Skateboard Bearings & Bicycle Bearings

 

 

Each skateboard wheel is mounted on its axle via two bearings. With few exceptions, the bearings are the industrial standard "608" size, with a bore of 8 mm, an outer diameter of 22 mm, and a width of 7 mm. These are usually made of steel, though silicon nitride, a high-tech ceramic, is sometimes used. Many skateboard bearings are graded according to the ABEC scale. The scale starts with ABEC1 as the lowest, 3, 5, 7, 9. It is a common misconception that the higher ABECs are better for skateboarding, as the ABEC rating only measures tolerances, which do not necessarily apply to skateboards. The ABEC rating does not determine how fast or how durable a bearing used for skateboarding will be.  In particular, the ABEC rating says nothing about how well a bearing handles axial (side-to-side) loads, which are severe in most skateboard applications. Each bearing usually contains 7 steel or ceramic ball bearings, although other configurations are used as well.

 

We are increasingly being asked by our large customer base of skateboarders and cyclists for ceramic style bearings and we are happy to announce we can offer this to our customers.

The most popular style would be a hybrid style, the bearing has ceramic balls, with stainless steel races.  We can also manufacture and supply full ceramic bearings however these are expensive but are of the highest quality.

 

For 2 years we have been selling our own brand of Hybrid 608 2RS bearings, we have sold over 200 sets worldwide and we have nothing but positive testaments from our clients.  You can visit our online shop and purchase these bearings now by CLICKING HERE.

 

Not only do we supply the 608 bearings, we also supply large amount of Bicycle hub bearings, again in standard steel and hybrid style.