Longboarding Tips: Bearings 

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I hope you don't just toss your old bearings. There are plenty of people who would be willing to put in the time clean and re-lube them, and especially old zealous should still be pretty good. Should make a great hand-me-down for the local groms.

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Let me save you some time, this is one giant zealous add. Unless you're racing, fresh bearings aren't that important. I've ridden multiple sets of bearings in the rain and all they needed was some lube. Additionally, I've had some terrible sounding bearings roll fine for months. Let's not take someone's opinion as facts people!

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Thank you, just recently got into longboarding. I noticed that I was having to constantly push to keep a good consistent speed unless I am going down hill.

So glad to find a sub 10 minute video in 2019. Thanks for keeping it simple!

Explained everything perfectly and easy to understand. Good stuff man

Please explain bushings next! I’ve read too many Silverfish articles and I can’t tell what I should be riding.

I like your channel but I don't agree with this video. I have run the same single set of both reds ceramics and swiss ceramics for the past 10 years. With regular cleaning they should maintain peak performance for years. And if you break up the price over that time it's not much per year at all. I just don't agree with throw away culture these days , people just need to take better care if their things. Just my 2 sense but it's easy to say when your getting free bearings. People shouldn't take product advise from sponsors videos

Sweet tips, And I agree Zealous are great bearings!

Thanks... this helped a lot 😂 My bearings were bad and you helped prove my suspicion. 🤘🏻

Thank you. I feel I am the only one who fully tightens up my wheels and I still feel I am right to do so

Loved this! Just learned some cool stuff about bearings that I never knew before. Really great video presence! :D

This is great practical advice that most people need to hear. However, I must say that there are some relatively good value 608 bearings out from bearing companies that don't market to any skate industries. I have some hybrid bearings - Si3N4 black ceramic with stainless steel races - that are light, durable, and long spinning. I find that I got a bit more roll (carrying speed) out of them, but the to speed is exactly the same. The biggest thing is that you can clean and lube them multiple times over, but you must clean and lube them properly! However, for most people - not like me :D - your advice to chuck worn out ones and throw in some new ones is the most practical. Pro tip: used fully sealed bearings for the rain.

I like these tip videos, there dope af

Best advise as always

Good work mate

Great video!

That's one impressive stache you got there 🤙

Your Mustache is fire bro, keep up the good uploads.

Man, you are really cool. Thanks for the tips. Legit

i started longboarding because i was like this dude looks dope i gotta try this

Zealous bearings hands down 15$ a pack and they last forever

Great upload Crunchie... this is really important since there is so much hype and unnecessary money being spent here. My friends spend some good money on expensive bearings while i am using just some Bones reds and Spitfire cheapshots for a year and they ride smoother and quieter than everybody else's. The difference is just me as a good DIY guy, always take them apart, clean and lubricate with proper lubricants, they are always clean. Thats it.

Legend 🙏

Great handlebar bro ✌️

just found your channel and hope you've been doing well! noticed the drop in uploads and hoping the best for you man :')))

That's just my opinion but great channel keep the content coming it sparks up good conversation and that helps out the sport

yo crunchie, you think you could do a video explaining what it was like when you first started longboarding, and what was some of the things you did that helped you progress in the sport.

Good on ya

i always get a little too excited when you upload

Thanks!

Regardless of price of the bearing, any reasonably made bearing, which is cleaned (properly) and regularly lubricated, will last longer than most skaters actual skating life. Skating well taken care of bearings does not wear out the bearing to any significant degree, and most, if not all bearing failures are due to lack of maintenance. Regularly replacing bearings is just frivolously wasteful and lazy. After 26 years of skating (and having better facial hair) I feel I have a right to contradict Crunchie on this one.

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Maybe you should watch a video of how to properly clean your bearings? That way you get the whole bearing cleaned and the dirt will go in the trash.

In my opinion, bearings are the one thing that needs to evolve SOON. Most bearings die for me after a few weeks and I've bought countless sets. Someone needs to invent a new bearing design.

i just liked this video cause of your great moustache

Amazing

Had no idea that the crunchie guy is such a sexy beast!

Hey Crunchie I’m a huge fan, and you got me started on longboarding. But I’ve always wondered what wheels you use. I use the Race Formula from Sector 9, but they aren’t great for sliding

I was riding 5 miles back home in the pissing rain, and my nickel board got destroyed, it’s my ride to school so I changed them immediately, and it’s quarantine so I have as much time as I want to get them, and I agree with the idea of buying cheap bearings and replacing often.

Zealous has got to be the best downhill bearings ever

Zealous bearings are legit!

Come to the states and skate some cali shit i'd love to see that footage

It’s so cool to watch your videos and know that I’m good friends with Even Fish Strand wich is a good friend of you! You should come to Norway, lol.

makes sense

You are bearing up well.

bruh i still have my abec 9 titanium and i clean like inside i just remove the shield on it and clesn it and lub it every time that i see that the bearing need a clean up so i just dont spend money on new bearing because you dont need to if you take care of your bearing yeah of course when you dont have titanium bearing you cant really wash it but hey i did it and they are not rusty they are like brand new

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Your channel name describes the sound your bearings made.

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Esteemed Crunchie... I LOVE your Vids, LOVE the Stache, an'I got TONS o'Qs for You! Especially re: (the dreaded) 'TendonitiS' of the Achilles' Tendon: I am to stay off my Deck for SIX WEEKS. Fahk. Please tell me if You have ANY recommendations for a rapid recovery, Mate! Vielen Dank!

Hi! sometimes after a slide i grab my board and and the wheels is isn't rotatin that much but if i do a force slap is like they correct! I don't know if is a bearing problem or wheels , I feel like the bearings is geting off somehow? even if I tight them just before! it occurs in all four wheels depends on the slide done

The mustache makes me trust you.

Do you send your patreon giveaways out to the whole world or only the New-zealand/ Australia region? Asking from europe

I'm glad you are doing this. I've been free riding for a while now, and I recently got a drop deck board by Atom. It has ABEC 9 bearings that have been greased, and they work great. However I've been having a problem. It seems like the trucks have a tendency to vibrate and cause a speed wobble. It's as if my trucks have been loosened completely, and it's ruining my stability. I changed out the bushings for the ones on my older, more ridden board, and it rode just fine. I don't know if it's just that I am the cause of it since I'm used to riding softer freeride bushings, or if the others are just no good. Anyone have answers?

What causes that my wheels wobble. Like they dont turn straight and if I screw them tighter the wheels will only go slower

When he says not to ride in the rain,listen to him,trust me,I’d know from recent experience that riding in the rain/wet COMPLETELY destroooyyssss your bearings.

I did buy my bearings but what do I do with the metal part they're going on do I whipe it and if so do I Greece it and with what ?

Could you please make a vid on how to slide I've seen a lot of people really hang theyre feet of the rails in a heelside and I want to learn how to do some fast drifts

How do you like the savants ? More and more people are rocking them for freeriding lately.

I clean my alternate bearings every 5-10 hours of riding. This allows me to buy one new set of decent bearings (i like bronson speeds) every year for hilling during the summer-fall while its gorgeous and dry out, and alternate between two other sets for "dry" and "wet" cruising. Since i live in a place that gets lots of snow and rain in the winter-spring theres almost always moisture or a metric fuckton of salt on the roads for half the year which combine to make even the nicest ceramics corrode like a pickle in a pussy. It takes a bit of practice but you can completely take apart bearings for cleaning if you really want to squeeze as much life out of them as possible but it can be dangerous if you dont do it properly. Even the tiniest bend or knick in the rings can nake your bearings seize then explode, causing you to pizza when you meant to french fry. Then youre gonna have a bad time. Really though he makes excellent points and if you can afford it just buy bearings more frequently. If you do clean and lube, avoid the crap that says it makes your bearings spin faster. It almost always overpriced and wont make you roll down a hill any quicker. Look for stuff that focuses on cleaning or mix something up yourself. Good lube is meant to grab onto the dirt/grime/rust, break it down, and use the centripetal force of the wheels spinning to sling it back out from where it came in. Im personal to a brand called skanunu because it was like 5$ for the bottle and a couple drops cleans bearings better than russian vodka cleans car engines. Also ive only gone through a third of the bottle in a year.

on Santa Cruz screaming hand board Mine rattles when I ride straight anyway to fix this I don’t know what’s rattling

I used to use abek 11s on my skateboards my wheels used to roll for ages before i needed to push again

Its May and I bought precision bearing in january. They are a bit noisy and a bit sloppy. Should I change them? They costed around 15 bucks... Ik its not a lot but I don't have the money to replace them and, well, they are precision bearings. What should I do?

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I agree

Where do you get your boards and gloves from? And what is a good price each

Hey crunchie you should play tag on a longboard. Race down a hill on a longboard while playing tag

Old bearings are the best just clean and oil and they will last forever and continue to become faster and faster. Remove shields to clean.

Hi! I have a new Mindless board, and the wheels really don't spin that long. Wheels are tight enough and not to loose. Any idea how this could happen or is this just poor quality? And maybe make a video one day with how you started with all this and some tips on how to begin downhilling/sliding. Keep up the good videos!

That mustache and the ending.... Crunchie = Mario confirmed?

Nice chrunchie

Are these applied the same way as any other bearing?

Dammit i have no money! otherwise id devinitly be a patreon! and damn when i saw you had Zealous i was like HELL yes, i want some of those so bed after i found them on Muir

Where did you go? Please post again 🙏🙏🙏

I bought a Santa Cruz complete board years ago and to this day it is still the fastest board I own, and I've never changed the beardings. I've purchased several other boards over the years, changed bearings, changed wheels. Still can't replicate that set up. I know the trucks (bullet), the wheels (oj 3), and from what I can find out Santa Cruz uses abce-3 beardings on their complete builds. I haven't bought them yet, so I don't know if that will be the missing link. Any thoughts?

Why you stopped making videos

Hey dude I'm from nz too were can u get those bearings I tryd ur link to there site but there didnt seem any way to creat an account unless I'm just a spaz

I haven’t long boarded in a while but man I rode my skateboard once while it was wet and they are screwed now. Gotta get new ones :/

Hey what brand is best or at least trustable this is my first time I’m building my downhill longboard from scratch so any advice is good advice sorry if this question is obvious or stupid in your opinion

You have a really nice mustache

Shouldn't your wheel move just a little bit either way, because you can't keep the nut too tight?

How often do you guys change bearings ???

With ceramic, i don't feel like they get ruined when I go in rain and they get filled with dirt. I've really abused my ceramic bearings over many years and they hold upp well.

how tight should i make the wheels?

I bought a brand new longboard and the wheels don’t even spin for 10 seconds should I return it

can I put longboard bearings onto a skateboard?

What makes you go fast if not your bearings?

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what should i do if i shatter my tail

Brodie we need new footage post more downhill !

Cheaper bearing replaced more often it is then.Thanks a lot.

HELP ME I just put some lube/oil made for longboards and it sound like it’s full of dirt...

P A Y T R O N G

good bearing don't make you faster but they let you go farther

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what wheel was that?

I like your mustash