I Spent 3 Months Using Quantum Bearings

Hello Hello. Stephen @whatsapoon Johnstone here. I have been testing out the Quantum Metallic Series Bearings for 3 months so let me share with you my findings. Are these bearings fast and strong like they say they are? Let's find out.

Slicks has a whole range of the Quantum Bearings in store. Some in packs of 8 and some in packs of 16. The cheaper ones go for £31.99 and the most expensive ones go for £194.99. The metallic series are the cheapest option yet Quantum states that they still have all the bells and whistles. The guys behind the brand left this message on their website: 

"Quantum Bearing Science was founded by long time skaters - Brad Sasser and Jason Hammock. We began skateboarding as teenagers and have always maintained passion for the sport. It took us out of a crap environment and enabled us to get involved with others to help promote each other. It was great - skaters helping skaters by being a positive force to keep moving forward and advance.

Several bearing changes later, we are now at the point to where we can give back. Not by showing you how to McTwist over the hip or 360 flip over a hand rail but rather by taking our experience from our years working in our respective fields to help create a better bearing. A lower maintenance bearing where you don’t have to stress taking a shielded bearing out to lube it. Bearings designed for longevity by only using high quality, field tested materials. Bearings compensated at the nano-level for consistency, speed, and response.

We owe it to the skating community and they deserve it for helping mold and shape our lives."

So let's see how good they actually are in my experience using them in my Inline Skates.

I really put these bearings to the test by skating them in many different environments. I skated them in the damp and dirty streets of London, England, the sandy and warm streets of Istanbul, Turkey and on the sandy paths alongside the beach in Malaga, Spain. I got caught in the rain many times during this period as well. I also tried to do many different forms of skating during this time as my skate setup allows me to do skatepark, street skating and long distance routes all without changing frames or wheels. I even skated all the way to Southend on Sea from London with the bearings in. I was using the Echo Verve Skates alongside some 80mm UFS Endless Frames with 84mm Endless wheels.

At no point was I disappointed with the performance of these bearings. They felt really smooth and well made. They stayed silent until I got them wet as well which was nice. I could tell that I was skating a high quality bearing. Once I got them wet, they did cease up, of course, which is very standard for most bearings. You're not really supposed to skate in the rain. I got caught in some heavy rain during my Istanbul trip and also throughout my time using them in London. In the box there is a card that explains how to clean and lubricate the bearings using the lubricant that is supplied in the box. I thought that was a nice touch. It's not common that you receive a bottle of lubricant with a set of bearings. Now I didn't follow the instructions correctly as I refused to clean the bearings first. Instead I just used two drops of the lube into each bearing to see if that could get my bearings spinning again. I would recommend that you follow the instructions if you get yourself a set to make them longer lasting. The results of my test were amazing. The wheels would spin fantastically after adding only two drops in each bearing. I did this twice in the 3 month period after days of heavy rain and I was up and skating again the next day with no issues.

So overall, I am very impressed. The packaging looks great. The bearings themselves look great. The performance was fantastic and again I was so happy to receive a bottle of lube in the box alongside some extra shields and spacers that can be used on skateboard trucks. On the information sheet included it does say that these bearings can be used without spacers but be advised that this will only apply to Roller Skaters and Skateboarders as Inline Skaters will always need to use spacers in between their bearings to make sure the axles can be tightened fully on the frames.

Check out this video below to see my testing in action and to see how I lubricate the bearings each time: