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H-ceramic
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On 3/9/2002
JonS
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The differences in thermal expansion/contraction should lead to premature loss of the ceramic coating. A better idea is to use a combination of silicone-nitride and tungsten-carbide balls giving the best of both worlds.
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Hybrid Ceramic
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On 3/9/2002
Aaron
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Has anyone tried out the hybrid ceramic bearings? The ones that just have the ceramic coat. How do you like them compared to normal ceramic bearings?
Aaron
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PT re-service
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On 3/8/2002
BoBo
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Just cleaned my shielded PT ABEC 7's for the first time.
I like that they have steel cages. So much better to use any type of cleaner you want.
I used naptha and a soft toothbrush to gently scrape away the grease they used. They came out sparkly new.
I then lubed em with Bones speed cream. Man! What a difference. These are faster than before now. They spin like they have motors in em.
Recommended to all.
B
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PT service
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On 3/8/2002 Duane
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Time between placing order and getting shipping confirmation
: 2 hours 28 minutes
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PT's
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On 3/7/2002
Chris Raezer
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I second Dave G's comments. I haven't tried the ceramics yet, but I'm real happy with the ABEC 7s. It would take one hell of an exceptional bearing to get me to switch brands. Ed sells quality bearings at a good price with great service. A combination that I haven't seen beat by anyone else.
Chris
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PT's
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On 3/7/2002 Dave G
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Ed @ PT is doing things right!!!! Not only does he supply a great product, but his service is second to none!!! The ceramics are as smoooooth as silk and fast to boot!
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Bones 6 Ball
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On 3/6/2002 erock
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Well I got the Bones 6 ball today. First to anyone who will
order them, I give props to solidskate.com for customer
service. They had no problem switching the 10mm spacer to
the 8mm I needed, which saved me 4 bucks. Now the bearings,
appearance-totally sick, you have to see them w/out the seal.
-they just look cool.
ride-very quite on day one. after a few hours of skating,
they are just like swiss.
speed-compared side by side with swiss-the six ball are
with out a doubt faster.
-that's all my opinion on them, judge for yourself. I will
post updates on longevity. oh yea, my balls are BIGGER!!!
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pt bearings
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On 3/6/2002
Henry J
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Hey everyone,
Just got a new tube of Pleasure Tools abec 7 sealed bearings. WOW! Super-smooth under load, I don't even think i will Speed Cream them. Ed at PT got the bearings to me in 2 days, which is pretty fast. From what I can tell Ed has a great company going. Long live Pleasure Tools!
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abec ics 608z
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On 3/4/2002
chris
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i am not sure what the ics means, but the 608z is the size of the bearing, and 608z s are for skateboard/inline skate
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abec ics 608Z
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On 3/4/2002
jared
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to anyone who knows,
ok i've got some bearings that say "ABEC-ICS 608Z". can anyone tell me what kind of bearings these are. im stumped.
thanks for any help,
jared
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Oust
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On 3/3/2002
Jeff
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It looks like everyone has questions regarding OUST products. I am a personal friend of Carl (owner of OUST) and have worked with him over the past few years on quite a few different products. The guys a damn genius at modifying existing products - and has enough engineering experience to shame 99% of the people working in the SKATE related industry. As soon as the website is up and running you will be able to post questions there and purchase the fastest damn bearings available. The address is http://www.oustinc.com and it should be available in the coming weeks.
Jeff @ PLC
www.PerformanceLifts.com
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bearings
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On 3/2/2002 longboardbuddha
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duane said earlier
"Ceramic is harder, more wear resistant, and has much higher compressive strength than
steel. This means you are riding on a smaller "flat spot" on the bearing ball under load,
thus less friction. However ceramic has less toughness (more likely to chip or crack), so I
would agree with erok that ceramic is not the best choice for abusive applications, street
skating, etc. I always like to point out that at 25 mph your friction is probably around
50% aero, 48% rolling resistance in the tires, and 2% bearings, spend you money on good
wheels first."
hes smack on with this idea only resistance from the body is a whopping 70-85%-wheels= 20-45% and bearings only
just above 0.5% at its highest. all this from a fortran program used to determine resistance in formula 1 cars
and probably the reason they use bog standard bearings in fast cars.
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bones ceramics
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On 3/1/2002 nate
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i dont like the bones ceramics that much. when i had them the balls chipped and then they were useless.
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oust
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On 3/1/2002
Paul K
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apparently the website is coming soon,
check back in the older section as either hugh r are herbn had a chat with the guy
paul k
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oust
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On 3/1/2002 tom
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well is there a website for them
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oust
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On 3/1/2002
Paul K
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at the recent boardfest in sheffield UK, simon levene had "oust" bearings fitted in his turner la costa's.
one very gentle flik of the wheels had them spinning for well over a minute
Impressive, but at what cost?
Paul K
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PT's
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On 3/1/2002
Dave G
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Not only do the PT's rule as a product, But the value is tremendous and Ed is one of the easiest going doods in the industry!! As in most sales oriented markets!! Service stands second to none!!
Dave G
KHRT
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bearings
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On 2/28/2002 tom
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i was wondering isnt there any anti friction bearings also i would pay top dollar for the best 600 bucks maybe more but all in can find is swiss ceramics which arent that much better in my openion than black bones.what is the best bearings availible and where can i find them?
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bones 6
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On 2/28/2002 erock
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well i ordered the bones 6 ball. So i will have a review
up about them asap. yea i got sold on the gimmic of fewer
balls, but now i can say my balls are bigger!
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PT
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On 2/28/2002 Andy Lee
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uh... when the bearings get nasty, that is. If the kids get nasty, they get NOTHING!.
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PT sealed
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On 2/28/2002
Andy Lee
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I ride along the beach all the time and the PT sealed (I use the abec 5's cause they're so darn inexpensive) and they're quiet and low maintenance. For a guy who rides near sand and hates cleaning bearings (I have no garage or yard and the roommates don't care for the smell of solvent in the morning... smells like ... victory) the pt sealed are sweet. can't say enough good things. Buy a bunch and give 'em to the neighborhood kids when they get nasty.
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Ceramic vs. Steel
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On 2/28/2002 Duane
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Ceramic is harder, more wear resistant, and has much higher compressive strength than steel. This means you are riding on a smaller "flat spot" on the bearing ball under load, thus less friction. However ceramic has less toughness (more likely to chip or crack), so I would agree with erok that ceramic is not the best choice for abusive applications, street skating, etc. I always like to point out that at 25 mph your friction is probably around 50% aero, 48% rolling resistance in the tires, and 2% bearings, spend you money on good wheels first.
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Pleasure Tool Ceramics!
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On 2/27/2002
Gareth
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Just tried the PT ceramics for the first time the other night and WOW - amazing bearings. These things are super fast right out of the box (er, tube) and the price is right! I wonder how they will hold up compared to non-ceramics? I never thought there would be such a noticeable difference between ceramic and non-cermamic bearings. These PT's will be in all my race wheels for sure. Thanks Ed!
Gareth
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RE: Bones
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On 2/27/2002
Tom
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thanks, i am buying the PT's as i write this, so i will write my review. we had just gotten about 4-6 in of snow in michigan. it sucks, but thanks for the reply, any other opinions
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RE:Bones Super 6
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On 2/26/2002
erok
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Tom- I was/am still looking into the same 3 sets of
bearings. I decided that the ceramics may not be the way
to go unless you only use them for downhill on a smooth
surface. I have heard they may chip if used on a surface
with some cracks or bumps. I don't know how much truth
this has but it made sense. I'm currently stuck between the
pt abec 7's and the bones 6 ball. I figure since about 1/2
of my riding is around campus, steel balls may be better.
I will post a review of the six ball if i get them as soon
as the snow melts in Illinois. Anyone Else have an opinion?
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