Vxb bearings

coastalobsession · February 03, 2012, 05:03:22 PM

I got my hands on some vxb ceramic bearing for my citica and I got a free spool of 1min 45seconds. I will be stocking these bearings for my customers. They are a lot quieter than the boca ceremics. They have my approval!

flyforfish21 · February 05, 2012, 04:13:11 AM

Just out of curiosity, which ones did you get? i only saw the abec 5's on there. There are very local to me (within 8 miles) and i was curious to check their stuff as well. Thanks

Geoff

inhotpursuit · February 10, 2012, 07:41:28 AM

Wow that is impressive,the hybrid bearings i got from vxb were no where near that max,i got was 45 secs and rthat was after cleaning and running dry

coastalobsession · February 11, 2012, 03:17:57 PM

Hmmmm. Thats weird.

DinoD · June 25, 2012, 07:54:19 PM

Any idea what sizes I need for an Avet MXJ ?

exp2000 · August 22, 2013, 01:43:59 AM

I contacted VBX bearings asking them what the ABEC rating was for their bearings since most of the time it was not stated.

I received the following reply: All our bearings are ABEC1 unless otherwise stated.

OK ABEC1 would not be ideal for spool bearings.

But would they be OK for other locations?
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Cape-Fisher · September 09, 2013, 08:35:09 PM

For other then spool - you don't have to go expensive like from those manufacturers above mentioned , you can find in China from USD 10 - 40 ( depend on size and ZRo2 or Si3n4) with free shipping
Si3n4 is more stress resistive then Zro2 . For low speed but more strength , you get ceramic Zr02 which are filled all the way with balls as they don't have retaining cage. It is a nice upgrade to the bearings that cant rust and don't need virtually any lubrication. Still costly but maybe worth it .

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/Ceramic-Bearings/511615_212258671.html
or just search Alliexpress for ceramic bearings

jonathan.han · September 10, 2013, 06:58:58 AM

Tournament distance casters don't see freespool as an important aspect of reel setup. The distance is from loading a rod and controlling the spool's acceleration and deceleration. I am more than happy with just 10 seconds of clean, non-gritty freespool. The rest, I leave to the rod and my thumb. My 4 cents. But, I do setup customer's reels with TSI-ed bearings. I like TSI/C-X blend for my personal reels.