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Originally Posted by BCOWANWHEELS
The more rollers in the bearing the more it spreads the load stress out. The fewer rollers the more weight on the rollers hence more wear on axle and bearing.
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Why not go with a needle bearing then? What you said totally makes sense but I'm not sure that's the whole story. Smaller rollers means that each roller is rotating faster also.
Idk, I'm just really hesitant to put $10 value line bearings on my new axles!
I did find a set of NOS made in USA bearings from the 70's or 80's on ebay, one bearing has the fewer/smaller rollers and one has more/bigger -- maybe I'll pick it up and see which one lasts longer!