question for skaters

[acrca]

hey im not that great at skateboarding, i just have a problem that mabey you know the answer

three out of four of my wheels spin fine, but i think the other one made contact to water, and just stops immediatly after i spin it. the other ones spin for like 20-30 seconds. I used to use wd-40 for my old skate, but i learned that it screws up your bearings even more. it sucks cuz it ruins my speed and handleing.

Any advice?

[Its a Plant]

Well, this takes me wayyy back, but I used to skate back in the day. If you have a skate tool, I would take off your problem wheel and take a look. You will probably need a new bearing, which shouldn't be too much of a problem. Hope that helps.

[da haze meister]

hey im not that great at skateboarding, i just have a problem that mabey you know the answer

three out of four of my wheels spin fine, but i think the other one made contact to water, and just stops immediatly after i spin it. the other ones spin for like 20-30 seconds. I used to use wd-40 for my old skate, but i learned that it screws up your bearings even more. it sucks cuz it ruins my speed and handleing.

Any advice?
heres a way to clean them and hopefully stop them from getting more fucked up...
pry them out, take off the covers, fill up a bowl with some water and alot of sink soap, like dawn or something, and get a toothbrush. put them all in there, let it sit for like an hour, then come back, and take them out one by one, clean the balls with a toothbrush, spin them *alot* on your fingers, and make sure their thorougly dry. if this doesnt work, forgoe the dimebags and get yourself some Bones Swiss!

[Satan666]

Ooo, Bones. I like the good ol' Lucky 7's

[CaptainDankNuggets]

yep new bearing

[soxsuk6432]

Yeah dude get a new bearing. Just go down to your skateshop and ask for a spare bearing, I'm sure they'll have one. I doubt it was the rain though I used to skate in the rain occasionally and my bearings were straight.

[acrca]

those are good ideas, i might do that cleaning one, but if that doesnt work than i will just go to my local skate works to ask for a spare bearing. and i have bones too

[justinsane]

bones swiss man... bones swiss

[partyguy420]

what board do you skate on, and whats the makers of your trucks and wheels? i skate ATM with spit fire wheels. ill have to find my board in the stoage shed to tell you the trucks.

[acrca]

bones swiss man... bones swiss
Nm what i said bones, i have Reds. Got confused

[acrca]

what board do you skate on, and whats the makers of your trucks and wheels? i skate ATM with spit fire wheels. ill have to find my board in the stoage shed to tell you the trucks.
i have thunder jamie thomas trucks, santa cruz bullet wheels, im not sure bout the deck

i will post a pic of it when the cam battery is charged

[Its a Plant]

damn guess I'll travel back in time and find my old set-up. Let's see, I got a Blind deck, Grind king trucks (love 'em), spite fire YeS, not sure on the bearings - look like bone swiss. One thing I wish I never gave up was skating. Oh well, it's still badass to watch.

Has anyone seen "Chomp on This"? One of my favorite vids, plus I love Koston.

[Pete Rock]

bones swiss man... bones swiss

Those mother fuckers were too expensive for me.

[skunksmoker006]

yeah, i know what you mean about those bone swiss.they are way too expinsive.i would like to know how much better they are than regular bones.

[eddievanzant]

You should buy what I think is called a spitfire skateboard first aid kit. It's better than buying replacement parts individually.

[soxsuk6432]

Do you mean the Shorty's skateboard first aid kit. My friend got it for Christmas and it was total crap. If you live close to a skateshop just get cool with them I get huge discounts (30-50%) on everything because I smoke with a guy who works there and I used to skate for their team until I got hurt. Just hang out there alot and eventually they'll give you discounts it's worth it.

[eddievanzant]

Yes that's what I mean. Why didn't he like it?

[acrca]

guess how much i paid for the buds:thumbsup:

[king kong bong]

Mike V. owns all....

[Az.]

damn guess I'll travel back in time and find my old set-up. Let's see, I got a Blind deck, Grind king trucks (love 'em), spite fire YeS, not sure on the bearings - look like bone swiss. One thing I wish I never gave up was skating. Oh well, it's still badass to watch.

Has anyone seen "Chomp on This"? One of my favorite vids, plus I love Koston.

Im currently skating a Death deck, spitfire wheels, grindkings...not too sure on my bearings....think they might be Pig.....but they suck either way....

Yeah I've seen Chomp on This but only twice....would love to see it again! it's amazing!!

[psychocat]

Have you guys ever heard of Chris Haffey ? I have just seen this video of him doing what I think is possibly a world record grind, these guys have an awesome sense of balance . If you would like to see what I mean just hit the link below.
Respect for the skill shown man !!:thumbsup: :cool:

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/1294/

[kknight]

I don't skateboard but I have several friends that do. I rollerblade but the bearings are the same deal. Don't chunk the bearing before you try to save it unless you have another lying around.

Remove shield, drop in gasoline or mineral spirits, allow to dry and re-oil.

[Fabolous]

dude don't get swiss they suck, most of them are to fast and can't do tricks, i got Rockin Ron's Rocket, they are the best i have ever had in my life,
there cheap to online, only $23
http://socalskateshop.com/index.php?action=item&id=712
My set up this
Deck:Fight (Best board in the world in my option)
Trucks:Thunder Hi
Weels:CowboyPunk 56m 97A
Bearings:Rockin Ron Rocket's
Grip tape:Jesseup
Hard Ware:Bones Weels
Total Cost : $161 (With shipping, online buy)