| Skateboarding has become a very popular sport | | | | for skateboard bearings to choose from such as |
| from messing around in the playground with your | | | | Bones, Bones Swiss, Chocolate Swiss, Death, |
| friends, to skating on the ramps at the local park, | | | | Diamond, and many more. |
| to the multi million and international skating | | | | 6. Switzerland Bearings – Switzerland are |
| competitions for professionals. Many skaters say | | | | known as the market leader and Yoda of |
| that the most important thing about your | | | | bearings, any bearing made in Switzerland is |
| skateboard and the way you skate is the | | | | usually of exceptional quality and class. |
| bearings you use. Here are the top ten facts you | | | | 7. Keep Dry – to enhance the lifespan of |
| should know about skate board bearings: | | | | your skateboard bearings you should always try |
| 1. Type of Bearing – there is many different | | | | to keep them dry. Keeping the bearing dry will |
| types of bearings, in a skateboard the type of | | | | reduce the possibility of corrosion and rusting. |
| bearings used are ball bearings. | | | | 8. Dirty Free Bearings – prevention is better |
| 2. Materials Used – skateboard bearings are | | | | than cure some would say and some would be |
| usually made out from steel, although silicon | | | | right. Wipe down your bearings after each run. |
| nitride, a high-tech ceramic, is often used. | | | | This may sound excessive but it doesn’t take |
| 3. Bearing Scale – all skateboard bearings are | | | | long and it reduces the amount of dirt that gets |
| monitored using the ABEC scale which stands for | | | | into your bearing which can cause them to be |
| Annular Bearing and Engineering Council scale. This | | | | slower and after time break. |
| scale rates and monitors the tolerance of a | | | | 9. Clean Your Skateboard Bearings – there is |
| bearing which is not really important with | | | | no doubt about it cleaning your skateboard |
| skateboard bearings and some brands refuse to | | | | bearings enhances its lifespan. Take off the |
| have their bearings rated for this reason. | | | | bearings clean them, soak them in lubricant and |
| 4. Bearing Industry – there are many | | | | then replace them, magic. |
| industries that manufacture and produce a wide | | | | 10. WD40 – Never ever use WD40 to clean |
| variety of bearings for many different applications | | | | and lubricate your skateboard bearings. Why? |
| but there are a few companies who solely | | | | Because it actually gets rid of the grease from |
| specialize in bearings for skateboards. | | | | within the bearing and will cause the bearing to run |
| 5. Brands – there are many different brands | | | | slowly and fail. |