Best Inline Skate Bearings EVER!
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2018
- Bill Stoppard has rolled the best bearings in inline for the last 11 months, and explains why in a Downtown Toronto skate tour. CATS Leopard bearings available at www.catsbearing.com Inline Skating shirts available at teespring.com/stores/pinto-po...
Inline skater Bill Stoppard rolls Queen Street West, King West and China Town area in Toronto.
Powerslide Kronos Reign 3 wheel hockey skates from www.powerslide.com
Remember, the best inline skater will 'pad it out when in doubt'
My inline GoPro and other Cameras
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this is your best city skating video yet. really captures the essence of skating across the cityscape. I think largely because you got lucky with traffic, it made for a great watching experience
I got Cats after seeing your original review, I love them. They're reasonably priced and feel so smooth and push's feel so effortless in them.
Great video - just like in the good old days: amazing flow combined with a witty voiceover! Keep'em coming :D
That was an enjoyable watch. The audio quality, b-roll and content was all packaged so well. For the casual skating I do will keep Cats in mind. Looks like their entry level lions come in around half the price of the leopards and might be worth a shot. I guess going 3 wheels per skate saves you a couple of bearings in the long run. ;)
Hey Bill, I recently upgraded for a pair of tri-skates (3 x100 90A) and can't wait to try them. Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the great work !
Enjoy the flow DM
Me gustan mucho tus videos mi amigo. Me traes muchos recuerdos de cuando yo viví en Toronto y salía a patinar por los mismos lugares que tu patinas. Yo viví en Toronto por 10 años y conozco muy bien todos esos lugares. Regresé a México en el 2007 y ya me casé y tengo tres hijos y con tus videos les muestro todos esos lugares que nos haces el favor de mostrarnos. Algunas veces hasta se me sale una lagrima. Gracias por tus videos!!!
ay caramba
Thanks for sharing. I will definitely check these out as I prefer quality over quantity more these days. Also, I have to agree, skaters are well-adjusted😀
Yeah those stops.. They're something for me aspire to.
I'm getting there though, mine aren't shabby by any measure.
Great fast flow.. Must check out those bearings..
*whispers.. "skate lanes.."
Dope! The vibe to this one was very reminiscent to earlier vlogs. Nice one Bill. Also great love to cats. Best bearings out hands down! Do you think "If" your leopards ever die will you upgrade to the jags?
Great tips! Very helpful!
you would be the man to speak to about what wheel/bearing combo's you find work best for you in those conditions your skating in. hardness rating, wear time etc. just a thought I dunno if you're already covered. cheers for the video, cool video angles. I wish i could skate as hard as you on the street.
Came for the bearing info, stayed for the amusing commentary and skating. 👍
What a cool way to see Toronto! Thanks for taking me on your journey. I found it quite relaxing to watch and love your stops. I thought I was an expert until I watched this video though. 😒 I'm still using brakes! Is it possible to buy a skate with cat bearings already on them? Which skate do you recommend for speed and distance? And why do you choose a tri- skate over a skate with four wheels?
The fact U called it sky dome made my day!!
Yiur videos are great - miss Toronto -
Never really thought too much about bearings. But if good bearings can provide a boost to speed and increased roll think i need to try out an up grade. Great vid. Good insight.
Possibly as important if not more important than any other component.
Hey, Bill! Have you spent much time in 125mm wheel skates? What is your opinion of them?
I've got Bronson G3's on my wheels for my Radium V. Trinity skates, I'm definitely gonna check them after a good amount of skating. I might have to get the Cats for my work skates.
by the way, any recommendations for setting up a "camera-on-a-stick"?
You are quite the character :P
Looks pretty nice skating in such big city.
Lol your look the the X-Men Quicksilver with the glasses and headphones with the wind blowing.
Love your video's and the commentary is second to none 👍🏼 would you say the Cat bearings are more for experienced skaters? I'm intermediate level??
Hey thanks J! These bearings would benefit all levels. Too slick for aggressive though.
@@BillStoppard would you recommend K2s for skating outdoors? That's what I'm using currently with 80mm Labeda shooter wheels. As I like to skate both indoors and outdoors
got to 3min :11 secs spin test... i used to skate a lot , went from dry bushed to high abec 11 racing bearings, after the abec 7 cryptonites, i found some ceramic ones that were faster but not as resistant to wear(street inline skating is a torture test) then after a while i was getting into turbo cars, and found a japanese turbo that had bearings in the same size of the inline skate ones, those costed me almost 700 dolars for all the 16 , but looking at their specs and numbers, they were like abec 21 in their rating(the precision of the surfaces), plus they had thin inner tubes, bigger tracks and balls, i had to lathe them a bit, to reduce width of the inner tube, and they live in the only pair of inline skates i still own(sold all the other 6 pairs) coz i stopped staking for years, they are custom rollerblade Tarmac CE, with billet frames, and titanium axles, hyper fatboys, japanese(cant read the brand name) turbo bearings, the perfect pair...
Hey Bill, I just got these bearings and rode them at the skate park... they sounded amazing and felt amazing but upon inspection after the first ride in them... a few of my wheels are totally seized up!
Was I not supposed to put the washers on the back of the bearings? They sound and feel so good but like I said... super seized up!
Hey ! May i have your opinion about .. what bearings would you use today for the same "rides and roads" but on 76 mm/85A sparkling wheels ? Thank you for everything you do
The stophard.👍
Hi bill I am a long distance longboarder and expanding my bearing research to see what inline world was using .I was wondering if you had any comparisons to jaguar and i think tiger the ceramics? do you think these would be suitable at giving me the farthest roll per push for 200+ miles/321km+ the prices for the ceramics are quite up there. but the leopards and jaguar a bit more affordable for me.
Hi Bill have a wonderful day.
I wonder if bill is going to get the powered thundrblades and do a review on them.
I'm also curious how well those inflatable rubber tires have held up lol
@0:25 juice from Flatbush zombies is in the background
Nice flow, really nice sync with the music and the edit is clean!! So your top three skates for now are the adapts, FE drift and Reign Kronos! What happened to the SEBA high and Igor ? Out of curiosity.
Just got Powerslide Next 100 skates and was not satisfied with the skate speed. Will this bearings make my skates roll much faster?
@Bill Stoppard Skating BSS you should try SKF, worlds best swedish made bearings
I wasn't focused much on bearings either, but the CAT bearings sounded good and seemed available solely in N. America. Many cycling lanes had changed to be added now. It's somewhat 'special' to praise cyclists from a non-bike rider, apparently welcomed to share lanes. ...
This video showed downtown scenes near Queen St. from eyes level, which reminded me of two memorable years of living there for school.（0619）
Inspiring
OMG,i already bought my first inlines,are powerslide photon Vi 2,110mm, and have ABEC 9 ,but wtf ,the spin last just for 22 seconds,what's the problem?
How much do the cat bearings cost? I just looked it up and got an estimate of $700. Is this a fair price? It just seems a little to high to even consider. I might get a set of ceramic abec-11 bearings soon because it is more reasonable. Thanks for sharing the video though. It was cool to watch.
Alright, I have now made my mind to buy tri-skates as my upgrade (from some ~$50 4 years-old Rollerblades).
I'm just torn between Powerslide Kaze SC and SEBA FR1 310...I was under the impression that Seba is king in the skating industry, but I've seen you skate more & more Powerslide lately.
Derek Simmons very interesting point. I am curious of your opinion of the flying eagle f110s.
If you have narrow feet then i would say flying Eagle F110H but if you have wide feet then go for Seba. the flying Eagle liner is way better.
Mephistopheles I get that. I actually own the them I was just curious what you guys thought about them.
Derek Simmons I just like the way the kaze boot looks.. Reminds me of the metroblades by rollerblade. I love that boot.
Hey Bill, can you or anyone else suggest a brand of inline skates for guy that has size 10 - 10.5 2E feet? Much like shoes I seem to find it difficult to find a inline skate that fit wide feet. :S
How do u feel when your skating through the city?
Are they rust proof, can you sk8 on rainy days with these bearings?
What is do you like ? 80mm or 110
Please more uploads
What do you think and how do they compare with Twimcam ILQ 9 ?
Make a video about wjat pants to use
Perfect flow
Stay low
So rather prefer hokey shoes whan freestyle ones for 2x3 100ml frame?
Cheers from Poland!
Do you think the Cats Cheetahs would be noticeably faster or only a minimal upgrade? Because the price is crazy, so much more than even the Bones Swiss Ceramic.
Not sure about these bearings but I have the Cheezeballs Swizz Ceramic's on the way! $145 US I hope they are as nice as the price suggests
Hi, do you do anything else outside the roller skates? Perhaps a gym?
nice video! Great way to see toronto too. What's the name of the music track you used at 8:55?
When bearings whir away like that and spin for minutes it means they're dry. Did you lube them after you cleaned them? Dry bearings can overheat and melt your wheel cores or just suddenly fail on you, which is super dangerous.
I own Cats Leopards too and they just spin that well. I found the one time I did need to oil them again they didn't spin freely like other bearings they became a little crunchy. A couple of blobs of Cats oil on them and they were back to free spinning like a champ. I've even over oiled them just so I didn't have to worry about doing it again for a while and they beat everyone's bearings at the rink I go to. The only bearing I have seen out spin them so far are BSB's Swiss but they cost twice the price of Cats.
Not in the UK, the price for BSB is £90-£100 and Cats are £50. I've free spinned them against a few swiss bearings and Cats beat them.
The guy who uses the BSB has had them for 10+ years and uses his own formula of grease on them so that maybe making the difference, he runs the skate shop in town. He does a little quick flick of his foot and they look like they're about to take off.
gofixmix 16 Bronson Swiss bearings
SkatingWithPey I’ve had Bronson G3’s for over a year & skate long distances through the harbour and beaches & they are still super fast and smoothe. The shields are really good and have had only 1 wheel get sand in the bearing. Other than my dragging wheel, I was able to just put a drop of Bronson nannite lube on them & only have lubed 1x in a whole year. These are the best bearings I ever had! 😎👍😃💕😁🙈
@@pey666 where did you get the cats in the UK? Cant find them anywhere
Is there a huge improvement over the Lions
Anyone know how stiff the boots are on the Powerslide hockey skates? Any good for hockey?
They're quite stiff. For competitive hockey, I'm not sure. My impressions: Same maneuverability, better momentum transfer but a slightly heavier skate than traditional hockey skates.
Hey Bill! You must know the city like the bearings on your feet by now, can you recommend any good and quiet place for an absolute beginner to start getting comfy on skates?
I'm looking or a frame exactly like this. One that fits 100mm wheels but but puts the wheels as close together as possible for a short agile frame. Does anyone know what frame this is?
The only frames I can seem to find are the ones that hold 100/110 wheels but make the frame unnecessarily long (even with 110s there is a rather large gap between the wheels).
I'm looking for the speed of 100mm wheels with the most agility. Anyone? :)
can you use ceramic bearings for inline skating?
Oh yeah I use Black Panther Ceramics and they are super quiet, super fast and very long spinning.
Have You checked out Yellow Jacket Bearings ?
How long did it take you to skate like that?👍👍
Top demais 👊🏼👊🏼
Bill, You are such a BEAST ! 😎😄
Are the CATS sealed bearings?
Anybody tried Cats Leopards and Swiss Super 6? I wonder how they compare.
but why do skate bearings rattle? I was doing some jumps on my Trinity Swells last night and suddenly the front left wheel started to rattled and I was embarrassed tap-dancing all night. WHY???
Ya, I bought these 2 weeks ago, first ride was fine. After the first they started to rattle and definitely started to spin way worse.
please skate in Makati Philippines 🇵🇭 man we are waiting for you and we will follow
Always confused about bearings sizes! If I have 84mm wheels, would the CATS Leopard fit in my skates?
yes, they are 608 bearings, they should fit all inline wheels.
thanks !
Sky Firestone Generally all bearings should fit unless they are specified otherwise.
Are the CAT bearings good for indoor roller blading? I just received my Tour skates in the mail and they came with Bevo gold 9 bearings and they spin for like 1.5 seconds.
So do they just need to be worn in or should I invest in better bearings?
Wow!!!!!!! The speedest bearings
Bill im about to upgrade to a big wheel setup, im considering the megacruiser pros 125, vs roces x35 110 vs seba fr1 325 or 310 for hot humid weather, what do you recommend ? i would have placed the flyine eagles 110 but they only make them up to 44, and im a 45 size shoe, any tips?
im currently using k2 fit pro with 90mm x4 wheels, by the way thank you so much for the help, i dont have too much experience with skates but i feel im ready for an upgrade, this skates are too soft on the cuff and the power transfer i feel is lacking a ton, and yes i have wide feet, not super wide but wide, the only thing making me doubt the sebas are the ventilation.
Computer Simulated Atomic Coded Reality I own the Megacruiser 125 (not pro) pink and find them very comfortable...I like the imperial boot for urban skating and the fact that they come with my fit liners which are fantastic, and heat moldable (just the liner, not the boot) by the way in case you have some sore spots or want to speed-up the break-in process. The boot is well vented and has shock-absorbing pads which is nice...transitioning to the 125mm wheel wasn’t as bad as I expected and I actually felt more stable on long sessions because of the inherent length...still you might need an adjustment period for the height. If you’re looking for a lot of maneuverability, you’d be better off with 110 or 100mm wheels, but these are maneuverable enough for longer commutes. Hope that helps
Thank you so much PIPE i do see the megacruisers as a very strong contender also, the thing with the megacruisers is that i dont know if they are in the same league as the sebas 325 or the roces 110 quality wise, and im trying to get a set up of say height where i dont want to upgrade in at least a year like it happened with the k2, i want to buy a 125 or 110 setup that i can keep forever and be happy about it, thats why im asking , so i have 1 vote for the magas, so far, thank you PIPE!!! HAPPY SKATIN!
Hi there just wish to share my own experience, as i hv all the skates you mentioned. I love all the brands and all the skates, but among the three, i would put megacruiser > seba fr1 > roces. like Derek said, roces is not really for urban. while i really love seba, the fr1 liner to me is not as comfortable as the frd balaned liner, especially for urban conditions. the megacruiser pro has great liner, frame is solid, overall a very good pair of skates.
having said that, if you go up from 90mm to 125mm, it can be tricky, as it could be hard to get used to. to ease the problem, i would really recommend powerslide's trinity mounting, it's much closer to ground so the difference doesn't feel that significant. if you mainly casual skate, try the Swell series, it's really comfortable, affordable and great for leisure skating. But if you like jumping, doing tricks, etc, the Kaze is better. And of course there are Hardcore Evo series and TAU series, which are excellent but comparatively expensive.
so all in all, i would say my preference would be any trinity mounting skates, then megacruiser > seba fr1 > roces. hope it helps
Thank you Michael, that was a fantastic insight and really really helpful, i do plan on jumping with the skates so i will take a look at your reccomendation but given the opinions i might start saying bye bye to the roces, since those where my most likely choice but your are the second person recommending the megacruisers so they moved to my number one spot, thank you for the fantastic advice, HAPPY SKATING!!!!
2 minutes 33 seconds? My missions spin for like 6 seconds lmao
Ricky the spacers in all Bauer and mission skates make free spinning awkward, if you don't get them in the right orientation or in perfectly flush they mess it up massively, I've been sat for hours trying to find the perfect orientation of spacers and bearings but to no avail
yeah, I’ve got Mission A50s and the freespin on the wheels is pretty yikes! Given the bearings are non serviceable and kinda crappy
Probly misssion ds7 or nls6 and those have abec 5 which are garbage
loadless free spin doesn't matter.
u need to test the bearings under load and with appropriate oil in them for the usecase, if they use any at all.
why appropriate? because u can throw in some super thin oil, that will result in longer freespin, but will have much worse protection and other worse potential properties.
remember, that spinning a wheel without load vs pushing at an angle with a force of 1.5x your body weight on one skate is a huge difference.
the video itself says, that he doesn't care much about free spin.
free spin after a long time of actual use can show, that the bearings have good dirt protection for example, which means, that u have to clean them much less over time, but free spin alone is NOT a good sign of performance, if a sign at all.
@@cataria3903 thank god someone with sense
Story of the rolling man🤣
Ya ya ya
I just bought new skates and the wheels spin for like 10 seconds what gives? also 110 wheels
If there new you probably need to break them in. A couple of runs will fix that. Make sure you lube them after you clean them. Not all bearings are created equal though.
What's the name of ur skates
Which abec was it?
If you like cycle lanes you should come to the Netherlands Bill! :-)
The NTN 608 2RS is about 3++ minutes
Ever tried Swiss super 6?
Very nice clip, Bill. Unfortunately, free spin of bearings has nearly no say in how fast they are. Have bearings that spin 3 minutes but they're as busted as can be. I see now how old this clip is, so I assume your opinion may be different 😁
Still using that exact set! Sometimes free spin is an indication of fast wheels; happily the build quality was incredible too.
Zombie Juice of Flatbush Zombies in the beginning of this vid lol
Nice
the website doesnt exist and the domain is shutdown. swiss le 608 are best imo
3:20 First time through this video I thought, "What the heck is up with that spider web over your head." I figure it's the street car paths.
awiss bones , are best for me, but now i have some gladiator Germany bearings
mine don't sping for even 30 seconds. let alone 2.5 minutes
Can’t seem to buy cats anymote
Has anyone tried the cheetah bearings??
2m.33sec is wrong... each time you move the skate you disrupt and decrease the rotation
You sound like Billy Idol🤘
Bill your videos are always a joy ! ...( in the U.K. cycle paths are a joke and a menace to all , designed by cockwombles)
I watched the whole video for the Reds comment.
ughhh so jealous of canada's infrastructure. in my norcal nighborhood the roads are minefields of potholes and there's no sidewalk for most of my commute. hopefully if i break my legs, they'll actually fix the roads
*Cringes in Michigan. I literally only know 1 single place to skate. A paved path in a county park. We have pot holes you could lay down in. Michigan winters and ice are brutal on pavement. I've been searching for new skate spots for weeks and coming up empty handed. Wish I lived near a sweet city.
"Skate lanes" :,D
lovelly )
you ever get stopped in a middle of the road by cops while skating?
amazing city's to skate uwu
Krasse Kugellager 👍🏻
All of a sudden...bearings don't mean so much.
Isn't Toronto.. where there exists "stare-rape" and where you, as a man, once a women said something, where you are "guilty until proven guilty"?
Uummmm....you sound scary.
I just repeat what people told me about Toronto. I.e. in universities when a girl complains you were staring at here, you may quickly have to leave the school there for 'stare-rape'. And you must be guilty, because else the girl would not say so.
Obviously nothing you can back-up - good.
Additionally - you drive scary. (just kidding you know what you are doing obviously)
Toronto roads look like shit but the city looks nice.
There is no such thing as an easy skate.
Are they rust proof, can you sk8 on rainy days with these bearings?
You do realise they are US $754.79 just for the bearings. They should be good.
The Leopards are about $80.