I have an Audley Flame Soul, and I love the concave bearing inside. However, I don’t think I can find them selling online anymore. I tried to find some concave-shaped bearings from other brands, but the choices are pretty limited. What is the best concave bearing that is also not too pricey? (Also, I don’t like grooved bearings)
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that bearing cost 14.5$, pretty expensive IMO. Are there any cheaper options?
Also, the original throw bearing is only 12$, but is that a concave bearing though?
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Is the external raceway flat across or does it have a little curve in it?
I am not too sure from the pictures. It says concave string centering bearings at the description, while the KK says original centering bearing. It looks less curved than the KK bearing.
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There is ceramic version of it, how much longer does it spin compared to the normal stainless steel?
I would just get the steel one. You wont notice much difference, at least I didn’t. Get a lot of strings and have fun!!!
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I had the ceramic and now I just don’t bother especially since the steel works really well and is a fraction of the price of ceramic.
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I see
Unless you’ve just got to have a ceramic in which case go for it. Cause that’s how I got my first one. And I paid forty bucks for the privilege too. Always use a bearing tool if your going to swap it around. That’s pretty much it. Good luck!
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Thks for the info! Btw have u tried out the gold plated NSK concave bearing? For only 5$ more, I can get a gold plated bearing (lol). But idk if it actually has any performance improvements or am I just paying for more for the gold.
Also, are concave bearings much different than the usual center track bearings? I also heard that the buddha double double (V shaped) and buddha whipple (not sure what shape it is, looks like a shaper V to me) are good bearings for the price. How different do the Buddha bearings feel on the string compared to the normal concave bearings?
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Gold plating is hype, and it usually wears off. Not worth the premium price. Same goes for the ceramic. Stainless steel works just fine.
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Gold plating always wears off. I actually have all sorts of different bearings in my rotation right now, Center tracs, concave, v shape, v with grooved center, and so far I don’t feel like any of them held me back. I do notice and pick up on slight difference in characteristics here and there, but nothing I would call bad. Most of the time the best feeling bearing is the one I just cleaned and lubed with a teeny tiny drop of thin lube.
I will say if you have a large enough collection and try enough bearings, every once in a while you find a particular bearing design that compliments a particular yoyo really well, and even then, just slightly noticeable, not life changing. It’s hard to describe, I hate to say it but it’s one of those things that’s different for each person. The most annoying part is that you never really know until try it yourself.
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I like buddha nsk magicyoyo difeyo great bearings I use em all
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I recently bought a NSK gold just as a back up and see if they are worth it. I can say that with my top performing yo-yos it was an improvement over the YYF ctx (barely), but not the OD ten ball (not concave though).
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That’s been my experience.
Yours may vary.
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Yes they are great bearings kinda pricy but good. Also groove bearings are great too
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