whacked my parallel turns today ,can do left right =D

also learned acid from one of the senior (omg i dunnoe his name) and got a butt floor kiss once.

that's for slide

for slalom , learned fish , snake and forward cross

didn learn snake much cos no chance to ask how to do perfectly.

mastered fish =D

wanna learn CROSSOVERS soon muahaha.

brian talked to the noobs about rockered skates during training , skipped his lect cos i alr know alot about rockered skate (opps) .

next level! : rockered skates

i expected some getting used to , haven do it yet though.

went home and got my seba 80mm wheels out .

since i had switched my wheels , i did some INTERNAL cleaning on my bearings . omg i can hear a couple of sand grains inside . figured that the oil had bunched together some dust or something =/ , no time to clean it perfectly.

short tutorial on cleaning bearings (criss ver) 101 this is not a PERFECT clean , a perfect clean has about 2-3 more steps , i skipped them cos my bearings are still new

disclaimer : if you want to link / lift anything from this tutorial , this includes the wall of text (wot) and photos. these are all properties of Criss (blaw ftw =D). also , if you buanged your bearings , this tutorial nor its owner(criss) will not be responsible for it.

lemme show you all the ending product =D


i must say that this tutorial was done after i had complete the cleaning etc etc.so photos may be weird , if i had posted wrongly(unlikely) . please do leave a tag.

oh yeah i must explain rockering
rockering is defined as using different sized wheels to create different amount of wheel contact with the ground . this makes the inline skates similar to the shape of the ice skating blades which is curved up at the side.

setup is defined as the way the wheels are sized and positioned to acheive a skates setup.there are multiple setup such as:

1) hilo - (80)(80)(76)(76) when stood on , the weight is put on the back two wheels as it is obvious that bigger wheels is "taller" so there is contact . weight put behind = sharp turns. this setup is usually used for hockey , also this causes the skater to lean forward , thus can "run" easily.

2)flat setup - (76-110)(76-110)(76-110)(76-110)(76-110) the most underestimated setup because beginners learn with this setup . this setup occurs when all four (or five for speed skaters)wheels is of the same size. probably is the most stable setup. used for speed skating , sliding , beginner .

3)rocker aka banana - (76)(80)(80)(76) the weight falls on the mid two wheels , first and fourth wheels is not usually used. less wheels = less friction = easier to turn on its own thus giving more flexibility to the skater . usually used for slalomers or sliders to their choice . some hockey players also used this setup.cons is that it is not as stable as flat setup.

4)figure setup - lazy to type =P.


the chui wheels (76mm) which had been switched to 80mm wheels because i rocked my skates from flat.

first step : put newspaper on the floor

why? cos simple , skates is dirty,you dont wanna dirty your floor -.- , also if you oil your bearings , you dont wanna make the floor slippery.

second step : take your t-hex or some alan key tool to remove your wheels

t-alan key

do check your spacers whether it is a standard spacer or floating spacer , standard spacers need a special alan key.

third step :
take a cloth and wipe your bearings , frame.

fourth step :
remove the bearing
if dunnoe how to do , go youtube -.- , make sure your spacer is standard or floating again cause there is diff steps to remove them.

fifth step :
check your bearing is 608RS or 608ZZ , if rs , proceed , if zz , give it up , you cannot internal clean the bearing cause it is permanently sealed.

sixth step :
get a safety pin.


seventh step :
keow the C pin out , in radius's case the cheap china bearing do not have a c-ring -.-
put the pin and stick it in deep at the ridges of the bearing.

then push in and lift

woot now your bearing is naked LOL , i didn get the bearing out cos i was lazy , as i had said , i had alr done everything LOL.

eighth step :
lubricate bearing with anything you want , except water or chewing gum or anything stupid. for me , i use sewing machine oil.


nineth step :
press in the cover and reinsert c-ring

give it a spin until the oil is spread


tenth step :
do to all your wheels (if you want)


eleventh step :
put back your wheels to the frame to the setup you want , i dont wanna mention switching , lazy to type again.


thanks for reading this lousy tutorial
and btw pictures are hosted by photobucket , its dope.

cya