Don't Pay $300 For Skateboard Bearings

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@Dan_Kornfeld Жыл бұрын

Throw a spacer between the two bearings / wheel. It will help to keep them supported and in line on the axle. It will also help to keep the bearings from being torqued and twisted as the wheels flex an move under load, especially on non-cored wheels (wheels with hard plastic inner core holding the bearings and supporting the wheel - like many Ricta wheels.)

@matthefat9445 Жыл бұрын

non cored?

@larryjimbob Жыл бұрын

I used to get packs of Reds with spacers in the box, haven't seen them in the shops for a while now.

@vicentenced Жыл бұрын

You need some bearing spacers to keep tension and pressure off the inner ring of the bearing

@sangera Жыл бұрын

I started watching your videos a few weeks ago, and you have inspired me to get back on the board after about seven years. I was about 12-13 when I originally began. I started with simple cruising to regain comfort on the board, and I was terrified of falling as well as the cracks on a sidewalk (the ones that break your mother's back). After a few minutes of thinking I realized that if I go fast enough (which isn't super fast) I am fine. I am excited to get back out there (though it has been raining a lot where I live in Florida so who knows) and it felt really good to be back on the board. Like riding a bike, except the last time I rode a bike I was very uncomfortable! As of right now, my current goal is to get comfortable with rolling down things. I've never been comfortable with rolling down things, and I really want to break that cycle. My main goal is to finally learn how to ollie, but that will come with time. I will take the small wins whenever I can! So thank you for the inspiration. I have the same deck from sevens years ago, and I definitely need to get new wheels and bearings (or maybe a new deck as a whole?), but I am not too sure where to go for skate stuff. Help would be appreciated!

@freshbud6113 Жыл бұрын

Completely depends on where you live. The absolute easiest way would be to just go to your local skateshop and grab some stuff. If you don't have a skateshop check online, there are hundreds of resources for all sorts for skateboard anything.

@edwinzavala Жыл бұрын

This type of content is fire just John hill progressing

@alexvaduva8424 Жыл бұрын

Daily 😂

@red_rose_redemption Жыл бұрын

dammnn john you just go out and get it done all the time. super inspiring

@thickenstein Жыл бұрын

You're a great skater, John. Reds are still the best bearings you can get for the money. You blow them out because you just rule, that's all.

@Dadbot Жыл бұрын

Bronson’s are very underrated imo

@0dylan Жыл бұрын

"Dragon Built" are good for skating

@sirdabzmcgee Жыл бұрын

Bronsons are way way better than Reds. Similar price but, better quality and they are basically Indy blacks but, cheaper since Bronson is a big distributor so other bearing companies purchase from bronson whole sale then re package .

@lewisbails Жыл бұрын

It's fun watching your battles

@Colby_Earleywine Жыл бұрын

Wow, you may not of rolled away every time but your consistency on the double tre’s 🔥

@terrancefraenkel4979 Жыл бұрын

You're skateboarding is amazing love too see those harder tricks

@pinoyboi4274 Жыл бұрын

Stomped that switch hard 🔥

@mrpandasian8871 Жыл бұрын

Hoooly!!! Nice double tre down the 2 stair! 👌👌

@landerdecremer2361 Жыл бұрын

poetry in motion

@elcarlocoivxx9045 Жыл бұрын

I used to break a lot of bearings ,before i was thinking it was cus I never use the spacers between the bearings but then i started putting a drop of oil on each bearing just one drop let it sit n try to dry (the outside)the best ,a dry dry bearing its metal against metal and u are in texas (very hot)so the "gasket" that keeps the bearings balls get really hot then deforms making the "whole" bearing go bye bye (soy mexicano disculpen el mal ingles jajaja)

@andrewskates_on_yt Жыл бұрын

Try the Nyjah 3s. I have yet to skate my pair, but plan on it.

@Schnarkel Жыл бұрын

that park is unreal

@digitalrudimentor Жыл бұрын

The nollie is so satisfying

@robertbaker3620 Жыл бұрын

Swiss ceramics take a while to break in, maybe a month or so. They last forever though. In my experience the best way to unlock their full potential, skate em for a month or two, clean em very well, use 1 good drop of speed cream per bearing, sheilds back on... they'll feel better than any Red ever will.

@robertbaker3620 Жыл бұрын

Also anyone considering ceramic bearings, take a look at Bronson ceramics. They come with 16 extra sheilds, extra washers, extra rubber raceways, and the package all of it comes in is a cleaning unit. Really good deal, really good quality.

@thatguy5233 Жыл бұрын

@@robertbaker3620 aren't they gonna break more tho? speaking about John Hill's experience. i feel like he went the wrong direction. ceramic just must be much more fragile than steel

@ejlopez6637 Жыл бұрын

Ceramics are actually pretty good and durable. You just have to maintain them and clean them. I’m not sure what the deal with John’s bearings is. The photo he showed was of the 16 pack of them for rollerbladers. I’m curious if he got the 7mm ones that are for smaller roller skate axles and that’s what’s causing them to break. Hard to tell. He only talks about them for like 10 seconds haha.

@JayWok3767 Жыл бұрын

i believe that’s the pressure you put and heat outside

@xXavokx Жыл бұрын

you should try the quantum bearings. The metallics are super good and not that expensive I have a good experience with them and Isotopes

@matthewbrandon267 Жыл бұрын

Wow dude keep killing it bro for realz, that park looks so fuckin amazing ❤

@stevegonzales527 9 ай бұрын

5:07 “I wanna be on camera too”

@three.cheeses Жыл бұрын

great vid, anyone know that song at the start of the vid ?

@kennyb8429 Жыл бұрын

John just cleared level 2, the 4 stair. Next he'll be up against the final boss, the 6 stair. Can't wait

@AndreSjoberg Жыл бұрын

If you don’t have spacers between the bearings most of them will explode at some point, it’s funny how this piece of knowledge just disappeared sometime in the 2000’s for a lot of people, just like the fact that the «spinn the wheel»-test doesn’t tell you anything about the roll of bearings, other than if you have tightened the wheel too much or not (again, USE SPACERS, they have a purpose, just like bearing shields and bearing oil/grease/speed creem) :)

@Ben_B_Artist Жыл бұрын

when you say spacers, do you mean the washers? Or actual metal sleeves, cos I've only had one set of wheels that came with the sleeves. I took them out, haven't had any bearings explode (but I don't use my board as much as John does) but I did wonder how necessary they were...

@AndreSjoberg Жыл бұрын

@@Ben_B_Artist spacers are the metal sleeves/tubes/metal pipe parts that go between the bearings inside the wheel to stabilize them - Washers are used on the outside to make the bearings (shields specifically) not come in contact with the hanger or the nut. Most nuts and hangers are now shaped so they have a small protruding section to make sure the shield doesn’t come in contact with nut/hanger, but depending on price/quality of the truck these might not always be well cast, so washers are a «safety» to make sure it doesn’t happen. Without the spacer a *lot* of force is applied sideways to the inner or outer bearing on the part of the bearing closest to the axle, pushing the inner cylinder of the bearing - with a spacer that force is dispersed on both bearings resulting in a lot less stress on the bearings.

@sethusk Жыл бұрын

Hey John, love the video! Any anime you're really digging this season? Demon Slayer is getting pretty crazy. If you like romantic comedies and just a soul-healing anime, I would recommend Skip and Loafer, it's so lovely. Hope you're doing well!

@BurgardRecords Жыл бұрын

yo john havent seen you since 2019 how ya been doing good?

@ElectricScoot Жыл бұрын

letsss goooooo!!!!!!!

@dair2279 Жыл бұрын

any plan on ever making a new skate part?

@maxaronie Жыл бұрын

I honestly didn’t know you can skate this good

@michaelkrauer1286 Жыл бұрын

What did you expect after something like 20 years of skateboarding and like 10 years pro. Of course you get really good, when you train a lot for a long period. I myself skate over 30 years. And yes I am nearly not as good as John Hill. But I studied and work 90% on my job. So clearly I do not have the same amount of time on my board. But I still learn new tricks and I absolutely love skateboarding

@d_trick89 Жыл бұрын

I don’t remember bones reds having metal retainers, I thought they were nylon. Either I’m wrong, or John got hustled and got fake reds without knowing.

@ahmedhussain5515 Жыл бұрын

yeah, youre right. Maybe he changed them

@larryjimbob Жыл бұрын

Definitely a nylon racer

@larryjimbob Жыл бұрын

.....since I first started using them in early 2000's

@ahmedhussain5515 Жыл бұрын

@@larryjimbob it is a nylon racer. I have em w me right now. Probably got fake reds

@larryjimbob Жыл бұрын

Sorry I meant retainer, the nylon clasp. Not the racers which are metal 😊 I'm tired and it's half 4 in the morning 😁🙏🇬🇧

@miguelwsth Жыл бұрын

SAME BRO 😭😭😭

@drill4408 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t skated reds in so long

@sirdabzmcgee Жыл бұрын

Using ceramics for street skating is the wrong move. Ceramics are great for bowls and skating around or freestyle.

@BlaydenEvans Жыл бұрын

🔛🔝

@sean8333 Жыл бұрын

LA LA LA!

@haslammmo9173 Жыл бұрын

Imagine John Hill not knowing the function of bearing spacers................actually, never mind

@notbinks Жыл бұрын

Are you really surprised the $20 bearings are breaking on you lol

@tysonswanson Жыл бұрын

ur rail tricks are also gas dont forget. try back smith kickflip pls

@the.real.ipatch Жыл бұрын

you answered your own question kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ms1_nNqT0J2ucXk.html the plastic piece in the bearing that holds the balls in place is just that ...plastic