new complete

[AWS-4life]

im thinking about a new complete and i am a tad confused (street complete) if u could recomend which of my choises ar egood or recomend some?
deck:aws or darkstar
trucks:tensor, independant
bearings atleast abec 5
wheels: at least 52mm
grip:blackmagic or mob

[skating the USA]

That looks good but if you like to have a good amount of speed while you are skating I would go with ABEC 7 bearings.

[AWS-4life]

all of my bearings explode like after 3 months of usage

[GutsyTryon]

get an aws
get tensors (independent suck)
and get 52mm gold wheels

[failed to lose]

dark star and just a suggestion, get silvers

[lazylife]

deck:aws or darkstar -both are great decks, when at your shop, just stand on the board and get which ever feels right

trucks:tensor, independant -thunders, or independent

bearings atleast abec 5 -abec means shit for skating, get reds

wheels: at least 52mm -blanks

grip:blackmagic or mob -either is fine, get which ever is cheaper




here, read this.


A Bunch of Excrementitious Crap

ABEC is a term that has been around long before skateboarding. It stands for Annular Bearing Engineers' Committee, a committee that is responsible for the standardization and rating of bearings. The numbers (1,3,5,7,9) refer to the tolerances to which the bearing is produced. A 608 size bearing (the size used in skateboarding) has a bore of 8mm, an outer diameter of 22mm, and a width of 7mm. The accuracy to which the bearing is produced (measured in tiny units called microns) determines the ABEC rating, 9 being the most accurate. An ABEC-9 bearing will be the closest to the above, ideal, measurements. What this means is that an ABEC-9 bearing will perform more effectively than one with a lesser rating, but not until it is put under extremely high-speed circumstances. I'm talking faster than Chris Senn. Unless you are skating at hundreds of miles per hour, ABEC doesn't mean shit.

Perhaps the reason it is still used in skateboard applications is because us stupid humans want easy and upfront answers; Which bearing is best? Must be the ABEC 7. Sorry pal, but it just aint so. Truth is, that's why top bearing manufacturers such as Bones or Pig opt not to rate their highest performance bearing. What's more, ABEC ratings were intended for bearings that, not only travel at extremely high speeds, but that are put under very different circumstances than a skateboard bearing would be. The stress of most bearings, used in machinery applications, is placed perpendicular to the axle in which it sits on. In other words, the bearing spins forward, the bearing spins backward, and that's all it does. In skateboarding, the bearings (much like our bodies) are tweaked and squashed and put under much more arbitrary stresses. A good bearing is not only accurately and precisely produced, it is strong and well lubricated. Lubrication, in fact, is the biggest factor in the speed of your skateboard bearings.

So, next time you want an easy answer as to the best bearings, try finding an easy answer to "What's the best board?" or "What's the best truck?" Trial and error is the only way to go, so get out there and skate.