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Six ball
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On 1/18/2002 Herbn
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I wish they would make up their collective minds; fewer bigger balls,more small balls,aaaarrrrggghhh!!!I know regular bearings are hard to disassemble and harder to reassemble,one thing they do claim is "easier to rebuild",if they're easier to rebuild then they're easier to build,faster assembly? sounds like a cost cutter,to me. Why are they more expensive,,,hhmmmmm six balls weigh 100 grams in the box originals (7 ball) weigh......102 grams,i doubt very much that that weight difference makes a difference.There is a side of me that is quite disenchanted with every freak'n company claiming to have faster bearings and no one willing to put up a seriously scientific speed test,i have said this before, no one is will to do a test because among fast bearings there is very very little difference,there might be some top end bearings that are hyped,and expensive but not really all that fast.I don't think there is a mysterious "fountain of speed" these could just be "the emporors new bearings" i don't think they suck,but don't fall over yourselves to run out and buy them because last years bearings suck by comparison,i also don't buy the P.T hype,that i've only heard of on this site,are advertised no where else,and just have anonymous endorsements for good service right here,although it's not a major loss, they are pretty cheap.
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bones swiss 6 balls
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On 1/18/2002 ur13
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So Herbn, what's your opinion of these bearings?
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cleaning
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On 1/18/2002
Paul K
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Hugh R,
Recleaned last night, before i saw you post, much imporoved, like you say still some grit in
Paul K
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grit
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On 1/17/2002
lexx
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squirt what in? I have the same problem as Paul.
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dirty bearings
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On 1/17/2002
hugh r
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Paul K,
Sounds like you didn't get all the grit out!
Get yourself a plastic jar with a lid... squirt a bunch of Birchwood casey gun scrubber into it and shake it up a bunch... pull the bearings out... spin them dry by hand... repeat as many times as needed... when they spin really freely with no feel of grit at all, apply a small amount of lubericant... keep spinning and apply just a bit more... HR
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bearings
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On 1/17/2002
Paul K
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I did the routine bearing clean thing last night, re-lubed with Speed cream, but now they sound like Sh*t, they were fine before i cleaned em.
anyone else experience this
Paul K
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Bearings
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On 1/16/2002 Duane
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Hugh, you may have to scrap the XT dirt wheels. The axle is 3/8, nominal, and I don't think you will find 3/8 inner and 22mm outer. 10mm inner would be super sloppy, you could metal tape the axles (SiN bearings, etc). You could get wheels and bearings that would fit for less than 10mm bearings alone from someone like McMaster-Carr, cart wheels and lawn & garden.
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bigger axel bearings
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On 1/15/2002
hugh r
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I picked up some big ol' trucks for my cooler carrier and they have oversized axels... measure out at 0.372
Any leads on where I can get a regular overall sized bearing that will fit this fat axel? They don't need to be good ones for speed (max speed will be 3 mph) but I would like them to be tough to hold up to a full cooler full of snapples!
I'll be mounting them up with some XT dirt wheels.
Thanks, HR
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BFS
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On 1/15/2002 Herbn
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Built for....swamps?.....sewers?......slackers?(who don't clean bearings:).......barely free spinning......big f@(k'n scam....he he he he.
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bones six balls
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On 1/14/2002 ur13
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herbn - please give a review of these bearings once it warms up and dries out...:-)
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Independent BFS
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On 1/14/2002
Kaylee
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Without using profanity I cannot figure out what the BFS really stands for. It sure doesn't mean "Built For Speed", as these are some of the slowest bearings I've spent money on. That doesn't render them useless, however. The same characteristics that make these slow (rubber seals and being packed with heavy grease) also make them WATERPROOF!! I put a set of these in my rainboard thinking they would last a little longer. The other day the weather was inclement and I needed to go for a ride. After a good half hour soaking ride through puddles et.al. I just put the board in my trunk and let it dry on it's own. I expected to have to free up the wheels to get them spinning again, but oh no. They spin just as fast and free as before the shower. This probably won't go on for ever, but it's a testament to how solid and sturdy these bearings are. Don't use them in any of your faster boards, but if you are tired of cleaning the bearings in your daily beater board, switch to these and forget about it.
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swiss six ball
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On 1/14/2002
jake
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Sup,
what's up with these new 6-ball swiss bearings? are they a lot faster? do they make a lot of noise? I just saw the add and it seems kinda wierd to me (a beginner). Well just though i'd ask.
peace,
...jake...
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Pleasure too stuff
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On 1/14/2002
timmy
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Hey I used to work for that damn co. way back when hyper started it, these are originally aa aggresive inline skate company, the guy that owns it now boght them at a discount when they went under, that's why there cheap, them not having a dist. to make better pricinis BS. I'm sure soon when they run out it's done... they are good, enjoy while they last, ask him if they got any of those girly calenders around that copied the snap-on calander....
I checked there site and it's the same stuff we had back then, early 90's...
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MEK
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On 1/12/2002
Chris Raezer
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Our local Lowes hardware has MEK for 16.95 a gallon. But I'm sure it will disappear, the EPA is also trying to get rid of it. At work we had to switch to MPK which doesn't work as well.
Chris
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Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
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On 1/12/2002 phil
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MEK might be really tough to find, thanks to the DEA. It is on the DEA's 'susipicious' chemical watch list. Acetone might be easier to find. Although the DEA would like to make just about any polar/non-polar solvent unavailable to the public. sad, sad world.
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six ball swiss/pt
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On 1/11/2002 ron
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these new swiss 6 balls worth it ?> how do they compare with the ptz? anyone tried them out yet
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Six ball swiss
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On 1/11/2002 Herbn
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in the house,very tempting, except it's wet and cold.
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That banner up there
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On 1/10/2002 BoBo
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brrdude, get yourself to that site and get them there bearings. When you ride them you'll wonder why you didn't pay lots more.
Lots of us ride em. We go fast on em too.
Try em.
BoBo [Quadgal Racing]
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pleasure tools
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On 1/10/2002
brrdude
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that banner up there... the bearings are really cheap
anyone know if they're any good?
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compressed air
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On 1/10/2002 Herbn
wrote in from
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not sure if they blow out totally dry,they always seem kind of oilly,but i agree lube bath may be a sure way to avoid oxidation. My bearings spin long time,too.
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bearing cleaning
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On 1/10/2002 jg
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Herbn do you think the compressed air causes some oxidation? When the lubricant is blown off you are blowing some compressed air which is colder- will make the bearings colder and lead to condensation. Even compressed nitrogen would not stop that. Of course using oxygen would just make them rust faster.
I have best results when I spin the bearings in a lubricant bath. I have yet to bother to soup up my bearings for a USA race.
I have had some wheels spin for minutes after cleaning- makes me smile.
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Bearing maintainance
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On 1/7/2002 Herbn
wrote in from
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All i was saying on the second part was that some people wait wayyyyy to long to clean and relube,if you start early,before your bearings get bad,dry bearing may seem like they spin forever but a drop of triflon before they get crusty, once bearings get bad the polish gets rougher and oil may free them up but it can't make them new again.
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Herbn
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On 1/7/2002
Luke
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Herbn is the most patientest guy around =]
Good work, herbn, and of course, you're right...although I didn't really get what the second part of your post was about?
Luke
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Bearing cleaner
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On 1/7/2002 Herbn
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And this question has been asked and answered by myself and others, in many posts before you(luke) but it's ok ,i don't mind honing my answers for understandability,grammer,syntax,ect. Nearly all subjects have been covered, i've learned to appreciate subtle differences in the asking and the answering.Don't let your bearing get terrible and my system works great,some people("who are these people?:) just ride in their salty gutters and wait til the can't hear their trucks grind over the sound of their bearings:)see, new answer.
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Sealed bearings vs. salt
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On 1/7/2002
kaspian
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Have any fellow northern-latitude skaters tried sealed bearings (such as the Pleasure Tools) as a means of warding off highway salt? As PSR posted in "Wheels," there are always some days that beg for skating, even after the snow has fallen and the road crews have been at work spreading sand & salt around.
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