Why does everyone who make youtube vids use the same lame ass premise to do so. Just explain the damn concept of the fucking product and shut! You get paid to make these? Bernie Sanders commercials? Fuck off

Skated Swiss Bones for years. I got a set of these a little over a year ago; they quickly became my new favorite. A couple months ago I left my board down in my dank musty basement... They quite literally rusted tight. They'd hardly move at all. The horror!!!! So I boiled them, baked them dry, and oiled them up and they were like brand new again.

I really enjoyed the methodical testing here. Thanks for putting this all together.

finally a video with someone actually reviewing or testing not just doing tricks. good job bro.

My bronson raws latest two sessions (one indoor and one out) before two wheels slowed down considerably. Went back to G3s and couldn’t be happier.

I assembled an 8 inch deck with 139mm trucks and 52mm 99a’s wheels along with bones reds and no risers. And started skateboarding again a few months back after 17 years of not riding a board. I have to admit, getting back on the board is quite fearsome. My feet forgot everything. And now I am stuck just learning to shove-it. It sucks bigtime and I feel like a total noob again.

Thanks! This really helped me choose out the bearings I wanna get. After seeing that after a year of no cleaning and virtually nothing has changed, Bronson is the way to go!

Bronson raws are tungsten coated, this removes the need for lubricant, which is why they dont need sheilds, because there is no oil to attract dirt. Also, graphite is a good lubricant that doesnt attract dirt.

I had a pair of Bronson G3’s for about a year and then I took the shields off and gave them to my friend about a year ago and he’s still skating them.

Well done taking the mean of three tests each.

Hi, and thank you very much for your great video that convinced me to buy these bearings !! Dude it's great and good skate to you! From France

great video💪🏼

Awesome channel man, keep up the good work! :)

Glad you've had a good experience with them man. I bought a set when they very first showed up at Fast Forward (RIP) here in Austin. They seemed a bit slower but I was also riding a harder wheel so I assumed it might just be that. After about a month I popped them out to see how they were holding up. The outer ring on one of them was cracked straight through and would barely spin and a couple others were slow but just dirty. I contacted NHS about the cracked one and they were nice enough to send a replacement. There was a mix up between the people I talked to, one of them was confused and thought I was actually a team rider for Bronson (somehow) and so in the end they actually ended up sending me 2 sets of Raws and a set of G3's. They said it was fine just to keep them. Unfortunately though, within a couple weeks another bearing ring cracked on the Raws. I contacted them again and never got an email back. I swapped to the 2nd set of Raws and within a week the inner cage had broken on 2 bearings and they would barely spin. I ended up just giving them to another guy at the skatepark who later told me they cracked for him too. On the bright side, the G3's are still going strong on my cruiser. Since then I've just gone back to Bones. I'm still riding a set of Reds I bought in February. Ride them for about a month until they dry out, then pop the shields. They're still just as fast as always as far as I can tell. Hopefully Bronson has improved the Raws quality since then but I still feel they're absurdly overpriced at $40.

i really like your speed test method super legit man! thanks for the perfect review

Great video!! Thanks!!

started skating again after many many years, and i want to ask you Mr Lauria if you know which brands have the steepest concave this days...here most skateshops dont even write the concave :( we need more videos like that, thanks a lot dude :)

Been skating Super Red for 10 years ... switching to bronsons because of this video ^^

Got my hands on some reasonably priced bronson hybrids. And Holy shit they are fast. The kids in the park had a go on it and pretty much agreed with my observations. Swit he'd them out for Swiss ceramics but going back to the bro sons again as its been a couple of months and the Swiss have slowed down dramatically.

So can i use the speed cream to clean these when needed to?

Can someone help i started Skating again after 5 Years im back at it but with 220 lbs and shoe us size 12 i have no idea what size Skateboard i should go with i do more Flatricks/Streetskating i have 148 Thunder Trucks what Deck should i go with 8.125-8.35? i think 8.5 is to big to flip and my truck axle is to small for 8.5

I love your videos

How are these compared to the bronson ceramics

Anyone know if the ceramic oil is any good on regular metal bearings ?

What are the best bearings for longboarding at max speed?

What wheels do yo use on that roads sir?whats the durometer value?..that roads looks kinda rough..

When you clean your bearings, you have to actually clean them before you add speed cream. Just so you know

These don't seem to ship with spacers - are they needed?

It all depends on the indivual tho some dudes just have that raw aggressive push lol push twice and all of a sudden there flying and switch bombing down a hill

If I’m using the raws, does the face with beads need to be both see-able on the same wheel ?

exactly the video i wanted to see tyyyyyyyy

just ordered a set

Yo you have to skate that ditch man that looks like it’d be nice

The Raws are great bearings but I think the advice of - Not having to clean them is a bad idea. If anything these take a little more maintenance then shielded bearings. Grime and sand and dirt 100 percent do get in them. I own 4 sets of them. I recommend getting the bones cleaning bottle and Bronson oil and cleaning and greasing them every few months or even sooner depending on how much use you put on them.

Hey Bro, Odin says we should always stay on the course of improvement... On a upward path of enlightenment. 🤙🛹

Thank you! Bought them few hours ago.

Hey ik I put my bearings in right but there even slower than my old ones!!! (I got Bronson speed co G2 bearings right now) yours last for over 1 minute mine last for less than 10 seconds ??? Any advice

Just had a pretty wild debate at a skate shop as to whether these should be installed balls in or balls out. I’m going balls out.

Do you think the super reds are better or worse?

I saw these online and I was like, “No shields on them??” How long do these last for street skating?

Does anyone has problems with the Bronson RAW bearings?! I got a massive rattle sound that sounds like a flatspot. Cleaned them, used some bike oil and it got even worse. They lasted one year but are still working and they have now a veeeerrrrryyy anoying loud sound. I use another pair of RAW bearings and they are still in pretty good shape. I didn't use my streetboard for months and the bearings kinda "broken" with a VERY LOUD. Has anyone the same problems?

Thanks bro I like how you took the time to compare. You just convinced me to get Bronson's. I got reds on my board but the wheels on spin for like 5-8 seconds. 10 even with the lube cleaning. I want something fast for over a minute and you just convinced me. Also people did recommend Bronson's so thanks

cool tutorial

I'm curious why all bearing companies aren't using tungsten carbide. That stuff is hard af and decreases need for lubricant. Makes sense in this application.

Yes... out of the box, the RAW's are fast and spin like hell, but they slow down quickly after some weeks. I cleaned them multiple times and i used the original Bronson ceramic oil, but they are still slower than my year old Bones Reds. Definitely not worth the money!

How do I put them on right

What are better g3 pros or Raws

How fast do you think you went? (in mph)

U should tested them from other bearing companies!!. Like swiss and reds and other company's

Ur wheels duro Soft/Hard man?

Those seem nice but for now I'm looking for load bearing bearings, something that can handle a lot of weight.

Are they safe at speed? I love the idea, but I'm on long boards, if somethign gets in there and locks the wheels up, I'm liable to hit pavement at 20 miles an hour

Sold

I'd like to see a review of these vs some bones. I've owned some of the under 20 dollar Bronsons and those sucked waayy more than reds.

The new ones sound like a TIE Fighter from Star Wars.

Is that an 8" deck

Second time trial on the first hill makes it sound like a tye fighter.

Hey Justin

Nice thanks for taking the time out to do that review. PS don't use any oil or speed cream on the RAW bearings as they are designed to be used dry. just like my girlfriend !! the RAWs have have harder balls, just like me. . Never mind the last comment I don't see any effort or reviews by him so his bad attitude just goes to show he doesn't know a dam thing and probably doesn't even have a skateboard.

I hv to clean my bronson raw every time becuz dust gunk up so quickly It only suitable for indoors or skateparks that are very very clean

you wear headphones allot?

what shoes do you have?

why don´t you use bearingspacers ?

Should had testing something to test speed between each minutes. Like if u going 10 miles per hour or something to see how fast u going each test.

you forgot the spacer in between the bearings.

No shield and they are tungsten coated which is hard than dirt.

Is that a 7an half or a 7 inch board?

i thought they sounded good!!!

Why not do the same test with some cheaper bearings? The major argument against them isn't that they're the worst bearings, it's that they're overpriced and the marketing is ridiculous. You're basically paying twice as much for them to pop the shields for you. Get some Flip HKD or Indy Black or Reds or Modus or any other bearing in that $15-20 range and you'll get the same or better performance for half the price. Pop the shields and bam you've also got "audible speed technology".

Are you the infographics?

u need spacers between bearings

Better than reds?

I bought these and they wear horrible I brought rode after

ADIO

I ride Bones Reds cose like them they are pretty good price is ok they are maybe know little bit more expensive then before but still good..I try lots of bearing dont like them...Me friend buy new Bronson bearing ..We ride miniramp all the time i test them they are more slow then REDS ,.they are ok but i prefers REDS,,,one Question anybody try Bones Super reds never try them and i dont know if they are worst 10 euro more

I rock 10$ independent bearings lol

Second

Marketing hype... that's it!!

My bronson's are faster than the first 3 day imo.

fiririririst

You are a fool if you think all bearings sound like that out of the box. You must work for Bronson.

Hope you guys dig this type of video, even though it's not the sort of thing I usually post! Let me know your thoughts! Check out how the front left wheel seems to completely stop @ 10:55 =D

Pseudoscientific methods, false logic reasoning, inaccurate information about bearing quality, and shitty maintenance practices. This video proves nothing. Get some damn shielded bearings and fill them with grease. The difference in friction is so small compared to running them dry or with oil, and grease will keep your balls and raceways protected and shiny even under heavy impacts (big drops), unlike oil which is more likely to move out of the way and not be able to project the bearing from metal to metal contact (which is what causes bearings to wear out and fail). Also, ceramic bearings are usually just ceramic balls and are much harder than the steel raceways they run on which is like running a train on asphalt. it digs into the road (raceways). Very negligible difference in friction between steel and ceramic. definitely not worth the extra cost.

Never buy these, lol.

Helmet?!

TRUMP 2020

These unfortunately are crap

Fucking noisy bearings.....no thank you.

Do you think the super reds are better or worse?