. However, if they're from cheap completes, they might not be worth saving and some reasonable quality bearings can be had for not a lot.