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Exporting to Chinese market
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On 3/24/2001 Sydney
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Who's out there has a complete idea of what's going on for those foreign bearing manufactures' competition in China
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vinigar
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On 3/24/2001 Debra
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Do not soak vinigar in your bearings I just tried it and the bearings got rusty.
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6900's
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On 3/23/2001 Herbn
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Price,beleive it or not,a abec 5 bearing in anything but a 608 is really pricey,more than Reflex's will cost,and i stopped believing in the fountain of speed,so i didn't think it was worth the money.boring out randal hangers to 10mm,big hassle,definitely weakening. I've thought of all kinds of funky combo's like a mix of minimizers and 6900's,tapered axles .By the way spinning split axles,makes sense on some level,since spinning axles are basically a safety feature,for seized bearings. One bearing on each end of a long axle will create a flexy situation.Two short axles spinning on bearings about an inch apart,cool,10mm, real cool.
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6900 bearings
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On 3/23/2001 Duane
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Why not put 10mm axles in your Randals (or any other truck), and just buy the 6900 bearings from a bearing supplier? This gets rid of the extra spacers, etc with the ABS system, and their associated slop (not to mention middle man mark-up). Of course then you would need 6900's to float the axles; might get expensive. I doubt that the floating axles spin under load anyway unless the wheel bearings are bad, but that's a separate issue. 6900 abec 5's and ceramic are available all over the place, if you don't mind cleaning out grease.
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ABS Reflex
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On 3/23/2001
SimFucious
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look very nice... think i'll replace my powell swiss with a set of the ABS abec 5s
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Reflex ABS
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On 3/23/2001 Herbn
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Back in Sept i mentioned this set up,i think their finally close.At that time i already had 6900 series industrial bearings adapted onto my Stroker board,there is no magic speed bearing,they are good bearings,have a good chance of being quick,especially the Reflex ones,they will be oiled(mine were greased and are still pretty quick,now)and the extra balls,stress distribution thing ,is a valid advantage,i know their industrial stress rating is the same as a regular bearing(608),and lastly the sleeves can be made snug to 5/16 axles, and snug to the 10mm bore in the bearings.It's all good,or at least it could be.
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REFLEX
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On 3/23/2001 STEVIEB
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Anti-lock Bearing System.
Is this the all things to all men bearing we have been waiting on ?
anybody tried these they seem promising
http://www.reflexbearings.com/abs.html
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Mean ol' Herbn
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On 3/22/2001
hugh r
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Debra,
Don't listen to that mean ol' Herbn...
The prob won't be the berings... Keep on practicing, you'll get it! HR
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bearing tool
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On 3/22/2001 R.
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Pepe: Normal.
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abec 43
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On 3/22/2001 Herbn
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no wonder you only get 2 feet of air,abec3's have restricts biult into the retainers that limit your speed therefore your airs will continue to be puney until you move up to the unrestricted abec 5's or the turbo charged abec 7's, nitrous 9's are under developement,Henry Hester's return to skating probabely has something to do with that,none of the previous test riders survived!
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fkd and halos and luckys
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On 3/21/2001 Debra
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I wanted to know what bearings are fastest for skate park and pool riding because when I go to a pool I keep pushing and when I hit the top of the pool I only go about 2 feet high in the air and I see these other guys going about 6 feet high in the air and right now I got luckys abec 3 bearings and I was thinking about getting fkd abec 7 or any abec 7 bearings that are fast and I just wanted to know what kind of bearings are faster then luckey abec 3 and what bearings are really fast. Thanks
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Question
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On 3/20/2001 pepe
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I got a tool to put back the bearings in the wheel but, when I push on the bearing, the presure is concentrate on the inner ring. Can I damage my bearings this way or is it just normal?
Thanks
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FKD bearings
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On 3/20/2001
hugh r
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Zack,
The FKD golds are one of my more favorite bearings. They are smooth, accelerate well, maintain good speed and are VERY rugged. I have been abusing mine and they continue to perform.
Only caution on the golds... The bearing has a half sheild on one side. Dirt and grime gets into these bearing real easily. I clean mine after each days ride. Failure to do so will shorten the life of these bearing much faster than ones with full sheilds. Also, you need to lube them more than a standard bearing because of the half sheild (seems to spit the lube out quicker)
The purple sheilded FKD's are also a very decent bearing. Not quite as smooth as the Golds, but they too are very rugged, and have held up well to the abuse I have been giving them while keeping the performance up.
I have no experience with the Luckys... HR
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6009 bearings
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On 3/20/2001 herbn
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mine are industrial greased bearings,the Reflex ones will be oiled,they are even listing ceramics,they'll be abec 5's mine are 3's,for what thats' worth.My 6009's (10mm bore) are nice and smooth, no drastic speed increase though,they can be sleeved solidly to 5/16 axles,which is nice.
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Zippo fuel / Sewing machine oil
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On 3/19/2001 pepe
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I just cleaned my bearings with Zippo fuel wich seems to have done a good job. It leaves no residue and dry instantly. Then, I put 2 small drops of sewing machine oil in each bearings. The result is that they are less noisy and more smooth but the bad part is that they don't keep their momentum like they did before the cleaning. I think this oil may be doing some resistance.
But this is my first bearing job and maybe it's always like this. If someone have made the comparison between sewing machine oil and a proven bearing lubricant, let me know
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6009 bearings
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On 3/19/2001 herbn
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i use these on my Strokers,in cherrybombs,reflex bearings are making a system that will sleeve it on to 5/16 axles,they work fine on the strokers,though that's not a speed board,when reflex does finally get them done,i'll have em right away.
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e-mail
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On 3/19/2001
zack
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just e-mail me. i can't decide what to buy
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Lucky 7 ABEC 7 or Fkd gold (ABEC 7)
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On 3/19/2001
Zack
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Will someone tell me about Lucky 7 bearings? Also how are Fkd gold bearings?
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Spring cleaning
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On 3/19/2001 Jim
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I've never noticed any oxidation left from the ether. I don't think it reacts with steel but I also don't know that it dosen't. The thing I like about ether is how well it cuts grease and oil. It just washes it away without needing much agitation.
Another good way is to remove the cages and balls (if their removable) and polish everything individualy. Reassemble, lube, smile.
Jim
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10mm inner
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On 3/19/2001 Duane
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Has anyone out there ever tried bearings with 10mm inner races? The outers are 22mm standard, width 6mm so they would comply with speedboard specs. I would think the larger axle and smaller balls would give more precision, less slop, and thus less friction. Along those lines, can someone measure the axle hole on Randal Comp II. i.e. would a 10mm axle fit through?? Enough meat to bore it out if not?
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ether
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On 3/19/2001 Herbn
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won't the rapidly drying either,oxidize the polished finnish?the system that seems to work for me,adding excessive lube,like several drops of triflon(loosening dirt thinning old oil),then blowing out the bearings with air(clearing the junk out)maybe repeating this step,then one or two fresh drops,wipe off all excess,and any spinout after fast runs.
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Ether
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On 3/19/2001 Jim
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heh, nope I don't use the stuff recreationally, yup my spelling is awful
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jim
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On 3/19/2001 rulio
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don't you mean "ether"
and i thought the kids in my town using ecstasy were bad!
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Fear and Loathing in Jim's Garage
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On 3/19/2001 DT
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there is nothing more depraved and helpless than a man in the middle of an either binge...
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Cleaning bearings
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On 3/19/2001 Jim
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Ok I've heard enough.... To properly clean out your bearings
(in my opinion of course :) ) you must use either! Either
will disolve the majority of petrolium products into a much
more viscus fluid and help wash the old product away.
The advantage to an either wash is that once you have washed
the old grease/oil + dirt away you are left with either
which will evaporate like crazy and leave a DRY surface
ready for the new lubricant/speed cream/slick 50 product
of choice within seconds. There is also NO residue left
behind from the either. If there is any residue then you
didn't rinse out the gunk with the either well enough.
Either is sold as quick start fluid for starting engines
in cold weather or crappy old pickups in the back yard.
Just watch out for the fumes tho... you'll end upside down
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