[CR]bearing quality

From: "Andrew Antipas" <aantipas@sopris.net>
Organization: Ecological & Environmental Consulting, LLC
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <20021227200002.97096.2921.Mailman@phred.org>
Subject: [CR]bearing quality
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:41:02 -0700

Hi Folks,

Time to do some winter bicycle servicing. I noticed Bicycle Classics lists loose ball bearing as grade 25 and the same quality as Campy. I have seen other suppliers list grade 200 bearings. How are bearings graded? Is a higher or lower number the better grade? Thanks for the help!

Andy Antipas
Carbondale, CO