Scammed by Bones

[Beeks]

I bought the Super Swiss 6 bearings on a whim, to see if they really were any better than Reds. I feel cheated.
A note to anyone wondering if they should upgrade their bearings: save your cash. I actually feel like these are WORSE than reds.

[SeanML]

Sell them to the next street skater who tells you to "do a kickflip!"

[jman1365]

I bought the Super Swiss 6 bearings on a whim, to see if they really were any better than Reds. I feel cheated.
A note to anyone wondering if they should upgrade their bearings: save your cash. I actually feel like these are WORSE than reds.

you just need to break them in
or they worth the difference? no probably not, but there is a difference for sure

[Alpha06]

I bought the Super Swiss 6 bearings on a whim, to see if they really were any better than Reds. I feel cheated.
A note to anyone wondering if they should upgrade their bearings: save your cash. I actually feel like these are WORSE than reds.

You're an idiot. They stay cleaner longer, they spin similar since reds already spin nicely. The quality of the balls is higher, less rolling friction, which is why you pay more. The only difference you MIGHT notice is in a time trial, and even at that the difference will be small.

"Scammed" is a harsh word. Stop being a drama queen, they didnt take your money and leave you with nothing.

[Cruel Killer]

You're an idiot. They stay cleaner longer, they spin similar since reds already spin nicely. The quality of the balls is higher, less rolling friction, which is why you pay more. The only difference you MIGHT notice is in a time trial, and even at that the difference will be small.

"Scammed" is a harsh word. Stop being a drama queen, they didnt take your money and leave you with nothing.

like he said, they deffinately stay clean and since the steel balls are bigger they produced less friction because of the bigger balls, let me explain.

just think your longboard, if you put 65mm wheels most likely you are not going to go as fast if you have a 75mm wheels.
woooo

[G Flow]

like he said, they deffinately stay clean and since the steel balls are bigger they produced less friction because of the bigger balls, let me explain.

just think your longboard, if you put 65mm wheels most likely you are not going to go as fast if you have a 75mm wheels.
woooo

65mm wheels will accelerate faster than 75mm wheels, but the 75mm will have better top speed capabilites....but I would just say stick with Reds, ceramics definitely aren't worth the money, and you prolly wouldn't even clean your bearings any less than you would Reds. I say try to sell them and buy some reds and some wheels with the money

[Beeks]

Yeah, they stay a bit cleaner, but prying open the shields is on par with defusing a bomb. The reds shields pretty much just pop off. I'm scared that I'll rip the shields on these things. Is there really a breaking in period? Will the difference be noticeable after that or should I really just sell them? And if a 30 dollar upgrade is only noticeable in time trials, they should be a lot cheaper.

[jman1365]

Yeah, they stay a bit cleaner, but prying open the shields is on par with defusing a bomb. The reds shields pretty much just pop off. I'm scared that I'll rip the shields on these things. Is there really a breaking in period? Will the difference be noticeable after that or should I really just sell them? And if a 30 dollar upgrade is only noticeable in time trials, they should be a lot cheaper.

they cost a lot more to produce
get over it, if you don't like them then get something cheaper the next time, although that probably won't be for quite some time, I have a set of them that I haven't cleaned in a year and a half and they're still fine

[Brain Smoothie]

yeah nobody forced you to buy them, its a very minimal difference but you pay alot for that upgrade. Same goes for precision trucks, its not a huge difference but youre paying a big chunk of change for that upgrade.

[longboardnc]

scammed is a harsh word to use.

with a little bit of research and use of the search function you could have saved some green

[Beeks]

they cost a lot more to produce

How do you figure?

yeah nobody forced you to buy them, its a very minimal difference but you pay alot for that upgrade. Same goes for precision trucks, its not a huge difference but youre paying a big chunk of change for that upgrade.

And you think that's fair?



Guys, clearly I'm not going to get these bearings again. Yes, scammed may have been a harsh term. Can we clear up the fact that the price increase vs quality increase is completely unwarranted now? You're paying a ~300% markup for a ~25% increase in quality (because you don't have to clean them as often). That's bullshit. I expected much more bang for my buck, especially from a reputable company, and I was let down.

[wardlarson]

people who spend more than single-digits on bearings make me lol

edit: unless you get ceramics

[AJ]

BASIC SKATE ALGEBRA:

1 x BONES SUPERSIXES < 4 x BONES REDS

[Brain Smoothie]

And you think that's fair?

When did business ever have to be fair? The bearings have an improvement within them, you paid for that improvement. They supplied everything they promised. Dropping any real money on a bearing is pointless anyways throw one slide sideways and bye bye any precision that bearing really had. Bearings are made to roll forwards and backwards not for any of those sideways forces.

I paid 6 times more than cast trucks for my precisions, are they six times better? not at all but thats how the market is and i think that the price mark up was worth the advantages i got from them.

[Bookworm]

exponential price increase for a logarithmic increase in performance. difference in price between a used avenger and a brand new dee-lite? a lot. difference in performance? very small. what about corvette vs ferrari pricing? as you search for those incremental jumps in performance the amount of money you need to spend skyrockets. it's the same in every single market anywhere.

[kraffft]

BASIC SKATE ALGEBRA:

1 x BONES SUPERSIXES < 4 x BONES REDS < 20 x VXB

You're paying for em to be made in Switzerland.. one of the richest countries in the world. I'm surprised they're as cheap as they are.

[AJ]

nah VXB...IME: not worth the cheap deal.
you need quality...
VXB is good for skating through rain and salty road slush.

[kraffft]

nah VXB...IME: not worth the cheap deal.
you need quality...
VXB is good for skating through rain and salty road slush.

Ah that must be why I like em: Providence, RI. Where it rains two days out of three, except during the rainy season, when it snows like a bitch.



EDIT:
I wish it were a joke.. better skate tomorrow.

Wednesday...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Thursday...Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming cloudy.
Thursday Night...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Friday...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Friday Night...Rain likely.
Saturday And Saturday Night...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Sunday...Rain...mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Monday...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 40s.
Monday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening... Then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Tuesday...Cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

[SheepGoToHeaven]

Lol kraftt i feel so bad for you after reading that comic. move to san diego where it.....well its been raining here and there slightly but its sunny today!

[glideronfreerides]

And if a 30 dollar upgrade is only noticeable in time trials, they should be a lot cheaper.

well, apparently there are people who are willing to fork out the extra cash.