Do You Know How To Identify The Fastest Skateboard Bearings

By Bearing Manufacturer>Bearing News>Do you Know How to Identify The Fastest Skateboard Bearings ?2004-2012 Assuming this title the fastest skateboard bearings are the "608 Skateboard Bearings " seems to be the general consensus, but how true is that assumption? Honestly, the best skateboard will vary from person to person. Every skateboarder has different styles, different wants, and different needs. High speed bearings are designed to deliver the high accuracy, high rotational speed, and high rigidity needed for demanding applications. Lily super precision ball bearings deliver the highest level of accuracy, supported by our production capability, state-of-the-art equipment and extensive manufacturing expertise, as well as our commitment to applying the same rigorous quality control procedures at each stage of our production process. With optimal materials and internal design, Lily offers several types of super precision bearing, including the ROBUST series. The dimensions and tolerances controlled by the ABEC standards include the diameters and widths of the raceways, their shapes to some extent and the smoothness of the running surfaces. The system ignores side loading, impact resistance, materials selection and grade, appropriateness of lubrication, ball retainer type, grade of ball, the clearance between the balls and the races, installation requirements, and the need for maintenance and cleaning. All these bearing design requirements are very important to the performance of your skateHigh Speed Bearings, even though the ABEC rating says nothing about them. Therefore don't focus too much on the ABEC rating on the bearings. The ABEC scale is the rating system used to measure the variation of the listed measurement of a bearing and the actual measurement, but they do not hold much influence of the effectiveness of the bearings while skateboarding. The higher the ABEC rating, the tighter the tolerances are which making the bearing a more precision part. Sounds good, right? It's not that this system is flawed, but it only measures bearings as hunks of metal, indifferent to many factors that make a bearing good for a skate wheel. Since every bearing is used in a different manner and environment, bearings should be redesigned or customized for special uses, like skateboarding. High precision and small tolerances are required for bearings such as Full Ceramic Bearings to function at very high RPM (Revolutions per Minute), that must spin at 20,000 to 30,000 RPM. At that speed, an ABEC - 7 or 9 bearing rating may be appropriate. However, a skateboard with 54mm wheels turning 20,000 RPM will be traveling about 127 MPH! Since most skating is done under 30 MPH, the realistic maximum RPM your skate bearings will see is about 4700 RPM and probably 90% of skating occurs under 2000 RPM. So, very high precision is not required at skating speeds. It's obvious that it's impossible to proclaim one type of skateboard bearing as the fastest skateboard bearings, because they all have their ups and downs, and it just depends on your personal preferences and skill level. It is vital that your skateboard bearings roll at the speed you need to support your skating style. Some people like fastest skateboard bearings and other people like slow skateboard bearings, so that they can ease up a bit before a trick. Choose a skateboard bearing that has the best speed for you.

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