# One Drop Flat Bearings Are Outdated: Change My Mind **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [May 17, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430 "2019-05-17T15:57:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 35
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/683 "2019-09-24T15:24:49Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > I doubt One Drop artisanally fashions their cardboard boxes in the USA, do they? Pretty sure they mentioned earlier in this thread that they have their own die for the box/insert. ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/684 "2019-09-24T15:32:45Z")
Right I meant an improved customer service experience for MOST of their customers - not just the 30 you’ve bought. Most players DO want a solid, consistent playing yo-yo out of the box; not a weird anomalous experiment in trying to please everyone by offering a product which would please literally no one. And remember (nvm - I know you can’t, you’re too young), people FREAKED out about how consistent the 10 balls were when they first hit. People like me bought them to replace their flat bearings with… these other flat bearings! And lots of us idiots still really like em - I’ve got one in my Qubit right now. I think there are 670-whatever replies, not because this is an actual problem, but because yo-yo players LOVE having a vehicle for airing their grievances, and others clearly enjoy objecting vehemently to the pettiness of said grievances… Regardless, if THIS is what we’ve got to complain/argue about, our lives are either pretty fricking great OR we’re ignoring issues which could benefit from our attention. A bit of both in my case, and I will see myself RIGHT back out. ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/685 "2019-09-24T15:47:42Z")
Did the TiVader come without a bearing? I thought it had a ct. Anyway, I wouldn’t buy a yoyo without a bearing or a car without wheels. That’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/686 "2019-09-24T15:49:19Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > I doubt One Drop artisanally fashions their cardboard boxes in the USA, do they? If I remember right they are made in the US. There was a topic, or comments by OD when they changed the boxes about this. ---
**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/687 "2019-09-24T17:30:18Z")
That isn’t the primary intent. You are working off a strawman here. Man if shipping with a 10Ball is stone age, what is a plastic fixed bearing??? ---
**Author:** ![Durfee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/durfee/32/593280_2.png) [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/688 "2019-09-24T17:32:29Z")
> [@edhaponik](#): > > And remember (nvm - I know you can’t, you’re too young), people FREAKED out about how consistent the 10 balls were when they first hit. People like me bought them to replace their flat bearings with… these other flat bearings! Definitely remember this being the case. ---
**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/689 "2019-09-24T17:33:19Z")
It wouldn’t change the situation for you. You would still change out every bearing and you’d be in here complaining about our blank. ---
**Author:** ![da5id](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/da5id/32/48214_2.png) [@da5id](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/da5id)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/690 "2019-09-24T17:34:02Z")
Yes our boxes are made in Seattle, Washington, USA. And at a company that a yoyoer works at and manages the One Drop account. Keeping it in country, in region, in community. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_cubicle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_cubicle/32/691750_2.png) [@yoyo\_cubicle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_cubicle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/691 "2019-09-24T17:50:38Z")
I have 11 different One Drop models, and I’ve never changed the bearing in any of them. This topic did get me curious about the OD bearing though, so I removed the bearing from my VTWO to take a closer look. I noticed a really small marking on the inside of the bearing, but it was too small to read. When I looked at the marking with a magnifying glass, this is what I saw. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/7/a/77aff91294eb3b823fd7b941409639f82b4d4ee8.png) I checked all of the bearings in the rest of my ODs and discovered they all have the same marking. So clearly, One Drop flat bearings are not outdated! ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/692 "2019-09-24T17:53:10Z")
> [@edhaponik](#): > > This thread has jumped the shark. That was a couple hundred posts ago. It’s now in “Joanie Loves Chachi” territory. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Machinist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Machinist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Machinist)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/693 "2019-09-24T18:36:48Z")
Thread locked. Stop feeding the troll. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/694 "2019-09-24T20:54:51Z")
Idea, just brand your bearings as hacker bearings. They start flat but you can machine them to the shape of your choosing if you want. Feels relatively on brand. 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![feryuweryu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/feryuweryu/32/42092_2.png) [@feryuweryu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feryuweryu)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/695 "2019-09-25T02:01:03Z")
> [@MarkD](#): > > titanium are too expensive for most people to compete with. (but 3A folks like Hajime compete with 6 Phasers 😜 ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/696 "2019-09-25T03:58:35Z")
…Which he has no necessity to purchase, since he’s sponsored by Something… ---
**Author:** ![Markmont](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markmont/32/66681_2.png) [@Markmont](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Markmont)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/698 "2019-10-19T20:40:23Z")
Ddaammmnnnn this thread ‘still’ going? Good grief Charlie Brown :joy: So much false assumption and deduction in here man :joy: ---
**Author:** ![Snorlax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Snorlax](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snorlax)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/700 "2019-10-21T10:41:37Z")
Yeah it’s kind of ridiculous that its still going on. In my opinion @codinghorror doesn’t have a leg to stand on. He is not a target consumer for onedrop. If he has the kind of money to own 30+ one drop yo-yos(among many others from other brands) then he can take 10 seconds out of his day to swap a freaking bearing. Seriously. Most people have a hard time affording one yo-yo from them much less nearly every one they ever made. Honestly if swapping out a yo-yo bearing is a problem that occupies a significant portion of his mental energy, he’s living a pretty sweet life, and he should shut up about it. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/701 "2019-10-22T05:00:09Z")
> [@da5id](#): > > you’d be in here complaining about our blank. No, the blank is designed to be replaced; it is a placeholder. That’d be like complaining that the yo-yo ships in a shipping container that you have to discard. I mean it has to ship in _something_, right? There is a market for machined bearing blanks that is currently underserved, IMO. Look at all the renewed interest in fixed axle, etc. ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/702 "2019-10-23T10:40:12Z")
In assessing the costs of switching to a blank, don’t forget to factor in the number of labor hours @da5id has had to waste responding to this ridiculous thread. On a more serious note, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/703 "2019-10-23T21:19:01Z")
You really can’t be serious about this bearing blank idea, surely @codinghorror. Receiving NO bearing in a new yoyo is better than with it coming with a flat? ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430/704 "2019-10-23T21:27:25Z")
This was possibly the best post in t he entire 600+ post thread! Edit: dang, my post was #700… thank goodness we are only inconveniencing electrons and not killing trees… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430.md?page=34) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-flat-bearings-are-outdated-change-my-mind/302430.md?page=36)