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The Best Skateboard Bearings (NOT sponsored)
Marketing hype and lots of advertising does not make bearings faster, durable, or increase performance. Believe it or not, the best products are not always from top brands.
This video is about why Rat Vision chooses Oust Bearings above all other brands.
We chose Oust for many reasons, but to know why you must watch our other videos about ABEC, Swiss, and Ceramic bearings you'll discover what ABEC means, how tolerances are important, how "Swiss" is meaningless, and how ceramic is not good for skateboards.
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We also discuss how bearing loads effect performance in our video about Bearing Spacers.
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Axial Loads are forces applied from the side, or parallel to the axis of the bearing shaft and axis of rotation. In other simpler words, along the truck axle.
Torsional Loads are forces applied from angles that cause a twisting motion, which are against the axis of rotation. These forces come from any direction other than along the axis of rotation, or radially, which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation (axle).
Knowing how loads effect bearings, it educates us about how bearings will function while skating.
Just because a brands a lot of money on advertising and sponsoring (paying) big name pro skaters, it does not mean that their products are the best. What they may be the best at is branding, and not supplying the best products.
Branding is the ability to place a business, product, or service in the forefront of a consumer's mind.
When a brand name is at the top of your mind, you are more likely to make purchases from that brand.
Mercedes Benz is a very popular luxury car brand that is sold all over the world. However, Mercedes ranked #21 by Consumer Reports for 2015. This is a great example of how a popular brand can be perceived as being a top quality brand, when in reality it is not even close to the top.
Marketing hype, advertising, and branding have zero effect on how a product performs. What is printed in advertisements, or written on packaging, or said among friends, pros, and shop employees has NO effect on bearing speed, durability, and performance.
Slalom skating is most likely the genre of skateboarding that demands the most bearing performance.
To skaters outside of Slalom skating it may seem simple, or even stupid, to go down a hill a weave in and out of cones. How can slalom be the most demanding for bearing performance?
Simple. Slalom skaters need speed to reach the finish line first. Certain factors must apply to achieve high speeds. While skating in and out of cones the rider is constantly turning. Each turn applies axial and torsional loads that basically want the balls to roll out of the bearing raceways. During these loads high friction can occur that slow the bearings down and decrease the skaters overall speed.
In other words, the skater is constantly accelerating, slowing down, accelerating, slowing down, over and over.
To maintain high speed, by reducing friction, higher than standard materials must be used, tolerances must be adjusted, and load handling must be a factor.
Oust Bearings is the ONLY brand to actually maintain high speed, reduce friction, have tighter tolerances, better materials, and reduce axial and torsional loads.
Sure, Oust Bearings are not the top brand, sponsor the most popular pros, or have tons of advertisements.
BUT none of those things matter when you're skating.
Ads, popularity, branding, ABEC, Swiss, ceramic, skate ratings, 1 shield (or no shields), or popular pros have NOTHING to do with how well a product works.
If you think Bones bearing are better than all others because they are "skate rated", have you ever thought abut what skate rated actually means? Why is there no "rating" on Bones Bearings? It's probably because there is no Skate Rated thing does not exist!
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www.oustbearings.com/
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @MrDanielmarlowe
    @MrDanielmarlowe 5 днів тому

    Awesome so much easier than I thought this was gonna be with your video!

  • @najtrows
    @najtrows 7 днів тому

    I love this video! Reminds me of vids from early 2000's :D Also very informative even today.

  • @user-wb2rx9gj6v
    @user-wb2rx9gj6v 23 дні тому

    Okay, so which bearing SHOULD I get for my quad skates ? I dance AND skate really fast too. I skate the skatepark bowls too. IF money is not a concern, which bearings should I get for speed and longevity?

  • @ralphpeterbilbao2190
    @ralphpeterbilbao2190 23 дні тому

    Just ride the dang thing. Don’t over think, buy what you think is right for you. It’s not gonna make a difference with those measurements if its off by a milimetre, if you skate well and it makes you happy you don’t need that scientific halla ballu.

  • @wills242
    @wills242 29 днів тому

    Great vid!

  • @MaxwellCorrie
    @MaxwellCorrie Місяць тому

    I can't stop rewatching all these videos over the years

  • @oOWeedJesusOo
    @oOWeedJesusOo Місяць тому

    CAP!! bearings are better without the grease. Take your bearings out of your wheels remove the shields and leave them in a cup of Windex for a couple hours. Shake the bottle up to help get the grease off. Leave the shields off of your bearings, the dirt will go through one end and out the other, you’ll never have dirty bearings and the grease is unnecessary because it only helps if you’re going a certain speed and even pro skaters never go fast enough to require bearing grease

  • @Jayholmes518
    @Jayholmes518 Місяць тому

    Thanks man. This technique just helped me rite now. Peace ✌️

  • @kingcorpse1771
    @kingcorpse1771 Місяць тому

    I found independent abec 7s in high school and they would out preform 80% of bearings when it came to consistency, speed and durability. I will still die on this hill but I have not used them recently as I have been trying to expand my horizons but I still have a usable set from around 2015. Thank you guys for this video though I am definitely going to try Oust.

  • @dutchmcfadyen5867
    @dutchmcfadyen5867 Місяць тому

    Somebody call Roger 😅

  • @ryanalfe2146
    @ryanalfe2146 Місяць тому

    come bak vro

  • @Hanstra
    @Hanstra 2 місяці тому

    Heard this guy got his time machine fixed and returned to the 90's to change the world for the better with his knowledge of future events. We miss you, king.

  • @MatschinHandstand
    @MatschinHandstand 2 місяці тому

    thanks for the informations and video!

  • @ThatBoyDannyV.
    @ThatBoyDannyV. 2 місяці тому

    I purchased some Yellow Jacket. Bearings and those are really good hybrids. Titanium and ceramic, they skate fast

  • @dneck
    @dneck 2 місяці тому

    bro please come back to youtube!! GOAT

  • @Th3JhAnKiGF
    @Th3JhAnKiGF 2 місяці тому

    yeah tks

  • @francescoporcu7989
    @francescoporcu7989 2 місяці тому

    Hi, great video! What electronic oil would you recommend?

  • @LU1S1T0
    @LU1S1T0 2 місяці тому

    I’m gonna kms

  • @JoEs_Do9
    @JoEs_Do9 3 місяці тому

    Is there different tape for both of em

  • @cosmicfreeway
    @cosmicfreeway 3 місяці тому

    all i do is wax my pivot cups and i’m good to go

  • @RetroRocketzGuy1993
    @RetroRocketzGuy1993 3 місяці тому

    John Conner "are you here to kill me" Terminator "no , you must skate"

  • @8bitsamurai6
    @8bitsamurai6 3 місяці тому

    Why I dont buy cheap shit but atleast mid great at best. This is also why Ben Degros says he doesn't recommend spacers unless by the same brands.

  • @8bitsamurai6
    @8bitsamurai6 3 місяці тому

    Its wierd alot of people say dont use acetone and I prob never would but ive seen Bones rider themselves use it so very misleading.

  • @8bitsamurai6
    @8bitsamurai6 3 місяці тому

    So does that mean you should lube your Bronson Raws. Those go for days but honestly fastest bearings ive tried so far are still Bones but also used them the most so hard to judge. Im wondering cus I know Jamie FOy has a hack where he takes G3 and cleans with windex to remove the oils to make them like budget Raws.

  • @user-ks3dx3io9u
    @user-ks3dx3io9u 3 місяці тому

    Wait does this work with roller skates bushings???

  • @peatjones
    @peatjones 3 місяці тому

    Soo i kinda started a bearing business. Almost started. And i wanted to do swiss bones parts like theyre retainers to hold the balls in my bearings. When i ordered like 6 cages /retainers. They came in 2 months witch is ridiculous i live in a city. And they say made in china on the fucking bag. Soo bones swiss is made in china 100 percent. I ordered from theyre legit website 60 besring cages and they came from china. Soo just saying everythings made in china at this point. Except my bearings. Theyre ordered from china sanded down shined up. Cleaned. And swapped cages here in Canada soo ... Just saying im pretty legit lol. But theres no way to not order anything from china at this point with everything. Like for example you can order blanks for starting your decks out without you own press but the paint / silk screen set you get will be from china. Theres no way to avoid it at this point

  • @wheresmydinner7248
    @wheresmydinner7248 4 місяці тому

    Indy 159s are loud as fuck

  • @ron8935
    @ron8935 4 місяці тому

    The rib inside the wheel and the spacer have been a standardized size since 1976....any deviation from this is just low quality....and low quality and design are even more common now than then 😂...the gimmick factor is so high in skateboarding now it's fairly comical

  • @charchuk7456
    @charchuk7456 4 місяці тому

    Torque!

  • @hollywood5703
    @hollywood5703 4 місяці тому

    A little confused. Another video said use alcohol and cream, which will last longer. Oil won't last as long. 🛼

  • @Djsneakrfreak1
    @Djsneakrfreak1 4 місяці тому

    Very eye opening for my future choices in bearings! Always thought more expensive means better.. thank you for the great detail!!

  • @towdjumper5
    @towdjumper5 5 місяців тому

    Great stuff. I still have Fafnir speed bearings in my speed skates.They were best in the day. Great video.THX.

  • @juliangutschlag160
    @juliangutschlag160 5 місяців тому

    The best griptape video I’ve ever seen!!! 💯🔥

  • @joshuaearlgacasan8284
    @joshuaearlgacasan8284 5 місяців тому

    i need one of thosee really baddddd😢😢😢😢 there's no tool like that in our country

  • @ja_phx
    @ja_phx 5 місяців тому

    Bruhh where can i get orange oil contain natural citrus solvent and d-limonene and terpene i cant find it no where. I skate in the rain and my bearing are done i guess ill just buy some new ones

  • @dereklathan
    @dereklathan 5 місяців тому

    This is just an ad for oust bearings

  • @brianbarker620
    @brianbarker620 5 місяців тому

    I was told many years ago that the difference between a Swiss bearing and a regular bearing was that a swiss bearing had a “triangular” v-channel that the bearings rolled in as opposed to a square channel. Since a ball in a square channel has 4 points of contact and a ball in a triangle only has three points of contact--The Swiss bearing has one less point of friction on the ball. I’ve never seen the engineering or insides of a Swiss bearing to know if this is true or not, but this was the way that it was explained to me at the time. A you please show the insides of the bearings with the side covers off? Is there a way to view the different raceways that the balls travel in please?

  • @zpydawebb2344
    @zpydawebb2344 5 місяців тому

    "One tub of wood filler and 750 sheets P60 sand paper please."

  • @elkat_bori_pr7791
    @elkat_bori_pr7791 5 місяців тому

    Really appreciate

  • @Just_SK8
    @Just_SK8 5 місяців тому

    A lot of the top skaters just use bones reds. Maybe they only skate them for a week. But claiming pros only skate the best is just wrong. They get free product or sponsored. Some just arent fussy

  • @andreasjonsson8075
    @andreasjonsson8075 5 місяців тому

    Japanese or Swedish skf bearings

  • @shadyacr
    @shadyacr 6 місяців тому

    Thanks dude!

  • @derekpigozzo9022
    @derekpigozzo9022 6 місяців тому

    Love this guy!! Very helpful useful video in a world of useless videos!!

  • @Arthur-Morgan1
    @Arthur-Morgan1 7 місяців тому

    I have a broom with a hard brush can I use that??

  • @nicolaslomanto8831
    @nicolaslomanto8831 7 місяців тому

    Super informative complete guide on cleaning and maintaining bearings. Thank you!!

  • @daffyduckling6958
    @daffyduckling6958 7 місяців тому

    Cortina bearings are really good too.

  • @wilsonlawnsandlights
    @wilsonlawnsandlights 8 місяців тому

    Fu and your click bait pos

  • @grmm6845
    @grmm6845 8 місяців тому

    Going to try this, I scored a sweet Anti Hero deck a while back, but it has a huge chip in the tail. Otherwise its in great shape, so i have it on my wall right now

  • @gabriellad523
    @gabriellad523 8 місяців тому

    Listen mate I’m on the floor trying to get this thing off for the last 6 hours and I don’t have a drill. I thought you were going to save me

  • @booitsnick
    @booitsnick 8 місяців тому

    Still the best bearing information on the internet no joke my Chinese Amazon ceramic bearings are still mint after 7 months all because I clean them exactly like the how to clean bearings video.