# Got a Diabolo... have a question about the bearing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Skill Toys\ **Created:** [January 30, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/got-a-diabolo-have-a-question-about-the-bearing/79073 "2016-01-30T01:30:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ciphon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ciphon/32/7976_2.png) [@Ciphon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ciphon)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/got-a-diabolo-have-a-question-about-the-bearing/79073/1 "2016-01-30T01:30:10Z")
Alright, so I’m a long time yoyoer, but I’ve always wanted to get into diabolos as well. So recently I got a Spintastics Spinabolo as a gift and have started learning the ropes. I’ve noticed though, that the bearing quality on this diabolo seems to be very low, and the bearing doesn’t spin freely (it’s a one way bearing,not a fixed axle diabolo). To test bearings on my yoyos I often just loop a string around it a few times and pull it out gently and listen to the bearing spin, but when I try this on the diabolo it just makes an ugly kinda noise and stops spinning immediately. Since I’m new to diabolos I don’t really know if this is the norm for their bearings or if I just got a bad bearing from the start. So that’s why I’m making this post now, is to ask people who are more experienced with diabolos: is this normal, or did I get a bad bearing in my diabolo, and if so, what can I do to fix it? Thanks in advance for anyone who can answer this for me, and I’ll be here to answer any more questions y’all may have about this. ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/got-a-diabolo-have-a-question-about-the-bearing/79073/2 "2016-01-30T14:02:37Z")
That’s what mine does. I don’t think it’s a problem. I’'m 99% sure it’s okay. And by the way, one way bearings are really good to start with because it makes starting the diabolo a whole lot easier. ---
**Author:** ![Ciphon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ciphon/32/7976_2.png) [@Ciphon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ciphon)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/got-a-diabolo-have-a-question-about-the-bearing/79073/3 "2016-01-30T19:04:23Z")
Alright, thanks for the reply, good to know that mine isn’t broken then 🙂