Fireball Dragon Skateboard Bearings Set 8 Pack - Fast 608 Longboard Bearings Set for Skateboards Inline & Roller Skates - Bearings for Skateboarding Guaranteed for Life

I've been using Fireball bearings for years now. I'll switch between these and Zealous depending on the deal. I love Fireball built-ins. On my bracket setup, I stepped up to some 90mm wheels from 85mm and threw in these bearings because I'd rather keep a spare set of wheels ready to roll. Once again, these have been great right out of the box. Took my rig out yesterday for a short ride and they were smooth and fast. I dig the company and their products and definitely will continue to purchase these bearings in particular. Ten years of using Fireball and they remain one of my favorites.

I don’t know much about skating and I just got into it recently. I have a 8.5” deck that I run some thick risers on and I have the 65mm fireball wheels on there and it’s great! I’m personally not interested in learning tricks (maybe one day), I just like the feeling of cruising around on the board. These bearings are really smooth and easy to install. I didn’t rate durability because I’ve only had them for a bit and I don’t skate too often. I also imagine thy for someone doing tricks they would last less but using my board to ride about 10 mi/week for the last few months I’ve had no issues! I love Fireball products and the stickers they give you. They’re also very well priced compared to similar options. My board (bought online from ccs) came with the oj wheels which are the same hardness as the fireball wheels I got and they both ride similarly, if not, the fireballs feel better. Just my opinion as a newcomer!

If you're a downhill long boarder, a high impact skater, or you change wheels at the park. These are really good for any of those situations. The built in spacers are MUCH more heavy duty and precise than any third party spacer you'll ever get. But the best thing about them is not having to deal with all the fiddly bits if you change your wheels out very often. As far as rolling goes, I'd say they're comparable to just about every other bearing in their price range, only they have a slightly more viscous grease, rather than a "speed cream", or race oil. Which is really fine for 99% of situations, and really good for any high speeds. Haven't tried clearing the grease, and putting a light oil to them, but I imagine they'd essentially be Bones Reds at that point, in so far as quality of spin, honestly, I really like them as they are, even for just pushing around the park, they have a solid, less squirrelly feel, and a quiet operation. The only bad thing about them is removing them from some wheels, since there's no way to hook the back of the bearing to pry it out. So if you have one of those wheels that REALLY grabs the bearings, they can be tougher to pull out.

Good price for descent China made bearings. 7 ball steel design. Roll nice and smooth and descently fast. I Purchased to experiment on quad roller skates but, when inner bushings butt together, they are too wide and will allow wheel to push back and forth in hub. Also, they will not allow lock nut to screw on deep enough to catch locking nylon. I measured and ground .045-.05 off each inner face of bushings ( 3//32 .093 or 2.4mm off Total width) and now Lock nuts grab properly and wheels barely slip in hubs. I really like how you can tighten them up without side loading bearing allowing them to spin freely. I left about .010 to make sure inner shafts butt up without pinching bearings. Perhaps seller offers special ones for roller skates, will see.

Bearings are built to spec, although it did take a while longer to break-in compared to other bearings due to the lubricant used - 3 hours in and around the 11th mile it was like the bearings finally broke in and got into its groove with smooth coasting through the rest of the day. Prior to that it was pretty much taking an extra push or and extra carve here and there to get the feeling right. Shields work as intended and the shield design really did make all the difference as i punched through puddles, dirt, gravel, mud, debris, someones hat, you name it, and whatever else was on the city streets. Got back and did a quick wipe down with a interior check and its good to roll the next day. EDIT: had to recently clear out the obliterated lubricant from the bearings, winter skating has always been the bane of any bearing and these were sadly not an exception. The lubricant gunked up and froze when subjected to below freezing temperatures, and the salt/snow/ice/brine mixture did little to help them out. It's since been cleaned and relubed but the bearings just don't roll the same when abused by abominable weather conditions.

Worked for a handicapped walker not so fast

the bearings and spacers that came with my board prevented the wheel from spinning freely when cranked down. it's bad on the bearings to skate with loose wheels. put these in and cranked them all the way down and the wheels spins freely. these bearings are pre-lubed and dead silent. will buy again.

I wanted to like these, but after riding on them for a few weeks my board is noticeably slower than it was with my old bearings. Thought I might be overthinking it, but I switched back to my old ones and there was a noticeable difference.

smooth

It’s slower than zealous for some reason. Done 20km but still disappointing

Con estos baleros las llantas de los patines vuelan, excelente!!

I ordered 2 sets as I used them in my Sure Grip roller skate wheels. They fit perfect and roll very nice. They actually a day earlier then when order was placed. No Complaints here.

WAY WAY WAY BETTER THAN REGULAR BONES REDS. Not as good as BONES RACE REDS but better than Bronson g2 and g3