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wheels and spacers
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On 3/3/2001
paul
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Hi this may sound dumb but has anyone ever compiled a list of wheels and what size bearing spacers you use with them?
Or does it depend on the make of the bearings as well in regard to what size spacer you need. Ive got a gravity hypercarve with 73mm 80a gravity super Gs, when these need replacing I might get Kryptonics as they are easy to get hold of here in the UK, I read that Kryptonics routes use 8mm spacers, is this also true of classic K, hawaii and retro k. thanks.....paul(england) also are speed washers all the same size?
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Ninjas
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On 3/2/2001
SimFucious
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The Fives are great but the 7s are better and are only $30... But in my opinion you should get Bones Swiss. At $40 for the worlds best bearing it's a steal. The Bones are the fastest bearing i've had and tghey last forever with little maintenance needed
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Old bearigs
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On 3/1/2001 DT
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Lately i've had a lot of luck with a set of old KSK Japan bearings. They were in a set of old powell-peralta mini cubics I aquired. They have sealed metal shields on both sides and are well broken in, and now they roll long time!
anyone every hear of these?
i also picked up some Ninja 5s, i'll let you know what i think later.
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Minimizers and thier adapters.
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On 3/1/2001 PCB
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I just realized that I was thinking of one-piece wheels (BonesBombers and everything from my '80s shortboard days). They have a verticaly tall bearing seat but my PowerPaw Centereds have a verticaly short bearing seat. The P.Paw wheel would only be touching the adapter and not the minimizer bearing itself. Does the adapter provide enough support for the minimizer's outer ring? If it doesn't, I can see a possibility of bearing damage with it.
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Minimizers
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On 3/1/2001 Herbn
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If you look at an Aluminator and notice how thin it is around the bearing they could make it nearly as thin around a smaller bearing,we're just talking about optimiuzing here,for a general workhorse commuter board adaptors are fine.
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Minimiser adapter
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On 2/28/2001 PCB
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I wouldn't get minimizer-specific longboard wheels. That would remove the options that the adapters provide. Is there anything about the adapter that makes it not so good?
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Minimizermizers
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On 2/28/2001 Herbn
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I got these shortboard wheels in my shop,from ninja,they take minimizers directly no adaptors,these are ninjas,but the economy pack.Regular minimizers are japanese bearings,these are chinese,they look exactly like baby china bones,i'm sure they fit in the minimizer adaptors,but the only set of replacement bearings i got were in a tube,without the adaptors.I was considering that it may be a while before somebody makes a wheel(for longboards) that takes this interesting bearing directly,no adaptor.Aluminators!
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Mini-mizer revised
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On 2/28/2001 PCB
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Oops, looking back at your post, I see what you really said about longboard wheels. A few more questions though, why would you think minimizer-specific wheels would require a 14mm spacer? Also, do the minimizers use standard speed rings? And finally, what's the exact name of this bearing that resembles tiny china bones?
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Mini-mizers
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On 2/28/2001 PCB
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Herbn,
You were saying that there are no longboard wheels being made yet that accomodate the minimizers, but I believe that there is a special "sleeve" that makes them fit standard wheels. The "size number" (sorry, too tired to think of the term) is 688, isn't it? This page describes it to an extent and sells them too (copy and paste):
http://swatskates.com/bearings.htm
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roller skate spacers
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On 2/27/2001 kelsey
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hey all, go to www.google.com and type in "roller skate spacers". I found a few sites on the first page of results that sell roller skate spacers suitable for krypto route wheels. Haven't bought any myself yet, but soon enough...
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Ultrasonic
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On 2/27/2001 Duane
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Watch that ultrasonic method for cleaning. I've seen that really trash bearings, especially ones with metal ball retainers. Better to hand-spin them in several successive dishes of solvent, each one cleaner than the last, then lube them immediately after the solvent flashes off.
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Krypto spacers
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On 2/27/2001 roger
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Mark,
The guy at the shop is an idiot for saying they (any wheel) does not use spacers. As previously stated many times here, Krypto Route wheels use 8mm spacers, and they are available at roller skate shops/rinks.
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ILL-FITTING SPACERS
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On 2/27/2001
MarkL
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I've recently bought a couple of sets of Criptonics wheels lately(Route 70's & 65's) and Bones bearings(Swiss & Reds) and find that the 10mm spacers are too big, by about 1-2mm. Is there a place where I can find shorter ones or will I have to modify the longer ones to fit? I asked the guy at the local skate shop and he said that they just don't use spacers on the newer wheels. I've been riding w/o them for now, but how detrimental is it to run w/o them since everyone else I've spoken to seems to think this is a bad idea? Any info would be great, thanks.
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Degreaser
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On 2/26/2001 Fahme
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What I found works as the best degreaser, and cleaner, is "Oil Eaters" liquid. Oh man, this thing cleans everything out, even your grease. If you're looking to start out your bearings new, soak 'em in this and if you can put them in a jewelry cleaner (it shakes "ultrasonically").
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abec is not a rating
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On 2/26/2001 roger
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ABEC values are not ratings, they are distinct sets of specifications/tolerances and should not be confused with an expression of rating. For a bearing to be called an ABEC3, 5, or whatever it must pass a series of very specific tests. ABEC specifications are not relevant to road wheels. More important is the quality of materials and design of a bearing, ABEC specifications intentionally do not address these issues (they are a specs for precision, not of design, material, or performance).
Swiss Bones do not have an ABEC designation, nor is one needed or desired.
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Bones Swiss Bearings
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On 2/26/2001
SimFucious
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Thesse bearings are the best ever made and are a steal at $35. They are quiet&fast... a lethal combonation. Does anyone know the Abec rating on these??? I've heard answers ranging from Abec 3 to Abec 7. Also the plastice bearing spacers that came with them do not fit my Sector 9 nineballs...Can I cut them to size?
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Ceramics
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On 2/25/2001 Herbn
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Some people have posted that a rough road will degrade any bearing,and a ceramic even more.It's possible,being that NOTHING ever happens that has no effect on anything,but that is for physisists to ponder,real life,perhaps a few runs made mine feel faster than new,when that effect stopped i presumed they had "peaked" so i packed them away,vacuum sealed:)so if any punk ever cares to challenge my absolute dominance of my hills, i can break out the ceramics and give them a run for their money.:)They seem a little faster in the straights,(measurable)in turns while carving they seem quite a bit faster,though you'd be hard pressed to measure that.How about those slalom guys, with their tenths of second,do they notice ceramics?then again they may be secretive.
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Bones ceramics
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On 2/25/2001 Craig
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I'm just looking for some tips on the care of ceramic bearings from anyone who's experienced with them.
I just bought them for racing. How long about do they tend to last?? Are they that short lived that I should only use them in the racing, and leave them out for the practice runs? (the road has some big tight turns and is relatively smooth) Should I run them in at all before the race and then lubricate them more?
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NMB's
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On 2/23/2001
hugh r
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They're made in the "asian market"... probably Singapore... HR
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Ghetto NMB
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On 2/23/2001
phil
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My NMB's dont say where they were made......whats the deal with that. Are they like no name NMB's. can someone please help. thanks...phil
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Minimizer spacers
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On 2/22/2001 Duane
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For a 14mm spacer, two center races broken out of old regular bearings will be almost exactly 14mm if stacked up.
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Minimizermizers
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On 2/22/2001 Herbn
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The wheels that use these,though not yet available in longboard sizes/formulas,will probabely require 14mm spacers if they are built to Ninja standards.No such spacers are available on a regular basis,ninja doesn't seem to have them for their current wheels,and i think these bearings need spacers more than regular 608's do.
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11 mm spacers
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On 2/22/2001 PCB
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Longskate has them. Check longskate.com under Wheels and then the PawerPaw brand.
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11 mm spacers
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On 2/21/2001 Randy
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any ideas on where to find 11 mm spacers online?
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spacers
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On 2/21/2001 PCB
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A spacer is a thin metal tube that fits on the truck axle, inside the wheel, between the two bearings. It fills up the empty space between the bearings so that there is no room for the inner ring of each bearing to move when the truck's hanger or axle nut pushes on it (like during a slide). To keep your bearings at optimal functionality, you need a spacer that fits the wheel (4 per skateboard), a small washer on each side of the wheel(8 per skateboard) (these are sometimes referred to as "speed rings") and last but certainly not least you need to keep your axle nuts tightened down all the way. It's really a very simple concept.
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