Preload ($PRLD)
Tighten until it stops wobbling.
What this is
Bearing preload is a number machinists set by feel, by hand, by the sound the spindle makes. It is computable, and it has been for decades. Nobody bothered to make it legible.
This project is a bench. You set the preload and watch two quantities move in opposite directions: runout falls, friction torque climbs. There is no optimal value, only a window, and the bench shows both of its edges.
The token is the community around that one very boring quantity. We claim nothing beyond it.
Who it is for
Engineers, machinists, cyclists, anyone who has ever overtightened a bottom bracket. And anyone who enjoys a dead-straight treatment of a trivial subject.
How the bench works
A deep groove ball bearing, rendered in real 3D: outer race, inner race, nine balls. The slider seats the races. As preload rises the contact angle grows, the runout crosshair settles toward the axis, and the torque bar fills.
Coefficients are fitted to published reference curves for a 6204 bearing. The relationships are real. The numbers illustrate them. This is not an assembly calculation and must not be used as one.
Planned supply
Proposed total: 1,000,000,000. The token has not launched. Allocations and safeguards below are plans; deployment and on-chain verification are pending.
| Allocation | Share | Tokens | Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity | 85% | 850,000,000 | planned allocation; liquidity lock pending |
| Treasury | 10% | 100,000,000 | planned multisig; setup pending |
| Developer | 5% | 50,000,000 | planned 6 month lock, then 18 month linear vest |
Planned developer vesting
| Month | Unlocked |
|---|---|
| 0-6 | 0 |
| 9 | 8,333,333 |
| 12 | 16,666,667 |
| 15 | 25,000,000 |
| 18 | 33,333,333 |
| 21 | 41,666,667 |
| 24 | 50,000,000 |
Disclosure
The proposed developer allocation is 5%, with a planned 6-month lock and 18 months of linear vesting. No deployed contract, liquidity lock, vesting arrangement or treasury multisig is verified here yet. Evidence and network details are pending publication before launch.
Risks
- High volatility. Total loss of funds is possible.
- Liquidity can change at any time.
- Regulatory treatment of tokens differs by jurisdiction and can change.
- There is no obligation to buy back or support the price.
What this project does not promise
We promise no returns and publish no price forecasts. No ownership, income or redemption rights are promised. The bench is available now; the token has not launched.