v Do Bearings Really Matter?
Only if you want your wheels to roll. I never clean them or lube them as I’d rather be actually skating than toying with my board. Exceptions are during winter when there is plenty of time to do shit like that, or when something is really drastically fucking up overall board performance, or your board just went for a swim. But if you’re serious about this kind of thing… 608zz bearings. Two to a wheel. make wheel roll. common bearings, w/ my opinions: NMB: standard, good, American (?); GMN: German, really good; Black Russians: really fast, black, don’t seem like they’re good until you’re rolling on them; SKF, Singapore, shitty, slow, blowouts, Michael Fey; Swiss, Powell made, among others, super fast, not worth it for street, ramps, okay. This is a precision bearing (ah, hell, they ALL are) and I think it’s a waste to get them grimy in the street. Quickies, Shorty’s brand, fast, removable shield so they can be cleaned or rode w/o. The rating system for bearings is called ABEC.
