ABEC or Swiss

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Just found this great article explaining and comparing the difference between ABEC bearings and Swiss Bearings.

Find out which is the best for you.

Two terms, ABEC and Swiss, are frequently mentioned when shopping for skates and bearings.  They refer not to a specific bearing vendor, but ABEC to a bearing's perfection and Swiss to a style of bearing assembly/manufacture.

For years, ABEC ratings have been used to describe the perfection of most machined bearings, grading the smoothness of polish.  The higher the ABEC rating, the less rolling resistance.   An ABEC 7 should roll faster than an ABEC 5 by the same vendor.  In addition, the higher the rating the softer the metal becomes and the quicker it wears.  Each vendor of ABEC-rated skate bearings have their own manufacturing process, without an overall assembly rating.

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