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i want bearings so good it's like ice skating. the car just keeps on rolling. just good good bearings, any ideas?

i want roller skates! i want skateboards strapped to the chassis of the morris miner!!!

Just don't put grease in them, it only slows 'em down!!

how about butter? simon and garfunkel are on bbc1. sorry mods you can put this thread in off topic. it's gone a bit wrong!

try round ones

someone been painting and left the window closed again?

If you really want to emulate the bearing effect of an ice skate then fluid dynamic bearings are the things you want. I'm sure you can get the parts from any of the normal suppliers or on eBay

But if you want to keep rolling ad infinitum then perpetual motion bearings are the answer. Check your local motor factors, usually on the shelf next to the bubbles for the spriti level, the sky hooks and the long weight (best just to ask for the latter really).

Going out on a limb here, but perhaps the OP was soliciting recommendations for the best possible wheel/axle bearings based on the experiences of the forum contributors? Brand name, supplier, etc? Crazy thought, but just maybe....

I used to pack the Campagnolo wheel bearings on my racing cycle with Vaseline. Before it got nicked

mike.perry wrote:I used to pack the Campagnolo wheel bearings on my racing cycle with Vaseline. Before it got nicked

What you do with your wheel bearings in your own time is nobody elses business Mike

mike.perry wrote:I used to pack the Campagnolo wheel bearings on my racing cycle with Vaseline. Before it got nicked

Who would want to steal vaseline?

Moderator, maybe it's time to move this thread into "non-mior related" issues...

Bazzalucas wrote:Moderator, maybe it's time to move this thread into "non-mior related" issues...

theft of vaseline is probably a minor theft

Will you want some seriously good oil to go with these bearings?

Maybe the thief was a young greaser !!!

Put larger wheels on the back of the car than the ones on the front. That way it's going downhill all the time and will roll much easier.

The update should be interesting

xpress wrote:i want bearings so good it's like ice skating. the car just keeps on rolling. just good good bearings, any ideas?

Did you lose your bearings? You could have mine, but they have gone missing too...

you know how it is, you can get very good bearings these days. abec series. maybe ceramic ones?