CERAMIC BEARINGS VS STAINLESS STEEL BEARINGS | VS EP 9

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[johnnycatt]

Both Stainless steel and Ceramic ball bearings are a marketing ploy to get you to buy a product that YOU DON'T NEED! I have been an industrial bearing sales rep for 20 years (and an avid cyclist, and we have this same "technology" debate). Ceramic: Unless you are going to be skating/riding in a furnace, hell, or boiler, ceramic balls are silly; here's why: the purpose of using ceramic balls is they don't expand as much when heated which means they retain their shape better when the temps are over 500 degrees - since humans cannot survive at that temp and it is highly unlikely any of you will be skating/riding in those conditions, then you are left with ONLY the downside of the ceramic balls - they are HARDER than the inner and outer races which means they will wear out FASTER than conventional ball bearings and you will be paying MORE and doing it MORE OFTEN! On to the the Stainless steel myth! S/S is need for corrosion resistance ONLY! If you are doing ALOT of skating/riding in salt-water, you might want to consider them, but since the performance of boards/bikes in water is pretty bad, most of us avoid those areas. Again, you are left with the downside of Stainless Steel - it's NOT has hard as regular bearing steel, so jumps/tricks will cause microscopic "dents" in the balls, thus creating friction/heat and poor performance over time. CONCLUSION: Use plain-old ball bearings (even ABEC 5, 7 and 9 are a bit of a marketing ploy for skaters/riders). If you want the best performance, choose a nice INexpensive set of ball bearings and replace them often. You will also want to find ones that are "SHIELDED" not "sealed". Yes, the "sealed" bearings will keep out water and dust, but the seals create ALOT drag on the inner races and reducer performance. Shielded Bearings will keep out 99% of the crap and perform best - just replace often and you'll be awesome all the time! Next, GREASE is SLOW, OIL is FAST... carefully pop off the shields and use a degreaser to remove the grease. Replace with a light grade oil (not WD40 - it will evaporate), I suggest Singer sewing machine oil or ANY oil that is a "5 weight" or LESS - use often, just let it seep into the shields since there is a TINY gap between the shield and the inner race. The excess will be pushed out by the balls when you ride next time. As far as ABEC 5, 7, and 9: Congrat, if you have ABEC 9 - NASA doesn't use balls that precise! Unless you are trying to control a turn down to the nano-micro-arc, you will NEVER see the advantages of that level of precision (even from ABEC-5 or 7). You may want to consider using these "marketing tools" if your sponsor TELLS you to, but for us regular mortals who are just out for a good ride, skip the extra-$$$ and get no-frills Shielded bearings! >>>> if you want an "upgrade" that IS worth the extra expense, then consider a Japanese Bearing over a Chinese Bearing - Only 3 factories in the world produce QUALITY "extra-clean 52100 Bearing steel" - one is Timken in the USA, SKF in Sweden and NTN in Japan. Everything else is a "wanna be." Japan has the BEST facilities for producing "micro" ball bearings - the USA and Europeans don't really do them any more since the Japanese are so damn good at it and the Chinese can do it "good enough" for the industrial and medical markets. So, enjoy your ride and don't get caught in the hype of products whose ONLY design is to get money OUT of your pocket, not put performance in your board/bike!

[ozzysandyballs]

bro your like the Bob Ross of skateboarding. your so mellow it's fantastically infectious. and the music is brilliant. thank you.

[gummyworm]

Hey Aaron just had an idea for the next game of skate .
Put Velcro on your shoes and replace the grip tape with Velcro . Sounds like fun to me lol.

[LuckyGreenShamrock]

Optimus Prime has stainless steel balls

[mylesgoldman]

Let's be honest, how many of you laughed when Aaron said "black balls?" Even he laughed.

[HabibiiAhmed]

u laughed when u said black balls lmao

[tomas_olatem]

Actually the problem of the steel ones is that they slightly expand under heat, causing more friction, unlike ceramic, this ones stay the same way. They both heat up the same way, but they react differently. It's a lot more critical for longboarding, here you can reach way higher velocities and bearing heat. Hope this is helpful

[WTGRacing]

I got Bones swiss ceramics a few years back at a good discount, and they still are rockin smoother than my reds ever did. Reds are fantastic bearings for the price, and the swiss ceramics are overpriced incomparison, but if you can bag some at a good price I highly recommend it.

[mrmicksicksux]

aaron, i know 5 tricks, shuv it, pop shuvit, fs 180, kickflip and oolie. i learned all of these on your channel. it took me forever to learn a kickflip but i watch your how to kickflip videos over and over i guess something just clicked, thank you aaron soo much for helping me with my skating skills, this is also one of my favorite channels on youtube. THANK YOU.

[kolbyking]

You know you are the best youtuber when you post as much as you

[Brforsaken]

Ceramic Bearings: keep them clean and you'll never need another set.

[owenmarshall]

just got back into skateboarding after like 6 years using you guys as help to get back into it and braille has the best how to trick tip videos

[ZONE]

Dude...they're NUTS! not bolts!! ... cool vid though (Y)

[ThatOneGuySometime]

Another reason these high-tech crystalline ceramics are good is because when smooth steel is forced into contact with another smooth steel surface, it gets "wrung" or bound to it in a physical way, much like a suction cup. This effect, when left alone, can cause those two pieces to slightly weld together, and when broken free, will cause marring on both surfaces, where as ceramic on ceramic or even ceramic on steel will not weld together when wrung. This info, mind you, was taught to me by my college manufacturing and machining teacher, and was originally in reference to the care and treatment of gauge blocks, which are precision measuring tools that must be wrung together to get an accurate measurement.

[Napukin]

Heat causes friction. Thanks Aaron. Today I learned some physics.

[WetermelonOfficial]

When Aaron says "balls" it sounds like filthy franks peanut butter song 😂😂😂

[EU_DHD]

Changing your wheels will pretty much always make more of a difference than changing your bearings' balls from stainless to ceramic. The balls are the (to my knowledge) strongest part of the bearings and will probably outlive the casing whether they're ceramic or not.

[themysticaleye]

Hi you guys are an inspiration to me and i wish I can meet you guys and be as good as you guys

[darkfox]

by under load they mean maximum use, the more you use them the hotter the small balls get and metal heat faster making them expand or deform they don't mean deform from the load of your weight.

[jacobguenther]

that was a great video, interested to see how the ceramics hold up. I've heard so many different things about them and i'm not sure if i want to get them.