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Fruity beer
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On 6/11/2006
Marty
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Lemon Boy speaks.....
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"CD"
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On 6/11/2006
t.o.
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www.concretedisciples.com
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Eh???
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On 6/11/2006
Marty
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William,
What is "CD?"
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Marty
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On 6/9/2006
William DHB
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i took most all of that from Rons own post over at CD, just do a bit of searching and the post should be easy enough to find.
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re: Rockin Ron
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On 6/9/2006
msk
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"hey dude i sent you an email, you on vacation or something? ;)"
Actually, he is. Heading up to north to sample various NorCal and Oregon parks...
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Oh...Really???
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On 6/9/2006
Marty
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Hmmmm.....
Really? William, thanks for being the first to post an answer. Is there anyone from Ron's that can villify or mollify this? I am still really curious if I just got a bad set? Ron are you out there?
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MARTY
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On 6/8/2006
William DHB
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Marty,
After your concern over those bearings i did some digging and from what i found the rockets you have (the same as mine) are an older lot that he assembles himself unlike the NMB's (aka Steel Rockets). I guess you arent the only one with this problem since there is a newer model out that has a "slight change to the raceway Curvature and one other feature to so now Rockets will handle even more axial load" Im guessing this means a deeper race or something and that could possibly take that play out, the new ones have "RocknRons Rockets" on the seals insted of the normal NMB seal. It is also being taken one step more and there is talk of NMB ceramics being made which are the makers of the orginal steel rockets and will have those same tight tolerances. Although for slalom that play may be negative i was running ceramic rockets when i was lighting up hobby hill.
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ROCKIN RON
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On 6/6/2006
dan a la csu
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hey dude i sent you an email, you on vacation or something? ;)
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Re: Rims
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On 6/5/2006
Emmanuel Mitsinikos
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i was looking at getting some rims for my bearings too. There are bearings that have mechanisms to keep crap out of the ball chamber, like the Bones labrynths and ceramic labrynths, but since i use such lightweight lube, i have to open 'em up to replace 'em ever weekend anyway, so i just sift 'em around in some acetone while i re-lube. I'm using black-panther abec 7's and i'm incredibly happy. GOnna get a set of bones STF wheels and then i'll be flying.
P.S. are rockin ron's really that good? i saw them on www.socalskateshop.com but i hadn't heard much about them so i didn't know what to think.
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who
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On 6/3/2006
do
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you work for?
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water bearing
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On 6/3/2006
paulsteuri
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WHat is a bearing that you could ride in the rain, and it wouldn't rust or slow down? I have biltin abec 7's and they seem pretty fast after I've riden them over a mile in a down pour.
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maryhill
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On 6/2/2006
levi
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josh burt, shoot me an E-mail levi1254@hotmail.com, might need a place to stay. got my ticket and entered the race so i'll be there for sure.
If anyone has an extra helmet I might need one. I will try to get one before I come out. anyone let me know if you got one
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Seals?
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On 6/2/2006
Geezer-X
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The parasitic drag from 8, or for that matter 16 bearing seals (and I mean rubber contact seals, not metal shields) is virtually insignificant. If you're actually looking for the last 1/100th of a second or immeasurable bit of speed, then running freshly cleaned and lubed shielded top quality bearings is fine, but for the real world? I love pleasure tools 7s with a nice green rubber seal on both sides of each one. Just use bigger wheels and you'll go faster. Or eat more pie. That helps too.
Really accurately made STEEL spacers have a WAY bigger impact on speed.
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Ron's Ceramics
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On 6/2/2006
Marty
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Recently I was given a set of Ron's ceramics to try out. I loaded them into some Zig Zags and when I put them on I found something peculiar. I have a tiny bit of play that I cannot wrench out. When I put them on the first time I kept giving the wheel the wiggle test and kept putting about an 8th of a turn to the nut. Suddenly I realized that the wiggle was not from the nut being loose, but the play was in the bearing itself. I literally tightened them down until they were pinched by the nut, but they still wiggled.
I know they are supposed to have something like an .05 tolerance so I am curious if I got a bad set. Anybody else had this problem? I have to admit I was really bummed with the play. OH and to answer the question before it's asked, I was running a Splitfire front with an old TTC in the back.
Anybody????
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Bearings and different abec ratings
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On 5/29/2006 Don J
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I had my shields bend too, I posted this on the other boards....I bought abec 5 and abec 7 Biltins, and 2 of the abec 7's are making grinding noises, and the wheels wont spin as freely as they should, I think the walls are damaged, cause when I bought my new skate tool (cheap one). Anyway my question is:
Can I use (2) abec 5, and (2) abec7 bearings? Maybe put the 5's on the front and 7's in the back trucks? I wouldnt think it should make a difference, considering the rating is still high on the 5's. Any thoughts?
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Save Money
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On 5/22/2006
cad
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ROCKET NATION!!
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typse
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On 5/16/2006 Paco
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Teh best typse of berings for speed would be NINJA CERAMICS
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types
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On 5/14/2006 chris
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what is the typse of berings for speed
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Shields
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On 5/10/2006 Richy C
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Dont take your shields out unless you have a closet full of bearings. Bent shields are usually the after effect of Lame skate wrenches that are not nurled so they pass the nut and slam into your shields. you also need speed rings on the inside towards your truck so the bearing will not rub on the sometimes bad cast hangers. Elephant wrenches are the answer!!! I have seen the masses street riders with the wheels set up so they slam back in forth. I crank all my bearings down tight and my bearings roll forever! Thanks OUST!
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Cage/Shield Rub
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On 5/8/2006 Chuck Gill
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If your shields are showing evidence of cage rub, either something *IS* bent or your bearings are showing piss-poor design.
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re:no shields
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On 5/8/2006
fitz
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big call man. I've had metal shields rub. I know this cause when I've gone to service em after about 12mnths use, the inside of the shield showed shinier spots where the metal cage had rubbed. they weren't bent or deformed either. Bearings with nylon cages are a good way to get round that prob.
my younger bro rides street and swears by runnin without shields to go quicker. I'm more interested in making them go quicker for longer, rather than go the quickest.
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Shields not seals
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On 5/6/2006 herbn
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seals rub shields don't appear to make contact,why would removing the shields make a bearing faster,even before the dirt gets in?
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shields
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On 5/6/2006
slim
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sure, bearings are faster with the shields off: until the bearings get all gunked up with the junk the shields were designed to keep out...
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Question
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On 5/5/2006
Backdoor Bandit
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I have a pair of element trinity's and are they faster with the shields off?
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here we go again
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On 5/3/2006
cad45
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bearings?
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