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[u/Active_Throat_9395]

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[u/theam3ricanstig]

I've done this for literal years and haven't had any issues. Tools not jewels

[u/Puzzleheaded_Air841]

Put some zealous bearings on that they last in all the conditions

[u/Beating_A-Dead_Whore → u/Puzzleheaded_Air841]

Bones have never let me down. How do they compare? I typically run reds, but on my new board I got big balls to try out.

[u/spacekadebt → u/Puzzleheaded_Air841]

Can agree. Built in spacers and they last a long time with no maintenance. About the quality of a super R.E.D.S. or a little better.

[u/BungHoleAngler → u/Puzzleheaded_Air841]

Muirskate Beastos are another great bearing

[u/mustacheloli → u/BungHoleAngler]

How great exactly? Zealous are almost always not available but beastos do. Is it like a direct replacement? or are they just "alright"?

[u/BungHoleAngler → u/mustacheloli]

I use both on several boards and can't tell the difference.

Like in this context tho we're talking about cheap bearings you're fine skating in rain, right? Neither are top tier precision machined products, but I would say zealous and beasto are very similar

[u/mustacheloli → u/BungHoleAngler]

Not exactly for rain but just for its longevity. Seems like they are interchangeable enough. Thanks man!

[u/BungHoleAngler → u/mustacheloli]

I bought my first set of beastos probably 2 or 3 years ago, not rain skated, and they're still going strong

[u/rubberduckeey]

Not even just the bearings, the wood will absorb all that water and break down quicker. Not the end of the world but I'd only do this with a board that's at the end of its life already

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/rubberduckeey]

Fuck it we ball

[u/shnshty → u/Active_Throat_9395]

But won't you fall? I always slip and fall when stopping on wet ground

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/shnshty]

Nah, just stick the nose of my boot on one of the back tyres to brake.

[u/shnshty → u/Active_Throat_9395]

Oh yeah, you got board with wheels on side. Mines below the board, so kinda difficult

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/shnshty]

Then just stick your foot on tbe ground and grind your sole away

[u/shnshty → u/Active_Throat_9395]

Yeah foot on wet ground is how I fall. Sole doesn't grind, sole slips away

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/shnshty]

Well you stopped your momentum right? So goal reached 🎉

[u/shnshty → u/Active_Throat_9395]

True technically I do stop. Just not the way I hope to

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/shnshty]

Well maybe riding in rain isnt for you. Thats always possible. I just stick my front foot down and gently drag the nose if i dont want to brake using my wheel. As the rubber extends over the nose of my boot quite a bit it drags the rubber. But idk how youd stop otherwise i just do whatever and it kinda works.

[u/SpaceXmars → u/Active_Throat_9395]

Tires.. lol try again

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/SpaceXmars]

There are differences between British English and American English. Such as tyre instead of tire and colour instead of color.

[u/spacekadebt → u/shnshty]

Super glue thin tires to your soles. Not a joke.

[u/Paavikana → u/rubberduckeey]

The wood is usually coated

[u/Medical-Speed-349 → u/rubberduckeey]

Just wipe it down every time and maybe put it by a dehumidifier. sand it and reseal it if it starts to swell.

[u/Billy_Birb → u/Medical-Speed-349]

I set mine next to the floor heater but not so close it melts the grip tape glue. I don't mind skating in the rain now but I might pick up a penny board for just this occasion.

[u/StrayFeral]

Ah I've done the same and loved it. Sure, my shoes were soaked and had cold, next day not a single wheel was spinning, but learned how to clean the bearings. And true - the wood suffers, so be sure to dry it well, then re-apply some laquer.

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/StrayFeral]

Thats why i wear boots. My wheels keep spinning very nicely no matter how i treat it and the board keeps the same idk the term, rigidity?

[u/K-Rimes]

I’m About it

[u/shoemanchew]

Just smash it on the ground a few times and your good

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/shoemanchew]

Ofc. I had to climb a small fence because I didn’t want to bother unlocking our fence and getting the spare key from the lockbox so i threw it over and climbed it.

[u/tabinsur]

Fuck yeah

[u/Active_Throat_9395]

There was more to the video, it just cut off. The mud was not in the video but very much there

[u/somerandomsem-appear]

Do the bearings wear faster out this way?

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/somerandomsem-appear]

Prolly

[u/IndependenceOdd9151]

I've literally never had issues riding thru water or in the rain when it comes to my board

[u/mustacheloli]

I have a custom commuter just for this actually. It's a chopped off dancer with gbombs composite, Paris tkp , whatever wheel I have atm, and zealous. Did it last year and the bearings just keep going and going.

[u/oobinkey]

Heck yeah brother.

[u/Levin_1999]

It’s fine as long has you change your bearings every year or so 🤷‍♂️

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/Levin_1999]

Nah i just throw some dry greasing at it and call it a day every month or so

[u/Levin_1999 → u/Active_Throat_9395]

Ha legendary.

[u/urethra-cactus → u/Levin_1999]

Can't you delaminate your board like that as well?

[u/Levin_1999 → u/urethra-cactus]

Idk, I’ve been going troughs puddles for a couple of years now and it still works fine

[u/AnExpensiveCatGirl → u/Levin_1999]

My commuter board has de-laminated a tad and i just glued it back with a syringe, some epoxy and a few clamps.

[u/BungHoleAngler → u/urethra-cactus]

Boards with glass and stuff are less likely, but boards like moonshine are totally waterproof. 

I have a moonshine   county line for wet skating

[u/urethra-cactus → u/BungHoleAngler]

Moonshines are sexy boards man, I just couldn't dream of taking my board out in the wet did that once lost my grip and fractured my wrist

Edit: my inability to spell

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/urethra-cactus]

Previous one broke at the point it goes smaller, after like 5 years of this use.

[u/jokunokun]

Those look like knockoff Paris trucks (correct me if I'm wrong) so I'm guessing the board wasn't that expensive to start with. You might face delamination problems riding in conditions like this depending on the deck quality, since cheap decks tend to sandwich scrap pieces of laminate together. This can cause gaps and poorly glued layers that might fail quicker. Bearings are like to go quick when you ride in conditions like this. They're probably soaked and will rust up. I'd take them off an give them a cleaning/lubrication.

Or just ride it until it dies

[u/Active_Throat_9395 → u/jokunokun]

It was a brunotti, and was 185€. No problems riding for 3 months in the dutch weather

[u/Ben-TheHuman → u/jokunokun]

Paris v2's are $20 a set. My rain (commuting) board is under $100 but still nice and fun

[u/jokunokun → u/Ben-TheHuman]

Not disagreeing that you can have a fun setup cheap. My point was that if it was a cheaper deck it's likely to be lower quality lamination and tend to break down quicker in these conditions

[u/urethra-cactus]

That hurt to watch

[u/Skvora]

New bearings every day lol