Zealous Bearings for Longboards and Skateboards

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The ABEC rating is generally used to describe how tight and small the tolerance of a given bearing is. While in the street skating scene, you’ll hear a lot about Bones, in longboarding, you’ll hear more about Zealous. In My Experience… Built-in bearings are much more sophisticated and have more mechanical parts than normal bearings, such as an integrated spacer and speed rings.

They have micro-groove raceway surfaces with self-smoothing microscopic linear grooved raceway surfaces to improve bearing lubrication and spin. The biggest con with steel bearings is rust, but all bearings have steel parts, so is it even a con? Just avoid salty, dusty, or wet conditions and your bearings should last for a while. Cleaning them will help for a while, but as aforementioned, it only helps for a little while. Turns out, the grease is different from regular skateboard bearings. At first these bearings will feel a bit sluggish, but after a few days I felt a difference. I had to push less and rolled for a longer period of time. Pretty cool! Lets start with the top recommended bearings for those who want reliable bearings for a fair price. I’ll also save you a sore finger from scrolling, you can thank me later.They roll smoother for a longer time compared to Bronson G2’s, but that also depends on where you skate. The bearings have housing to shield the balls inside from the mud and the water that makes them abrasive. Bones SS6 comes pre-lubricated with Speed Cream racing lubricant to provide the optimal experience and durability.

Yes, skateboarding is an outdoor sport we do when it’s mostly sunny. While some skaters still prefer to skate in wet weather, doing so has consequences, especially when using steel bearings.

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Comparable to Bronson G2 but less durable. Bones Standard Reds are still the most popular skateboard bearing on the planet. They are cheap, and by the time you need to clean them, you might as well just buy a new set. Bones Speedcream and a cleaning set cost about the same as a new set of standard Reds. Zealous Bearings The bearings are pre-lubricated with Arch-oil Nanoceramic Grease, which seems to be a high-quality lubricant that makes the bearings less resistant. The weather and temperature will have no impact on the bearings and they will remain consistent in any circumstances. ABEC 1: The most basic, least precise, most durable, and crudest of all is wrought iron. The quality of steel used here isn’t particularly great. The retainer is made of nylon and holds the tiny balls in place. The retainer holds the bearing balls at equal distances and helps to reduce friction. The quality varies between brands and while the retainer also improves the overall strength of a bearing, some retainers are stronger than others. Bearing Shield The Zealous bearing features an 8mm axle hole and 0.5mm built-in speed rings. You can mount these bearings on a number of wheels to minimize friction significantly.