The best All-Weather LDP board? The Melonenkacke Drop 2 longboard!

[@tosinadesina3137]

Nice! I hate it when I’m itching to ride and it’s raining.

[@tangohotellima1895]

Hihi! Fellow (but beginner) skater from your neck of the woods! Question: Paul Kent's hack for waterproofing bearings - that's the application of marine grease (erm aka lithium grease?), correct?

[@distracted_diner-iq2gn]

@@tangohotellima1895 you can check out the video link in the comments, but yes it’s packing the bearings with waterproof grease.

[@tangohotellima1895]

@@distracted_diner-iq2gn Thank you!

[@TheTakoCrew]

What is the hack for waterproofing the bearings? I'm not really involved with the LDP community so I wouldn't know where to find this info 😅

[@distracted_diner-iq2gn]

@@TheTakoCrew check it out here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKe2g2lniq-Sg68si=JEi1sE9feMXSBHzI

[@tangohotellima1895]

My question too. If i remember right, Paul Kent used marine grease on his bearings to keep the wet out. Seems that this type of grease sticks to metal. Maybe some call it lithium grease. Myself, i use the deOxit brand of grease. Not sure if it works well tho, because i don't skate in the wet, much. My local shop (shoutout:Thanelife) recommended gbomb bearings (the cheaper steel ones will do). Apparently, these are pretty rust-resistant.

[@distracted_diner-iq2gn]

@@tangohotellima1895 I’ve used the grease recommended by Paul, it’s easy to get on Amazon. Regardless of what manufacturer you get your bearings from, you will definitely face rust issues especially after a crazy wet skate.