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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]