{"id":150653,"date":"2020-05-03T09:57:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T07:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/?p=150653"},"modified":"2020-05-03T09:57:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T07:57:44","slug":"skate-test-bones-big-balls-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/skate-test-bones-big-balls-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Skate test: Bones Big Balls bearings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"small-12 medium-12 large-12 columns\">\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\t<strong>\r\n\t\t\tBones Bearings are without question one of the most popular skateboard bearings. Compared to the conventional REDS bearings from Bones, the <a href=\"\/en\/_p129361\" title=\"Get the Bones Big Balls\">BIG BALLS bearings<\/a> are said to have some advantages. We tested the Bones BIG BALLS!\r\n\t\t<\/strong>\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<p align=\"center\">\r\n\t\t<em>READ IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE<\/em>\r\n\t\t<br>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/blog\/de\/skate-test-bones-big-balls-review\/\" title=\"Read this blog in German\">DE<\/a> | <a href=\"\/blog\/fr\/skate-test-bones-big-balls-review\/\" title=\"Read this blog in French\">FR<\/a> | <a href=\"\/blog\/nl\/skate-test-bones-big-balls-review\/\" title=\"Read this blog in Dutch\">NL<\/a>\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-big-balls-bearings-review-1.jpg\" title=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" alt=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tDue to their many years of experience with skateboard bearings, Bones Bearings have a <a href=\"\/en\/bones-bearings-shop\" title=\"The Bones Bearings shop at skatedeluxe\">considerable range of bearings<\/a> in their assortment. The Bones BIG BALLS are a mixture of the Bones Super Swiss 6 and the popular <a href=\"\/en\/_p2729\" title=\"To the Bones Reds\">Bones REDS Bearings<\/a>.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<h2>\r\n\t\tFact check: Bones BIG BALLS vs Bones REDS\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-6 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-reds-big-balls.jpg\" title=\"Bones Bearings Big Balls\" alt=\"Bones Bearings Big Balls\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-6 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-reds.jpg\" title=\"Bones Bearings Reds\" alt=\"Bones Bearings Reds\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tBesides the blue shields, the most obvious difference between BIG BALLS and REDS is the number of balls inside the bearings. The BIG BALLS have 6 balls instead of 7, which are 17% larger in diameter. According to Bones, this has a few advantages:\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 1em;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>higher top speed, since the larger balls rotate longer<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>higher resistance and durability &#8211; less susceptible to dirt and impact<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>low weight &#8211; in comparison, the bearings are probably somewhat lighter than REDS<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\tOther than that, the BIG BALLS are manufactured with the same precision as the REDS. Like all bearings from Bones, the BIG BALLS are &#8220;Skate Rated&#8221;, do not have an ABEC specification and are pre-lubed with Bones Speed Cream.\r\n\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<h2>\r\n\t\tSpeed\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-big-balls-bearings-review-3.jpg\" title=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" alt=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tAs I expected, the Bones BIG BALLS were instantly &#8220;good-to-go&#8221;. From the very first session, their performance was top-notch. The bearings run smooth, don&#8217;t rattle and keep their speed for a long time.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-6 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-big-balls-bearings-review-5.jpg\" title=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" alt=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-6 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-big-balls-bearings-review-4.jpg\" title=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" alt=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tOf course, it&#8217;s not just the bearings that play a role in how fast you go on your skateboard. However, in my opinion the BIG BALLS live up to their promise and give way to a lot of speed. Whether the top speed is noticeably faster than with the standard REDS, I can&#8217;t say.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<h2>\r\n\t\tDurability\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tDue to the bigger balls, the BIG BALLS are meant to resist impacts better and have a longer lifespan. For the review, I had the Bones Bearings BIG BALLS in my setup for about six months (with shields).\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"metaslider-id-150655\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-98-0 ml-slider-pro-2-6-6 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-150655 ml-slider ms-theme-_theme_1459517712 nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Bones Big Balls Review EN\" data-width=\"999\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_150655\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_150655\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-150656 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-150656\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 14:56:56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested.jpg\" class=\"slider-150655 slide-150656\" alt=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" rel=\"\" title=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested.jpg 999w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-600x400.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-768x512.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Bones Big Balls: after 6 months<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-150657 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-150657\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 14:56:56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-2.jpg\" class=\"slider-150655 slide-150657\" alt=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" rel=\"\" title=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-2.jpg 999w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-2-600x400.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Bones Big Balls: after 6 months<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-150658 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-150658\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 14:56:56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-150655 slide-150658\" alt=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" rel=\"\" title=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-3.jpg 999w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-3-600x400.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Bones Big Balls: after 6 months<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-150659 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-150659\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 14:56:56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-4.jpg\" class=\"slider-150655 slide-150659\" alt=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" rel=\"\" title=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-4.jpg 999w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-4-600x400.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Bones Big Balls: after 6 months<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-150660 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-150660\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 14:56:56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-150655 slide-150660\" alt=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" rel=\"\" title=\"Bones Big Balls: after 6 months\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-5.jpg 999w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-5-600x400.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-balls-tested-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Bones Big Balls: after 6 months<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<br>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tDuring this time the bearings went through a lot: winter, humidity, dusty spots &#038; uneven terrain on my cruiser. Nevertheless, the BIG BALLS bearings continue to spin perfectly and I haven&#8217;t <a href=\"\/blog\/en\/wiki\/skateboarding\/skateboard-wiki\/bearings\/#bearings-care-cleaning\" title=\"How-To: Clean your bearings\">cleaned them once<\/a>. Since I hardly ever jump big gaps or stair sets, heavy impacts are nothing I deal with very often. Nevertheless, the durability of the BIG BALLS convinced me through and through.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<h3>\r\n\t\tComparison: Bones Super REDS vs BIG BALLS\r\n\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bones-bearings-big-bals-vs-super-reds.jpg\" title=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" alt=\"Bones Bearings REDS BIG BALLS Review\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;\">\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\tBefore testing the BIG BALLS, I had the <a href=\"\/en\/_p14470\" title=\"To the Bones Super Reds\">Super REDS from Bones<\/a> on my skateboard. I immediately noticed that the BIG BALLS are much louder than the Super REDS. Apart from that, I didn&#8217;t notice any major differences in performance. I was very satisfied with both types of bearings and can recommend them without hesitation.\r\n\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<h2>\r\n\t\tConclusion\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tThe BIG BALLS from Bones Bearings are an affordable 6-ball alternative to the Bones Super Swiss 6. Priced between the classics REDS &#038; Super REDS, the latest bearings from Bones are suitable for any terrain. Thanks to their durability, the BIG BALLS are ideal for skaters who don&#8217;t do much setup maintenance. If you&#8217;re looking for durable bearings and prefer &#8220;louder&#8221; ones, the BIG BALLS are the right choice\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-6 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"h4\">Pros<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>familiar Bones REDS quality<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>high durability<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>maintain their speed for a long time<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-6 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"h4\">Cons<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>none<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<hr>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"small button-auto\" title=\"Shop the Bones Bearings Big Balls at skatedeluxe\" href=\"\/en\/_p129361\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">Get the Bones Big Balls<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"small button-auto\" title=\"<All reviews by skatedeluxe\" href=\"\/blog\/en\/category\/product-reviews\/\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">More skate tests &#038; reviews<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><div class=\"ShariffSC\" style=\"shariff-shop\"><div class=\"shariff\" data-url=\"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/skate-test-bones-big-balls-review\/\" data-title=\"Skate test: Bones Big Balls bearings\" data-services='[\"facebooklike\", \"facebook\"]' data-backend-url='\/shariff\/'><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bones Bearings are without question one of the most popular skateboard bearings. Compared to the conventional REDS bearings from Bones, the BIG BALLS bearings are said to have some advantages. We tested the Bones BIG BALLS! READ IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE DE | FR | NL Due to their many years of experience with skateboard bearings, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/skate-test-bones-big-balls-review\/\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":150580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3325,5261],"tags":[6090],"class_list":["post-150653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products-en","category-product-reviews","tag-wear-test-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150673,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150653\/revisions\/150673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}