Rollerski Manufacturers Reveal Truth About Ball Bearings

Rollerski Manufacturers Reveal Truth About Ball Bearings

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Manufacturers today offer a vast choice of rollerskis to suit any taste and purse. Relative advantages of aluminum frames vs carbon laminated vs carbon monocoque are hotly debated. Ditto for rubber vs PU wheels. There is one thing, however, that all modern rollerskis have in common – ball-bearings. The 608 series ball-bearings are de-facto standard for all “summer skis” ( and beyond). We reached to several leading rollerski producers with two questions; 1. what ball-bearings do you use in production of your rollerskis and based on what criteria did you choose them over the others? 2. in the ideal world, when/if money is not an object, what ball-bearings would you recommend? Marcos Ruperez, Quionne 1. We use reliable bearings with no matter that much about velocity. Why? because what is…
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FLEX, Smooth North American

FLEX, Smooth North American

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...Once upon a time, in a different era when humans were living without the Internet, each country that had snow and, therefore, skiers, was also producing its own, domestic rollerskis. That gave rise to very distinct schools of rollerski design e.g. the Italians were/are famous for speed & competition ones, the Norwegians and the Finns – for "slow skis" well suited for long training sessions. Hidden away from sight, across the ocean a North American school of rollerski design had developed – with its own distinct features. Unlike the European producers who experiment a lot with actual materials – be it carbon or carbon-laminated frames and proprietary composition wheels - the North Americans tend to use time-tested solutions such as milled aluminum frames – but add rather intricate engineering to…
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