What are the good quality bearings for a TT?
Timken or SKF are as good as they get? A frame shop told me few years the name of a good one made in Japan but can't remember the name. This is the first time for me to be ordering bearings and se...
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I was going to ask, instead of worrying about good bearings, what is good, or the best lubricant to pack the bearings with. Red "Farm" Grease, the kind used everywhere on the farm, where bearing failure during harvesting season isn't an option?
Many years ago, in cased bearings for skateboarding... Japanese bearings were very good, but the best bearings, rolling resistance wise, came out of Germany. It was noticeable, certainly, the glide effect on German bearings being the best, we tested many a skate board truck and wheel, by bearing brands, in the mid 1970's. Whether it was bearings or grease lube that the germans used, I don't know, but they rolled out the farthest, consistently. They were priced accordingly.
Many years ago, in cased bearings for skateboarding... Japanese bearings were very good, but the best bearings, rolling resistance wise, came out of Germany. It was noticeable, certainly, the glide effect on German bearings being the best, we tested many a skate board truck and wheel, by bearing brands, in the mid 1970's. Whether it was bearings or grease lube that the germans used, I don't know, but they rolled out the farthest, consistently. They were priced accordingly.
