Archive for April, 2006

What are ILQ bearings?

Monday, April 17th, 2006

ILQ is the brand name of a non standard type of inline skating ball bearing manufactured by Twincam.
ILQ bearings feature a 6 rather than 7 ball construction, the 6 balls are slightly larger those found in standard 7 ball inline ball bearings. Twincam claim that the 6 ball construction can handle greater loading rates and […]

First Official Israeli Inline Downhill Championship

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

The First Official Israeli Inline Downhill Championship took place in Givat Zeev this Firday.
The event included Pro and Amateur Downhill competitions, a Speed Slalom competition and a grueling uphill competition.
It was an exciting competition, especially since it was the first event of its kind. Unfortunately it was overshadowed by a serious injury in the Amateur […]

Flickr upload tool for KDE

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

After shelling out 25$ for a flickr account I needed a Linux based uploading tool. After several unsuccessful attempt to install FlickrUploadr for Linux by Michele Campeotto, and Flickrfs - i finally stumbled upon a blog post by Phil Wilson that solved all my problems:
Kflickr is a simple, efficient […]

Busting the ILQ bearing myth

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

Twincam have been manufacturing “ILQ” rollerblade bearings for the past few years, they claim them to be superior to ABEC rated bearings. Here I will explain the true meaning of ILQ, and how they relate to ABEC rated bearings.
What is ABEC?
ABEC is a bearing standard set forth by the Annular Bearing Engineering Committee. The […]