Jenkem Labs - What's the Fastest Skateboard Bearing?

Support your local skateshop if you have one. If you don't, [LINK] or [LINK] are good options. Build a custom complete, you'll get better bang-for-your-buck if you just buy some good trucks / wheels / bearings from the start. If you buy a prebuilt complete or go cheap on parts you might want to upgrade later, and the price difference is like $5 per truck & they last forever. Independent or Thunder trucks would go well with any deck, I personally prefer Independent after trying both (had to size up from Thunder 145's to skate wider decks, fell in love with Indy trucks). Thunder are more of a quick sporty turn, while Independent are more of a slow surfy carving turn. Spitfire Formula 4 or Bones STF are the best wheels for street / park skating. 54mm is a good all round size for tricks and getting over cracks easier than 50-53's. Bones Reds are the best budget bearing, but Bronson G3 are almost as good as bones swiss in terms of speed and are like $9 more (jenkem bearings test [VIDEO]). Not sure about the durability aspect of the G3, Swiss last years but are pricey at $60 per set. Any deck would work, Mini Logo are $30 and a good starting point if you want to save some cash. Decks don…

Minilogo bearings are not great. You can get much better bearings for almost the same price. Watch the video below [VIDEO]

A spin test will mostly reveal whether you need to lube or not, mind you. The viscosity of speed cream will ensure that they don't roll a whole lot during a spin test. If you want to make a more scientific test, you'll need to mount them, put a specific measure weight on the board and roll it down a little ramp, then measure the distance it travels. Then repeat for each test subject, and honestly, who the hell has time for such experiments? Yep! YouTubers [VIDEO]! Me, I "test" them by riding them. Do they feel weird and sluggish? If yes, fix/lube/replace, if no, repeat the "test".