# How the hell do you deshield one drop bearings?

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**Created:** [July 5, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577 "2023-07-05T21:38:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![CatFoodScience](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/catfoodscience/32/206708_2.png) [@CatFoodScience](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CatFoodScience)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577/21 "2023-07-06T13:38:24Z")

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exacto knife worked really well with the OD c-clips, got them out first try.

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**Author:** ![iris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/iris/32/219013_2.png) [@iris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/iris)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577/22 "2023-07-06T13:57:08Z")

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use xacto blade

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577/23 "2023-07-07T05:22:54Z")

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> [@Pankace04](#):
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> In like 90% of cases, flats are just worse than concaves…

It depends… 🙊 🙉 🙈

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577/24 "2023-07-07T12:03:39Z")

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The lawyers answer to everything. “It depends.”

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**Author:** ![Pankace04](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pankace04/32/220922_2.png) [@Pankace04](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pankace04)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577/25 "2023-07-07T16:27:57Z")

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True, but that’s why I said 90%. In the vast majority of cases, from what I know, flats just perform worse because there’s a reason concave grooves exist. But sometimes they feel nicer which is worth more to me personally

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**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577/26 "2023-07-07T16:53:53Z")

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Really kinda just depends on preference and the response setup… there are pros and cons to all the shapes

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-the-hell-do-you-deshield-one-drop-bearings/379577/27 "2023-07-07T17:15:30Z")

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It’s all about personal preference. I will admit I liked the pano with flats but I swapped my fat tire to a ds.

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