Slow bearings

[fudgepacker]

I've been reading about RocknRon's Rockets in a lot of posts and decided to try them. Today I recieved them in the mail and installed them on my board. I was expecting a shitload of speed, but they rolled only a little faster than my old generic ABEC 7s. I think there is a problem with the wheels or the way I set them up. They freespin for only a few seconds (I know freespin doesnt matter much, but it does in dramatic differences). Does anyone have an idea of why this is happening? I'll provide a video soon.

[graphix]

what wheels are you running? it maight be do to the crappy compound of the wheels.

[fudgepacker]

Generic wheels. I'll don't think I'll be able to get new ones for a while.

[graphix]

well that could be your problem. if you can't get new ones and you want to find out if its the wheels. ask one of your friends if you can test something out. take the bearings and put it in there wheels and try them. if they roll better with the better wheels. then you will know how to fix your problem and start to save your pennys for some new ones.

P.S. i had the same problem. i bought New Duke wheels for cheap. but they sucked ass. so i went and bought some Spitfire 95 durometer (53mm). i almost busted my ass when i first jumped on it.

[fudgepacker]

Okay, thanks. I'll get some blankdecks.com wheels then.

[mcwattersm]

Oh god. Wheels don't make a difference. Just break the berrings in, and it will be fine.

[fudgepacker]

Okay, how would I do that?

[graphix]

Oh god. Wheels don't make a difference. Just break the berrings in, and it will be fine.

really? just like bushing hardness doesn't matter. or even the size of wheels. or trucks. wheels are only as good as the compound they are made of. cheapy wheels == cheapy made compounds.

[fudgepacker]

I dont see how the wheels would affect freespin though.

[SlimJim_junky]

I have Rockets and they're amazing. I don't know what the problem could be.

[dantheman15]

how long have u had them
cause i agree about the crappy wheels but mabey they arent broken in yet

[fudgepacker]

how long have u had them
cause i agree about the crappy wheels but mabey they arent broken in yet
A few hours.

[smurf88]

Uploaded the video for him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tukG6lj2FWU

[fudgepacker]

Thanks for uploading it smurf. Anyone else have an idea of what the problem might be? Id expect the bearings to be faster than that even if they aren't broken in.

[edward]

they didn't look that bad. just skate them and tell us how they feel then.

[fudgepacker]

I've already skated them, they feel a little faster than my old, shitty bearings but a lot smoother.

[edward]

then just skate them and break them in.

[~FIGHT~]

Yeah bro...break em in.....heheheheh your names Fudge packer

[Kake Jelly]

Breaking in can take up to 2-5 hours with bearings and once this has happend WALA your bearings should spin more

[fudgepacker]

Alright, thanks.

[Fight!Skater]

just skate em... brake em in... spin em in... or go on a tread mill and brake em in that way

[nuthead]

Either your truck nut is on too tight or your bearing isn`t seated properly.Or for some other reason i dont really know.Just email Ron bout this ron@californiabearing.com

[fudgepacker]

just skate em... brake em in... spin em in... or go on a tread mill and brake em in that way
So I just ride them and they break in?
Either your truck nut is on too tight or your bearing isn`t seated properly.Or for some other reason i dont really know.Just email Ron bout this ron@californiabearing.com
I've made sure that the wheel jiggles around slightly. I'm sure the bearings are seated properly. I'll break them in and then see if they're faster.

[graphix]

jiggling wheels == broken bearings in the future!

why do you think trucks come with "speed washers"?

[SlimJim_junky]

When I got mine about three months ago, I didn't have to break them in. They felt great, and they still that way.

[fudgepacker]

jiggling wheels == broken bearings in the future!

why do you think trucks come with "speed washers"?
I only loosen them until I can hear a slight clicking sound if I try to move the wheels. I have speed washers and if I tighten the nut all the way, the wheel doesn't spin at all anyway.
When I got mine about three months ago, I didn't have to break them in. They felt great, and they still that way.
How long do they spin freely for?

[fudgepacker]

Yesterday I went to a skate park and I could roll down a ramp and barely make it over a funbox that's half the size. I've just ordered some blankdecks wheels which will hopefully roll a lot faster.

[fudgepacker]

I received the blankdecks wheels and they're soo much of a smoother ride. Now my wheels freespin from 12-25 seconds which is better. I'll have to see if they roll any faster at a skate park when it's open.

[skaterat]

The steels break in pretty quickly. I ride the Ceramics and they take a little longer, but they just get faster with use. Don't pay attention to free spin, doesn't mean they're slow when riding 'em.

[SlimJim_junky]

How long do they spin freely for?
I don't know, but that's a shitty way to calculate the performance of bearings, therefore, it doesn't matter.

[pmurph]

The steels break in pretty quickly. I ride the Ceramics and they take a little longer, but they just get faster with use. Don't pay attention to free spin, doesn't mean they're slow when riding 'em.
yeah my wheels dont freespin much but theyre fast as hell.

[TrAnCe]

WHEELS DO AFFECT SPEED!!!!! I had these Planet X wheels before and I bought sum Kewday (Aus brand) wheels; they were 97A and skinnier than the other ones, although they were still 54mm. end of the story, I went through 4 sets of bearings just to find out that it was never the bearings that slowed me down.... thinner wheels go faster

[rankz]

Smaller wheels = Fast acceleration but they don't spin for as long
Bigger wheels = Slow accerleration but they spin for longer than smaller wheels

[skaterat]

Bigger wheels are faster because with each rotation they cover more ground. Thinner wheels will be faster because less wheel surface is touching the ground hence less friction.

[smurf88]

What size/durometer wheels did you get?

[fudgepacker]

Size: 54mm, durometer: 99a. I like them a lot and I roll much faster at the skate park.

[goofy m3ng]

jiggling wheels == broken bearings in the future!

why do you think trucks come with "speed washers"?

how does jiggly wheels break bearings? u wont make em jiggling heaps. Ull just bhave em jiggle just enough so that the nut isnt touching the bearing.

You need to break em in.

[Ramp]