# General Yoyo Thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 20, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204 "2019-08-20T20:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 60
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1185 "2020-03-22T01:43:02Z")
I kinda like splashed depending on the color. ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1186 "2020-03-22T01:45:36Z")
yeah, same with me. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1187 "2020-03-22T01:47:03Z")
As long as they are not “Saved By the Bell” splashes like neons and bright purples or something that looks like Will’s early episode wardrobe on “Fresh Prince of Bel Aire.” ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/a/0/7a03b840ae4037e7a020e74aac52310ed564b2ff.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1188 "2020-03-22T01:54:54Z")
This is my fave color way. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/b/2/db2403fd43d80d1287a3ed74bac3ecd6f2bce3e9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1189 "2020-03-22T01:56:19Z")
it’s a good one, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1190 "2020-03-22T02:23:37Z")
Looking back at yoyo design and playing with my Yelets today (and lately been looking at old SPYY’s not that I can easily find any these days), I wish that there were more yoyos today that had usable spikes on them, not those pseudo spikes that are too blunt to do anything with. I know design and play style has evolved over the years. Sure there are hubstacked yoyos but sometimes it’s nice to pull off a nice pull start on just a spike. I currently have my Yelets set up with spike side effects, been doing some pull starts today with it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![beezy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beezy/32/161690_2.png) [@beezy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beezy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1191 "2020-03-25T14:43:01Z")
Normally I throw a bit every day but not this week since things have been turned topsy turvy due to the coronavirus. Changing that soon, and going to get down on those killer tutorials in the recent frontstyle thread. I need some sense of normalcy these days and yoyoing will be a helpful part of that. ---
**Author:** ![rv06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rv06/32/78199_2.png) [@rv06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rv06)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1192 "2020-03-25T15:22:32Z")
10 days of quarantine at home, and my bearings are becoming super noisy. The problem is I left my lubricant at the office, so I’ll have to either do with the noise, or try WD-40. 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1193 "2020-03-25T15:38:11Z")
You will turn them semi-responsive if you use WD-40. I recommend just cleaning them out with isopropyl alcohol or any other solvent like acetone you have around and running them dry. Im usually an advocate for lubing unresponsive bearings, but just clean them thoroughly instead in the meantime. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1194 "2020-03-25T16:24:36Z")
Good luck finding any isopropyl alcohol during these times…thankfully there are other solvents if you don’t have any alcohol at your disposal. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1195 "2020-03-25T16:36:57Z")
There is a thread here somewhere with a bajillion alternatives to official yoyo lube… ---
**Author:** ![rv06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rv06/32/78199_2.png) [@rv06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rv06)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1196 "2020-03-25T17:07:46Z")
Thanks for your advice; if I had tried WD-40, my plan was to use acetone to clean it up if it turned responsive. But thanks to your experience, I don’t need to try 😇 So, just cleaning it with acetone, and not lubing it, will make it smooth and long spinning ? ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1197 "2020-03-25T17:08:12Z")
I have an extra bottle of yoyo bearing lube I don’t need. PM me if you want it. ---
**Author:** ![rv06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rv06/32/78199_2.png) [@rv06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rv06)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1198 "2020-03-25T17:26:15Z")
Thanks, that’s super nice of you! :+1: But I live overseas, so it won’t be faster to receive a shipment from you than to buy lube from an European shop :wink: And even if I buy locally, I can’t be sure of when the parcel will be delivered, given the current situation. That could be a matter of weeks 🤷‍♂️ That’s why I think I should do with what I have home. ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1199 "2020-03-25T20:00:07Z")
what yoyos do you guys have in rotation right now? my current ones i’ve been using are: - Mk1 Umbra - MagicYoyo Variant - YoyoFactory Bi-Metal Superstar what are yours? ---
**Author:** ![pep65](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pep65/32/54510_2.png) [@pep65](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pep65)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1200 "2020-03-25T20:04:47Z")
Stealth iceberg legend wing ---
**Author:** ![pep65](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pep65/32/54510_2.png) [@pep65](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pep65)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1201 "2020-03-25T20:05:55Z")
Look up Mr Dylan Kowalski on youtube. He did a most excellent vid on lube. ---
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1202 "2020-03-25T20:12:17Z")
Komodo butter cadence ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1203 "2020-03-25T20:52:49Z")
Shutter, shutter wide, MVP3. ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204/1204 "2020-03-25T20:53:49Z")
Here’s the question landis, _should I buy a bimetal shutter!?_ [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204.md?page=59) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yoyo-thoughts/307204.md?page=61)