I just replaced my Black Panther 7 bearings with new Bones Swiss bearings, the difference has me wanting to go back to the blk panthers. The wheels are just not spinning. I actually slow down when I bomb "the hill". I read the inset w/ the package about how these bearings need a break-in period, yet I have skated for two days on them with little improvement in wheel speed and have lost my stoke. Could they be a defective set?
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sounds like they are over tightened on the axel as well.
The issue now seems to be that these Swiss bearings are old as dirt, yet they are in perfect condition. The backs are an imprinted swiss gold color back. What did the other side have for a shield on the gold issues? Was it another gold imprinted shield?
I appreciate your knowledge. I thought you had to have a shield on both sides. Now it makes sense, to place the retainer side, in the wheel. This will work. This also explains why they do drag with a shield on the retainer side!
Thanks again.
sweet chair jess ^^^
Anybody know what years the Gold shields were out?