Micro Bearing-What is the best?

[rollerhockeymavin 0]

I am trying to decide what would be the best to buy-Swiss Micro's or Titanium. Is their a better micro bearing out there? thanks.

[Spreedizzle 1]

You can't go wrong with the Swiss. I just picked up a set for my Code 1's and they are fantastic.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Micros are a gimmick. They wear out extremely fast and the weight reduction is extremely minimal. Go with standard Swiss and you wont be sorry.

[haole 3]

Micros are a gimmick. They wear out extremely fast and the weight reduction is extremely minimal. Go with standard Swiss and you wont be sorry.

I agree.

Just look at the new missions, they come with 608's. And the Tours come with 688's but include extra 608's.

[604bullet 0]

if you pick up a normal 608 bearing it's already pretty light, cuz it's small

688s would weigh less, but VERY minimally

i have swiss bearings and they're pretty sweet...alot of glide to them

so i would say, get some 608s instead of 688s because i'm gonna assume u already have standard hub size wheels, why go out and buy 688s and then have to go out and spend more money to buy micro hub wheels

hope this sorta helped

[Spreedizzle 1]

I think that I heard that the weight difference was about 4 grams per bearing. That is 32 grams per skate, hardly worth mentioning. For a more relevant rationale.....there are 454 grams per pound.

[rollerhockeymavin 0]

thanks guys,

the only thing is my wheels are still in pretty good shape and they are obviously micro hub wheels. I thought their was a way to convert from reg. hub wheels to micro hub wheels-some type of conversion set of hardware. I get the point about the weight differntional/not as durable point.

if you pick up a normal 608 bearing it's already pretty light, cuz it's small

688s would weigh less, but VERY minimally

i have swiss bearings and they're pretty sweet...alot of glide to them

so i would say, get some 608s instead of 688s because i'm gonna assume u already have standard hub size wheels, why go out and buy 688s and then have to go out and spend more money to buy micro hub wheels

hope this sorta helped

I purchased my current skates and they came with factory micro hub wheels

[Archangel#16 1]

I would agree with Kovy. The micros have a reputation for getting jammed where I live and my 608 swiss have been running strong for about 3-4 years now. Very good purchase imo

[ScottMan 0]

In my experience my 688s have been far less durable than 608s, swiss or otherwise. I was happy to see that most companies have dropped the 688 thing. Cool idea, but it doesn't quite work as well in the real world.