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Re: Sealed bearing VS Open bearings
« on: December 14, 2022, 02:06:44 pm »
As a kid my skateboard(s) had open bearings, I could clean and re-oil them. If I spun the wheels they would spin and spin and spin.

Do 'open bearings' have less friction than 'sealed bearings'? Sealed bearings don't seem to spin as freely.
Is this serious?
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