SKF rolls out a new skateboard bearing set

Leading skateboarders are backing SKF’s return to the market – as it launches a series of low-friction, reliable bearings that will allow a smooth, fast ride.

Gothenburg, Sweden, 24 Mars: SKF bearings are making a dramatic return to a critical piece of rolling equipment: skateboards.

SKF’s bearings are typically used in high-end engineering applications – and will now help skaters to maintain a high performance. The bearings are engineered for high reliability, with internal grease helping to improve low-friction performance.

“Our standard skateboard bearings offer the proven combination of speed and smoothness that every skater is looking for,” says Daniel Werme, Sales Manager for SKF’s skateboard business.

Top skaters Oskar “Oski” Rozenberg, Ishod Wair, Louie Lopez, Alexis Sablone, Beatrice Domond and Kader Sylla are backing the launch.

“SKF makes bearings for jet engines – so you know their bearings for skateboard wheels are going to be premium,” said Wair.

The first product to be introduced this year is a standard box of eight skateboard bearings. As with all of SKF’s skateboard bearings, they are made in Italy.

With additions to the product range happening throughout the year, the skaters themselves are excited by the prospect of such a prestigious, experienced supplier producing dedicated skateboard bearings.

“SKF has been making bearings for more than a century and it shows in the product,” says Sablone. “The bearings are really high quality: smooth and durable.”

SKF has been producing bearings since 1907. SKF’s bearings are used in a variety of demanding applications, including aircraft engines, wind turbines and high-performance cars – as well as skateboard wheels.

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Press Relations: Gösta Andersson, +46 31-337 3060; +46 705-98 68 99; gosta.andersson@skf.com

SKF’s mission is to be the undisputed leader in the bearing business. We do this by offering solutions that reduce friction and CO2 emissions, whilst at the same time increasing machine uptime and performance. Our products and services around the rotating shaft, include bearings, seals, lubrication management, artificial intelligence and wireless condition monitoring. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2021 were SEK 81 732 million and the number of employees was 42,602. www.skf.com

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