THE 2021 SKATEBOARD BEARING TIER LIST!! 

ABEC - Annular Bearing Engineering Comitee, the rating is a rating of the tightness of tolerances. You're right, there's very little relevance to skating. Zealous bearings roll a bit slower than Reds because they're packed with a thick grease, rather than a light oil. Zealous uses a proprietary grease with nano-ceramic particles that actually fill in irregularities in the metal as they heat up while rolling, according to their marketing. However, as a user, they roll much faster after a few sessions. The best part of the dual Buna rubber shields paired with the grease, is that it is almost unaffected by rain. Water can't really get in and even if it does, it can't rust cuz everything is coated with grease. Any of Bones Reds -branded bearings, including Reds, Race Reds, Reds Big Balls, etc, are all made in China. They became famous for their Swiss bearings, and Bones claims they have such tight control over their Chinese suppliers that they're very close to the quality of the Swiss bearings. Never used them so can't comment tho. Have used Reds, liked them tho. Ceramic bearings use ceramic balls, but the races and rings are still steel, so they can still rust. Spacers perform a vital function, they keep the inner/outer rings from hanging up on the balls when subjected to lateral forces, like during a turn or a slide. It's one of the main reasons (in theory) why bearings without spacers tend to get wrekt quicker than ones with them. I'd suggest giving Oust bearings a try. Mostly because they claim to use the MOC scale, which is different than Abec, and also not comparable. They have apparently re-engineered their bearings to have deeper races and higher quality steel/surface finishes than other bearings, which supposedly leads to less wear for lateral forces. A lot of slalom guys seem to swear by them too, fwiw. I think the type of lube used has way more to do with the free spin of a bearing than anything else. You can throw plain old white lithium grease in a bearing, and it'll still roll and work great, but the grease causes more resistance than a lighter oil, like Bones Speed Cream. Technically tho, any type of fishing reel or sewing machine oil would work great in bearings. Grease works best if you're taking them out in shitty conditions more often. Hope some of this helped. Thanks for your impressions on these bearings!

Venom Abec 11's ride like an absolute dream! I'll be honest, I don't clean them and I have ridden in wet and muddy conditions - but even after over a years worth of riding they still are good as new 0.o it's actually shocking

can't wait till you do a wheel tier list since i am starting to take up longboard serious again.

On the last board I bought. I got bronson speed co bearings. I would put them in A category below reds and zealous, they're expensive but they come with spacers. They ride nice.

You're AWESOME!!

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I just bought a set of Oust moc 7 and they've been awesome so far. Done a 100 miles so far and they've been awesome. I don't do tricks just Cruze and thats it. What you think of them???

Short's Black Panther abec5, spun for 3:36 mins(i know it doesnt matter) and it was fast, smooth & Quiet while riding.

When you busted out the cardboard and marker I was like..... this...... this is a tier list i can trust literally only a skater would do his tier list like this

LY Spaceballs bearings ceramic, Khepri ceramic, Bones ceramic)

I’ve been very impressed with the Spaceballs; I like Bones Reds, too.

Bones super reds are worth the money. They feel much sturdier and stronger while riding than the Bones reds.

Zealous bearings have thick lube that thins out at higher speeds because of friction warming it up, in other words they're best when you're ripping down a mountain at 30+ mph. Spaceballs are good but Zealous are just as good if not better for $10 less, but the fact they come with every Landyachtz complete is pretty cool. That's just my opinion though. It seems like bearings are more personal preference than one would think. Keep up the food work tho, the videos are getting better each time 😎👍 Edit: Also, I think Zealous tend to be really comfortable even in the rain because of the thick lube which is why so many people use them instead of ceramics when it rains.

Stay safe bud…wear a helmet. Thanks for the recommendations.

I want a cruiser board under 110$ can u suggest a good one

You got your self a new follower

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I've tried Bones Reds, Zealous, Spaceballs, and a few other no name brand ABEC bearings. In terms of absolute speed, Bones def wins for me. However, I don't think I had the Spaceballs long enough to break em in properly. Zealous is a close second for me tho. Maintenance wise tho, I personally hate having to deal with spacers and speed rings, so Zealous is currently my favorite (until I get another set of spaceballs to ride long term) I've also heard good things about Bronson's G2 bearings, but personally haven't tried em myself

Spaceballs

I respect your opinion, but I have tried them all. S Tier bearings are actually NTN & NSK, S Tier bearing lube is Archoil Ceramic Grease (used in Zealous bearings). NSK & NTN are occasionally available on Amazon in size 608 sold in 10 packs for $20. NTN’s with Archoil are unbelievable…. beyond top-tier

Idk what's funnier, that Spaceballs are abec-7 rated or that they're the cheapest brand name bearings I can find

Spaceballs are ABEC rated and clearly B (almost A) tier. As far as S tier Bronson G3 all the way.

Thank u for speaking facts and clearing up the air 🔥🔥🔥 you should try the oust moc bearings (3, 5, & 9) and make vid of those!!

Score some Quantum bearings from Familia or Cal Surf, you won’t be disappointed

You should try the Sector 9 Blaze Bearings. They have a built in spacer with a metal shield on the outside, but no shield on the inside to supposedly make maintenance easier.

Reds are tier a but bones big balls are s tier. I have them in my skateboard, cruiser and longboard and boy they are fast and smooth.

I'm using sunrise bearings. They are performing really well. They are abec rated but are the house brand of a german skate Shop.

Loved this list! You should try out race reds, loaded jehus, and rockstar bearings next!

Dude, og associates with that murderer guy Love your videos though

I have a landyatchz cruiser and the bearing it came with is stainless steel so I was curious if ceramic is better

modus bearings are pretty good plastic shields and they put abec rating on them

Bones reds change my whole long board speed.very good investment

i have spaceball ceramics on my crusier, how worried should i be worried about puddles and rain? is it really weather proof compared to normal bearings? or is it marketing crap, i wouldn’t be riding when it’s pouring just wondering about trails and sidewalks after it’s rained

Spaceball bearings. You said as good as day one. Don’t believe it. My space ball bearings after a few weeks are hundred times better than day one after they are broken in. Love the bearings. But if you are just trying them, give them a week of breaking in before you see how good they are. And the wheel size has a lot to do with the roll. Plow kings will do better than 56 90a wheels in terms of roll

One thing you left out are industrial bearings. I’ve been riding industrial bearings for about 2 years now and can’t notice a major difference to name brand ones. Oh, and they only cost about 0.30cents / bearing. They use grease not oil, but that also means you don’t have to clean them and re-oil them. And at that price you can just get a set of new ones when they don’t perform up to snuff anymore.

Great educational review 👏

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Try some cortina bearings

Bronson raw I expected there but you missed it

Yo can I buy just the spaceball bearings by themselves and are they good for longboards? Also what about the loaded jehu bearings?

Jehu are real good in my opinion