What Skateboard Bearings Should You Ride?

The market for skateboard bearings is dominated by a few key players with Bones being arguably the most reputable company in the game. Often at your skatepark you will see people riding Bones Reds bearings because they are affordable and get the job done quite well. Regardless of what bearings you ride, it probably doesn’t have that much of an impact on your skateboarding. Honestly, bearings are probably the least important part of your skateboard setup so long as they last long and are not slowing you down. There really only is so much marginal acceleration that a pair of Bones Swiss bearings can provide as apposed to a pair of Bones Reds and so long as you are taking care of your bearings and cleaning them every so often, you probably won’t feel that much of a difference in the bearings you ride. Therefore, I would not find it necessary to drop $50 or more on a set of skateboard bearings. Rather, I would recommend staying in that $20-$30 price range as you can definitely get some good bearings for that price. I personally ride Bones Reds, but I have heard a lot about other bearings in that price range being just as good and if not better. Here are some suggestions on strong, fast, affordable bearings based on the feedback I have gotten on TikTok:

• Bones Reds (of course) - don’t bother with super reds!

• Bronson Speed Co. - people are saying these are a lot better than Reds (I will be trying these next).

• Shake Junt Triple OG’s

• Shortys Black Panthers

• Spitfire Cheapshots

You don’t need to break the bank to get a decent set of skateboard bearings. All the above options are great for any skateboard setup and will definitely save you some money while giving you the speed you need. That is not to say that a $100 pair of bearings isn’t great, but you simply don’t need to drop that much on bearings when a $20 set will definitely keep you rolling!