Rolling bearing and method of manufacturing same

A method for manufacturing a rolling bearing comprising:

• providing an outer ring having an outer surface configured to be fitted into a first component, the outer ring having a surface roughness Ra of 0.5 to 10 μm,
• providing an inner ring having an inner surface configured to be fitted onto a second component,
• providing at least one rolling element arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring,
• providing a first polymer composite sheet that is an extruded material having a uniform thickness of 2 to 200 μm and has an adhesive on a first side of the polymer composite sheet, and
• applying the first polymer composite sheet to the outer surface of the outer ring such that the adhesive directly bonds the first polymer composite sheet to the outer surface of the outer ring.