# LF: Duncan Bimetal Bumblebee **URL:** \ **Category:** Buy / Sell / Trade\ **Created:** [March 15, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927 "2023-03-15T05:10:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TylerCFreem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tylercfreem/32/252973_2.png) [@TylerCFreem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TylerCFreem)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/1 "2023-03-15T05:10:57Z")
I’m looking for a Duncan Bimetal Bumblebee. I had the original as a kid and would be interested in trying it out again now that it has been possibly upgraded. ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/2 "2023-03-15T05:15:37Z")
Funny, I was just looking into these. It seems like the consensus was that people didn’t really enjoy the revamp. ---
**Author:** ![TylerCFreem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tylercfreem/32/252973_2.png) [@TylerCFreem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TylerCFreem)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/3 "2023-03-15T05:23:12Z")
I’ve been looking into them for a bit. I’m not interested in the $50 price tag for an outdated and common throw though. It would be fun to get a cheap beat one to toss around. ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/4 "2023-03-15T14:35:40Z")
> [@Is it normal for a responsive yoyo to not respond right after you tug it?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-normal-for-a-responsive-yoyo-to-not-respond-right-after-you-tug-it/371934/2): > > It’s normal for responsive yoyos not to return when you tug them. Many require maintenence to be reliably responsive (using thick lube on the bearing). > > Having said that, responsives _should_ return when you tug them, the design of many aren’t always the best for this to happen. This comment Glen made elsewhere sums the Bumblebee up. Beautiful throw, but requires some attention to get the response tuned to personal preferences. Pack in heavy with lube, or love it as an unresponsive throw. If ypu want to loop it- where a hockey mask. 😃 its a tooth breaker ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/5 "2023-03-15T21:34:00Z")
> [@TylerCFreem](#): > > Duncan Bimetal Bumblebee They are in stock here at YYE > **[Bumblebee AL](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/bumblebee-yoyo-by-duncan?variant=41168007987390)** > > From Duncan: There’s just something about the feeling of catching a forward pass... That’s what we are reminded of when we think of the Bumblebee. To us, the original Bumblebee is synonymous with the rebellious playground yo-yo play emblematic of the... Cheaper and easier to get than the Playmaxx originals from the Auction Sites. If you don’t want to spend that much this is the next best option > **[YoYoFactory](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yoyofactory?variant=41526353854654)** > > YoYoFactory was born in 2004 with a focus on functional technology to improve the playing experience. This has been a goal of the company which relies on the experience gathered from over 30 years of demonstrating yoyos around the planet. The end... Or get a revamp of the other original with the original name > **[Cold Fusion GT](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/cold-fusion-gt-yoyo-by-duncan-yoyo-toys?variant=42257871503550)** > > The mid-school technical style of the early-to-mid 2000’s stands as the undisputed foundation of modern yo-yo play. That golden age of yo-yo innovation is best described as an era of immense sophistication and avant-garde exploration of yo-yo as an... ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/6 "2023-03-15T21:42:14Z")
I was actually curious about which one of these 3 people prefer for some modern responsive fun. I hear very little about the Cold Fusion, and it seems like the Confusion dwarfs the other two in terms of popularity. ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/7 "2023-03-15T21:57:31Z")
Confusion is better for EDC and Modern Responsive and just plain yoyoing, that you can give to anyone, but it also feels premium and this new version is compatible with Hubstacks which is its own level of fun. The new Cold Fusion GT Bi-Metal was a sleeper release, but it is a mid-school powerhouse if you have the chops, not really a staller but more than capable for 1A combos with a responsive tug. [Owen Ekblad](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpi5hHUOdOa/) of team Duncan shreds Cold Fusion. ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/8 "2023-03-15T22:12:35Z")
> [@Exmime](#): > > The new Cold Fusion GT Bi-Metal was a sleeper release, but it is a mid-school powerhouse I’ve never heard the term mid-school before. Is that in reference to a more semi-responsive style of 1A? ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/9 "2023-03-15T22:25:13Z")
Cold Fusion GT for the win. ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/10 "2023-03-15T22:29:06Z")
> [@GnarlyCharlie](#): > > mid-school This is consider the transition time in YoYo from the late Nineties Boom and the era of tremendous trick evolution that lead to modern unresponsive play from the years of 1997 to around 2006. Semi-Responsive is more of a loose responsive set up that allows for more spin times and string wraps but still being tug responsive at higher RPMs. ---
**Author:** ![TylerCFreem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tylercfreem/32/252973_2.png) [@TylerCFreem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TylerCFreem)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/11 "2023-03-16T19:38:27Z")
Thank you! I knew it was available, but the price tag is steep for the possible nostalgia. I may pick up the Confusion for an EDC when it’s not practical to lug around a full size organic. ---
**Author:** ![TommyBwell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tommybwell/32/304464_2.png) [@TommyBwell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TommyBwell)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/12 "2023-03-17T00:52:19Z")
I love my Bumblebee but I love my Cold Fusion GT more. They are some of the longest spinning responsives on the market. I just enjoy basic flowing with the Bumblebee and more tricks on the on the CF GT. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/system/32/8054_2.png) [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-duncan-bimetal-bumblebee/371927/13 "2023-04-16T00:52:49Z")
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