Bones Reds Precision Skate Bearings

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By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Bones Bearings developed there own rating “skate rated” which focuses on impact resistance, ball retainer type, grade of ball, materials selection and grade, appropriate lubrication and the clearance between the balls and the races.

Skate Rated clearances, tolerances, materials and lubricant provide the best performance and durability possible. High precision and small tolerances are required for bearings that run at an extremely high RPM such as in certain tools that spin at 30,000 RPM. Skaters who use Bones Swiss do so because they want the very best equipment they can get and they know the difference between ordinary and exceptional. With removable rubber shields for easy cleaning, a high speed nylon ball retainer, and built for skateboarding, they come pre lubricated with Speed Cream and are ready to roll.Compared to the conventional REDS bearings from Bones, the BIG BALLS bearings are said to have some advantages.

Speed, Bones may be onto something with that claim, these things love to get up to speed and maintain it. BIG BALLSare engineered to roll faster and last longer by using 6, 17% larger balls, like our legendary Bones Super Swiss 6 bearings. Go w these, don't get em wet, keep the shield on em, clean n lube once in a while, and they will last for years. The Andale Swiss skateboard bearings are no match compared to the Bones Swiss but they are still a solid bearing that will last you a good amount of time.The terminology ‘complete skateboard’ is used to describe a skateboard that has all the components such as the deck, trucks, wheels, bearings, and grip tape already assembled before you purchase it. They are inspected twice before being shipped to skaters and offer the greatest combination of performance, durability and low cost in the business. All of Bones Bearings come lubricated with their special Bones Speed Cream oil which we also sell seperatley so you can service and relubricate your skateboard bearings.

Due to their many years of experience with skateboard bearings, Bones Bearings have a considerable range of bearings in their assortment. Bones Swiss Skateboard Bearings have the best reputation in the skateboard industry and have had this honor since 1981, due to their performance and quality. Bones Swiss have been preferred and chosen for more than 28 years by the world’s top professional skaters. Bronson Speed Co G3’s are becoming a popular bearing because professional skateboarders’ Zion Right and Milton Matinez both have G3 pro-models. During the manufacturing, the team changed from a standard stamped metal ball retainer to a high-speed precision moulded plastic one that could be removed by skaters to allow better cleaning of the bearing.At the time of writing this i have been riding on and maintaining a set of Bones REDS Big Balls for about a 4 months in a few different skates and skating styles and wanted to share my experiences, and what I like and dislike.