What are the best Bones bearings for street?

WakeInFright

When you say 'street', if you mean kickflips, nollies, Ollie impossibles, well yeah, you won't notice a difference. If however you mean bombing hills, grinds and slappies on curbs, rails, and launching off ramps and stairs you will notice a difference as the Super 6's have less rolling resistance, meaning getting up to an optimal speed is waay easier.

Team up with Rough Riders for a soft(unslideable) and hard core and you won't damage the bearings like Bombers would. Otherwise G Bones are a great slideable wheel, hard enough not to trash bearings with lateral loading, yet soft and large enough to roll other small stones!

klayts

@WakeInFright you bring up some interesting points that might explain what I have been experiencing. I go through a set of bearing about every three months. I used to clean and lube them monthly, but it didn’t seem to extend their life, so I quit doing that.

I am a power slide addict, and I skate a lot of launch ramps, walls, and stairs. Based on what you’re saying, it sounds like my skating style is what is destroying my bearings. I use Reds, Bronson, Spitfire cheap shots, basically all of the cheaper ones. Do you think it would be worth it for me to switch to something like Bones Swiss? Will they stand up to the abuse better, or are they just faster? What’s the real difference?

WakeInFright

Bone Super 6's have 6 larger balls, as opposed to 7 smaller, and are apparently stronger!

brigade_bill

that's what she said

WakeInFright

And your old girl loved it Biebs!

brigade_bill

SkaterRick

@klayts When you cleaned your bearings did it at least speed them up? I tossed a set of Reds a while back because they sat after getting wet and started to drag. Since then I've only cleaned one set of Reds and that made a pretty noticeable difference. One thing I did notice was that right after cleaning they were really spinning freely, and making that whizzing noise that dry bearings make. When I dropped the speed cream on them they still spun, but were a bit slower and didn't make the whizzing sound. I know you can can't run them unlubed, but that seems to foster the impression that bearings are faster that way.

ppk187

When they’re new or freshly cleaned there is a break in period

klayts

@SkaterRick yes, cleaning them and lubing with speed cream sped them back up, for sure. It was just that usually three to five out of the set of bearings would be completely seized up on the third cleaning. No matter how I cleaned or lubed them, they wouldn’t come back to life. It seemed like they were physically damaged, not just dirty or dry. With what WakeinFright said about lateral loading from power slides and dropping from high ledges, it makes me think that’s what is causing it.

I’ll have to try the Super 6s.

cwalker3

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mallgrabber

Have any of you used the Race Reds? The description makes them sound like their basically Super Reds with built in spacers, yet they're a couple $ cheaper than Super Reds through Skate One. I'm wondering if you're considering Super Reds then you might as well go with the Race Reds.

brigade_bill

forgot about those

SkaterRick

Why forget about them? I have a set I use just for cruising up and down the street and they are fine.

brigade_bill

because i forgot they existed since they arent really promoted p.s. u should read first lol

mr_scary

I have had several bearings seize up from rust, I just put some 3-in-one penetrating oil on/in them, try to work it in a bit, and let set a day or 2 then try to spin, It breaks them free every time. and the rust disappears. it has to be a certain type of oil, WD-40 wont work. Here's the actual stuff. https://3inone.com/products/penetrant/

I also use it when working on truck, and trailers. or anything that rusts, or corrodes.

1963

Mini Logos. They are faster than my reds and double shielded. For me, it´s the best performing bearing on the market. But people need to spend more money to feel having the best stuff on the board

Mati.Bocian_92

Thank you all for help, I bought Bones Super Swiss 6.

WakeInFright

Sweet. What do you think of them?

SK8ER

I live up in Mauka and it’s humid and rainy. The mini logo bearings have actually outlasted reds, super reds, and Swiss. I think bearing life comes down to the environment that you skate in most.

baldman

I'm not really an expert about skateboarding but I bought one from skatereview and it works just fine.

WakeInFright

Bearing in mind, who actually won the Swiss Bones comp?

TheFarter2.0

TheFarter wins!