# I've been a miner for a heart of gold **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Exhibition\ **Created:** [July 10, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726 "2015-07-10T19:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LeDave](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ledave/32/1590_2.png) [@LeDave](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeDave)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726/1 "2015-07-10T19:22:59Z")
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**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726/2 "2015-08-18T16:35:35Z")
Are those things worth the price? ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726/3 "2015-08-18T19:32:43Z")
> [@Zorro](#): > > Are those things worth the price? I got one, and its a terrible bearing. I might just have dud though. I’d much rather buy a terrapin bearing, or YYR NSKDS ---
**Author:** ![FiveIronBrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fiveironbrian/32/451_2.png) [@FiveIronBrian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FiveIronBrian)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726/4 "2015-08-19T15:36:52Z")
I think they’re great; not worth the price to me, but that is completely subjective. Every brand new CTX I’ve gotten has been gritty or noisy at first (2 CTX, 1 gold CTX). The 2 CTX broke in, but my gold CTX I had to blow clean with a can of air to get it “right for me.” I also received a used CTX in a Valor and it has always been silent and perfect. Probably everyone is going to have a different experience with every kind of bearing. ^ is my experience with CTX. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726/5 "2015-08-20T02:38:07Z")
Love them. ---
**Author:** ![forge55b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90db22/32.png) [@forge55b](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/forge55b)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726/6 "2015-08-20T03:15:27Z")
From what I’ve experienced so far and seen from others experiences with bearings, most all bearings can have a potential bad one. My Gold CTX works great with the Ti Dream but the YYR NSKDS I got with a Draupnir was the screechiest thing I’ve heard in a while. ☹ If they are working right, almost all bearings are great! ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ive-been-a-miner-for-a-heart-of-gold/75726/7 "2015-08-20T15:33:29Z")
I have had a fair few duds in my life. 😃